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VOL. LXXXVUL No. 8 



NEW YORK CITY, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7. 1927 



64 PAGES 



MARCUS LOEW WEPT FOR 



FAMOUS ORGANIST 0. 0 JAZZ; 
EQUALIZATION OF HIE SEXES" 



GoH Clutard of Liverpool 
[ ion of America After 
Never Befolt 



CaAiedral Changes Opin- 
Arrival Over Here— ^ays 
Womm Be FnMi4ft 



St. Ix>ui8, Sept. (. 

Let th« long-haired toea of synco- 
>aied mUBlc lend ear to what one 
of the most faitious cathedral or- 
eranlsta In the world has to say 
about Jazz — and then try to aqoare 
themselves with th« «Uier bis parts 
of the world. 

■Harry Ooss Cusrtard, organist of 
the Lilverpnol (England) Cathedral, 
says on the point, and to the point; 

"Your American music which is 
legitimate Jasi is lilce your sl(y- 
■crapers, in a manner, Koi, lM»ftr 
as It Is sincere, it Is good. X ex- 
pected to find the skyscrapers over 
here ugly, liut I ha\-f found them 
beautiful. I expected to nnd your 
Jazz ugly, but I hare found It «ulte 
the opposite. I am not a purist. 
1 like legitimate Jazz, when it is ar- 
tistic. I would hate to see Engl.tnd 
(Continued on page 58) 



JO WS GROSS 
CAN REACH TO 
$60,000 ON WK. 



LoH Angeles, Sept. t. 
Al JoUon can possibly gross dur- 
ing his week at the MetropollUn, 
Commencing Thursday (Sept. 8), for 
which he will receive, himself, »17,- 
BOii. fr..,,! jr,r.,000 to $60,000. 

A top scale of 65c. will bo In ef- 
fect throughout the entire time in- 
eiudlng th^ week end. At present 
It Is 40c. afternoons and 65c. nights. 

Metropolitan's gross record is held 
by Ollda Gray on stage for week 
enaing April 10, 192S, with "Goose 
^ng.o High" (picture), $4S.OOO. 
Second hiprh was gotten week end- 
•'^'■P' 17, 1924, with ' Cily That 
Sleeps' as film feature and 

Ta.lln. n*.. 



V j.a 111(11 itfiLiuiv n. 

Julian Eltlngo on stage— 140,00». 

Average weekly overhead of the 
Met. Puhllx house, operated hy 
West coaat Theatres circuit, is 

123.000. 

. Pictures ii..ii]iillv piiv.,1 ,1 \hi- 
(Continued on i>age ii) 



ExpeiMive EfficioBcy 

An executive in the booking 
offlce of a large vaudeville cir- 
cuit In New Tork walked Into 
the chief's sanctum, proudly 
asserting: 

"Last year I saved you two 
million dollars in aalaries." 

"Tes, and you cost US Ave 
millions In busineaa," was the 
answer. 



Sorta Bmnped Questkm 
Of Cbibiqia's Lednre 

Kansas City, 8tpt. 1. 

A despatch from Indep6ndeno«, 
Kansas, says: 

"PhU Bowland, of St LauIs, 
actor, with th* Redpath-Homer 
Chautauqua Circuit, w«a-jMM|id 
here and lined 1210 for VHsiUnn 
of liquor found In a car he was 
driving. 

"The car under confiscation be- 
longed to the Chautauqua company 
at Kansas City, Boland said. 

•"The Chautauqua lerture li'*re, 
afternoon and niRht. wa-s *Ih rro- 
hibitlon a Failure';' and 'Name Your 
Own Poison.' " 

Charles F. Horner, of this rity, 
president of the Horner Cunserva- 
t<)r.v. Slated lie had been inluinned 
of Boiund's arrest by the inde- 
pendence manager, "Our manager 
wanted to know what to do," Mr. 
Horner stated. "I instructed lilm tci 
({•'t another aetor. And as for Bo- 
land, let the law take its course." 



e'WHy SAD OVER 
BEST BELOVED 



Outataadinc Figur* in Ail 
Theatredom Dies Sudden- 
ly on M<mm1*7 Morning^- 
Little Change Anticipatihl 
in Operation of Loew'a, 
Inc. — Best Organised 
Theatrical Circuit li 'tfjS. 

SERVICES TOMORROW 



Mar«ua Laaw eautad Broadway 
te wp, for the first time since 
Broadway ever heard of Marcus 
Loew, the most beloved man of all 
•hew business for all time. 

And on a holiday, Monday, when 
the news of his death at his coun- 
try home, Glen Cove, Long Uland, 
found few believers until II MHW 
no longer be doubted. 

Incredibly then it sped and 
seeped over the country, into all 
places, that Marcus Loew had 
paised on. 

Mr. Loew had been ordered to 
bed last Saturday, after having 
spent as he said one of his moat 
enjoyable vacations at the tempo- 
rary summer ho.^no of Mr. and 
Mrs. Nick Schenck, al .'iaratoKa He 
had been In bed since, with com- 
plications arising from a \onts dis- 
ordered stomach culminating in a 
^implication that bore too strongly 
upon an already weakened heart 
action. Early Monday morning he 
passed away while In slumber. Mr.<j. 
Carrie Loew. his wife, and their two 
son.s were in the house. It Is be- 
lieved a severe siege of pneumonia 
on (he Pacific Coast last winter also 
lett iis mark upon an overtaxed 
heart. 

Though Uabor Day, Times i!quare 
looked tlit'oiigh tears as one con- 
rirm«-d to the oUi.r that Miueus 
Loew liad died. Willi ihe hal.ilues 
of llie S<4uaie m'/sllv absent, those 
remaiiung used up all oT their time 
(Continued on page () 



SOOAUY OFFICERED DUTCHESS 
COUNTY FAIR SWAMPED BY RAIN 



Gentlemen Farmers Exhibit at Rbinebeck, N. Y.— ^ 
pgden MUU' WodtJUaM* T««nrWm at IVelgHt. 



AftamottB HM ia wi y* 



A new racket has come Into 
existence with the sudden 
yearn by certain males for 
hideaways conveniently mld- 
town in location. This has 
prompted a couple of the less 
prominent nite clubs to be- 
come "il.iy clubs" as well. 

The places are thrown open 
at noon and the two or three 
couples In the place generally 
nvake It worth whil*. UlcMay 
revenue nfttimes eStMda the 
evening income. 



TIA JUANA DOG RACES 
''KILUNG" SAN DIEGO 

$25,000 to $100,000 Daily in 
Mutu«l»— Amusements Badly 
Hurt by Sport Acrott Border 



Ix>g Angeles. Sept. 6. 

Doc ia< Ing al Tiu Juana Is killinur 
the outdoor amusement and the- 
atrical business in San Diu;;o. 

A dog track oiv ned at Tia Juana 
Hot Springs, three miles below Tia 
Juana, two months ago with the 
I'uri-MutucI betting system. It has 
been handling from $2u,0i)0 to IIUO,- 
000 a day on tlio six days u week 
It Is open, with Monday the closed 
day. 

Mission Beaeh. an amusement re- 
(Conllnued on paga 47) 




lUilnebeck, N. T., Sept. I. 
Continued rain put • M*«r 
datttper upon the Dutcheaa CmUMT 

fair here last week, dimming •at! ef 
tlie best rural and social eviMta Wt- 
its kind in the country. 

The Dutchesa County is an up 
and coming agricutaurai and society 
affair. Founded In 1841, U is now 
nearly 90 years old. 

In spile of disastrous weather, 
this year's fair hod all the materials 
for a first class display. 

The layout bore the marks of a 
fair that had its whole rummunky 
behind It, Interested ,'ind ro-operal- 
Ing to put It over. 

Dutchess County has a pros|>er* 
OUB, lonK-eslahllshed farnilnt; roiii- 
mnnity to form the haeklione i.f a 
f.ilr and the teiiitory is dotted with 
the niaKiilliceiit farm estates of 
New York society people who ex- 
hibit and servo on the fair buard, 
(Continued on ptgt ft) 

RENO WINS ON 

GROSS MARRIAGES 

.*^an I'V.in' fA-o, s^-pt. 6. 
.M;ilriaKe lifense liusirieHs h.is 
taken a deeided flop here since the 
new California Anti-Oin Marriage 
law went into effect Aug. 1. From 
Allf 1 to 24 there was a falllnK oft 
of 1 ;l in the nutnher of lli.enses I.-- 
sued as eompand with a year uru. 

Keno, Just across the border In 
.Nevada, shows a brisk pick-up In 
the license Industry, with reports 
slating that the murrlago bit t* 
booming. 

The new California law retinites 
a lapse of three days hetweeii Issue 
of llcens^ and perfornis-nee of cere- 
m^'tiy. Intended to iiut a stop *to 
hastv weddlnifs. 

The purpose of the law. It l« 
pointed out hy Its sponsors, was for 
"fewer and lietier marrl.ises." 



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NEWPORT 



Ni wpoi t, n. I., Sept. 3. 
fil.jcits ot Bpeclol Jnterpst at 
K*«port, where they occupy a 
mMCnlflcent >»tnte, are Mr. and Mrs. 
■J; alii^ug Munda, f<* she la pretty 
•lid Clever and he is rich and am- 

Mr. Miimi.s is licad of one of Wall 
iiTrwfn iiUijiAt brolcerage houses. 
DuiiiiK till' past decade he has made 
so(i:ii lu idway at a rapid pace. 
Sirs. -MiiiKis was Elsie Saltus, 
clauKhtoi' of tliat brilliant novelist. 
th« hue EilKai- Saltus. At one time. 
• geiieratirin :<ko. Saltus paid com t 
to .\!nni> Cioikir, wlio had thon 
only liTl 'wo husbaiul.s, rorter 
Ashe and Harry Glilit'. However, 
attei; betnc courted by Saltus, the 
CaltfOrniA heiress proceeded to 
many In turn Jacli Gouiaud. Alex- 
aiulre Misldnofl and I'riiuc tlal.it- 
2ine, recently divorcing Ikt lifth 
kuaband. 

Saltus' works Include "ITplands 
of Dream." "The Anatomy of Xcga- 
ticii." "-.Ml-. Incoul's Mi.'^advcnturu" 
aind "Purple and Fine Women." In 
the of liXS, wben Mrs. 

Munds was at NewpoW, taking a 
kindly interest in ynung ( 
Uroxel liiddlo, whose father Is 
Craig Biddle, and brother, Craiu. 
Jr., he took a ride In one of hei 
automobiles and fan into another 
ear. injuring the occupanLs. He 
was charged with being intoxicated 
and with operatlns without a 
Ueenae. 

Mrt. Munds, as owner «f the car, 
was sued fer dnmases amounting 
to 11(10, a year later settling for 

t:;0,000. Subsequently George Urex- 
C.l BIddle married Joan Kaufman, 
heiress to great wealth, as a 
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis G. 
Kaufman, and recently Craig Bid- 
die, Jr., married Alice Thompson, 
•loo lit comlorUUe ' ctrcumBtances. 

Oebrge had previously been an 
assi.«tant cameraman to' William C. 
DeMllle, and Craig had been a 
movie extra in Hollywood, real 
•■tat* acent, iwd writer on «U«uet 
for a Ke«r Tdrk tafelUd. H* aset 
with disaster •» * tii«Btri<!aI -iltro- 
diKHT of a poor pla^t "Poor Meh- 

ftrd." ~ - _ 

J, Theus Mimds is a brother of 
Louis de I'Algle Munds, who' was 
recently divoiY-ed by liis wife, and 
it is biliived tliat Xaney Munds 
will now marry John Harriman. 
eldest son Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Har- 
riman and nephew of Mrs. W. K. 
Vanderbilt. John is a widower, his 
late wife, as Alice Laldley, havinK 
acted in the movies. John's young- 
est i>rother, Borden Harriman, 
•dopMI the stage as a profession, 
and baa appeared with Doris Keanc 
and Nance O'Neill. ' 

In and Oiitsicl* 

Kewport, betnc the fashloliable 
roniniunity it is, is of course snob- 
I'isti in its viewpoint. Lapses liiat 
are condoned in its own members 
are condemned in outaMcrs. Thus 
although there is considerable 
drinking, not to say druiilienness, 
in the smart set. m.'uked disap- 
proval was recently expressed when 
It became evident that a . vUiiting 
Thespian was possessed oT an ap- 
parently untiuenehal'le thirst. 

Even liis own people, tlie most 
tiderant in the world, have viewed 
with alarm tiM habit that hfis grow n 
upon this actori who, although still 
a young man, Is very well known 
In the profession. One might im- 
agine that, for the sake ot his 
famllr. . .' . But tb«t'« another 
•tory! 



Why American'Prefd. 

Why Ameiiean plays are 
preferred at pr<seiit abroad, 
especially in England, to a 
percentage of around 80 per 
cent foreign to 20 per cent na- 
tive In I^oiidon, Is claim." (1 to 
be that the Knglish producers 
have found their gamble has 
been reduced to a minimum 
through securing American 
successes. 

Another reason advanced is 
that the English believe that 
Americans turn out "shows' 

while the English writers write tbhtu bb tub ai I 

"plays." Many of those plays J„„,^fj'J,7, 
are said to be of the oM-f.ish- AWERICAN BILL 

ioned liritisi, ,ira,„.-,.ic sch,.oi, "Kimlberly and Page have since 

been booked for more than a year, 
Including three return engagements 
at Victoria I'aiace. 

"Priend.ship is welcome all over 
the world. We t.akc tiiis riic;ins of 
extending sincere tii.iiiks to those 

Doodle" for n.ore than 20 years, and \ "'""'■•''•■'l. numerous telegrams 
^ I and caiiles for success re<.'civea. 



Howai-d, cli.'urnian of llie exei-iiti\e 
committee of the Casino Theatre 
Company, has labored over this 
composition entitled "Yankee- 




backed tile aforesaid try-out. Not 
g,, j/until the last week of the season 
at the Casino was It olllelally an- 
noimced that this piece would be 
revived for a singi* jparfoimuMoe, 
which duly 0C0l»M SMufWIy 
morning, 

Moses Tayjor donated the use of 
the theatre, and the songs were sung 
by .Mme. Fely Clement, who has 
been stopping with Mrs, J. Fred 
I'ierson, and Uustave J. S. White, 
a Newport reaitleiit wh«i to in the 
real estate business, biit te musically 
inclined. Doubts ai« again ex- 
pressed that tlie production will 
ever reach Broadway, 



The International Artists 
LEON HELEN 

KIMBERLY »nd PAGE 

the Werid Is Our Market 



JOHN FULLER IN N. Y. 
AFTER 21 YEARS 



Casino Season Ends 

With u presentation of Shaw's 
*Candida," headed by Henry Hull 
and Pauline Lord, the season has 
«ndod at the Casino theatre, and the 
results seem to have satislicd those 
concerned, including the tinancial 
backers. So a season of eight 
weckfl Is now proiniscd for next 
isiinimer. 

I'crliaps by tliat linii-, havinK 
gained assurance, plays by Llllhin 
Barrett and her brother, Richard. 
Will be presented. Lillian has been 
omnipresent this season in her 
capacity of sc( r( tary of the organ- 
iiatlon un<l her brother has been 
much in evidence. Their father 

I liUJ fill < n yntirn f^iip....|,.f.,n |l pli| 



of the Casino, and. even thoui;h h 
was succeeded this spring, is stdl 
encountered on the premises. 

As far back as the Issue of July 
S ro'mment was made In this de- 
partment on Shaffer Howard. It 
was pointed out at that time that 
this elderly gentleman was the 
author of a "comic oper.a"' that li-id 
been tried out In i'rovidence and 
Boston before being at>andoned. Mr. 



Dorothy Clark Mavea In 

Dorothy Clark is tcm«mb«red 
on Broadway from bKvifng danced 

at the Club Lido with William 
Reardon. Then she gained notice 
from the quantity and quality of 
her drawing power, . VlneMt Aator, 
'William Rhinelander Stewart, Jr., 
and Bradford Normnn. Jr.. were the 
rich and fashlonaMcs who fre- 
quently watched her dance. In 
March, isis, gne HUII W s w ■ t^ii m .. 
in Los Angeles, Stewart Jovrifley In g 
from Palm Beach to be best man, 
Normnn, whose father Is a mim- 
ber of the millionaire colony at 
New^port, an^ whole mother is a 
fashionable hostess, this summer 
rented the Booth Bungalow, near 
Bailey's Bc.-xch, anil the former Miss 
Clark Joined the smart throng for 
the first time. She now exchanges 
calls w^lth some of the people who 
formerly applauded her efforts as a 
professional. one of the first to 
take her up in town was Mrs. Harrr 

c. cusi>imr<., <A« the former Cath"- 
leen VaMMkflt. 

■ack to Aiifeesdenla 

Apropos of Mr. Cu.shing, who won 
the heiress daughter of the late 
Ueginald C. 'Vanderbilt, various 
fashionable families of Newport are 
less prejudiced against antecedents 
than Is a New York millionaire who 
has never forgiven his daughter for 
marrj'Ing a popular songwriter. 

Harry, 3d, is the son of divorced 
parents, Harry C. Cushing, Jr.. and 
Mrs. J. Henry Lien.ni, the mother 
having been Adelaide Connfelt, 
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, son 
of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Payne Whit- 
ney, and grandson ot Mrs. Cornelius 
V.anderbllt. Sr.. married Marie Nor- 
ton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 
Sheridan S. Norton. This name is 
said to h.ave originally been Nathan, 
and Mr.s. Norton was a Miss Ein- 
stein, daughter of Benjamin Ein- 
stein, who lived In Harlem. Her 
brother was the Hrst husband of 
Dorothy Solomon. daughter of 
Lillian Hussell. and known profes- 
sionally as Dorothy Russell. 

Frank 'V. Storrs has a box at the 
opera, and lives fashionably, al- 
though not at Ncwimrt. He w,n.s 
formerly Frank 'V. Strauss and 
made a fortune publishing theatre 
programs. The famous Belmont 
family, inciuiiing the late August 
and Oliver r.clTuont and the surviv- 
ing Perry Belmont, Is said to have 
transposed the name from the Oer- 
man to the French of "be.Tutiful 
mountain," hhd Wncn the fnnndt-r 
of the family in Ami.ii<a y,\m,- to 
New York to represent the Uoths- 



Australian Circuit Manager 
Bacic in N. Y.— Hard to Grasp 
Bigness of Development 



JOYS AND aOOMS OF BROADWAY 

was a < afe doorman with a sense of.bumor. A patron was leaving 
when tlie doorman bowed low and said: 
"Your car awaits without." 
"Without what7" wos the Inevitable answer. 
"Without lights," said a cop standing by. "Here's your ticket," 

Ralph Farnum On Stage Mothers 

This letter explains Itself: 
Dear Granny: , . 

Your comment rti chorus girls' mothers In \arlcty was indeed very 
^-ood— so good, in fact, that I am going to have it framed and hang It 
In my ofllcs. , , - 

I had a very glaring example last week of this mother influence; ther* 
is a girl in New York, quite well-known in the night c|ubs, who is Just 
doing specialty dancing but who has excellent possibilities f«* an ingenue 
type, if she would study singing and generally Improve herself. 1 was 
successful In getting a Broadway manager Interested In her and the 
girl was greatly enthused over the entire idea. 

However, the mother came running up to my office one day, very 
much perturbed and angry that I was endeavoi ing to get her daughter 
to change the typo of work that she is doing. She insisted that she was 
perfectly satisfied to have her daughter continue as a specialty dancer 
in cafes and did not want me to encourage the girl further. 

The mother was very definite in h'er statement that a girl. In order 
to succeed as an ingenue In musical comedfes, has to do this, that and 
the other thing and had to he in a certain clique, etc. etc. 

You know how these interfering motlu-rs go on and on. Cranny, so 
it is useless to tell you all she said. But it Is Just another glaring 
example ot a girl's opportunity being squashed and ruined by a thought- 
less, nonunderstandlng mother. ... 



Boxers New Pants 

The New Y'ork State Boxing Commission has made a new ruling about 
foul hitting. Almost from the beginning of professional boxing any blow 
struck below the waist was ruU'd foul, except of course those socks to 
the upper legs which could do no harm. Under the new rules almost 
the complete toVso, save the groin, la fair territory. All this appears to 
have come from the much disputed Dempsey-Sharkey flght. 

Presumably the commissioners through the new rule Indirectly admit 
that Dcnipsey did strike in the intestinal tract. So that officials and 
spectators may notice where low blows land, fighters In New York must 
wear regulation silk pants, with ruffled, bands in bright colors. There 
are two kinds, one being black with red bands and the other purple. 
The pants regulation, |N|«i>M>ly WOft't .laat as It doesn't seem to w«rk4Ml 
intended. ' ■ '■' ' 



chllds, he Is said to have been 
known as Selioenberg, The founder 
f>f the f:ouId family w,is n.'imed 
Colli, Til. ,x, losi\'. Mr---. M,,rin S, 
liar.' of .\i w V.irk aTid Tuxedo, was 
fortiicrl>- .Mi *--. Idc, ;itu1 <'t ii-'iiially 

Idalia l,</n,\, of Hosion, related to 1 conferred by the King of 
the Ascliera of New Havca J in Australia. 



John FuUer remoJned away from 
New York at his home in Sydney, 

Australia, for 21 years. It's that 
length of time since Mr. Fuller de- 
cided, when tripping around the 
world in quest of International show 
knowledge, that he would repeat 
the trip every four years, with his 
brother. »\r «»n ,v.'ul\«,r, altematlna 
on a two-year schedule. 

Neither of the Fullers found time 
to keep their early resolve, although 
Sir Ben has visited New York about 
three limes within the period his 
brother promised to. 

Meanwhile the F\illers have 
grown powerful in Australia, about 
the sole surveyors and purveyors of 
popular price Indoor entertainment 
in that country, inclusive ot New 
Zraland. Of late the Fullers havi 
gone in for the legit, without, it la 
sold, any thought ot opposing the 
Williamsons over there, the latter 
having been the Australian leading 
legit producers for years. 

A(l-American "Rita" 
Accompanying Mr. Fuller in New 
York is Ernest Bolls, the Fullers' 
general booking manager and pro- 
ducer In the legit department. "They 
have secured the Antipodean rights 
to V\a Zicgfeld s "Hlo Ulta" and will 
play the show at their new St. 
J.amcs, Sydney, seating around 
2,000. At $2.50 top, it will open 
around Christmas with an Ail- 
American cast of principals. Chorus 
will be recruited from the home 
folks. 

John's present trip Is based on a 
tr.avellin^ itinerary of IS moiitlis. 
His family is with him. From New 
York Mr. i'uller will go to London 
but expects to return during the late 
fall when all of the Broadway show 
houses shaU have been relighted. 
Rseellactlens 
Jidin's recollections of his m.ilden 
trip here BO long ago and liis ini- 
l>res.sions of them as compared to 
now overw^helms him, he says, al- 
though the Fuller Circuit has ex- 
p,inded and atlvaneed relativ'elv 
during tlie same length of time. 
W'lien John was here in I'JOti 
the Fuller Circuit of Australia was 
a small time vaiide chain, likened in 
size and policy to Loew's over liere 
at that date. Now Fuller s Is the 
largest circuit ot theatres outside of 
the U. S. or Great Britain. It plays 
every policy of Indoor entertain- 
ment, with the Fullers of exeep- 
tionjil influence, - 

Sir Ben was Knighted alxHit six 
or seven years ago, with the Aus- 
tralian P.'fcrliament enacting a bill 
siiortly afti'r that no other n.ative 
should receive a knighthood without 
a special net to authorize it. No 
other knighthooil iias hcf-n since 
upland 



England's W«t Summer 



London. Aug. 27. 

Pr<iprietors of seaside 
cinemas are piM-haps the only 
people in Kngland who have 
benefited by the rainy sum- 
mer, the worst experienced in 
many years. 

Notices have been hung out- 
side picture theatres at the 
resorts announcing that la ca.se 
of rain shows will commence 
at 10 a. m. 



NOISE OR BOOMS 
OF OLD FRAUDWAY 

By NutTinG 

(With no apologies) 



Psrrenial Baby 

■We took a look In at the new 
Cipjip Club and guess whom we lO' t 
there? That hardy vetcr.ni of the 
'40 8, Fannie Ward! Which brought 
us back to the days when we dis- 
covered Fannie. Great little girl, 
Fannie. 

We were rooming at the Astor 
and one day while walking into 
the dining room, we were accosted 
by a hungry looking femme. We 
asked her to Join us at dinner, but 
she immediately turned us down. 
"I'm not that kind ot a girl." she 
said, "and besides I have no money." 

She had evidently mistaken our 
Intentions. We told her that the 
treat was on us, and so she con- 
sented. We had a Jolly good din- 
ner and she confided that* her am- 
bition was to go on the stage. 

We Just knew she had the talent, 
and so we IntrtKlucetl her to Ccorge 
White, then producing the first ot 
his "FollWs." He took her up and 
she made the hit of her lite. We 
are alwavH proud to say that we 
<liseovered that gal. 



was Just a vaudeville .act before we 
took him in hand. He had been 
playing picture houses on a split 

week policy, and when laying oft 
played baseball. We dropped in 
one day and noticed that the boy 
had talent, but It was obscure. 

Well, that boy has certainly clean- 
ed up plenty since tliat time. We 
don't s.'iy we did eveiythiiig to help 
put him across, but we did plenty. 



Jolly Texas 

A few nights ago, ran into Texas 
Cuinan. She's certainly got the 
gdotls and how she can put it over! 
We rctiicmtier the time we first met 
Tex. .^he was playing Louise In a 
touring company of 'The Two 
Orphnii'--.'* 

We singled Tex ns a girl with 
talent. Her name was Yetta Svon- 
si n then, but we rechristened her 
"Texas," 

AVrote some nmterlal for that girl. 



Sad Days 

It may he the weather or It may 
be that we are growing old, but 
haven't been to a Loew oix-nlng In 
a week. Well do we rcuo-niber the 
time when we attended as many as 
three Loew openings in a week. 

But, as Cal Coolldge would say: 
"Marcus does not choose to open' 
any new theatres," 

Great boy Cal, by the way. We 
knew him way Itack In 'Vuhmont, 
where we used to play marbles to- 
gether. He is one of our proudest 
disroveries. We put the presiden- 
tial idea Into his head before he 
was out ot school. 

One day we were playing "Wish- 
es," and wo s.iid that we would 
like to ho president ot these hero 
Fnlted States, and Cal, who waa 
never very original, said. "So would 
1," and then we said, "Tou'U beat 
us out by a nose." (This wise crack 
h.is gathered dust by now, but we 
originated it.) 

And our predkstlon came true. 'We 
are certainly proud to have given 
Cal a helping hand. 



One of a Famous Team 

Jake Shuhert. of the Shuliert 
boys, is back in New York after a 
lengthy tour of Europe. Jake haa 
an abundant supply of new stories, 
hut he always likes to reminisce. 
He took us liack to the time when 
he was an usher In a Poughkeepsie 
theatre. 

■We happened to drop Into the 
theatre one day and noticed the 
bright lad ushlng. Immediately we 
sensed that he had producing 
ability. He is one of our most fa- 
mous discoveries. 

Irrhtfj Tirutm<M» 
8721 Avenue L, I'.rooklyn. N, T. 
(Contributed ) 



Then lntro<iueed f liT I B r' ,UH i^un. 
the vaude wizard. Ho signed her 
up and fhr was made. 

You know where she is now and 
her name's still Tex Gulnan. 



I'm Blue All Day Sunday 

Si».ikiri; of Tex reminds us of 
I'.illy Sutiday. He's the guy the 
popular fong Is named after." Billy 



SAILINGS 

Sept. 26 (New York to Berlin), 
Mary Carr (Dresden). 

Sept. 24 (London to New York) 
EHeanor Blake (Atiuitania). 

Sept. 10 (New Y'ork to London)- 



" " ' r Fnrnu i u (li e d » Fn i r"" 

Sept. 7 (London to New York) 
Trahan and Wallace (Olympic i. 

Sept. 6 (London to New York), 
Newell and Most (Aurania). 

Sept. 7 (London to New York), 
.Mice Delysia (Parisi. 

Sept. 14 (London to Ni w Vork>, 
Will Oakland, Syd .Moorh.o-'. 
cooper .and tialf (Majestic). 



IHarcus 



I HOW business is prostialed, in 
sackcloth and ashes. 
And well might it be. 
A* it kneels betide the bier of Mar- 
cus Loew it mourns its most staggering 
and most irreplaceable loss in history. 

Marcus Loew was tlie outstanding 
individual figure of the amusement industries of all linjes — substantially, senti- 
mentally, financially and constructively. 

Unique in the annals of all trades, and. strangest of all. In tlie lieclic 
competition of theatricals, for once tlie biggest was the best beloved. 

He died at 57. He died not because lie was old. worn out or worked 
out. He died because he was honest — honest to an almost fanatical fidelity 
to others. One of his best friends (and on Broadway) said: 

"He wai burned out with morrving for his sloclcholders, AoMt who' had 
invested in his enterprises, because of iheir faith in him." 

That same friend had warned him when he first considered the colossal 
financing of Loew's Enterprises into Loew's, Inc., that it would take 10 years 
from his life. Marcus Loew replied that if it would help him to justify die 
trust others had placed in him, he would willingly give the 10 years. And 
so he did. 

Marcus Loew's life was a sermon in practical idealism such as the records 
of ages scarcely can parallel. The great conqueror of Droadtiay, the theatre 
realm, the motion picture world, the vaudeville empire; the muUi-millionaire 
imracle showman, the Wall Street giant, the trans-continental and trans- 
oceanic vnelder and possessor of pover that would make many a crowned 
king enoy, mas a gentle, k'tn^ly, scrupulously honorable, soft-spoken, soft- 
hevUd Kttle-big man who built and lived and died for unselfish and altruistic 
service. 

. The greatest friend the actor ever had, he stood as th<rir Gibraltar be- 
tween ihem and oppression, degradation and slavery. He protected them 
against all those instnments direwdljr manipulated to blind and rob and con- 
fuse them. 

Every wrong, crooked scheme had to stop when it reached the borders 
of Marcus Loew'* dommt. He was a square dealer to those inside and 
those outtide his control. 

To his stockholders he gave a measure of devoiioa and protection which 
makes his premature passing almost an act of martyrhuod. Vlien one of the 
gigantic corner-jugglers of high finance attempted to engineer a pool in Loew's, 
Inc., stock, through which Marcus Loew might have easily made millions and 
remained entirely within the law and the accepted ethics of such things, he 
direatened to fight the man himself for the stockholders — -and the pool never 
started. 

No more would he tolerate any pools from insiders. He stood on the 
sterling principle of legitimate supply and demand. The onl\i Wa\/ he l(ncD> 
to raise the price of his slock was to build more and better theatres, to make 
more and finer pictures, to give greater value in shows, to keep down the prices 
of admission and Increase the oolume of patronage, (p operate on line* of 
merit, efficiency and decent economy. 

Marcus Loew, th« Builder 

Thus Marcus Loew built up a circuit of about 1 50 theatres, at least 1 2 5 
of them de luxe, super-modern houses of the first grade. He was building 24 
new ones at the time of his sudden call from earthly activities. He buih 28 
in one year at anodier time, against hardships of tight finance, hostile labor 
conditions and the many other griefs of war-time. 

His passion for expansion, creation and construction ran apace with his 
zeal for die prosperity and contentment of diose %vliose destines had been 
confided into his firm but tender hands. 

Marcus Loew was the first to procure theatres on Broadway, the world's 
great central ' avenue for motion pictures^ He rented the old Bijou at 29th 
street for films when such a venture was regarded as chimerical. He followed 
with the Majestic on Columbus Circle, the turning point of New York's traf- 
fic. And on and on he ever fought ahead in the vanguard of die new progress. 

The hundreds of millions that poured in to cement all these dreams into 
monumental realitie* came in response to other men's trust in him. And this 
he realized more as • burden dian as an advantage. He felt that his life 
bdonged now to diese others, and though the theatre is and must always be 
a highly speculative business, he regarded the funds as sacredly as might the 
head of a bank where people deposit their savings for safekeeping. 

When Loew's dropped to 9J^, its record low, there was one purchaser 
revealed in that day's sales. He bought 1 ,000 shares at 1 0. It was David 
Warfield, Marcus Loew's bosom friend, companion and partner. 

With the various business men who combined in the construction of his 
houses he was equally upright. 

Refused Any Advantage 

On one occasion Marcus Loew's law department notified him that a 
$60,000 engineering contract was so faulty that he was not bound to pay a 
cent. He asked if the work had been done properly and was told it had. He 
Otdem) the payment — and in full. 

On another occasion he walked up to a theatre in die process of build- 
ing. To his amazement, a crew was at work, though it was late at night and 
no overtime was provided for. He was further surprised to see die head of 
the contracting company in personal charge. Loew knew him. but he did not 
recognize Loew. Hie showman asked him how this unusual procedure had 
cooe about, and the other told him he had made a wide miscalculation in his 
bid, was certain to be a heavy loser and dierefore wanted to rush it by all 
mean* and hold down hit losses. 

Marcus Loew taid nothing, but next day ordered diat an ettimate be made 
by an expert on the value of the work. It proved that die bid was far too 
* low. Mr. Loew ordered a new deal, allowing the man a profit. If that con- 
tractor read* diis it %vill be his first knowledge of how it came about Marcus 
Loew always went to great pains to conceal his benefactions. 

Frank, Open and Trutfiful 
Marcus Loew never was known to make a false or even doubtful statement. 

The reporter* on "Variety" who knew him Intimately will all vouch that 
m all their years of questioning him, Marcus Loew did not once directly or 
i>farailiall)r mitiafoni than, evtn wImii it micht have been to hi* advatag* 



He was. witlial. frank and answered 

■ inquiries fai more oiienly than any other 
bit; m.m in the trade. 1 le had nothing 
1.1 1m, |. , nothing to be ashamed of. 
He was never known to break a 
pledge, no matter how high the cost of 
.keeping it. .\pproachable to a remark- 
able degree in view of his importance, 
Kiih lus \ eliJiiu; disposition and his charitable impulses, he committed himself 
d.uly to expensive, incon\cnient and often embarrassing promises. He made 
good on diem ail, religiouslv , and often gave them his health and his time as 
well as his money when he might h.u e been serving his own purposes. 
Thrill and Romance 
The story of Marcus Loew is a thrilling and romantic chapter in modern 
Americana, such as none of his many imaginative scenario writers would dare 
conceive. 

Born of poor Jewish parents in the congested quagmires of Manhattan 
Island, downtown, on 8th street, during the generation of poverty and limited 
opportunities, he left school at the age of 9 and went to work in a map print- 
er's shop at 35 cents a day. He peddled newspapers and did odd jobs, and 
gravitated into the fur business as a salesman. 

It was diere Marcus Loew met Adolph Zukor, similarly situated, whom 
he later gave the lifts that made possible his great ascendancy, a factor which 
Mr. Zukor cheerfully and even tearfully relates. 

Marcus Loew's start in the theatrical business came with his acquisition 
of the Cosy Corner, afterwards the RoyaT, Brooklyn, a lO-cent crude house 
— just like its name sounds. It was destined, however, to be the first link in 
the greatest chain of theatres the world has ever known. Previously Mr. 
Loew had some experience with |>enny arcades. 

Peculiar genius was Marcus L,<>eu. His foresight was uncanny, his judg- 
ment dazzlin;^ And .soon the world knew, as if by instinct, that this bold 
pioneer with the vast visions was honest. So, though his financial vicissitudes 
were many and intricate, he developed to be a wizard at financing, despite 
his bedrock convictiOM against some of the method* of ptpnwliMi and 
manipulation. 

He could always call on the people — his people — his patrons — his friends 
— his associates. Almost every one who ever shook hands with Marcus Loew 
is today one of his stockholders — widows, orphans, traffic policemen, ushers, 
stenographers, neighbors, millionaires, actors, stage hands, bankers, relatives 
— even rivals — once they came under the benign but commanding influence 
of this man they had complete faith in. not only his ingenuity but his integrity. 
Indescribable Modesty 

His personal modesty was indescribable. He lent his own name to his 
early institutions and thereafter could not shelve it. because it had become a 
trade-mark. But the publicity was distasteful. Its only compensation was 
that in lending his own name to his tremendous interests he felt diat he was 
adding a further assurance of his own individual responsibilities. 

When lie became the head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mave'. picture 
piotluctnf! combine, he~tett his own name off. " am in the background." 
was one of his favorite sayings. He always insistec^ that he had been "lucky." 
He was lucky only in finding a generous response in the trust of others for 
the loyalty he gave. In that they were the lucky ones. Nothing pleased him 
more than to see others hap|>y, successful; When a competitor produced a 
fine work, Marcus Loew cheered. He gave richly in tynpadiy whee it 
chanced otherwise. 

To the staff of aides who climbed the ladder beside him. Marcu* Loew** 
unwavering brotherhood is famous. He enriched many of them, and hi* 
friendship knew no change. They were still his "boys." 

Some of his attachments are incredibly sweet for this day and age and 
for his preponderant position and his field. 

The Schenck ho]/*, Aaron /ones of Clucago, Louis B. Majfer, J. H. 
Luhut, William Randolph Hearst, Charle* M. Schwab, Dwnd Warfidi, 
Adolph Zukor, Dave Bernstein, Edward Schiller, one or (aro M-time newu 
l>apermen and several veteran vaudeville performers wiU so testify today 
through their tears. 

Amid the tangles of time and the freaks of fortune, these friendships 
matured and mellowed. 

Marcus Loew Wouldn't have traded the affectionate esteem of these hud- 
dies for all the theatres on earth and all the other mansioru on Long Island. 

He helped men concretely and he inspired and fascinated them spiritually. 
His luminant personality, which won on first sight in any circle, grew a 
thousandfold on those who came in close contact with him, who had the privi- 
lege of knowing him in his lighter moods, away from the harassing, weariBK 
and destroying problems of his enormous duties and more enormous con- 
scientious responsibilities. 

When he grew ill last winter there was an exodus to California by those 
of his intimate* not already there, which resembled a pilgrinuige to^tome 
holy shrine. 

He was woefully ill on the coast. For weeks he wa« in and out of bed 
under care of specialists and nurses. When he was finally carried Out on a 
lawn to get the sun, he was an emaciated and pitiful figure. He promised 
that he would rest for a year at least, go away — far away somewhere — and 
he tried. But he could not hold out. His all-possessing aente of responsibil- 
ity dragged him back. 

Every day, in all weathers, Marcus l>oew was at his desk. Eagerly, 
burningly he drove on in his ex.icting and Ijcwildering building operations, 
producing enterprises, organisation details. 

His friends implored him to rest, if not retire. He shook his head, smiled 
that game smile that had seen him through hi* grinding trial* and the more 

gruelling tribulations of success. 

And so .M.ircus Loew died, in harness, on the job. 

"Burned out with D'orrv/nf? for his stockholders, those who had inoeslej 
in his cnlcrpnsci hcrauie of their faith in him," says his best friend, 

A filling and noble epitaph for Marcus Loew, 

He worked for other*, he buUl for other*, he lived for oAer*. he died 
for others. 

M ay hi* t r aW t Ug . heavltful semi re st m p e a eo i 



VARIETY 



FOREIGN 



Wednesday, September 7, 1927 



SOME W. K. PERSONS PASSED UP 
FOR PARTY, INCLUDING TOM MIX 



Never Got Invite to Louie Mayer's Sunday Spread to 
Make Shearer-Thalberg Engagement Official — 
I» Tom Mix Blowing "Variety" for "Life"? 



By TOM MIX 

("Variety's" Cub Rcporttr) 



1-09 Anpplps, S<"pt. 2. 
Dear Vaiiity: 

Tlli'V're plannin' annther weddiii' 
In Ili'IIywoodl 

TliiM time it Is Nurniu Shearer 
en' Irvlnt' Thnn>t■r^■. both of the 
Jtf ayt'r-C old wyn- Metro furces. 

Personcl,' ( got MO bid to minele 
with the crowd which last Sunday 
thron*,'('d l-oule Mayer's summer 
lioiiie at Santa Monlea bt-aeli, where 
the euLia^'enient was made ofTicial. 
Kven up to late Saturday nl)(ht I 
was still cxpeottn* to bel'oM M the 
party. , : 

It not oif my Oit^d account I sure 
llioii^ht because of my position as 
a staff reporter for Variety, I'd be 
iinili (I. 

1 wrele an' Variety puhlished 
vhat 1 ^litl elaini was the must 
trutliful an" depen<Iable aeeuunt of 
the yilma lianky-Rod La Rocque 
weddin' an' I thought because of 
that, my Invitation to the Shearer- 
'riialbei'p festivities would be a 
natural, I'ait the hid didn't citnie. 

Most anyone would a thought 
Luuie Mayer would lutve wanted 
the parly wrote vip for so Impor- 
tant a publication as our paper, but 
it seems he overlooked It. 

From where I'm a sittin*. It 
Wotjld now seem that niy chances 
of f;ettln' an invitation to tlie wed- 
din' when it's pulled off next fall 
is certain alim. •MlMiifli I'm prob- 
ably, as well •bta to buy « weddin' 
presfnt ais any other bird who at- 
innlaii Ihi enggei nent party. It's 
the first time In a ll ' t l i w t »iMm y •£ 
lleliywdiid that anybody ever had 
n eli.inee to hook me for a present 
un' passed it up. 

Others Held Out Too 

As I A\rote Variety at llie last 
bi(f niovin' pietnre weddin' a few 
weelis when Miss Hanky ntar- 

rleil Mr. La Rocque, Bert Lytell, 
Adolphe Menjou an' me were about 
the only Kucsts who went dressed 
as weddin' quests renlly should be 
dressed, tliriel)y occ'i.^ionin'. I'm 

given to understand, a lot t>£ Iiard 
feelln' among some of the boys wlio 
couldn't find silk hilts in the studio 
wardrolit- departments that would 
lit 'eni. 'riiis may expl,iin why Ilert 
an* A(lot(ilie as well as me didn't 
Ki't 10 attend the beach Kalherin'. 

Anyway, be tliat as it ni.iy, quite 
e la rue crowd of picture folks did 
evt invited an' • lot of '«m went. 
The nearest automobile parkin' 
place to I-oule's beach home .an' in 
'Whl<-li. I'm told, he has an interest 
an' Mlieie they charge six-l>its un 
Bundays and holidays, was lllled tu 
the l.ist car space. Kveiybudy al- 
tendln', reported a rlKht good time 
liotwith«u^a<Un' : one or two bppo- 
■ition attractions in the nelgiibor- 
l:ood, 

Aecordin' to ad\ ices, wliich \ gut 
persuiial, it seems Louie got bet np 
over the large amount of free pub- 
licity Sam (loldwyn received when 
he pulled Ills last weddin' with Miss 
Banky and Mr. La Rocque as the 
leads. The newspapers an' maga- 

lines e\ eryw liei c i-erciTc <l t(t It as 
the <:uliU\,\ii wtd.lin' usin' the 
names of ihe bride and groom kinda 
Incldental-Hke. All of which gave 
lioule an Idea, an' he decided to 
have iv .Mayer weddin'. 

Sam Ciddwyn made the mistake 
of lellin' ,\lis8 Hanky- him a huldin' 
her cnnlr:\<'l marry a young gent 
from llie I'ecil DeMille studici, 
tlieriliy pavin' the way for that 
eminent producer to horn in on a 
lot of the newspaper an' magazine 
puMlr ity with no mure iM\e«t!ii''nt 
tliaii IImI of bavin' lu liuy I'le w. d- 
dill' ling, I-uuie decided lu prulit 
by Sam's social error .an' fur his 
weddin'. have botii or th.' cuiUracl- 
Iti' jiii rties from his own st udio, 
(Continued on page !;;) 



lord Beaverbrook Stood for 
Winston Churchill, Too 

T.ondun, Aug. -6. 
Awhile .-igo Winston Church- 
ill, ciiancellor of the exche<iuer, 
and Lord Beaverbrook, owner 
of the "Dally Express" and 
numerous other enterprises, ar- 
rivcil on the platform of a 
siu.all railw.iy station just as 
their train w;ia starting. They 
jumped Into a third etaiif eam- 
partment and made iht most 
of it. 

Beaverbrook pio.Uicf d cigars 
and as he and Churchill were 
puffing, B' eockney seated 
alon^sMe Of them snithd and 
saiA: 

"Them Is pretty good cigars 
you are smoking." 

Amused, I?enverbrook an- 
swered: 

"Will you have one?" 

I'he cockney didn't mind if 
he did, and "a good time was 
had by all." 

lieaverbrook arrived at liis 
destination and left Churchill 
to eomplet* til* iourney with 
therir niew-fbund friend. After 
he left the train, the cockney 
remarked to Churchill: 

"That's a very nice gentle- 
man." 

"Do you know who he Is?" 
asked (Tiurchlll. 

".No, who is he?" 

"Lord Beaverbrook, " was the 
reply. 

"Fancy him being so , nice 

to us." 



"7fh Heaven" a Hit; 

Fox Hitting 2 Ways 

London, Sept. 6. 
Despite a fire the afternoon of the 
premier whi^h slightly marred the 

scenery, "Seventh Henvcn" ran off 
smuolhly Saturday niglit and was 
enthusiastic;i]ly receive<l. Codfrey 
Tearle and Helen Mencken were 
especial^ acelaUned. 

It Is currently reported that the 
Fox people have financed this pro- 
duction to boom the fllm of the 
same name. If that Is sd. Fox will 
clean up both ways as the picture 
is nsiardcd by .many hiere as the 
best of the season. 



doudliim Decorated 

I'aris, Sept, 
Lucien Ooudlon, administrator for 
tlie I.,uc\v -.Metro theatres in France, 
has been decorated by the French 
(Itfytninmt with the t.^-glon of 
Honor. 



UVEEIGHT'S LONDON DDO 
ixmdofir acptk •. 

HTmcfi Llrnrlght hnfi nrrnrtlil t»rn 
London SKCcesses .for America, 
namely, "Thi Rinatics" and "0ra- 

cula." 

The latter piece is being en- 
tirely rewritten for the proposed 
American presentation. 



"LOmSLT XOAD" AT ft 

Ixinilon, Srpt. 6. 

"The Iionely Road," which r.-mu' 
into the Q theatre last iii^;ht. is iin 
Intorrstlng drama by Michael Orme. 

ArtiHtioally It looks like a huccchr 
hut a conslstrnt commercial Incomr 
appoortt unlikely. 



Constance Collier Coming Over 

Tjontlon. y«pt. 6. 

Constanre CVillicr l» leaviug fur 
Aiiit'i ioa tti npiK-ar in a new ver- 
Bi<tn of "Juhu, the !l;iptlHt." 

I'TOfluotlon ia to he niarto by 
niithrio Mft'llrtlOt'lt. — 




WILL MAHONEY 

In a rocont review Sime eaitl: 
"No sinple man act ever before 
htx>iii;rht ahout bursts of laughter as 
did Will Mahoney at the Palace. No 
single man act ever held a house 
more solidly than Will MaJioney 
did, eloHing his turn at IX: 15. No 
single man act In vaudeville haa 
ever had so much billing for the 
Kcith-Albee Palace* New York, as 
has Will Maiioney. And he le wortii 
every bit of everything he got. He 
is worth his weigiit in gold." 

Direction 

RALPH C. FARNUM 

1560 BROADWAY 



Sir Oswald Gnning Over 

London, Sept. 6. 

Sir C'swaUl stoU la sailing Sept. 
14 for New York. 

It i8 his first vMt to your aide 
in years. 

Sir Oswald Stoll ranks as Brit- 
ain's le.'iUing showman. 

Of recent years Sir Oswald has 
been to the fore in the English pic- 
ture industry, lat the head of his 
own company which is the out- 
standing film concern of that 
country. 

For untold years Sir Oswald has 
)M«n accepted as the variety leader 
of ISurope. with his main vaudeville 
interests In ISngland. 

Sir Oswald has decided opinions 
upon all ot the show business. He 
is not averse to stating them if 
challenged. 



3-Act*s Reception 

London, Sei)t. 6. 

Archie I_>«T!r':\r added two new 
acts to hia "1 Uue Skies" revue at 
the Vaudeville last night. Russell 
Johns replaced Jack Smith while 
Hamilton Sisters and Fordyce com- 
plf'tod the importations. 

Johns was well received with th<' 
trio accorded as bi^? a receittiun as 
Josei»hine Trix drew the opening 
niKlit. 

The show is doing so well DoBear 
has postponed his new and forth- 

eominp edition. 



Janette Gillmore, Revue 

London, Sept. 8. 
Janette Ollmore, American dancer 
appearing In "Shake Your Feet," 

has been rnpaped to star in a new 
revue o'i>eiiing next Marcli at the 
I*a.lace, I^aris, at $600 per week. 

She arrived here four months ago 
to dance at the Embassy Club, and 
scored tremendously in revue. 



Can't Accept Offer 

London, Sept. 6. 

f 'harics Dillingham has cabled 
Bobby Howes an offer to appear In 
his musical "The Little Darling." 

It is doubtful, however. If Howes 
cnn get a release from the <;au- 
mont picture, "Ouns of Loos," for 
wbk'h he has signed. 



Evelyn Lays for "Maid" 

London, Sept. 6. 
TO\ t I.\n T.*fiye has be<'n engagetl for 
"The Tavern Maid," a musi. .tl i s- 
Inivjipanz.x sponsored i>y ih*- l>iin- 
icl Mayor Co. 

^Hh» pUtCA inny MH P,-t>tMl 'The 

I^e-^ert Song" at Drury Lane, 



THE TTLLER DANCING SCHOOLS 



^•10 CUuaaa 



OF AMERICA, Inc. 
226 Weat 72d Stract 
HEW YORK 



Wylie'i "Yellow M«>k" 

l>l|Mi(lI1. ^'l f.. 

.Tiiii.m W,\lio l.s t" pr.Klu.i- -Th. 

EidlraCI «tl»-e ] V' IN'v> M,i>1c ' l.y IMj-nr W^illai c, 

MART READ I l-hyllis Ume will prulml.ly be tlu' 
rrCtidflBt ' lead. 



mVES' OF GREENLAND'S SNOWS 
LONDON'S ROUGHEST PUY 



Should Be New York Success— AI Woods Had It-, 
"B. & E. Man" in Doubt— "Beloved Vagabond** 
Not There, Even with Mabel RumcH 



London Film House Starts 
ChiBfag Bill on Saturday 

Londo'n, Sept. I. 

Purely experimental and foUow- 
ine the example of the Broadway, 
New York, de luxe picture theatrtK, 
the local Capitol will start this week 
changring its program on Saturday. 

On that day (Sept. 10) the 
premlefe of "The White Slave" will 
be held. It lately had a trade show- 
ing here. 



Opening day In the picture 
houses now run, throuKhout the V. 
S., from Thursday until Mo'nday. 

It has been steadily l)ncked tip 
from Mond.ty. with that day rem.tin- 
Inpr ns the opener for many. Any 
number start the week on Satur- 
day. Quite a lot ot theatres have 
taken Friday for the commence- 
ment of the box office week and a 
few isolated hdusea have adopted 
Thursday. 

Saturday Is lo«ked upon as an 
.idvantaeeous openlns day for busi- 
ne.s.s. since Sunday is felt .set with 
kindly weatlicr. 

Friday is accepted as a day for 
the other fellow to get the Jump, 
the original scheme of the Satur- 
day openinp. Frld.-iy for a similar 
reason, but in .some instances as a 
convenient closing day when rout- 
ing to'r atage ahowa moving as a 
unit. Thursday likewise flgures. 



Marcus Loew's Death 
Staggers English Trade 

London, Sept. 6. 
London's show world was stag- 
gered yesterday when tl)e report of 
the death of Marcus Loew reached 
here. 

Local showman appreciated to the 
utmost the at«riing qualities of the 
American theatre leader, and were 
also aware of his great influence. 

They appear to view with some 
apprehension the effect on the show 
business on both sides of the At. 
lantic with the pataing out of Mar- 
cus Loew. 



liondon, Sept. (, 

Into the New cama "The Wolvei," 
Tlvld drama of Greenland trana« 
lated from the French. It tells a( 
seven bad men, outcasts in tlw 
.snow, who flght, snarl and quari^ 
over a castaway woman. 

AI Woods holds the Amerleia 
rights and should produce it to 
decided succens. The play is a tri- 
umph of vivid production and hM 
more rough language than any show 
ever seen In London. 

Woods, personally, will enjoy 
every performance. 

At the tiarrick the pre\iiiiis iiif^ht 
"The lJutter and Kj?g Man" i.ttcned. 
Although cordially received anil well 
acted the newspapers rate it as 
lackintr sullU-ient plot but admit it 
ia good entoi-talnment as a whole. 

The inside theatrical ciHiiedy 
looks like a moiierate run entry 
with Tom Dou^'las a cast f\cep- 
tion through lacking requisite 
comedy artistry. 

Another premiere was that of The 
Beloved V.agabond" at the I'uUe of 
York's. It Is an English musical 
comedy with music by Dudle> Class, 
Australiou. 

Not much chance of the show 
getting over ilespite Mahf l lln, ^ell, 
Kngland's first actress to 1" r<.rne 
a member of Parliament, in the 
company. Ineffective and old fash- 
ioned staging offsets a good plot. 

Lilian Davies' singing is the out* 
st.LndillK feature of an otherwise 
mediocre i>i-oduction. 



"Play or Pay" Says 

K-A to Act Abroad 



Zjondon, Sept. 6. 

Newell and Most cabled the 
Keith-Albee office asking a post- 
ponement of their route In order to 
remain here, and received a reply 
of "play or pay." 

The couple aatl today on the 
"Aurania," 



CHARLES' 2D EDITION GOOD 

Paris. Sept. 8. 

The second edition of the Jactiues 
Ch.irles revue, produced nt the 
Moulin Rouge Saturday isept. 3) 
waS f.ivorably received. Earl T.eslie 
an<l .la'ks()n are the pro<lucers. 

In tlie cast ai-e Uivina and 
Charles. Miss Florelle, Marion 
FordP, Sancle Duncan, Betty Bow- 
land. Henry Oarat, Lole Fuller's 
Hallet. Xadia Keen, Dandy and 
Sparks and .lackson's Girls. 



Kouns' Return Date 

London, Sept. 6. 
After four weeks at the Coliseum 
(vuudevillei tile Kouns Sisters have 
Ix'rii l>nok<'d to return 111 this house 
next .May for six we eks. 



Oakland and Dolin 

Do Well in London 

London, Sept. A. 
Anton Dolin, classic dancer, has 

his best ac t al the Coliseum wiiere 
he opened yesterday. He is as- 
sisted by a new partner, Vera 
NemchinovB, and a company of 
eight. Audience enthusiastic. 

Over at the P.alladlum Will Oak- 
land was graciously received. Oak- 
land ia here for a holiday but waa 
prevailed upon to play one week. 
He will sail for home Sept. 14 on 
the "Majestic." 



INDEX 

I''oreign 

J'iitures 

I'leture iieview.s L'O 

I'icture I'resenlations . . ,'7 
Film Hou.se lieviews .... _'3 

Vaudeville 3i-:!9 

New Acts I'T 

IJurlesinie -17 

Ilills 1,1 11 

Times .S([uaie ir, 

KditorialH 4S 

Literati 17 

Women's Page 4i'-43 

Legitimate i'j.-,^ 

Legit Iteviews 51 

Music 5.'i-.j7 

M!,-lil Cluiis .' . . . .=,7 

Outdotirs .is 

Sports 44 

Obituary 44 

Corrispondeiue .I'.!-!;.! 

J.ett.T List 11:! 

Inside V.audc-ville 

Inside Pictures HI 

-Vews of Uallics m 

Radio 



IffiSTUNt 



ST. > 



ck" Delayed Until Oct. 12 

London. Sept. r.. 



Hit the Ile. k" h as_linil lis Initial 
Knd showing put uiT iinTTI 



Wist 
Oil. 1 

Whrn here il will be I 
ttif irippodrome. 



Ambassadeurs' Season Ending 

Paris. Sept. C. 
Ahi)>asi»ideurs is cluKliig its Ma- 
son S'i't. IT. 



^PRODUCTIGH 
PaCTIIREf^ 
GOWNS 

iNPiyipjlAE 

IsCHNEIDEle 



raao waa st new vopk 




Wadnciday, September 7. 1927 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 



5, - 



CAN'T "FRAME" PUBLICITY 



Hollywood Is Stunned by 

Marcus LoeVs Sudden Death 

Lo« Anffelea, Sept t. 
Hollywood waa stunned yesterday when the denth of Marcus 

Loew was reported here. It is still stunned. 

Over the holiday but a- few executives were kbout They were 
inexpressibly shocked. 

Joe Schenck and Louis B. Mayer made desperate efforts to make 
a connection for Salt Lalve, to reach New York in time for the 
sfi'vicos Tliursday. Their efTorls to persuade fliers to take them 
to Salt Lake in time were futile. 

Nor could an aviator be located who wovild agree to fly passengers 
ail of the way to New York. 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer .studios will be closed the day of the 
funeral. Services will be lield here for Mr. Loew under the auspices 
of the Academy of the >Iotirjn I'ii ture .\rts and Sciences, with other 
picture studios closed during tile services. 

JOS. M. SCHENCK 

Mr. Schenck says the death of Marcus Loew is an irreparable 
loss to the picture industry. 

"(Vlarcus Loew was a born leader, loved by everyone and the 
amusement world will now realize his greatness, that he is gone." 

"Marcus was never a publicity seetcer," said Mr. Sehenck, "and 
ha never broadcast his virtues, good deeds or qualities through the 
medium of publicity.*' 

LOUIS B. MAYER 
"The industry has lost its greatest leader," stated Mr. Mayer. 
"Marcus Loew had not an enemy in the world; he was bsloved 
by everyone who knew him or of him." 

SID GRAUMAN 

Sid Grauman was prostrated when hearing of Mr. Loew's death. 
"I have lost the best friend I have in the world except my mottier," 
said Sid. 



II.P.-O.P. NDTIFy 
UAYS ON SIUNIS 



Press Associations Say They 
Will Stop Carrying Pic- 
ture Stories Unless Press 
Agents Are Restrained 
From Putting Over Stuff 
— U. P. Investigated Ful- 
lerton, Cal., FBO Frame 



MACKAILL • BLYTHE 



FILM STOCK SELLERS HNDING 
PLENTY OF SUCKERS IN STICKS 



Fakers' Attractive Literature and Phony Picture 
Film — Working in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania 
Now — House Managers' try at Protection 



REFORMERS ARE 
PREPARING 
CAMPAIGN 



After Collections for 
"War Chest"— "Sundays 
and PktuKs" 



Washiitton, Sept. 6. 

GrabbinK the latest sensational 
development, the reported crime 
wave throughout the country, the 
reforming:-for-pay contingent are to 
utilize this to launch a campaign 
for a "war chest" that will have 
the sky as the only limit on the col- 
lections to be mode. 

The millions to be garnered, or 
hope to be snrnered (and in all 
probability tliey will be) are to be 
used to put across the much dis- 
cussed Sunday closing law for the 
District of Columbia, the Capital of 
the Nation. 

Itev. Harry L. I3owlby. secretary 
of the Lord's Day Alliance, who 
during the last session of Congress 
had a flstlc encounter in the Hou.se 
Office Huildlng with a minister not 
a.>u«)ci.aeil with bis Rvoup. is re- 
sponsible for the recent .Tnnonnee- 
ment. 

Rev. Bowtby made puldic an Im- 
posing list of organizations amilat- 
ed with tlie Lord's Day Alliance 
that ele;irly indicates that show 
business has a fjElU. and a real one, 
ahead of it during the next Con- 
gressional seHslon. 

Only concerted action can beat 
them. 

Canon Chase's In Again 

Shorily tlicMe will come from 
Canon Ch is. \s s' If-eondueted pub- 
licity biu-. iu here another arKU- 
ni nt itiie appeal tor the passage 
of his c nsorinK propos.il. 

It l.s known thnt he will cite nu- 
merous indivicluiil instances tb.it 
rnuseii ti,,, i„, „f many of the em- 
h.i-siis licie. Among these lieint? 
the Itili.in. Spanish, French, Mex- 
ican and others. 

He wiii ;,i_s,> strt ;:s tbc receiit na- 
tloniil niiiveiuent by the Irish 
aK.iinsi Til., (-ali.-ihans and the .\iur. 

Iillv^. ' 

-Ml • f 'Mi ll In n- nvike ipterest- 
Ing copy f^i- tlie daili. s if thoy keep 
— " n i . ili ii i i; 



Joliet's Inquiring Reporter 
Noses 'Bout Over Jazz 



Joliet, III., Sept. 8. 
With tlie atinounceinent that the 
Kialto, locDl riibllx (afflliated) 
house, was to switch from a policy 
ot classical pit overtures to a Paul 
Ash Jass stage band the matter be- 
came somewhat of an issue locally 
with the town's paper. "Herald- 
News," sending out its inqulrint; 
reporter (or •sprcasiana (ram citi- 
zens. 

Most of the townspeople Inter- 
viewed stated they believed there 
was enough jazz already via the 
radio, phonograph, ballroom and 
traveling musical act. 

Slmult.anoously with the popular 
dl.'^cussion on the merits or other- 
wise of stage hands, the town also 
discussed Leo Terry, featured or- 
ganist, who returned to the Kinlto 
tor a couple of weeks and has been 
using slides and lyrics telling the 
Jolletltes that "it all depends on 
you" whether he remained as or- 
ganist. 

"Herald-N'ews" commenting on 
this, said; 

"Terry's playing has won popu- 
lar approval, although some tbe- 
atregoei-s object to his gymnastic 
grin. However, his salary is $»30 
a week and he has a right to 
smile." 

Mrs. t^harles Ilolnilen, when in- 
terviewed by the Intiuiring Re- 
porter, answered pithily: "i never 
attend the Rialto so I don't care 
whether tliey play iax* or music." 

Jollet is a town of about 45.000. 



Bigger "Blue Danube" 

Lioa Angeled Sept. 6. 
Cecil B. De Mllle h.is deci<led to 
produce "The Hlue Danube" on a 
bigger scale than intended. He has 
added flSO.OOO to the budget esti- 
mate. 

Rod La Rocque has been added to 
the cast and yrill co-slar with Lea- 
trice Joy. 

De Mllle will give the picture his 
|)ersonal attention throughout the 
making, with Paul Sloune dlrectin;. 



The United Press has forwarded 
a protest to the Motion Picture Pra- 
dueers' and Distributors' Associa- 
tion threatening to discontinue car- 
rying picture news if press agents 
put acro29 any more frames. Unitfd 
Press and Atsoeiated Press execu- 
tives have made several complaints 
to Will Hays recently, but the lat- 
est letter received promises positive 
action on the matter. 

The case specifically mentioned 
is in reg^trj to an F B O picture 
recently made by Ralph tnce. The 
conysany went to Fullerton, Gal., 
where a series of attempted mur- 
ders preceded the arrival of the 
players at a local hotel. 

'V\'hen Ince reached the town the 
l'. P. rorresiionderjt was at the 
peak ot his output on the m\stery. 
Incc's room was filled with gas and 
smoke one night with the incident 
similar to others recorded by the 
scribe. It w.ns played up over 
e\erytliin^ in the I'. P. dispatches. 

With Ince's departure the stories 
ceased, and the United Press be- 
came suspicious. The F. B. O. home 
ofltce was notified and I«c« caTlefl 
upon for an explanation. He told 
a straightforward story of the 
events leading up to the allceed at- 
tempt on his life, . denying any 
knowledge of press agentry. 

This report was sulunitted to the 
I'nlted Press, with the latter un- 
satlslled. An investigation fol- 
lowed In which evidence was dls- 
t'overed showing that the story had 
iieen framed. The I-'ullertoii corre- 1 
spondent has since been added to 
the F B O publicity department, it 
is claimed. 

Fakes 

t'. P- and A. P. have taken ex- 
cr-ption to stories on Dorothy 
MackaiU's fake rescue from a burn- 
ing building on the First National 
lot, Jietty Ulythe's alleged c.ipturc 
by Moors while traveling in Kurope 
:ind the disappearance of Itichard 
DIx In the mountains while on loca- 
tion, among others. 

The Hays office Is notified that 
unless the members of his organi- 
zation can bo miide to keep their 
press agents within bounds, the 
press as.soriatlon8 will refu.se to 
recognize th.- agreement on motion 
picture news which has been In 
force for the last few years. The 
value of press a.s.soclations to pub- 
licity men may be gauged some- 
what when It is considered that a 
story carried by A. P. resulted in 
300 returns from a clipping bureau 
with the latter admitting it Is un- 
able to locate over 50 per cent of 
the total returns. 



Ladies Needed 



I'aiMiM 'um stiiut-s Iiavt' livon 
(|Uiotly advised lo dif? u\t 
miK'h-neodi'd lending: ladies to 
nuM»t the shoi'tage In the 

ra nks. 

'J'iu'if ar'f iMori' Umn <*m>ugh 
loatiiii^ nifri at prrsenl. 

The <»rd»r Was not made 
pulflii- a-s that might oauwo 
a d-'IuK** of letters, wiios, 
phiinr rails ainl queries frimi 
every corner of the world. 



F. & R. IN NEW YORK 
ON PUBLIX IWUP 

Probably Months Before Affil- 
iation Is Set — Joint Opera- 
tion of HQU$e4| 



Minneapolis, Sept. (. 

In* order to pursue negotiations 
now pending for a pooling here of 
the ]'. Xr H. theatre interests with 
Publix. lor whltdk «k« «,«ee-BrHt I^tTW 
Minneapolis theatre Is being built, 
K. li. Huben and M. L. Flnkelsteln, 
ofllcluls of the local concero, are 
in New York this week conferring 
with Publix heads. 

Ilocause P. & R. has started to 
uso new Paramount product 
throughout the circuit, reports are 
that these two concerns have al- 
ready reached an agreement on join^ 
oper.'ition of theatres in tliis cily. 
with tlie consequent elimination of 
a coiupetltion wlii<-h undoubtedly 
would iirove ruinous to all con- 
eerned. However, there h.'ive been 
no papers signed as yet .and nego- 
tiations, pending for a nunilier of 
months, are still in tho formative 
sage, according to K. K. Huben. 

"Our purchase of 1927-28 I'ara- 
mount pictures has no slgnllicinee 
as f.ir as tho local partnership with 
I'ublix is concerned," said Mr. 
Ruben before his tfapMrtur* f or New 
York. 



New groups of f.ike stock selling 
I proiii.tters arc iloo.IiiiLr Wis- .uisiii 
, -iTui rciins\ i\ 1 111,1 wuit jiritp liii-ra- 
j turo on the huge proiits in store for 
, tliose with money to invest toward 
ilie nrganlz.ition ot motion picture 
ju-oduction companies. TIk-sc at- 
tract i\e ofTers ha\e been also s.-cp- 

I iiig through to N'i'w \nr\i and the 
; N'i'W l-^ngland cities \ i., tlic mails, 
j Mvery brand of picture production 
ised as l)ait, W illi the res|ionse tO 
Iking lilms" rcpor-tcd as espe- 
cially gratifying — to the promoters. 
Anything related to the picture 
business Is getting serious attention 
from the suckers. 

Traveling groups arc again re- 
ported working small towns with 
old film bought at J.! or $3 a roll. 
It is represented as having been 
manufactured by the comiiany to 
which stock is being sold. 

Colored clrcuLars with atlrnctive 
offers have found their way to l»i a! 
offices for the past few months with 
no attention paid. Promoters are 
using periodical earning statementa 
issued by national producing com- 
lianles in their .selling compalgna, 

A notice Is to be Issued to theatre 
owners shortly through enhlbitor 
organizations advising that house 
man.igcrs ni.ake an effort to yrolMit 
ftti-ir Try iTirowlng a slid© 

oil their screens nightly advlslnc 
the customer* to ask the manace- 
ment about stock offered for sale 
In lilm promotion companies. 

House managers will be requested 
lo Inquire about the stock through 
New Tork connections of their 
Iheatrcd. 



Eqnpnent 



JATOEE'S CLAIMS 

London. Sept. 6. 
J D- Williams elnims h" Is mak- 
ing 1-' pictures here and in Holly- 
wood. 

Williams" ra.se against 73rilish 
National is down for a hearing in 
November. 



liie~Caii-ur 
•"-^iiuiti in in Congress wh'-n th it 

'"^''> Ji ts is open to much c in- 

J*" tuif. The reformers have had 
"i iiiv ni'iiiihs in which to reach out 
• 'n l sirrngtben their position anion-; 
'be n.iti-.nal law makers. 

l.itratiire h.is been sent oui fcni 
ishinaiun liy tlie cliurvU urs.ui- 



iz.'itions during the past s--vt-ral 
hiohlhs lo .kllMI .I I I |.it l li|| l 



BweM of Mines 

Fib Malmg Again 

Washington. .Ser.f. 8. 

Tiureau of Mines Is going in for 
]>'■■ t:ire ni. iking again. 

'I'his fiillows a lapB" due. t|v after 
.N'l-H York picture men had crill-' 
< ised the flovernment for making 
indu.strial Alms. 

-Vi w-i-si lilm Is to }f direct. ,t t,y 
.M-irt..n I' I.e.. I)..;. I, l.,a:-, a i.,-. .1 
I wilh III" l.ure.iu. It i.-) to lie •■'rlie 
Si..ry of Iron " and will be the 6Sih 



Los Angeles. Si^.t. R- 
TVibert Kuriie, cameraman for 
Ekiwin Carewc, is using airplane 
transportation tor his entire camera 
equipment to hicatlon in ZIon Na- 
tional Park. rtah. I.IOI) miles from 
Los Angeh-s. 

Kurrlo utilized this method of 
transpurtntion to avoid packing the 
equipment over nearly 200 miles of 
mountain trails Into the park, w-liich 
is at an altitude of 8,000 feet. 



CoBtroUiBg Mjtt Grif fitk 



Los Angeles, Sept- 0. 
Corriiiiie (;il(nth has not been 
having her own way at the United 
ArtlstM studio where she Is making 
"The Onrden of 'Rden" for U. A. 

It se<'ms the .Schenck producers 
have been having general super- 
vision over the making of her pic- 
ture. Miss Orlfflth has been pro- 
testlng considerably nf late that 
she wants to go to the Mi-tropoll- 
tan sthdlos to finish it there. 

Miss Griffith, It Is .said, feels that 
if allowed to go to the other studio 
she would he away from the eagle 
eyes of the he.njs of .Schenck or- 
ganization, and thinks slut would 
tie In a miu'h freer frame of mind. 

I' A. ofllcinls llRure differently, 
ami say that as long as Miss Cirif- 
tilh continues working under her 
five-year contract with them, she 
will work where they specify. 



F. N.'s Englith Buy 

T-ondon, Sept. 

I''rrst National is l.inii)- \Vj|<-(ix s 
"MiiinHi'-' for world distribution 
ootfitd*' i>f the Vnltfid Kingdom nnd 
AUHtralia. Carroll holds thn Aus- 
tralian r ii^Iii.^. 

I-'. N'. in:iv aI^■o co rifter "Niirwe 
wilh I'aulin" I'*r» di I ick in the Iitlt» 
n>le. ' 



Gold Medal for Gross 



Not Glorifyiiig Jesie Janet 



Los Angeles. Kept. 6. 

'rh.iiiKh Fred Tlioinsim has not 
i.impleted making "The I..lfe of 
.lesHo James," his first picture for 
Paramount relea.se. yet, protests are 
.■"friing in tvdtn various women's 
'I'lhs ami moral organizations 
against immortalizing Jes.se James 
the bandit. 

These protests have been made to 
th.- lla>s organiznti'm in New York 
an.l ais., to Paramount. .Is well as 
ThomsiMi 

It is s.iiii ii|o ;ir i..r, pro.liicer and 
Hays organiz.iiion figure Ih.-'.t when 
lb.' actual picture is seen, any ob- 
j'-<iii.ii will be withdrawn. 



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l.os Am*ci.-s. Scpi, t, 

T>lllili.-ity ilepartmetit of w. 



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its qu-"iTilily an.] 



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CL^a niza t l..ns ha\'e but »me 
job— 1-1 pul ow r lli- ir pet pioposols. 

I'r..m ewi, ii.ssihle angle here, 
in. hiding the known frien.l--' in f in- 
gr.-ss. comes the n.lvi'" i-. anri .-. 
menla— be pr.'pared for a Ii4;liL! 



Il l m i l l 

r. .1 M. 

.si. . ,..-s a... |., 'a:;.-n iir..I' r- 

gr»;Ufid wilh sp.-. ially f i.aled light- 
in:; et]Utpment. 

Ilcthlehem Sl".-I C.rp ani many 
' 'ith.-r sueli lik"- corfi'.ratiotis ar*- to 
. ..peruto IB the ut-tkintc ul the 
i Itiiiu 



I 'l ju l ■ r i i i. .M ii. s f' l ii u l t l | i l | l |l "l l n il 
:i bl ind new gag lo promot.' ic- 
t.i. St in the (;reat*-r A|i»vi«' Sca- 
Min. 

The latl.-r e.imilllllee 1- 

a gol.l n.cd il up. .11 the ]. I 

Wl.fts" I.i'-ltir - ; 

hiisin' ss ov.-r 111'; West Cuu.il Xi»e- 

Atles LII.JI.1L ol '.'..I J-.. I ...... 



C O S T U M 



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VARIETY 



PICTURES 



Wednesday, September 7, li 



FKHT RLM LAW SIDESTEPPED ! l makcdsmew | 
IN PinSBURGH-DUPED-PLAYED 



Strangers Had Original Negative Retaken by Local 
Laboratory — Original Then Seized by U.S.D.A. 
WiA Fine— Copies Pittoburgh Made Play 



PIttHburgh, Sept. 6. 
The Dempsey- Sharkey flght plo- 
^fures are being shown in Pllts- 
Vurgh, 

Three hoiisea are playing to 
standing room, day and night. 

And nobody seema to b« able to 
stop it. 

All the result ol someone havlrp 
discovered a soft loophole In the 
wnrdiliK of ^fi - law, anil a (■•Miil/iiia- 
ticvn of ciri-iMiist^ini i-s tti:it rea ls 
like a c'onan Doyle romance. 

l,,ast week a stranger dropped In 
lit the ofllces ot the Motion Picture 
I'loiliu era Company, local film stn- 
<iio, anil laid a print on the desk, 
lie wantiil a ncfc-ativc made. 

Without iiispcriii; the can, it was 
put through the plant. 
> When one ot the executives found 
it drying on the drum, he noticed 
that it was a film ot the Deinpsey- 
Sharkey flKlil. aiiiianiitly wiilu.ut 
copyright. The negative and print 
were delivered to the strsnger, who 
paid his bill In currency. 

Two hours later another stranger 
walked in. He laid a negative on 
the desk and asked to have three 
prints made. It looked like the 
negative made two hours before 

Cash te advance was demand-id 
and tiirntd over. Prints were made 
and delivered to the theatres whose 
addresses the stranger specified. 

And the pictures have been run- 
Biaf wrer Since. 

Tttt Stanley-Davls-CTark theatres 
are win? the film at the Olympic, 
State and Hegent houses. The S. 
R. O. sign Is a permanent fixture 
in all the lobbies. 



Jtfhat p. J. Aaanta Learned 

The OepartmMt or jusMw 



MtA. 



HOT COITUCBIA'S "KIMONO" 



Columbia Pictures, iiir .loc 
Brandt, states that "The Ked 
"Kimono" picture, fciturint; 
Mrs. Wallace Reid, was not 
made by Columbia. 

His concern has no interest 
in it, Brandt states. 



ROXY MAY BOOK 
STA^AZZRAND 

Paris, Sept. 6. 
An offer has been received by 
Irving Aaronson's Commanders, 
stage versatile )azz band (Ameri- 
can) to accept a run engagement at 
the Roxy (pictures) theatre. New 
York. The Sitlary accompanying 
the offer is reported at 12,500 
weekly. 

Walter Batchellor, New, York 
a«ent. Is actins' for the Und. It 
is said Aaronson has indicated an 

acceptance, provided he r;in open 
at the Roxy early in (Vtolicr, 

Another offer is said to have tieen 
anbmltted to Aaronson direct 
throush Louis K. Sidney of the 
Loew ofllces, to appear at the Capi- 
tol, New Tork. 



Aaronson's Commanders Is known 
a^ a versatile stage orchestra, with 

Its members also individual per- 
formers. The b.and contains a couple 
of comics. It had a run in Nsw 
York with the Sasie J an is show at 
the Folton theatre. 




assigned to investigate the ease 
were told that: 

"We are showing a picture that 
was made in Pittsburgh, from a 
^negative th.at was made in Pitts- 
burgh. We don't know who brough^ 
them In — or why — or anything about 
it. We came by them legitimately, 
and make no bones about it." 

Meantime, everyone is wondering 
just how far-reaching the effect will 
be. And what this precedent, once 
established, will do to the Inter- 
state Commerce Commission ruling, 
(Continued on page 16) 



Likes W. C. Systems, 
Par CaDs on Franklin 



'mS" J^EL ON 

' Lioa Angeles. Sept. t. 

Partuhount Is planning immediate 
production of "The Irfglon of the 
Cohdemn«*d" bec.iuso of the recep- 
tion accorded "Wings" in the east. 
The story Is by John Monk 
Saunders, credited with "Wings," 
and Is a companion opus to the latter. 
William Wellman will direct with 
Luclan Hubbard supervlsinR the 
production for B. P. Schulberg. 
The same unit that turned out 
"Wings." 

(Inry roupcr will play the lead, 
as I*aramount feels this Is a good 
spot to enhance the box office draw 
ot the player. 

Tlie "Lef;iun" was called off once 
with it announced Wellman bad 
l.....n ri l. Msed. 



Los Angeles, Sept. 6. 
The Paramount west coast pro- 
duction department has decided 
that the exploitation and advertis- 
ing angles used by West Coast 
Theatres circuit, under the direc- 
tion ot Harold B. Franklin, are 
most profitable and practical in the 
country, with the indications being 
placed on the drawing power of 
pictures from the box odice. 

A special committee has been 
appointed by Paramount to confer 
with Franklin regarding the im- 
provement of the distrilnuint; and 
production exploitation and adver 
tising propaganda for their pic- 
tures and a meeting is to be held 
Sept. 15 to take this matter. 

This is the first time that a re- 
leasing and distribution organiza- 
tion has culled in a practii al the- 
atre proprietor to aid them in ad- 
vertising means for tho sale of 
their product. 



Mary Astor Engaged 

Los Angeles, Sept. 6. 

Mary Astor Is reported engaKid 
to Konneth Kawkes, iiroihtetion 
supervisor at the Fox Studios. 

Neither will say anything dcnnlte, 
but It looks like an announcement 
Is due soon. 



CAMERA DUEL WOmTOS 

Los Angeles, Sept, fi. 
Oilbert Roland Ix'catne h marlyr 
t(* motion picture re.ilisin when he 
~%as clipped on the hem! - wi t h a 
saber by Constantin Romanoff, 
actor, during the nimlng ot a duel 
►ecne In "Louisiana.' First .\'a- 
tloiial j)iclllrc. 

The accident inflicted a .scalp 
wound which sent Robind tn tho 
Hbllywood Physicians' Emergency 
hosf^ttl for three stitches. Rolami 
retunied U »• studio to continue 



Cutting "Uncle Tom" 

T.os Anjreles, Sept. 6. 

"Uncle Turn's C.iMn." universal 
production, will not reach Broad- 
way as a road show until around 
Oct. 1. During the past week the \ 
picture has been cut 10 reels, to 26, 
with nine people doing the editing. 
It is expected the picture can be 
cut to 14 reels before shown. 

Cnri Laemmle Is scheduled to 
leave Eti'rope the last week In Sep- 
tember to Ill-live in New Turk In 
time for its ojienirii;. 



(Continued from page 1) 

in speculating how he eould have 
died so suddenly. 

In the show nieelint; places It 
was cuncedcd that l.iiews, Inc. 
which Jiarcus Loew had created 
and still headed upon his death, is 
the best organized theatrical cir- 
cuit of the countrj'. While It was 
antieiiiate.l on Mnnd ly that there 
might be ii slight reaction In the 
I.oew stock upon tho Siock Ex- 
change Tuesday, but a slight varia- 
tion In quotations occurred. The 
I.oew stock held steady at around 
55. That Loews would continue 
iil.icidly under its present direction 
was accepted without question. 

Executive Heads 

I.oew's active executive heads are 
Nicholas M. Schenck, for years In 
Kcneral char^'o of all I.oew's enter- 
prises and who is looked upon as 
Mr. lioew's suoeesaor; David Bern- 
stein, Loew's, Inc., treasurer,' in 
charge of all financing; Kdward 
Sctiiller, in general charge of the- 
atre operation; Louis B. Mayer, at 
the head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 
the IjOew picture producing sub- 
sidiary, and Leopold Friedman and 
J. Kobert Kubin in the legal de- 
partment. Messrs. Schenck and 
Bernstein have been with Marcus 
Loew ever since there was a Loew 
Circuit; Mr. Friedman almost as 
long. Mr. Rubin is also secretary 
of Loew's, Inc. 

Addltlon.illy the -secondary line 
of executives through the entire 
Loew's staffs are exempliu-y in their 
ability and loyalty, with the enthre 
Loew organlznilon of employees 
taking the example of their un- 
paralleled showman-head, Marcus 
Loew, to give the public report of 
the altitude held by Loew's as the 
highest perfection of an organised 
show circuit in America. 

Monday Loew's was to have open- 
ed its latest and newest de luxe 
picture theatre, the Loew-Penn at 
Fittsbifrgh, with many of the Loew's 
New York headquarters men at 
tending that premiere. The opening 
was postponed. 

Loew's, Inc.. has been rated ot 
late in the zenith of its career, with 
the prospects that it will be the 
h«M<aat set profit earner of any 
show eiroutt this coming season. It 
ranked all amusement enterprises 
for net earnings last season, when 
Its statement showed a profit of 
over six million dollars. 

Marcus' Twin Sons 

In his organization are Marcus 
Iajcw's twin sons, David and Ar- 
thur Loew, both experienced show- 
men and executives. Arthur has 
had charge of the foreign depart- 
ment ot Loew's and M-O-M, sec- 
ond only in Importance and scope 
to the general direction of Loew's 
entire U. S. industry. Dave is a 
realty and film booking expert, also 
ultra-important dlTlsIons, with both 
boys having had a thorough school- 
ing- in their father's offices. 

No accurate estimate may be 
placed upon Marcus Loew's wealth. 
When recently quoted In Variety as 
$35,000,000, many thought It too 
conservative. Mr. Loew but re- 
cently refused an ofTor of $6,000,000 
ftir his country estate at Clen Cove, 
Long Island. His life insurance 
amounts to $5,000,000. 

Services will be hHd tomorrow 
(Thursday) morning at 11 at the 
Loew estate, Pembrooke, Glen Cove, 
L, L 

Following the services interment 
will be at Cypress Hiils. 

All Loew theaUes will be closed 
tomorrow until two In the after- 
noon, at which time Nils T. Gran- 
lunil (N. T ("■ ) will deliver a mem- 



SELLING OF LOEW ON DEATH 
OF FOUNDER CHECKED PROMPTLY 



Amusement Issues Do Nothing Either Way Over 
Holiday— Pathe Sold Down to New Bottom on 
News Reel Competition — Boom in Shubert Halts 



.Some selling ot Loew, Inc., ap- 
peared at the opening yesterday 
based on the death of the circuit's 
founder, but it was met by prompt 
support and ended in a very 
moderate decline from 55% to 54V4. 
Before the end of the second hour 
the stock turned quiet and ruled 
tor th, rest of the day fractionally 
under 5.'). 

Paramount did nothing either 
way. .It opened, unchanged, at 
103H and moved up to 104H, giv- 
ing way thereafter to around 103'^. 
Tho only stock th.'it had any ap- 
pearance of a movement either ui) 
or down was ^athe, which yielded 
last week more than 6, to a new 
bottom around 24, trGm its recent 
high of 60. Orpheum was oft to 
somewhat less extent In trading of 
some relative volume. 

News Reel Rivalry 
The market apparently looks 
with some concern upon the en- 
trance of new distributors of news 
reels, the basis of Pathe's busi- 
ness. The powerful Paramount or- 
ganization is in the topical reel 
business now and so Is Metro, both 
with enormous facilities for cover- 
ing events. Pathe's new atllliation 
with vaudeville appears to be an- 
other element of weakness. When 
the consolidation was first broachM 
even experienced picture men were 
disposed to weigh the association 
of Keith and Orpheum theatres and 
money with Pathe as a new and 
important element in the industry. 

Study of the situation appears to 
have brought the view that the 
Pathe's linking up with the dlmln- 
Ishlrj; public interest in the vaude- 
ville type of entertainment is the 
opposite of an advantage. Trading 
estimate of the future of vaudeville 
pretty clearly indicated in the 
retreat of prices in Orpheum, the 
only listed ■eeurlty upon which the 
ticker throws any light. 

Fox was especially strong all last 
week on the showing of earning 
power in Roxy'a theatre. Figtires 
were published showing gross re. 
ceipts for the new "Movie Cathe- 
dral" of more than $100,000 a week 
and estimates of gross for the year 
of $5,000,000. Unofflcially it was 
pointed out that Fox's holdings in 
the Roxy theatre will yield $500,- 
000, while Fox should get about 
$525,000 from the house on rentals 
of Fox pictures. These two items 
would represent IS a share on the 
500.000 shares of Fox stock out- 
standing. 

Paramount "Oops" 

Paramount gave no hint of its 



probable future course. \'ery little 
new buying came in on the drop 
from 10'7. Traders are in two minds 
about the Immeillate prospect. The 
feeling? is tiiat Paramount is cnm- 
pletely under domlnatitm of pool 
Interests, and any speculative posi- 
tion in the stock is a futile effort to 
outguess the next maneuver In ma- 
nipulation. On the long pull there 
appears to be no doubt that Para- 
mount will go higher, but the level 
at which to get In Is the puizle. 

Brokerage advice runs all the way 
from urpiiiKs to buy on recessions 
from cuiTent prices to aggressive 
counsel to go short, and both sides 
have about the same following. 
Nearly all the amusement stock 
news that Is being stressed in the 
tlnancial papers is bullish. It has 
been pointed out that the cold, rainy 
summer has worked to the advan- 
tage of the picture business. The 
fact Is omphasised that the best 
four months ot the year are just 
ahead, and in trade quarters the 
argument is init out that the enter- 
tainment policies of Sam Katz are 
beginning to take (prm and are 
drawing patronage. ProductlOB 
economies have been accomplished 
also. 

Those Bank Loans 

There Is plenty to fill In on the 
other side ot the picture. Bank 
loans are known to be large. One 
Wall street tipster not long ago put 
out an argument th.-it an issue of 
debentures was likely, and urged tho 
short side anywhere above 105. Tho 
story persists that the stock will 
break 90 and may go to 80. There 
was no encouragement In a new 
Paramount statement showing busi- 
ness for the second quarter ending 
July 2 with net profit of $1,456,051, 
equivalent to $2.27 a share, com- 
pared to net ot $2.07 tor the same 
period of I92S. Proflts for the first 
six months ot 1927 were $6.60, oon^ 
pared to $6.04 for the first six 
months of 1926. the latter having 
been an "oft year." The six months' 
1927 figures also Include profits from 
Balaban ft Katz. Against this show- 
ing, of course, are to be considered 
the certain income from special pic* 
tures like "Beau Geste" In the next 
six months, which ought to improve 
the annual per-share showing. 

The operation In Shuhert appeared 
to have run its course for the time 
being. The climb stopped at (8, 
where realising came in. The stock 
was quiet yesterday close to tt. 
There was also some profit tohtnc 
in Fox, which eased slightly firom 
its top of 68. 



SumiMrjr of wnk esdlns Siitur.iay, !>cft. t: 

STOCK EXCHANGE 

T^su" anJ i ate. 

Anifrican Spjit (4> 

Eastman Kodiik (») 

First Nat' I pref. (8) 



Dan Thomas* Open Time 

Dan TlniiiuiH, it in t's.-nt iiij? Ihe 
Nowspnpor KnttTpi ist-s Associiititin 
in Unllywood. fo\in(i ph nty of spnro 
litiir on IiIr hunilM, bo he has tiikon 
"Vir the Job of director of puh- 
li'.ity ut the Mack Stinnett ntudlns. 



JAXmXOW BIKECTOItS 

Lo!. Angeles. Sejit. 6. 
Jtis(>ph Von Stetnl.erj^ is to *li 
reel Kinil J.'innings in "Tin' (Jen 
ernl" instead ot Victor Fleming. 
This Is due to the fact that Anne 
Nil Il'i's i.1 . At" ' t, (l lu re v. iiiiin the 
next two \M'. ti, pii ii.iif f(ir 
'ish IioK< " with I' lemin, 



oriam oration over WilN. 

New York managers expect to at- 
tend the services in a body. Dele- 
gations frnm the Friars and Lambs 
clubs are also to attend. Rev Dr. 
Aaron Kisman will ofBclate. 

Arrangements for the services 
have been made through confer- 
ences at the Loew's and Hays nf- 

fiees. » 

As reiiiuted elsewhere in this Is- 
sue, till picture studios in Ctllifor- 
nla will be closed during services 
held in Hollywood under the aus- 
pices ot the Academy ot Motion 
Picture Arts and Sciences. The 
Metro-Coldwyn- Mayer Rtudlos at 
Cvilvcr city will be closed through 
all of Thursday. 



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"Flame" at Rialto 

"The Way of All Kle.sh ' Is leaving 
tho Ulalto Hept. 16 to be follownl by 
I'niled Artists' ".Mngic Klnoie" the 

next iltiy. 

riiis will f;ive the .tannings |iic- 

iitre.aj'jiiLoLii, 5V¥»'Hs!. 



Sec. Navy Refuses 

Film Co-operation 

Washington. Sept, »>, 
After repealed attempts from 
every possible angle Secretary Wil- 
bur of the Navy has turned down 

Din Willetts of I'irst Ntitional tor 
Ki'Vernniint co-opeititinn in the 
making of a picture tent.itivelv 
"'u livn 



REIGER SENT AWAY 



Scheduled as a story of the big 

guns of the Navy Willetts' reiim s; 
^^.^s for tile secretary til peniiil him 

to shoot tho inner workings and alii victims when released, or be- 



I.os .\ngf-les, Sciit. 6. 
Catltiin A. Iteiger has bei it sent 
awny for one year for ftikiny a lease 
on a proitoseil theatre in one of the 
smaller towns. 

llciger defrauded one Slattery and 
others. The court gave lilm the 
alternallvp ol UKinS 9«V«II ii'.iis lu ■ 
the pei'itenlitiry or one ye.'ir in tho 
' utint,\ if i»i i.misiiif; to repiiy 



tcchnicul phases ot the country's 
weapons ot defense. 

It was this phase that caused the 
ri'vi i niiii'iit nfllcial to flatly refuse 

liL'ejlM.Csl 



fore, placing Reiger on probation 
for the following six years. 

His probation prohibits Keiger 
from engaging in any inomotlon 



WadnMdair, S«pt«mb«r 7, 1M7 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 



BLUE BLOODED COLLEGIANS SUPPLANTING 
ROUGHNECKS IN FILM BUSINESS OFFICES? 



College Professors appear to Be of This Impression — I DIX BLOWS UP, BUT 
Meeting at Hayi Office to Find Room in Picture I g COOLED BY MENJOU 

Industry for 100 Grads Annually, Through { 

Scholarships to Be Established in 50 Seats of 
Learning — ^No Wrapping Bundle Jobs, Though 

♦ ^ 

Owing to 



circumstances which 
have placed college boys generally 
In disrepute with employers, col- 
leges are trying to force big busi- 
ness instittitinns to assimilate their 
graduates. I..eaders of the picture 
industry are being canvassed. 

At a closed meeting hold last 
Wednesday at the Hays offlce It was 
decided that, in order to pacify re- 
actionaries in educational circles 
100 scholarships In 60 colleges be 
granted by the Motion Picture Pro- 
ducers' and Distributors' Associa- 
Uon. 

In conclusion Will Hays said: 
;^^eU, gentlemen, I trust this meet, 
big will remain secret. I don't want 
to wake up next Wednesday morn- 
ing and read all about it in 
Variety." 

It was proposed that, with the 
approval of the Board of Governors 
of the M. P. P. A,, two scholarships 
be granted in earh of 50 state col- 
leges. Where there Is no state col- 
lege the scholarships are to be 
awarded to the outstanding college 
of the .state. One of the scholar- 
ships will l>e for tlie sales depart- 
ment and the other for production. 

Hays here added that "We'll nat- 
urally put the scholarships in col- 
leges where we'r« not M - Strong 
BOW. Might as well get «wm« ipliluc 
(or our money." 

John Grey Hlbben, president of an 
association of college professors, 
instrumental in urging the drafting 
of the proposal, Is to head the board 
of directors In charge of awarding 
the scholarships. These will con- 
sist of a guarantee of |50 a veck 
tor 2S weeks to each of the winners, 
representing a total of tl2S,000. 
"Scientific" Awards 
The college professors have an 
Idea that there are too many rough- 
necks in the show business and will 
endeavor to Introduce the blue- 
blood element. Scholarships are to 
be awarded by sclentlfle means. 
The boys are to be chosen by de- 
duction from the lines of study they 
pursue and the subjects they are 
most Interested in as indications of 
their aptness In the film business. 

After a 23-week trial it Is believed 
the boys should show whetlicr tliey 
are destined for better things or 
should be thrown out. The idea of 
having college boys as wrappers In 
exchanges at $50 a week, when the 
exchange manager in most cases is 
not getting very much more, caused 
amused speculation regarding the 
attitude of the manager. 

Hays continued to explain that if 
the plan works, college women will 
be Included in the scholarships next 
year, these to be recruited from 
•uch institutions as Vassar, Bryn 
Mawr and Wellesly In addition to 
other Institutions of merit. 

The number of scholarships may 
t* increased to 200 to toko care of 
the female contingent. 

Those hoping to crash the movie 
lot as screen luminaries, either male 
or female, are doomed to disap- 
pointment. No scholarslilps are to 
ho awarded for acting ability. 
Everybody seems agreed that there 
are already altogether too many 
actors either in pictures or trying 
to get In. 

Taking Care of Grads 

. entire proposal Is in line with 
We general drive being framed by 
cuiN iics to have their boys taken 
carp of when graduaUng. In the 
past few years it is acknowleilged 
a prcjudiio haa grown up against 
the employment of collegians. Em- 
ployers have almost unanimously 
Mrlved at a conclusion that alleged 
college education had only dulled 
tho youthful heads and made them 
useless In practical labors con- 
nected with the dally business of 
living. 

At tho meeting were mentioned 
"rniH such as the General Klcctrlc, 
f "\"'Jard Oil, Un ited Stool andCen- 
J^"! Moiors among others wlil. h 
have been feeling pressure from ed- 
ucatlonnllsts for two or three years, 
tno latter 'prevailing" upon them 
to accept and foster 
dents as eniiilovoes. 



Double for Greta Garbo 



Metro-Cioldwyn-Mayer has 
Issued an order through 
trusted sources to organize an 
extensive search for girls re- 
sembling (Irt'ta Oarbu, 

The girl most resembling 
the star, and passing a screen 
test, will be given a contract 
but will not be allowed to ap- 
pear In pictures. 

It Is Intended to use the 
double as a chf^. .«« Greta 
who Is difficult to SaMle. 



COONEYS' 19% COMMISH 
ON NEW YORK ADIANCE 



Older, Broker, Claims Share 
Profit in Suit — Recent Ad- 
vance of $2,500,000 



Chicago, Sept. C. 

Fred R. Older, broker, has filed 
suit against Ci. E. Banett & Co., 
New York brokers; National The- 
atres Corp. (Cooney Ilros,) and 
I,,awrence M. Barr fur consideration 
for his efforts in closing a recent 
flnanclal deal Involving the Cooneys 
and Barrett. 

In December, 1926, Older claims, 
the Cooneys, tlicn in need of fi- 
n.ancial assistance, empowered him 
to solicit New York money circles. 
Older claims ho "pold" Barrett & 
Co. In the Cooneys' behalf. 

Whereas the tra-nsaclion l»etween 
Barrett and tho Cooneys was an- 
nounced as a straight loan by which 
the brckers would advance tS,600,- 
000 in return for certain real and 
security holdings, it wa.s, in reality, 
the purchase of an entire Cooney 
stock issue, National theatres 
executed negotiable bonds to the 
amount of $2,500,000 and sold them 
entirely to Uarrett under par value. 

Barrett bought the Issue at 19 
percent under par. trailt July the 
shares were announced for sale to 
the public at 98 percent ot p.ar 
value. Older seeks 10 percent of 
profit, as per alleged agreement. 

Barr U Inclttded through his work 
as go-between for Older on the 
New York end of the transaction. 
Older charges the Cooneys and 
Barrett con.splred to compensate 
Barr instead of Older In order to 
create a saving on the commi.'jslon. 



upon 

collego 



$3,000 Wkly. for Woman 
Scenario Writer 

LM Angwles, Sept. 6. 
Frances Marion, highest priced of 

the scenario wrltt^ on the Coast, 
has re-signed with Metro-Goldwyn- 
Maycr for another year. 

She Is receLvittg |*iM« S week for 
each of the M weeks tho contract 
calls for. 



Two Years at Peking 

I>)s Angeles, Sept. 6. 

Thaddeus C. White, American 
capitalist and husband of tlie 
Manchu Princess Dcr Line, Is on 
the coast to nceofiate for a film 
version of the Princess' "Two Years 
In the Forbidden City, " recently ap- 
pearing In a magazine. 

The story Is based on two years' 
residence by tbo I'lineess In the 
residential area ot I'ekint,'. reserved 
for the' rulers of the Manchu dy- 
nasty, who controlled China for 
more than 200 yeaMTintil the revo- 
lution of 1811. ' 



Walked Off Paramount Lot 
Over Story of "Defender"— 
Now Happy Like Mm^u 



L,os Angeles, Sept. (, 

Richard DIz, Paramount screen 
star, was out and back again In 24 
hours last week. DIx since coming 
to the coast has not been too con- 
tented. He was assigned to make 
The Oay Defen^lir" Mid when 
handed the story, dlj not want to 
go ahead, saying the story wa,s too 
much like Fairbanks' "Mark of X 
Zoro," and that he also was not 
a Latin type of character. 

Ralph Block, supervising his pic- 
tures In the p.ast, has been suc- 
ceeded by Bennle Zledman, and 
nix asked that Gregory lA Cava, 
bis director, •Mi|pgw4 M Wwrlte 
the story. ' 

It is claimed that Dig itA not see 
the new story until he was ready to 
begin his Initial work. He and his 
leading lady, Thclma Todd, went 
through a few scenes, when Dlx got 
a glimpse ot ^ tMpt tmt W«lk0d 
oft the set 

The star made a dash for the 
office of B. P. Schulberg. He told 
the latter what he thought ot the 
story and said he would not WOrk 
in the picture. 

Schulborg, It Is said, tried to 
temporize with Dlx getting hot and 
caving tho office. 

In the hallway outside of the 
Schulberg office Dix Is said to have 
in no uncertain terms given his 
opinion of the studio . executives. 
Rushed in Cooper 

He went home refusing to answer 
phone calls from the studiio. 

Meantime the Paramount officials 
rushed Cary Cooper into costume 
and had him ll^ik*. * ajHgfeK 
tests tor the VW|ljM|rW'PiiB« the 
Dix role. 

FoUoijjiw tk» pomptar i«(t 

for location without th* star. The 

later consulted his attO(«*r< MU- 
ton Cohen, with conterenoM (oQew- 
ing for a settlement. 

Adolphe Menjou, wh» tor two 
years had not heen satisfied with 
conditions at Paramount, but lately 
extolling the virtues of the ex- 
ecutives, entered the breech and 
nnally got hold of DIr, to get the 
latter to reach an agreement. 

Menjou told Dlx how wonderful 
he was being treated and finally 
arranged a story conference ot 
which Dix, his attorney, Schu!- 
'oerg and Menjou were present. 

ItiotliOH was chosen as an arbl- 
tratiJr by both sides. The entire 
program was gone over, the story 
situation w.as straiKbtcned out and 
Dix Is again at work after three 
days layoff. 

Following the settlement confer- 
1 n( e Dlx told a Variety reporter 
tli.at be wns h.'iiiplcr now than he 
li.ad been in three years. 



Jensen, Honoluln Flier, 

H-(rVUon 



Los Angeles, Sept. t. 
Martin Jensen, who flow the 
"Aloha" to Honolulu, winning sec- 
find piize nioney in the Dole trans- 
pacific air race, will pilot the plane 
carrying "Leo" the Metro-Cioldwyn- 
Mayer lion to New York In a non- 
stoi> transcontinental flight. 



Promoter Disappears; 
No Nightingale Film 

Washington, Sept. S. 
Picture company that was being 
formed to make "The Lady With 
the Lamp," an original based on tho 
life of Florence Nightingale, the 
foimder of nursing, by Melvln Illld- 
reth, local attorney, has been called 
off. 

Illldrdli Iiri:, bis .s( ript back after 

Charles Forrester, who was form- 

I Ing the company witn consiaerauie 
ne.xt In line, according to the ton- | stock In the enterprise disposed of, 
tentlons of the college power.". All 
thn other large Industries have l«'en 
.loing their share, and the picture 
in'Ii:: trv Is also to be "prevaile'i 



Have Indie Exhibi Been S<|ueezed 
With Chicago Lock-out as Excuse? 

Wall Street bankers with money In Chicago theatres aro preparing a 
severe grilling, from reports, f,ii tiii'.^e exe, atnes resiMin.><il'|.> f..]- the 
general lockout of some 350 thi.ine^ in Clii>.ii;o as a !• >ait ..f tlie 
Orpbeum circuit's breach of contract. The strike <ost evhibitors 
1150,000 a day. a loss of |750,000 being estimated for ilie tii.-.t :ive days. 
The drop In hlz is a total loss wlih no possible nie.ms oi being ni.ul,. up 
except through increased admission prices and no prob.ibbity tliat tbia 
could be eni;ineered safely at presi'ni. 

licductiou of overhead through tho lockout was practically negligihla. 
The picture Bates were merely postponed. And, from local au- 
thoritative sources, it is understood that .all staue bands, musicians and 
moving picture machine operators out as a result of the lockout Will 
receive full payment for every day since the closing ot the theatres, 
before returning to work, on the groun.N tliat tbo rcKulation two weeks 
notice was not given. 

The Chicago Film Board of Trade advised exchange managers to 
cut oft the lilin supply to those iinh-pcndent exhibitors who wanted to re- 
open their houses evi.lently tlHouL.-h tin- order of Charles Pettljohn, gen- 
eral counsel of the Film Hoard of Trade. I'ettiJ.ihn was working under 
orders of the home oiilce. 

Locally tlie Hays organization stijj[ed that tho Chicago Film Hoard of 
Trade had no right to order exchanges to refuse pictures due according 
to contracts and denied that the Chicago' home office had anything to 
do with the refusal of pictures. The collective action of the major ex- 
changes In this matter could hardly b.ive been born singly and stmuU 
taneously in the minds of exchange managers. 

It seems that the Chicago Film Board ot Trade Inspired the hold- 
out of film through a message that the pictures due could noV be de- 
livered to the independents before playing certain of the first runs. In 
the loek.iut, ae<drding to priority rights. The independent exhibitors 
refuse to recognize this excuse since the lockout was engineered through 
no fault o( theirs. 

Squeezing the Indie 

In refusing independents Alms there Is evidence of an attempt to squeeze 
the smaller exhibitors with the uncalled for lockout as an excuse. It Is 
reported that on the first night of tho strike independent exhlbs told 
union officials they had no Intention of closing their houses and would 
reopen the following day. This was slopped by the movement of the 
Hoard of Trade. 

'J be ac tion ot the Chicago Film Board Is to be brought to tho atten> 
tlon of the Federal Trade Commission as further evidence of the power 
of producer-exhibitors to restrict trade through their Kbility to out oS 
the source ot film supply to Independents. 

The discontinuance of the film supply to Independent exhlba, .thMik 
.seemingly intervention of national exhibitor chains In local proceetiOi g i , 
had no chance of influencing a general countrywide strike. 

Full Salary For Acta 

tTnder the present conditions actors are entitled to full salary for all 
unplayed dates as a result of the lockout. The contract provldea that 
only under circumstances such as strikes, earthquakes, fires, and acta 
ot Providence beyond human control is salary payment automatically 
stopped. A lockout by managers Is not defined In theee provisions. Also, 
damage could follow for acts unable to secure baggage or props tron 
theatres In lockout, obliging acts to. lose other dates. 



Winnie SlKehan Badq 
Did Bisiness Orer Tliere 



Winnie Sheehan arrived on the 
"He de France" yesterday (Tues- 
day) morning after being abroad for 
some while. He may stay in New 
York from 10 days to two weeks be- 
fore tearing out for tho Coast. 

Iff. Sheehan announced that Fox's 
Movietone will present Italian Pre- 
miere, Muflsollnl, In a talking pic- 
ture address to the people ot this 
country. 

Another foreign capture by the 
Fox producing chief Is a contract 
with Henri Bernstein, the French 
author, for five original fllm stories. 

Herman itang's novel, "I'eur 
Devils," "Don't Marry," by Zones, 
and "Tho Richest Man in the 
World." by Franz Herczog, are 
Sheehan's buys for Fox pictures. 

"The Dollar Princess," Leo I'aU's 
operetta, will have Its Interiors 
made in Hollywood, with exteriors 
In Vienna and Salzburg. 

Carl Mayer, author of "The Cabi- 
net of Dr. C'allgarl" and "Tho Last 
I^aiigh" is another signature secured 
by Mr. Sheehan. His next three 
plays, as well as his services In 
Hollywood for a period of years, 
now belong to Williuhi P'ox. 

Herthold Viertok, German stage 
director, gfies under the Fox banner, 
commencing Jan. 1, signed by 
Sheehan. 



Miss Eagels. Loses Day 

Los Angeles, Hept. 6. 

.Jeanne Kugels, ni.iking her screen 
debut opposite John Oilbert In 
"Fires ot Youth" <Metro-Ooldwyn- 
Mayer), was absent from the set 
f'.r one day last week, which neces- 
sitated holding up production. 

It is said that she was indisposed. 



Fiancee Opposite Menjou 

Los Angeles, Sept. 6. 

Katherlne Carver, fiancee of 
Adolphe Menjou, is to play the 
feminine lead opposite the latter In 
".Serenade." 

It goes Into production here nt 
the I'aramount Studios under the 
direutlun Ot Harry D'Arraat. 



JUDGE TAKES WHACK 
AT QU!^ CEHSflSS 

Montreal, Sept. I. 

Tho loc.al press of Montreal la 
loud in praise ot the findings of 
Justice lioyer's report on the mov- 
ing picture Industry of this 
and province. Just Issued. 

Judge Boyer has somethlac i* 
say about the Quebec board of mov- 
ing picture censors. He points to 
them by saying the board la "the 
most severe In the world.'* He 
might have used a different ad- 
jective to "severe," but contented 
himself with pointing out some of 
their nlistakes and tbo way they 
cut pictures to rilibons which were 
then given to the juibllc as some- 
thing only remotely resembling their 
press notices. 

Also the clash between the cen- 
sors of pictures and the police cen- 
sorship of posters came under his 
notice. He pointed out that here, 
too, posters were pnssed illustrating 
parts of a picture which had been 
cut out by the censors, thus Inflict- 
ing Injury on a public which sup* 
posed they were going to see some- 
thing which in reality no longer 
existed. 

Judge Boyer wan very outspoken 

In many parts of his report, both 
to the clergy who have nil along 
been atf.aeking tbo movies and to 
those who seek to improve them to 
a point where they are no longer 
recognisable even by those who 
wrote or acted in them. 



EniJislHllade *yitAmi" 

Tx>s Angetee, Sept. (. 

Hoot Gibson, upon the comple- 
tion f>( his contract with l.'niversiU, 
Is reported going to England to 
make four western pictures. 

These pictures are to be financed 
by a British concern. 



is - li t to have h ft for parts un- 
known. ' 

Tie- attorney Is now offering the 
'-i.,r ■ u, several of the establl-sh" ! 



niotion picture producers are upon to kick In. 



firodiicur 



"Red Hair's' Story Not Ready 

Los Angeles, Sept. 8. 
Paramount has postponed all 
work on "Ued Hair." tbe new Clara 

How I.ro.Iiietion. for :it bint 
month o\vi:i:^ to r-e' i.'en s',,,iy 
tK^ing in proper uli.i^^ 



Sdiertsinger Leaving Fox 

Los Angeles. Sept. 6. 
Victor Schertzlni;"r bus termi- 
nated his lontract with Fox and IS 

Mw tifgdumng u p r ottuci tor 

Paramount. 

Scbertzlnger has an envVI'le 
I eeord as a direei,,i- here. IX' was 
I I Willi the i',,T organization^ for two 
• .;in and iii ide a numt(<r ot win- 
I ncrs fur Ui' uu 



VARIETY 



P IX THJ R E S 



Wednesday, September 7. IWf 



WASH. PALACE STARTED TO SUDE; 
f ICTURE AND STAGE SHOW WEAK 



Drop of $3,000 Over Previous Week — ^Management 
JMIIIved Show on Stage Mostly at Fault— Pro- 
diieMi Cdl•d^ ^li^^^ Presentation Framed 



"GESTE" AND TARADE" 
$90,100 IN ST. LOUIS 

state, $48,200— Ambassador, 
$41,90a-Bjz Good 
All Over 



WHKhliiKlun, Si'iit. 6. 
(Estimated White Pop., 450.000) 

I'-ii-.L' lias pi'li^si'tl tin- iMiiiil wlu rf 
a .--luKf pri sMitalion in (■(■iijunctiun 
with a rii-st-ruTi pi''!\n t will j,'<-t thnn 
in. That was dMiK-nstraU'd la.*;! 
W(-'-k whf.n lh«^ show wan not .^u | 
fori*', and :i $.'i,(Min Hrop was rooord- 
ed uiuii-r tile prfviuus woi-k. j 

'I'li.it th, rii.inai,'(.nunt ro» op,iiizotl i 
thi fault V IS on ih*. stapo w.is o\i- j 
dt-fi. fil in Ilio hun\sini^ liorp t.f . 
conplc <'f <tan<'t' proriiiter.s and Ih 

adiliiiK f.M- tho fiiriont w.-ck <.," Wic ' Hloi-y ' is llnishi-d at the I'anlUi 
Willi. Kol.vn. whon iho s, hoduk- ' i" tli lohi r and "Thi' lilf: IMl-adi-" 
lallid for 1 lie mouii uf dan. iiiK Kills I lias IKissril <.IT ihi Hojal sciccn a 
to ho h. Id oM r in a n. w i-.Mitino. I fi w w . oks iator. 

.■x.hlition ilf Kol.yn an.l tlic oxtia i 'I'wn wroks' iiin of "Tho R<oii;h 
w.Tk aiiparciit anjjurs woll £oi- llio ] "t'dfr-s ' w.is a .s.i.l .lisapiioiiitnioiit 
curii.nt week, for th* Saturday I m the lo.-al I'nhlix olll. lals. TIp .v 



St. tiouls, Sept. (. 

The fall season got under way last 
. o(.k with a speed for attendance 
' t' at threatened to put to rout In a 
I hiHi y thoM howllnc "overaeated St. 

l^oiiis." 

There may be a drop after the fa- 
mous pictures that uahered in the 
new season are on their way else- 
where, but now business is as is. 

F'rlnstance, one loolc at Loew's 
.state at 6 o'clock Tuesday evening 

, fond it for the noxt three w^oks. .«o ; "'""Kh to send the squawkers 
I iho w.ir stuff i.uitiiiu..s Tlui-e will I'" cojor. It was "The Big Parade" 
I he no li tuii until .ift. r yW hat I'riue | iiirst time at pop prices) and the 

only other scene of the kind whicli 
the writer could recall, a view of 



Close Between Newman 
And Mainstreet in Gross 

Kansas City, Sept. 6. 
The strategic position on the 
Uiiyal's sereen, held for the past 
fortnight by "The Kough Hlders," 
has been taken over by the "Beau 
iloste" l-Ycnch forees, who will de- 



oponin^ had the ctistomers enthu- 

Ki.i i.-. 

S|i. ndiiiL: i.It iil> jn a.l\. rtisiuK the 
JalininHs "1'1< sh ' pi' turo at the 
othor I-oo\v h.ius... t"..liiMihi:i. found 
business an approximate J.'.tiO over 
the first weok. 

Opening S.-itm-«lay willi " liig T'a- 
rarte," .seven shows daily. , starting 
at 9.40 in the niotiilng to make this 
possible, the theatre played to ca- 
paeity the entire dayi ' . . 

Vs RIalto atalt had a jcQrous week, 
dearly indioatlmc. that the api^l of 
a fair tnaldta in a bathing suit has 
dimlnislMd none at ail. House was 
featuring. In addition to the town's 
own prise wihner, gtrts who copped 
as beauts In Seattle, Spokane and 
Uenver to deport themselves In At- 
lantic City for the title of "Miss 
America." Looks to have brouKht 
an additional two to thret- Kr.mrt. 

Little n»anai;enn'nt registered a 
strenuous kick on pre\'ious week's 
istimate for " Passiun" in this l.'ilO- 
soater, and claimed the juinii was to 
11.900. Another JlfiO on that is 
claimed for tlie r.-issu.' W'all.iLo 
Ji* i'i pi' ture sliown last week. 

Metiopolit.an had "Ten .Modern 
« 'ommamlmcnts." w iili the lau^,'hter 
created holdinK the figure ar.iund 
l haf Qf the itrevioiis week. I>an 
laeesKlii's sytnpTiony . ••oi»,*,iU-;i^ 
ttickiuK to the l;etter musi.'. Is still 
a mnney-gettins: f<'ature of this 
liouse. 

Harkint; back to the scjuahble in 
the dailies incident to the aiijKar- 
anre of Uosroe "Fatty" Arhllekk .at 
the I'alai .. week 1m fore la.st. v. hni 
the "Star" condemned and th.- 
•■.Ni ws ' .1. f( ndi.d. ll.irold I'liillilis. 
d. e, of th.' "Times, " look a iKirtin^ 
siiot in the controvery .S;iturday 
last by rutininK a two-c.lumn cut of 
. the c<imedian and tjuotiiiK \'ariely"s 
)-eported pross of $20.0ai), I*>iillips 
asked the opposition (l:'ily to jilcas,' 
note. Ix'oliard Hall ol the ■'.\..ws" 
dill not 1. t the liKUi-e pet by. eitlier, 
rimriinp ;i hex on it. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Columbia i l..oew ) - - ' W ay of All 
M.-sh" I Par) ll.'jn:; 3."j-r,n).' Scroll. 1 
iM-i-k climbed J.'idO. hittinc $11,1100. 
Much extra advertisinp. however. 

Little (Theatre C.uild)— "Kovever" 
(revival) (200: 3fi-.50». With names 
nf \\ ullace Held anil KMe Ferguson, 
run up claimed gross et 12,000. 

Met < Stanley - Crandali) — "Ten 
Modern Commaodniehts" (Par) (l.- 
IS-SO). House now. Itettihg for- 
mer blR grosses, though sticking 
rlgia.jgroiind jwnra figure weekly: 
not so good, nor nol 'Bad, $9,000. 

Palass «Lgew)— "We're All Oam- 
WcWt" (Par) and Chester Male (iirls 

also Phil Spttalny < n . ii. sira, l'.- 
302; 35-50), Pulled out idw of s. ats 
-t»-mafce room for .■omhinat i.m of 
house orchestra and Spital:i>'t ciow 
for overture. I'iclari' not riL'ht, 
fault with most of .M. iuhan's latrly, 
ami stape show riits-.cd. t.K*. Ilown 
went the cross lo vei v liherallv esti- 
mated $17.0(0. 

RialtO (I'l — "Clualilm Oheal.r.s" 

iV) and lialhinp Ue.iuls il.UT.^: ;:.',- 
So). Show eonHiderably bouated l.v 
iiddlii..n of little 'Rt?(!e)i l>any, loenl 
8nil. $n.e(ia 



I liad h*.en <-ountiiip uii a re.il clean- 
up \viih th.. pi. lui'e. Then came the 



Kandulph street near State in Chi- 
. i^u w iien the big Paul Ash rush is 

iliuler way. 

I'ackeU sidewalks In front of 
I.uew's State from uiio corner to the 
n.-xt w itii special jioliceinen detailed 



iiinounci.ni. nt thai th.- Kansas I'lty I to keep the good-natuied folks in 
c.;ar ' would show it as a free at- | line until they could replace the 



traction at the local hall park in 
honor of the pap.-r's first anniver- 
sary under the present management. 
The paper gave the picture thou- 
sands of doU-ars' worth of space and 
publicity, which drew over 100,000 
people to see it, only 60,000 of whom 



throngs that packed the lobby ul- 
tiiost to suffocation, and then be 
linally rewarded by getting into the 
theatre. 

A couple of blocks away the beau- 
tiful Ambassador was drawing other 
'dp crowds with "Beau Gesle." It 



could get into the park. It was flg- J41,900 to big week. Fur 

ured that the extensive publicity i 

th.'r out In town, at tlie Missouri, 
and the thousands of disappointed | „„ cund boulevard, '.Metropolis 
(NUa would spell big business for | ,vas the mapnet for some of the bip- 
the Royals engagement, but the re- erowds that have attended that 

suit was far different, the draw be- Lkouras Brothers picture theatre in 
ing tnost disappointing, a near flop | months. 



flnancially. 

Pantages celebrated its sixth an- 
niversary with a pool! comedy bill, 
and continued to keep the balance 
on the right side. 

As a whole the week was spotty. 
With the town greatly interested in 
its pennant-ciiasing ball team and 



"Old Ironsides" reopened llie 
.■\inerlcan Sunday niph4. with good 
prospects. 

"What Price Glory," also here at 
pop prices for the flrst time, at the 
iirand Opera house, took good care 
f yet more of the folks who still 



,:;n;;^;r .^n;n„g Ju^t "he «|-^^ g-tmm ma^erpleces 



MOVIETONE IN LOOP; 
OPPOSING VITAPHONE 



t^liii alziv Seiil. r. 
Wovieloiii' wiil in.tk.- iis t'hi.'.apn 
debut ul t''..'X's .Monroe «.illi..p Sej.t. 
10 or 17, House dark duiinp in- 
stallation of the eiiuipnicnt. 

At the same time "'Wh.al Pi i. e 
t.Ioi\ " \\ ill have its lirst p. iu i.il 
^^.i^^u^ vhow ini; i n riii. .ip.». "(ilory .' ' 
SIS a special, was at me tiarncK 
la«t winter. 

Movlefon.' will be the first op- 
JiOiitlon to he \ et . ncountere.l by 
,Vit.'i|ihone in the I>oo|). fctlnce bow - 
ing in a year ago. Vita hns been 
eonstanti/ in Chicago. It is now at 
five Chlca«* theatres, four of them 
••IghberlMwds. 



river, matinee business sulTored 
.sil.irtinp this w' . k a new dop track 
will lake a try for the extra money 
in the evt.ninps. This track Is also 
across the river, which takes the 
sjienders out of town. 

Clobe, with Its Vitaphone bill. Is 
maJdna a desper.ue attempt to huild 
it up ana Is Borag m tor rxtrs 
ilisplay advertising, but two and 
three weeks are too long (or some 
of the pictures that have been of- 
fered. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Newman (I'ublix) — "Barbed Wire" 
il'arj (1,S90; 2ii-40-60). "Iceland 
l iolic" on stage offering in addi- 
tion to the musical efforts of the 
.N'ewman orchestra. Picture Just 
fair. Stage show below the average 
of little lab units which have 
leached here since. regular I'nblix 
units discontinued: in tact, pretty 
poor amusement fodder. In sjiite of 
lino .show weather business failed to 
ni.it. rlali-/o. Down to JH.OOO. 

Royal 1 I'uhlix I— "Kough Hlders " 
I Par* liijo; .";,-,-iiO). Second week 
laile.i to hold up to anything like 
. xpei-fations. J4.S('ii. 

Liberty iln.l ) "I'lie Blood Ship" 
ii.o'Ui; :';"i-."aii. Koniantic melo- 
.iKima, One of most thrilling sea 
storit s on local seieens. Result sat- 
isfying. Started strong, but let 
down before end of week. $4,900. 

Mainstreet (Orpheum) — "Three's 
a Crowd" (K. N.) (3.200: 25-50). Re- 
viewers 100 percent and gave it 
sweet reviews. Customers becom- 
ing stronger Harry I.angdon fans 
with every pictur.'. He improves, 
I more than can I.e said for some of 
hlle other comics, ."-^tape show also 
j liked. Biisiriess h. 1,1 lip t.i fl3.S(io. 
I Pantages — "Pl..:isin.. 1!. for., p.usi- 
I m ss"" (2."J00: L"5-;:ii-.-,l.l. pan's sixtll 
j anniversary an.l .hiii i v amusement, 
jl'iatiire |ii,lure st.iit..! l.iiiphs iilid 
;.apn."lty housis in poo.l humor for 
I . nl. rlaiiilnp vauil, vllle bill. $8,500. 

New Loew's Didn't Open; 

Schiller Collapses 

Pitl.-.lilll i;h, S. Jlt. 6. 

M.iii us r.o. \v s n. « I'cnn the.itr" 
.lal not open last iiipht. 

An .iiiiioiim fment was made th.'il 
the premleie had been postpone,! 
tlirnugh the sudden death Monday 
of the founder of the eirriiil. 

Several l.n(.w- c\^culi^,■s Wfi. 
' li. 1 ." for th.' oi...|iiii.:. 
I When i;. .\. ,'<cliilb r heard lb.' 
I s.irt new.s, he pollapsed. 



that tell of the World War. And 

other pictures of lesser fame than 
those mentioned helped to make a 
spU.nilid week's apprepate, lo con- 
found the "critics" who are yelling 
for they know not what. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Grand O. H. (Orpheum)— "What 
I'rice Glory" (Fox) l.',;;oO: 1;.)-4U» 
r.O), nutjtlc Bo«mB rea,wukeoed to 
really "oig war pictures. liouse 
taxed practically to capacity until 
hot weather hit town last of week; 
even then business kept excellent. 
Long lines waiting; vaude rather 
insignificant; $19,000. 

Loew's State — "The Big Parade" 
(3,300; 35-85). Record week's busi- 
ness In St. Louis picture history 
probably established, capacity at al- 
most any hour, thousands turned 
tiway. Estimated total attendance 
for week at 116,000, surpassing pre- 
viotis attractions held over at same 
theatre. Held over; $48,200, 

Orpheum (Orpheum Circuit) (2.- 
200: 25-50-75). "The Kid Sister" and 
vaude. Failed to get town, mainly 
herause of "Big Parade " and ""Olory " 
and oilier things were the proper 
caper for the week. 



"RED KIMONO" A DUD 

Ssnaatienally BHtod in Tcpska, Doas 
Somersault in O.; 91.M0 

Topeka, Sept. I. 
(Drawing Population, 85(000) 
Without the pulling power of 
newspaper publicity about her hus- 
band to draw upon, as in the case 
of "'Human "Wreckage," Airs, "NS'al- 
lace l^•id"s latest lilmic broadcast »)f 
proiiapanda failed lo click, as far as 
Toj.ek.'L was coticerned. The Or- 
jih.-um. with '"The Bed Kimono." 
showed a dei i-Jcd falllnp off in busi- 
ness from tht: two previous weeks, 
when it look, d as if mid-.se;v*wn 
patronage was due to usher In the 
new season. 

The "Kimono" picture did not 
come up lo the lurid advance no- 
tices of what one could expect to 
see aided and abetted by the local 
management, which urged parents 
to leave their children at home. 
The children could have attended. 
They would not have learned any- 
thing — and no more did their par- 
ents, who went away spreading the 
wrong sort of talk. It was good 
business the first two days on the 
strength of the advertising, but then 
the fall -off started. 

The real business of the week was 
at the Jayhawk, where the cream of 
the bookings was on the screen fi>r 
the week. '"Hard-B4iile<l Hiipperty" 
and "Soft Cushions"' had everythinp 
in their fa\or, and there was .'v 
steady incre.-tse all week. 

\Vaddell Players tinished tlieir 
record-breaking stock run of 97 
weeks at the Grand here Saturday. 
At the same time these players 
chalked up their best week's business 
of more than $3,400 at a 75c. top — 
record for stock in the burg. 

Estimates for Last Ws«k 
Jayhawk (1,500; 40) (Jayhawk 
Theatres Corp.) — "Hard - Boiled 
Haggerty" hit- pong and almost hit 
box-offlce record for first tliree days. 
Uoug MacLean's "Soft Cushions" 
tang b<ll again and little louder. 
Week ended just under $4,000. 

Orpheum (1,200: 40) (.N'atlonal 
Theatres)— .Mrs. Wallace Itei.rs 
■"K.-d Kinioii.. ' not pornopraiihie film 
sheiks and tlappeis led to exiiisH by 
iulvertising, .lust anotlier wronp.'d- 
woman meb. drama. Gross disap- 
pointment; total, $1,600. 

Isis (700; 35) (National Theatres) 
— "Whirlwind of Youth" good aver- 
age pi'ogram material, but title 
pulled in youngsters. "Altars of 
IJesire" got good Blay because of 
young set knowing •ttsilaji^ mij^e- 
ment story. $1,400. 

Cozy (400; 25) (Lawrence Amuse- 
ment) — "Exchange of Wives" mildly 
amusing and Tom Mix's "Last 
Trail" as bookings proved surprise. 
Maybe weakness of former, but first 
time Mix has outdone any other 
pictiirs Iraoked "three and three"' 
witA 'it. Week's total $1,100. 



NEW UNION FORMED 
BY BALTO. HOUSES 

Union's Demands Bring Coun> 
ter Move by Smaller Treatres 
— "Paraiie,'' $22,500 



BOSTON'S MET., $39,500 



Rest of Town Not So Good 
Week Though 



Last 



Norma Shearer as "Trelawney" 

I. OS ..Vngeles. S(.pt, n. 



In 



.\oinin Shearer 
Tmawnry- 



he stari'ed 
■ W t ll e " by 



lit th e 

.Metiii-Goldwyn-Mnyer. 

It will go ln(o production as soon 
as siilney Franklin, Its director, re- 
covers from an attack of pleurisy. 

Ralph Forbes will he the iavenlle 
lead. 

Frances Marion wrote the sre- 

narln. 



(Drawing Pop., 1,500,000) 

Boston, Sei.t. t'.. 
lltisiness at the picture liouses 

I. tst week was just about wlial 
iiiipht lie e«)ected_for thcjinal week 
o( what is figured the suminef~BKi- 
son. This week the State, Loew's 
uptown house, is showing "The Big 
Parade" at pop prices. The house 
ordinarily scaled at a 30-40-50 fig- 
ure. Is going to tip It a bit at the 
night show, A nickel here and ilicre 
Is the w.iy It Is being tigured. 

The Fenway, one of the local In- 
ih pendent bouses h.-rc, is poinp t.i 
(•lay "The Way of All i-'lesh,"' which 
just a few weeks apo .lid a whale of 
a business at the Metropolitan. Tlie 
Fenway is also carrying another 
|.it"tur.. bf.siiles the Jaiiniiips libii. 
Estimates for Last Week. 

State (4,000; :iO-4ii-,"',o>, ] ii,l 
»l:l,ooo last week with ".\.lam an.l 
I:m1 " I M-ll) as film. 

Metropolitan (4,000; .'.O-C.',). Ila.l 
.. big week witli "Were All liam- 

II. rs"' (Par) and stage bill; $39,600. 
Orpheum (3,500; 40-50). liusini'ss 

at this house last week was some- 
what affected by the mixnp over the 
booking of the feature film; "Calla- 
himn and Murphys" (M-(ii was ad- 
vi'rtised. but Iwrntisp of pt*otests n 
last minute switch brought in "Atte 
> 4l dn i |fli t' 



Scotch Lads and Lassies 
Help "Annie Laurie" Biz 

Montreal, .Sept. 6. 
(Drawing Population, 600,000) 

Man.ager Harry Dahn of the Capi- 
tol pulled in local Scotch societies 
to spon.sor "Annie L.iurie" at his 
house, and the result was a capacity 
week for a gross of around $10,000. 

The Palace had "After Midnight," 
which Norma Shearer, originally of 
.Montreal, held up. Films were sec- 
ondary to vaude at the Imperial, 
while, on the other hand, the pic- 
ture was the highlight at Loew's. 
Estimstes for Last Week 

Cspitol (2,700 : 60-85)— "Annie 
Laurie" (M-G). Scottish attraction 
exploited and house near capacity 
all week: $16,500, 

Palace (2,700; 55-8.'.) — "After Mid- 
night" (M-C.l. Norma Shearer 
saved show from bt inp flop; $10,000, 

Loew's (3,200; 43-7,1)— '".Moulders 
of Men"" (V. n. O ). Old stuff, btit 
Klin polls in erowds; Jll.OOO. 

Imperial ll.fldO; ^.-.-SS) — " .M.itlier" 
(F. I!. O.) N'.,t much of a show, liut 
v.aiidc o\'vr a\erape; $5.0(10. 

Strand 11-110; 30-40)— -"White Pants 
Willie' (I"'. -V); '"Dearie"' (W. P): 
"".No Man's I,aw" (Pathc) and 
"Time to Love" (Par); $l,O00. 



Circus Hurts on Coast 

Son F)ranclBco, Sept. 6. 
ningling-Ramimi Circus hurt 

downtown theatre attendance Sun- 
day, for the film houses weie a 
bit olT. The big tent show did six 
performances here on a new lot. 

Opening day business was bad, 
but Saturday built up ami Sunday 
saw two rapacity .■r..«.ls ,,,, h ind. 



ma mill im 



week. 

Modern (tir.O; 3,-,-r,n> Near $5,000, 
with doulde hill, "D. arie." "The Clr- 
eim Age ' and V it i|.tione progmm. 

Fenway il,liii(i; .",iii. \". i v goo.l 
on splil wiik bill; ".Moon of Israi-l" 
(F. B. ().) and "The i:reat .Mail Hob- 
bery" the llrst half and "IJon Juan" 
the second half. 



Gene Ford and Relative 

I.os Angeles, Sept. 6. 

Gene Ford will dirert his brother- 
in-law, Tom Mix, In the latter's 
next iiiclure for Fox, an adaptation 
of "lIi.isMu.-n of the Plains," by 
ll.nrry Sinclair Drago. 

(!• org., c, Hull (lid the scenario. 



LATTIMER'S HARD LUCK TALE 

•|'..ront... Si pi. I'., 



Baltimore, Sepi, c. 
The storm long brewing b.t«,',n 
the Motion Picture Operatoi s l uion 
No. 181 and the local exhibi ..rs 
broke last Wednesday nipht, w hi.n 
44 neighborhood houses r. fiiM .i to 
sign the new wage scale apre,.nient 
offered by the union. 

The manageis met earlier in the 
day and signed a two-year contract 
with the Moving Pictuie Operators 
and Managers' I nion No. 1, The 
M, P. O, & M. Union Is not afflllated 
with th* A. F: ot Labor. 

Bight large Ant-run houses signed 
new contracts with the old union 
before the expiration of tiie old 
agreement "Wednesday night. The 
light centered on an extra man in 
the booth, and as most of the thea- 
tres already carried the extra there 
was little change In the bip liouse 
scale. The downtown liplit c ntered 
around the New and the two com- 
binati..n houses, Oarilen ami llippo> 
drome, 1'he Iii"st-rim Uiuuwii .Met- 
ropolitan was also lined up with the 
downtown houses in the dispute, and 
was one of the eight to sign a new 
agreement with tlie old union. It 
means an increased outlay for a 
number of theatres in this group* at 
eight, but It was the smaller neigh- 
borhood houses that stood to b« 
hardest hit by the old union's de- 
mands, and this led to the bolt and 
the forming of the new union. 

Three more neighborhood houses 
Joined the 44 already signed with 
the new f.per.-itors' orpan izal ion. 
This lea\es about 20 small th.iitres 
not heard from. Some are closed 
for the summer. 

The old union dec-lai-es that it has 
been pioniiscd suijporl b\ lli. inler- 
national T'uion, iind also dc. l.ires 
that the local operators' wage scale 
is below that in other cities. Tb* 
old Baltimore rate was a fraction 
more than $1.11 an hour. Kingston 
Howard, secretary of the Baltimore 
local, termed the exhibitors' move a 
"lockout," 

The spell of unseasonably cool 
weather was .a box-ollice booster 
here last week, and, coupled with 
some outstan.ling pl.-tures. shot the 
week's average up Into mld-w"inter 
figures. 

Estimates for Last Week 
Valencia iLoew) — "Big I'.ii.ide" 
(1,400; 25-60). Greatest week for 
house and greatest draw for a pic- 
ture in Baltimore. Running time of 
house increased, making a continu* , 
ous showing from nine a. m. to mid- 
night. This meant two extra shows 
daily. Six o'clock titutm eqwaM 
others In draw. Phenoinettal at t$2,- ' 
500. Run Indefinite. 

Century (Loew) — "Soft Cushions" 
(3.000; 25-60). First MncLean pic- 
ture In house In long while. Drew 
good reviews, but not outstanding 
as draw. Fatty Arbuekle well re- 
ceived, petting nice applause each 
performance. Not capacity week, 
however, at about $19,000. 

New I Wlilielnu sts) — "Country 
Iloctor" il.MiO; 2r,-r>0). Pictui-e well 
likeii and drew pood notie. s. Ad- . 
\-erlised as .'mother ""Way Down 
I'UiSt." In spite of stiff opposition, 
exceptional week at $0,500. 

Rivoli (Wilson Amusenient Co.)— 
"Lonesome Ladies" (2,200; 25-50). 
Oood week. Critics didn't like pic- 
ture but public did. Manager Price 
announced return of this theatre to 
presentation policy Labor Day. 

Ford's (Stanley Co.)— "Old Iron- 
sides" (50-$l). Slipped on second 
iveck, although business still profit- 
able. Increased sale noted for third 
week, with classroom prop.ipnnila 
throiipli oponinp of school c.Mnte.l 
on. 

Hippodrome < Peai ce S: .'^. lieck) — 
".Magic (lanlen" and K-A \an.le 
(3.2110; 2.'^^-,',(il. Hig we.-U at this 
family trade ( .imbination. Film well 
liked and \.'iude pot.d. 

Met (Warn, rs) — "Missing Link"' 
and A lia ( 1.700; IS-.'iO), lli 1.1 over. 
Second week not up to first. 

Garden ( Wliitehursis) — Hero on 
Horseback" and vaude (3.200; 25- 
50), Outstanding week, with Leona 
LaMar. stage headliner, topping bill. 
About $12,000. 

Parkway (Ivoew) — "Captain Sal- 
vation" (1,400; 25-35). R. pea ted 
b. o. success of downtown showing. 
Atiout $6,500. 



K. .1. l.aiiimer, scenario 
from the west coast Is in town with 
a tough luik stor>- nt the hands of 
I*. S. i!nniipr;'1ion aiithoi if ics. He 
sa>s h.- w.is l iken off a train at 
."Sanderson, Texas, while en route 
from New Orlenns to I,,08 Angeles, 
j Imprisoned and later departed.^ _ 



Wouldn't Wash Neck— So 
Mrs. Holman Walks Out 

l.os Angeles. Sept. 6. 
Mrs. I.oie Holman was granied a 
divorce from William P. Holman. 
treasni-er of fhrisli.. Films, alter 
slie air.'d h.r tioul.Ifs fi..ly ..ml 
op.'nly to Supi ilor .liidp.. Si.roiil 
writer I — A r ( oidi iiK — m — Mk wiTc. I |..|nian 
never grew up to thi. <M. ni of P' - 
ing nble to wash his own ii." . ."'l 
it was a continual sti upgle i..r h. i 
to do it for him. 
Judge Sprnul eniancip.iti d her 



from the wash rag by lian.lipK he 



Wednesday, September ~T, ItST 



PICTURED 



VARIETY 



'UNDERWORLD' DREW $41^ INTO | 
RIVOU; 'aORY; 3 WKS, $408,152 



Big Money La«t Week on 'Street' — Paramount 
Reached $77,200 with "HuU"; Midnight 
f Shows No Hiot-^'^Parade" Leaving 



Broaiiwuy tiiaiiV.i-rt iisi if a iiifc 
piecf ol olimiKC last u..k rf- 
mrds the picture lioiisrs, llmvfvor. 
the theatreBoIng wfailuT li-iined 
over backward on Thursday when 
II terrific rain swept the city day 
and niKht. This hurt at the various 
cateH. but not enough to cause yelps 
for help. 

PrDlialily the outsiiindiiig picture 
«>n tl"- .siii'ot tor niiiMfy is "L.'nder- 
woi liJ. " "liii h piislii i) the Ilivoll to 
J41,i>00. a llHUie tliot li.iuse hasn't 
tii)p<'ii Its hat to in ni my sun-ui>s. 
Movitig irfirn the i'aiaiaounl, thin 
film has cliclced siiar ii lii^t liit 
Broadway on the 43il Hirect cui ner 
«nd has had what jHautically 
amounts to a steady sidewalk line. 

Ali other houses held up reason- 
ably well, aitliough the Capitol went 
back $13,000 for the second week of 
"Mockery"' to $47,500. "Hula" gave 
the I'uraniount $77,200 on the week, 
but tlii.s inrhide.s the $2,700 that 
seven niitini!4ht perfornianee.s added. 
Tlie 1 1 : 4.'i Hhows at this house have 
not lieen elieerint;. l''oi- the .Monday 
midnight slu.w of "Hula" there Wiis 
no more than Jirj3 in the hou.ie. 
The Paramount continues these ex- 
tra performances this week, after 
which a decision will be reached 
^-whether they are to be retained or 
not. 

"Olory's" third week at the Boxy 
turned In $126,000, giving the war 
film a roeord of $408,152 for Its 
three weeks. Labor Day matinee 
huns; up a top matinee lifjure here 
toi -Tlie .loy (iirl" when $1B,000 
came in liefore neven p. ni. On tlte 
three-day hoild.ay week-end the 
house got $70,475. 

"Way of All Flesh's" $26,100 was 
satisfactory, but the Jannings pic- 
ture w'ill leave next week to m.ike 
way for "The Magic t^lame " (U. A.) 
which cornea in September 17. 
"Smfle, Brother, Smile" and Ben 
Bernle's band gave the Strand |S5,- 
200 while "Chang" held up the 
Cameo to $5,500. 

Among tlie $2 entertainments 
**Kid" and "Wing.s" continued to 
capacity with "Les Miserables" 
Claiming a similar shiire of patron- 
aife. That means $1.''J,l'0I) for the 
■special at the (Jlohe, $10,41)0 for the 
Criterion and $14,200 at the Cen- 
tral, "rieventh Heaven" has de- 
parted from the Harris, getting $8,- 
250 for ita final week. "Old San 
EVonclaco" Icept its head above 
water at $12,400 whila "King of 
Kings" found matinee trade excel- 
lent and counted up 112,600. 

The big electric "Big Parade" sign 
Is down with the war veteran 
readjing to Quit the Aslor. This 
will depend on how long "Hen-Hur" 
stays at the Capitol as the "Parade" 
is scheduled to follow at that house, 
l^iat week the Astor played to 
tl4,»00. 

EttimatM For Last Weeic 
Aator — "Big Parade" (M-Q) 
(1,120; $l-$2) (94th week I. Getting 
ready to blow, but will wait here 
until ''iJen Hur" has run course at 
Capitol: war film due u|i street af- 
ter "Hur ■; last week house got $14,- 

too. 

Cameo — "Chang" (Par.) (549:50- 
76). Brought In $5,500 and house 
holding animal picture witii atory 
ever for another aeven daya. 
Capitol— "Mockery" (M-G) (5,450; 
. H'tl.tS). Dipped $13,000 on second 
week to $47,500; "Ben Hur" current, 

I WI,U will stay at least two weeks, 

■;. WW three if possible, g.it Sl'L.'SOfl 
Saturday and Sunday; "Parade" to 
follow. 

Central — "Les M Iserahles"" (U) 
(«2J; Jl-$1.65) (3d week). Held up 
with trade brisk and claimed ca- 
pacity; this figures at $14,240. 

Criterion— "Wings" (Par.) (8TS; 
♦i-»2> (4th week). Only difference 
U in standees; buying at b. o. for 
October dates; $16,400. 

RmbMay— "Garden of Allah"" (M- 
O) <51)6;$1-$1.65) (1st week). 
Opened Friday and won moderate 
acclaim fi-,,m the dallies. 

Gaitey— ■ King or Kings"' (P. D. 
C.) (SO>i; $l-$2) (20th week). Noth- 
ing to worry about; goes into 2nth 
Week: matinee trade big and $12,- 
600 Week's total. 

Glob.— Patent Leather Kid" (F. 
N.) (1.416; $i-$2) (4th week). May 
nave had tew upstair vacancies on 
couple of nights, but rates cap.icity; 
will .Htiek until first of year; last 
week $22,200, again big. 

Marrit — "Seventh Hi'.iven" and 
Mo\i,.t,,ne (Pox) (l.ojl: Jl-$l'i. 
Uniihe.i loth week lo J.i.Jiu and 



$24,000 FOR 5TH AVE., 
SEAHLE'S BIG SHOW 



Clara Bow and Eddie Peabody 

With F. &M. Pull'Emin— Or- 
pheum's 1st Weeic, $17,000 



Originality 



A |>i edue.-r t>n the \s .^t 

coast ulio was wtiiling he- 
cause of his inability to ob- 
tain suitable originei stories 
p .inted to a story by a sce- 
narist whi. h he had Just road 
It called for the Interchange 
of two men's stomachs as the 
dramatic punch to the plotui e 



rBARRYMORE'S LOVES' H. 0. 2D 
WEEK, BmYPAUCE, LA. $1,800 




"FIREMEN," $11,000, 

2D WEEK Di PHILLY PROV. BOUNDS WITH 



'Underworld" Sent Metropolitan to $35,200 Despite 
Heftt and Light Mats. Last Week — "Magic 
Flame/' $23,300. to "Riley" at State, $21,300 . 



August Now Better for Fiimj 

Theatres-;Tiesh" Under Ex.; sj^g^j P^^.^^ j^^go^^ 



(Drawing Pop.. 1.350,000) 

EVERYBODY DOING BIZ 



not the daily 

l ' IKl'M Worl.l, 

w liieli 1. ,1 :h. 



pectations at Aldine 



S«ittle, Sept. 6. 
(Drawing Population, 450,000) 

''Greater Movie Sea.son" holding 
up during see<>n<l week, with strong 
attractions tin- rule. "Hnla" hl'A at 
the Fifth A\'eiiue; so was Clara 
IIow, I-Mtiie r.-ahoil.v .'iml one of the 
very clever i* anelum - .\l.u'e,> ideas. 
'■Sereens." ratUaii- s followed its 
banner w eel< of ■"Wh it I'riee (;:i,r.\' 
with a seeond w < ek, that .tsain went 
above aveia^ce intake. 

.soeoiul week of '"The Mls&iitig 
Link" In-Ill up iiicely. as did the see- 
ond weelt of "ileau Ceste" at the 
Columbia and "Camille" at the 
I'nited Artists, formerly Coliseum. 
I-,ilH>rty had "Adam and Kvll." and 
business was considerably ahead of 
the week before, when "Three's a 
Crowd" Hopped. 

Orpl'.eum opened Sunday und<'r 
new poliey of grind on week-und, 
and with feature picture. Opening 
fair, although event not very 
stioriKly ad\'ertl.sed. Kegul.-ir Sun- 
day nighters are now reserving for 
.Monday nights, .the first reserved 
nlKht of each week. That night was 
early entirely sold out, as was 
Tuesday. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Fifth Avenue (VV. C.) (2.700; 26- 
50-60). "Hula" (Par). Cliira Bow 
didn't have to wash an elephant to 
do something big. Krncst Charles 
hit in songs, and his arrangement of 
music for Fanchon-Marco "Screens," 
using theme of "Song of Songs" 
throughout, bright stunt, went t>ig. 
Pretty flgores on various acraen 
come to Ufa to dance and sing. 
Kddle Peabody sure Are again. Bus- 
iness big, spite all opposition. $34,- 

000. 

United Artist! (W. C.) (2,000 ; 2S- 

i;0)— ' Camille " (K.N). Second weelt, 
natur.iUy below first week. How- 
ever. Kood. $».r)(ill. 

Columbia (C) (1.000; 25-50) — 
' Beau Heste " (I'ar). Above averaKe 
althouijh second week, following 
great first week. First nine days 
brought lines to thb» house. Sunday 
and .Monday trille off. J7,ai)il. 

Liberty (W. C.) (1.600; '25-50) — 
"Adam and Kvil" (M-U-M). Busi- 
ness little better but only fair, al- 
though packed with fun JS.fiuo. 

Blus Mouss (Hamrlck) (93U; 
50)— "Missing Unit" and ViU (War- 
ners). Second week did llttle above 
average. 17,000. 

Pantagas (1,600; 3S-50-65)— "What 
Price Glory" (Vox). Strand for sec- 
ond week folIowlnPT tremendous first 
week. Draw continued good, backed 
up with vaude. i;i« frross week pos- 
sible with live sliowin«s of pirtnre 
and four vande a piR^at .mees daily; 
this week cut down to three-a-day. 
»i5,000. 

Orpheum (2.700; 2:.-.';0-7.-il — 
"FislitinK KaKle " I I'. 1). C ) and acts. 
New house was chief draw opening 
week. Kegulars biHtkin*; for Mon- 

fl.iy, as Sundays not res erved. $17,- 

000. 



Philadelphia, 8ept «. | 
The films are going through some- | 
thing of the experience of the legits, i 
They have discovered Atigust is no 
lonpor a de.ad ni.nith for business. | 

The only real w.-akness in attend- 
Jlnce at th.' downtown houses oeeor^ 
at the week-enrls. Rest of tt:. 
w.'ek is not far below the usual 
winter normal. It may be that the 
treni, ndous business done by l*anl 
^^'hit■'n»an'.•; crowd has given lilni 
attendance an added impotus too. 
The Stanley has done exeeptlonnlly 
well since the two Whiteman 
we.ek3. though, of course, takinc: a 
nose-divp from the sensational 
grosses i>iillod by Paul .and his men. 

T*nst week, with I'ola Neirri in 
"Itarbed Wire" as the picture and 
Tsham .Tones .and orchesfr.a as jnes- 
entation hendliner. the Stanley 
.n;,-ain r.iti.cl around $1'T,(1ih1, (l, K. lo 
everybody, rietilre wotl niixe.l ntt- 
tlces. 

The 1-^ox h.'id ,a lot of varietx- but 
dropped a little with less than $20.- 
000 reported. Blanche Sweet in 
"Singed" was th» film. It was gen- 
erally panned. Oeorgie Price, Max 
Fisher and his orchestra (second 
week), Myrlo and Desha, dances, 
and the Plums were also on the pro- 
gram, collected hastil.v because ot 
the postponement of "What I'riec 
Glory" a week. 

Mtitinee weekness hurt '"rhe W.iy 
of All fTesh" Considerably at the 
Ahllne. Despite amazingly fine no- i '"'j 
T. ,„„;,..,.. ^.^..f...... --.II — ...J r>trann 



Victory. $8.000— Convention 
in Town for Anotiier Week 



Sunday; had good run at fair 
money, easlnf off as new $! entries 
came In; due at Roxy this Satur- 
day 

Paramount— "Hula" (Par.) (3,600; 
4p-.j-i)0). Gave house »77,20o, In- 
clusive of seven midnight perft.nn- 
ancea whh h have yet to i... deemid 
added by extra 



shows; Whiteman comes In Satur- 
iday for two weeks. 

Rialto — "Way of All Mesh" (Par.) 
(1.960; 35-50-75-90) (10th week). 
B'alllng off bit and slated to leave 
for "The Magic Flame" IV. A.), 
entering Sept. 17; Jannings film 
Will have had run ot 11 weeks; 

Jl^K.l nil. 

Rivoli — "Cndprworld" (Par.) 
(2.200; ?,r,-5ll-7.i-9l)) (2d week). 
Surprise ot Street way it holds up; 
nrst week here after like stay at 
Paramount brought in »41,000; got 
J21.500 over l-d«y holiday week- 
end. 

Roxy— "What Price Cilory" (Fox) 
(6,254; 50-I1.85). Topped oft two 
record weeks by Just edging in un- 
der former high mark; I126.000 fur 
third week gives film $40«,16! on 
run with ait. ndance ligures of 49S,- 
ii.'i'.i; K 't J7'),475 on holiday week- 
.■n.l ot' tbie" days. 

Strand — "Sn.ile. T'.rothcr, Smile" 
iF N.) 12.DU'I. 33-iO-i'.l i'en 

I liernie held UIi ll .ll.^n to $:!.".200. 

salisfa- t.,1 \- l.M,'! It l liiiL' r, . er this 
wei'k. r.',;;' r K !■ ]■■■• i .ili'y, but 
dependent upon boo;<iti.is 

Warners- "Old .San Fr.ineisio" 
and Vltaphono (W. li i (l.^tSo; 
jl-2) (l"tli weeki. Tiailiiig along 
, fair en. rich \vhiic aw aiting "Jazi 
Singer' ; last .**y'«..fijty" 



tires the J.innint's feature collected 
only about $12,000. It looks duuht- 
ful if the Stanley people can hold 
this one In the Aldlne until "The 
King of Kings" arrives Oct. 3. Wliat 
is likely la the closing of the hotise 
(or a week to emphasize the transi- 
tion from popular prices and con- 
tinuous showings back to the former 
two shows a day. reserved scats and 
$2 top. 

"Fireman, Save My Child." could 
have remained a week more at the 
Stanton, where It grossed almost 
$11,000 in its se<-ond and last week. 
It is this week at the I'alace. 

The Stanley currently has "Hiil.-i" 
and is civinK almost equal prom 
inence to Van and Si;henck, who 
have played almost as many en- 
gaKcments at this house as War- 
ing's Pennsylv.aniana. 

Fox has "What Price Olory" and 
will break its usual Weekly change 
policy by holding the big war pic- 
ture over. An elaborate prolog is 
Ueing used. Inability to get that 
prolog last week was the reason f.ir 
the postponement of "Glory." 

The Fox-Locust also gets under 
way this week with "Seventh 
Heaven," plua the Fbs-Case Movie- 
tone. 

The .Stanton should crash into the 
lilg money class this week with 
"Beau Geste," which, when at the 
.■\ldine last season, proved to be one 
of the most successful draws the 
hotise ever had _^,_Tlie Arcadia has 
W. r. FleiaSTiPllunnlng Wild." and 
the Karlton has Thomas Melghan In 
"We're All Oamblera." This Is the 
first time in years that a Melghan 
picture has not either been booked 
Into the Stanley or placed In the 
SUinton for a run. 

Estimates for Last Wetk 

Stanley (4,000; H-SO-TS)— "Barbed 
■Wire" (Par). Pola Negri picture 
won mixed notices, bordering on 
extremely favorable. Surrounding 



rrovid" Ml -■. S' pt- It 
(Drawing Population, 300,COO) 
For the )>.ist tlirte months Lliere 

lias not he.Tl .1 Wi'tk to e.|ual the 
past on.' for attracti'.ns with appeal 
■:nd a I ea 1 pouch ut IhO box otiit e, 
l-;acli o!* tltc tour leailing houses un- 
old.-,l a bill with a kick. 

Ami what a wt ek to unloatl the 
naturals. They only had to c,.nip,-te 

with the Itnal week o( the .\11 

Players (who had iilienometial hi/, 
on closing after a great S4!uson). the 
first week of burlesque at the \'Zm- 
plro. and Whlteman's big iiluht at 
llhodes dance hall. Put there it Is. 
Flood or famine. The jdckup looks 
real, ahil this wi-ek Ml>pears to be 
. ven blKtser. 

Ail houses got a break witli rain, 
anil got away to a j;ood start l'*;iy's 
listed lilt. biK drawing ciird, with 
W'.al'il.i llawie,\ apliearin;; in vamle, 
and a |iop west'-iu, "The l«ast (Hit- 
law, " supporting. It was :\ b. o. 
ciiinbination that clicked. The .Ma- 
jestic presented a strong double 
fciiture iiroKrani, "The Prince of 
Headw.iiti rs " and "Weiblini; Hill$." 
which Included two favorites here. 
Stone and Uiltnth. "Tillle the Tidi- 
er" made an overture to the flappers 
It the Victory, tecether with "The 
Heart of Saloni*,* %*ilch further 
Kasped the younger generation on 
the title. It gave this house its 
fourth big week In succession. With 
W. C. Fields getting the howU, the 
nosed Into the ranks with 



uunlna Wild." "B>* 
ppSrted, and theHltle evideMly 



"Uu: 
supi 

meant something. 

All tills meant nothing to what 
the houses did this post week end, 
with the Veteran of Foreign Wars' 
convention in session here and about 
50,000 visitors in town. The Opcni 
House led with "King of Kings " on 
the new oiieniims. I'nder new man- 
I ai;eni*.Tit the Columbus started wiili 
a ilouhle feature bill and slane pre- 
sentations. \Vit)i a Tiew name the 
old Kmery theatre reopcni-d, lilay- 
ing vaude and pictures. The .\lbe<' 
went back to its vaudc-fllm policy 
tifter a summer stock scasMI. The 
llfth opening was thtit of the Mod- 
ern theatre with slock. 

There are at present three hou.ses 
presenting films; one. film specials; 
four with vaude-nim proifram.s; 
one with stock, and one with bur- 
lesque doing business here. 
Estimatsa for Laat Week 
Rialto (B'ay) (1.44S; }••»)— M. T. 
W, "The Auctioneer" (Fox) and 
"The I>ancer of Paris" (P. N.) ; T. P., 
"Kich but Honest" (Fox) and "The 
Splendid Road" (K. N.); 8. 8., 
"Uance Magic," "Tant^n and the 
Coid- n Lion." Stronger than usual 

at $1,300. 

Victory (K-.\i (1950; 15-tO) 
• Tillle the Toller ' (.M-C.) w.is a real 
card and caught the time-cloi;k 
punchers; "Heart of Salome" (Fox) 
tirew on title as supporting feature; 

$S,000. 

strand dnd) ( 2.300; 1.1- 10)— "Ilun - 
ning Wild" (Par) was nice conOMly 
hit, anil scored; "For Ladies Only " 
(Col), iirelty bad, but okay on title; 
$7,500. 

Majestie (Fay) (2,500; 15-40) — 
""The Prince of Headwallers" (F. N.) 
and "Wedding Bill!" (Par) host 
double feature program In town: 
closed week with a rush after good 
start and fair mhl-week; $5,500. 

Fay's (Fay) (2.000; l."i-50) — Wan- 
da Hawley jammeil them with per 



bill headed by Isham Jones and or- I s'mal vaude oppcaranee; '"The I^ist 
rhestra Good weok"s business at Outlaw"" (Pan, film feature; very 
$27,000. : ^ood at $7,500. 

Stanton (1,700; 35-50-751 ' Tire- 
man, Save My Child" (Par. 2d 
week!. l",eery-Hatton picture Ic l<| 
lip splendidly with almost $ll.oao in j san l-'ran<-lsco .Sept 6 

last w.-ek. C'ould have stayed lonKer. i ^„ „rtermath of the fire that de 
but switched to I'alace, -Irop-.n , ^^^^^^^^^ state, Sacramento, i 



No Smoking — Sacramento 



house on Market street, instead 

Aldine (1,500; 75)— "Way of All 
Flesh" (Par., 1st week). Kmll Jan- 
nings picture, In for run, received 
fine notices hut only fair business, 
matinees hurting. 

Arcadia («00; 50) — "Metropolis" 
(1-ar 2d weekl 



few weeks ago Is that the city 
council has adopted an ordin.anee 
prohibiting smoking In any theatre 
during a picture or stage play. 



Vnlrlv nrnfilnhb. 



I JACK COHNOLLT BECOVERS 



I w iHi j:; 1)011 or llttio les.s! 
I Karlton 11.100; 50)— "Lonesome 
I I.a'lies." Mediocre business at uii- 

ilcr $ !.0Oii. 

Fox i:i.0OO; 99) — ".SlnKwl" ( I 'ox i 

Pi'-lure panned but bill varicl and 

helped with Georgie I'ri<-e and M i . 

Fisher's orchestra prominent. Lil- 



Washington. Sept fi 
Wor.J retichiiiK here i.s tli at J.i U 
I'otinoll.v, formerly l eprescnt j n ^ tb. 
Will Hays or^:ani-/.at|,.n. but now Iti 
Hurope for I'oit, linH entirely re- 
covered from a re',.nt Illness thai 



hou'.s ben so torri.l 
at the M.>tropolitan, 
I.iwti by aroutNl $12.- 
wen',.! V d..t|.- at least $ '. aim 

more .lust as it bit the strid.' in 
New ) oi k, this .los. pli Vnn Stern- 
|.. r- |'( odiJcl!..M Ij.il t.\ --i- .Ml all e:i:lit 
h< re fl oiii the sl.M 1. w ith its opening 
il.\y aim >st bciin: a rec,,rd-br,'aker. 

"The MaKie Flame." which Sam- 
uel (ioldwyn calls "the best picture I 
ever made," pot off to a very good 
start at the .Million Dollar on ita 
first week. Goldwyn put his usual 
publicity Initiative Into the explol- 
t.atlon w ith the result that it heljied 
the boll..;., coii^jd-'rnbly. 

l.ocw's .s:t It.' had soincwh.at of a 
dis.tptioiii t iiic wis'k Willi "The Lite 
of liil. y. " Despite that Cliai lie 
.Miifiav ainl Ccoiu.. Siilniy .are c.i- 
f'atlir.il and lii.idc several p.M'son.iI 
tippearanfa's. returns wa're i-onsiiler- 
ahly under expectations. This was 
(lossibly due also t.i the f.ict that the 
West Coast i>eoide concentrated 
more on the picture at the M^'tro- 
polltan than they did on Loew's 
State. Had just a little bit more 
newsiiaper publicity been used on 
this one. it might have hit above 
$25,000 on the week. 

Graiiman's Chlni\s,> with ''Kins of 
Kinds'" dropped off a few thousand 
below the precedini; week. This w.is 
ai,'ain due to the f illint^ off of trade 
in the da,v time on .account of the 
beat. However, for the IGtl, w.'ek 
of this picture, business rcinark.able, 

"Carmen"' on Run 
Carfhay I'irc],. h;id quite a crtmp 
)iiit info Its tiade with ".Seventh 
Heaven." whose li^;urcs came close 
down to the stop mark. This one 
win go out in about four weeks ta 
be followed by "Carmen" for a Ions 
run. 

"BIc Parade" for Qflh w»-l. w-J* 
»7,t)tm at Ihe ("riLei ion. KJC- 
change exploitation aid h,%s helped 
keep this one alive on Its popular 
pri(!e showing- 
Buster Kenton's "College." his 
second United Artists product, had 
a fair week at the ISgyptian, over 
$9,000. 

ITptown played Unlversal's "Back 
to (;od"s (^^oiintry,"' and with a very 
Mood l'",.iiM'bon and Marco stage pro- 
duction Kc|it out of the red by Ik 
fraction in ilolm; over $6,000. 

l'"or no known reason .lohn Harry- 
niore"s ""When a Man Loves"" was 
held ov<T for a second week at the 
Broadway Palace. Hamlet probably 
saw more people around a grave- 
yard on a clear night than a Variety 
reporter could see around this the- 
atre any night. On actual count 
during a haif-h(>ur period at the 
height ot the evenlnB four people 
entered this house, while other 
houses within a li.alf block distance 
cither way were handling them to 
alnioHt capacity on the same even- 
ing. 

Cttimatei for Last Wmk 
Grauman't Chinese (('. A )— • 
"King of KiniiS"" (P. U. C.) (1,9.5S; 
.',11-$ I .Ml). For Kill, week, with heat 
as diverting matinee factor, $22,500; 
very consistent business. 

Carthay Circle (Fred Miller)— "7th 
Heaven" (Fox) (1,500; S0-$1.50). On 
Its last lap hit close to stop by do- 
ing Just little better than $13,000. 
— MWtp6lit«h (Publlx T— "1 nd)!-- 
world" (Par) (8,S»6; 25-65). Pos- 
sibly best screen and stage bill thifl 
house has had In long lime. ItulM 

Wolf cliciieii as easy as the picture 
did. ?35.'J00. 

Million Dollar (Publlxi "Tli« 
Magic Flame" d". A.) (2,200; 2;;. 
K5). Magic hand of Samuel Gold- 
wyn obvious in exploitation on lni« 
tial week for this Etonky-Cuhnaa 
product. $23,300. 

Losw's •tate (W. C.-Loew)— '"The 
Life of Klley"' (F. N,) (3,300; 35- 
$1). Though this one had loads ot 
deep laughs ami l''anchon and Marco 
[irolog a pip, best It could do was 
$21,300. 

Egyptian (V. A.)- " ( " .Ib Kc " (IT. 

A.) (l.SOO; •J.i-n5), Fairly Rood 
bieak (or Luster Keaton here at 
$'J,nilO. 

Critsrion (W. C ) - 'The Bi^ Ta- 
rade" LM-C-.Ml (1.600; 23-7:.) Kx- 
ceptlonally good for liflh w.s k, due 
to consistent exploitation nieibodi 
of distribution organisation. $C.:'Oi). 

Uptown (W. C.»— ' Back to God s 
Country" (!,') (1.750; 2a-i.'i). Not 
oulHiandIng feature for this faous» 



bijl ilodi-.Ml red with $6,350. 

Broadway Psiace (Orplie'im)— 
' »s h. 11 a .Man l>ivi>«" 1 Warners) 
(l,.'.tr,; 15-101. No one seems to 
I lilC'W lliat they run yood picture 
I or, ;isi ■: .il!y. W ith lesult that ihis 
L.irryinoi (. picluie on seco'id week 



confined him to a French hospital ,.,,,01,1 „,ji draw >ii any better than 



i tar Mveral days. 



tl.HOO. 



JI 

10 



::u- /i- 



WILLIAM MORRIS 



HARRY LENETSKA 
JOHN HYDE 
MARTIN WAGNER 
HENRY BERLINGHOFF 
EDWIN MEYERS 
AL LLOYD 
JOE CORNBLETH 
JESSE MARTIN 
MORT MILLMAN 

PRODUCTION DEPT. 
WILLIAM GRADY 



V A R I B t Y 



ASC LASTPOaKL 

IMflf 

FSTAiiiJKHEn m»ii 

WILLIAM MORRIS 

AGENCY 
1560 BROADWAY, NEW YORK 



T*l«phon« BRYANT 1637-38-39 
r^bl* Addreu: "WILLMORRIS," New York 



Wedncscin V. Serfembe 



WILLIAM MORRII, Jfw 



CHICAGO 



1111 RUTLRR BLDO. 
MAX TURNER, Mgr. 

LOS ANGELES 



STATE THEATRE BLOO. 
WALTER MEYERS, Mgr. 

AMERICAN RErnk«ANTATIVES 
MOSS-EMPIRES. Ltd. 



^aul Whiteman 

Will be^in his WORLD TOUR immediately following his present PUBLIX- PARA- 
MOUNT CONTRACT in the SUMMER of 1928, and with his TWENTY-FIVE MUSI- 
CIANS visit as many CAPITAL CITIES of the WIM^ as is physically possible. 

I desire these enga,s:ements to be under the best possible auspices and request 
MUNICIPALITIES. THEATRE OWNERS and CONCERT MANAGEMENTS OF EU- 
ROPE ...^D THE ENTIRE WORLD, who might be interested, to cable WILLMOR- 
RIS, KZW YORK, so that- they may be tentatively included in the itinerary, and to 
forwacd^naail information concerning GUARANTEES and TRANSPORTATION 
COP^CTIONS. ' 




Re del Jazz, PAUL WfUTEMAN 

f 

Concluso il preseiUe CfiUratto con 11 PUBLIX-PARAMOUNT estate 1928, il con la sua orcliestra di VENTlClNQUE 
MUSICISTl inconiincera immediatamcnte un Giro Mondial e, visitando tutte le Citta Capitali possibili. 

Desiro che queste scritture siano tenitte sotto i migliori auspici e prego i Municipi, Proprietari di Teatri ed Impresari in- 

tcressati, <li fclegrafare WIT-I. MORRIS, New York, anriiichc Essi possaiio tentativatnente essere comprest neiritinerario e di mandare 
I)er posta, tutte quelle inforniazioni riguardanti Garanzie, et Transi>orti. 

Le Roi du Jtixz, PAUL WHITEMAN 

Apres rexpiration de son central avec le PUBLIX-PARAMOUNT, ete 1928, et son orchestre VINGT CINQUE MUSICIENS 
eommencera s& TOURNfiE MONDIALE, qui comprendra toutcs conmiencera sa TOURNfi MONDlALE, qui comprendra toutes 

Ics CAI'lTAT-ES et les principales VII.T.KS Hn MONDE. 

Desirant que tons ccs engagements soient executes dans dcs nieilleurcs coiulilions possible, les Municipalites, Proprietaircs des Thea- 
tre et Impresarios, que cette tournee interesse, sent priis de cabler WILLMORRIS afin qu'ils puissent ctre indus dans I'itineraire 
projeter Ct de comniuniquer.parjcttre, tpus les renseigrienientes concernant Ics Garantics, ct Tiaiis[iort. 





Der Jazz Konig, PAUL WHITEMAN 

und sein Orchester von fiiiif und zwansig Miinncr, wiiden eine \\ ELT TOUR anfangen .--ciiiiit, nach der Vertrag mit der 
PUBLIX-PARAMOUNT in Soinmer von 1928, und wirden besuclien so viele Ilauptstiidte als miiglich, 

Dipser Vertrag solte sie sich betragen unter dem bestem Lage, und man bittet MUNIZIPALITATEN, EIGENTCMERN von TEA- 
TERN, und KONZERT DIRIGENTEN, wcnn sie sich interessie rcn, z^ telegrafieren WILLMORRIS, New York, das man kann 
versucheu sie zu beifiigen in der Reiscplan, und Erkiindigung zu schreiben in bezug auf GARANTIEN, und. TRANSPORT. 

EI Rey del Jazz, PAUL WHITEMAN 

enii^zaia su \ I'l'.LTA DEL MUNDO inmcdiaranicnte ilespucs <le tcrniinar su prcscntc CONTRACTO PUBLIX-PARAMOUNT, 
en el verano de 1928, y con sus veintecinco MUSICOS visitara tantas cidades CAPITALES del MUNDO como sera physicamente 
possibile. v 
lo deseo hacer cstos eiigagainentes en la manera mcjor possibile y pidoel favor a las MUXICIPALIDADK?. rROPROl'.TARIOS 
DE TEATRO.^ y ORGANIS ACTONS DE C ONCERTOS que puedcn estar iiitcrc^.ulds de comnuiiiicar telcgralicaniente con 
WTLLAK^l^RIS, New York, de manera a poder estar tcntaiivamcntc incliiidos en el itinerario, y dc niandar per correo todas infor- 
niaciones al sujeto de GUARANTIAS, CONNECIONES y TKANSrOTACTOM S. 





I 



WwJoeadan Septeipber 7. l^J, 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 



11 



MINN. TURNS DOWN 'MOCKERY' TO 
DROP OF $iMie ON WEEK AT STATE 



llot Weather Airivet With Season's Opening — | 
Couple of Hold-Overs Failed to Connect on I 
Second Week— "Love of Mike" Liked 



MlnneapoliB, Sept. 6. 
After traveling hUth altitudes 
throughout the entire summw. inj.si- 
ness last week took somewlMit of a 
ooae dive. But It could have been 
worse. Even though manauei s have 
teen spoiled by the remarkuble prus- 
BMity ot tho past several months. 
S*y did no walling. Despite their 
cra*Ider«ble tumble, mosses in all 
instance* were "large enough to re- 
turn* Profit. ConsWwIns th« hl»h 
temperatures and other factors. It 
was no mean accomplishment to 
keep out of the red. 

Hot weather, Increased (competi- 
tion, unsatisfactory uttraction.'i and 
the failure of two hold-overs to 
maintain expected strength blamed 
tonht drop. It has been an exci eil- 
ingly cool summer. The belati rt at- 
tack of Old Sol a week after the 
•penlng of the new iMttaon was en- 
tirely unexpected. Comi»aratlvely, 
the Shubert (Bulnbrldge stock), 
Palace (McCall-Bridge musical com- 
edy tab) and the Hennepin-Orpheum 
did the best business, but even in 
their Instances was much room for 
improvement. 

"Mockery" at the State f.iilpd to 
ellck. Local press notices lonurdint; 
th* Aim were favorable. But the 
public evidenced its disapproval by 
Word-of-mouth comment and this 
undoubtedly found Its reflection In 
the attendance. The funs here very 
evidently are not stroiiR for this sort 
of Kti.«:sinn f.iie. Xrither do they 
seem to Incline toward the hlKh- 
class and artistic dance offering for 
their stage entertainment, because 
the very beautiful act presented by 
Xerenoff and Maree, assisted by the 
State baUet, proved no magnet. The 
house was a long way off from go- 
ing* Into the red, the mercury soared 
Upward, and a year or so ago last 
Week's Hgures might have been con- 
sidered excellent, hut, nevertheless, 
it was the State's poorest week in 
many a moon, and this self-same 
theatre has jammed "em In at other 
much more sweltering times. Drop 
from previous week fully $4,000. 

Aitherto Lon Chancy pictures for 
the most part have been run at the 
Strand or Oarrick and, Invariably, 
have been good drawing carda. 
Chaney, in fact, is now looked upon 
here as a real draw. Trouble this 
time was with the picture. 

After a bang-up first week. "Ca- 
mtlle " slipped during lt.'< second pe- 
riod. The way in which trade built 
up during the Initial week made 
sponsors of the Norma Talmadge 
picture hope for at least a three 
weeks' run, but It bowed out Fri- 
day, supplanted by "Resurrection." 
At that the second week ot "Ca- 
mllle" brought In qiWte a bit more 
money than the house has been get- 
ting during the past summer. 

*'What Price Ulory" also took 
leave of rantages after it.s .second 
week. Three or more weeks also 
had been anticipated on the strength 
of Its llrst week's showing. For the 
tirst week tl6,400 was claimed for 
the Fox super-apecial. ■ The claim 
for the second week was around 
|10,000. This reporter's estimates 
were around $9,000 for the lir.st 
■week sind $6,000 for the second week. 
Only one stage act each week. Top 
was 50c. Last season "What Price 
r.lorj" played the Metropolitan here 
for two weeks at fl.SS top and 
grossed around tS.OOO for tlsr fort- 
night. 

It this were not State Fair Week, 
aianager BosUck, of I'antages. 
states, he would have held the plc- 
♦ht " "i''"'' week. He llgures 
that visitors get pictures in their 
Z"^^ <!oniniunities and will want 
vaiMevllle w hen they come here. He 
also fears alie nating his own vaude 
customers. In Its nrst v,cck. accord- 
.'ns to Mr. JJostick, "What Price 
t.iory broke all Pantages-huuse rec- 
ords. 

"The Country Doctor." at 
Hennepin-Orpheum. me<lioerc 
iilfi,^"' good valid., draw. 
weeK-day newspai), r ad."; .lid 
C6ntain the nan^.s of aiiv ol 
acts and (l.-vot,.,! ahno.st tn,. ,-nti 
'WO inche.i to the pi( turr. I'or the 
".oennd lime within a few weeks this 



the 

pic- 
The 
not 
the 



Ihejilr 
IStute 



ran nip and tuck with the 



on grosses. 
Estimates for Last Week 

_ State (F. & R ) 

.Mockorv" f.%f-(; 
fnd .".six 
Keren off 



Splendi. 
caU ' h o n. 



(2,500; 60) — 
.Ml. Senator Kord 
lirown Drolhers on Vila; 
•ind .Mare,, ballet on stage, 
•''l-around show but didn t 
I13.IH10 not Lad. however. 
& K.) (1.51)0; 00) — 
N ). After big flr.st 
down considerably. 



(1 



Strand 

"Camill,:" (I- 
week died 

Around $i.«oo, good for this house. 
Aiound tB.ooo for first week. 
. Lync (K. ft K.) (1,350; S5)— VI,0%'* 



ENGUSH-MADE FILM, 
$17,500 IN MILWAUKEE 




15 YEARS 

0 orchestra' 



mm 



NEARLY 
,8 A YEAR 



Pantages Leads in 

Frisco With $35,000 



llu.siiii'N? up 



■'i .nu i.s,'.», St'pt. f>. 
lot w.fk in ihf 
witli ihv run Imii.stv 



"METROPOLIS" OFF; 
ON 2D WEEK, $S,000 



u'"7o^u\ll'inK^ I ^^'^ ''°''cy at Liberty Catches 



'Pompadour" Liked— -'•Run- 
ning Wild" Sent Wisconsin 
to New High of $23,000 



Milwaukee. Sept. 6. 
(Drawing Population, 650,000) 

Chicago's movie strike, cool 
weather and the 'Wisconsin State 
Fair, combined with a great array 
of pictures, poured bucketsfull of 
shekels into the movie hoMsa cash 
boxes last week. 

Opening of the new tfptown, 
Sflxe's latest neighbor'nood, was an 
event. The 'Wisconsin sho\-ed o\er 
another monster week, with the Al- 
hambra barking at its heels with n 
very good picture, "Mndame Pom- 
padour." 

.Movie men are n<»w looking wilh 
feelings mixed with skei>ti(-isni and 
expectancy at the (lanlen. pui- 
chased from the brewery interests 
by L#. K. Krin. Se.-ittle showman, and 
where the \'itaphone has been in- 
stalled. Brin has lined up United 
Artists and W.irners for pictures, 
and l''riduy night gav« « PMVlew on 
his current show to Mllwankee's 
elite and newspaper men. 

Estimate* far Last Week 
Alhambra (U)— "Madame Pompa- 
dour" (Par) (3.000; 25-50). GIsh 
picture winner tor this house. It's 
English made. Likable stage show 
helped, but drawing power of Clsh 
name remained paramount. State 
fair helped, too. as did current con- 
Topped J17,500 



ditions. — «. 

MaJeaMb (Orpheum) — "B<'yond Ih 
Law" (F. .v.) (1,800; 15-25-40). Had 
Junior Orph stage bill supplementing 
and made bl.'j bid for fair patronage 
on grind poUcv, rimnlng high around 
110,000. 

Merrill (Saxe)— "Barbed Wire" 
(Par) (1.200: 20-60). Uid great busi- 
ness with war Dim. Reached $<,00» 
without trouble. 

Millar (Saxe) — "Beauty Shopper" 
(Tiff) (1,400; 15-2S-40). I>oew acts 
here. House had best week aince 
opening, a;bout tour woaka aso. after 
musical stock aummnr aaaaoB. dose 
to $8,100. 

Palace (Orpheum) — "Heart of 
Marylind" (War) (2.400; 25-50-75). 
Regular Orph house, and catered 
hard to fair crowds with success. 
$19,000. 

Strand (Saxe)— "Hardbolled Hag- 
gerty" (F. N.) (1.200 ; 26-60). Sills 
fans came to see this picture, but 
did not fall as hard for it aa some 
ot his previous work. GoM' draw, 
though, close to t8,S00. 

Wisconsin (Saxe) — "Running 
Wild" (Par) (3,500; 25-50). Crack- 
erjack sLTge bill and good laughing 
picture, combined with announce- 
ment from stage that l>^ive Schooler, 
master ot ceremonies, will play In- 
deflnltely, acain led town. Hit new 
high at |2S,00«. 

"Victory" Delayed 

l.os Angele."!, Sept. (. 

'With Joseiih Von Sternhcrjt'lSav 
Ing 'been taken off the next (ieorge 
Bancroft picture "Victory." produc 
tlon will be postponed until Von 
Sternberg completes making "The 
Ueneral" starring Kmil Jannlngs. 

Von Sternberg directed "ITnder- 
world," responsible for bringing 
Bancroft into the ranks ot Para- 
mount stars, with "Victory" sched- 
uled as his first starring film. 



well liked. Satisfactory at about 

%■:.':!>{). 

Grand (K. & R.) (1,100; 2S)— "The 
Uritcr 'Ole" (Warners). Second 
loop showing, ticored here. Around 
»1,700. 

Hennepin - Orpheum (Orpheuin) 
(2,890; 60-(i)— "The Country Doc- 
tor" (P. D. C.) and vaude. Picture 
played up in ads but didn't merit It. 
Vaude okeh. Cood at about $12,500. 
Iteserved seat section (about 30 rows 
on lower floor and boxes) sold out 
<'\cry e\'ening. Matinees light and 
auniiay only .so-so, 

Pantages (r'antage.-l (l."'..-,(i; .-,.)) — 
"What I'ricc (Jlnry " (I'oxi. S. i ond 
week. $10,000 claimed; »«.O00 esti- 
mated. 

Seventh Street (Orpheum) (1,180; 
40)— "'Whispering Sage" (Fox) and 
vaude. Show good^at price. Busi- 



A • few Meyer Davis (^ivlie.-t r.i 
contracts re;'ently olitained: The 
New Colonial, Nassau; The Break - 
ei-8. Palm Beach; The Homestead, 
irot Springs; The Carlton, Wash- 
ington. 

The record of eight new contracts 
annually has been maintained for 

lifteen j'ears. 

Meyer Uavis' Servile. enualU im- 
portant, has eoiitribnted l:ii>;ely to 
the success ot this world famous 
organization. 



Vitaphone Doubling 

L,os Angeles. Sept. 6, 
■Willi the making of "The 
Jaz7. Singer." Warner Olatid, 
playing the role of the father 
and cantor, had to chant the 
"Kol Niilri. ' as the picture Is 
being m.ade in s.\ nehronizalion 
wilh Vitiiphone. Warner 
Brother ofHcials were per- 
plexed as Oland had no singing 
voice. Sain Warner flxed it 
by seniliiig for .Joseph Dlskay, 
llungariau' tenor. 

He had Diskay aing the 
chant while Oland worked in 
fi'oiit of the camera and 'Vita- 
)>honc attachment Silently mov- 
ing his lips. 



'12 Miles.' $15,000, Toronto 
Jack Arthur Led Band 

Toronto, Sept. •. 
(Drawing Pop., TOCMWO) 

This Canadian town was all John 
Cilbert last week. At the Uptown 
In "12 Miles Out"" opened to $i.0oo. 
almost a record. Ho tame right 
buck with another $2,000 Monday 
and held on to finish the week with 
an .ipproximute $15,000 twice as 
good as many weeks and $4,000 
above the Br'cry-llalton "i''ireincn" 
of the week before. 

Jaick Arthur built a real show 
around the bootleg yarn and with 
a lie up with aome of the swimmers 
In the big lake marathoB got a break 
that helped. 

With tiie Canadian National Ex- 
hibition packing them In It was 
thought grosses would fall off, but 
the visitors sloinieil the movies. 
Alain stem houses stood up well, but 
the neighborhoods did a bit of a 
dive. 

Pola Negri's "Barbed Wire'" bet- 
tered previous wuek by $1,UU0 with 
little help from the stage. Burn- 
stein has switched to Mctro-Gold- 
wyn news reels at this bouse. News 
pictures playing a big part here. 

Famous i'layers houses are soon 
to feature a so-called all-Canadian 
bill. (Jccaaion is the seventh anni- 
versary, also the diamond jubilee of 
Canadian Confederation, 

Showmen aro watching lAix's at- 
tempt to get $1.50 for "Wliat, Price 
Ulory," opening Saturday. It was 
tried with "Ben-Hur" and not so 
good, 



Uptown (F. P.-Canada) (2,965; 
SO-60). "12 Miles Out" (M-O-M). 
(Jllbert picture unusually strong. 
Help by good program and band. 
Had S. It. O. siKn out three nights 
and good for holdover, but against 
policy ot this hou.se. Jjick Arthur 
personally conducting stage band to 
good advantage. Afternoon biz still 
oir, but improving. About $15,000. 
li.xcellent. 

Tivoli (F. P.-Canadu) (1,400; 25- 
50). "Stolen Bride" (F. N.). Opened 
weakly, but swung into bettor lurk 
about Wednes<fay. Suffered from 
abseni i. „f program around picture. 

About $4,400. Fair. 

Pantages i i:,istern-F. P.) (3,450: 
ao-f,0). A .Million Bid" (W). 
Opened to big money, but did alow 
fade to come on neatly wgain. Miss 
Costello no particular draw here. 
About $lfb00. l-'air. 

Leaw'a (2,300; IS-SO). "Barbed 
Wire," Fair at about $11,000. 

Hip (.Shea F. r ». ' I'Hintlng the 
Town" (C). I)ifferirig version from 
the critics, wilh picture holding to 
aliout $K.nno or under. Parking 
s|iace easier to get at this house 
than many others. 



I 

Straight picture houses, even those 
with stage shows, suffered somewhat 
the I 1st t,-\\ days because ot the 
t>hen,nui..il draw of Moran and 
.M.o k 111 I'. Ullages Ol h.'rw i.se, the 
Ci.m. 1,1.1 at l,M.~i, iiiiiihl have set a 
le w lliuise l eroril As it w .is lile 
toriner Tublix house li.ul its best 
V. eek since the Puncan .Sisters w.'re 
there reeeully, and grossi'd around 
$3,000 belter than for "Hula." 

Pantages led the town easily, 
.\fter aliening Saturday with Its 
I ' gulor vuude program, plus a Tom 
.Mix screen feature, to ordinary 
liusiio ss, the Muran and Mack team 
r.iiiir ill Tuesday and wowcil them 
for tie- hal.inee of the we.'k. l)n 
their full week, from Tuesday to 
.Monitay, rail's rolh-il nii the ,i;re,it- 
est gross in ilie liistor> of the liuustV 
at $33,000. 

Warfield clicked along nicely with 
a roaring comedy and a pleasing 
st.age show. 

"Big Parade" cloned Its fourth 
week at the Culitornia around $13,- 
300, for a total ot close to $92,000 
on engagement. "Camille" follows. 
"Iteaii lie.stf" iioUi up siiri>risingly 
well at the St. Kraii. is, where it is 
scheduled fur two inoie wt.«'ks. 
Estimates for Last Week 

Granada — "I ndcrw orld " (Par) 
(2,7S5; .'ir.-50-f,5-!iO). Set fast pace 
from start. Fanchon and Marco 
"Seriientine" Idea and Frank Jenks 
hailing band strong rombination. 
$33,101). which will probably not be 
passed fur some time. 

Warfield - "Life of Hili y ' (F. N.) 
(L'.BGii; 3.'i-.>0-f,r,-90). Charlie Mur- 
ray and (;i^»rg,' Sidney had cllsloni- 
cls rolling. (;io.--s better than that of 
I. on cli.iiH',\'. pre\ jons week, who up 
to that time was outstanding b. o. 
figure in this town. 

California— "The Big Parade" (M- 
<J-A1) (2,200; 3S-K3-!H». Good news- 
paper publicity helped flnal week. 
Revenue of $13,300 better than hoped 
for on fourth week. 

St. Francis— "Heau Oeste" (Par) 
(1,376; 3r.-(!5-!IO). I'aramoiint's story 
of French I'oreign I.iuion drawing 
many repeats oi thosr who s.iw it 
during its road show engagement 
nearly a year ago. Winding up sec- 
ond week at close to $12,200, should 
have little trouble holding up for 
two more weeka. Can atill drop a 
few thousands and show profit. 



Fred Nlblo has gone over to Sam- 
uel Goldwyn, to direct the next 
Ronald Colman-'Vllma Hanky pic- 
ture, M y«ljraytt«4<., Jit wJU re- 



On — "Chang" Held for 
3d Week 



"Hula" in Tacoma 

inrew tn f9;iMIV--rGdod 

Tacoma. Sept. 6. 
(Drawing Pop, 12MI00) 

National luml>ennan convention 
brought delegates from all over the 

cotmtry to Tacoma. With favorable 

weather business fair at most of the 

houses. 

The second \ila scored picture 
here, "Better 'Ole," at Blue Mouse, 
opened even stronger than did "Don 
Juan." "Hula." with Clar.t Row, 
Fanchon & Marco Revue and Ollle 
Wallace, big amusement value at 
the Broadway. Pantages had good 
bill, but aagged somewhat from two 
banner weeks ot "What Price 
Cilory." 

"Hig Paiaili " is holding up Well 
at Colonial, while "<'aniille" hrought 
up gross somewhat at Itialto. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Broadway (W. C.) ( 1,850: 35-50). 
"liula" (Par), Kveryhody liked and 
talked about It. Good gross; $9,000. 

Pantages (1,650 ; 30-50). "Desert 
Gold" (Par). Stlrrlns atmvtlrplcal 
Zane Gray clicked alone With vttuae; 
$7,000, 

Rialto (W. C.) (1,M0; 80-40). 
"Camille" (P. N.). Vsual draw ex- 
hibited by this feature to bring gate 
alxive average; $4,710. 

Blue Mouse (Hamrick) (650; ir<- 
60). "The Better 'Ole" and Vita 
(Warner). Ii'ust moving comedy, 
with Marlon Tallcy In Vita art. 
Other good acts, tiines afternoon 
and evening. Strong biz; $5,000. 

Colonial (W. C.) (850; RO). "The 
Rig Parade" (M-O-M). In second 
week, business holding up well; 
$5,500. 



Rozy IVttectiBg Hoxy'' 
By Trade-Markiii It 



s 

anil 



Washington, Sept. (I, 
T, Rothnfel is to have his radio 
theatre name "Roxy" trade- 
marked. 

After noting in 'Variety's patent 
and trade-mark service that the 

name had b.en twice utilized. In 

the latter lll-l:illie exai ily as it now 

stands over the Koxy in New York 
City except In the change of the 
word "theatre" In the bottom of the 
lettering to "pet turner," Rothafel 
advised his attorneys (•> file a pro- 
test with the Patent Olflce heie. 

This was done within the 30 days 
stipulated iieriod following publi- 
i.-ition, and application la to be 
mad.- for prolei tinn against further 



I'ortland. Ore,. Sept. 6. 
Ix>ts of show excitement in town. 
The local Orpheum has announced 
a continiioiis vaude-pieture policy 
with a r.ii-eent top. Six acts and a 
lirst ilin picture, with th,' opening 
him Sllnil.iy I'niversal's "t'lu-ating 
Cluators." 

The light is expected to boil down 
betwein West ('''oaHt's Broadway, 
I'aiit.im-s and Orpheum. 

A deal has been m.ade with Uni- 
versal whereby U will furnish Or- 
pheum product. It was at first 
thought that the house would exhibit 
l)e Mlllc (P. D. C.) pictures, but it 
develops that 'IValler Tibbetts, 
buililing the Oriental, h.is those pic- 
tures bought. 

The Henry l"Hiffy I'layers mad.' 
another ino^e into the Music Box. 
which they formerly occii|>ied, Labor 
Day. Opening play is "The Alarm 
(Mock," Duffy hit very goi>d at the 
lleilig the past few months but the 
Orpheum Circuit has the Heilig tor 
a three-day stand. "Chuck" White- 
head, formerly leader of the Rlvoll 
orchestra, h is been engaged as mus- 
ical director of Duffy's Music Box. 

Rlvoll, operated Jointly by W<'st 
Coast-,). J. Barker, is evidently k-o- 
ing out to get a suiieriur branil oi 
niusie. Arrangements were com- 
lileti il by Barker to Inst.all Salvatore 
!<anlaella to head a 15-plece orches- 
tra at the Rlvoll. It will become the 
long-run house ot the town. Inas- 
much as the new United Artists' 
theatre is not yet ready. 

Cecil Teague, formerly organist at 
the Loew's State, I,,os Angeles, 
comes here to the Rivoli, to take 
charge of the console. 

It looks lil^o the projected 2,000- 
scat house, which was to be built b,v 
R;ilph Lloyd, L,s Angeles oil man, 
and leiised to lyniversal, has fuUeii 
through. 

All the business of the town Went 
to the Broadway last week for ^Ca- 
mille." With Fanchon and Marco's 
"Hello, Lindbergh" Idea and Stoll's 
band. On the first two days the 
show broke the house record but the 
balance of the week was just fair. 
Business big but not as expected. 
An <'xtr.a morning show was crowd- 
ed In with little result*. 

&.AWm-t7 TTV. C> opened ti> big 

crowtls with a combination policy at 
40c. top. Jammed 'em in and netted 
good profit on week. "Adam and 
Evil" was film feature and chlet 
draw. Looks like this house la sure- 
fire. 

"Metropolis" at VnlverMil'a Co- 
lumbia, second week, did not con- 
nect. Picture did a fairly good 
opening week, but fell short ot 
reaching overhead oa the tCOUd 
v.ei k. "Iksiu Geste" In hMIM Ott 
pop iirice run. 

"Chang" in second we<-k at the 
Rivoli Just managed to sail along 
to average intake. Will be held for 

thM nMk: «M«M putt, 'War P»- 
rad«l» f^tn ai « M* prtM aelM- 

ulei, 

HMnrMi'i emaU QIm Mouse, sur- 
prised wiseacres by registering one 

of Its biggest weeks with Warner s 
'.Mi.^.'-iiig Link." J'lcture pl.ayvd to 
capacity at nearly all shows, with 
many turned away, owing to the- 
aln' s small seating cajHMitjr. Held 
over tor second week. 

Pantages got profitable business 
with Fox's "Joy Uirl" and six acts 
of average calibre. Did near $11,000. 
Town billed like circus tor 'tWlMt 
Price Glory" at I'aiitages this Week. 
Estimates for Last Week 

Broadway (West Coast) ( 2,500; 
25-40-60)— "Camille" (F, N ). Norma 
Talmadge picture went big but didn't 
do business it shoiiiii, i'liu:ge<t to the 
Pinit. Wrong house piohahly. the 
picture probably <:onnecting In "run" 
house, i-'anchon and Marco's "llcllo, 
Lindbergh" idea, below standard, 
$18,000, Very big. 

Liberty (W, C.) (2.000; 25-35-40) 
—"Adam and Bvll" (M-U-M). Great 
week on this house's opening under 
new polli y. Five acta ulso. Low 
admi^sion seems to be what cus- 
tomers want. $ii.r,iiii, 

Pantages (Pantages) (2.000; 25- 
in-.',M, - -n,.. .i.,y (;iii" (Koxi. Good 

ouiel $11,11(111. 

Blua Mouse (Hamrick) (800; 25- 
50)— "Missing Link" (Warners). 
Packed 'em in solid. I/noks like It 
will go at least three weeks. $«.ooO. 
Very good. 

Rivoli (W. C. -Parker) (1,210; 25- 
50) — "Chang" (I'ar). Second week's 
business slack. Picture will nii»\*» 
out after third (this) w.ek. $'.,'Jiej 
If. fi. for :m m.. ek. 

Columbia (D C.l'lO; LT, -.Mi) "Me- 
tro;M)lis" (Par). Flopped in second 
week. $5,000. 



'Irontides' ' Mi*plao«d Bate Lino 

A report In Variety last week said 
"Old Iron.ildes" had done light busi- 
ness In Seattle. It rarrled a mis- 
placed date line. 'I'lio city was 
Portland. f)re , where the pl. ture did 
IX QMIlillg to f },20«. 



18 



Wednesday, September 7, 1927/ 



BRITISH FILM FIELD 



It Hollywood a Fade-Out? American Films Fall in 
^ U. K.— Foreign Movies Getting Big Share of 
Aawiitlei^'Beit Overseas Market 



London, Aug. 'H, 
Advice Is the thing you prescribe 

for inr otlii-r ff^lit.w. Hut one may! 
Itf' a sicKin < n casiidially in splto 
of one's seif, to borrow from Mo- 
Itere, «nd though the prescription 
given here may not bo a pleasnnt 
ilraiu:ht, it is at least bettor than 
tlie lirati^'iit in tlie l)ank ijalanoe 
whii-li it aims at rometlyin;;. 

QuntinR from a Canadian traiU', 
paper: "The American film Indus- 
try has bt»come vastly unpopular 
... It has aroused unfavorable 
criticism in Its development throi»»;h 
poor pictures, poor business tactics 
and worse pul)llclty ... it has 
b«en most undiplomatic and siiort- 
nlghtrd in its handling of the for- 
eign flim situation." 

Nothlnfc new in tliat slam. 

!'\»rei'.rn newspapers penerally 
have written tliut way fur the last 
two years and more. Legislation 
has been paused or Is being pre- 
pared in must Kiiropoan countries 
to lower ilio pircenlaRe of 

American lilnis and increase that 
of iiomo- nia«lo i)i(lur(s. 

Wliv? 

The e.isy reply of the trade press 
yes men ts "JMhiMilf.'»t t1i« y^at 

expansion of American business." 

Tliat is tlio loa-^t part of llio an- 
swer. 

Ageressive selling methods, hctcus- 
Ing the exhtbltori complete disre- 
gard for the prejudices anrf tastes 
of other natinnalitles, far too much 
bl.Th alxnit Amcric-a's desire lo take 
foreign movies, strong-arm methods 
in the British Dpminiona .^nd the 
boycotting .ther* e( British ftrodtto 
tions by thU Ameri^ii distHMton 
who I'untrol th^ QcM Ilk th« Col- 
©nies. 

These arc s<imc of the real rea- 
sons why there Is a prowin;.,' tend- 
ency for the American film to be- 
come "vastly unpopular." 

ot^er reasons aa'e sameness of 



the vamped and ri \aTnpi il old dope 
anil lioldim. It knows every trick 
I in Ibe Hollywood repertoire, besides 
wliiih tlie showman is getting sick 
of prices liclnK pusliid up and up 
on- him and being blackjacked a 
million other ways by high-powered 
salesmen. 

New York's Quota 
Tliey, poor hounds, are working 
on a "quota" — usually fixed by New 
York, where what they don't know 
about this market (real knowledge, 
not card index stulT) would furnish 
the burg with a new lilirary. 

And thus the state of the trade 
show field begins to tell Its story. 
In the last 10 weeks, so far as we 
can ti-.iie withoot claiming tliis 
recnril la(l pir i-.rit i-oniplete, 132 
feature lilms have lieon trade- 
shown, i. e.: offered for booking. 
Of these 9S were American. 6 Brit- 
ish and— hut wh.at an 'and"— I'S 
Cimtinintal. 

It's ea.slcr to Krasp. maybe, in 
percentages. Anyway, ilie ratio of 
fall in American lilms comes easier 
that way. It Is: American, 74^33; 
Itriiish. 4 6/11 (not much increase 
there); Continental. II 7/S3. 
AVow ! 

That's not all, either. 
In these two current weelu 15 
American lllaw' been trade- 
shown and 10 Continental. 'Ves, 60 
per cent. American and 40 per cent. 
European. 

And the most of 67 Hritish films 
still to come on to. the matlcet this 
season. 



Drop of 18 Per Cent. 

Ignore this last as something un- 
usual, If you like. There Is still the 
fa<H there Is a fall from around 
92 1/3 per cent. American to 74 >4 
per cent, in film into tilis your big- 
gest foreign marlcct. A drop, in 
of 18 per eeot. in' on*, year, 
without qoofik loglaUitlon at 



pictures. porMsrem Tnem-mK w« 
on the Hritish "fan ' in their native 
American state, with captions and 
Kifnations wiiich are not understood 
on this side. 

Tliink what your own "fans" 
^'ould say — and do — if they had a 
long-sustained diet of Knglish films 
featui'ing cri» ket mateiies. or our 
part in tlie war, all titled In our 
conception of the Knglish Jdlum. 

Nobody Would put out iUms that 
way? That's the point. You 
shouldn't put tbem out tiuit way 
luTC. iiut >(Mi do. Just because yon 
distribute your own stuff this side 
and tak« the "This is bow It comes 
to you" attitude Iwards our pub- 
lic, secure in. the belief ' that you 
control thbi market. 
You did. 

Itut .1 couple of years sliding like 
this year shows and you will be 
wondering what has happened to j 
your nice comfortable prollts from | 
that biggest end of your forci.mi j 
niarUel— the I'nllcd Kin(.-doni. | 
At present (perhaps tiiat had t 
better be iiualitied to "Once upon \ 
a time," in tac-e of what Is to cornel. ' 
this market bf llrcat lirltaln Is' 



fact, 
.and 
liiat 



< lose on .".a per <M nt of your fi>r- 

< iuTi. and tli.u foreii.'u its. If is alMUlt 
40 per cent o;' jiuir world gross, 
isn't it? 

Yes, it was. 

But . . . looka here: 

In 1926 there were released In the 
I'nited Kingdom 62.1 feature lllnis. 

Out of this total 577 were Amer- 
ican, i'S Continental and 23 homo 
product. 

Wiihi It In pelr«$nt«8eR7 

All right. 

Americ a. 112 S-L'.-.: ("ontinenlal. 4; 
hOnie pro.luel. :i 17 IT.. 
* And 112 .s-:'.") per cent is some 
pretty go(>d share, is it n«tt? 

Yes. 

And lUiW it not. 

'I'hei I' i^ rioi only llie f.o I tluit 
without lite l-"llin liuola Hill- not 
yet operative t;7 Itiitisii featiu-es 
ere made or in production. 'I'h.ai 
would slt4iw ni-ariy treble last year's 
home output and reduce tlie Amtri- 
»-an siiarc of this m.-irket by marly 
7 per cent. Hut atop of this is liie 
C iin t l ninlf i l fi l m Invt i sif i n .\'.'t th.ai 



tlie foreign distributors are' operat- 
ing liere, but that our own Inde- 
pendent distributors are cutting 
down on American stuff and han- 
dling Continental Alms for prefer- 
ence. I 
There are many reasons wliy. but | 
the chief la tlic public ia liriiii; cfj 



It m Tio ^vins yourselves 

this Is momentary. Statisticians 
may prove to you the ex|)orts of 
film to us have gone up. They have 
— but they cover your present re- 
leases, nut those on the films now 
belng booked. • 
See? 

And the 5 per cent, quota here 
is going to bo filled several times 
over. There's enough stuff making 
now to fill It twice. Continental 
movies, too, are maklnc a big ap- 
peal to our fSM iW..W>aiething dif- 
ferent. That Is what they want; 
what (so far as they arc vocal) 
they have been asking for. 

If Hollywood can't or won't give 
It to them, Berlin and I^ria, Copen- 
hagen and Rome will— atid Is doing. 
Well, then! 

If the Continental .share of this 
ni;irket gets around 2fi per cent. — 
and it is lieadiiiK' tiiat way right 
j now — while tlie home producer 
I turns out enough stuff to account 
for anotMr to '«r 11 per cent, (and 
111' will do no teas this .season), 
.Vmi i ica's share la » el itj to ta k e a 
furiher tumble to around ti per 
cent. 

In money — the only way it r eally 
counts — that means ii drop of OVW 
six million dollai-s iti re\eiiuc. 

Wouldn't it I'l' Wiiith liaving your 
lilms. your puldieily (how those 
read.\-made press books and sbe«'ts 
sent out as Imported rile our show- 
men) and your selling methods 
edited and titled by nritlshcrs who 
know the tastes anfl needs of tlils 
market? 

Six million dollars is a lot of 
money, even in the movie business. 

And then there's the question of 
prestige. 

Living American 

'We — that goes for the axcrage 
man and woman liere- eonsume a 

lot of I'niled States proiillets. 

Kvery morning we use an Ameri- 
can t(Kith paste and one of those 
(luadruple hyphenated brushes, and 
shave witii an Ameiie.-iii razor, 
llreaktasl: Amei i. m (in il. dillo. 
b.'u uri. liat lor eli.i k and alidu idllai 
timepiece, Amelieall. 

< Ulii'C emiipTlleiit. pelting ptirlies 
liling systems. Mappers li.iliils. fac- 
tory hands' time docks, «-andy, 
automobiles, comic striiis. gas, oil. 
haW the stores In the West Knd of 
I.ondon, Woolworth's oi^e»ery 8<-c- 



states Ijj- gi}-ine US a diet of films 
;i; |i. r cent. 'American.' 

isn I tliat prcstiKc? 

iMi 1 U \viulh kieiiinE'.' 

You can only prosper in ilii 
movie business In your own ciJunti > 
if your masses have spending 
mon( .v. TiK y have— at present. 
They tret ciuite a bit of it from the 
trade done with us in all sorts of 
United States goods. 

That's where the circle joins up 
for the movie business — your busi- 
ness. 

A whole lot of your export trade 
in general is caused liy ttic screen. 
Folk here want lots of tlurgs they 
see for the first time in the movies. 
They want to do lots of the things 
they have seen done for the first 
time in the nio\-ics — your movies. 

Thus is created ' Conseiousness" 
of many things which the States 
can and do supply us. 

But the overwhelming predomi- 
nance of American movies lias to 
bt kept up to keep tliat "conscious- 
ness" conscious. You have a re- 
sponsibility to a force much bigger 
than your own desire for profits, 

A drop of IS per cent, in your 
share of this market ia not keeping 
up, is It? 

Piking, that's what you're doing. 
Skinning a few dollars off your dis- 
tribution costs here, greedy for 
every cent which does not look to 
the mighty eye of New York like 
it ought to be spent. 

American Titles 
Keepin.ij a title like "Tlie Hrowli 
I)erli> ' for ;i film so you won't 
spend a few dollars on fresh pajier 
and film editing. Not bothering to 
know, or knowing and not giving a 
damn, the public here doesn't know 
what Uruwn Derby stands for, un- 
less it is a horse-race. 

"Call 'em 'Bowlers' in England, 
do they? Aw! don't we speak Eng- 
lish here? 'Derby' It Is, and that 
goes for England." 

It does not. We don't call trous- 
ers "pants." and while ycui may 
know what it means w lien you bill 
Han-y Langdon in "Long I'ants" 
and someone else in "White Pants 
Willie," to the public here It means 
long-Ienred underwear and nothing 
else. We don't call our underwear 
n. V. D.'s any more than we call 

brnera "aBBvaBders." These latter 

to US mean giulera of the variety 
that come attached to corsets. Why 
should we have to call them some- 
thing else just because you want 
to save a dollar or two? 
Do you see the point? 
It appears to you a very minor 
one. perhaps: but it is so typical 
of the spirit in which you are 



its requir* inents and likes and dis- 
likes. 

There's ii lot too much of the 
"Here it is. You gotta have it" 
spirit with you lately. 

And It's hurting you most. On 
the whole It's doing us goOd. fVe're 
gettin„ a change of screen diet. Suf- 
fering from Hollywood dyspepsia, 
that s probably a change for our 

Unod. 

if ' " I lion t niind we don't. 
Trade Press Depresfion 
, ' The drop in America's shore of 

the bookings this year has filt the 
tra !e press unless ''tlie fall is the 
effei t and not the eause of the ad- 
vertising slump. But In one case 
revenue has fall«a.2S per cent. .Ml 
last year so far. 

There never b.as been any doubt 
in the mind of the dislrilnitors iiere 
about the redundancy of trade pa- 
pers. F ur are too many for this 
market, r-.nd they all cover much 
the same ground. Often there has 
been a move among distriluitors, 
through their official body, Klnema- 
tograph Renters Society, to cut 
down the number of papers to two, 
liut the members have never been 
able to agree amongst themselves 
which two shall be chosen. 

One paper gets the bulk of an 
American's firms advertising be- 
cause the firm Is very friendly with 
the owner of the paper. Another 
paper gets its .ads becjiusc the pub- 
lisher Is .a nice old fellow. And one 
of the others gets a lot of Its htisi- 
ness because its chief is aggressive. 

None Is actually operating on 
value or net sales — in fact, In two 
eases real circulation Is pretty 
doubtful. 

But the K. R. S. hak done one 
thing and stuck to it. There is a 
"gentleman's agreement" not to 
ad\ertise in any new trade periodi- 
cal. Tills has been adhered to — 
perhaps the only case in this busi- 
ness where such an undertaking has 
stood. It may be the distributors 
want lo show tliey are gentlemen, 
like there are In steel and Insur- 
ance. Or maybe they haven't got 
the money to spend on this sort of 
publicity any more. 

I'ut a nickel in the bag for the 
stai-ving "gentlemen" of Hlcker 
Alley! 

British Films and U. 8. Market 

With .an open market ^ind even 



stuff from our angle. Mighty goot 
for this, but for the Anierican mar< 
ket . . , wsll, ask yourself. 

Some others of the 67 Hritish 

films made and niakiuK look better 
as to subject, at any rate. ' Ilunt- 
ingtower," the Lauder film, hits al. 
yeady Konc to Paramount. I'earson'a 
next. "The Fake, ' will likely („ 
the same place, so will "l*iiikle^,'s" 
(that's a pood Uroadway title). 

Then -Noel Coward's "Flasy Vir. 
tue," "The Vortex" and "Concerto* 
may get over It production measures 
up. while "The Ghost Train, " (mr 
Uctters," "The Constant .Vyuiph" 
and "Chamjiagne" may be (-ood 
subjects. Then, of course. "A Little 
Bit of Fluff," with Sid Cliapliji, and 
JQupont's "Moulin Rouge" can be 
regarded as certainties for your 
side. 

* Bad Salesmanship 

Hut what we liavn't got is .sales- 
mansiiip. America h.as sold us a 
lot of good pictures and a mighty 
heap of bad ones. We have sold 
her an occasional good one, but 
none of the bad o^es. And Lord 
knows we've had 'em In plenty to 
sell. If they'd been made in the 
States, do you think they'd have 
remaifU'd unsold here? Not if they 
were the bulk of America's product 
as they have been of ours. We'd' 
have been coaxed, hustled ami ho- 
cussed into buying them some way. 
They'd have been boomed "nd 
ballyhooed here, the "stars" would 
have been press-plugged and the 
directors publicized till wc believed 
they were good. Just as we now ac- 
cept as good some of the Hollywood 
actorlnes and mega]ilionists who 
are a total loss with all hands. 
. How many million dollars have 
been poured into this country to 
sell the public and the show man on 
American films? And bow many 
hundred cents have wc spent in 
doing that same in the States with 
our stulT? The Mwwci; in,theaecoMI 
case is Just Mouf mfhus ihe answer 
In the first. 

Y'es, our producers are tlie fel- 
lows who put the "sh: " in show- 
mansbij) ail right. 

Clara Bowed Out in Ireland 
"It" has had to quit the F.nicrald 
Isle. The Free State censor said 
"no" to the combination of I'^linor 
and Clara. It's a new one on us 
that Erin's objection to the Saxon 
s'nould extend to sex on the screen. 



handling the film situation here 
that it epitomizes the reasons wliy 
the public Is growing cold on your 
films and taking like ducks to <;on- 
tlnental movies. 

There's .another point, too. The 
more your independent producers 
are squeezed out or soaked up by 
the trusts, the more our Indepi nd- 
ent distributors will go to the Con- 
titnent for product. It doesn't 
mean the trusts selling more film 
here. Our independent distributors 
still keep a hold on quite a fit of 
this market. But instead of book- 
ing their exhibitor customers Amer- 
ican films they book them those 
Continental movies. 

Dailies Slamming 
Almost every day some dally 
paper takes a slam at American 
the 



ond Idock — that's how we live. 
Why? 

Movies— scllins us the Vullcd 



films. TCot the bife-librow papers 
lianning the movies, mind you, but 
the popular daily press finding 
fault. And what the "Dally Mall" 
and the "Express" say today the 
man In the street thinks tomorrow. 

Don't think the public is anti- 
American. Far from It. We are no 
more represented by the archaic 
thinking of 11. c. Wells than you 
are by Sinclair Lewis. 

The average Englishman, not 
realizing that the American race Is 
a fusion of many nationalities, still 
regards a citizen of the I'nltcd 
States as a blood relation, and 
treats hlni as such. 

The reverse Is not the case. We 
are Very tnui b more pro- .\ mei ican. 
as a raee, tli.iu xou an pm i;ii>;|lMh. 
very nmeli more. .\Iaylie .Ktrulhers 
Hurt is right and we're stupid, but 
there's the fact. 

So. lookiti:: till fjii. Kiion .ill round, 
tile |i"iiit , ..III. >^ I I. .11- yew an rcg- i 
rtftK it fttH--m your — Mm — culec I 
here because you nn- not keeping | 
us sold on yimr product. i 
"ls'ie|iinK us sold" means a wlndej 
lot mi. II (ban pu.shing it on us or i 

blufliriK i: by. It TIP -Ti-^ •-Ml'l\ilic| 
this innrki I . ri It ■ e . i , n.l 1, . ep , 
ill^" il UUU'.U, li.iUii i.ull'i.Il; a lol 



the, British market will still be 75 
per cent, open) this country cannot 
produce films to compete with 

American iilctures If It makes them 
mainly for home constvmptlon. | 
It Is an old story: if films arc 
made on the, cost that our home 
market can bear, then production 
has to be starved; if they are made 
to American standards, then costs 
cannot be gotten back In our home 
market. It Is a vicious circle. 

The taunt that we cannot make 
pictures is out of date. Three ye.ars 
apo it was largely true, tiioupll even 
then there were exceptions. Today 
such films as "Madame Pompadour " 
— according to "Variety's" own New 
York review — do measure up to the 
deni.inds of tlic American market. 
But these arc still few and seldom. 

Making flima to the Hollywood 
recipe Is no good. That can be done 
much better on the West Coast, and 
anyway tlie I'nited St.atcs showman 
doesn't want from us what he can 
get aplenty on the spot. Nor does 
he want plcttires reeking with an- 
other nationality. They can 
breatiie tbeir country of origin, 
sure. But they musn't shout It. 
That"a all done by • . . . you 
know th e rest , s i ng Jt_yourself . 

They want good films. And wli.it 
is ;i pood liim Teclinieal perfec- 
tion Is only a decimal point. A 
'"good" film that is a box olBce card, 
never mind its technical qualities 
.so long as they are not actually 
minus. 

Take a look at the foreign films 
that ha\e suci ceil 

They have not been made on the 
near- Hollywood plan. They have 
been ""entertainment -plus -different."' 
That"s the answer, the best answer 
any showm.in ever had or will have: 
entertainment-novelty. 

Flag Wavers Over There 
And do the coming llritisli lilms 
promise that? Keho. and the .sched- 
uled titles, mainly answer "".Vo." 
There may be exceptions — hut- 
take a look see at the suIiJihIs: 
"A Sister to As.,ist "Kr."" typical 
Cockney humor, about tis conipre- 
henslble to an awrnge American 
as llnwcry slang to a Tyneslder. 
I lie .vifiiini 



"I' li j ip l ch - ( If l - l: iri - 
dcrs,"' "(ialllpoli. ' "Tlic Dover 
I'atrol." "'(iuns of 1.kjo.s."" "Kcmein- 
brance." "Tommy Atkins." "The 
l.uek of the Navy. " "The Campbells 
Are Cominp."' ""Comiuest." "One of 

the l:,.,!." ■•I.'li.renee .\ u,-!l t i 11 t.l li " < 

CaiJi ijii. " All U.1B- wavers or war I 



More Foreign Movies 
Gaumonts, leading distributors 
and theatre owners, has Just con- 
tracted for Isepa output. Isepa is 

a Swedish company and has sold 
I four films already in tliis market 
this year. The company Is a re- 
vival of the prodnetipB tanit from 
whence Victor Seastrom and 
Mauritz Stiller came. 

I'ii-st Xation.'il is also jiutting out 
several German films right now. 
Three are ready, aaven in produc- 
tion and five more scheduled. Lya 
Mara. Mary .Tohnson. Paul Wegen- 
er, Karinn Pell are tlic prineiiial 
stars, and Ben Lyon is in one feat- 
ure. Films are being made by PeM 
of Berlin in Association with' First 
-National. 

Paramount and Shorts 
About the time of the Arbuckle 
trouble Famous (Paramount) quit 
the short field here, though handling 
a good line, including the Burton 
Holmes travelogs anil tlie I'ost X.'i- 
i ture Studies. liesidcs comedies 
Now It's back with Christie Com- 
edies. Krazy Kat and Out of the 
Inkwell cartoons, World Sccnics 
and Edward Everett Horton Come- 
dies. Most of this stuff h.as for- 
merly gone to riaumont and ldi.ll, 
and the Famous' departure ni:irk8 
tno rurther dlsappeaTTiTIFfe of Inde- 
pendent product, even in the short 
field. 

People and Things 

T. Hays Hunter will probably 
stay here when he has finished 
1 "One of the Best" and direct tho 
! screen version of Roland Pertwee's 
1 in tlie States. I "•'"'"""h Sea Bubble." Hunter's work 
on bis present film has made a firm 
impression. 

William Vogel arrived from the 
Continent Thursday after a tour of 
P. n. C. foreign branelics and lift 
for New Y"oik today. 

Mosjonkine stopped off for two 
hours h'rlday on his way to Ham- 
burp from America. 

I'red Kitclicn. musical director of 
the .New Calli ry. pi.es to tile As- 
toria in two weeks in platf fif W. 
L. Trytel, who has resigned to look 
after his own orchestral agency. 

M.iza win use the mngnascope 
when It puts on ""Chang"' In n few 
weeks. 

— <M.>-lli'llill Kniphf. mannrt-e of tha- 
Capitol, has a peiu li.int for film 
direction. He spends a lot of time 
watchlnp Hays Hunter at work and 
is writing a scenario to direct him- 



I If. 

Ha 



ry Ham. i:i cli.npe ef 
tCuntinueU (ju v.iiic -it 



Kiist 



P I C^ UIR.B SI 



VARIETY- 



13 



TOTAL LOSS TO CHICAGO EXHIBITORS 
IN UNION'S BAD BEATING OF ORPHEUM 



STRIKE STUFF 



^bably Wont Botched Conflict Between Capital 
and Labor Country Has Known — Everything All 
Wrong With Orpheum Circuit's Leaders — 
Unions Gimnted Every Demand — Inde Exhibs 
Who Wanted No Lockout Forced to Suffer 
Heavy Losses — Questionable Methods Employed 
to Coerce Exhibs to Join Losing Lockout 



Chicago. Sept. 6. 
No grosses in Chicu^o week: 
BO flUn on exhibition. Xo siliuws, l>e- 
eKUMt the Orpbeum Circuit (vaude- 
ville) aaw flt to drag Clilcago's en- 
tire picture fleld in with it in a 
technical dispute with the Motion 
Picture Operators' Union that in re- 
ality concerned no one but Onrtieum 
and the operators. 

It seemed of no consequence to 
Orpheum that in doing so it de- 
prived many failing fllni men of a 
week's receipts which they needed 
like Orpheum needs acts. 

Stili, Orpheum's desire to slice ex- 
penses to the amount of two men's 
salaries brought many to the brink 
of bankruptcy. What prevented 
tliat happening was the calling off 
of the affair at the laat and most 
desperate moment. 

And if the callinpr oft lia<J not 
conic at tlie moment, the K.vliibl- 
tors' Association of Chicago would 
bMvltably have tieen no autre. 
Momentary Catastrophe 
The ratHRtropbe, while it Insted, 
was tlie most onc-slded ct b;ittles. 
There was no sense of duty or serv- 
ice among the exhibitors. No one 
but Orpheum desired that closed 
shop — they needed the weelc's re- 
ceipts. The majority went with the 
lockout, because they were coerced 
into doing so. Meanwhile every 
unionized theatrical employee in 
Chicago were bouii4 tosethar in 
fighting the half-hearted edilbitors. 

From a simple point of order dis- 
pute between Orpheum ami t)\e op- 
erators, the fight drew In every or- 
fMlna exhibitor and the stage 
naMa, musicians, Janitors and the- 
atre construction unions. At the 
blowoff two commissioners of labor, 
a representative of Will Hays and 
Mayer WUUam Hale Thompson 
were prominently flstlcufflng among 
or parting the flstlcufTers. 

The lockout was born two weeks 
before christened. It happened when 
Orpheum discharged two of the 
shift of four operators at its newly 
acquired Belmont theatre. ,m*.|iUce 
was a part of the circuit?* I^ileral 
e^nomy move. 

January, last, Orpheum and op- 
erators agreed to mutually decide 
to poi-mit eonditions and anwise- 
ments prevalent in 1926 to tcfUialn 
unchanged In 1927. 

Tffhen Orpheum leased tlie IjcI- 
tnont from L.ui.liner & Trin^ a few 
months ago, the bouse employed 
four picture operators and played a 
vaude-picture combination poliey, 
A condition of the 1927 aL-recnicnt 
allowed fur the cutting of operators 
only when the theatre would change 
policy. The only apparent change 
in policy attempted by Orpheum at 
the Belmont was spllttinr.the weelt 
twice instead of once. 

The operators' union did not see 
this change as sufficient to war- 
rant the cut. therefore ordered ll.s 
members working In local Orplieum 
houses to strike. For one day Or- 
rlicuni theatres In Chicago were 
daiiiined. After much phoning, 
Mark Heiman, talkinp: on the Nen- 
Tork end. ordered his Cliicngo oil!, i- 
boys to put the two operators back 
to work. Tliey did, but Mark or 
somei.o.ly chnnijed his mind and a 
week laiT K.id the operators they 
Were aR/.in through. 

For a second time operators were 
ordered to strike as far as Orpheum 
houses were concerned. But this 
time Orpheum apparently was de- 
termined to s.iti.'^fy its foolhardv de- 
•ite and called on the Kxliililtora' 
Association, of which it Is a mem- 
ber, for help. 

• B. A K. Behind 
Jack Mill.-r, radical orcanizer, 
Prp.sidcnt of tl.e association and al- 
•"•ayi cundemn iid f as h is s ide h l oh 
attitude ii.ward Orpheum. warmed 
up readily. He seemed tickl' d to 
death to comply and r.alahan & 
KatJ! hacked him. It is .Miller's 
Iiro-orpheum and n, * K. attitude, 
with , It recanl for the ro«f of the 
"iRinizations membership that al- 



ways has been cause for strained 
relations and n< ar bust-ups in the 
Kxhlbitors' Association. 

Miller immediately ordered that 
all members of the Association 
close their theatres In sympathy 
with the Orpheum Circuit. Some 
complied; some didn't. Those that 
didn't were literal slaps in the face 
to .Miller and the association. 

To avoid this split-exhil)itors' 
situation, wliicii would have meant 
curtains for Miller and the associa- 
tion, they went so far as to request 
that film exchanges refuse to release 
any prints until the end of the 
light. That the exchanges comjilied 
with Miller's demand cliarges both 
with suppression of trade, say the 
suffering exhibs. 

This cut off the film supply. All 
unsymputlictic tlioaties. many oi* 
them independently operated by men 
not holding membership In the Ex- 
hibitors' Association, were forced to 
close. Other theatres with a suin- 
cient supply of pictures for a week 
at least were frightened into closing 
liy the thouglit that they would find 
it hard getting pictures in the future 
should they hedge. 

An order from the big exhibitors 
with the film distributors car- 
ries much weight. The exchanges 
refused to deliver in face of squawks 
from revolting exhibitors and an 
announcement by attorneys for the 
unions that a Writ of injunction 
would be applied for in Federal 
court. 

Several independent exhibitors 
brought witnesses with them when 
applying tor films, a suggestion of 
the union's attorneys. The wltnessoe 
later swore to aflid.avits charging 
the distributors with refusing to de- 
liver fllow that liad already been 
bootht paid for. 

Just Arbitrary 

Word of this situation reached the 
Hays olHce. Charles C. Pcttijhon, 
its general counsel, caino to Chi- 
cago. Chicago Film lioard of Trade, 
arbitrary body o{ Chicago distrib- 
utors, assumed an attitude of right- 
eousness and, under questioning 
intimated lilnis were not released 
because showings in the small 
neighborhood theatres would hurt 
the pictures' chances In the larger 
first and second run houses. 

No reason w.as given, hcfwevcr, 
for the boycott on films that had 
alrca<ly played first and second run.s 
and were by then flt for only third 
and fourth runs. 

As a matter of fact, the exhibitors 
wishing to remain open would have 
accepted any product offered, but 
were un.l,iile to procure any. 

By Thursday, the fourth day, 
every vaude and picture theatre in 
town was closed, 80 per cent closing 
because they had to. 

Other Unions 

Meanwhile several oilier lalK>r 
bodies had joiiiod the operaiors. It 
then appeared that Miller and the 
exhibitors had chosen the most un- 
favorable time to strike. During 
the week the stags hands' and elec- 
tricians' agrc'iiieiit with the thea- 
tres li.ad expired. The organization 
had demanded an increase of about 
12 ptr cent for the next year, but In 
a mass meeting Thursday night, the 
time of expiration, they unanimously 
decided to refuse to consider any 
offer of settlement by the exhibitors 
until the operators had settled their 
dlfflculties Following this th" Th>-- 
atrc Janitors' I'liion tlcclarrd itself 
in sympatliy willi the oper.itors. 
A'hile the Chicago Federation of .Mu- 
sicians was naturally involved on 
the side of labor. 

Tliomas K. Muloy, he.id of fh'- 
operators' union and group leader 
of all the unions in this alTair, re- 
fused to arbitrate on anything but 
llU! li>,lm"nt theatr'-- 



Maloy contended his org.inizai ion's 
difhculties were concerned only with 
Orplieum and that particular tlie- 
alie, wlierea." he had not attacked 
the exhlhltors in g-nerel. despite 
thst they had locked om« the oper- 
ators. To diKPute this. Miller, talk- 



ing for tlie exhibitors, stated his I 
as.-.oci.it ion wanted arbitration on - 
the entire situation. i 
While this was going on the 
unions were exchanging compli- I 
ments. Recipient of the st.age j 
bands' support. Maloy declared that 
neither would the operators settle 
until the stage hands were satis- 
fied in their demands. 

Clumsy Leadership 

What made it worse for the ex- 
hibitors were the men who were 
clumsily leading their light. Karly 
in the week the big noises for the 
exhibs were Miller and Ben Ka- 
hane. attorney fur Orpheum, Ka- 
hano's "big word " lai tics were not 
favoralde to tlie unions and Miller 
Is piolialiiy the beat disliked labor 
organizer in the countr>'. 

Miller was openly accused of at- 
tempting to get the exhibitors be- 
hind him to further his personal 
standing. Some time ago Miller | 
suggested that the stage hands and i 
exhibitors establish an arbitrary ] 
board of five, two representing Llie , 
union, two for the exhibitors and a 
layman. George Eiuwn, business 
agent for the stage hands, turned 1 
down this offer and accused Miller | 
of designs on an iniauiniiry otiice : 
that would give him complete con- i 
trol of all unions in a short lime. j 

The case of Kahane was that of 
an incomiietent advisor. While in t 
the past Orpheum's labor ditflculties 1 
have been smoothly managed by 1 
Mort Singer, the bag was taken I 
from Singer this time with the re- j 
suit prol'aM.v unavoidable thereby. 
The tirst indelicate move on K.a- 
hane's jiart was his announced 
opinion that the contract for the 
fJelmont theatre with the eoerators 
was not legal. 

The unitdis replied their .argument 
was with the exhibitors and not a 
lawyer, and they did not want to 
arbitrate with lawyers in general or 
Kahane In particular. 

After ^filler and Kahane had 
Ihnroii.k-hty failed. John Balahan and 
Asber Levy finally took the lead 
for the exhibitors. "She affect of 
this new leadership was not no- 
tloeable, thoush. untU ■» mrbltra- 
tlon meeting was suggested. Com- 
missioners of Ijibor Marshman and 
Keightly were sent from Wa.shlnB- 
ton to arrange an amicable settle- 
ment and suggested the meeting. 
Just in Time 

To further the arbitration, Mayor 
Thompson stepped in as a neutral 
party. Saturday night, as the ex- 
hibitors wero about to disband in 
a state of war asain.st ea' h other, 
a meeting between the unions and 
exhibitors was hel#,a^'t|i« lockout 
was declared at an ^ira. 

To bring about the end and gain 
the week-end and holiday n < ( ipts, 
tlie exhibitors admitted almost total 
defeat. The two mm were put .back 
on the job at the Belmont, which 
was the operators' only concern In 
the first place, and the stage hands 
Were granted a salary incrca.se 
amounting to about per cent, 
of their demands. 

Miller announced— again speak- 
ing for the exhibitors by bis own 
reiiuest — that the exhibitors fought 
to "sliow the unions that 'unslOilcd 
labor" cannot tell the theatre own- 
ers how to run their businc. .< " It 
that was the real reason, and it is 
a logical one, the exhibitora selecteil 

|b.itilo. It came when' tho tinlons 
I were strongest and the exhibitors' 
resistance the weakest. 

As a result, the cum nt term will 
probably be the last for Jack Miller. 
I Ho doubled his largo number of 
enemies by his methods In the fight 
and luckily did not have to deny 
that he w.is once an operator him- 
self, later the business agent for 
the operators he fought last week, 
and later tlirown out of the opera- 
tors' union for unfair tactics. 
Wasted Losses 
T'- pi. 'lire theatres' Idteness 
eauKcd a loss of approximately 
Jl.SOO.Ofift to the exhibitors of Chi- 
cago and kept 350 theatres end 25 - 
Of'O people Idle for six driys. The 
l.-ist liiinnt'' h.ilt saved th" eoiintv's 
b.niliriitit' y elrrl< from more peti- 
tions than he could hand!" at one 
time and barely averted what 
jfrnicd lo d"\-elon Into one of the 
wor'-t M"nal tragedies r v r .^tif. 
f i>d l y American show business. 

To make the victory more com- 
pl. 'e for the unions, the operators, 
stage hands and mu-'U-inn*^ will he 
paid for the time tl.rv wre Idle. 
Actors thrown out of work "ill he 



Toronto, Seiit. 6. 

Injunctions restraining oilU-ers of 
the I'rojedionists Union. Loi-.il 173. 
from inducing, enticing, or calling 
luit its menib'Ts. wero secured by 
the iluair. s lo re in an nttejiipi to 
bead off .1 strike. 

Companies listed as pl.iinlilTH arc 
Famous Players-Cana«lian I'oriMira- 
tion. Paramount Theatres. Tividi 
Theatre. Allen's St. Clair Theatres. 
Allen College Theatres. Allen's 
Boa. h Tlieatre.s. and B. & F Tlo - 
atres. 

With coiitr.icts among uiusii-iuns 
expiring and the theatre owners 
stnlinx they will icrant no wage in- 
crease In new contracts, the pos- 
sibility of a general strike Is im- 
minent. 

The stage liands' union acts In 
a.\Tnpathy with the musicians, and 
wotdd walk out with the former. 



Phlladelpiila. Sept. 6. 
A settlement was reached at a 
meeting between the musicians and 
the theatre managers after several 
offers had been rejected by the for- 
mer for the season. Nothing of- 
ficial was divulged.' It is reported 
the managers stood firm In their 
stand not to put orchcslrns In any 
of the 17 house';, now A^ ithout lh< ni, 
as demanded by the musicians. 
This was the point of friction. The 
compromise that was effected calls 
for a raise in wage scale to cover 
a long term period. 



Milwaukee will not be mo\ l-d'-ss, 
like its sl)«ter city, I'hicago. so iiiil>'!i 
.-outh, this burg made n strong bid 
for week-end trade from the lllin*i« 
town. 

Local movie men alveMisc.l in 
the Chlcigo f.iiis ip.it ino.ios liiii 
I'c seen in Al il v\ ;n:I^< c. oti.l th,- I'hi- 
■ agoans were iinlt'.I to .-ipctid their 

Labor IJ.iy hoh.l.ns hii., wlicio 
there is no strike, 

IVflnite announci iiieiit ih.it Mil- 
w iiikee w ill remain open was made 
by maiiagerst of the houses and the 
union lieails. 

While contr.icts for stage hands 
and operators expired Sept. 1, new 

igrermcnts were entered into 
months ano when a satisfactory 
settlement was reiclied. The mu- 
sicians, too, signe<l new contracts 
under which they got a sulistantlal 
raise. The siagt hands were given 
a $10 boost and operators t>etwcen 
tj and $lu. 



Syracuse, N. T., Sept. 6. 
Adjustment of all labor difficul- 
ties in the up-state theatrical fleld 
is virtually complete, according to 
a survey. 



Houston, Sept. 6. 
I'ollowing a three-hour contro- 
versy between theatres :in<l union 
operators the operators were 
award 12*A per cent, increase and 
non-union men were replaced with 
union h.inds-. Stage liands were 
awarded the same Iricrease. Maxi- 
mum salary now Is $65. 



Minneapolis. Sept. 6. 

Keachipg a ((uiipromise at tii*> 
eleventh liour, local motion picture 
muehine operators and theatre 
managers avoided a strike here. 
Managers consented to an average 
10 p»>r cent, advance, the final set- 
11. lu. Ml giving the men a boost av- 
eraging 12 per rent, for both regu- 
lar and over-time. Under the new 
overtime scale, operators at the 
majority of the large theatres will 
make on an average of 11.80 an 
hour overtime, while operators In 
the smaller theatres will earn on 
an average of $1.55 overtime. Under 
the new agreement film will be de- 
livered to them at their projection 
rooms. Hitherto they have had to 
go and get it themselves. The new 
contract runs for one year. 

The managers h.avo yet to reach 
an agreement with the sUige hands, 
but the musicians signed up Ia«t 
week for another year as the .BO^W; 
in effect throughout 1626-27. 



San Francisco, Sept. 6. 
Stage hands here and in ();ik- 
lanil were granted a w.ige in.-rcase 
of $2.50 weekly, bringing about an 
amicable settlement. 

Negotiations arc still pending 
with the musicians and picture 

; opci,.to]s, with only a f«JW ^^ftntla 

B«n tcr toe ironed oTttT 



Newark, N. J., Sept. e. 

Operators compromised on to In- 
crease for three years, to apuly 
to all oi>eratur8 in the city. They 
asked for $20 at once tor certain 
houses. No great changes in work- 
ing conditions were made. 

Stage han<ls nsK-ed for and re- 
ceived very little in tlio way of 
changes. A $3 a week increase In 
burlesque houses was about all in 
the way of salary. 

Woonsocket, It. I.. Sept. 6. 
Owners and managers of four of 
the five •Woonsocket theatres agreed 
upon a wage scale for or. orators, 
stage hands and eitipl..y< s. It is 
undersfood that under the new 
agreement the only changc.i In ef- 
fect are in the form of slight con- 
cessions in the way of working 
conditions. 



Washington, Sept. 6. 

All differences have been ironed 
out .'inil a ro w contract for three 
years ai;:. .1 t.i between the local 
tliiatres and the musicians' union. 

Asking for an Increase to $87.50 
per man a »'ompromIsc of $73 was 
stru< k with the leaders to receive 
$110. 

Small capacity neighborhoods In 
proportion with nothing done as to 
tlie number of men to be employed 
in such. 

This is tlio liist time a three- 
year agreement h.ig been rc-ached, 
contracts Just expiring having been 
for two years with the musicians 
receiving $67. .10 wf kly. 

DlfTerences with tie; stage hands 
are now to be token up aftei a po.st- 
poneoient. The back stige men are 
demanding seven days' pav fur six 
j working days, thus giving tbera a 
day oft «a<;h week. 

Milwaukee. .Set.t. 6. 
With the news broadc.-ist that 



Cincinnati, Sept. t. 
Union-theatre m,atter8 have been 
settled here. Managers granted 
about a 10 per cent, wage Increase. 



1,0s Angeles, Sept. t. 

A strike Is po.ssible here, through 
stage hands and operators being 
obliged to walk out if the man- 
agers do not "f^^* the dawnrtT '-^ 
•w nrasMtanr'Hr tnVr* u no aA- 
Justment. 

A meeting will bo held today. 

Musicians are holding out for k 
six-day week and 10 per cent in- 
crejuse in scale. 

Stage hands and operators bay* 
agreed on terms with tta i 



Seattle, Sept (. 

Fidlowing an smtcable adjust- 
tnent of union demands here, mu- 
sicirins interposed another demand, 
insisting upon a six-day week and 
a 10 per cent inoreaae ta scale. 

This is expected to result In a 
strike. " 



Ben Black's Year's 

Publix Contract 

Ben Ttlnek w.-.s signed last week 
for a year by Sam Katz to play 
Puhlix houses exclusively. Black 
may stay six months at the Para- 
mount, New York, and will be the 
aco rotating guest conductor tl^e 
remainder of the jieriod. 

It Is Publlx's Idea to rot.nte Black 
ns .a spe. i;il orchestral feature dur- 
ing the last six months of his con- 
tract. 



JL S. el's COOKSES OPEH 

Irf>s Angelis. s.'rit. *. 

Pre-ldent n. li. Ton Kh in roi.l ..f 
th. University of Southern r i]ii..r- 
nla announced the opening of 
courses in technical training for 
the screen to start with the fail 
seittcst. r .''^ej.t, 19. The course has 
been wi.rked f.ut In co-operation 
with the Academy of Motion Pic- 
ture Arts and Sciences. 

r.etiuli emenls will be the regular 
college entrance examinations off 
credits. 



paid for the full date.;, whi'n otl.rr 
acts sent out of town for the dura- 
tion of the strike will auiomaticaHy 
b" prild at the rate of tlie Chicago 



An.l .-ihouf r.;i the deflated and 
misguided propellers of the wmng 
from the stall lock out could say 
at the flni'ib w;i«, "iJidn't we b,'iv. 
T)f'r\'t'*.' with the suff'rir:^ rvhil., 
agroeln? t,hey had .1 hell t.t a net v. 



New Independent Lab 

Los Ani^cies. S.-pt. 6. 

A new film laboratory is bclnn 
constructed by K. Horn and H. 
Clkkman at a cost of $,m.00<>. 

1'he II' w enlr;irit in cf.,'ist !:ibora" 
loi y l ir. les will go after indepen- 
dent produeers' work. 

Kenoshn's 1st Big Houje 



Ken..f iS^'TVTs . Kept. 1>. 

Univer:,.i! o;.ene.I K. t;..: h,i s first 
big picture house h' .o Tbursilay 
wb<n the I{hode-K. n..sl.n .started. 

II..U'. Se.-its 2.(1"0. It is lie! lar- 
ger' \', . • ..nsin-owned U - house out* 
,.|. ..t Milwaukee. 



14 



STATE EXHIB GROUPS AGAINST 
PR0DUCER-EXHI6 AFFIUA110N 



Threats of Withdrawals by Indies From National 
Organization if Chain Theatre Interests Allowed 
Representation in National Body of Exhibs. 



I>a<1eMi of several state exhibi- 
tor orgnnlzations taliing up the 
matter ot the in\'itation evtendod 
to producer-exliibitor liiains to 
enter the Motion Picture Theatre 
Owners o{ America, are forinini; 
further opposition. This may take 
the form of a threat of withdrawal 
of financial support from the na- 
tional organization In the event 
producer-exhibitors are (ranted 
membership. 

At present very few of the state 
groups are contributing financially 
toward the upkeep of the M. P. T. 
O. A. Withdrawals would leave a 
TCinnant which the producer-ex- 
IlifeiMon mlKht And of too little 
consequence to bother with. 

To date the producer-exhibitors 
have shown but alight inclination 
to join the M. P. T. O. A. despite 
that Hays seems to favor the move. 
Before considering the project 
further It is understood the nation- 
al chains have expressed a desire 
to see the M. P. T. O. A. in a far 
stronger position and of greater 
consequence to Independent exhibi- 
tors than at present. Producers 
want to be In on aa oiganiiation 
of significance to independent* ao 
that If any proposals are made they 
may carry weight. 

Pete Woodhull, president of the 
M. P. T. O. A., is evidently engaged 
In strengthening various bodies of 
exhibitors, liitherto considered aloof 
or unorKariized, with the purpose of 
creating added support for the na- 
tional office. 

State organizations now support- 
ing the M. P. T. O. A. feel, in a 
eonsiderable degree', that the na- 
tional offlce would not be able to 
accept dues from producer-exhibitor 
chains unless the latter were grant- 
ed pro rata rights in the framing 

siaMi Aavemlna:JLhe grcanizatlon. 

In this event the newcomerii 
would outweigh the present mem- 
bers. One of the results predicted 
at a meeting of the M. P. T. O. 
of West Pennsylvania was that the 
independent exhibitor would be 
represented on the Arbitration 
Board by men connected with pro- 
ducers through their chain theatre 
affiliation. 



DeMille Working on 7 
Films Costing $1,500,000 



Los Angeles, Sept. 6. 

There have been persistent ru- 
mors that the DeMille .'^tudlo.s were 
to close for three weeks to reorgan- 
Ixa, aa the staff of the Metropolitan 
Studios is moving onto that lot. 

Instead of closing, production. 
eo.stlng around J). .100, 000. of seven 
pictures Is going on and will con- 
ti-iie until New Year's. 

Pictures being made are "The 
Main Event." starring Vera' Rey- 
nolds, with Rudolph Schlldkraut. 
Julia Kaye, Charles Delaney and 
Robert Armstrong in the ^ast, un- 
der direction of William K. How- 
ard: "Forbidden Woman," featuring 
Jetta Goudal, with Victor Varroni 
and Joseph Schlldkraut, directed by 
Paul Stein; "The West Pointer," 
starring ^S■iiliam Boyd, and "The 
Angel of Broadway," starring Lea- 
trice Joy, directed by Lois Weber. 

Going into production are "My 
Friend from India," featuring Frank 
Pangborn and Jacqueline Logan, 
directed by E. Mason Hopper, 

Rudolph Schlldkraut will begin 
work the end of this week in the 
title role of "Rip VanWlnkle," under 
the direction of William De Mllle. 
Next week "The Blue Danube" will 
be put into production as a special. 

Cecil. B. De Mille himself con- 
templates making the successor to 
"The King of Kings' early In the 
fall. It is to be a modem story 
written by Jeannie MePberaon. 

John C. FUnn, vice-president and 
general manager of Pathe-De Mille, 
is here for a three-week conference 
with C. B. De Mille. 



;'s Orchestra for 
Year Witli Option 



lletrolf, Sept. «. 

A contra.t at J2.000 a week for 

James B, Dlmmlck's SunnybrookJ ^'TZ^TZ ^7.'^'",' j'"".'^ T 
rw„>,„— „, ,j 1,^,^ c.„_ 'ormerly operated a theatre and that 



Washington, Sept. ( 
In aa endeavor to lease films In 
the usual manner, which it is 
claimed liaa been denied &tm, James 
n Hartlove, Baltimore exhibitor, 
has filed suit In the District Su- 
preme Court for a mandatory In- 
junction to compel the Washington 
Film Board of Trade and members 
of Its credit committee to grant him 
the claimed usual privileges. In ad- 
dition, Hartlove also n.omes the Fox 
Film Corp., and P. B. O. 

In his petition IIartl«ra atates 
that his father, James j. Hartlov 



CRITERION. L A., $1.50 



Los Angeles, S' pt. t. 
Vpon the conelusion of the run 
of 'Cainllie." the next attrac tion at 
the Criterion, tlie house is going 
into a two-a-day 11.50 long run 
pictures. 

West Coast operates, but it will 

be turned over to the management 
of Fred lliller, who now directs the 
Carthay Circle, and who sold an 
Interest in the house to West Coast, 

The Criterion will be the only 
downtown $1.50 house In Los An- 
geles. It has been operated by 
West Coast since the Inception of 
the organisation, with its policy 
changed on an average once every 
three months during the past three 
years. At present It is playing sec- 
ond run on all de luxe and road 
show pictures. 

The opening attraction under the 
new policy at this bouse will be 
probably "Wings." 



PA. EXHIBS ALLEGE WARNERS 
SUBSTITUTED BID' FOR HUSCO' 



PaM Resolution A««in*t Practice — Calls Upon Hays 
to Demand Warner Brothers to Stftt» 
on Future Contract Obligations 



ti] 



FRANCHISE" NO 
LONGER OF 
REAL VALUE 



5-Yr. Experiment Enough 
— ^Sqiiawks Only From 
Cfiftin Intereeto 



Orchestra of 14 was closed by Sey 
mour Simons, local maestro, who 

booked the Dlmmlck bunch into the 
Kew Hollywood theatre. 

This Independent picture house, 
owned and operated by Ben and 
Lew Cohen, has Dlmmlck's Sunny- 
brookers slated for a full year as 
the Paul Ash feature, with an op- 
tion for a second year at $2,250 a 
week. 

Dlmmlck's organization has been 
playing at Idora Park, Youngstown. 

•n 



Hairrife Co. Takes 8 

Pittsburgh, Sept. 6. 
Eight theatres, located In Wash 
Ington, Johnstown, Tarentum, But 
ler, and In Findhiy, O., have been 
added to the diaiii of the Harris 
Amusement Company. 

Control of the Majestic, Johns- 
town, has been obtained from Holtz- 
man & Boyle, Boyle will retain an 
, Interest and remain as manager. 
In Tarentum the Harris company 
has obtained the People's and 
I'al.^cc theatres from Louis Stein 
From the Stanley Company of 
America the Harris company has 
obtained the Washington, Wash 
Ington, Pa., and the Regent and 
Palace, from the Walken Enter- 
prises Company. 

The Playhouse, at Butler, h.-is 
been acquired and recliristened the 
Jlarrls h'amlly theatre. In Flndlay, 
C, the company has obtained the 
lease of the Majestic from William 
Powell. The Harris Amusement 
Company also acquired land In Dor 
inont, suburb of Pittsburgh, for the 
srectlon of a new theatre. 

Ground for the new house will 
be broken tmmedlatsly, With Mating 
capacity 1,7S7. 



he now intends to take it over as 
owner of the building. When he ap- 
plied to the credit oommlttsa, he 
declares, he was toild that he would 
have to deposit $500 with each of 
the film concerns comprising the 
Film Board of Trade or to assume 
the contracts made by his father 
as former owner of the theatre. 



30 Hr. Coast-to-Coast 

Air Express Service Starts 

• San Francisco, Sept. t. 

Regular air express servk:e has 
been Inaugurated between here and 
New York, the trip to be covered 
In relays In approxim.-ite ly 3t1 hours. 

There will be dally service In each 
direction, with express shipments 
limited in value to no more than 
$5,000, and not wi ighlng more than 
200 pounds. Motion picture films 
and accessories will constitute a 
considerable portion of the service 
for the time being, it was an- 
nounced by the Boeing Air Trans- 
port sfrvlce, which Is operating the 
line. 

The rate from Son Francisco to 
New York is <6 cents per quarter- 
pound, with insurance up to $60 In- 
cluded in the regular service charge. 



Theatre chain heads are protest- 
ing against the present form of con- 
tract offered by alBllated or eon- 

nected producing organizations and 
especially against the withdrawal 
of the franchise system. 

After a S-year trial the franchise 
plan Is being gradually and quietly 
withdrawn or Ignored, as having 
outlived its usefulness In the ma- 
jority of cases where in operation. 

During the past six months large 
numbers of franchises have been 
cancelled or rendered useless with 
more to follow. This follows the 
htsh cost* of dlstribittion and, in a 
minor degree^ th* f^ll^ratlvely 
smaller Increase to itMl^ of pro- 
duction. 

TIM wUbitlon value of pictures, 
as first arranged five years ago, is 
now 100 percent or more higher, 
depending on locality. Where the 
first runs in a city like St. Louis 
were formerly assessed t2,5M or 
$3,000, on a $1,000,000 production 
the scale has risen to around $5,000 
or $6,000. 

Franchise holders find themselves 
uniM* t» enforce price rates fixed 
as recently as a year ago and are 
not to be granted any fixed zone 
price on productions. The franchise 
Is now Intended to allow exhibitors 
only the first opportunity to bid for 
pictures. Under the new system 
the "franchise" is practically done 
away with In sections where there 
are competitive exhibitors ready 
and willing to bid for product. 

Producers are ballyhooing the 
franchise Idea to exhibitors In 
closed territory only so as to be 
assured of a certain rate In sections 
where the exhibitor and not the 
producer fixes the prices, it granted 
favorable price terms exhibitors in 
closed territory may be prevailed 
upon to tie up for a considerable 
length of time though few are re- 
ported signing. 

Withdrawal or weakening of the 
franchise plan affects producer-ex- 
hibitor chains mainly and squawks 
are being registered from these 
sources. 



Loew's Out of Belgium; 

hto HoBand 



London, Sept. (. 
Metro (Loew's) with iU foreign 
connections is "reported having de- 
cided to withdraw Its theatre oper- 
ating Interests from Belgium, 
through bad business in that coun- 
try. 

Metro Is also reported having 

made connections for Holland thea- 
tres. 

Harry Portman (American), the 
Metro theatre representative over 
here, 1.3 in charge of about 20 Metro 
affiliated houses now In operation 
over Europe. 

Sam £k;kman from New York Is 
shortly coming over as Fortman's 
assistant. 



Sept. 21-22 in Czechotlovakis 

Washington, Sept. 8. 

vakia Congress has now been set 
for Sept. 21-22. 

Organization of the Industry 
within that country and rules to 
Kovem the Importation of foreign 
films are to be the principal sub- 
jects discussed. 

Thia is a report to tiM DSftart- 
ment of Commerce. 



Receiver Asked for With 
E. M. Dangel Involved 

Boston, Sept. <. 
A bill has been brought in the 
Superior Court by Isaac H. Feln- 
berg, Aaron Felnberg, Solomon 
Wolfson and Grover C. Burkhardt 
and other bondholders and credi- 
tors of the Atlantic Theatres Cor- 
poration against the Melrose Oper- 
ating Company, Coolldge Operating 
Company of Watertown and Ed 
ward M, Dangel of Brookline. 

Isaac H. Felnberg owns $19,400 of 
the bonds of the Atlantic Theatres 
Corporation, Aaron Feinburg $1,500, 
Grover r-. Burkhardt $10,000, and 
Solomon Wolfson $600, They allege 
that the Atlantic Theatres Corpora- 
tion is owned and controlled by 
T>anKel and that the officers of the 
corporation are all employees of 
Dangel, or his nominees without 
financial interest in the corporation, 
It is alleged that on or about Oct, 
21, 1925. the corporation, at the in- 
stance of Dangel, executed a mort- 
gage to Jacob C' tiaras, Aaron 
Feinburg and Morris I. Itlnsky to 
secure a bond Issue for $200,000 
The property of tlie Coolidge thea- 
tre at Watertown, represented to be 
free and clear of all encumbrances, 
was to be security for the payment 
of the bonds and Interest. The com 
plainants say tltat the corporation 
at the instigation of Dangel has 
refused to pay two coupons dated 
April 1 and July 1, 1927, and has 
notified the complainants that no 
further coupons will he paid unless 
they surrender the two which the 
corporation refuses to pay. 

The complainants ask the court 
to order the mortgage made by the 
Atlantic Theatres Corporation can 
celled and the bonds secured there- 
by declared Jue and payable forth- 
with; that a receiver be appointed 
to take possession of all assets, 
whether In the hands of the corpo- 
ration or of Dangel; that notes of 
the Atlantic Theatres Corporation 
issued to Dangel Mid otl> e > so r po- 
ratlons be cancelled and XtMlg^ en- 
Jiiined from collecting Imp disposing 
of them. 



At the meeting of the Motion 
I Icture Theatre Owners of I'enn* 
sylvania last week a resolution was 
adopted that Warner Bros, be re- 
quested to deliver "Old .'<an Fran- 
cisco" at the price contr.-ieU'd for 
'A Million Bid," substituted in its 
place. 

The resoh'tlon reads: 

'Whereas it has come to the at> 
tention of exhibitors that Warner 
Bros, have deliberately taken the 
original picture 'A Million Bid' and 
retitled it 'Old San Francisco' and 
substituted an inferior picture and 
released it to exhibitors as the orlg> 
Inal 'A MlUion Bid,' therefore bs 
it resolved ,tlMtt .iM Mrmigly ais> 
approve M iMl MH«Oli«H prMk 
tices." 

Hajm is twlair StdM* ,ti> advise 
the.Warhers of the stand taken by 
the Pennsylvania state organlsa* 
tion and demand Warners 
their position In the matter. 



W. (L Ptrsonnel Om^ 

iMt A mrt M. Sept I. 
During the past t€w UMOis tfe* 

following changes have been nads 
In the personnel of West Coast 
Theatres organization: 

Rajr 3. Dsns^ rspiaesd r. It 
Thompson as manager of the Bits, 
Los Angeles; F. T. Thomas replaced 
E. H. Ileinits as manager of the 
California, Pomona; W. C. Ricord, 
formsriy maaMW ait th* pawMlsna, 
goes to the Alcqsar, and Haybell In 
Bell; George Sharp assigned to the 
Wilson, Fresno, co'ntlnuing also In 
the Liberty and Strand there; Her« 
man Karsken tra wgt sw d from tts 
Wilson, Fresno, to the California 
and Mission, San Jose: Harry 
Brown, from the Califoinia, San 
Jose, to the U. C, Berkely; Rus- 
sell ftaslie from ths latt e r iMose M 
the California and Appleton, Wat- 
sonvllle. 

Thomas J. Shanlley replaced C. 
P. Scates as manager of the Rialto, 
Sutte, Mont.; fleaMa raplaeinr Jidia 
Rants as manager of the Rialto, 

Bremerton. Wash.; George Ilynes, 
of the Metropolitan, Los An>;ele3, 
replaced Arnold Fink aa assistant 
manager of the Fifth Ammi, 
Seattle; C. L. Shadowens, taking 
Hyne's place at the Metropolitan, 
and S. J. Maurice, now doing pub- 
licity, will be transferred to one of 
the houses in th« asattto DiTision. 



W. C Operates 2 More 



San IVanplsco, Sept. (. 

West Coast Theatres Circuit took 
over the physical operailon Sept. 3. 
of the American, Oakland, and the 
fampus, Berkeley. The American 
was bought outright from Hex 
MIdgely, opening with "Chang" for 
a week anil then given 'The Big 
I'arade" for a run, 

Chiirles Carroll, for the past 10 
years man ager of the American. rc«- 
mains In that eapaclty. 

TTiP f'nmrois was taken over bv 
West Coast from the <;ol,Iin St.itf 
Theaires, and will be operated with 
a picture and stage band policy. 

Clarence Lkws, maaager of the 
Callfornta la aerkalay, also Mk»« 
over the ataitagement af the 
Campus, 



DeMille Studio Building 

Los Angeles. Sept. 6. 

Building plans, involving about 
$400,000, have been announced by 
fecll B. DeMille for the .DeMille 
studio at Culver City, which will 
make up for time and material lost 
In the recent $200,000 Are, 

The first construction unit will be 
a stage ,115 by 143 feet In sixe, al- 
ready half built In the same spot 
where a smaller stage- burned six 
weeks ago. 

About $200,000 will be spent for 
expan.'-lon and new buildings, so as 
not to delay the schedule of forth- 
coming productions. 



JOIIXASES REGENT, TOROim) 



Toronto, Sept. t. 
Fox has rented the Regent, ritzy 
down town picture house seating 
about 1,100 from Famous Players- 
Canada, 

Road shows on a sliding price 
scale will be tried. 'What Price 
Cloo ' is eurrent at 11.10 top for 
a run. 



DBOnSD m OCEAN— SAFE 

Old Orchard, Me., Sept. *, 
Charles Mack, aerial photograAMr 
attached to the International News- 
reel narrowly escaped death here 
yesterday when the plane in which 
he was flying suddenly dropped into 
the ocean. 

Mack had flown from New York 
to Old Orchard In a Curtiss Oriol, 
following "Old Glory," the Hearst 
trans-Atlantic ship. At the time of 
the crash Mack was taking off the 
beach to get air stuff of the )U>g* 
monoplane as the tanks irsra betng 
fliled pr«#Mat«nr to tha Jlop U 
Home. 

Mack formerly cranked a camera , 
In tha Famous and Cosmopolitan 
stu^loik In New Tork and the coast. 



UFMVS "BABT MIRE" 

Los Angeles, Sept, t. 

Robert Z. Leonard has been as- 
signed the megaphone on the "Baby 
Mine" picture for M-O-M, It has 
Karl Dane and Qeorgs K. Arthur 
aa principals. 

Lew LIpton has been working on 
this picture with Leonard, but after 
a few days' work sholoting, was 
stopped owing to story changes or* 
dered. 

This la Llpton's first directorial as- 
signment. He will be given oredit 
for making the picture. 



TIF. AT U CITY 

Los Angeles, Sept. t 
"riffany started production on 
"Wotnen's Wares" with a cast In- 
cluding Evelyn Brent, Bert Lytell, 
Gertrude Short and Sylvia Ashton. 

Picture is being m.ade at I'nl- 
venal City, Arthur Oregor directing. 



$||^>-W«diiCMtey. September- 7t.l»27 



5C T « E S 



VARIETY 



19 



FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS OPPOSING U. S. FILMS 
OBUGING AMERICANS TO BUY OR BUILD ABROAD 



Anticipatinu tin- lapi'lly growinfr 
government intereferiice in Kurope 
agslMt American pictures, repre- 
sentatives of Paramount, First N'a- 
tiiinnI-StTnley, Metro-Loew and 
irriiM i.sal lire now engaged In buy^ 
Ing and leasing theatres for recon- 
struction purposes and sites for 
new houses. 

Europe Is reported movie mad. 
Pictures are being shown In tents 
where no bouses are available. 

It Is reported activities of Ameri- 
can orBanlzations are being ham- 
pered by foreign government of- 
fletala. Mostly the teelins Is gen- 
uine against what is considered a 
foreign Influence In their theatres. 

Opposition is capcciiilly stroni; 
where attempts arc made to chanpe 
legitimate theatres Into film houses. 
Wherever old and known stock 
players are endangered an appeal 
is made to the state or municipal 
government asking that permission 
be refused for the showing of pic- 
tures. This has occurred in sev- 
eral instance but most recently in 
Hungary. 

Adolph Zukor had two theatres 
in Budapest, tlie Koyal Orpheum 
and the Vigzlnh.uis. Operation was 
unprofitable and it was Intended to 
change the policy to pictures. An 
appeal was launched on behalf of 
the players of the VIgzlnhaus and 
a license was refused. Zukor leased 
the two houses to his sujiervisor. 
llobez, who Is continuing the legit 
policy. 

The American scouts in Europe 
haTe entered Intft' ftere* competi- 
tlota for choice sltM In the large 
(Cities. 

Foreign Income 

European governments are tak- 
ing a determined stand against al- 
lowing American producer-exhibi- 
tors to gain a foothold through 
theatre holdings. While the "Ameri- 
can Influence" can be minimized or 
repelled by fewer showings of Im- 
ported pictures it is figured that 
this would be hnpondble with 
American-owned theatre* to show 
^helr own Alms. 

Reoeat reports that continental 
films are gaining headway in 
Europe with American sales drop- 
ping has increased tlie cunstructlon 
race with more European exhibi- 
tors ready to biqp yrotafiK vlMB 
threatened with 'IMW haiuMi te 
their territories. 

Kevenue derived from foreign 
film rentals is but a fraction of 
wh.it American producers believe it 
will total in a few ye.ars. With the 
movie craze still growing greater 
dally It Is estimated that Europe 
will contribute from 40 to 50 per 
cent, of IhQ total revenue In <a com- 
paratively .slii.rl peiiod. Theatre 
construction Is planned to take care 
of the outlet in the event foreign 
exhibitors may later cut down on 
their American film supply. 



CLASHING MARQUEE 

Sign on the marquee of tlie 
New Terrace theatre, Yonkers : 
Bathing Beauty Night. 
"Don t Tell Tour Wife." 



SCHINESaOSEZOFS; 
MAKE MONET WTTH 1 



irtica. N. Y.. Sept. 6. 

Schines are getting: an even break 
in Walertown for the fim lime 
since Jan. 1, when they took over 
the Kohbhis Knterprises houses. 

Closing two of their three tiouscs 
Is given as the reason. With pay- 
ment of the rentals and keeping 
two houses dark, there is a favor- 
able hahmce, while lioretofore th«'ro 
was but rt'd. 

Closing came because of inability 
to arrive at a working a^eement 
w^ith the stage hands, operators and 
musicians. If things can't be 
Kti;»ip:ht.'n('d out soon, the ScliiiKs 
officially announce, they will open 
pictures at the Avon, addtni? a n 
organ. If there ts an agreement, 
vaude will go in. 



Gamnont Palace's Stage Bd 



Paris, Sept. 6. 

Metro-Claumont's Palace here 
win start a stage band run when 
the Enoch Light Orchestra (Ameri- 
can) iiiiw on tliis side, can come in. 
It will In- witliin a couple of months. 

Meanwhile the Lights may have 
to return to the States to keep a 
short engagethent. 



BROOKLYN INDE 
HOUSES PLAY 
STAGE ^ANDS 

Brandt Theatres Given 30 , 
Wedu or More — Pros- 
pective Naroet 



Name stage bands will be played 
by the Brandt Brothers* picture 
theatres In Brooklyn, N. Y. So 

f:ir a tentative agreement has 
boon entered ft>r the Ht-n l^ernio 
orchestra, with Vincent I^opez's and 
B. A. Rolfe's bands in negotiation. 

The Brandts say they can give a 
name band 30 weeks in their elgbt 
liroulilyn tbeatres. throuch hoMing 
them over or pl.'iying rejieats. 

I*rovided a ban<l clicks, say the 
I'.raiHlls. it may rem;iin SO w tM-ks 
or longer in any house, audiences 
willing. 

Ilerctofore the Brandt theatres In 
the nice Flattnish sectloB of Brook* 
lyn have been exclusively straight 

picture tlif^atres. 



Katz Thealre Talk 
Now Off Unty When? 



Sam Katz's round table 
conference for the curbing of 
the:u!" h'.'iMip;: anj I i \ i-b 
stage {>nMl lift inns li a uain 
been posiiMinetl. T!ie presi- 
»lent of I'ublix win not at- 
tempt to gather atllUattHi and 
op|'"^ii i''" circuit heads to- 
gether until after the llrst of 
tlie year. 
Katz aent out over 3S letters 
to various "chain" leaders for 
the purpo.se of meeting and 
diseus.-^ing the gent'ial high- 
cost situation. The lirst moot- 
ing was due u|M>n Katz's re- 
turn from abroad last month 
but was put off until after 
Labor Day. 



Modified "Father" to 

Prerent Complaints 

Los Angeles, Sept. 6. 
The screen version of "Bringing 
Up Father" has been modified sinoe 
eomplatnta were made \>y the Irish 
and Catholic organization.^ against 
"The Callahans and the Murpiiys." 
Two of the main ch.aracter, Jiggs 
and DInty Moore, were grotesque In 
the comic strip written bjr Mc- 
Manus. They have been changed to 
be freed of any cliarge of ridiculing 
the Irish. Marie Dressier and Polls' 
Moran, who appeared in "The Cal- 
lahan* and the Murphys," are in 
this picture, dtreetcd by Jack. Con- 
way. 



Tartuf fe' Now 'Hypocrite' 

U-fa ha.o cliaiiKcJ tlie title of the 
Emil Jannlngs' Importation to "The 
Glided Hypocrite." It was exhibited 
*t the Mark Strand, New Tork, as 
"Tartuffe. the Hypocrite." 

■ : nUES FOR MINORS 

Edith Hughes, 2S, of 13,'. West 
,J 101st .sti-eot. and William I'owors. 
,,, 61, of 843 Amsterdam avenue, 
cashier and ticket taker, of the 
Rose, picture theatre, 183 West 
,,, 102nd street, pleaded guilty In Spe- 
cial Se.islons to allowing minor 
chiWren to inter the theatre un- 
ar,„nii.,-ini. ,l l,y gunidians. 
1 Each was fined IL'5 by the Jus- 
tices. 



McCONNELL'S SERIES ' 

I.cis Angelo.s, Sept. 6. 

Fred McConnell. formerly e.litnr 
of the "ICxhlhllors' D.iily Ueview,' 
has put Into production the first of 
a series of eight pictures in which 
Sandow, dog, will be starred. 

The pictures will be released 
through Pathe. Noel Smith is di- 
recting with a fa-st including Ar- 
nold Gray, Kathleen Collins and 
Henry Hebert. 

MURRAY TIED UP 

L.is Angeles, Sept. d. 
Charles Murray and CJeorge Hid- 
">y will not be teamed In U nt - 
Versal's productlim of "The Cohens 
«nd Kellys In I'nri.s." .Murray Is 
tied up In First N-Tional s "The 
Oorilla- and will not l.e finished In 
time. 

As a result. T'Tii\-ersal Is en- 
deavoring to .iiit;,ii, ri "name" a. - 
tor who can i.l ay Kelly. 



Batavia, III., Filmless 

,^Ba^la. III., Sept. 6, 
Ramsay Pictures Company has 
departed with Its fixtures and prop- 
erties from the old Opera house, 
I'.'ayiiig lliis burg of 5.000 inhabi- 
tants without i)icture entertain- 
ment. 

Thrt current filmless situation Is 
the first of Its kind since the pic- 
ture business made its debut in IJu- 
tavia about 20 years ago. I'ic- 
tu"es Ii.-ive traveled a rocky road. 
Batavia being no sweet si>ot for any 
kind of sliow business. 

The Opera house, when under the 
r)wneiship of Mrs. E. M. Kberman, 
fared successfully with lilms for a 
score of years, but .Mrs. Kl'erinan 
I sold her interest a few years ago 
and none who followed prollted. 

Several attempts to build a de 
luxe bouse have been I;iuneh,vl re- 
cently. All were (1 i-si " 1 1 1 i u ue,l. 

Some time ago Halaban & Katz pur- 
chased a corner site, but did not 

have a string on the property. 

.Stores and lofts have been 
utilized for film sl.o\vliu;.s from lime 
to time, with more or less success, 
mostly less. 



BLOCK WITH P. D. C. 



Quits Par. to Produce Own Films 
on Same' Buis as Crtua 

Los Angeles, Sept. 6. 

Ralph Block, editorial supervisor 
for I'aramount, has joined I'atlie- 
Pe MiUe as an associate proitucer. 
He will supervise and produce his 
own pictures under an arrangement 
sitnilar to that upon which James 
Cruz© Is operating. 

Block was one of the eastern 
executives of Paramount ^rousbt 
here when the r,ong JslanU studios 
were closed. Block had handled 
the Dlx unit in the east and con- 
tlnue^l with It out haBtb. 8* be- 
came dissatisfied when switched to 
handle th ; Menjou and Vidnr 
units. 

Although his contract with Para- 
mount had some time to run. It was 
dlscontirued by mutual consent. 



FOX'S MOVIETONE GOING 
ALL OVER FOX HOUSES 



Within a month the Fox-Case 
Movietone (talker) will be playtnff 
in all of the Fox theatres, around 

X«'W Yuik ami the ni'^re imi>nrtant 
Ki)X lionsr.M olscwht'i .'. K-iuipniont 
iH albo being installed in several 
outside tbeatres leasing the Movie- 
tone suhjects. 

It i-s snitl Fnx is nliout to laiini'h 
an active campaiK'i f'T tlie Movie- 
tone, upon which tlie Fox wlaff has 
been working for some time. 



HOUSE FOR SCENKS 



Los Angeles. Sept. 6. 
West Coast Theatres, Inc., has 
leased the De Luxe theatre, on 
Alvarado street, o|>poslte Westiake 
Park, to Alexander Hurs'it, president 
of tlie I'aciflc Developm ent 

The house Is to be renamed the 
Uomola and will devote Itself ex- 
clusively to travel pictures, featur- 
ing the slogan, "See America First." 

The new policy went into effect 
Aug. 31. 



Crisp Tries New Lamps 



TjOs Angeles. Sept. 6. 
Donald Crisp the first pic ture 
director to use the new Incandes- 
cent lamps for picture lighting 
throughout a picture and on all In- 
teriors away from the studio. Crisp 
directed the He Mille West Point 
stor>'. He made all interior shots 
In various buildings of the Acad- 
emy with the aid of the incandes- 
cents. pulling power off the regu- 
lar lighting circuits and dispensing 
with the need for sun-arcs, crecos 
and the regularly used arc broads 
with the necessary generator power 
units to increase the voltrii,-e * 

According to De Mille execu- 
tives, sufilclent lighting was se- 
cured by the use of the Incandes- 
cents to fully lirhf the set.s In every 
Instance, .md the pliotoginpliy of 
the picture is better than would 

. h.ave been secured by the old 

! method of lighting. 



Refusing Cut, Mgr. and 
Musician Take "Notice" 

Chicago, Sept. 6. 

Refusing to take a cut, Cary B. 
Lewis, manager, and Sammy Stew- 
art, musical director, of the Metro- 
Iiolitan, colored piettire house, ac- 
cejited their notices. 

The cut order is part of a gen- 
eral economy move by the James 
f'oston Interesfts, operators of the 
Met. TjCwIr, co]i>red, left a news- 
pajier j'-") to lieeoine .-issislant man- 
ager of the house under Ascher 
Bros. Later he was made manager. 
He was ret.ilned when Coston ac- 
quired the theatre. Lewis, who has 
.a large acqtiaintance in the black 
belt. Is accredited with upbuilding 
a large percentage of the Met's col- 
ored draw. 



KcCABBELL'S 2-REELEBS 

■ialety Pictures will bring to the 

: screen this fall a series known as 
j the Henry and Polly come.lies. They 
will have Taylor Holmes ;ind Leah i 
ItaiiM as principal players. | 
Two-reeled lengths. « lih original 
s, ..nrii i .^ Iiv Itoy M' Card. -11. | 



Takes Lesser Post 

Rather Than "Cut" 

I.,os Angeles, Kept. 5. 

Charles Logue, former New York 
newspaperman and production 
supervisr,r at I'niversal for several 
ye.-irs. rc-^iirn-'il his position when 
askei] to .iccept a salary cut. 

He returned to his rank of 
scenarist. 



Murder Triaf Hero Ballyhoo 

; Seattle, Sept. 6. 

"Capit.il Punishment," Clara Bow 
starring. Is now at the Strand with 

I nr. Doblm, acquitted of a sensa- 
tional nuirder charge here a few 
months .-igo. giving a lecture on 

J Judicial procedure. 



KcCARET ROACH SUPEBVISOB 

l.,<)S Angelos, Sept. 6. 
I.fo MiOarey will be appointed 



Kann, Mayer's AssL 

Los Angeles, Sept. (. 
Ceorge K. Kann. assistant to Irv- 

in,' Thalberg on clu^cking U|> box 
ollic;,' reports .and picture p'laent- 
ages as well as witir the e.-Ti.s.,rshlp 
situation. Iia-i been piooiot. 'l .is as- 
sistant to Louis Jl. .\l.iyi r. I hief 
ex.iutive of the .Melro-iWddwyn- 
.M ly r pniductiun organization at 
CulvriClt.v. 

Kann .at one lime was secretary 
to I'arl l.a<uomle of I'nlvcrsal and 
liter entired the production busi- 
ness, making Independent pictures 
with Henry fUnsburg under the 
Sterling brand. 

Thou:;li .a number of peoiib- have 
been rr-porterl a.^ assistant to Mayer, 
Kann is the first person authuri- 
tively appointed. 

/ 



F. & R. CLOSE ST. PAUL 
HOUSE TO KEEP PEACE 

1.200-Seat Astor Shuts Be- 
cause of Union's Demands 
on Orchestra 



M inn«Mi'i>lis, Sept . ti. 

Kather than su»)niit to \vii;it tliey 
ron>'i»lt'i"eti unreasonaltlc tin ton de- 
mands or. Ihnni til failure to ar- 
Cfde to the frms laid down. 
V'inklestein & Uuben lias closed Its 
l.JOO stMt .Xstnr in St. Paul. This 
Sjr.ii.rtoO investment will remain 
iille iii.ietiiiitfly. 

The inu^it iana' a«80Ciatinn in St. 
Paul and the inanaKers settled i)n a 
ct^n tract last Wedn<>S(i,i v wherrhy 
the sra^e there would ho fnvializt'd 
with that in Minneapolis, hut a dis- 
pu:e arose in regard to the Ast.tr 
tlieatre. Th.' union insisted tliat ilie 
fiinlraet contain a clausi* ifquiiins 
a .»'ven-pieoe orchcMtra at tlie A-s- 
tor. F. ^ It. has heen desirous of 
eliininatinf; this orehestra because 
business at tliis liouse does not 
warrant retention. They promised 
to put hack the pit cifw as soon as 
trade improved and wert- willinp to 
aK^ree to use seven more men in 
their othi'r houses, but the union 
wnuUi not compromise. To end the 
disjiu'e. F. & U. closed the theatre. 

Sandwi lit'd In between the larger 
Capitol and Tower t Ilea t res, the 
Astor hay hatl <i ifticiilt sailinp and 
lias hci ti in the red during the past 
year. It wil! save the firm money 
to keep it shut, acc(>rdinK to H. 1). 
Finklestein, peneral inana^;er for 
F. & It, The step was taken, how- 
ever, ho says, to end an areument 
and brinp peace. The Astor was 
tisinfj first runs at a So-cent admis- 
si(tn. With it closed, there are only 
two first runs left In the St. I'aul 
looi>— the Capit(d and Tower. 

Musician imlon omdals, pxplain- 
ing their stand in the Astor matter, 
declare t'lat the acquisition of the 
majority of St. Paul movie houHcs 
hy F. & n. has resulted in the 
elimination of nearly all theatre or- 
chestras. Determined to make a 
flnal stand In the matter of rctain- 
inff at least thosn orchestcos now 
omployi-d, 



supfi visinff director -or-ine ITaT 
Roach Studios. an4 will occupy the 
position formerly held by F. Kkh- 

ard .Tone.y. 

M( (*:xr' y lian been with Hoaoh for 
numWr of years, and last year 



mST DlVISIOrS NEW DEPT. 

I K. Chadwick anrl J.-.m,*- .1. (jol.I- 
buri^ have arran^'d witi i (I'-rt ru'b' 
Tun hin to handle a specialty pub 



fht> union, "n iiut yf fJ** 

>iT^Tor ellTTlTnaTTon, de- 



llvered an ultirnn I utii. 



FOX'S "CARMEK" IK I. A. 

IjOH Anj^elcs, Sept. 6. 
"Loves of Carmen" (Fox) will he 
the next attraction at th« Carthar 
('ircle, opMilnff about the middle of 

October. 

It will succeed ";it>v( nth Tb avcn,** 
which has been running In the 
houfte for the paat Ave months. 



HOFFMAN ENGAGES BARSKT 

Los Anseles, Kept. ft. 

M. H. HoflTmnn of Tiffany I'ro- 
ductlons han enfjra^ed lixui Jiarsky 
to RUpervise the four Jack London 
stories Tiffany wilt make for the 
oominff year. 

The first production Is now being 
prepared. 



SKALLEST MIDOET 

I.*iH AnRclep. Seiit. *!. 
Kilf^ene Ad;im.4. *»ne of the Hm.'ill- 
e.st ntidKetH In the countiw, standinff 
1< .S.H thun 30 inches in hpixht, will 
iirpeiir with Karl Dune In "Baby 
.Mine." 

f.ew I.jpton Ih dIfee(in(T It for 
M-(;-M. with fli ortre K. Al thui- eo- 
Ktarrinff with Uttne. 



I llilty department of first DivLslon 
I Di.strlbutors. to be .limed at the f.m 
j ni.i;;a/.ine exelu^iv* ly. 
I Mi.SH Turehin w.-is :im assist ttit to 
, I'rederiek J.itnes Smith when the 
wrote nnd directed a number o( the Mutter w.is (•ditor-ln-clilel oC the 

Jlirewster publieotiont. 



i company's romedlea. 



4 AVIAnOH STOBIES 

I<os Anprele.^, Sept. 

Kin*t N;illon-'»l hn^ piifeh.ise.J 
four original rivi.-ition Ktories from 
Thom.TOn Utirtia, of the Will Huys 
orRanlzatlon. 

An yet no iitar or director has 
be**n «eleeted for the pleturen. 



Pnyton Goes to M-G-M 

I.,os Anc:<*Iej<. s«-i>t ft- 
Stu.-irt Payton. who reicntly fin- 
ished ait director for Univomal, has 
been placed under contract by 
Metr-Uoldwyn-Mayer to make a 
picture, the title of which Ih not yet 
hnnwn. 

It will be made under the 3iit>or> 
vlMlon of Ilnrry R.npf. 



Airplane Stnriee for Hommt 

T.o.s Ancele.H, Sept. 

Chjirle.s It. ilot^er.s hii.s ptM-eh.1He4 
two nlrpl.-ino dr.tmim f'jr Heed 
Howes. Ktarred. 

Itoirer.i will .start produetion Im- 
mediately upon IiIm return from Ku« 
rope late in the falL 



It 



VARIETY 



Wednesday, September 7, 1927 



INSIDE STUFF 

ON PICTURES 



An .-itlorncy in I.os AninUs obtains his rlif»t» tlirousli Iils own and 
)iis wili' H aoei.il mixins i.munK pictmo ppiilile. His spfciiilly Is divorce 
rasps. as he Is a hound for piibliiily. H<! lias dPVPlopfd ii closp oontaot 
with the newspaper r*portei-s and tips the Isoys off on any lmt>on<1lnf; 
actions he Is handlinf;. 

lie was very chummy with a pK.niiTiont picture diroi tor and the lattcr's 

■wifa socially. Recently tlic mt the ilnecti.r .(.nsulted him about 

Kettlng a divorce from her liusband. The attorney in no way endeavored 
to Inquire into the facts nor did he call up the htisband to possibly try 
to arrangre some sort oT a settlement. 

Insteaii this attorney h: fiKld to have il"'awn preliminary papers for 
nn ai ticn. but they were not filed. Tlieu the attorney called in the newH- 
paper boys and told them tliat a divorce action would be tiled between 
the couple and save them all the details contained in the iiapera he bad 
drawn with a re.quest that the story be kept under cover until he au- 
thorized its release, 

A ciuiple of the newspaper men who li^uicd on lining up a siood yarn 
thouKht it would be a good Idea to so into it tartlier. Tluy met the 
director and In a casual way asked blni about his marital aRaira and 
II bout the pending divorce action. The nim nmn was stunned and 
pleaded with the bo'ys iKnor:inoe (if any rift in the faniily. statins that 
liis wifi' was still livinj; with liini at tin ir home. 

The director simply thout^ht it was a Kag and that soinel.oiiy waa Iry- 
InK to kid him. He mentioned nothlgK about It, to his wife. 

m a few weeks he was Invited downtown to the attorneys oRlce by his 
wife and there was asked to make a property settlement. When ihe con- 
ference was olver, the picture man walked out or the aiiorncy',^ piivate 
office and In the outer oiHee met the newspaper reporters, wlio hud been 
called by the attorney without the director's knowledge to cet a story 
from the wife and attorney. It was printed the next day. 

The director was not interviewed at the attorney's office as he was 
not the bitter's client. 



..f I nlveisal for a one-year period with all short subject matter thrown 
II • rati>< the total cost beiuB flKured in the original sale price. 

.<hort subjects could bo played by the exhibitor when and as desired 
with a weekly payment plan one of the features. 

On tlie coast. Mitchell states, the plan is beiomiuB more and nioie 
popul II espeelallv with cireiiitB, The entire Bluinenfeld circuit, ojierat- 
Ini; n towns adja. ent to .«an Kranciseo, has been booked for the aervlce, 
ami W est Coast Tlieatres clicuit is signing It for more of their houses. 



Herman Warendorf. the florist, is said to be contemplating an action 
aprfilnst Herbert Lubin, to recover 25 per cent of all profit l>ubln has re- 
ceived tlirouffh the Roxy theatre promotion, Lubin at that time was a 
memlier of the firm of Lubin & Sawyer, which promoted the theatre 
building, Lubin Is said to have netted over a million from hl.s efforts, 
although another report places his profit at $700,000, with hia former 
partner. Sawyer, credited with (500,000 net from the same sources. 

Warendorf and S. P. Rothafel (Roky) are close friends. When Roxy, 
from the account, stated to Warendorf in reply to the latter, that he 
would favorably consider a properly planned Roxy theatre, Warendorf 
1« airid t# have called upon Lubin. The latter agreed to attempt to pro- 
mote the venture, with Warendorf to recelTe one half of what Lubin 
might make out of it. 

The agreement Is said to have existed between the two men only, with- 
out the nrm Involved. Warendorf fro'm accounts baa neither received 
any share of LiOltlB^ prollt nor an acknowledgment any amount night 
be due him. 

While Dolores Del .Rio and her husband are on their vacation In 
Honolulu. Harry D, Wilson, press agent for the Edwin Carcwe enter- 
prises and MUs Del Rio, Is having considerable trouble in handling the 
domestic situation at their home. First Wilson was advised that the 
oolorad chauffeur had talcen one ot their hlitfi priced cars and was found 
making « tour of the state in It; then the next advice he received was 
^Manother chauffeur had taken a car and run up a bill of »16 for 



'o!77H^Zm^J^^!!!t:^^ iSi^^f u''^<' <£>• Joy ridhi* purposes with 
the Climax coming when the PhUUpfno codT caTfea up«M stateo oim 
1346 entrusted to him to pay bills had been used In having • good thne. 

^ ilson is trying to settle the problem throufh the use ot alffebra and 
geometry before Miss Del Rio arrives home. 



It will cost the Capitol, New York, around 1200,000 to install pit ele- 
vators anil chanKo its Bt.if.-e for the inomlnp tiand policy. Around 100 
men have been woi kluK all and eve. y nitlit lately makinB the chanK" 
while -Ben-Hur" (current) and "The Big I'.arade" (to come) are at the 
house, the length ot these features doing away with the weekly prc- 
senlntlon. 

The orchestra lias been depleted of a few members, due to Jam for space 
durinj.- the repairs, and 24 of the C.ipitol men are now at the CratMtBsy 

pla,\ini.' the score for '(".arilen of Allah." 

What picture houses liave done for the actor was proven when a former 
vaudeville hoofer applied at an lndep«-ndent agency for dates quoting 
his salary at f250 weekly. The booker who remembered him from a tew 
ye.irs back wh. n the dancer appeared as a si>ecialty performer in flash 
acts e,\preHse(l skepticism, 

"fio on," said the booker, "you never got over $75 a week in your 
life." 

"Is that so?" replied the dancer, "well look these over," 
He thereupon produced a pocket full of old contnci*. With Balaban 
.'ind l\atz and oilier nio vie circuits and proved •th«£,iW'1jRA ii>i<Mi feMn 

getting $250 weekly. *' ' 

And net. 



.Oid nraumaii has a list ot 1.079 ministers in sduthern Ctillfornia to 
u hoMi he is weekly supplying bulletins on "King of Kings," playing his 
t hinese theatre in Hollywood. These bulletins all relate to the various 
ini idents in the picture and also give statistics regarding the production. 

As a result of supplying this large number of ministers with the weekly 
bulletins, sermons have been preached on varlo'us Sundays by 2S8 of 
them who ha\e advised their llocks to attend the performance of the 
plctiu'e. In several instances church parties, ranginc from 300 to 100 
people, attended with no cut made In the regular « aml gf l oi|> aMMk. 

A picture director who has established a reputation as a regular 
fellow amcfng the gang on the Coast took a vacation in Europe and while 

over tJiero found himself out of funds. He cable<l to a number of his 
fair weatlicr friends on the coast asking for the immediate loan of $1,000 
so that he cpuld return and liquidate some of his holdings. He was 
turned down by all of them. 

Practically every one that he asked had eaUed upon him many times 
for loans ot various amount, and had always been accommodated. 



When the Mark Strand company took oVer the operation ot the 4,000- 
seat State, Hartford, Conn., and opened it last week wiili a 10-20 cent 
lllm grind, it began operation of one of the biggest "flops" on record 
in New England theatricals for several yem Opened last winter with 
a .5-plece orchestra, feature picture and elaboVate presentation acts Its 
doom was predicted by showmen. 

The chief reason for the downfall ot the .'^tate was luck of showman- 
ship Here was a new idea in entei tainment for Hartford people and in 
a beautiful new theatre. But the handling of the house was such that It 
easily was comparable with the old days of the movies. There came 
Juggling of the policy, from presentations to vaude and then films only; 
and with aeconipanylng variations in tlie admis.sion scale. The changes 
came so rapid the house got the rep among theatregoers. 

Now the Strand Is shofwlng four changes of doubis feature programs a 
week nt 10-20, The State was so constructed. It was declared last winter 
that If It flopped as a picture house it easily could be turned into a 
garage. 

On the showmansliip end— one of the operators of the SUte came 
Into Variety's New York office sotae time ago, saying he had changed 
agents. He mentioned his past and previous agent. Told that the agent 
succeeded appeared to have been giving him pretty good bills, he was 
asked what had caused the eliange, 

••Recausc there's something funny al>out it." he said. "Tiiat agent was 
sending me 10 acts for $1,000. and now I am getting 10 acts from this 
other agent for $1,500, What I want to' know Is where the dilTcrenoe 
went to. 

That was Bueh a ridiculous statement for .inyonc piotessing to be in 
the theatre operating line that as the manager walked out, one of the 
\arlety boys who had heard him. offered to bet $ to 1 that the State 
would either be out of business or have another operator before tlie 

season clos*-d, 

Hiith Taylor, chosen to' play I.ori.lei Lee In the screen "(Jentlemen 
^•ter Blondes," is said to be a living replica of Peggy Hopkins Joyc.-. 
Faramount officials are enthused over Miss Taylor In the role. 

That r.io idway pkos purchased for the screen generally mean nothing 
Is confirmed by the experience Paramount had with "Liouis tlic Fourteenth," 
in which Leon Errol was starred on the stage. ThCy paid Ziegfeld $7$,- 
000, It Is said tnr the screen rights. 

The only idea from the stage pl i> i . p. rled used Is the jirinelpal rhar- 
Bcici- as ail .Mpine guide. > 

The screen story was originally made with the title changed to "The 
(Big Sneeze." In the original making around $525,000 was expended with 
Wallace Beery as the star. 

After a number of iircviews. Paramount did not seem satisfied and 
decided tof have It lemade adding Raymond Hntton, opposite Beery. 

An even $9,000 was .illowed to .-i director who rephieed ,Inmes Truze 
for the retakes, with the result it is claimed that the picture lias turned 
out to be iV corking good one. 



Another meeting ot advertising men was called by Will Hays last 
week for the purpose of instituting further cute in advertising for cer- 
tain picture trade papers. This will affect those periodicals soliciting 
the photograph trade. Charge for cuts made by puHightn •( these 
papers, plus art charges and other extras raise the ratM •tmost t& the 
level of regular advertising space, it Is charged. 

The publishers get a rebate of 50 per cent on the cuts from engravers. 
The advertisers will offer to furnish potographs in the future providing 
they will pay only the actual cost of the cuts to the paper, not the full 
statement cost, plus 10 per cent commission for the publishers. 

Several advertising departments liave agreed that unless these tenns 
can be offered they will discontinue sending photos entirely or, if doing 
so, with a note to be used only it of news value and with no renumera- 
tlon to be s^eoted for ths eutai 

Althougti WltSsm Fox Announced some time a^co tils Intcntlo'ns of 
buildings a 4,000 seat picture house on his plot at Webster and Tremont 
avenues, Bronx, New York, two blocks from his Crotona, playing vaude 
and pletarw, the "Wr Bale" stgn Is stIH en tb« ^«p«rty. It is re- 
ported Fox will not build if he can get a huyw. 



In order to have "7th Heaven" for his new theatre in the National Press 
Club building, Washington, William Fox bought back the picture from 
Harry Crandsll, opcrKtioc the Btanley-Q nu m r B taaOn la tb* Caplul 
city. t. 

Crandall had the film for his downtOVHt. bOliMCb ItdtTOS^iM. atlti tOT. 
the numerous neighborhoods ot the cllttte. Ito MMmM ■, MOSt tt fijttt 
when turnings it back to Fox. ■ - 



If Paramount decides to make a sequel to '^inga," reported 'M called 
off by the Coast production department, It is said th.^t only fi MllMo 
made story will be necessary. There is enough air stuff in th* $M,MO 
feet left over from "Wings" to supply the desired action, 

"Leglo'n of the Condemned" was the title given to the aviation sequel, 
although it has been stated that this has been rejected with W.- A. 
Wellman, director of "Winga," released by Paramount. However, the 
organisation seems to be playing with the Idea. 

It is understood Ben Heclit was rated a flop as a picture author fol- 
lowing his "Underworld " story and was let out luf Paramount. Par is 
now trying to get the Chi writer back. Inside creailt (Or the snocsra of 
'I'nderworld " is considerably given to .loset VoA Stemberff for his 

handling of the story. It was made in 26 days. 



Vnlver.sul's "complete service plan" of picture dlstrlbullou whereby 
exiiibitors sign for complete feature and .'diort siiliject sei vice M a stated 
we«'kly or monthly cost, h.is shown a Iuk incre.i.s.' on the r.icitlc const, 
according to Don Mitchell, western division manager, who has seven 
•OMt exchanges under his Jurisdiction, 

The service plan was innovated by Universal abo'ut twn and a half 
years ago, as the Idea of Lou Metiger, now general sabs manager for 
•the I.,aemmle organisation. 

Under Its provisions an exhibitor signed for the entire feature output 



FIGHT niM LAW 

(Continued from page 6) 

And whether or not other str.niKers 
will appear in other States with 
other prints, snd then conveniently 
disappear. 

The two strangers who originally 
handled Ihe negotiations, are con- 
spicuous by their absence. And 
nobody cares who thsy were— or 
where they are. 

Another Version 

Pittsburgh, Sept, «. 
Although the importation of 
prizeHght pictures from another 
State into Pennsylvania for publla 
exhibition is prohibited by leglsl.t- 
tion, Plttsburghers last week wlt- 
nesstil the lilm version of t!i.> 
Dempsey- Sharkey fight held recent- 
ly in New York. The law was 
cleverly sidestepped, it is said, but 
whether legally or not no one in 
official capacity acemed to know or 
care. 

The film was released to the Stato 
of Pennsylvania througd the local 
Columbia fllra exchange. From the 
meager detalla it happened in this 

way: 

The original was brought into 
the city and a copy made from it. 
With this safely tucked away the 
original was taken to the office of 
tlie United States district attorney 
for an opinion as to whether or not 
it, the original, could be shown in 
this city. What was expected to 
happen did happen and the whole 
affair worked out with clockwork 
smoothness. The district attorney, 
John D. Meyer, seized the film and 
plastered a fine on the applicant. 

The copy made here In Pittsburgh 
was then released and the ahekela 
began to roll in. The film runs 
about 27 minutes. 



With this, the fourth week of the ,lack Partington regime at the Para- 
mouBt. New York, each new unit that starts out jfreta t)lS .JKew. Tork 
theatre w ill make p<i,ssibie the induction of a stmtMci bMd polli7 ia the 
other key Piiblix liouses, 

'OrangT; lilossoms " was the Orst production of the new band school of 
entertainment. It went to Boston to be handled by Gene Rodemlch's 
orchestra .at the Mcti-opolit.m: thence to Buffalo and |>etn>lt, etc. 

With 20 key Public stands, it means four more months akflt the first 
unit rotates the complete circuit. 

An annual rental ot $175,000 was agreed upon by the Stanley-Fabian 
interests for the le.-iso of the Opi-nt ll<>use, Paynnne, N, .1,, according 
to the nayonne "Times." An ojiposltion ciriuif, s.ijs the "Times," had 
o'fferetl $irtO,000 rent, on a long term lease. The "Times" asserts that 
it Is not going far wrong when stating that the .sJt.inl . y ccmlilnatlon paid 
approximately llvi' million dollars when later taking over the Opera 
hou.se. Bayoniie Is a city of about 11)0,000. 



Lax Enforcement 

With the Dempsey -Sharkey fight 
film generously playing or having 
played throughout the U, S, in ap- 
parent confldence, and little conflic- 
tlon with the federal or civic au- 
thorities, the trickery in Pittsburgh 
aa reported may have a further 
bearing and be of considerable im- 
portance to the photographers of 
the forthcoming Tunney-Dempsey 
fight In Chicaco Bept. 22. 

Vigilance by the federal depart- 
ments against the Interstate trans- 
portation of fight pictures seems 
to have greatly lessened in recent 
years, ainee the opinion appfacaA. 
to have been accepted that a vrk 
latlon of the Interstate Commerce 
law to that effect meant at most 
a fine for the transporter across 
Staters llnesi If located. 

These fines have usually been of 
$1,000 or less, with the opinion 
holding that the exhibitor of the 
pictures could not be penalized. 



Two new houses h.i\c i,. cu reported as siic ificd l,y fllimrs. One Is a 
Kamous-Pl.ayi rs-r«-i.sUy intent, at Adiinl's and Huron pirecis Toledo, to 
cost $3,000,000 and with Ihe Kapiis as arcliite< t.s. No policy mentioned. 
That F-P-L is listed lut the oAviier suggests It's an old idea, as the owner 
if Famous', should now be Paramount or I'uMlx, with the latter more 
likely. 

The other Is aceredilid to i).. ili.at.r \cw York 'I'licitres, Inc. at 
llroadway and 41st slre.t, .New Voik, tlieativ with stores, to cost $4,- 
000,000 and Kugcnc l>« Uu sii as ihe archilect, Tlie Mrcnter N. Y Cri is 

it K-A-Mfl .")! I'b r iHiruiluil, aim i li u w l .Mubs CiiiAdwiiy l li yiii i r 

now stands. 



Bill to Repeal 

Washington, Sept. t. 

A bill to repeal the ban on trans- 
porting fight films In interstate 
commerce Is to be introduced dur- 
ing the coming session of Congress, 
which looks set for an early open« 
Ing, possfbly around Oct. 14, In* 
stead of the scheduled Dec. 1, 

An odd twist to the introduction 
to be sponsored by a prominent 
Republican, who wishes his name 
kept out of it until the bill drops 
In the basket, is that a strong group 
have announced th;it .a measure, as 
already reported, is to be also in- 
troduced to stop broadcasting of the 
fistic encounters. 

In connection with the showinpr 
of the Dempsey-Sharkey films the 
Department of Justice seems to bo 
laying off after loudly announcins 
that prosecutions would follow 
should attempts be made to exhibit 
the pii tiirrs. 

Local attorney says the depart- 
ment has been up against a tough 
situation in the present Instance, 
spending its timo endeavoring to 
run down those transporting the 
film — the only ones that can be 
touched as the law says nothing, 
according to this same attorney, 
as to those exhibiting the. films. 



fiilversal llirouKh I!< it A.ller 1 li win Ztltner put over some nitty 

pr. ss Ktuff for two r pletureH, "Fast and Furious and "Painting the 
Town' (Ulen Tryon). Thew boys get full creillt fOr lying up the recent 
Uronx sponsorship of a Safely Parade with the city building a big 
grandstand on the foncoiira.! where the parade was reviewed by city 
(Continued on page 43) 



1 More to Utica's Many 

Utlca, N. Y., Sept. 6." 

Still another theatre for Utlca, 
which has so many and building so 
many more. 

The newest will be in the Polish 
section, to be known as tlie Lin- 
coln, It will seat about 1 "00 and 
Is slated for opening nl.wut Dee, li- 
lt will h.ive a balcony, 

Altlio igh this will be a neighbor- 
hood affair, and plans to cater to 
residents of the I'olish section, it 
Will be located three or four short 
blocka from the new Stanley -Mark- 
Strand theatre, for which foaad»- 
tlons have been laid. 



•jr, S«pr«inT>er 7, 1M7' 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 



i:.. 



LITERATI 



Uses for "Variety" 

Tiu 'iiit-'ii \".iri' i > -iiT. r .if a torin 
subsiriptiun .It ics .■iiiriiu .ir Ic'msit 
rates* prior to the Increase to 25c. 
Oct. 1, next, it luis in response, be- 
8i<1es placemrnt of subscriptions re- 
<i ivt-d, gome voluntary lettem, not 
Blto^tber along the ernee of the one 
below, from Beth Brown o( 64 West 
4;th street. New Tork, but In that 
Mpirit: 

Sept. 1. 

Dear Variety: 

I'm KoinK lu confos^ what els^ 
I do besides read Viiriet\- — the only 
paper that knows what to say and 
when to atop and say no more. 

Not long ago I went out on the 
road with a carnival show to pot 
material f<ir my novel, "Ballyhoo." 
Gosh: It wa.s cold sleeping between 
a north and south wind. But an 
old-timer showed me how to tuck 
Variety camp-fashion into my bed. 

When we struck a ratnjr spell, 
did niy feet get wet? No. sir! A 
thick layer of Variety kept my pink 
toes nice and dry on the Inside and 
pneumonia out. 

Besides its mental stimulns. 
Variety has a thousand practical 
uses. 

To ensure safe arrival of trinkets, 
flrat read Variety, then crumple and 
use for wrapping. To keep cream 
■from souring, first read, then damp- 
en and drape around bottle. Kor a 
cold in the chest, spread Variety 
with lard and optimlam. For the 
blues, read Nellie Revell 9at an 
education, re-read Mr. Nugent. 

Honest Injun! Did you name It 
"\'ariety" because of its wide vari- 
ety ot naasT 

rve Variety to thank for the fact 
that I flnished my book despite 
many hardships and heartaches, 
and I'm sending you a compli- 
mentary copy. 

Variety deserves the scene In 
"Ballyhoo" — where all the perform- 
er.H fight to share the on© copy — it 
also deserves what I wrote about 
It— "Ton'v* got to hand it to Vari- 
ety. It's lust like a letter frtHU 
home — and there's a big family to 
hear from ail the time! " 

Enclosed is my subscription 
check. 

It says anything I might have left 
unsaid. BIHTB BROWy. 

Trade-Marfca on Papers' Titles 
PntSBt one* la Washington has 
luat granted trade-mark protection 
on the names ot the following pub- 
lications: "The Music Trades," 
weekly, use claimed since Jan. 3, 
1S91; "Fireside,'' monthly. use 
claimed since June, 1924; "Mun- 
sey's Magazine." monthly, use 
claimed since Feb. 2. 188»; "Tricks 
and Puzzles," monthly, use claimed 
since May 1. 1S27: "Secret Service 
Sto^le^.•' periodical, published from 
time to tioM, «M daimad since 
June 17. 1»17: "Self Defense," 
perlodiral. us© claimed since Jan. 
10, 1927: "Secret Service Detective 
Stories.' 'time to time, use claimed 
since May M, 19S7; "The True 
Ught." monthly, use claimed since 
June 27. 1»I7: "Business Farmer." 
periodical, use claimed since Aug 
1. 1915; "Farm Bureau News," bi- 
monthly, use claimed since Dec 20. 
1»20: "Editor and Publisher," 
weekly, tise claimed since Aug. 17, 
M18. ard "Times-Picayune." dally, 
use claimed since May 12, 1914. 



I president's name must always he 
prefaced by "Mr." No one must rc- 
Kt io the nation's chief magistrate 

I cs I'.il •' It must be Mr. Cooli I > 
' at all times. 

' One caption writer took Uie rule 

said ihe «u.ry. «hen T '"'■'°"*'>'' 

t West Wils named for the iirt-i- 

tlenl the caption wi-iter wri'te: 

"The above is a reprodueiii'ii of 

Mount Mr. Coulidge." 



dumb. I..ater 

the kid admitted he read only pic- 
(iire jiapeiM the recruiting olllcers 
immeiliaiely ieji>cted him. 



Macfadden's Slush 

R''lii-e.s..ntati\'*'s of l.ei d Bi .n'ei'- 
hi'uok, Uritisli newsp.nper putdisher 
and owner of the London "Dally 
.Mail," complained to the New York 
"Graphic" over its "intimate" series 
of "My l.OOl Lo\ea" hv a pseudo 
Lord ' Ileaverlirouli. The Graphic" 
explained the circumstances and 
the phoney "Lord" Is now a "Baron" 
Beaverl)rook. 

The "love secrets" are the usual 
Bernarr Macfadden slush. 

— — 0 

"Mount Mr, Ceolidge" 

The New Tork "Herald Tribune," 
which has been kidded a little l)y 
the "Graphic's" columnist, has of- 
fered a reward to any of its staff 
who would furnish the information 
on how the following story leaked: 
There is a stringent rate that the 



Ford's Ad Campaign 

ileni-y Ford is reported h.iving 
appropriated $3,000.1)00 for his ad- 
\ertlsing campaign in behalf of the 
new Ford popular-price car. short- 
ly to be thrown on the market. The 
new car is said to be protected in 
sales at the outset through all of 
the Ford dealers having sent in 
orders. 

The Ayres agency In Philadelphia 
will handle the Ford ad copy. 

It is considered likely the first 

offlcinl story and ptetures of the 

new Ford car will be distribtited 

through Arthur Brisbane. Henry 

Ford is very strong for Brisbane. 
« ^^^^^ 

Breun's HeW 4|«l 

Heywood Broui la im^fMi *■ 
havlhg decided not Nttiini iai tit* 



.Vew Yolk "W.illd" ns n S|>e, ial «eii,.:iv iti 'I.il'c rtv ." K.lwirl 

writer, with "The World ' se. iuim;- ' W .iKenkne. l.t h.iK Hi iiten I.illian 
' ly • 'neludlng to hold llroun to IiIm Oisli: An Inierpi elation." which tha 
I i-ntiaet not to write fur any olhtM- riiiVef.-*ity vif Wa.'<hitigtMii Is issu- 
d.iil>-. i iiitr tliiotigh Its b.H.k iMililiKhin;? 

( "What Hrotin niiuh.t reeei\-,-» t'oi d- f il linenl. 

I inag:ixine work is not consideied' .Miss <;i>i)i is tlie iir.s[ nienilter of 
I important. He Is said to have stated} 'he profession w> hom>re<l by thul 

that he ean hoUl out for a year at insiituiion. 

least v.iiM what resoiic«!{ni ,i|i:e at, - 

I Ins e,.nunand. IncIudindrf'hii^'jttOhK' 
1 which he owns. " ''• 



Percy Hammond's Piest Beek 

I'ercv lTam:n-'>nd li;is a'.t:!!->!<-tl 
■■l:ilt Is It pill.II -lied l.y 

Doubleday. I'age. its his liisi of- 
fense. tWoy ls iiaid.to have toueh. d 
lightly, iriore or ieas. upon his 
brother critics of the New York 
dailies and nlso l:as gone into many 
other inlerestiiiK topics. 

Reading Tims Given 

A new featuie in •■l,il.ert\" is tlie 
ILsting of til,. l.^Mline til,,,- ot eaell 

article at the beginning of the 
story. Readers of the publication 
have voiced their approval of tlie 
innovation. 



Lillian Gish Again 
0e«id«B .«h« MovmMV of Lillian 
aMI, by BidBCy Satlmrtaild, that ran 



Curbing Culture 

r.'-iiin may u literary city 
luit it doesi,'i ai,i>ly to ilie police 
liirie, ai eorUiiiK to uitiuii taken by 
the. police coniimsHluiier win> I'jT- 
iiolnian ISernarcl MeCilnty ot the 
11.1. k liay station. .MeGliUy was 
fuliliit lei.illig a ne .\ .-Iiaper whilo 

on duty tiiul H'veii 14') hoUl s of piin- 
isluiient to poifoim, after a trial 
board luid found liini guilty of 
n-gle. l ot duly, 

Tergsrsons Must Rsturn 

ICi Torgerson and his talented 
wife, Ann.'i Jordan, who c;inte north 
fi'oiii l:i,iniiigh,tiii, .'Ma., se\eral 
yeai s ago to servo Kint; Features 
Syndicate as staff and feature writ- 
ers, will return south next month. 
The health qf a baby bom sine* 
(Continued on pss« it) 



Novel Named "Vaudeville" ' 
An unusual first novel has been 
issued off the press ot Henr\- 
Waterson. the music ptiblisher. now 
in the book piihlieation field as 
well. It Is titled "Vaudeville." a 
fliflt novel by Aben Kandel. author 
and p. a.. last handling the piih- 
•llcity for the New Play wrlchl.s' 
movement, which had the r.-jd 
Street theatre under lease. 

Kandel has elected, among other 
novel features of the volume, to 
sche.liile his chapters a la a va- 
riety bill. Thua, the first chapter 
i» The Wire -Walkers; The Mon- 
ologist next; The Sister Act. third 
chapter, ote The Idea Is further 
developed with a time-table deno- 
tation In simulation of some vaude- 
»nie lay-outs. - Thus the wire walk- 
ers open at »:2«, and the final chap- 
ter. The Animal Act, la slated for 
10 :.-!(). 



Theas Tsbs! 

T.ar^'er and more dignifie.l papers 
«"ei,i not averse to taking a crack 
at tabloids whenever opportunity 
arises, a story carried by the t.i:; 
rags Inst week reported that a 
young m,1n in T,ynn. .Mai'.s.Vif- 
temptel fn enMnt In the fo.Tii 
Cuord and was found tmusu.illy 




IS IT AN EARTHQUAKE? " 
NO, irS THE Bia IMIRADE'!" 

{Read wires helow and remember Natwrifwide rtXeme September 10th!) 



SKND mpREtlNTAnVBI 

."Big Parade" greatest picture I hive 
ever seen. Broke all house records. 
Audience came from miles around. 
Send representative at once relative 
to booking for my smaller towns. 
Congratulations on a wonderful 
picture. a. N. SANBORN 

WoHaboro. N. H. 

TURNKO THBM AWAVi 

Opened with "The Bi( Parade" last 
nighr. In less than one hour wc were 
completely sold out. Sever.il plat* 
glsft framea in front were broken by 



of people turned aivay. 

LHIRSCHBLOND. 
TKACO THEATRE 

Tonis Fiver T 



PROMBA.MJ 

"Big Psrade" broke all opening week 

records; in history of McVicker's 
Theatre. Lines of people from nine 
o'cIocL in morning until closing with 
no let-up. Second week's business 
looks big as first. 

MAX BALABAN, 
Belabaa & Kstr. 
Chiesao. III. 



LINE BLOCK LONOl 

' Hig r.4r3dc" opened Criterion si, ot- 
tering all hox-oAce records of this 
,h..t«. A line block Ions fatwed 



before box-office opened and mtin- 
taJned throughout davriKhr up to l.ist 
perfecmance. CRITERIO.S. 

i-os A ntrelrv t 



NtW MTNONBI 

Just completed three-day showing of 
"Big Parade." Played to more people 
than .during any other full week and 
smashed all box - office records. At- 
tracted people to theatre who have 
not been there in years. Admi^hac 
business exceeded my highest expcct- 
aiiora. M. GRELDER, 

ATLANTIC THEATRE, 
Atlantic Highlands. N.j. 



RECORDS BLOOICt 

Holding "Big Parade" over. Broke all 
house records at Elkhom and Lake 



(jMtvi ihru diyi. 

cenr. Best picrure in years. 

n. F. KELLIHER. 

RIkhorn. Wi: 



HOWBR RieORRI 

Opened "Big Parade" last Friday and 
in spite of terrific rain and hail storm 
and Chatauqua,"Big Paradc"opened 
to the largest single day business since 
I have been here. "Big Parade " broke 
all house records in Estherville for the 
engagement. In checking over mf 
record* for the past five years "Big 
Paradc"did as much rotal busir.eis as 
any two pictures that ever played here. 
Coftgratulations to M-G-M on this 
production and am looking forward 
to > much larger business on "Ben- 
Hur." CHAS. H. CURNEY. 

GRAND THEATRE, 
Escherville.lows 

Played "B^ Parade" four days k> bc« 
fc.,....^. .n<ov«L One of finest 
producitons that I have had pleasure 
of showing. A. E. McCAl 'LEY, ' 
McCAULEY THEATRE, 

C ;lf nwooJ, Minn. 



M-G-M IS THE LIFE OF THE PARTY! 



18 



VARIETY 



RmcIi Stock on L. A. Exch. 



Hal Ho;u li Stuilins Issiu' of 8 
por cent picfi rn d stm k Is to lie- 
placoil on the Los AiiRplca Htotk 
KxiliaiiBo fop trading throu(.-h 
Kli(k, Maitin AL- Cii.. li.cil liailklilK 
cinriill It is ixinc k',1 that tho 
listing will be arraiiKwl at tlio next 
miratinc of . the. Board of Govwnui a 
of the etbok Exchange. 

It tindcrstood that the common 
stock Is h<'l(I by less than tt'n i>cr- 
Bons, wittl ]Ia-l Uoarh practically 
Controlling all of that. The cont- 
pnny balance sheets as of Jan. 29, 
l!t27. show assets jipplicablc to the 
pri f.'rri',! slock of 12.009, 1S8, equal 
to $62.70 for each $25 par value 
share of preferred outstandine. 

The statement also shows 111,667.- 
868 current assets, compared to cur- 
rent liabilities of $92,034. 

At the time of the orKanizatlun of 
the Hal Roach Company in 1914 
the pfetd-ia capital was |7,50O. 



He 



he 



I of II he.. I t all 

I seventy. 

Alien had been , conip'a'ii'i.! 

jabool his hiallh. At 5.4.'> p. m. hi 

pvas e.x.iinilHMi by a pli.\siciau win 
pionouiiifd liirii ill perfect < 

I ilition. Kiftreii iiunuli s Liter 
dropped d.aj. 

Ueciuised owned and operated the 
Hrst iScture theatre In the llronx. 
on the site of the present Berlind. 
His New Jersey holdings were in 
houses operated by I^-an "Rosen- 
blatt, secretary of the Motion Pic- 
ture Theatre Ownca of New Jer- 
sey. 



Fnidi Allen Drops Dead 

Frank Allen, part owner, of a 
prroup of theatres In Xew Jersey. 
dl«d suddenly Aup:. 31, as a result 



BROOKLYN HOUSE AND ROOF 

A 3.500-«eat house and roof gar- 
den representing a $1,000,000 In- 
vestment opened Sept, 1 at St. 
John's rlaie and Iluffalo avenue, 
Brooklyn. It will play double feat- 
urea pluB presentations at a straight 
scale of 80c., the regular jirice of 
adml.sslon prevailinK in practically 
all Brooklyn neiBhborhooils. 

Louis Frisch has the house in a 
chain consisting of the Amhas.sador, 
Stone and Stadium, all of Brook- 
lyn. Stern and Green will supply 
the new lioiisc, namiHl the Congress, 
with presentations. 



P I C T U RE S 

I FOX FINISHING STORIES 

Jjou Anseles. Sept. f. 

Wiilfrs, dircctora and actors are 
making stories ready at the Fox 
studio for the balance of the 27-28 
program. 

Henry Symonds Is writing an 
original to be directed by Frank 
Borzage. Marion Orth is making 
an adiptatlon of "Come to My 
Uou.se," wMls Donald McClbney la 
Hcirking on "Womanwlse." 

The screen version of "The Girl 
from Havana" Is being done by 
.lames K. McOuinneas, while Harry 
((. Unyt is writing "Ralaoo." 

"Ladies Must Dress" is being 
written by Reginald Morris, while 
Handall H. Fayc has written the 
continuity for a picture in which 
Ted McNamara and Sammy Cohen 
sire to be featured. 

"The Branded Sombrero" is to 
be written as a western by Lam- 
bert llillyer. A. H. JIalperin is 
writing a high school story and 
Frances Agncw Is making an adap- 
tation of "The Comedian, 



Wednesday, September 7. 1M7 



Katlir\n Carver opposite Adolphe 
Mrnjoii in "Seren.ade," hi.s next for 
Par. H. D Abbadie to direct. 



"Kid" and Woods, Chi 

Chicago, Sept. 6. 
P'ir.'-t National has rented the 
Woods theatre from Aaron J. Jones 
for seven weeks starting Sept. is. 
when F N will open the run for 
"The Patent t«ather Kid," at the 
legit scale. 



Los Angeles, Sept. 6. 
"The Patent Leather Kid" will 
be the flrst picture ahown at the 
Criterion when that hmtae -launches 
Its two-a-day $1.60 policy about 
Oct. 15. 



Epidemic in New Phila., O. 

New Philadelphia, O., Sept. 6. 

Theatre performances and fairs In 
this county have been suspended 
because of the Infantile paralyals 
epidemic prevalent here. Movie 
houses have been notified tu close 
and sessions of the annual Tuscara- 
was county fair will not be held if 
the disease continues to spread. 

Union opera house, using road 
BhowB, waa compelled to cancel the 
annual engaKement of the Al G. 
Fields HinatrelB for Aug. SI, the 
show moving from Akron to Cam- 
bridge. 



FOR YEARS AND YEARS 




Fox Shorts are f 
Profit Picitures, too • 



NE WSREELS may come 

and newsreels may go, but 

FOX NEWS 

remains "MIGHTIEST OF ALL" 
then there's the laugh ma\ers <--^ 

8 VAN BIBBER COMEDIES 

The class of the laughs 

8 ANIMAL COMEDIES 

Well entrenched in the heart of the movie-goer 

10 IMPERIAL COMEDIES 

Real showmen swear by 'em 

FOX VARI&TtE* 



Short reels of genuine entertainment 



that, gentlemen, is our story on 
Shorts and as usual — it's straight 




PATENTS 



WilMhlnffton. Brpt. «. 
n«t»llfd Informutlun on any of th« 

folioMliiK lovfiitlonH, piitfiitM upun uIim-)i 
*• JtiKt li*-**!! icrikittt'll, tiiiiy U(> hf'fuml 
by forwiirtllnK 1*' triitH. In eiK'ti iiir>tun<'f, 
lilonff with nani4« nnU nuiitlH>r. to the 
C«nunlM»loA«r ot l*ut4-ntit, Wtwhlns- 
Um» 0. C.I 

Pictures 

Movlnff picture projectlnr or pMpln^ ap« 
pliiinc«. Waldttmar t^imk. Vienna, AuaTria. 
FlU-il April J8. 11»24. Serinl No. 7^^7,4(^t, 
an.l In AuBtria Sept. 1. iV^. Four claliiiM. 
i.tma.jii-'. 

Aliifhinp for B»iueoBt'(>lnff, numntlng iimi 
drylriK phiAf>»:mph*c uriat*!, A. 3iu'> 

liride. Kearny, and A. B. Peyaer, Penh 
AmtK.y. N. J. Filed July ft. Serial 
No iiM.lixl. Ilenewed Jan. 21. 1027. Seven 
claims. l.tMO.lSl. 

I'r<M«fi0 f'^r prott>cttnK t^ic Kela.tln ooatlnK 
of phatoKTaphic pints an.) lUnis. Cressensia 
(JIhh^t nf.' i'ltttl. I'.irlK, Kmnce. 
(V.t " ll'-tl. St rt.il No. HO.a^. ami in 
Franco' June 14, \\r3\. One tiaiin. l.fl4(i.UK. 

t'amera lens fiKuainK ttpplliint-e. I.. F. 
Oemlnir. J'hlladelphia. Pa. Filed Auk. W, 
lft26. Serial No. ftS,<KW. 8U claims. 1.- 
MO, 604. 

ElfTtric aro lamp for photocrap>hinff. 



n n n y 



itOC'iertal Ko. iMtdse, Md In 
Dee. iB» 1035. VH)ur i^alnu. 



Kii«<i 

In 
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Music 



OrROJi rolav. M. H. S:impw'n. r^lcaxo, 
111. Filed July 2a. Hniiil Nu. OCiS,* 

.7. One claim. l.fiSli.lK'l. 

lns'tru<'ti(>n device for mu^'iral iimlru- 
menlH. H. Kllnlt, Toledo. Uhi.>. File,! 

(k-t l.'S, liHi-l. Sirial No. 74.'»,3!H. Two 

laims. l.tUO.lX. 

(jrtfan action. John T. Austin, HartforJ, 
Conn., iiBslKnor to the Au-ttin OrtfJin <'o., 
Hartford. Filed Feb. 3. ID-JT.. Serial Nm. 
tt..Mi;. Ninetoi'H elaiin><. l.tltO.^o*". 

Orffan stop action. John T. Austin, Hart- 
ford, ronn.. a.«siKnor to the Aiintln OrKan 
. Hertford. F\h'>\ Feb. 3. 1035. Serial 
No. e..M3. Fifteen chdint', 1.<V40^|07.> 

Outdoors 

Paaaenffer car for amusement rides. Hul- 
iK»n Johnson, JapkeonvlIIe. Fin., asaitrnor 
.1 Nudevlce Co., Jacksonville. Filed April 
V.fJR. Serial No, 104.fl04. Four claims. 
l.rt4n,(i3S. 

MovlnK tar^t fcnme. C. J. Moch. MifHin 
township, Allegheny oounty. I'a. Filo.l 
Dec. 8, Ji>2ti. Serial No. ISa.L'S.'S. mx 
claims. l,«H0.».-.4. 

Covered Indicating chance disk frame, 
S. O. Jacks, .*<acrimcnto, Cal. Flleil Nov. 
12. loan. Serial No. 68,621. tw elHtNM. 
1.^008. 

Miscallaneous 

Means for washing lithographic printing 
surfiiccH. n. J. J. Gouldinff. I^<>nd<in. Enjr., 
p.sslKHtir to TJnotypo and Machinery, I..td., 
London. OrUlnal application Aled June 
1024, BcHal Ko. 717.488. I'atent No. 1.697,« 
774. dated May 10. 1037, and In Great Brit* 
ain Juno 14, 1023. Divided and this appTl- 
o.ition flleil January 13. I»27. Serial No. 
lOo His. Seven claim!'. 1 . r, p). 2^.' . 

I-liiito-printin*: prts*-. (.iiuscppe Marcont. 
Genoa, Italy. Filed Feh. 21, IITJC. SeriJil 
No. 10,80«. and In Italy Dec. 20, 10S4. Ona 
claim. l.MO.RK). 

Trada- Marka 

Ahe> Irish Ro.«e (H.-^ted due to aimllarity 
to --Abic-s Irish Hose"). CijTir. Abram >». 
<Y.ink, Watei-l.urv, ("..nn. File-l June 'J7, 
1937. Uae claimed since Aupurt. l\i'M. 
Serial No. £51,175. 

Caacelloirraph. In ecript. TickPt print- 
ing, registering and Issuing machinea. Au- 
tomatic Ticket ReRlater Corp , New York 
<^ty. TTse claimed since June 23, 1027. 
Serial No. an2.0J(l. 

Vibraphone. In hand-drawn letter!". Xylo- 
phones. I*eedy Mf*f. Co . ln,tirinapolls. T'ko 
claimed since April L'l, H'lT. Hcrlal No. 
2:'l.*ll. 

Par.imount. In hand-drawn taJI elender- 
letters. Musical compoelttowi. Sam VHw 
Pub. Co.. CleveUnd. O, Ua* oUklawd stiwa 

March 10, 1027. Serial No. 24S,4R1. 

The World Ovor. Uroad-low letters TiPlth 
thp three word.s p^t one above the other In 
semi-circle toi>i)inK tjli-be of world. Motion 
pictures. Hu^n Kic^tcnfcM. New Vork citv. 
t;.s-.' c!.Tim*rt sicce April 1, liKTT. Serial No, 
:MS,7i'7. 



NOW BOOiCING 

on Percentage 
Bans Only 
ScncI Ut Your Date*— Anywhere 



Italiul 



A Modarn Story* 

Featuring 

JACK MULHALL 

and 

HEENE CHADWKK 



apwM BotU and Sham 

WOMEN ONLY 

Special Reelfi and Nhowe 

MEN ONLY 



SAMUEL CUMMINS 

Public Welfare Fietnret Corp. 

1M SeTcaih At*., M. T. C, 



TILL JANUARY, 1928 

B. B. B. 



The new trik (errorji^ln show business 
At I'olTee Dun>— Lou Angelea, CaM#. 



WfAnt^Amy, September 7. 1927 



VARIETY 



19 






^^'■e going ereaf u ' " 

'^^"°enU over tk- 
""^^ year, and 40%,/ 



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WASHINGTON, DC 

stage farce "a t/S'c^ °^ f^'"""' 

1"^^ press public^; ::";r;."'^ -'^'o 
Showman's Gm.Z c " coming 



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SEATTLE, WASH. 

r .ue reasons why 

t^"u8thto 24tK. AUo held over 
August 18th to ^,i„„eapohs. 

*^^°"'"^t;wt.sn.ucha,hou.e 
after grossing tw.ce j^^„, 
ha. been getting m recent 



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VARIETY 



FILM REVIEWS 



Wednesday, SeptemBer Y. 1927 



GARDEN OF ALLAH 



ducttun. 
I'Uiy of ! 



A<l;<t>teU fruiii Hubert lli<rh*^ns' 
hf namfi natn'e. Dirfctci) by Ufx 
\l:ce Ttriv an. I Iv.tn P*-tro- 

It. Ti,,. u iiii.t M n .-1 I u- 
i;oI-Ut<'' k, 8t.''nai iM At ihe 
Vork, it'T a twue tlnily lun 
pt> S. U'i>. Kunnins 



'■1 .UK. 
ptifiii. 
.n Uiv 
n ..11 



Dumitn K 

BOllH AH' 
ifount A I 

Futh- p ii 

Ay^ha . , 
Battiutb 
lUlU .... 



nfihlei 

li.-v.^ky ...... 

iv.'..nl 



AH' P Tt-rry 

..Ivan i'etrovicb 
...Marrel Vlbert 
...H. II. WrlKht 



.K 



It- n Saflour 
, Ben Sa:ah 

Claude Fielding 



IS. The ii 



liir.-. I'd.-sihly slill 
in\in»ls ;u the Kni- 
.-iraiKlit pro- 



^Tii III ta I 1 li.i I tlu. Nii't iJirt-atun to 
>ilisi-t bnoKintr s» hcilulo.s by d'-mantl- 
InK holilitver Hhowlng. It' it Kets 
ovtT to that extent In the hip lilm 
hoiit^eH indU'ations arc that M-Ci-M 
will be satisfled. 

Injirram s»'nt over two versiona of 
his latf>nt work. Inasmuch aH the 
lilm waH due at ihU house laHt June 
it'll easily realized that the Ktuillo 
execs Thoi^glit somo rhanR' s sIioiiW 
be m.itio. i^o the flirtn tor .tskod 
them to liold off until ho had agnin 
cut the footaftre and requested that 
they gaze upon his second version. 



The und'HsiaiKlin^ is th.i 
print at tlu- Kmba.ssy is ..u 
'of Ingram's f4iUHw-ui) >■< i>> 
There is Mill aiiuUn r < ..ih . 
maybe two, as cut an'l sjilit ..li 
Cu.ist. Tlios(; who iiavc s. . 
friini tb«j l uuin^' i ihuii claim The 
California elTurt i.s the best thruuKh 
huIdinflT suspense by retarding ih« 
revelation of Uorls as a Monk and 
the switchback sequence that re* 
veals his revolt against his rt Ugious 
vows. As currently playing: there 
is no suspense, .inti it'-^ a siraiRht- 
forward story into ^^!li''h Ingram 
ha» not trans'!"us»Mi a gn at tl''jrr»'c of 
dircttorial aciiincn. Siill. \ hv I n - 
;^ram-(ut film ai llio Embassy is \\)v 
<iii!y line erorcd, so tli.it s. ttli s tliai. 

Til" vi,,iy has b.'.ly an*l share 
faint- biliind it to lilt it above tli 
usual s. ic n tale. i;*-liKi*>us aii^rl 
of the Monk li-avinK tlie mi'na.--i' : 
to hide bis it.b iii it > .m\ . d and r. i-t i 
.ifter telling bis wife of his tiaii 
gresslon so that he returns to th 
monastt'jy. may i-ause talk whici! 
will help attendance. 

In any case. Ingram has uncov- 
ered & screen bet In Peirovieh. who, 
It is reported, was sponsored fur the 
part by Miss Terry. Petrovioh's ap- 
pearance Indicates that he will be 
favorably received by women nnd 
men. Too, his work throughout is 
capable. 

Miss Terr;.' does little emoting and 
will refresh the memories of those 



who have viewed her in other rc- 
least<. .\Iar<*l Vibert lends out- 
standiMK .■support to tl\^ muln pair, 
with i>( iar cast nicmbcrs Contrib- 
uting a.s expected. 

\Miat r.iMii-- -Tlie Cnrdfn of Al- 
lali has may ciiluT b»- aUribute-d 
to the making or the cutting. No 
Question that In certain pa.ssages 
the story becomes dull us it pauses. 
Running 96 minutes, there is much 
that the program houses will delete 
and which should be of advantage 
to the picture. Opening night It ran 
without Intermission. 

At odd moments some of the pho- 
tography is beautiful as regards 
ill. sen scenes. Yet the sandstorm, 
I the kick of the play, doesn't ira- 
j press here as much more than a 
I tturry against ihe l>ig stuff that has 
I be. n hitting the si-reens of lale. 

\ ii;ain idea again is that possibly 
Ingi.iiii lins been staying away frtmi 
his country loo long. Antiijue di- 
[octorial technique is especially no- 
leeablo through the manner In 
whl -h he has Introduced what com- 
edy bits the story affords. Conse- 
quently. Ingram Is •'telegraphing" 
lach supposed laugh, with no laugh 
resulting-. 

In toto this foreign-made product 
is something of « ponderous fllm 
that looks suitable for the program 
buuses on the strength of Its title 
and the names in the personnel. 
The tab readers won't like It, but 



tlii\'ll prc.lialily ronie into vlfw It, 
wliik' the more intelligent clientele 
iii ligiir- a to receive It mildly. Hid. 



THE JOY GIRL 

fox proiluitloii and n'le*i»e. Htarring 
Olive Borden. l>lr«'< ted by AU&n thvan. 
From tlia Smurday >:vr'nlnff Post atory by 
May Kildntun. At the Koxy, New Tork. 
weH( Sept. 3. Running time over one 
hour. 

Jfuel CouraK* Olive Borden 

J>Wcn Jelfrey Fleet Nfll Hamilton 

Mr^. IT"«th Ma?le I>re!««ler 

Mif. itiLirufft , Mary .\l>len 

Hi rt.nrt Courav* ^^ klliani Norrl« 

Flora Helen Chandler 

Vieary ...«• Jerry Mlley 

Huvh SandnuB Frank Walah 

Valet Clarence Elmer 

lo.ldr Pamr Kally 

duuRtur Jimmy Onlwer, Jr. 



Ci^tisiilorinET tht' imposing tritiin- 
viritte i('si..insililo I«>r construction, 
story antl leading role the result Is 
not over satisfying. 

Nell Hamilton and Olive Borden 
form'gCTrter Hlt ei ibl o team of youth- 
ful loveri. Given an outdoor back- 
ground, with Juat the right mix- 
ture of gnaa, trees Md aott lens 
cloaeups, the impulBiT* aMTMnenta 
of the pair, the rlrl especially, are 
catchy and unexaggerated. 

Lighting and photography bad in 
several spots. Most of the scenes 
are at a distance. TMa slves Uie 
principles slim opportunities to rev- 



Tlara Bow in 'Hula' sensa- 
tional box office attraction. 
Efnaled 'ir records.'' 



& P. Skourtu 
St.Limh 



"'HnU' S. K. O. bwineM at 
PanuBonat TlMalre^ N. Y.** 



"Paramonnt has the right 
idea with Bow. May be safely 
played aa often aaFanaioaat 




"For once — — — — beatoi 
atlbelmzolBae. Vola'tam. 

ed the trick at the Granada, 
San Franciaoo." —'Foriefjr. 



"Metropolitan, Lbs Angeles, 
had one of the biggest weeka 
of the year with Clafa Bow 



That's only the start of • 
nation-wide clean-upl 



%hy do they love her? 

f Qara Bow. BBllion eandfe power *lt'* |^e Why does diis flaming red-hcud get 16,000 fan letters 
« aaonth, world's record? Why does her name outside a theatre bring^ the whole town floddng? 
Why? q Because saucy, snappy dara satisfies the cravings of the times for life, love, oolor,.beau^. 
Because she's the model for every knee-skirted flapper and boy between seventeen and seventy, 
because Paramowrt devekqped her shrewdly and stars her hi die type of pictures that draw and 
draw, q A smashhig hit in**IInhi". And *'Red Hair** (fSiiior Glyn) and **Gct Your Man" (what a Bow 
tide!) and more coming. Only from Parftmouut a Qara Bow. Only from Paramoimt a Harold lioyd, 
Richard Dix, Emil Jannings, Beery.Hatton, Bebe Daniels, Meighan, 



IMenjou, Negri, t'red I'homson, Banc i^ft, RatotOM, Flehh-Cuukl in , 
yidor, Zane Grey. ^ Only from Paramount the money stars of today ! 




BEAU C8OTB — UWDERWOHLD — WAY OF ALL FLESH -CHANG — FIREMEN. SAVE MY <:ilil.n 



-M.ley 
I.ut 

. ..l,,r. 

iiia.s- 
Ml the 



iBter anything that resembles acute 

emotion. 

Marie Dressier Is subject, a to 
long distanco shouting uii,| 
lights in tilniost every seen. , 
has to put her woric o\'cr t:i 
niotion.s (if tiody, amis ami 
With an us.si,^'■lltlu■Ilt ofrt-rinj^ e\ery 
chance for siirelijc low c.nneiiy .Migg 
Dressier doesn't do any inuii^'ini;. 

As Mrs. Heath, weultliy widow of 
a millionaire oil man, site is being 
played by \ ictuy, a cliauffciir for 
the bankroll. The love seem* are 
intended for laughs, but misti 
through lack of face worlj. 
la given the camera bre.ik 
doesn't register, except a.s a 
less chanicii r. .Miley has tl,. 
role of the c-liatia'cur In his 
ter's clothes jmd tiar, our » 
malic, Imt doesn't seem to Kia-pany 
of the nl.undant opportunities. 

Action is allowed to weaiten too 
often from a prodtiction viewjioint. 
The Klrl is described fully and re- 
peatedly as a fortune hunter. Be- 
cause a h« la nut f^i. »T '" nfy for t^ ^f 

mother's sake doesn't let her out 
with the average movie f.in who 
places true love above everytliinir. 

The millionaire flops for the Kirl, 
but being disguised tis his i.wn 
chauffeur she will not many him, 
thouKh she cares. 

Jewel llii.illy marries tlu- real 
chauffeur, thinking him wealthy. 
The marrioKu is later discovered 
null through a previous marriage 
with the wealthy Mrs. Heath. 

Color photography used in sev- 
eral Palm Beach scenes yery ef- 
fective. Gets everything, including 
neckties and the sunshine. 

Will do in the smaller of tlie first 
runs, though box office returns 
are not expected to he- abovt aver- 
ace. 



SWIM, GIRL, SWIM 



I u<le 



Paramount production and rpl. 
rlnff Bel>^ Daiilfle And fealuriii;: 
IMerle. cv.iri nre BadKCr dire. ; . i . 
by LJoyd CoiTigan. Oameranian. .1. K.,y 
Hunt, with (leorse Marlon, Jr., iitu-s. At 
Fsraaioant, New York, «Mk of HeiH. S. 
Raulnc time. M Bdaoles. 

Alice Smith 6. b'. Diinlela 

Jerrr Marvin Ji,n, « Ilnll 

Gertniue Ederle. . • . . . • ii. f..lf 

Helen Tracejr Jn,«i.hLr... Ininn 

Mr. Spanftle V;1i:,lhi .Nj^tin 



Another of Bebe Daniels' Imht 
comedy sport pictures, with a l oiiple 
of high spots to offset Uie ini.lway 
footage that st.ays- well witliiii any 
. «peed limit. The story nialics the 
star an undergraduate again, and ' 
will be a worthy box-ofDce successor 
to the preceding pictures of this type 
to which she has been assigned. 

One gac in particular drenr a 
whoop out of a Sunday matinee 
aMiciRe that goes down as the blg- 
eest yen heard In a picture theatre 
since ICaeliaKlen discovered who 
was (Ivlng him the razs In "inory." 
It nay not hit with such sponta- 
neity in other places. It li .ppens 
during a co-ed's class rush, the ob- 
jective of which Is to get a Ki .Msed 
ball across a swimming po..] and 
into a barrel on the other sid.- .Mice 
(Miss Daniels) is the s«p .01 iier 
side; the ball accidentally p,i,.s into 
her lap during a scrimmaK. . and 
she's off for the pool whil.. tho 
others still struggle. Reachliii,' the 
water ?.nd unable to swim, she starts 
to pull up her water wings for the 
crossing as the mob comes up be- 
hind her. And the house rocked. 

Not much of a plot holding the 
fllm together, but the situations 
consistently win giggles. The windiip 
Intercollegiate race, with 
Alice gettlnir a late start, but crawl- 
inc out front In the last SO yards. 
As prescribed by formula for such 
a tale, there is a wild auto dash to 
get the heroine to the starting line, 
in this Instance the means b. ing tin 
ambulance, with motorcycle cps be- 
lieving they are clearing the way for 
an emergency case. The .'ntnil 
portion of the picture is turned 
over to a channel swim, wlii. h Alic« 
accidentally wins to become the 
heroine of the campus. (iiTtrude 
Ederle slips into the action when 
Alice has got to make »ood for her 
school, and goes to Trudy for in- 
struction. 

It's reported that Badger turned 
this release out fast enough to make 
It one of the ciulckest jobs Para- 
mount has had in months. 'With 
Bderle drawing $7,000 a week, it Is 
understood the swim champ wtis 
nsM only a fortnight Trudy isn't 
necessary to the story, although 
rating as an Interesting sidelight. 
So, If that's worth $14,000. okay. 

Miss Dtiniels has been dohig very 
well In the athletic series she li.as 
been turning out. These have 
brought her back after undevel.iin-.l 
love stories threatened to biir\ her. 
"Swim, Cirl. Swim," won't iin|.i-.l« 
the return trip so far as thi public 
is concerned. 

Mi.ss D.inieH goes almost half- 
way through the yarn as a sliell- 
rim bespectacled young bidv with 
tight drawn hair, cotton stoi kings, 
etc., before getting a chance to turn 
on her full appearance value. 

A < oiip le of rough setiueiices call- 
ing for acmiVatlg lilim Inilii ' itf a 
double has been uiM.d. but there's 
plenty of shots showing il.c star 
plotighlnK through the \v.,..r .\ 
high dive from the top ef .im- 
biilance :.s it st.-j'S upon . i ii.tgo 
ilrew ex.biniations from li, r.>u-.'. 
• UvincT 111- picture a toi. ' tw.i 
deipati.ls uiion the vocal .1 .i.ls of 
an .null. m e. Nothing rci,...rkable 
about the dive — Just well simtted 
and prett.v. 
All** Uunielii handles licn^vlt 



WediMsday, September 7. 1927 



FILM REVIEWS 



VARIETY 



ably all tlip way. with Jameir Hall 
o;>i)i)NU<'. Ill's time as the head 
'Sf H'^ stuilent-tojy and, of course, 
the other halt of the lovo thcnip. 
However. ■W'ilH.ini Austin aivi his 
well-known English fop charactcii- 
zatton run the star a close second 
for citst honors. A.s a professor 
AuatUi gets a lot of assistance from 
tb« GeorKe Marion captions. MiHS 
Daniels, Hull and Austin are the 
onljr members that count, with 
Trudy as the added starter to in- 
trigue tlie curious. 

Incio'-ntnlly, Miss Bderle Is only 
In til.- water for about 30 feet of 
nlin, although always in a bathing 
suit. 

Enough gags to hold it up in the 
big program houses with a cheap 
production nut and good photog- 
raphy. Bia. 

THE STREET 

Kari Oruni''» < ;i'rmaii-m;nii> jiii t in f-- 1 - 

tyrinc Kiiirf nfl Kla;)ler and I^k*-'''*" N)'-.- en : 

at the Klfth Avenue Playhouse, (scpt. 4, 
week; runnlnc* time, 1(7 mins. 



F 



This long-waited oversea." opiKs 
makes its American i>rrn;iere .it 
Mike Mindlin's atmosplieric and 
.'soteric Fiftli Avenwo playliuiise. 
where the s!)ecial titles u.suully kid 
the special features. In tills in- 
stance even Mike takes this effusion 
seriously and unreels several hoch- 
hut blurbs to the effect that this Is 
a symbolical conception and that 
it is hot material. 

This scrivener could di.scern 
nothing sjanbolical. nor did he 
sizzle. Which puzzled this scrive- 
ner, (or on this individual occasion 
he was quite sober — for a Sunday 
evening. 

What he did catch was an Amer- 
ican projection of a German melo- 
drama of French life. It seemed to 
have .all the dinien.sions and physi- 
cal aspect^^ of a rteshly plot-story, 
and only in a spot here and there, 
when in his di.scontent the principal 
figure saw shadows, cut-ins of busy 
street scenes and the like, was there 
other tlian a consecutive, concerted 
9Ild co-ordinated running story. 

And not had. at tluit. 

If thoiic Germans wouldn't always 
pick their actors so homely and 
middle-aged, they might work up 
some foreign rights. In this in- 
stance Ktigene Klapfer, MeUiom off 
the screen. He is in his late forties, 
a bit baldish, paunchy and dressed 
Ilka « tank-town evangelist. He 
carries an umbrella — trom the mo- 
ment he leaves his house and 
through all the vicissitudes of the 
action, and) back agiiin to his tragic 
return, he never lets go that flop- 
ping, clumsy umbrella. Maybe that's 
the .symbol. Symbol of what? There 
is no bad weatlier in the pictare 
anywhere. Maybe it's there to show 
that into each life some rain must 
tall. 

He la first as a bored husband 
with a wearied wife of his own age. 
She cooks his soup. He dreams of 
streets — life outside the humdrum 
monotony of his own. Suddenly he 
burMts fortli, revolts, runs into the 
street. The wife puts the soup in 
tbe oven. He Is on his way. 

.He acts like a seml-Iunatlc, walks 
like one, falls like one for the crude- 
ly obvious decoy of a pair of un- 
subtle crooks. They fleece him at 
card.s, .she lures him to the house — 
as she also does another and even 
sillier old boob — and when the sec- 
ond yokel is badgered, resists and 
Is murdered, the first Is left to be 
enmeshed in the toils. Through the 
unwittin,' blab of the decoy's baby, 
he gets out. returns home, stagger- 
ing with liquor, grief, disillusion- 
ment and the weight of the um- 
brella. 

His faithful, worried wife has 
fallen a.-jleeii. She wakes up, rubs 
her eyes— goes to the oven to get 
the soup— and ho probably never 
runs away again. But, maybe he 
doM, For he leaves the umbrella 
nih(. near the door. However, it 
W)W stands on its head. Maybe that 
means it'll be all upside-down now, 
anyway If the untbrella Is the sym- 

DOl. 

Maybe it Isn't the symbol at all. 
M.iybc it's the sex-appeal. The film 
hasn't any other.' Surely not Eu- 
^ne. And more surely not E:gede 
•vissen. the vamping leail, who at 
her most irresistible looks like a 
lunchroom waitress, dresses like a 
chambermaid on a night off, and 
acts like a rep-troupe second-busi- 
ness character woman. 

With Edna Purviance at her host 
In a Cliaiilin revival, "The Immi- 
Kiant. " foliowimt, and of about the 
same proilnctlon vintage, one gets a 
contrast that eloquently demon- 
strates how broad is the Atlantic 
betwcn (liriiinn .-wid American 
tiistini;. 



'The .Street." with all its faults, 
could be remade, today in Hollywood. 
•"Id Could be sent hai k to shew all 
;i'e (iermnns. Inclu ding Karl (irune. 

ii'iw II) lui'B 6Ui ft mbvitf— HyiniHiii- 

C.H— or at least bimhollcal. 

As a novelty, as "something dif- 
ferent." this should please the niin- 
«orms who seek the unconven- 
tional The C.ermaniacs «iio make 
111" I'lfih Avenue hideaway a habit. 
l;ke II. nuslncss was turnawav 
r'Un.'ay eve. 

l''or Aoi.Mi<'an Kenr-ril consump- 
»ioii-ji,»i falr-to-midlin.' 

LaU. 



LIFE OF RILEY 

First National release, prolurpj by Wil- 
liam llpaudine. hValunnff lii-nrKe Si-lney 
:in't Charlie Muiray. I'rtniucetl liy li. M. 
.X.Hcher. UunninK time 70 minutes. At 
llie Murk Strand, Sew York, «iik of 
.■<.-pt. 3. 

-Miyor, Police Chief 

Kiley. Fire Ctilef 

Munlusrue 

Penelope Jones. M'idow. 

Molly O'ltourke 

Slev» Meyer 

John Kins. 

Aaron ilrown , 



. . .lleorjre .Si.Int-y 
.ClKirlu- .Murr.iy 

S;im; H:u.!> 

.M>nlf stt'>:inan 
..June Marlowo 
...Stephen Carr 
..Rdwanl Pavis 

. . Uert Woodruff 



A first rate low comedy Idea is 

here worked out into a good laugh- 
ing picture, serviceable for program 
purposes, but missing by a wide 
margin any better classification be- 
cause It 'has been written down to 
the supposed level of the usual lilni 
fans. 

If lliey have ini.ssed any of the 
familiar gai;s it was an oversight. 
Tlu-y le all lliere, beginning with 
the "fly-paper-in-the-dai-k " and 
ending with the burlesque bit of the 
comic lovemaker who caresses a 
man, supposing him to be his sweet- 
heart. It ought to be a clean up 
where the clientele never tires of 
westerns. 

Hut it dot .sn t get into the class 
with .such comedies as "McKadden " 
or "Callahans and Murphys." They 
had a background of human Inter- 
est and i. ilitv for their vigorous 
l"""r I I just a knockabout 



farce, of the "Mutt and Jer' grade. 
Some of the comic devices are 
pretty rough, but always get laughs 
and that apiiarently was the frank 

design of the producer. 

The picture has a story as the 
basis of its cluwriing, dealing wiih 
Meyer, chief of police, and Riley, 
store keeper and head of the village 
lire department. They are rivals 
for tlio hand of the \Viduw .Tones, 
and in all tliint^.s friendly eiifunes. 
Kiley has in\ented a tire cx- 
! lin^-ui-liir, but when it is to be 
, il'-iiioiisirated for developnient. an 
i enemy nils the chamber with ben- 
t zinc instead of the right chemical 
and as a result Riley's store burns 
down. 

Kiley and Meyer go into the 
building to rescue the widow. In 
the sini'ke Kiley actually rescues 
Meyer f.ir the hilarious climax 
Then the extinguLsher gets a fair 
test and Riley makes a mint, wed- 
ding the widow. 

-in^-the telling the pr odu eer h as 
adopted the burlesciue wheel sys- 
tem of getting laughs. Some of the 
scenes are carried out in the spirit 
of hurlesciue "bit.s." All pretense 
of legitimate comedy is abandoned 
and anything goes for laughs. The 
gagging is strong arm stuff at 
times, but all done In a frank, naive 
way, so that the picture really 
comes nhmg as a two-reel custard 
pie comedy stretched out to six 
reels. B„n. 



Clancy'* Kosher Wedding 

Flin pnsliirlinn :inl r-l.M.^e. f'..m.sl\ 
of feltup' K<r{i;;h. Kl.trrai^ .S| o,,.^' 

l>irtH-Ied liy A K. i;i;siu-ni .s(..,.^ i,^ \\ 
ll.vlthem. .,.lai.l..,l 1.1 J. .1. ILuk- lluii- 
nttiB lime. Ho i.t 'iti'.-.- \t ihe .N..,v V.>rk 
^Itpixidrome. ui.c;. s. j.t i. 



Xobody ever alleged that -.Abie's 
Iri.sh Kose ■ was subtle, but neither 
the daddy of all the Irish - 1 1, be 
stori.'s nor any of the masterpieces 
that it inspired ever went a,s tar as 
ihis smear In simian fun. 

I'ieture starts out with a sort of 
tacit understanding that a fat man 
slipping on a banana peel is rellued 
wit, and from that basis goes on 
into what it conceives to be vigor- 
ous low e<MntMi\-. I 

Tl.r full , ,,iisists of ne, k falls for ] 
the most part, varie.l l,y swift kick.s I 
delivered upon intimate surfaces of i 
fat character women's itersoiis anil 
then more neck falls. [ 

When that style of nieriiiuent • 
palls— and how it prills— the title- i 
writer is i.illed in to supply up- 
roa^iious Kniis of liuitior, t i wit: | 
"The sun can't shine in Ireland 
when it s raining in Jerusalem "; or 
•He'll (Juvenile in fireman's uni- 
form) put an end to Delancey street ' 
fire sales." Another bon mot is 
"There are three races here, lrl..h. 
Jewish and innocent by-standers." 
It's a parade of all the stale .Mike- 
andnbie gags In "Judge's" files. 
Nobody ever worked harder or ot 



[more expense of (;o„d taste to b.^ 

fuiiii.\. .■^.'cii.irio 111,11 t,,|s and 

.lire. -tors ju-r flint l!i.ir ti.th and 
g.iL:;e,l lei; iiill. ss, pi. Imhk ., lot li"re 
and an ide.i there until the apiiottit- 
e.l live reels were accomplished. 

.\ politicim's picnic is Introdm ed 
.1* in ■ I'll., fall'ihans :iiid tli.. Mm-, 
pbys ' only in,,i,. s... Th.' li.;lit is 
pre. :|.i:.il,.,l l.v coin:,- .lewi^li 

eliai A. u-r w h.i sums f...- 1 he erou d 
lieLii;,! .Mii..,t l:,. II, n. n; ili.. ;;eii. 
er.il liielee b. inn i 1 1 1; |.i oiiipllv on 

tlie liii.- of til,. Imks "li-eland must 
be he.m n f.ii nij inotlier caiiie from 
there. ' That ouiiht to start some- 
thing with both sides of the -MlKe- 
and.ibie entente. 

If the cotliedy is bad the senti- 
ment is Worse. Ol course. the 
dain;ht.T of the .I.^Aisli Ciinib-tJ 
and the son of tli.' Irisli .\1 out ., -lies 
.ire in love witli each other, tlie girl 
being foiliidiieli lo meet her sweet- 
beut. tirst because he is .in 
"lri.-.lier" and second because her 
parents apparently favor the suit of 

ethics of this episode are delight'- 
ful. 

The prize tighter rol.s the (-..lucs 
deliherately and then ineseiits them 
with their own money on con<lition 
that they persuade the Kirl to go to 
the picnic with him. 'rhey agree to 
this pretty arrangement. That 
should please the Jewish fans. 

Much of the comedy arises from 



(Continued on page 24) 




''The response of the public to Uni- 
yersaPs 'Les Miserables' is little short 
of amazingr The public is flocking to 
see it in New York Victo r H ugo i& stil l 
being read The picture is Hugo^s work 
sincerely and very humanly screened/' 

A. JOHINSlTOI? 



noon on Sunday,iAugustl28thKt^<dboxioffice*atjhe.»Centra^^ 
forcedktoicloseiw^eii&^pbUcSralltempfed toicleariaipaissageway in fron£ 
of the:theatre:r0;mmutes.bef6re:thielboxfoffice'cfo^ evcry^scat for.the after? 
noon^and eveningfperformanceslhadibeen/sold/ $o.that in^orderi^to: take'care' 
of 'theToverflb wzaTspeciali sixro'clVckx^^ Tand i sand* 

wichedtin betweenitheimatinee andfevening shows. Even this extra perfor- 
mance was insufficient to take'care'of the crowds and the.theatre was compelled 

to. sell- standingtroomTonljriand'turATthem away — thaCs UniversaVs 

sensational specidl'''Les Miserables.'-'^Standing room onlyat every performance 
to date -this is fact! Checklwith>"Variety.*sl!^report on the CentraUTheatre. 



> 



An Ultra Picture Home Revue 

THE ZIEGFELD STAR 




BERI 



Glorious of the Glorified" 



Hmr Mrptanm to 

City 




m 



"k NIGHT OF FOUJESr 



with 



THE FOUR 

AKISTOCRATS 



JAY DILLON 



and 



THE 8 BETH BERI BEAUTIES 



*'Jhe Girl With the $1,000,000 Dancing Legs' 



Music by CON CONRAD 
Lyrics L WOLFE GOERT JACK MESKILL 

( JACK PEGLER . 
Publicity Directors ^ j^gK GILLESPIE 

Semmy hy Hanry Dr*yftua 
Cottmnn by Chtnrlta LuMmr* (Brooht Cettam* C«.> 



MANAGEMENT and DIRECTION ST 



N J Am IN DAVID 

226 WEST 47th ST^ N. Y. CFTY 



Wednesday. September 7. WBT 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 



Rent Boost of $8,000, 
Erie House Passed Up 

Erie, Pa.. Sept. 6. 

BecaUHB Andrew P. Weachler. 
ewnpr ot the Colonial, boosted the 
rent from $IO,0(iO to $1S,000 a yf-ar, 
Stanley-Rowland & Clark Interests 
fcfused to renew the leaie. 

The house was used for stock last 
a«ason and a monoy-mnker. Wi HCh- 
ler ran hlK-tlme vaiijtvilk- In It for 
10 years, quitting the theatre busi- 
ness live years ago. He'» a million- 
aire, but won't return to the show 
business. 

Rumors still por.sist tliat Stanloy- 
Bowlaiid & Clark will build a 2,500- 
soat house here. They operate five 
local movie houses now. One has 
yaudeylUe and another Vltaphon*. 

Projectors for Russia 

Washington, Sept. 6. 

Boport from l,onlngrad published 
In •■Izvestla," Moscow, offlclal or- 
gan of the Soviet, states that the 
Optical-Mechanical Trust began 
July 29 last, the flUlng of a large 
order from the State Sewing Ma- 
chine Trust for the construction of 
4,0m perfected porUbto cinema pro' 
Jeetors to be used In the villages 
throushout Russia. 

BoginninK with August the Trust 
Will ship 300 machines a month. 

This report waa cabled to the 
Department of Commerce by E, C. 
Hopes, Regional Expert, Dtvlston of 
Regional Information. 

VOX'S COLLEGE SERIES 

Los Angeles, Sept. 6. 

David Butler will direct a series 
of five flapper pictures for Fox. The 
flrst ia already completed and titled 
"The High. School Hero." 

The following four In the series 
Will carry a group of co-eds through 
the years of college classes. Nick 
Btuart and SaUjr |>IMPpa *i« oo- 
tMtured. 



COAST NOTES 



Arlptte Slarrlial and N'ickolai 
Sou.ssonin for Ivsilicr Italslon's ni'xt 
pii turc liy J'arumount. as yit un- 
litk-i. liaiili Tuttle will direct. 



Ruth Hiatt, Raymond McKee. 
Lucille Miller and Otto Fries in 
"Smith's Holiday," Bennett com- 
edy featuring Mary Aim jMlMon. 
I-hll Whitman directing. 

M.iry Carr. Charlfs Clary, Jack 
Mower and I.loyil Whitlock n.l.l.ii 
to "Pretty Clothes," Stirling, IMiil 
Itosen direction. 



Dwight Cummins writing the con- 
tinuity on "Freckles" for FBO. 
adapted by Dorothy Yost from the 
novel by Gene Stratton Porter. 



Oary Cooper for the male lead 
opposite Pola N»gri in "Bacbel," 
her next for Par. RolaaA'Ti Xee 

directing. 



Pathe't "Frog" Serial 
"The Frog" or "The Fellowship 
of the Frog," underworld serial. Is 
being made In New York for Pathe 
by Archie Heath, directing. 

It Is understood that this will be 
the last serial Pathe will make In 
ths east 



y Hiekman't Cemsdiana Engaged 

Portland, Ore., Sept. 6. 
3. J. Franklin has engaged Hlck- 
inan's Comedians to open at the 
'West Coast's Highway theatre Fri- 
day. Bept 11. , 

Lillian Gilmore's Contract 

Lo3 Angeles, Sept. 6. 
tTnlversal has signed a five-year 
Itptlonal contract with Lillian Oil- 
more, 17-year-old daughter of Bar- 
ney Gllmore. The girl lately ap- 
peared In a short comedy aeries 
for IT. 



Alt Goulding to direct Daphne 
Pollard In a bathing girl ator}- for 
Mack Sennett.. ' ' 

Hay McAvoya nest for Warners 
tentatively titled "If I Were Single." 

Johnny Burke, Matty Kemp, Sally 
EUIera, Alma Bennett, Lionel Barry* 



more. Wheeler Oakman and Eugene 
Paulette in "The Romano* of a 
Bathing Girl." S^nnetU 



Harry Edwards directing two-reel 
comedy for Mack Sennett with Billy 
lievan, Vernon Dent, CaruUe Lom- 
bard, Dot Farley, Carmellta Oer- 
aghty, Andy Clyde, Barney Helum, 
Sunshine Hart and Bud Jamleson. 

Paul Perez titling "Ace In the 

IIoli',' Monty lianka' feature tor 
ralhc, and 'llonse Made," Johnny 

nines' latest for F. N. 



Johnnie ^Vllk^'r has been signed 
hy sitM-ling l*roduotions for the 
male lead in "I'retty Clothes. ' from 
the magazine story by Peggy Cad- 
dis. Phil Rosen will direct. 



Bobby Agnew for "The College 
Hero," Columbia, with Pauline 
Oaron opposite. Rex Lease and 
Joan Standing la cast, Walter 

l^ing directing. 



Jacqueline Logan for feminine 
lead in ".My Friend from India " 
starring Franklin Pangborn U>r I)e 
Mille. Ben Hendricks and Ethel 
Wales to caat K. Maana Hopper 
to direct. 

Martha Mattoz added t* '*Tbe 

Devil Dancer," Par. 

Carroll Vy, Gertrude Claire and 



I'aul Panzer added to "The Ciirl 
from Chicago," Warners. ItuymunU 
Enrlght direction. 



liiwrenci- Cr int for Adolphe Men- 
jou s next (I'V Par. as jct untitled. 
Story by Krnest Vajda. 

Tom Tyler, Frankie Darro, Ed- 
ward Hearne. Duane Thompson, Al 
Hewston and Tom Lingluim In "The 
Desert Pirate," FBO. James Dugan 
direction. 



Charles Byer. fornur "luavy." 
will plav opposite I'.it.<\ Itutli Miller 
In "Bed Itiders of C.ma.la," 1 T.U 
special. Ituben l>el..ie> liirci-tiiit;. 



Chautard, fi«H>rgp Stone, Paul Via- 
centl, Roboi t Sell ii.le. Raymond 
Turner, tiill . rt le.l.iiid, Ueorg* 
Fitzmaurlce diri'ctmg. 



Bernard Selgel added to "Tha 
<i|H'n Hanee, " t^, lian« Qrey pro- 
duction, ,^ ■ ' ' , 

Patsy Ruth Miller in "Bed Coata 
of Canada." FBO. 



riiilo MeCiiIloui;h. T'lin Kenn.'ily. 
Lon l*ff, Joi'ky lloolli. llai'ry Uunk- 
Inson and Clark Comstock In "Silver 
Valley," Tom Mix picture for Fox. 
Benjamin Sloloff directing. 

Rosemary Cooper, Eugenie Bes- 
serer, Sidney Ue tiray and Ghorles 
Maiii'.s added to "Driima of Love," 

U. A. 



CoUinilii.a h.-vs signed Albert Kelly 
to direct two pictures. 



Wesley Ruggles will direct l.;uira 
La, Plante in "Finders Keepers," L'. 



Cast of "Louisiana.*' F. V 
Includes BlUIe Dove, Armand K.iii ' 
Boris Kartoif, Andro Linoj, 



Oeorge Fawcett. added to "Tll« 
V.illcy of the Cianls," F, N.. Chorie* 

i'.r.ibin directing. 

Jack Padian. new Pathe wester* 
star, started work on his second pic* 
ture, "Crashing Through." 



Monte I^anks has completed . hia 
next comeily for Pathe, titled "Ply" 
ing Luck, " and is starting another 
immediately, . Herman Kaymakar iB' 
dU-eistor Of both pictures. 

Dorothy Oulllver aa fenUnlne Iaa4 
in Hin-Tin-Tln's next for W. B. 

•'Itroadway Itomatice," by Nell 
Marl in. and "This Way Out." by 
I'rederic S. Ishanv purchased by V 
for Norni.ui Kerry. 



Judy King a.i.leil to "The Spot- 
liglit," I'ar. Frank Tuule directing. 



I0thst.-;th Ave. 

Th* World's 
Orsatut Theatre 

'Doan Opan ll A. M. 



llKVtK riCTI liKStU B 
••IN A CABBABET" 
Co. ot 200— Loull KaU- 
man and hla Anglo- 
Prtmlan Orcheslra 
Stte.'tton* from 
"lA IlnlKme" 
BOXY SYMPil. ORCH. 

IklVeitTI^SKMENTS 
WILLIAM FOX PtmctiU 
"THE JOT OIBL" 
with OLIVa BOBOE.N 




CAPLTOL 



BBOADWAT 
AT SIST 

ForiTLAB raic^Es ^ 

th« first tlmr nlncc Itn 
M'n^iitionnl Holld year'H ran on 



Itrondwiiy 



BEN-HUR 

CAPITOI. (iUAMl OlirllBSTBA 



S MARK |-v ,VWA¥ AT 
TRAN U 47.h at. 

Direction — STANI.F.Y CO OK AMKItlCA 
The Srreen'H UreateBl Comedy Team 
_ f'HABl.ir, (iKOBOB 

MURRAY mud SIDNEY 

The LIFEof RILEY 

BEN BERNIE ,^X",'rl 

MARK STRAND STMPHOSY OBOn. 



fll flRF TIII^A , n wny A 46th Slreot. 

.pwic* Daily — 2:30 and 8;;0. 

The Patent Leather Kid" 



flTARRINO 



Richard Barthebess 

B AI.IRKD SANTKI.I. rrodurtlon 

llUl'KUr IIUCIHKS' Kanioua Story 

A First Katioul Plclora 



Mtflllsniled Warner llrofl. rrenent 

WARNER 

Theatre 

lirnailn'aj 
at .'.id street 
T«i<e llallT 
t.M niMl BillO, 
Sr. Mtl. 3 p. m. I 



Mmi Melio 

in "Old San 

Francisco" 

nnt] 

New Vitsphone 



Colundbia 




£4 



"VARIETY 



FILM REVIEWS 



Wednesday, September 7, 1927 



Clancy's Kosher Wedding 

(ContinuPd from pape 21) 
ihe fact that Cohin snd Clnnoy 
,.in mljoinini; kUtis on nflnnopy 
-^rnct, •>'>th 8econ<i-han<l <.lolniiiB 
. R, Clancy in the Hecond-hand 
trade I'li Dclancfy la a 



Tlu y a I f" appnr- 
s at war, but in reality 

• ,i~h l i uni; l'';.ini y and 
ii. Im .i lor a 
.IS a "leana 



I lolliini; 
illiainl ' 

• nilv ill' 
synipatl, 

l-'cr till' lii.i- 
ilu- i.rizi-tiKlil.' 
. iiiK l.altl.' tor - . 

• if fptllinf.- tlv ir f'li.l ov. r llio l-'irl. 
«-..hcn ta.k> II. I- l.UK, l.eltillb- his 
stiire aKiiinst flamy .s sliuii. 'I'hi- 
liattle la (dwwn; tn <»e»«>l> . As a 
graphic vrtMi flght the *»««acle l8 
a bust. . , 

Youn^ Clani v «ina, ot toUrsc 
tliouRh the Kirl tried tO dortblf -cross 
him anil the i.i' iure turns to maud- 
lin sentina Ml, mill Cohen broke anJ 



forced to Btart all over again, until 
Clancy turns t;p, inviting him to 
enter a partnership. 

Whin the picture alm« to Dc 
funny it is torrihle, and when It 
KLlH stntinitntal It is nauseating. . 

And thli reporter Is neither- Jew 
nor Irish. »»♦»• 

THE GUARDSMAN 

l-iln. Arm C.uilJ ISjiuon r.„ul,l. /la' 
l.,r) rrewnlfl Vienm«i- Him i.r.»1urli..M 
I'lanx M iner's ' riie i ;u..l .iM..an. 

li-J l-y Hubert Wlene. Kdllea Hil'l 



.iil'l. 



. 'lilniiin Stnhon oml Svinnn 
Ai.ifTl' Jin i.rcmlere at oatll 



I t'incinn 
I M.UllHf* 

iu:!:i:.n.>--::::::::::::::::.--;-;r'^'L!^ 



Jtunntng time 

.Maria Cortln 



. ..Aiiua llasta 



his D. A. Job to defend tlu- eir!. and 
the jury deliberates for 40 hours 
ausc one little fellow won t a.lnill 
llic dame Is Builty. Finally the ht- 
ile runt breaJu flown and admits In 
killed the wlcke* husband. 

So the lury tum« In a not guiit\ 
verdict and Walsh and the name 
are free to marry. 

Aticut thoso necking scenes. 
I . ,1. v i e raw enough to make a 
, ii iuher-s helper sit on a hot 
I ^iiivc. Tarty scenes ItrouRht In to 
- -h.nv how foul the poor glrl'a hus- 
band is. Hey! Hey! 

Direction, photogrraphy. story and 
cast are n. g. Newsreel clips fur- 
nish most ot the collegiate boat 
i-ace. 



PAUL 



distiihution. 
no releasing; 
r>f this 



tricks and la able to get Into the 
lens the force he sends across the 
fooiiiKiits. He dwarfed the rest of 

tlie mob. 

Kathlien Myers, fetching blonde, 
ean ik.uI aial tel away with It. Jim 
my Auhrev, another of the l ustard 
pi., lomics to Ko Into training for 
ih" features, displayed commend- 
able icstraint. 

Production standard as regards 
llghtlnfT, sets and photography is 

first ClOB.-!. 



God's Great Wilderness 

Ii:.vl(J Hartford produttion, relcaft'd by 
\'n<ri.:.n (Inema Aas'ii. Fn-m uiiifhial 
n..ry I.y Si."'tsw..M^ Aikpn. Scenario by 
I"i..nfe8 Nordstrom. cameraman. Walter 
Oiilliti. In cast: llusiw'll Simpson. Lllli;in 
Iti. h Ji.lin .Stepl.linK. M.iry I'tirr, Jos. I'h 
It. iinett. K.lward foTcn and Will.ur HiKl y. 
ItuniiinK tlnip, o6 mins. Ai Artna, NfW 
V..ik, one day, aei.t. 5. 

.Spotlswood Aiken, veteran rhar- 
who Is the leading a-ter actor of the screen, turns hi.s 
1 Arts Ouild. which I liand to story wenviiiK. In Ood s 
n presentations in j Hi eat Wil.lcrnes.s," as far as known 



iiii.,' 

■•.Miiinma" ..• 

As with so many of these art-y 
importations, ih, ir premier exhibi 
I tion governs fntin 
which at-'cotiius foi 
I .source heintJ . r. tlite.l. Kilms o 
I nature solicit a suiial.lc exhibition 
aiulii..iinin for proper audience re- 
a. ii. n before closing the business 
details. 

Symon Gould, 
spirit in the Film 
has the program pr 

chaiK-e at "^'^^^t Cinemjt ^ .^^^^^ ^. ^^^^.j^ ,^ 

ul tV.tinB antl tl- 1 has all the .sentimental voltage and 
toapiint, <uiu i Adam's apple agitation of one ot the 
late Gene Stratton-Portcr s epics of 
li.'e among the backwoods funda- 
mentalists. 

The thing Is simple. It deals with 
the meanness of a man who ran the 
general and only store in his native 
tillage. He overworked his wife, 
beat his son, cheated his customers, 
and was lust naturally disagreeable. 

, - ^.^ ,„ He sows mean deeds and reap* a 

ilie leading players <'0">P"*2'^ harvest of bitterness. His wife dies, 



Splitting' the Breeze 

P R. O. predu. tlon antl releaw. atarilng 

Ti.m Tvl.T. Fr..m alory by Frank Clark, 
dirc.t.d I.y H.ibpri De lJic»y. Runnlne 
titne, minutes. On double feature bill 
it Ar»na, New York, one Jay, Sept. 



SHORT FILMS 



BILL 

IClwIn MKes t-'itdiiian's presontiit l< n t ( » 
I.^lfnind Fnm..t tKn-ni-h) pr.du.1 ifin. ,1,... 
albuti^l throuBh Ke.I Seal, fhar:..;!, r ttu'ly 
il a i.ed.ller, Hdai.ted from Aiiitl. l.' ri,,i . ^ 
ii,.vfl. - Ttie SlaJ.sty i.f JUJ-tl i-. ■ M;.u...^ 
Je Keraudy, one of principal actors of 
o.medle Krancaise, l^arls, la st.tr. At tlia 
SMb 8t. Clntm*. New York, week Bert. 5. 

"Bill" seems to have been pat- 
terned along the general lines ot 
Kmll Ja,nnlnK8' memorable char- 
actertsatipn In "The Last Laugh." 



i.len scenario 



■If.irt. hi- Kives 



I s. .■iiiin;;li imi 

Ills oH 11, e.liting, 

tlint; il fi.r the American market In 
' e,, Hal... ration with Dimitri Stephon. 
I 'Ihe .'.r.lh yt. cinema has elected 

t,. II. lalil III.- picture as a lilmizalion 
i .,f - the (liiild success,'- referring to 
I the Theatre (Inild, aithotlRh as a 
I scii.en ofTering It does not compare 
i with the Cuild's stiige production. 
I .Nor are Maria Corda and Fritz 

All. 1 (also hilled as Alfred Abel) as 



cmiArtMt OP 

STAGE-BAND 
ENTERTAINMENT 

Known as 

"PAUL ASH POUCY" 

NOW AT 

BALABAN & KATZ 

JISW Orlentnl Theelte 
CHICAGO 



LOUIS MeDCAMiOrrT 



rhere /a No SubttUute for 
Paul Ath Entertainment 



.Miss Lynn Fontaine and Alfred 
l.tint, the Guild piny personators of 

Ihe same roles. 

Something basically nrtlflclal 



his store Is burned, his son runs 
away, and he Is left high, dry, poor 
and lonely. 

In contrast, returning good for 



ihoiit most foreign i-haracteriza- 1 ,.vil. the family ot the rival grocer 



tions that (lisijualifUs them for 
.Amerii.in arceptanee, excepting 
only when the character studies are 
necessarily grotesque. Then they 
ring true and Impress unusually. 

In this Austrian fllmtzatlon of the 
eminent Hungarian's play — and 
Molnar Is certainly more native to 
Vienna than America — the local 
talent does not compare with the 
Guild players' treatment. 

Maiia Corda as the aaprlelous 
actress-wife is at limes very biog- 
raphy -v in her cinema histrionics, 
am) I-ritz (or Alfred) Abel, as the 
doubting huslianil, leers and 
"emotes" n-edlessly, although for 
the main Impressive and working 
hard. Alma Hasta as "Hamma" 
fNnnnette. the housemaid) and 

well In the only two other li 

tant parts. 

"The Guardsman" has the advan- 
tage of the Guild rep, the Molnar 
"name" and the present vogue for 
foreign film productlona. but does 
not hold up even alongside of fiome 
of the lesser ITFA's. Aftel. 



Plenty ot riding and gun-play m 
a fast-moving western that wUl ap- 
pease the customers of the one, two 

and three-day grinds. 

It's the familiar situation of the 
hero wroiik-luiiy ae.iisi.l of every- 
thing in the statutes. l iK i.vei iiiK 
of the real culprit, breaking up ol 
his gang and ultimate lienou. ment 
when the girl, somewhat ashaiued 
that she should have lioubteil our 
l)oy, Thomas, falls into his arms, is 
visible without the aid ot binoculars 
before the picture has gotten around 
its first curve. 

V. li. <) has teamed a kid with 
Tom Tyler. The kid, about 12, 
rides liiie a wliirU\inii and is the 
onl.v one maintaining' faith in tlie 
liero when tliini:s look liarkest. In- 
cidentally, till- idea of putting a kid 
into the iiiiilst ot a fiesta ot west- 
ern rough house is ingeniously cal- 
culated to mean plenty ot juvenile 
trade at the box office. 

And "Splitting the Breeze" Is a 
bos office picture for houses using 
this type of cowboy drama. 



Imper- 



ABELYNAN 



hower him with little kindnesses 
in ills downfall, and the old codger 
takes to reailing the Hihle, His 
heart is Kofteneil and he is a new 
man — iiiiinl.le. reasonable and proud 
ot his granili hild, who meantime ap- 
peared on the scene. 

All this is part and parcel ot the 
kind of literature the tali grass set- 
tlements read avidly, with tears 
streaming down their beards. The 
novels of Gene Stratton- Porter and 
Harold Bell Wright sell by the mil- 
lions, and when adapted tor the films 
have proved good liox ofllce. 

"God's Great Wilderness" Is that 
sort of a story. 

Direction good and production 
standards okay up to the point 
where It was deemed necessary to 
fake a motintain torrent which 
»r w f>w -tw* kflweeaaen oft a bridge. 
Tills was a t>a4 Job to boot. 

Cast Is competent, with familiar 
names and faces. Ulllan Rich gets 
top billing, but Russell Simpson as 
the crabby old skinflint does the big 
work. Simpson has- had a vogue of 
late as a domestic tyrant and Adam 
Sowerguy. Be gives a convincing, 
forceful Interpretation. 




and Hit Brunswick 
RECORDING 
ORCHESTRA 

Return to Los Anqeles Soon 

Wstch This Space for the Time 
and Place 



THE WINNING OAR 

l-:iir»llent (brand) pieture, presented i.y 
Samuel Zlerler. Stairlng George Walsh, 
wim leadlns lady unbilled. Ulrected by 
Bernard McBveety: photocnphed by Alar- 
rele Pixard. At the RIvoll. New Tnrk. two 
days (.Sept. 1-2). Running time, 90 min- 
utes. 



Already marked for states rights. ] 
Starting weakly as a college slAjry, 
this mess jumps several years and 
and turns into a mystery meio- 
ilrama with several whopping 
necking scenes thrown In. 

George Walsh, a young college 
student, has secured his gal's prom- 
ise that she'll -marry him it he 
wins the boat race. He wins, but 
-iAm marries instead a gent who 
looks like Pen Turpin, because this 

gliy'll foreelnse s..me notes on her 
old man if she .!.,. sn't. 

Mill. I.y is .i b..o/a- spongo and a 
'..\'\\ ma-sai;. r. I*o..r wife is heart- 
l.ioken. W..Ivh has gone Into the 
law liusinf-SN .iial is already dlsti i. I 
attfirnr-y. 

Thi- girl's V.usli m.l ^•. ts .-^liot ami 
eveiybody thinks she did it. The 
trial is held, with Walsh forsaking 



LADIES, BEWARE 

V. B. O. production and rfleafe. Starrlrg 
Ccorge O'Hara. L>irefttd by i hurles »;ib- 
Ijn. From itory by J. *J, Hawks, (.itin- 
t'. a.iian, JulM CroiLiaffer. In ^-ast : Alan 
iiiouk.s, Kathleen llym, NoU Luxford. 
.). Tinny Aubrey, Mftlio Carrllkl. At &ian- 
1- : , Npw York. od« day, Sept. 1. Ilunning 
lime. :.4 mlDS. 



The Lost Limited 

nayart proUui-iifn. directftJ by J. P. Mc- 
Qowan frum story by Walter (Jrillin. in 
caat: Reed Hi>we, Kuih Dwyer, Dot Farley, 
George Frenth. Homy liarrowa, IJlIly 
l-Vaney. Hiinnlng time. .'lO niinj". At Stan- 
ley. New York, one ilay, tit-pt. 3. 

Tills railroad story will be ii.sable 
for the one-tlayers, but it may be 
just as well to dale it for double 
feature night. It's pretty weak in 1 
every respect. Story is sieve-like in | 
its careless disregard of intelligible 
cuniintiity. Direction is spotty, with 
only the photography getting by as 
first rate. 

The climax !s centered on a col- 
Hsion of two trains. For this some 
library stuff, evidently of a stunt 
pullpd .some years a^^o at the South 
Ha k o t a Slate f a ir or at the old, 
Brighton I^each race track MM used. 
A flukey imitation wottMl kflCVft t>eeo 
better. 

W hole pit 1 11 re is eloquent of a 
siort b;iuUn.il. The heroine, Ruth 
Uwyer, appears throughout In over- 
alls, making the picture a miniu so 
far as the women ftuu are con- 
cerned. 

It does not rate' extended notice. 
But cheap merchanlse for the house 
n f t c r a 1 . p i-o X i m ately 5.000 feet of 
celluloiit and not caring beyond that. 




Plays 15 
Instruments 

Etc., Etc. 



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Appearing at Marks Bros. 
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fnth Jnka Mamur AMenwn-a lu-ll." t nit 

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FRANK JENKS 

The Playboy and Hi* Band 
NOW— GRANADA, SAN FRANCISCO— OOINO STRONO 



About pars the average of tin- 
fU'orge O.Hara pictures for F.I'.O. 
tiliuuld deliver reasonable satisfac- 
tiun when booked in the right house 
on the right day or days (up to 
three, it plural, being safe gauge). 

Showmen will not be particularly 
concerned that what might have 
been a darb ot a crook comedy was 
turned out minus the big socle. 
Neither, probably, will tlio m,ajority 
of fans examine Into the matter 
very closely, so the "if is only in- 
teresting as a p.Tssing commentary 
en the pieture trade. 

A «!iek jewel thi»f coes to a eonn- 
:i \ r state and Ititntthiees liiniself a.'^ 
;i (h'tective, uariiing ttie wealtliy 
family that one o( their house 
Kiu si.s line to arrive the next day is 
a .■smooth crook with designs on the 
j w.ill safe. 

'I'tie ^;uest arrives nnd a. fertile 
1-iiuaiion is created, liut for nt» 
i purpose. Where finesse and other 
rellnemcnta ot script and direction 
ueie needed a fast production 
schedule and the venerable old slap- 
I stic k successfully kept the picture 
' in the "Just another" class. Natu- 
' r.il. not ga^r, comedy possiliilities 
1 \\ ei-e ignored with(»ut erfort. or 
prei).Thle thouBht of development. 

Al.in Ilrooks played ttie j;iiest and 
■ "n\eyed an Intere.stinR personality 
•iial, more than .anything <'!se. suk- 
L-esled the lost opportunities of the 
plot Rerm. Broolts i.<i of the leplt. 
having done a little work in pre- 
vious F.B.O. pictures. lie's no 
Adonis, but an actor who knows his 




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This five-manual organ is one of the largest theatre organs ever 

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REVIEW S 



Wednesday, September 7, 1927 



J 



ti e a safo v.-nluro ,,roducM ' <.t IUII'h ..•u-. . r :,ft.-r belnR relewd 

,Uh tin.. X-KA Mini sharply In min.l. f.-n, a iwo-«.-.-k jaM sc-ntence. 

)li.s trails has fort;ott' n nun. IM 
lu.k pni-.sii./s lilin HiH takes to 
drink ami all Ihc aticn.lant iioiKnant 
details of an i.M man whi.se spirit 
Is broken and Hish is wiak are 
graphically shown by de Ki'i-aiuly. 
He Is contemplatlns th« Seine os 
the out when an urchin he has be- 
friended saves him from the water)- 
grave. 

One discrepancy In the produc- 
tion detail crops up in the trial 
court scene where the disinterested 
defense lawyer Is shown reading 
"P-'-iPC Forin " 

"B:ir' Is prottv sombre stuff and 
not tor general exhibition purposes 
excepting m th« better .class 
netghborhooa thei»tre». A»el. 



Krench proiliu tion, turned^out by 
|>grand I'ilms, physically dis- 
tributed in America by Hed Seal. 
Sdwln Miles Failman presontins. 

A XorfWord requests the auditor 
4p ipcgttrtl the picture along lines 
away from the eonventlonul with 
the uauil "love Interest," etc. It 
stressed that it la a character study 
pure and simple, enacted by 
Mainire do Feraudy, one of the 
leartinir players with the Comedie 
Kraiuaise, I'aris. Adapted from 
Anatole France's '•The .MaJi'Sty of 
Justice," it has been probably cut 
to approximately three reels for 
American consumption. 

"Bill" is a simple soul, v. uetable 
kuckater (or 50 years who has de- 
«elM*<l * "fiute" over the streets 
«f Paris that seems to leave him 
content after his own bumble 
tlstes. 

Hill cncduiiters an austere gen- 
d; 'me wlio takes offense at being 
called a fathead and is taken into 
custody. The rest of the actitm 
coMei i iis itsc If with the aftermath 



al oostT However, that may be 
taken care of by the distributor, 
which ahould generally interest the 
exhibitor market. A»el. 



LITERATI 



(Continued from page 17) 
their New York residence requires 
It, 

Ed Will limit his activities to free- 
lance magailne work and Anne will 
take with her some weekly feature 
department* that can be carried on 
outaM* hMAWMttirp. mieir New 
York career wfca it eoniplete suc- 
cess otherwise. 



the Los Angeles "Sunday Times" to 
have a page of lllustratii>ns In that 
section of the paper weekly begin- 
nlnc Sept. It. 

tiee Bolhers, dramatic editor of 
the Washington "Herald" (Hearst), 
Is back at his desk after a three 
months sojourn ,lD Kurope. 



RUBE WOLF 



XTIHA-OT 




wield the SUrfc for 

AL JOLSON 



at the 



"I.una ( J ." I r ■■Steroptlc«nltl«. ' I""" 
I.cv.n h.al eliort subject of •■thira dimen- 
sion character," neccMltatlns «l".<» 
colored SIMMS K>r propafr vlewinit. 
week of'STlrt. ». at Uth «. einem.. 
10 mlnutea. 

Colored glasses-one cellvilold lens 
Is colored green and the other red 
with 11.0 red lens to be used over 
the r: lit eye— is an essential prop 

for the I''"!'" .■^•'^^■'"S °'nu?HbI 
cv." a stercoptlcon film. P»s'r'" 
utors doubtlessly sn-oly the lens 
alon" with physical distribution of 
the print. 

Title Is derived from a tour of 
, •.na Park, the various rides and 
with the attendant bl«arre 
mo.mtebaBk atmosphere, dovetail 
ing neatly with the ster., ^«f^"he 

l.-xccUent shots to show off the 
third dimension (depth) of the film. 
These include the coaster rides, 
swings, «hoot-the-chues, etc 
nhnwini: the amusement seeKer 
M^UAK to and from what would 
i,™^" wdinary depth of the fi m. 
One shot gives the '""s'on of the 
clown projecting a huge stein of 
beer right out of the screen and al- 
most within reach of the observer 

Another Is that of a Wf'jHP*' 
who appears to come oft the screen 
in her pendulum swing. 

Highly Interesting short subject. 

Viewed with the naked eye the 
figures are blurred with two dis- 
tinct silhouettes In red and green 
colors about a halt Inch apart. 
Colored glasses •HttlM* the blur 
and alternately shows the flB"res, 
in red or green, depending on which 
is the original predominating pig- 
ment In the colored-negative. 

Its a novelty short b»t Creates 
curiosity as to Its praetleMiaity for 
exhibitor purposes. 

Prop colored lenses must be a 
slseabi* item in cost, despite the 
1^-,— ■^jhiiani anil celluloid com- 
I^mSita aaV »l"*f!|4«n» the «»- 
tribtttor, what about the total rent- 



Geraghty's Book for Amateurs 

Thomas J. Geraghty of the Para- 
mount scenario staff has written a 
book entitled "Scenarios for Ama- 
teurs." It contains 12 formulas for 
the amateur to make picture pro- 
ductions with his own camera. 

It is said that there are over 
100,040 users of the amateur camera 

Chinklew Dope Serial 

A serial by John Wllstaeh called 
"The Devll'a Flower" begins this 
week In "The AwMor All Story 
Magaslne." Ita author claims Its 
the oalr wMa* written 
wlthotlt a CWii w w iwhi It. 



MARCO IDEAS 

.THI »ManT OP 'KM ALL 

AL JOLSON 

(NOT A PICriJMO 
Opeelns 

Metropolitan, Los Angelea 

THURSDAY, SEPT. 8 



Foreign Mag. Subs. 

Foreign subscriptions to Amerl 
can magazines net a balance of 
$4,000,000 to the publishers, accord 
ing to a recent estimate of the De 
partment of Commerce In a survey 
of the balance of International pay 
menta to the U. 8. 

The statement read: 

"It is computed from the 1926 
Blue Book of the Audit Bureau of 
Circulation that foreign subscrlp 
tions to 27 of the more Important 
American periodicals total about 
about $2,950,000. Most of these 
subscriptions are Canadian. Prob- 
ably foreign subscriptions to all 
Amertcaa H Kp> rtii e a agxregate 
nearly |I.M«4N. Tho per contra 
subser^ttMw it*r raduce tbe bal- 
ance-of-piqnMnt mtrjr to |4.ooo,- 

OOO." 



A little tI««mac «»A reading lo- 
c.il dallies !• IIM «ttll4erlngs might 
teach a cl^ eusa a tot about col- 
umnist*— those who t«ai of Broad- 
way so familiarly that their stuff 
BoxinAa «ui tli«uBH composed In Kal- 
amazoo. 

Nearly all of the columnists, 
more or laaa qradleated. with aer- 

eral soimdinff quite lonesome, lean 

toward New York. They read like 
the farm boy's dre.am of the future 
and with quite as much accurate 
InformMIOB. 



BRITISH FILM FIELD 

(Continued from p«cw it) 
National's British production, left 
for Nice this week, where Graham 
cutts Is startlim on "Confetti," 
F. N.'s first 1$ntUh Shn for the 
quota. 

The RIalto broke all Ita previous 
records last Sunday night with 
Michael Strogoff." 
"Ben-Hur" comes out of the 
Tlvoll In five weeks, owing to the 
approach of release tet^ Omr a 
million have seen the 'film, ao Its 
value to other London houses is 
likely to be as doubtful as was that 
of "The Gold Rush" after a long 
prerelease run at the Tlvoll. "Ben- 
Hur" will be succeeded either by 
"The V\esh and the Devil" or "The 
Flro Brigade." 

Showmen are getting very res- 
tive over the non-delivery of "The 
Circus" (Charlie Chaplin). Many 
booked It Ions ago from United 
Artists and have continually^ been 
told It was coming. Release is long 
overdue, but there Is no readiness 



to release exhibitors from their 
contrai ts! (Chaplin's divorce affair 
delayed production In the S ) 

Two amendments are scheduled 
for the report stage lOt thd Film 
Bill. One Is to put back the provi- 
sion making it obligatory to pay "5 
per cent, of the salaries to British 
sublecta, and the other to restore 
the compulsion for a production to 
ho British controlled as well as 
r.ritish registered. Kcport stagn 
\vlll be In the autumn session of 
I'arliament. 

The New Empire Cinema, built 
on the site o( the old Kmplre thea- 
tre, !s to be opened In February 
next by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as 
a pre-release house. 

Simon Rowson of Ideal, oni' of the 
Gaumont-British subsidiaries, re- 
turned this week from Marienbad, 
where he has been taking the cure. 
Ideal haa taken the FBO (Ameri- 
can) output, and the Chadwiok 
product haa gone to Qaumoiit. ' 



Chicago Leads with 

Albert F. Brown 

SOLO ORGANIST 
Serin* Presentations 
Produced by RAY Q. DALTON 
Altenatlna 

MARBRO, GRANADA 



"The American Writer" 
The American Writers' Society, 
organization of writers independent 
of the Authorif bsagwo, la to get 
out Its own orgaa. almHar to that 
being Issued 1>7 the Mrger. group. 
It will be known "^e American 
Writer." ~ 

Program's Be. a Word 

The New York Theatre Program 
Co. Is paying five cents a word for 
some of the articles it uses In its 
programa. T>Mt, ranka with the 
pricea paid by the biggest maga 
sines for articles and fiction. 



Msbbe; Mebbe 
The Tewr.BRwaway and Miite" 
column of the Kew Ifork "Graphic 
held this story, and Walter Win 
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.,N A CABAHBr* 
Loui» KnUmail aiMI Ore»*l»t«» 
Full Stag* 

Boxy (Peto), N«w York 

featured In the Roxy "n^vue 
picturesque" Louis Katzman.' of 
radio tame, is properly lield- down 
to about two orchestra aelectiona. 
The costuming of the band la not 
exceptional, and placed amohff the 
lavlab .scenic and coatume displays 
m thla houae, lost entirely. 

This presentation aeema without 
par^iMel. I-icklng staee space, no 
other liouse In America could dupli- 
cate thlS-Bltort. Roxy has produced 
the "Cabaret" par excellence. The 
floor show, with boys like Joe Ross, 
•ttho appears in a simple Eton 
makeup and delivers a dancing 
routine which is eccentric In tact 
and not only In billing, la ot an 
exceptionally high calibre. 

King and King, making their flrst 
appearance on Broadway, are spot- 
ted next to eloaiac. Only stayed 
about four or Ave minutes. A pair 
of expert tappers tlic likp of whom 
aro sadly needed In what is k^ft ot 
class vaudeville. They have noth- 
ing but new stuff In, their routine, 
all ot It clicking tor' the heaviest 
applause of the evening. 

Adelaide de lioca, featured aong- 
* stress, two-spotted effectively in 
this revue with ".So niue." The 
Roxy chorus join in fur the fini.sh 
of the number. 

Fifth In Appearance are Dolores 
and Eddy, a, team of comedy dan- 
cers doing a rough and tumble 
Bowery number. L.:iug:hs come 
easiljr for this pair at tlip rate of 
20 to the minute, the climaxer top- 
i>lng everything where the giil 
Slides from her partner's leg. The 
tough impersonation is imoxag- 
gerated and handled neatlj. 

"Salade Itallene a la Kusse" is a 
. brief harmony choir In which the 
Walters are called together with a 
whistle for some serious singing. 
(The leader gets by on fuhny busl- 
heas with vocal eccentricities from 
aome of the boys helping. 

Katzman and his band are the 
wsak link in the lineup. He doea 
hot nt In with the skillful, high 
pressure, surefire ganp that Roxy 
has assembled for ttu' weekly 
amuaement fare. By himself, per- 
haps, in a smaller house he might 
khow up to better results. 

"In a Cabaret" may be consid- 
ered an outstanding example of 
what the mob likes In the way of 
presentations. Having, practically 
without exception, a group ot real 
performers, song and dance artists 
with new and clever material, and 
backed with beautiful scenic and 
lighting effects, It hits the right 
angle between vaudeville and the 
framed Inanimate scenic layouta 
that have In so many oases passed 
im presentations haretoftwc. 



PRESENTATIONS— NEW ACTS 



VARIETY 



87 



Orpheum, San Francisco 

After a pt-riud of rctirftiu-nl. 
John Hyama and L,eila Uclntyre 
are ImoIc in vaudeville wltl| a 
comedy satire, written by William 

Collier and Charles Henry Smith. 

It Is a hodui -pi'rtfc'e of nonsensical 

HYAM8 and MclNTYRE 

•ketch "All in Fun" 

IS Mine.; Pull Stage 

dialog, cleverly whipped together 

and providing plenty of laughs. 

At curtain Miss Mclntyre is prac- 
ticing scales on the piano, when 
Hyama makea mysterious entrance. 
Dialog reveals he is an author, liv- 
Ing in apartment above. He is 
bothered by her playing. Insists on 
reading her his new drama, under 
penalty of marrying her if she re- 
fuses to listen. 

They act out the drama, about a 
burglar visiting a home in search 
of plunder. Dialog purposely 
twisted and jumbled. At exit of 
burglar, lights up and Hyams re- 
turns to go Into patter song about 
marriase. CTouple are then sup- 
posedly married and have tlu ir (ir.st 
quarrel. More senseless dialog and 
for finale, she thumplns ft piano to' 
again attract Hyams. Blow cur- 
tain. 

In the hands of less exp<'ri< need 
delineators this sketch might prove 
meaningless, but as givaa by IMnuns 

and Mclntyre It clicks. 

Both are finished performers and 
their loHK layoff seemlnt,iy has made 
little cliange in their ability to de- 
liver. 

Opening matinee audience liked 
the skit and liberal. Four curtains. 

After a few more performances 
for shaping it should have no 
tro'ut>le registering Urttll any 
Orpheum audience. . ", 



ALFREDO and JEANNIE (8) 
Songs and Dancing 
It Mine.; Three (Special) 
Wi Ave. (V.P) 

Nicely arranged flash, working 
without loss ot time and packing 
punchy soiit' numbers between the 
blforu of the dancers. Alfredo and 
Jsaanle do the classy business with 
Just the right amount to Impress 
pustomers in smaller houses of this 
kind. 

Opening with ballroom dancing 
Alfredo does an exact imitation of 
the De Marcos, the costumes, 
makeup and gestures. In addition to 
the steps, being similar. While lack- 
Aw """"h of De Marco, 

Alfredo is no mean hoofer and for 
those who never heard of De Marco, 
a pushover. 

A sextet of songsters (ntrlgue the 
luteners to a certain extent, gain 
ing recognition toward the end as 
powerful lung exercisers. The 
weighty prima donna is not in keep- 
ing with the balance. She not only 
exercises her lungs but .adds g.-ir 
Bung and nose sounds. To the lat 
ter additions no one seems to Uke 

W lJ;divSr~""' 

i.«^*l!Lf°"*"™.«* "»* built up with 

•*proprlat« actnlc settings, the act 



HAMP and BECK and Ctt. («) 

Comedy « 
25 Mins.; One and Fntl (•paeial) 
Sth Ave. (V-P). 

L B. Hamp, comic, and Gertie 
Beck, soubrette, appeared together 
on the Columbia Wheel. They 
bring to vaudeville a snappy style 
and a minimum of effort for the 
maximum laughs. At the Sth ave- 
nue their act was all kinds ot a 
hit It will now, presumably, be 
only a question ot salary. 

Turn opens somewhat abruptly 
with a skit. Husband returns to 
his apartment with his friend to 
prova that he knows tfao color of 
his wife's aya, disputlas the 
friend's clalnt. th«t manlsd men 
don't pay thwt SMiiil 'IMaaalSII to I 
their wives. ' 

CalliaV tm wttt tka hlsAand 

cries: -ivMt, aumi. Ssesm!" 

Brown appsact tmm t)t» aloast and 
says: "I oonfaaa awH^^aUas." Black- 
out. 

Farley Slaters All la "^OM" Wltk a 

high -kicking dance. 

Full stage again with Hamp and 
one of the men (Larry CliPford or 
Harvey Howard) as street cleaners, 
singing a song about having gone 
broke at the race track but still 
following the horses. 

A goof "undertaker" cross-fires 
successively with each of the street 
cleaners, who repeat the gags to 
one another with the point coming 
first. "Did jrour mother ever have 
any chlldrea" and "My dog never 
eats meat— I never Slv« him any" 
are s.aniples of th#. that are 

later botched. 

■Xite in 1*TT" Is an aiairttw earl- 
cature, winding up by a husband 
killing his wife's lover for reneging 
in a pinochle game. "Gentlemen 
Prefer Blondes," lntro<kiced by Miss 
Beck and the Farier Sisters, was 
burlesqued by the three men in 
grotesque blonde wigs and dresses. 
•StiU later in the same number 
(finale) the m«>n appear in outland- 
ish nightgowns 'and peff arm a ttal- 
loon dance. 

The act consumed 25 minutes but 
ran fast and had "em laughing most 
of the time, with now and then 
near-hysteria. Hamp made no ef- 
fort to hog the spot or the material. 
liUss Beck, blonde with a figure, 
Mndles herself neatly. 

Turn is hokey cnoiigh to go up 
•against the "Irish" pktnres now 
current and give the vaudeville a 

chanoa to hold iu own. 



F. A M. "FUR IDEA" 
Band and Specialties 

53 Mine.; Full (Special) 

Locw's State, Los Angeles (Pet). 

Cliff Nazarro. former vaudevll- 
llan. got his start here with a Fur 
I'.ishion Idea that Fanelion and 
Marco did with a local fur concern 
to allow the latter to show Its cur- 
rent wares to large assemblages at 
one .Ime. t>ue to thla tie-up the 
show was an entire specialty one. 
Nazarro, one of those two-third 
pint iiuman dynamos In st.iture, 
went after his mob hammer and 
tongs on the flrst stansa ot the flrst 
day. He had a dress rehearsal show 
in back ot him. It was slow and 
draggy in spots. 

But this kid having been through 
situations of this sort beff^re si.'ppeii 
to the fore and gathered together 
the lo s' ends so as to detract the 
attention of the cash buyers from 
the waits, here and there, and did a 
nifty Job ot it. 

Xazarro seems to be at home with 
the stick. He has a great 18-piece 
sta.- e hand to work with him and 
seemed as though the boys wore for 
him from the start as they re- 
sponded to his every beat of the 
t.iton. Besides that he did a couple 
of chants, ttild a few gags, got a 
number of laughs on a blackout of 
about 25 seconds and then con- 
cluded his endi a\iirs liy doint: a bit 
of eeientrio lnM>fint; whi.-h ton- 
eluded with the Russian hock atei)s 
to Jaaz music. 

He has a plea.slng personality. Is 
versatile and looks as though he Is 
going to set right with those who do 
their weekly worshipping ,at this 
shrine ot amusem*-nt. 

Outstanding in the specialty por- 
tion ot the performance were Rudy 
Weidoeft, saxophonist, and John 
Maxwell, tenor, with Frank Stever, 
the regular fixture as the house 
baritone soloist, doing his chores on 
three separate occasions and keep- 
ing himself In good grace with his 
admirers in the auditorium, 

Weidoeft did a couple of classical 
and hot numbers on his "vacuum" 
cleaner, as he calls his instrument, 
and had them real hot. Maxwell 
came tbrcuigh with an operatic 
aria In double voice, costumed 
half male and halt female, and 
proved to be a panic, as they never 
got this boy's staff in this house 
before. Then he flnlshed up with a 
ballad on the double toi>e that sent 
him over for all time. 

A nifty team of specialty dancers 
are Bamett and Clark, mixed, who 
some time ago won a black bottom 
contest and got their stage start 
with F. & M. as a result. These 
youngsters are a smart little couple 
of novelty tap step artists and con- 
cluded their efforts with a tap black 
bottom that la always sure to cause 
the five digits on each hand to be 
put into use tor approbation. 

Thi^e Co-Rds, nice girls, did a bit 
of harmony singing. Three In num- 
ber, they rendered three songs, just 
one too many for these girlies, as 
they were on too early to rouse the 
crowd to a pitch that ther wanted 
an avalanche ot lyrldsatlon. 

The fur promenade had .lome 20 
aduit sized models and one young- 
ster. The garments were valued at 
$100,000 and from the Impression 
the stage walkers made with the 
audience looks as though they must 
have been v\'orth what the program 
stated. 'With the girls doing their 
leg strutting, Frank Stever man- 
aged to relieve the tenseness by 
chanting at v Jious intervals. 

It was a good stunt, especially 
for the male mob, who give their 
thoughts to other things than tnra 
around Sept. 1. Vng- 



JOE REA'S California Night- 
hawks Revue (14) 
22 Mins.: Full (Special) 
Pantagai, Lot Angeles (V-P) 

Joe Ilea ha.s a w inner in ttiis act. 
Considerable changes for tli- tx tter 
are noticeable as comitaretl witti 
the turn he had last year. Kleven 
men include .lerry Kbb\-. eoniltii tor. 

A great looking liuiuii i>f l»o\ s 
wHh plenty of that vim and viijor 
stuIT. Ver.«;>tility is marked, with 
most ot the bi>ys doubling in song, 
dance or comedy. .No strings, but 
red hot and blue l>rass and reed 
sections that stand out In ryhthm 
and tempo, yet never becoming 
boisterous. 

Vnlque arrangements set the mu- 
sic off in style, delivered iu ilotil>Ie- 
h;uTe!ea T,i,..|noii l*:tit»\- has a 
pleasing tenor, saleable in the man- 
ner he puts Ills songs over, and na 
a director puts himself across In 
style. Jim MrNatnara, bass sax. 
liaa .show stoppiuK routine.^ in his 
hoofing, while Kalph Jackson, trum- 
pet, is an apt comic wtth-a 'food 
sense of mugging. 

■Vivian Downej. peaches and 
cream soprano and a nifty frotti 
any angle, lends class while in a 
tableau and later In a l>rief an- 
nouncement of a blackout. The 
girl, blonde, pusaessea a sweet pair 
of pipes and knows how to sell. 
The* Itlackout. on "Dangerous I>an 
^!c(;re^^■." with the iianre punch. Is 
well done aifl .in easy laugli 
bringer. 

Of the band numbers, "Cinder- 
ella" is oulstandtag ..wlth> Jtlss 
Downey opposite Bbjr'for the vocal 
choruses. 

r.and jjersonnel includes Jerrj' 
Kl)y, director-tenor; Jim MrXa- 
mara, bass sax-dancer; Halph 
Jackson, trumpet-comic; Jack Smith 
and Stanley <:rul>l>. saxi's; Clayton 
Tewkesbury, rtrst tnmipet; Leo 
Daugherty, trombone: Harry C!o- 
been, drums; Joe Jahnson, tuba: 
AI Allison, pianist-arranger, and 
Joe Tonge, fli|tai sax. Roberta 
Tewkesbury and Eithal IiSa pass in 
the tableaux. 



3 DANCE MANIACS 
Colored Oanasrs 
t Mins.; Ons 
Broadway <V-P) 

Two boys and a girl badly in 
need ot stage direction, but show- 
ing such a wealth of assWtls« and 
talent as to cover their eruditles 



whr» devote 
instrumental 



fOUR VOCAL40N8 
•nstrumsntal 

15 Mini.; One 

Audubon (V-P) 

Quartette ot men 
•host of their act to 
numbers collectively, with vocal se- 
KcMnn i b y wa y e f raijlug th e; 
routine. They all pl.^ guitars. I 
Tne act makes a falrlv good Im- 
pression, morn with lis inslru- 
roenlal stuff than the vocal. The 
mu.s.c 1, of the type that appeals 
to the neighborhoods. 
At the uptown houae the returns] 
•ra favorabla. Maris, 



JUNE and JO 
Songs 

10 Mint.; One 
Bresdway (V P). 

A blonde and a brunet, harmon- 
izing on published numbers with 
ability sufficient to take care of an 
t*rly -pot tnr middling liills. 

The girls accompany themselves 
on ukes In the closing numbers. 
These should be tuned with the 
orchestra, or the orchestra finale 
shouM he admitted. The discords 
are grating. 

Fair possibilities tor picture 



CHARLOTTE ARREN 
Song and Dance 
2 Mins.; Presentation 
Paramount (Pet), New York 

On In the midst of John Murray 
Anderson's "Joy Helles " Miss Arien 
starts off nicely but eases up 
through reiMtition. I'rogramed and 
costumed as a bellhop .she trots out 
on the end ot a specl.al lyric credi- 
ted to Die Olsen and Isham Jones. 
What the lyrics or melody are 
about can't be remembered, but, 
.inyway. Miss Arren's principal bid 
is through an eccentric dance em- 
l)haslzing the physical. 

A protruding and retarding neck 
is a feature of this as also a gro- 
tesque shape when viewed In pro- 
file. Miss Arren. Incidentally, is 
small and thin. S he skips about. 

Spotted In the middle of this 
presentation the girl Impressed on 
her entrance but killed off the In- 
terest through not having anything 
to follow It up. A little more ver- 
satility in iter number and Miss 
Arren will add value to the Puhlix 
unit as welt aa iierseU. Aid- 



tor U^e smallar 

' The girl is a specialist In dances 
derived from the black-bottom. 
They are well done but not good 
tor better audiences because ot be- 
ing too rough In execution. Her 
black stockings don't blend with 
her costume. 

The boys have a mob of nifty 
steps and could get much better 
returns on tlieni with less amateur- 
ish cutting up. 

Act needs polishing before it can 
step out. 

CLiPF and RADjCLlPF 
Singing and Oaneint 

12 Mins.; One 
58th St. (V. P.) 

This colored team corresponds to 
a description of CIMMA aaA Bat'ey- 
deuce-spotters for the famllr cfowd. 
It may not be the same ivct, but It's 
Identical In quality. 

The men are In tuxedos and have 
monocles wrapped around their 
necka. They start off harmonizing 
well enough in a .sentimental ditty 
and then go In for fast and enthu- 
siastic tap dancing Most of their 
broken rhythm tricks are familiar, 
but a few new ones appear diltlcult 
and get Instant appreciation. 

After that they're ready for fam- 
ily encores, first asking the audience 
If it wants to see the black-bOttom, 
a,id then the Charleston. 

Hard workers aB*.ntSi» early sup- 
port for a bill. 



"OVER THERE' 
"What Price Glory" Prolog 
2S Mint.; Two and Three (Special) 
Roxy, New York. 
I This, was the Rexy's atmospheric « 
I sondoft to "What Price Olorjr" 
(Kox) four times dally, and five en 
Week-ends, for three weeks. For 
:'3 minutes the ensemble and prln> 
ciiials didn't seem to be going any- 
wliere in particular but it all led up ^ 
to a tableau that well nigh squared 
everything. A war picture, so natu- 
rally a military flnlsh to the pre- 
sentation. 

Koxy went hack to liis scrim for 
this one flashing- the title at the 
screen feature thereon wliile a color 
guard of murines paraded on a 
treadmill behind the transparent 
curtain. Lightud (rum the wings, 
100 pieces in the pit booming in 
t-4 time, flash bombs luirsting to 
offstage thunder and tlu' r- >iili was 
productive of siwntaneous applause. 

A two-minute flnale to a 2S-min- 
ute stage Interlude that completely 
oulwt.'ighed the preceding elTorts. 
The ki. k was tliere and luU it been 
Introduced only by tiie reduced ver- 
sion of Victor Herbert'a "American 
I'antasy." which was the overture, 
the total elYect wotild have been 
just as good. 

Kigurin.*? the running time of 
"Glory" the flim eo'uld have un- 
wound for another showing, al- 
though It would have meant an 
idle cast drawing salary for three 
weeks. Anyway, the idea Is that 
the tavern frolics weren't needed. 

.Toe Plunkett had the same thing 
ahead ot "Hard Boiled Haggerty" 
over at the StrarPfl a couple of 
weeks ago. The sets in each house 
were almost identic.al, the ^I'lierai 
picture house version of a French 
tavern being a bar with barrels 
liberally sprinkled about on the 
sfM'nery, The Roxy. however, had 
its mass Biipeal to the front again 
in placing around 200 people on the 
Btaifa. Alt took tuna as ehomaea 
of inaiiculino and feminine voteM, 
a couple of solos and a dance or 
two. All the men In uniform with 
a salute tlie universal means at 
acknowledging appia t wai, 

Among the specialties Arthur and 
Jeanie I.,ang pulled back a melody 
from one of the old little I'rlncess 
theatre musicals, Danny Upton 
hoofed a military tap, DeLlma and 
Marita did a short Apache, and 
Harold Van Duzee went through 

too many choruses of "Pica rdy." 
^. ^^ ^ , ^4^^ ■ I - "hi », » » rf> v,vn itieie 

was esntered on th^ B waa lan Choir'a 



PEG WYNNE 
Songs and Talk 
13 Mins.; One 
SBth St. (V P) 

Peg Wynne is 



whatever Is thi 



comedy number and Brno Rapae^ 

"Charmalne," as sung by Gladys 
Kice and James Mellon. The latter 
Is tlie melody that runs throughout 
'Vltonr." <sr Dolorss DeltRto, wh» 
plajrs th^ character of that name. 

Outsid) ot the color guard march- 
ing on tha trsadmlli this concoction 
was routine stuff and on a mid* 
week night's second show didnt 
evoke much applause until tha 
tableau leading Into the picture was 
brought forth. ^ 

No news reel, no shorts and Just 
a brief allotment for the three 
house organists after the main film 
was over. 

The manner In which this mam- 
moth orchestra and organ combined 
to play tha piMM* warn » treat la 
Itself. iid. 



HARRY BERMAN and Band (12) 
30 Mins.; Full (Special) 
Palace, New Haven (Pets.) 

About once yearly the Poll Cir- 
cuit gives each of Its house orches- 
tras a week doing an Ash. Harry 
Herman at the Palace, New Haven, 
and Bill Jones of the Capitol, 
Hartford, are reputed to be the ace 
bands In the Poll jjouses. 

Herman's act this season lacks 
the class he has shown (n other 
years. Although his men are good 
musicians they don't get up the pep 
necessary to put a staga prasenU- 
tlon across. 

The fault Isn't all with the boys 
for not once In tho program were 
they given the chance to blare forth 
with a pop hit. Tha show opens 
with the "Second Hungarian Rhap- 
sody.' and follows Up immedlsteljr 
with a nut song, "Tho Mors Wa 
Are Together." 

A descriptive numl>er, "The 
.Skaters." comes next with a snow- 
fall dropping in on the summer 
garden set which tho band used. 



polite feminine for nut comic. She 
has the elastir figure of Jean Boy- 
dell aijd utilises It slmHarly while] 
singing. Aii|ireclation here was a 
little better th.ui ini>derate. I 

Her gent pianist harmonizes tori perhaps tho b<-st number Herman 
the opening song, which Is about ,,jcked was tho "Doll Dance" and 
nobody paying any .attention to thelthen nnotber comic, "Somehndy's 
opening song, so why be serious? j r-razy." Had the band incli-ded a. 
Forthwith Miss Wynne goes into! yi,od comedian the nut ditties would 
some ridi' ulouH singing whilelhavw been put across, but the boys 



''crntehi- T her H 
liehind her hack. etc. 

This continues until Just before 
the close, tvhon MLss Wynne shows 
a serious ballad. It's okay, except 
that she hasn't the voice to give It 
full value. 

Act is for early spottiac. . 



re weHk- 
at foolery. After a violin duet tho 
band closed with "A Day In 
Naples," another attempt at com- 
edy. 

Harry Berman is well liked In 
.N'ew Haveti but the other big 
houses about tuwa aie plugfinf 



28 



VAKlK'l'y. 



their l>iiiuls, Kivint,- tli'-m pUnty In 
the (i.iilirs ami ligliiH. J'oli srcin.s 
content \^itll this annual presenta- 
tion. An Drehestru can't be expect- 1 
'ed to work iimoothly when It's 
Iwhlnil the footlieht!) only one in D2 
weeks. 



(4) 



JARVIS HARRISON CO 

Sketch 

17 Min».; One to Half (Special) 
Br«a4w»y <V.-P) 

A famiU^^r combination In a 
pketch nil! li'-teii in \ajl"tv's lile 
I'l" n< \\ ai ts. 

Tlic act starts l)efiiro a drop 
Chowinr 1 street under an elevated 
road, with MIsa Harrison enterlnc 
and exptalnin.ir she just ducked a 
(tent "111! frisli in a car. She 
Ih to take the *-levat<'d home, and 
disapptars throui^h an aperttire. 
Jarvis then roni(-s on as a tlrunk. 
pulls a few Raes, and also mills 
throutch the elevated entrance. 

■Switch to half-stafre showa an 
•L" pl.itform. The cirl tries to 
pa«s by tlie ctshier l»ut liasn't a 
nickel. The drunk furnishes it for 
her and strikes up a conversation. 
There is conslderahle humof in the 
dialoR. The snn of the team then 
I'ciiH'S nn as a newslxi.v .and works 
a tap dance insi-rti»»n with okay 
results. 

Hack to tlie iindcr-elevated drop 
for cloi'ini;, the drunk taking the 
sir! ta-cet a cab after no train 
eortics. A cop breezes in and nalis 
the dame, expl.-iinin.i^ she is a no- 
torious pi<tiporktt. lie searelies 
her and liands over two watches 
and a Wallet to Jarvis. The cur- 
tain ;aj|ai on a gag about' the stuff 
not belailifin|[ to him. 

Knt*rtatBtlV for the intermedi- 
ates. 

ARTHUR AYLSWORTH CO. (3) 
Comedy Skit 

18 Mini.; One and Three (Special) 
86th St. (V-P) 

Arthur Aylsworth has been ap- 
peai'inj^ in vaude for some time in 
farcieal skits, his latest being 
"Knvy" by l-klwin Burke. 

Assistin.t; Aylswo'rth are Kenneth 
Loans, Bertha Broad and Helen S. 
Keith. The act hinges on the meet- 
ing of old pals, Billy still poor but 
George rich and the former Invit- 
ing CSeorse to dinner which takes 
in the friend's wife. 

N'ow tlie hostess and the rich 
maa s wife are distant cousins with 
it feud between the familie.s and 
when they get tojretlier fur flies, 
yhe upshot is tliat the bovs. friends 

FmCC CTTniTTimNI. nTln-ny .X 

coats and start a battle that halts 
when the cronies realize what 
chumps tb«]r are. .Thejr lock the 
wive* In to settle It between them 
and go otit together. 

A good tiklt, capitally played and 
ctiising lots of laughter at this 
house. 

Burke has written amusingly of 
the one woman who likes to put, 
on dog while the other has a stuh- 
born pride that even starvation 
wouldn't tcace. M'hlle not up- 
(CoOtlnued on page 39) 



lion to the Aeent ot Life LeinK' tul- 
tilled. Thus has Marcus Loew 
erected for himself a perpetual 
monument In the hearts ot man- 
kind; In the souls of a great ma- 
jority of simple, frugal folk who 
must perforce Watch their pennies; 
of a people that has but to move 
its physical self an avenue or two 
and be transplanted for a tew hours 
into a world ot ease and content- 
ment. 

What mattered the show on a day 
like lliisV What mattcrcl it that an 
.■ilrnoM c apacil.v Lalior l>.iy < rowd of 
prolct.ii l.ins was lulKcly t ii.ioyjiig it- 
self.' To tlu-Mi, tile iKitroas, noth- 
inc riMlly niattercd hut wliat thiy 
liad paid a liiKh larilT with which 
t'> ciiiiy ilienisclvt s. And thus had 
.Marcus l,oi\v .-rcctcd for himself 
an e\ crIastillK :iionaincnt. 
The show must go on. 
The one and only axiom ot the 
show business. 

It did. It the overture sounded 
sour to this mournful reporter, it 
was. a secret to the cash customers. 
If the rest ot the tip-top entertain- 
ment that was a bargain at the ad- 
mission persistently recalled the 
transitory trials and tribulations It 
cost Its founder, none ot the patrons 
v.as aware ot it. 

To them (Jibson and Price, as he 
ju^Kled and she drew landscapes, 
wcic ;i tonic. True, some ot his 
I, lighter small talk <liil a non-stop 
tliKlil out ot tile window, and only 
such w iieczcs rcKistcrcd as "he had 
to die to get into the front room," 
or "he drank a liair tonic and the 
wliiskcrs tickU'd him to death" reg- 
istered!. But that's the secret of the 
success of Ijoew vaudeville: simple 
divertissement for an unassuming 
folk. 

The Hightower Trio, colored dan- 
dies, labored tiarder for IS minutes 
with some of their legmania than 
many ot the Labor Day patrons who 
were ot obvious labor union pattern, 
and the reverse English reacted well. 
Aside from the strenuousness of 
their efforts, the Ethiopians are not 
iwrticularly cdifyingr. 

ytanley and (iin^er (New Acts) 
cont.riluitcd a touch of the legitimate 
with tlieir comedy and regi.stered, 
and Uoscntont's Trouh.'idours. he.ld- 
linin^'. doing an extra show and 
oi'ViiMisIy <-ut in routine, closed the 
lirst stanza. Sans their usual jtrop- 
11 tics cm the roof, tlio flash quintet 
clicked just the same. 

Reopening were Klalierty and 
Stonning, patter team, getting over 
decently but not as tulsomely as 
they might. For one thing the wom- 
an could do better by avoiding the 
calcium and retaining her hat. 

Anthony and Rogers, Mussolini 
comics with a Hibernian finish, 
cinched theAiselves on the latter. 
Little Plpifax, tried and true mime, 
closed, and the "Annie Laurie" (M- 
a-ilX t/mJUtita. eaatxtbufMA the final 
dash of InternationJiIavor. 

And the man responsible for all of 
the entertainment at this house at 
150 others of his own and thousands 
of other theatre owners, Marcus 
Loew, was in repose and peace at 
Olen Cove. Aitet. 



AMERICAN ROOF 

(Vaude-PcU) 



AI. G. Field Minstrels 

. Akron, C, Sept 2. 
» ith a score or more of the old- 
time favorites missing from the cast, 
the Al G. Field MInstn l.i, designed, 
built and staged under the personal 
direction of Edward fonrad. has 
Inaugurated its 41st annual tour. 
.Not in many yeais has there licen 
so many ch.anKcs in the jk rsonnel 
cif tlie Field sliow. it is ilifflcult to 
I deleriiiine w licther the loss of tlie 
11 i fcamor prinriiials will have a tend- 



peneillcd in for from the very mo- 1 ency to lU-tracl fr,tin tlu> popul 



iiieiit wc lire.ik-in our act on th 
t ireuU of morl.il «'xist,'iice. t'lti- 
niately. afti'r we liave all iilavcd 
long or short rout, s. and after the 
AKcnt of Life has exacted his i>er- 

eenla(,'e. l.iiviim s of us with .a 

bare net return for ;ivera^;c needs 
- and a foi lunate f, \v a lillh' sur- 
plus for the pro.iiietii.n i.f an o,-- 
■ ■;i'<i(Mial llasli .o-l lh<' l'.le:it I'.ook- 
iiii.' Aia iit calls It a mortal session 
and \\ e prepare for a hi^' jiiaip into 
a hmu'er eir<aiit in the r.e\<uid. 

On the eve ot the death of the 
founder of a ;;re;it atiiuscnient en- 
tcrpiisi' that is dedicated to the 
; la-eailinpT of joy to millions, ttroh- 
.'ilil,\- MO hctter exainjile of what one 
mans Terrestrial Circuit tour can 
he made to mean could be found 
th.an on the American Roof. 

Duiside the Amerii'.tin theatre on 
the 42d street side, and ndjacent to 
the Wullack'n next door, an old 
Woman , disregarded the screaming 
headlines on the morning tabs that 
dealt with a bomb scare. As sub- 
head matter, but to her (and Broad- 
way's throngs ot amusement seek- 
ers) the most Important, the de- 
mise of Marcus Loew. was her sales 
,ai-guinent. She <-ai-kled the news 
with what seemed an unusual rev- 
er.'inee and Importance in her voice. 

The p.issers halted. Some at the 
American's box - odice window 
paused to pur, !l;ise a paper, .^ol- 
1 ninh' these plos.iie p.itruns of an 
Mil avenue house like Iht^ .\nn-iiean| 
sr anned the ]>rinter s ink iitiiires- , 
— sit i n ?* tin the siniplv idileil news- i _ 

1>ai>eis. .Mal'hc tll<-y sitlle.l in w.i r,l - 1 '^'^e.l. Willi 
y, but they <lld not h.ilt in their nit. d. nn nuniher has eome> near 
rouK- within thi- temple of amuse- ! Illling llie spot In the olio formerly 



. . irity 

■ ■I the show wliieh for almost a half 
eeulury has liccn a leader In the 
minstrel ffeld. 

(-'onrad has assembled a Capable 
eoiiijtauy. de\eloped some now stars, 

■ cntiaitid some he has sought for 
many years and advanced others 
from the ranks. 

It is a most creditalile produc- 
t ion. 

Opening ot the show this season 
is simple yet impressive, and seldom 
has a first part beep so replete with 
features. "Up High" is the title tor 
the first part, the entire company 
taking part. 

Heading the comedy end are Km- 
mett Miller. Paul Taylor, Drane 
Walters, Hilly Redd ami earner 
.N'cwton. Miller carries the bulk of 
the comedy of the olio, and is one of 
the best jirincipals the l-'ield show- 
has fwi- fcatureil. ".Vny Time" is 
.Mill, r's soiij: liit. His work in the 
.ifl, , pi, c ,', '"rhc .\bnde of Spirits," 
is < \ pieal. 

^i:ill,\- Doran, who for several 
ye.ars has been respiiiisilde for the 
dance numliers nti the l-'ield show, 
has given up minstrels for dance 
instruction in New York. Rddie 
I'hrlg, Meld veteran, has eh.Trge of 
the hoofers, and has worked out 
.some pleasing numbers. His danc- 
ing siiuad includes Warren Diigan. 
.lack Anlt, (larner Newton. Frank 
I .Milh'r. .Maurice Hair, .lolin Wat ncr 
! and 1 I loran. 

] I'.dly Cluin h .and .la. U Itieh.irds. 
for >,\'irs witll the show, ar,' s.idly 
tilers li i \ Ii. I Ti re- 



ment where, for a jiitlance, niueii 
timaller than the fancy prices 
I harged further dow n the street or 
on one avenue away, they lose 
themselves In a world of illusion 
and mnke-hellevp. 
Tbus wua Uaruus Loew's dedica- 



'.aken by these two popular song 

slers. 

Kmnieit Miller and T'liil I'avey 
opi n the olio w ith a talking skli. 
The dancers follow with a short 
number, and then Paul Taylor and 
Orane Walters till a ."put usually 



allotted in seasons past to Bert 
Swor. Hughie and Koy Melnotle 
have a novelty wire turn. Just fair. 

"The Abode ot Spirits," skit on 
prohibition, Is amusing and prob- 
ably as entertaining as any pre- 
sented by the Field show In recent 
years. 

"Moonlight" Is the dancing spe- 
cialty, going Into the finale, Harley 
.Newland assuming the lead singing 
role. I/eslie Berry, veteran with the 
show, is the interlocutor. 

.Many of the former Field soloists 
are missed this season, namely. Jack 
Kichards, Billy Church, Dorf Castor 
and others. "Silver Threads Among 
the Oold ' Is well done by Harley 
Newland; Phil Pavey sings "At 
Dawning" ; "Forgive .M< " is Carl 
Graves' feature song, and "When 
"Vou're Lonesome" is bein^' credita- 
bly rendered by Russel Neff. 

"I'm Looking Over a Four-I>eaf 
Clover" Is the first ballad of the 
first part, sung by Stan Chapln. 
The Harmony Four — I'hil Pavey, 
Russel ' Neff. Lieslie Berry and 
Charles Page— get a nice lot of ap- 
plause and are one of the best num- 
bers in the afterpiece. 

STATE 

(Vaude- Pets) 

Vaudeville for 12 at 4Tth street 
and vaudeville for SO cents at 45th 
street — but vaudeville. Tlie five- 
act bill at the State this week is 
strong enough to outrun the film 
feature. 

And that isn't always the case 
in this house which gets its pic- 
tures after the, Capitol has had Unit 
choice. 

Anyway, vaudeville Is the thing 
here this week and "Mockery" 
(M-G-M) Is the picture. The lat- 
ter has I^on Chancy so that will 
help at the b. o., no matter what 
they liiink after they see it inside. 

The lirst two acts looked like 
routine vaude to the .Monday night 
regulars on this corner, yet the 
tabloid scanners took heartily to the 
Primrcse Four who deuced it, as 
is the habit ot quartets. One of 
the men made a bon voyage part- 
ing of it, no one pulled the light.s 
and It gave him a chance to stall 
long enough for a speech. Un- 
necessary, as the act had rolled ui> 
a legitimate score ahead of the pro- 
longed departure. This foursome 
finished with a ballad, as did Bob 
Nelson later in the evening. Possibly 
indicating a new era for singing 
acts as it wasn't so long ago that 
to finish with a ballad was con- 
sidered suicide. Incidentally, 't>oth 
acts got away with it. 

Previous to the singing contin- 
gent was spotted the Taki'wa nnit 
of three as oiieiiers. The Orientals 
ciLYtKiit Interest and bellied it along 
when the perch worker climbed to 
his staflC balance for risley stuff as 
the understander supported. A 
giant swing from the elbows on an- 
other apparatus topped otC but not 
before t|ie woman had soloed by 
manipulating a parasol with her 
feet. For Mght minutes okay and 
they liked It. 

Kerr and 'Weston, No. 3, inang- 
erated the flreworks although the 
upstairs gang didn't seem to know 
what it was about. When you're 
three rows from the rear w.lll in 
the State's b.aleony it's like being 
in the Yank Stadium bleachers for 
a fight. Toif .can tell a girl becatiae 
there's a dress In sight, but that's 
all. 

Give Ginzberg a violin and he'd 
look like Bernle from this locale. 
However, Donald and KIlie w lioopcd 
it up to more than a bit. 

Kerr Just romped through and 
gave the impression of bavin;; a 
good time, so the house cut itself .a 
slice of the morale. There's,^n;iny 
an act around that would do well 
to simulate a like spirit. The small 
dot In pink. Identified as Miss Wes- 
ton, made a good locking miniature 
While the act had the speed to make 
23 minutes seem like 15. Kerr had 
'em laughing. Miss Weston pleased 
the eye and the former's finale 
dance crashed In tor the extni 
points. 

Bob Nelson followed it rirht uii. 
greeted hy .a fair sized reception, 
and g.alUipi'd in by ridding: himself 
of three fast songs. A pop liallail 
fin.allv concluded ami this sponsored 
enou;;li .appreciation to bring him 
back for an encore whii-li turned 
out to be a medley of b.allads con- 
structed as the song writing history 
of a pop number composer. It took 
Nelson five mlntites to deliver this 
one and In the face of the returns 
it still leaves a memory of ques- 
tionable Judgment. 

Nelson's flip manner of delivery 
plus his voice, particularly attuned 
to rendering pop-hot lyrics. Is best 
when frolicking with songs that 
have a fast tempo and are fresh. 
Some of his announced titles for 
numbers hordi'r on the bhie tiut he 
sells It so that there is no offi use. 
(hit of .a Shubert revue. .Velson is 
a liilie for any vaudeville Iious,. jiiid 
should rn.ike tin otitst.indiiic master 
of eeremoriies in the pie: lire houses. 
Appearance and style make lllni It 
certaintv in the latter eajiaeily. 
Charlie Ahearn's hunch closed. 



PALACE 

(St. Vaud«> 

A couple of rubberneckers, looking 
travel w(»m and slightly uncon- 
scious in* thoy battled their way 
through the incHlstible current of 
arms. I<'KS and ellwws which jams 
th»' hlKhways and bywavs of Broad- 
way durinK the 9 o'clock parade 
niphtly. stepped lip to a man at tlic 
corner of 45th Htrcct and hc.-it.itin^r- 
ly infiiiircd if he had « v('r Jn ard of 
that quaint old place a.lonjr the 
sti t'ct \\ hiM (il<I - fashioned vaude- 
ville niiK'iit Kiill be fseen. 

"Only two hloolts to go." was the 
answer. "Vou'll Hnd it right neatt 
door to the 15-(J sandwich shop." 

Tiie least of tlie picture houses on 
the street is now better known off 
Llroadway tlian what was once con- 
sidered the ace of vaudeville houses. 
And. besides, why should anyone 
pay $2.75 for somethlnar they may 
have forgotten how to pronounce? 

Bustnesfl was off. and plenty, 
Monday niffht. Jo« Frisco was plas- 
tered all over the front of the house 
and programed, but never showed 
up. He is due to appear next week 
— maybe. 

Aside from that, It was a lineup 
that may fill the heart of the aver- 
iiKG neighborhood customer with joy, ; 
but with no one l>attinK them Into 
the left field or anything powei ful 
enough to send the howls up to a 
hit;hfr level. 

Odette Myrtil. for example, who 
\n reported as takhig a fiying trip 
through vaxidtville, should liave 
chosen a more up-to-date vessel. Hut, 
then, she may have figured she was 
only playint; the Palace, with the 
easiest mob in the world to work 
for, and everything after the deucer 
getting the breaks right unless ex- 
traordinarily bad. 

While affecting a soft, purring 
Parisian French accent. Miss Myr- 
til's correct pronunciation of words 
like "just," in addition to an un- 
canny ease in handling American 
phraseology of a kind >vhich usually 
soimds stiitt'd in the mouths of for- 
eign actors, Is a faux pas in need of 
a remedy. If the wt ll-known Kn^- 
lish language i.s to be womanhan- 
dled it might a.s wtU he done tlior- 
ou^'lily. Not so .sironj^ with the 
vocal self < t inns, hut all tlici c w ith 
a violin i)antotnime on the romance 
an old music master. 
Kc;il comedy, the kind tliat starts 
lauKli-s .somcwlicrc way in.side and 
brings tlu-m out in an irrepressible 
roar resemhtin^^ thunder, is scarcer 
than two-a-day vaudt-ville. John T. 
Murray and \ i\ ian Oakland get 
closer to delivering than anyone 
else on the bill. Tlic 1862 duet, as 
handled by this pair of satirists, is 
one of the lifesavers. 

"The Three Sailors/' with more 
comedy than tumbling, held next to 
closing, but not too flrmly. Hardly 
strong enough to get all there is 
from th« spotting. 

MosoonI Bros., in their 1927 Dance 
Revue, have retained practically the 
same routine, dropping their four 
previous girl assistants in favor 
of a new jiair. <:ay Nell and T>oro- 
thy Van A 1st. Miss Van A 1st is the 
snappier hip-.shaker of the two, car- 
rying a couple of solos easily for 
good r<- turns. The Mosconi liros., 
as u.'-ual, flo.'it through their show- 
Ktoppin.i,' routine. 

AS'.'illacc Kd (linger, in a skit en- 
titled "Tilings Could He Worse," is 
way helow p.ir with a weakly con- 
.<trucled pla.\Ut of few lauglis and 
slight opix>rtunities. Kddinger'a 
English straight Mma to be swal- 
lowing his tonsllji. having grave 
dilliculty in spcuklng Clearly. Over- 
acts considerably. 

Norman Frescott had John Mur- 
ray in the fakir's cha ir \\ it h his 
"Siirns of Zodiac." ,\ I'a ii^ starter 
for the secnnil h.ilf as a wisc-cr'ack- 
ing giK'Sser of ra nu's and birth 
dates'. 

A team of da ncing x> lo pin mists, 
Hentfll and Could, two spotted. 
Okay in the hoolin^ doi>art nicnt, but 
the xylophone is "de trop," as Miss 
.Myrtil would say. In addition, a 
word like "xylophone" is bound to 
get a bad break from the printers. 

The Thrillers, expert roller-skat- 
ing tricksters, are a good team in 
the open Ing spot. Franklin and 
Royce. sharpshooters, closed. Kept 
most of them In their seats. 



r 



The tramp hnnri openinf; fuirpri}<ed. 
they aat forward in their Reatn 
anil stayed thrr*. IxitK of hoke and 
plenty of lauRha. A nine rlo for 
a bill that irnii vauilevllle nil the 
way and had • world of pnee 

Mi4. 



RIVERSIDE 

(St. Vaud*) 

A Kiaphie illustration anent signs 
tmaniUK nothing any more in 
vaudeville wa» prevalent here Mon- 
day nlKht. Lenore Ulric was curded 
lieadllner, from a booker's stand - 
lioint, but tile mub inside did their 
own picking. Also their own hnndi- 
capplufr. if such .1 term is jierniisK- 
iblc. In sizine up a vaude show with 
tlie leKit star just about nosin;; un- 
der the wire ftir slinw ]il:iee. 

Mav r>lier 111 , 1 . .lini; anil Yates 
.'iiul l.a\\ley in m xt tii slitit wri : te.l 
hit iiiiMois .t\\.i> fniin ,\lr. IJelasiu'.s 

SI. II-. 

it seenii li a ease of t xpectation 
exi ee.l irit; realization. Also annther 
e.ise or had pi-.i|is. -Tiic Wolfs 
Cull." iilayli t. .suliinilted as propeller 
for .MI.1S I'Iric's vaude sojourn, was 
.1 iintalrt i 



\ \t idniti il i at nadilj 
placed two strikes on her before the 
curtain arose. Miss Ulric has an- 
other week ot vnudevlile before re- 
joining -I-ulu Helle" and will un- 
duiibledly be much happier In her 
former settinK 

As f<ir the show proper. It hi'M 
|il.-nlv nf iliv i - ii, V, ith plenty e; 
.wuiblin^ iuid iiuulint:. Cumliinod 



results of the nine-act bill wen sat- 
isfactory with the personal aiipcar. 
ance of Miss Ulric helping some* 
what to alleviate the disappoint- 
ment of her material. 

Three. Aces, male trio ef wh||.]. 
wind roller skaters, providisl fast 
opener, iioys do p.vmnaslie stunts 
on the rollers that ar*- well mulined 
and hit. 

Four Pepper .shak<-rs, rulured 
(luartet, maintained li\-ely tempo in 
follow up with some K'lod liarmon* 
i/.ing and a couple of danr-e num- 
bers, both -handled as ensembles and 
sending them over. 

Millard and Marlln, mixed duo, 
did «o-.ao with cross-fire and songa 
in a barbershop settinR. Some ol 
the ffaiifs scored for laughs and 
some not. Idea is okay and soma 
tlKhteninp up would help. 

Miss I'sher, sin^;inK sini-l. with a 
batch of dialect numbers ami i iiat- 
ter, wiu^ the real mopper-iip at this 
session. She is an attraeti\e liluruie 
who effects Heluew dialed el" the 
Milt dross variety and a sure-lire 
selling method. 

A straiKlU ballad anil rei itation 
toward the lin I h won her the hit 
of the show. 

Carl Shaw, Jean Carroll and Co., 
closed first half with a corking 
dance revue that had both talent 
and class aplenty. Featured mem- 
bers scored strongest in the colleg- 
iate acrobatics from a doubla 
standpoint, with Shaw even better- 
ing this with two followup solos, 
both acrobatic, and with the final 
one the smash. A male dancing 
team and br.aee of femnip pianists 
coniiirised the support, tlK> latter 
workinK double piano aeeeiiipaiii- 
ment for the dancers. 

W.Cromwell Knox, l-'uropi ;in jiiK'- 
Kler, followed with a ele\fr nianip- 
ulatiiiii of various olijects, ineorpo- 
ratin^^ a few dillieult ones and car- 
rying breezy chatter. 

Miss Ulric followed in "The 
Wolf's Cub," which fared better in 
preliminary reception than at the 
finish. 

Yates and Lawley. two boys and 
a piano, next with songs that set 
them pretty for second best honors. 
They are reported as a picture 
house discovery, entering vaudeville 
via musical comedy, throush having 
been spotted in "Vanities" last sea- 
son Their routine runs to I'omedy 
numbers and the boys know all that 
is neeiied abotit salesmanship. Out- 
and-out sm.ash, 

l-^vers and Oreta, mixed duo, 
closed witll dancln;:: on wire. .Male 
did the daneinp. wliieli ineiiuled 
Siianish tanpo, soft-shoe and i:iis- 
sian atop the wire, witli tlie uiil 
dressini; and handling the eimn- 
clator cards. Man executes tiie 
dances creditably and the il.mce 
Idea Is at least a slight noveiiv from 
the cut and dried wire walKiie; arts. 

/.'(/6o. 



5TH AVENUE 

(Vauda-Pett) 

lOveri so far away from Tl,e Loop 
as L'Slh and liroadway. .Maiiliatt.in. 
Ihi- inlhlelice of (IrKan Chilis and 
siUKiuK bees has been felt aii.l 
translated into action. 

And for the benefit of a probably 
not very interested show business 
it may be stated that the organ 
stuff and the audience vocalizing 
was quite a hit here Monday night. 
The customers with a little practice 
are apt to get good. The Sth ave- 
nue bunch is prone to self-expres- 
sion anyhow with the strong ann 
of the law having been Invoked 
more than once to keep *em still. 
So they ought to lap up this com- 
initnitv singing as so much cream, 
.ilthouKh K-A died trying it at -the 
Hip. 

Seven acts. Ttut onl.v mentioned 
fi\e or six times duiinp: tlie e\e- 
ninff. Tlie management did as 
much "pointinj; with pride" as the 
platform of a Itei)ublicnn eomeii- 
tion. Anyone knowing vaudeville, 
and particularly the Goldie cafe- 
terias, can figure out how many 
apiiles the extra acts cost. 

The bill contained and featured 
I. H. Ilnmp and nertle Heck, comic 
and s(uihret from burloy-cue. They 
are abetted liy I.arry Cliffoi'd, Har- 
vey Howard and the l-'arley Sisters 
(New Acts). Their turn is ,i well- 
assorted selection of liroail hiinior, 
black-outs. slapstick and com- 
huslililc certainties. llamii lieinK 
from the Colunibia \\'licel is sani- 
tary, generally rcnienilM rinj; there 
are women and children in the audi- 
ence. At the 5th .'ivenue he had a 
Kreat sueeess with the feminine 
half. When some of the latter 
lauKhed they also shiieked. 

Also eminently successful in 
j arousing the masses to demonstra- 
1 tlons of endorsement and apiiroval 
I were ll.ii ry l.arnj: and l-ternice 
I ll.iley, who teii-sliikeil easily. They 
lii't I'luiipeii laUKtl after l.'iiifrh out 
of ancient liits. sueii as; "a low i-r 
herlh is hi«tii r tlian an uiipet" and 
"Who f;oi Wliats Job." .\s time- 
worn as this line of \ auileville » .ml- 
edy is, it w.is still funny tlie way 
thi'! iiair dislied it. Also from the 
serapliook was the f^reek restatn.int 
nrih r.l iliiiii; 



l.mi. h 

of KiBRh's. I^nng's wbistllnK brou.i;hl" 
down the gallery with the eelestl.il 
tier echoing with plenty of gusto 
and revealing some first rate 
whisilinK of its own. Which is an- 
other proof that eomoiunily sint;- 
inu- sIiiHihl he ,'i ■■nil I nf:i 1" liere 
A load of rill.. stiitT w.iS 
tConlinued on jiajie 3<'> 



ROXY 

(NEW YORK) 

New York. Sept S. 
For the first time In stage pres- 
•nt.Ttlona In picture houses the cora- 
Dlete full-slsed reproduction of a 
night club, including an elaborate 
floor show, a ]aza band, a score of 
gcurryinff waltera with dosens of 
Kay bolat<Tou» wvellera to add to 
the life-like portrayal, ia ahown 
poHsible. 

Giviii an enormoua stage to play 
•round w ith, Roxy produc t a a series 
of scenes which have been equalled 
hitherto only by Imactnarr picture 
ereations In Ukht vastnan and ml- 
aute detail. 

•^vue Picturesque" la the title of 
tiM ircsentation. Opening the show, 
toUoWinK the orchestra selection, Is 
another scenic masterpiece, "Voice 
of tto Chimes," a study In color and 
oottums harmony, with a mixed en- 
■embla and ballot. 

The rise of the curtain reveals a 
still setting of hufre candles, from 
15 to around 45 feet in ht-ipht, be- 
hind a throne evidently set in a 
nunery. On the platform is a group 
of kneeling nuns gazing at their 
superior in the throne chair. The 
Cathedr»l balconies at the sides of 
the house are gradually tilled with 
the white-robed nuns chantlngr a 
hymn. From tho boxes they sol- 
emnly descend to the lower floor of 
the house and then walk up on the 
•tage to Join In the songa and ballet 
dancing. 

A background of sombre black, 
gigantic bronxe bells hanging from 
the roof, offer striking contrasts to 
the rapidly swirling flKures in white. 

Another silhouette number, "Ren- 
dezvous," Is one of the lincst bits 
in the entire program. This black 
figure pantomltne against a glowing 
red background Is new with most of 
the customers around here. 

Teddy Walters and Roy Ellis are 
featured in "Tambourin Chinois," an 
Oriental danco Interpretation halt 
•old on tho atrlklng scenic back 
ground of a multi-colored dragon 
hovering over a mysteriously painted 
Chinese dish pan. Tho girl is a Hrst 
rato acrobatic dancer with an in 
clinatlon towards diUlcult splits 
while held face down by her partner. 

In the newsreel M-G-M walks 
away with seven out of about 
dozen shots. Fox, Tathe and Kino- 
grams splitting the remainder. A 
laugh in the pictorial is a real life 
battle caught by M-Q-M between a 
cat Intent on destroying a nest ot 
young robins and the two parents 
defending them successfully by fly- 
ing around the pussy's head and 
taking short, decisive bites at its 
right eye. The close-up of the cat 
with a black bandage over tho eye 
is tho clincher. 

"The Jny Olrl," Fox film produc- 
tion, of little signilicance with a 
stage .show of this calibre. In "Re- 
vue J'ii turesque" the cabaret back- 
ground is supported by some of the 
finest performers seen at the Roxy 
to date. 

Several sets of eccentric hoofers 
measure up to big time vaudeville 
standards, putting the stuff over 
with a rapid-fire, snappy routine in 
addition to featuring a lot of new 
•tuft in their respective departments. 

Comedy dancers and Adel.oide De 
Lnra. songstress, are well received, 
whiln from tho Roxy stork players 
has been fashioned a group of sing- 
ing waiters who furnish more than 
their share of tho comedy. 

If this isn't the best show in town 
for the money then New York town 
must harbor a lot of shows Variety 
never heard of. 



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STATE 

'(MINNEAPOLli) 

Minneapolis, Sept. 3. 

In this reporter's oplpion, the 
State this week, startlnp today, has 
an excellent program, witli a dindv 
stage act, good feature pirtiiro .-ind 
other ;i I tractive unit.s, including 
V il.il.llono. 13ut It is vi-rv evid. nt 
that neither the photopl.-iv nor tin/ 
st;iKe ofrcrlng, one of which needs 
must h.ivc tho draw dratr. possesses 
those qualities which will pull big 
in the fnie of unusually hot weath- 
er and the increased competition. 
s>o tliat wliiie business is profitable, 
even with the mercury soaring and 
nearly all theatres now open, it nev- 
ertheless Is considerably off from 
the recent highs. 

General comment of movie fans, 
together with the bo.v-omce figures, 
•ttests to the fact that the local 
preference is for the I'aul Ash slvlc 
Of entertainment r.ither than the 
artistic dance rovne of a semi-clns- 
•leal nature, such as the current 
program affords. Whenever the 
presentation has eniluidii 1 the Ash 
ie;iturfs business ii.is l«,tmled, rc- 
garrlless of the feature dim. Devia- 
tn.ns fr.,m this type of entertain- 
ment -ilrnnst invariably fall to prove 
mriurn-t., 

An..ther conclusion that may be 
nr.iv.n from the box-offlre statement 
11; It the fans here do not relish 
i^nssian pictures of the "Mockery" 
St vie The picture, well liked by 
; ; ' "porter, met with anything bui 
' ' r. il ravor. 



table volume Wiis prodn^ ed ii 
stirring rendition of the liu 
number. 

"The Slave Mart" Is of an Aral.l m 
Nights tale of .a prince who dreamed 
of the sal.' of slave (lirls. .\t the 
rise uf ilie vurt.iin the priin e. liand- 
somi'. in rebMl oriental trappin^js, is 
reclining on a couch beside wlin h a 
Nuhi.in slave, stripped to his liiiis, 
stands, fanning him. The prince is 
regaled with a dance by eight scan- 
tily clad slave girls. After singing 
an oriental melody., he returns to 
his couch and. apparently falls 
asleep. 

The red curtains in' the back part 
to reveal a huge frame surrounding 
the picture of the slave mart with 
Nubian attendants, slave girls on 
the auction block, slave traders and 
wealthy merchants and nobles bid- 
ding for the girls. The attire of the 
men is in <irienlal keeping with sueh 
an Arabian Nights fantasy, while 
the girls (ire nearly naked. 

As the prince dream.s, the i)icture 
comes to life. The first slave girl, 
with even her breasts visible, is sold, 
and then Kerenoft puts in a bid for 
Maree. The latttr descends from 
the platform and does a dance with 
Kerenoff. It is a splendid semi- 
classical adagio number, notable for 
Its flying Iea4>8 by Maree Into Ke- 
renofrs powerful arms and the pair's 
posturing. The girl returns to the 
auction block and the colorful, ar- 
tistic picture fades out as the cur- 
tains again close. The prince arises 
once more from his couch and re- 
sumes his song as the offering 
comes to its conclusion. 

As an organ novelty Dundstedter 
gives a very effective arrangement 
of pop ballad, with one of the pit 
violinists joining him In the chorus. 
Thi.s unit separated the two Vita 
numbers. Senator Ford and the Six 
Brown Brothers and their band, both 
of which won laughs and applause. 
Ford has appeared here at the Hen- 
nepin-Orpheum a number o( times, 
while the Brown act was at Pan- 
tages recently. 

"The Olortous Fourth," an "Our 
Oa^' oemedy, was a laugh riot. 
The aww* weekly had International, 
Pathe and Paramount shots, the 
Paramount contributions being pic- 
Iturized news of the n.ational amateur 
golf tournament held here and the 
opening of river tratfic at Minne- 
apolis. 

Here are quantity and quality in 
entertainment, an Immense cuiiount 
of show for 60c., and it deserved to 
do half again as much business as 
It MtuitUy drew today. 

AVALON 

(CHICAGO) 

Chicago, Sept 1. 
This newest de luxe picture-pre- 
sentation theatre ot Chicago Is 
beautiful. It represents three years 
of work — three years involving as 
much worry as seven William Hale 
Thompson mayoralty campaigns and 
enough up and under financing to 
float another Bank of England. 

Whether the work, worry and 
money scraping will find Itself 
worthy is something to be known by 
the Cooney Bros. Only the Cooneys 
will benefit, and no one else, not 
even the residents ot Chicago's 
south shore, at whose feet this new 
theatre bows. 

nrey dont really need this new 
house. Without the Avalon there 
are enough neigliborhood show 
places on the s(tutii side to s,atisfy 
several south siiles. Ne\'crtlielcss 
the people of Chi*-ago liave been 
wont to suppvrt tlioir nei^-hborhood 
theatres, no matter how many. 
Whether or not the Avalon will be 
properly appreciated is something 
that time alone can settle. 

Tho Avalon is the latest addition 
to the Cooney Bros. (National I'lay- 
houses) chain, a brain-child ot John 
Kherson, architect, and, in turn, a 
sti'p-ehild of the Capitol, also a 
c:ooney pr.iposition <Tnd an Ebcrson 
deslKn. I ntil now the C'apltul has 
t>een the most delicately comely the- 
atre irj 4;iiieaBo. Avalon now re- 
places it. 

Tho physical cliar.icter of the 
house is Arabian. f;.':terior is a 
mosque, and interior the most fa- 
natical dreamer's dieam oi' a. gor- 
geous Arabian garden. If Mr. JOber- 
son's mental plan was beautiful, <l 
was no less so when he transferred 
it to 'blueprint nor when he fol- 
lowed blueprint with mortar. 

That the Avalon is the most 
sightly of theatres Is the opinion of 
one who has never seen the Para- 
mount and Roxy. But if the Para- 
nniiint an! Iloxy have carpets that 
sink vou to your ankles, then so ha,H 
the Avalon: If the Paramount and 
Koxy have scats that bury you to 
the top ot your hips, so has the Ava- 
lon; and if the two side walls of tho 
Paramount ari'l Itoxy are superli- 
eially similar, the Avalon's are not. 
and th.Tt is f.ne of the Avalon's odd- 
ly favoraiile ilistinetions. 
The left wall and ih" rich' wall 



( , 



lia- playe.I and produced with enough ] I'islier now h.is only to 1 
i.in , .'xeellence to make 'em come l»acU. gautre h s comedy routine when in 
I whieh anule the theatre itself will ' fr.>nt of his ii.md. As ins posaian 
; take care of anyway. | at the nei,i,-ht'orhoocI theatre Is per- 

LAbeled "Dreams of Araby," the I ove rdose of hoke will K' 

show is reviewed in detail below, i "'"■'"''■''"U^ Hut that, too. « in Ukely 



it was mostly straight presenta 
tion, with only two turns, except 
the fata^e band. 

It mi«ht be opportune to here in- 
sert an explanation of the manner 
by which a^;ents and jjieture house 
bookers and produeers in Chieagi) 
classify talent today. A pei foi rner 
is eitlier " presentation" or " act." 
The former means a dancer or vo- 
calist classically inclined and suit- 
able for "working in" with produc- 
tion, while the latter means any- 
thing from an acroljat to a Swiss 
bell ringer. in other words, the 
"acts" ar% those heretofore identi- 
fled with vaude In singular capaci- 
ties. 

The Avalon's openin.g bill served 
to introduce liuddy Fitiiier, new ile- 
parture from the school of stage 
band conductors. Iluddy does eoni- 
d.v, something not prev louslv at- 
tempted by a permanent eoruiuetor. 
Buddy is a comic, pure and siniple, 
thougti a musician. Wliile too much 
comedy is liable to pro\e haitulul, 
It is likely that he will gradually be- 
come oiled in picture house routine 
Buddy Is a smart comic, seems to be 
an efficient director, is netit and, 
above all, tries his utmost to help 
and sell the acts on the bill. He 
clicked with plenty to spare opening 
night, and is a potential neighbor- 
hood fav. 

The show began with the singing 
of the national antiiem, upiiropri- 
ately. a well written and sensible 
dedicatory slide followed, and then 
Ijeonard Smith broke in the gr.iiid 
organ with a number titled "Greet- 
ings," Half original tliough formal 
"hello" stuff and half song plugging. 
It was played as well as conceived, 
but the clanging of seats and noisy 
Jockylng for front positions handi- 
capped the reception. A tenor 
plugged a chorus or two and while 
visible was not heard. The efCcct 
on Smith was the same, but It 
wasn't his fault. He too has a 
chance as a nelhborhood fav, de- 
pending uiwn his alide authorin:.,- 
ability. 

In spite of blunderouR publicity 
and advertising campaign, the house 
opened with a bang. The south side 
was set for this premiere for the 
last two years. Sidewalk jammed 
with a waiting line from the time 
the doors were opened until the last 
show, which did not go on until mid- 
night. Seats about 3,000. Favor- 
ably located for transportation and 
parking space plentiful. 

Initial picture, "Soft Cushions." 
meant aixiut as much as 17 of the 
25 gold cords on the head duot nian's 
uniform. That situation was due to 
the novelty of the opening more 
than to the quality of the picture 
Itself. The Cooneys know that as 
the house progrcs.ses tho films will 
progress as rapidly in importance. 
You can't run a picture house with- 
out pictures, and if reference is nec- 
essary look up the record of the 
Granada's first few months. 

To state today the Avalon is the 
last word may be chancing an error 
tomorrow. 'Who can tell when an- 
other Chicago theatre might slip in 
and open? It is unquestionably safe 
to say, though, that the Avalon Is 
next to the last word, and no less. 

DREAMS OF ARABY 

The much time, effort and coin 
devoted to the Initial stage show, 
"Dreams of Araby," with 61 people, 
resulted In a sightly, well- st.iged 
"class" present.itlon. It propelled 
tho Avalon to an advantageous 
sttrt. 

The most Important mech.anlcal 
point w.as th.at tho jiroduetion was 
emphn.sized oveniclion. Whereas In 
this manner the l><auty of the show 
bleieled with the beauty of the new 
theatre, n departure from that pl.in 
wouhl lia\e (.illed r<»r s.'Lcriliee of 
eye material in f.avor of straight 
entertainment and eonsf i|Uf-nt loss 
of the class distim lion. It tho pre- 
miere's patrons wrnt away s.-iyiiig 
anvthing, it was the word "beauti- 
ful" 

That production was invaluable 
was demonstrated when the bill 
finally progressed Into out-and-out 
stage-band presentation. The pre- 
ceding tmrtlons sold whatever spe- 
cialty work that followed. 

This, ot course, Is for the opening 
week only. As the Avalon goes 
along it will automatic.Tlly drift into 
the type of stage show now In 
Vftgue, roneentrating more nnci more I 
on outside nets. That situation will I 
adjust itself. 

IlavinL' as miieh to do rs nnvnne 1 
with selling "ilre.anis of Ar iby ' to 1 
the Avalon's in.ai'bn audience was' 
Buddy Fisher, latest of (.'blc.mo'K j 
st.ife banii eonduetors. l-'jslier 
worked his lo .id off. If n>>-, thing | 
serves hiTn in rood stead in the fii 
tore it will be itis ileilillitv orei will 



Hut that 

l.inst its. lt. 

Celling away from the formal, 
"Araby " progressed along the linos 
of a story. The "plot" was Incon- 
seiiutntial and not strong A-niiugli to 
warrant narration,' but a plot just 
the same. Fisher and ills associates 
played it nicely. It was set thrice, 
and w ith taste. 

The presentation portion held 
Willard Andelin, bass; Arch Cannon, 
tenor; Doris ElUngson, soprano; 
male singing chorus of 12 and the 
16 Kurnlcker tJirls, house ballet, 
while the cUising stage band portion 
included Fisher, his 16-piiM-e band 
and tuo acts— r.ailey and Barnum 
anii I t,iie iiiK 1 >;inn.v V* bite, 

i'.ailey and I'.arnum have pl.i\ed 
ibout all there is to the riiic.igo pie- 
luri. house held .and are str.>ng 
eiiouKii to r.ate rehash. They were 
Ireniendous here, it.incing l».inn> s 
name would be fiinr,\- should he 
turn out to be a vocalist. As il is. 
the monicker is now only appro- 
priate. Danny hoof.s a nasty buck. 
He is the little Danny White who 
has tramped the outskirts of vaude- 
ville for years without getting a 
knockdown to bigger and better 
thins. It looks as though picture 
houses might give him the needed 
"break." 

For a newly formed combination 
the Fisher band sounded high and 
handsome. It Is Inclined to be hut, 
and Fisher is that kind of a director. 
The band seems capable of round- 
ing into smooth co-operation in a 
shod time, 

Tlie only perceptible Haw in the 
show- and it was perceptible 
enough -was the wairk of the Kur- 
nlcker Cirls Of the half dozen 
groups of picture house ballet in 
t'hieago there seems only one with 
a <MOal>etent eoaeh. The competent 
one is a man. and the failing ballets 
are coached by women who never 
saw uii aiiilience from the wrong 
side of the lights. ,Tho masculine 
coach ini,;ht as well be named. He 

is l).i\ e (luuld. 

I'lie feminine coaciies have yet to 
-liow the semblance of an original 
idea. Their policy is to adapt all 
adaptable chorus numbers brought 
to town by musical comedies and 
revues, and let it go at that, with 
variations the next week when Ideas 
are exhausted. 

Outside of that the show was per- 
fect. 

William Billgen and Clyde Hood 
produced. Lcof. 



STATE 



are not of the same strain. The I jp^pess to push surrounding per- 
efffert Is realism, and nf itlKr w.ill is i iormers and the show. At the 
sulllclently superior to clash with slightest sign of failing. Fisbei 
the other nor lo distract from eai h I seems to take tho rue and plug in 
other. One supports a shelf on the background. Th< re ■w ere sev- 



whleh Bland two stuffed leopards. 
Very eauc'UlIiilial fin lilt 



hnve 



favor. . 

To ■ orchestra overture. "M.ircho never seen a furrier's window or 

Mave, " jilayed with full nppre< allon the Inside of a natural history mu- 
of Its musieal values by the ]., mu- I seum. and surprisingly decorative 
alelans. under the direction of Fred besides. 

Mcisckc. and the st;ige turn. ' The | Hueh is this theatre's beauty that 
Wave Mart." provided good atmos- j on o lir«t trip many will find the 
here to pave the way for the fea- stage proceedings somewhat over- 
ure. With Dundstedter at the or- I shadowed. The opening bill van 



eral moments on the verge of wenk- 



(BOSTON) 

Boston. 

T^is weex finishes up what might 

well be termed the summer series 
of shows. In an uptown apartment 
house district, this Leow house htiH 
to figure that during tho summer 
moiitlis Its clientelo ia moro or less 
on tho move and an extraordinary 
number of customers are dmwn In 
by some special attraction. 

The current bill Is light entertain- 
ment, nothing to worry about even 
if the temperature outside is hot, 
unless It was that the film feature. 
"Adam and Evil" (M-c-M), must 
have been shot when the wi.aiher 
conditions were just a bit different 
from when shown here. Tlio heavy 
ulster tiiat l>-w Cody wears and 
Ajleen I'ringle's fur wrap wi're just 
suggi-stive i-nfoigli <.f the winter 
that is coming to make one think 
atiout the empty (oat bin. 

A rather ilisiricting f''ature was 
the stress idaceii on '"riio Big I'a- 
rade" next week. This was im- 
pressed at every possible oppnrtun- 
lt.v nnd closeups, some of the scenes 
in that feature and action shots of 
other parts of it Were put out In 
good qiiantitv. A sort fif "whetting 
the .'I J. petite" Idea woi ked to its 
limit. Seveial limes during the i. In- 
gram the coming film Is referred to. 
even the M-(l-M news being cut 
after it had run for less than live 
minutes to allow for ona of these 
announcements. 

Shows at this house last about 
two hours. Starting wUh the top- 
ics, run off to the imisical theme of 
the "Swance Shore." with the organ 
furnishing tho music, the M fl-.M 
news reel follows. This wei k the 
news reel has ber-n well pat ni> with 

almo-L the entire sirill devol.-fl tr» 
lliei s. rai lir olar lv tmii-lv v .is the 
shot of 1!. dfcrn leaviniT for what is 
now f iolv -.irll .n.Imitlid to be his 
tin il lliirli;. The r< el eould h.'iv- 
igiv»-n more of this without boring 
I the auilienee. Other flying scenes 
liiave the start of the I Irock-Sclilec 

] "round the world" flight look- 
, ing under par compared with the 
Uedfern shots. 

Birge Peterson at the ortran con- 
Itinues his attempt to make Boston 
1 audien-' es break ' theii^ n.'iturnl re- 
sei ve and join in th" i-horus slng- 
1 ing. As is usual, he got a haif- 
he.irl'd respon.^e. I'elersr.n works 
' it 1 :e Ola:, in w.ili 111" potligbt .ind 
s' reeri announr* m«-nts, .and this f'-a - 
j lure is lu ing built up all the time. 
j Home and Ininn. harmonizing 
i MiVit. Bi.l <ivi'f Wfl l wllh mm 



tili^-e lo [11. ,r bi'.Iou; evi- 
dent. It Is a girl oreii.-..tr:i. nr- 
iMiiL'-d in the regulation jazz or- 
il.csii.i manner, with the outfit U«»- 
lying fate by having lo in the ag- 
Kregation, 12 musicians and the 
ieailer. They stick to a popular Jam 
program w ith solo work by most of 
the members and with the director 
furnishing some fair dancing steps. 
Act is well covinme.l, gr..uped nice- 
ly again,si a r.ll.ia o,M, plea.-lng 
background nn.l looks good. It runs 
about 1.. iiuiiiu, s, ..III! the girls 
shi>wcd g.'od jii.lKmciii in not forc- 
ing the encores, l. iking but one. 
Thev ciiM lia\.. t.ik, n ni.'ie if they 
were re..llv rciehiii.i^ for In. in. One 
of the gills is .sometliing of a con- 
tortionist, this being made known 
when she does a comedy number. 
The bit looks as though It could 
be built up some and be an impor- 
tant part of the act. 

The picture feature, ".\dim and 
K\il." is one that is of tie- s.-mi- 
coincily v.iriety. Ver.v. little ai lion 
and no attempt made to i.iit ov,.r 
anytliing Very Int.-restin.i;. It inu.'it 
have luen the Idea of the person 
who wrote the titles that the film 
would event iially show In "Darkest 
Africa." as that seems lo he the only 
excuse for him breaking .town a se- 
ries of catchy captions to allow ones 
like "That's No Lady, That's My 
Wife" and "Sympathetic <!ln" to 
creep In. Libbff. 



HSBS i 

^rare. iT.oys. gfi t iivi'f WIMI Wil li m i i i ip iiu iii 

Fisher Is a comic, something new hers which ran nimost wholly to 
In perinaneiu siaL-e band conductors ' comedy lines. They managed to 
In Chicago. He Is able to talk In I run »n art that Is Fhy of materi.il 
front of a curtain as well as a hand j Int.o n good strong rmish. 
An accidental stage wait forced him i An M-fj-M coinedv i.i-ture li tol- 



5STH ST. CINEMA 

(NEW YORK) 

New York, Sept. S. 

This transformed stable on West 
n.Mh street, off 7th avenue, la an 
olTshoot of tho recent art cinema 
movement In metropolitan picture 
exhibition circles. The leading 
spirit in SSth St. Is Symon Gould 
(Art Cinema Guild), formerly In 
charge ot Moss' Cameo, on West 
42d street, when the Film Arts Ouild 
was presenting the programs. Since 
then Mike .Mindlin end Joe Fliesler 
and company, iit their ultra-ritzy 
and nrt-y Fifth Ave. l>la> hou.se. 
liave commercialized the art cinema 
movement at Jl fiO top— okay for hl- 
hat lower Fifth .avenue, but too 
steep for Broadway. 

Tho S.Mh St. Cinema, like the 
Cameo, goi's in for a "six-bit," top 
an Interesting 7t> cents' worth it Is. 
One might argue that the film fare 
Is a bit ragged and not altogether- 
certain, and the premise Is well 
taken, particularly considering the 
opposition big league clrcdlt houses 
in Times Square. 

Still, a little theatre like the SSth 
St. Cinema possesses something the 
mammoth auditoriums lack; that is 
character and atmosphere. 

If enough ot the epicurean film 
fans In search ot unusualscieeu 
^UM^ dlMO" w «*Mi uu ^ufeinS, 
I uie nuuse may truly become a sanc- 
tuary for any patron who Is trans- 
planted into another world the mo- 
ment he crosses the threshold ot 
the theatre. At the moment the 
house depends too much on its mail- 
ing list, although it raters to the 
type Of clientele which probably 
best reacts to this type of exiiloita- 
tlon. 

This week the ,';r;ih St. cinema In- 
trofliices for its feature the .Ameri- 
can premiere of Fninz Molnar'rt 
"The dilardsinan." produivd In 
Vienna, 

The I'ealiire runs an hour and is 
rounded out by un Intern.atlnnal 
news reel, the most conventional of 
the exhibitions, and Includes two 
novel short subjects fShort Films). 
One la "liuna-ey" or "Stereoptic.anl- 
ti.s." employing a pair of prop col- 
ored glasses for proper viewing. 

The other Is "lilll," a French film, 
about three reels in length, a rhar- 
•icier study enacted by .Maurice de 
I 'eraudy of the Comedio I'raoeaise, 
I'aiis. Abel. 

PALACE 

(WASHINGTON) 

Washlntrton. Sept, ^. 
Rchedule«l for several weeks' stay 
the L'L' Che.'ter H ile Cirls looked to 
be ;i flop when opening last wa-ek. 
With the corning of the second w< ek, 
ofiening toila v ( .s'.a I II rdri ;, I Sione- 
bod.v h.'is been floitit: s,,r,io overtime 
rehearsing. To fiii ilier i lire li It, 
Wee Willie Bobvn was ad I. . I md 
riiil S'pitalny's orehwtra p'Tinitted 
to stand rm its own, not as a sup- 
porting f.atnre. as was done' the 
preceding week. 

Now tho presentation has class, 
flash, real music and art, and Is; 
as many before it have been, a bar- 
gain at 60c. top. 

Tom Uannon stirts proceedings 
with a well -grouped medley of Vie- 
for Herberi s melodies, immediately 
ffrllowed by th*. girls in a ballet 
tilled "Koiige << .N.iir," All toe 
work, with the oi iginal stTlrway sot- 
ting fioni ilie Ciiiitol. .New York. 
This <li<ks s.jli.Hv. H.-ally beauti- 
fully done, .lovee Coles, Itololst, 
now showing tr, .idvant.'ige. 

.\ rioie-iii i-'Lvta l>ick l^eibert an 
op[>r.rf uriit J- at he- r.rgan to < rilianci^ 
still furilier an iinnsiial scinic ni.ida 
by I'I''A, to be f.illowed Sy tie- .\1 - 
fl-M .N'ews. Being a fyiew lil.iposi- 
tion it is note d tliat this news gets 
ininh more time on the screen than 
, — Mhotl 



to a 10-mlnute monolog in "one" nt 1ow»h1 by the so-calh-rl pnsrntaiion 
_ the opening performance, and heiset. "The Pt rlslnn Redhead'- " .luvi 

M augmenting the orcheetriL* lio- ' alghtiy preaeotatlMi 'Kutt, eaat, manageil tlM sttuaitoii gfaoefuiiy. ' where these girls get the Parisian 



nil Intere.t. 



It s r u ' ed f ' e i ■ 

Ing. thoueh. 

Spitalny following for Ms third 

and final wei k got bl^; i ■" "s 

tenor soloist r'l .'Kcd »o\..:\y ' 'i 
"Broken IM-eams. ' ai a :,|,. i^y 
dnneert himself to the imlnt ot Slop*, 
ping thf show. 

Musically U>e outstanding Solt 



so 



VARIETY 



By offorliiK waa a special arraiige- 
mrnt by liis ]>iMiiist, Jerry Mayliall, 
ef "Willi:!!]! T. 11. • 

A novt-lty cli.siiip {or the o!-flifs- 
tra feature* was tho iilnyinp of "T!!!-- 
koy in tho Su-aw." a(-roii!j)aiiying 
•even of tlio .u'irls in \vi!at could be 
te!rm'd a irmdificd cluuitecler rou- 
tine. It triiu^'ht I'iK rt*t!irn8, run- 
Blngr well Into tlif showing of the 
fe«tur<>, •■||!!].i" I I'a! ). 

llobyn Im allutttH] o!ily o!ie num- 

bei-, but it was exi-clloiiliy (lone, this 

•li!K*'r'.s diction a!id \oice b».'i!ig 
Worthy of the bost. Ilobyn has a 
U'Ritimate kirk on his blllin?. A few 
months aco he was In this same 
house clrrused: now his name Is 
burled out front. Not good busi- 
ness. If nothing more Utan for Ro- 
byn's ntdto rep. 

I>et It be repeated — a creat ehow 
•nd a bargain. Ueakin. 



ORIENTAL 

(CHICAQO) 

I'hivago, Aug. 26. 

Chicago la the greatest spot for 
•tage bands In the ilTorld.^-The New 
Tork birds who say "no" are wrong. 
The positive pruya from L. A. should 
Itnow they are negative. Chicago 
has no equal when stage hands are 
mentioned. 

That non-contfsted point being 
settled. the!-e i.s nothi!ig !!ioi-e littii!^ 
and proper than a review of tho 
Oriental and the !nan who is si!it,'u- 
I.irly respon-sible for Chicago'.^ 
above-mentioned distinction. The- 
ati'es and theati-iii^oer.s aiW it the 
"Paul Ash Policy," and not because 
Paul Ash waa the first to conduct 
a band and introduce acts on a pic- 
ture houae atage, but because Ash 
«HUM. It known to the vubllc by 
■elilng it wholesale at an opportune 
moment. Ask any school kid who 
Invented the steamboat and he'll 
say Robert Fulton, and get a zero 
for it. A.sk any Chlcagoan who 
ori^,'inatcil the "I'.iul Ash Policy,'* 
and the answer v iU be Ash. 

The t.ale of Asli's career la now 
familiar to all. l-'rom vaude hoi!se 
pit In Los Angeles to McVicke!'H. 
Chicago, on a long chance, and 
thence to the Oriental as a sure 
thing. It's over a year now since 
the Oriental opened with Ash as 
tba attraction. Every day of that 
year and more Ash and the name of 
Aah hara drawn ataodlly, conaiat- 
antljr and without a moment's let- 
up. They bow before the altar In 
drovea, Aah Is known to be always 
hlmaelf, and is further known to 
have a "great bunch of actors work- 
llW (or hini." 

Tho "gieat" actors are great, 
whether they are or not. it s a pipe, 
tho Orlentalr for Jinybody. No one 
miBKes and the audience la always 
responsive. Any tr,m..»„, 
who plays tho Oriental and doesi!'t 
devote two minutes of her five- 
minute spot to si!!ging a "play up" 
number with her head on I'aul's 

Sell-pressed shoulder Is crazy. Th.it 
t always hits. When Paul stands 
on the Oriental stace he dominates 
It as far as you can stretch the 
Word. Ilia endorsements have sold 
many an unheard of act. The ease 
of Iloniay Bailey, here this week, 
is a perfect example. Never, before 
playing the Oriental, had Ilomay en- 
joyed eminence. Confined to the 
cafe field (or no other reaaon than 
the lack of some badly needed 
apark, she waa just a floor show 
worker. Ilomay always hail a 
aweet voice, and she seems now to 
have found that spark. Her first 
day at the Oriental "made " llo!nay. 
Booketl in for a week, slic was held 
ever for 10. She's back this week 
after a very short absence, and 
wowed bed re she reached center 
stage .Monday. Ash announced she 
has grand opera ambition. If the 
Oriental audience had its way, 
Ilomay would bo singing "Carmen" 
at ate Met Satur^lay night. 

Maxlno Hamilton, a cute little 
blues singer and dancer, was also 
aided not a little by Ash's smile. 
Uaxine stnga a "f)ot" number and 
then doea batter with a dance. She 
la peUt* and not a bad little per- 
(ormer, but needs a band or a 

gsopled aet behind her. Beei!iis and 
rowne, mixed dance team, were 
dressed In accordance with the 
stage show, titled Hey K!ibe," and 
hoofed their comedy tap routine 
Into heavy results. 

The production, devised by Louis 
McUermott, was of the Oriental's 
Usual high standard, though away 
from the butterfly bcreens and reil 
lights ordin-irlly seen here. The 
Bet represented a Rubeville corner, 
perfectly produced and strengthened! 
by the most rousing finale seen on 
thiB or any other picture houae 
ataga In Chicago in the past year. 
The band alid out of a Are barn on 
a moving platform from the rVcrht 
aide of the atage. That opened and 
clicked Immediately. For the finish 
thi! back end of a prop r.illroad car 
vas shoved on fr(»n! the other .sido 
of the stage, the eluht - piece ballet 
with suitcases lK>arded the car and 
Iho train pullrti out again amid 
pj-op chugs in tho wings. To do 
better McDerniott would have bad 
to set hia show in the ha Salle 
■tract atatlon. 

Tha organ aolo by Henri Keates 
Waa another of hla ahow-stopiiing 
variety. There la no other organist 
In this town who can so success- 
fully lead an audience through fool- 
ish wise cracks flashed on the 
■creen. It is obvious why he Is the 



most sought after song-plugging 
medium In the middle west. 

The fate of all films that play the 
Oriental la the fate o( "Heart of 
Maryland ' <W. B-). Not a bad pic- 
ture, still (ew who aaw It here re- 
member what It waa all about. The 
gross la the same at the end of the 
week here, regardless of the lead 
film. 



PARAMOUNT 

(NEW YORK) 

-New Vork. .Sept. 4. 
John M!ir!;iy Andcrso!i's "Joy 
Bells" heads the stage list for the 
current week In which a couple of 
gilt-covei-ed acrobats are the ap- 
plause stampede. The two men 
descend from a clock to offer their 
gymnaatic routine and to give credit 
the couple uncover a couple of new 
wrinkles that are aura of catching 
Instantaneous responsea. The men 
are the Roma Brothers. 

"Joy Belles" lasted 31 minutes, 
over long, with everything pro- 
grammed as some kind of a "bell." 
Probably the n!ost serious offense 
in this respect w.ts a lighthouse 
"bell" that brought on "Asleep in 
the Deep." That this ballad can 
still chase 'em out of a theatre was 
proven again. No reflection on the 
soloist, Joseph I'arson, but the ad- 
mission pfiycrs simply wouldn't 
stick throuKh it. There were as 
!nany people in the aisles as when 
the house ia clianglng over, and. 
therefore, probably a break for the 
theatre If business starts to Jam up. 

Otherwise the half hour interlude 
ahd Ben Black, in hia final week 
here, at the helm in front of an 
orchestra which went Into a num- 
ber every so often. Stefano Mas- 
cagno Ballet, six gtrla fronted by 
Kva Mascagno, routined fast and 
prettily enough to deserve more 
than they got at SurnJay's llrst 
show. 

June Lee received a chance to un- 
cork a high soprano for something 
less thai! a full chorus wbile Char- 
lotte Arren (New Acts), coinedienne, 
started off okay, but wound up 
mildly. .Maxwell and Lee offered a 
comedy rough and tumble dance of 
\\ hlch there have been many lately, 
but overcame the familiarity suf- 
ficiently to neatly register. A mem- 
ber of the band also stepped down 
front for a laugh lyric to uke ac- 
companiment that was too long to 
get the beat reaulta. 

The orcheatra waa on a allghtly 
raised platform with another stage 
above and behind it. A staircase, 
splitting the band, reached the main 
rostrum from this second opening. 
The color scheme was blue. 

TIITany broke into the screen pro- 
gram through a natural color short 

led "The King of Sports." It 

la an atrtirr^men lovc atory t>iRt 

Included a steeple< haae race to top 
oft. This received a better recep- 
tion than a Paramo!int cartoon reel 
that followed, the latter eajilng by 
mintis Cftninunt. 

A aeven-niiiuitc Paramount Newa 
failed to uncork any live material, 
with Klnograms breaking In for a 
single clip. Jease Ci'awford's organ 
recital went to four numbers, in- 
cluding two pop songa and a ballad, 
during which there waa an elon- 
gated version of the weep lyrics. 
-Mrs. Crawford joined in for the 



finale, drawing her usual reception 
f'llm feature for the week la 
•Swim, nirl .Swim" (Par ), to whl( h 
the organist playing it, added noth- 
ng principally, through continuous- 
ly repeating a melody from a cur- 
rent musical. 

House is again holding midnight 
rthows this week of a news reel 
short and feature to organ accom- 
paniment. 

an. 

MAYFAIR 

(ASBURY PARK) 
Ast,ury Park. N. J., Sept. 1. 
Walter Headc haa gone the limit 
on this house which ia said to have 
set him back a million and looks It 
Located directly behind his St 
James on the corner of Lake ave- 
nue and St. James place, it faces 
Wealey Lake and is an architectural 
landmark from the Boardwalk, the 
whole end of Ocean Grove and elae- 
where. 

Designed *iy Thomas W. I.<,nib 
and said to be his mastei piece. it is 
of a modllied Atoorlsh style The 
whole building is given up to the 
theatre. It i-lses something like four 
stores, with a low higlily orna- 
meiHed tower in which are chimes 
striking the quarter. The exterior is 
of stucco, colored a light cafe au 
lalt, broken at rare Intervals by blue 
windows. The smooth walls are In- 
terrupted by balcuniea recessed be- 
hind twisted plllara. These from 
the Interior become promenades of- 
fering a bewitching view of the lake 
at night Reade haa enciicled th( 
theatre with huge lamp posts to 
which are to be added more floods 
to Illuminate the atructur« more ! 
brightly. ; 

Although It looks larger, the boiis. ' 
seats I'.uua, due to the gciier.ais ii.^c ( 

pace. 1!. -sales the oulsl.le lohbv 
theie ia a large inte rior lohbv riin'- 
nlng n.arly the height of the hiiild- 
ing and lavishly decorated. A gor- 
geous carpet of colors, that arrest 
to say the U ast and specially woven 
(in fact, the whole equipment of the 
house Is spc cially made) mrUies tl 



walls and an endless array of fur- 
niture and .sumptuous decoration.^ 
All tlieir appropriate places in tlic 
schf-me of decorations which rises 
by balconies to a "sky" ceiling. 

The auditorium Is not quite com- 
pleted, but the theatre has been 
open for three weeks. The boxes 
are not dona and aome grilled wln- 
dowa ar« not In place. The house 
haa one almost atraight balcony 
with four rows of loges In front. 
Proscenium Is heavy and somewhat 
dark, the Illumination being Indirect. 
A skyscape is used for the ceiling, 
but the cloud machine and some of 
the lights are nut yet working. 
When complete It will be another 
exan!ple ot an affoetlva outdoor In 

terior. 

The house Is given up eotlrely to 
pictures without presentatlona. The 
show runs around two hours and 
opens with a brief organ solo by G. 
Howard Scott. The organ Is ap- 
parently large and has pipes on each 
side of the arch. Scott plays with 
power and finish. In his accompani- 
ment to the films he uses many of 
the tricks of the organ, auch as 
bells, tombourinea, etc. As these 
are aet on both sides of the arch 
some tricky antlphonal effects are 
secured, particularly in two jazzy 
numbers. The chimes are also con- 
nected with the pit, but were not 
played during this show. As the 
organ finishes four magnificent cur- 
tains are revealed la auceeaalon in 
a play of lights. 

"Sky Walkers," Caatle film, dis- 
playing a breath-taking series of 
shots of persons working at giddy 
heights opens, followed by a loathe 
news reel for another 10 minutea. 
'Olympic Games," Roach's "Our 
Oang'* comedy, succeeded to make 
way for "Chang," feature. The 
large screen waa not used for 
"Chang." The projection was clear, 
but occasionally aomething went 
wrong, leaving the acreen dark. 

The Mayfalr, under the manage- 
ment o( Stockton lieigh. runs one 
matinee and two evening perform- 
ances. 50c. for mats, and 75c. at 
night.-^lth loges |1.65. Without or- 
chestra or acta of any kind the 
house ought soon to start workiiig 
off Its cost If this high scale can be 
maintained for pictures only. Read*' 
has this town sewn up. And if the 
Mayfalr is any sort of example It 
must be admitted that tba itoorn 
did themaelvea proud. AMttttt. 



NEWMAN 



(KANSAS CITY) 

Kansas City, Sept. 1. 
"Iceland Frolics," the little tab- 
unit current at the Newman in con- 
junction with "Barbed Wire," feat- 
ure film. Is considerable of a let- 
down from several of the similar 
«tA«o ahowa preceding it. 

An attempt to raise the slr.ndai-d 
by introducing a classical overture 
and a scene fiom "Trovatore" 
slowol things up materially. E:i!tlrc 
porforjnance seemed forced and 
draggy. Paramount News sta!-t<'ti 
the program and a number of inter- 
esting and newsy subjects were 
shewn. 

The opening for the 'Iceland 
Prolics" showed the band behind a 
tinseled transparency. Boys in 
white, carrying out the atmospheric 
title. A skating ballet by the six 
chorines In front of the gauze drop 
failed to create enthusiasm, and the 
orchestra went Into a heavy over- 
ture, which slowed the show up and 
a new start had to be made. 

Helen McFarland was the first 
entertainer. She started to sing, 
changed to xylophone playing and 
finished with dancing. "A jack of 
all trades," etc., appliea very nicely. 
Jules Buffano announced that the 
band would play a ballad, first in a 
brassy manner and then aoftly and 
syncopated. The numbar c»va But- 
fano and two o( the MhW an 
tunlty to vocalise a llttia, and the 
bit proved the moat popular on Ihc 
bill. 

Clarlbell SIstera, two o( the girls 
from the chorus, did a short fancy 
dance, but were not recalled. 

Coater and Hewlett, operatic duo, 
did an operatic acene and encored 
with a aob ballad. Coster Indulged 
In aome Vocal acrobatics during the 
last number, for no reason. 

Dancers were aent on for an "Ks- 
quimaux Waddle" dance, and they 
waddled oft without protest. 

JImmIe Dunn, fe^atured. next, and 
the customers expected soim tiling 
aa JimmIe is well known here No 
such luck, as he procc.cici to sing 
the same songs he had done before 
many times, told a number of jokes 
brought down (rom the Ice Age and 
oft. 

The brightest spot w.is the danc- 
ing ot Brown and H.iiicy. xinw, 
boys can step, and their llrst num- 
ber was loudly applauded, Bui there 
was a catch in the act. They start - 
ed to gag. 

; Jinimie niinn came on ami s|,illc,i 
I the an, lent ,,iie about the cow giv- 
ing nothing but buttermilk, and the 
, au.li.-iH ,■ gi oaned. The boys seemed 
to de, i.ic ih, y had better dance, and 
I it Was the wisest decision they ever 



liked by many and Just as strongly 
' di.sllked by some. 

Bill not one that will build busi- 
ness here or any place. Bughet. 

IMPERIAL 

(SAN FRANCISCO) 

San Francisco, Sept. S, 
The Imperial, former Publlx low- 
priced admission house and now 
under \\'est Coast Theatres opera- 
tion, today resumed its place as a 
first lull theatre with a stage band 
under tlie%direclion of llermie King. 
Tliia is a l,400-3eater located on 
Market street, almost directly 
across from the (^ranada. Com- 
pletely overhauled and renovated. 
Imperial got under way on Ita new 
policy to satisfactory bualneaa. 
Opening feature picture waa "We're 
Air Gamblers" (Par.), atarrlng 
Thomas Melghan. 

King Is no stranger to San lYan- 
clsco. this being his home town. For 
the Tiast several years he haa been 
musical director for the musical 
comedy oiganizatlon operated by 
his brother, Will King. Hermle is 
a natural when it comes to presen- 
tation work, and the opening per- 
formances today stamped him with 
a mark of unstinted approval. 

A tasty stage setting of blue and 
gold for the 14-plece band whose 
opening was heralded by trumpet 
blaata behind the main drop. For a 
sUrt the band went Into a aynco- 
pated number during which Hermle 
and the boys sang a few lines about 
their striving to please and the hope 
they would stay for a long time. 
Then Bob Albright, one of the band 
boys, executed some difficult dance 
steps which demonstrated he can 
do other than play a musical instru- 
ment. A piano trio followed, played 
by King, Oscar Young and Monte 
Barton, which drew a well-deserved 
encore. The band then was put 
through a novelty number. AH of 
the membera were escuaed on their 
plea they had a heavy date. With 
King left alone he announced he 
might Just as well go home to hla 
loving wife. A blackout was worked 
here showing the leader's wife at 
home entert.aining one of the band 
boys, then King's anival. and his 
finding the entire outfit there. It 
got a good laugh. 

For a finale ti.e band played 
"Danish Rhapsody." a difficult com- 
position, ordinarily performed otyly 
by large orchestras. It required 
courage on the part of King and 
his bandboys to essay such a diffi- 
cult number on their premiere, but 
they handled It nicely and were re 
warded. The musical offering ran 
for a total of 18 minutes, with King 
demonstrating his personality, 
showmanship and musical ability. 
Looks as though West Coast has 
another winner In this house and 
the King band. 

Price scale ranges fiom 25 to 60 
cent.a, with a weekly program 
change policy. 



5TH AVE. 

(Continued from Page tS) 
cased pleasantly by Marlon Sim 
shine. She ran No. 6, pick?n/^J' 
bill up where tho Biunior,"*",^'^? 
dropped It. The Biltmore quartet 
lacks the finesse for the qilj 
methods they attempt and never-mi 
into gear because of the alow temS 
and punchless delivery. Thev hia 
the assignment that Roger Wllli^ 
(deuclng) ahould have had "* 

Mlsa Sunahine haa personalltv 
S. A. and trouping experience ' iiii 
turn should be tightened up in'sootl 
and buttressed wittt" some S^" 
pleces of business as there la not 
the sock there should be. She 

on Intrinalo merit, and ^ 
needs a little mora to obtalnmSir 
mum reaulta. 

liOvenberg Sisters and Near* 
closed nicely with a small revS 
well oiled and smoothly runnin* 
without pretentiouaneaa. Neary li 
a veraatile chap who concludes bv 
revealing aome nifty rope spinnini 
that drew applauae. " 

TT™'' Pictura, "For the Love af 
M ke" (F N.) completed the 
Ninety-nine centa on account^ 
Labor Day. " 



ma'le. 

Coster and He wlett were on for a 
song, and remained fur the finale 
with Dunn, Miss McFarland and 
Brown and Bailey In (ront of the 
dunelng girls In an attempt for a 
hot finish. But It waa cold Instend 
About the poorest attempt at en- 
rtalnment aeen on the .Newman 



MARK STRAND 

Brooklyn, N. Y., Aug. 28. 

Ixioks like the Brooklyn Strand Is 
not blind to the Impending compe 
titlon, and the presentation house 
activity In the borough acroaa the 
bridge still finds this house on top 
stepping along. With Cantor Josef 
Rosenblatt playing three days this 
week (Aug. ZO-Sept.l) at the Mid- 
wood, a neighborhood picture house, 
and the new Montmartre opening 
Labor Day with "Lea Miserablea," 
directly acroas the street (rom the 
Strand, thia Stanley house ia fully 
cognixant of Ita preaent and future 
oppoaitlon. 

A smacking show like the current 
with the "Festival of .''yncopatlon" 
the big flash, is a sure fire clincher 
ThMl, too. with "Don Juan" and 
•What Price Clory" pencilled In 
(latter for two weeks), the Strand 
aatmo^jet for a spell. The house 
WBI aoon Introduce Its new Kimball 
organ, which will be featured for 
presentation solos. An elevated pit 
for the Willy stahl orchestra Is also 
part of the general scheme of 

The syncopation (festival this week 
i-elntrodiicea those stepping fools, 
Jules and Joaia Walton, who belong 
Ifi a production. The cute brother- 
aister combo are more than stepolo- 
Riata of unusual character, possess- 
ing s flair for comedy that distin- 
guishes them In their field ot en- 
deavor. 

Kestivo, accoiillonist and whistler 
B al.so prominent among the Infer- 
udes. .and Khlora Stanford, popu- 
l.-tr^Pjima at this house, again reg- 

i->i^h'"'/"., ' ■■'.'"''•y ia"l»ts. In their 
l-,.u Th • •."''""u" "P unusually 
i sonTi r^ ,i^*7 "P » alxeablc 
peison il following by now, and the 

wh.'L"'.- °' «he Ash Idea 
which l-.dw..rd L. Hyman. the tnan- 
aging director, developed over the 
summer, has had Its good effect at 
he gate. Walter Smith, the bar - 
tone Whom Hyman Installed as a 
pseudo - instrumentalist wUh the 
Htage band, I, another whose' pl^! 
fo lowing seems amply evl- 

and Hla Mandolin" (eonalatent blll- 



58TH ST. 

(Vauda-Pct) 

The gag of having a master of 
ceremonies la atlll being worked 
here. And worked ia the word 
Monday night it waa nothing but 
Just a walk In arnl walk off by Mel 
Klee. If anyone expected Klee to 
be funny he got a severe jolt. How- 
ever, Mel added to the measure by 
walking out washed up at the fin- 
Ish to show he wasn't Wallie Beery 
in blackface. 

The master of ceremonies thing 
didn't fool 'em any more than tho 
Beauty Frolic advertised aa aa 
added feature. There wasn't a 
beauty among the girls that pa- 
raded In bathing aulta, but one was 
not.bad, and copped by a mile when 
the cup award -waa requested by 
audience. 

For the most part the show waa 
funny to the 68th Ptreeters and so 
was the Beauty Frolic. Louise and 
Mitchell opened. Thia act, especially 
the woman, la clownia? more than 
ever. The click comes on the woman 
whirling the man atop lier head. 
Bernard and Kranz made an ideal 
deucer. Their songs .acore<l easily 
and Kranz put a lot of feeling Into 
a ballad. Bernard danced at the 
flnish and also plays a nifty pianoi 
Al Wetocr Company slammed a lot 
of hoke together that got laughi; 
Weber gives the audience a ride 
With aome flamboyant bits that are 
■O^ooa to the blue that some of It 
••>»ck*ling. A rougli house 
a«t with no redeeming feature other 
than Weber's heroic efforts to make 
hilarious comeidy out of poor ma- 
terial. 

Rome and Oaut tore the show 
apart. The long and short comedy 
contiast and the funmaking returns 
8to[iped everything. Mel Klee foi- 
lowed and it wa« a tough asslgn- 
rnent. It was a good thing for Mel 
that he had paved the way for his 
entrance. Klee finally warmed them 
up and stepped off to a substantial 
score. 

For the wlndup of the vaude sec- 
tion canie the Revua Unusual. 
^?'°';'"' <«"n»l'>» act that idded 
claas and entertainment to the bill. 
Th» offering packs «enclng that Is 

ifml 'vTi"' ^"yo displaying 

aome of the niftiest taps seen in 
vaude revues this season. This act 
also haa two redheads, sisters on 
looks, who have youth, voices and 
Who atep Into abbreviated outfits 
for a flaah at the flnish. Heading 
i {' 1" •<>««lo team that 
works fast with a good rouUne. ▲ 
corking act. 

Screen feature WM "The Bush 
League" (W. B). Boslneaa big 
Monday night. ilarkT 



sona 
d t ' nt. 



ouse ,s spcca.iy nia.ie) mal<es the stage since iihows heci.me the voiue 
floor seem too brilliant to be walked Everything. Inchiding the UUe 
on. While costly tape.triea on the' 8c/een A^tura folUwrJd and well 



Ing) 

"The Stolen Bride" (Billle nove^ 
a satlsfMng , i„t National , ea 

n' ! %"■■"" them sensa- 

lon.. lly f,om the opening, although 
the in, le.nent weather made it per- 
fort for the picture houaaa over the 



weak-end. 



AM, 



86TH ST. 

„ . (Vaude-Pct) 

Matinee holiday runs for Sweeney 
as far as the S6th Street ia con- 
cerned. With favorable weather the 
S6th waa more than half empty 
when the Labor Day mat started. 
The returns picked up as the ahow 
proceeded, but not enough to cause 
any agitation around tha theatre l« 
counting up. 

The house haa an attraction that 
can stand up with either the vaude 
or picture aecUona, and that is Wil- 
liam J, (Jack) Gilroy at the organ. 
Uilroy reeled off some topical selec- 
iu.'v.*"** e»tabllshed bevond doubt 
max he knows his manuals 

»,iTJl'\,°''*"" ^ n'ey C-o., 

with Bud and Jack I'earson featur- 
ing a dancing routine that pleased. 
The first real comedy act was Joe 
Marks, and he had everything his 
own way. His cloaing minutes In 
one got almost as much applauae a« 
the act proper. 

After Arthur Aylsworth Co. (New 
Acts) had worked up more comedy. 

H ealy and Allen Croa a took com- 
plete poateailoh. ThesA iullBHU'lui 
aell their numbers effectively, and 
could have lingered. Odiva am! her 
seals gave the audience quite a kick. 
Not a new act by a long shot, but It 
still retains Interest. The seals al- 
ways attractive the wav thev work. 

If the 86th Street can keep that 
guy GIbwy from landing In a picture 
houaa It wUI be a wonder. Mork. 



, ,W«dnesdqy. .Seutw^b^ J, , 1927 



VARIETY 



31 



BlAY HOUSES' BAND POUCY 
CONVINCES CAPITOL ITS THING 



Goes Jazzique Oct. 8 — Stage Band — Probably Pat 
Rooney Act Additionally — All After "Names'*-^ 
Paramount's Jazz Policy Doing Trade 



The band policy in the major 
Broadway picture theatres will be 
the outstanding presentation liiver- 
tlssement this season, accoiiliiiK to 
present plane. Capitol, Metro-Gold - 
tryn's Broadway house (I^oew's). 
goes Janlque Oct. 8 and may have 
Irvlnpr Aaroneon and his Command- 
ers as tlio vorsatilo band nucleus, 
probably augmented by Pat Rooney, 
111^., the itellar augmentation. 
Aaronaon also has a JO week offer 
from the Roxy at J2.500 a week 
which he Is roii.siilorinn. 

Louis K. Sidney will book the at- 
tractions Into the Capitol, leaving 
the physical functioning of the 
bouse proper to Major Kdwanl 
Bowes, who will othorwise con- 
an« himself ot everything out- 
aide o( the stage presentations. 
Wort Harris, who came on from 
California with .Tack Partington, is 
the new production manager. 

The band Idea in the other Broad- 
way houses must be taking its cue 
from the Paramount, where tlie 
Jack Partington presentations built 
around tlie Ken Hlack jazz band — 
Wltli occasional super-names like 
PatU Whlteman coming in — proving 
its worth at the box office. 

The Strand, Broadway, was re- 
ported interested In Nat Shilkrct s 
Victor recording orchestra, also a 
radio name, but the Stanley house 
for the next few months has a num- 
ber of names all set. Including War- 
Ing's l'<>nnsyivanlans at $3,500 to 
$4,000 a week. This band was slated 
for Sept. 24, but because ot some 
Uc pictures already booked and 
looking likely for two-week hold- 
oyerSi Waring may start siniuUane- 
oualy with Aaronson's Commanders 
la opposition. 

Band, Too, at Colonial 
The Boxy this week has 1k>u1s 
Katxman and his Anglo-Persians 
(recording oroKeetra) as the stage 
feature, and the Colony, under Dr. 
Hugo Rlesenfeld's managing direc- 
torship, opfWing Friday, will make 
• strong feature of the Rlesenfeld 
Classical Jazz a la his past per- 
formances at the Rivoli and Rialto. 

The Capitol jazz move was 
prompted by the Paramount, which, 
with sometimes plays inferior pic- 
ture's and a cap.acity of S.OOO, as 
against the Capitol's 6,450 seat* and 
a general good run of M-G-M fea- 
tures, has been grossing more than 
the larger theatre up the street. The 
theory at first was that the Roxy 
was most directly affectiliK the 
Capitol, but that should have ap- 
plied also to the Paramount, con- 
sidering the Roxy's record-breaking 
"What Price Cilory" and other 
weelis. The conclusion is that the 
jazx band thing goes with the 
Broadway customers. 

Sidney cabled Aaronson at the 
Ambassadeurs, Paris, to return for 
the new policy. The liandman is 
winding up his contract with Ed- 
mund Sayag and sails Sept. 21, 
atter having an option for an ex- 
tension t.aken up by Saviig. The 
rest of the Ambassadeurs show re- 
turned last week, Oeorge llalc 
t^ringlng his girls back with him. 
leaving only The Commanders of 
the original show over there. 
12S People on Stage 
The Capitol's ide.a will be flash 
.sta^e cntort.ilnment, IncluOing 125 
people on the stage, and patterned 
not unlike the Roxy in Its bid for 
sumptuousness and irui>rcssivt>ness. 

Philip Spitalny missed a bet with 
Loew's when h.'iving a run-in witli 
L. K. Sidney in Wa.shington, D. C. 
last week. Spitalny was unilerstood 
slated for the Capitol berth when 
suddenly deciding to return to his 
home town, Cleveland, .'trid f»pen at 
the local Kf itli house in opposition 
to Loew's Allen, Cleveland, where 
Spitalny first made his rep. 



Typical American Boy 



A national contest held by 
the American Legion to dis- 
cover the most typical Amer- 
ican boy was won by Jay 
Ward, juvenile vaude actor. He 
e.-irns a free trip to Paris as 
UKiscot to the I.cgion con\en- 
tion and sails from New York 
Sept. 8 on the "Tuscania." 

Jay Is the son of Mr. and 
Mrs. Walker Ward (Dooley and 
Ward). 



England-France Protest 
Americans as Evaders 

■Washington, Sept. 6. 
Tliose responsible for labor per- 
mits in Kngland and France are 
protesting the advent ot numerous 
Americans, said to be performers 
and musicians, coming Into their 
respective countries presumably 
headed for the American Legion 
convention in Paris and then en- 
deavoring to pick up a couple of 
weeks* work in the cabarets and 
theatres. 

Though the State Department 
will not admit the receipt of such 
protests it is known that a com- 
mimicatlon has been sent to the 
I^egion headquarters requesting 
that the word be passed along th.it 
torei^ unions are objecting to the 
Americans' desire to pick up some 
extra dough. 



« L'S's?2^i^™ AaS WANT MORE COIN 

tfPUYlNG3-A-DAYF0RK.-A. 



Waiting in Wings to Go on at 
. Qmiion's Brockton Mon- 
day Night 



Bdh Beri as Flier 



Probably the only licensed female 
air pilot in the show business is 
Beth r.erl. The dancer will com- 
mercialize this with a new flash 
presentation act she is preparing 
for the Stanley circuit which has 
the 4 Aristocrats. Ja.v Dillon and 
;i cliorus of ei^ht specialty girls. 

Charles LeMaire did the cos- 
tumes; Henry Dreytuss of the New 
Tork Strand the scenery, and Con 
Conrad the special music. Conrad 
is also prodticing. 

Miss Berri will make her jumps 
personally by airplane, owning a 
monoplane tyiM of flying machine. 
The Stanley circuit will exploit this 
as a naturU ballyhoo for the pre- 
sentation. 



Brockton, Mass , Sept. 6. 

Death stalked about (iordon's 
Brockton theatre last ni^lit and 
claimed without warninu John W. 
Connor, of Danville, ill., as that 
noted performer was waiting in the 
wings with his talented family to 
go on with their act. 

The victim of wliat pliysicians 
asserted was a lio.art attack, stand- 
ing in one of the wings conversing 
with Stage Manager Burt Campion, 
while Mrs. Connor, John. Jr., 21, and 
William, 16, were standing close by 
for their entrance, when, without 
warning. Manager Campion s.i\v 
Connor stagger and sink toward the 
iloor. 

Campion attempted to prevent 
the fall, but Connor's wciijht pre- 
vented. 

Professional training akserted it- 
self to the horrified family as stage 
employees and members of other 
acts rushed to the assistance of ilie 
stricken man. Dr. David B. Tuhol- 
ski and Dr. Henry Lupien. were 
sununoned, and with a detail of 
l>olii e oilicers assigned from police 
head»iuarters every possible means 
and restoratIve« were resorted to. 
without success. 

No sob, ni> cry. nolbin^ of the 
grim tragedy \vlii4-h Itad been en- 
acted back stage leaked out front, 
and the audience In uproars of 
laughter and applause enjoyed the 
pr<»gram. entirely in luuor;ni 
tlie h.ack stage gritnness, 

I'pholding stagelund's sternest 
tradition, the show "carried on," 
although the Charles Aberlan oom- 
panj'. then on the stni^c. could see 
I evidences of the trai;«dy enacted. 
They continued with their act and 
extended it without orders, closing 
the show without the audience or 
even attaches of the theatre in 
front of the house aware of the 
swift death. 

Rev. Dr. Irving Cittord of Bt. 
Patrick's Church was hurriedly 
summoned to the scene and gave 
tlie actor the final sacraments of 
his faitli. 

Connor was a member ot Rich- 
mond Lodge, Mo., Elks, and a 
delegation ot Hrockton Klks vis- 
ited Mrs. Ellle Connor, the widow, 
and her sorrowing family at tlieir 
apartment in the Belmont Hotel. 

In charge of a delegation of the 
local lodge of Klks. the botly was 
removed to l!oston yesterday, on its 
way to Chicago. 



Chameleon Contracts in Disfavor in Britain — Eng- 
lish Believed They Were Signing Twice-Daily 
Agreements — Eddie Darling's Suppression 



Bernie's Latest Gag 



At ilie Strand la.st week IVn 
Reriiie, appearing with his or- 
chestra, and with George Raff 
doing bis dan<e. tised KaPf for 
.1 straight. 

Saying, "t^eorge, you ihm't 
have to worry over that tlOO 
>ou owe me," Raff inquired. 
■Why?" 

"llecause.." so ill nennie. "it's 
no use both of us woti-.\ing." 



Ir\' Yates Claims Hold 
On Taylor of "Ramblers 



Baritone Tells Why 



Primrose's Name Act 

By the purchase of the title of the 

George H. Primrose Minstrels from 
the widow of tlie deceased minstrel 
man. Sam Shannon has assembled 
a company to play vaude dates. 

The company is headed by Dan 
Quinlan. John Kinir. Primrose Ver- 
sritile Sextet, .'-^inilh Sisters, Sid 
Willi. ims .and M:tllt)w Twins. 

BILL ROBINSON IN REVUE 
Bin Rqbtnson has stepped away 
from vaude bookings to be head- 
lined this week in an all-colored 
.slif)W at the Lafayette, Harlem, 
spon.sorcd by Leonard Harper. It's 
called "The Pepper Pot Revue" and 
includes Billy HIgglns, Jo© I'.yrd. 
Sm.iky City Four. Madeline H' It. 
i;iiKst Whitman, Mary Preval and 
Maliel Nichols. 

It is reported that Rohin.son has 
a piece of the show. He is uniier 
contract to play K-A houses around 
the east. 

OHIO HOUSE DROPS VAUDE 

■5'ouni;~'own, ').. Sept. C. 
Man.iger C. i:. .Mill' r. of lh<- Hip- 
podrome, announces that vaudeville 
will be discontinued and that the 
Hip will play pictures. 



ALBANY CRITICS MUST 
PAY FOR TICKETS 



Albany, N. T., Sept. 6. 

A notice has been posted In the 
editorial rooms of the , "Knicker- 
bocker Press" and "lOvenlng News," 
both published by the Press Com- 
pany, prohibiting members of either 
staff to solicit or accept theatre 
pjisses. The new ruling affect.s the 
critic, who here.ifi.r will pay ad- 
mission to review the shows. 

No reason was given fur the rdii t. 



Irving Yates contends that Hilly 
Taylor of "The Ramblers" Is 
''uni^iue and extraordinary." He has 
instituted injunction proceedings 
and suit for ?ti).niio d.iiiKnjes :iiT,iinst 
Tiivlnr. Max Hart. Inc.. and I'liillj) 
('.oodnian. tlie latter pniducer of 
"R.iniblers." Hart is implicated on 
the ground ot having cast Taylor 
tor the musical. 
A four-year contract frotn Jan- 
yljuarv. 192(i-January. 19.'!". is the 
basis of the suit, calling for gra^i- 
u.iled salaries of II.IO. J200. JIOO and 
a week, for mininuun |0>week 
seasons. 

Tayl.ir, through Kendler & C,old- 
st. in. ch.itlinuly dei ides Vales for 
creating .1 new theatrical season of 
January to January of each year, 
and also submlfs affldavlts by John 
Cort. .Morris Creen, Kd;ar Allen and 
Amos Paglia. to refute tli.. alh^ga- 
tlons of being "unique and extraor- 
dinary," further .aonnfthig it by 
showing how menfter were his book- 
ings. 

Taylor contends that "V'atcs knew 
b>ttt«« -JitiM.- » 1 II »■ 1 1 1 1 1 II .-ii- » 
that he Vaa slated for a "Happy <!o 
Lucky" In London, booked by Harry 
and rieorge Foster and that Yates 
did not bother to complain; also 
tliat "I'm the Guy," vaudeville 
sketch, was not •pecfatlly . written 
for him by Huifh nerlMrt. fci»t that 
Chick Chandler stepped lat» the 
role on short notice. 

Taylor opened Monday In Pltts- 
bi^rgh with "Ramblers." wlilch 
starts its road tour, in that st.and. 
The comedian-dancer Is c.ist oppo- 
site Marie Saxon, who is featured 
in the musical, with Clark and 
McCullough starred. 

Taylor recently married R.ic 
Ciersdorf (Glersdorf Sisters) t "A 
La Carte"), immidi.itely after .t. 
divorce decree from his llrst wife 
became final. 



London. Sept. (. 
Those big time chameleon vaude 

ceiitracts w hi^-b ch.inge from twice 
d.iily en p.iper to three-ri-day in 
the theatre are being unfa\oraldy 
receiveil here. 

Kngllsh acts booked for the 
Keitli-Albee circuit a[>p:irently 
don t (-are for the color sclieme. 

In fact, the Ih'itish turns who 
have signed on the twice-daily 
b.'isls are threatening to cancel. 
That is unless K-.\ olllcials will do- 
nate addition.-il monies for that 
extra daily performance. 



Most tk the Bngllsh acts and not 
nmny were beguiled by ISddi* 
Darling lately abroad, who forgot to 

slate the facts about K-A. 



$2^50' for Norman on 
Loew s TwiB Ronte 



Karyl N'orman has been routed 
for 26 in 2* weeks by Loew's at 
ii.2i0 a week; |2,000 in town. 

Lyons & Lyons represented "The 
Creole Fashion Plato" in the book> 
in. It embraces Loew TBudevilla 
and picture houses. 



Hyams-Mclntsrre Back 

Los Anu'eles. Sept fi. 

John Hyams md Leila .\b lntyre, 
who retired from vaudeville to re- 
main in Hollywood with their 
daughter. Leilti Hyams, have re- 
. ntei ed v.iud.'Ville. 

They o|)ened in a new- <oinedy 
-kit '.Ml in Fun" .Sept. 2 at the 
Oriihfum. San l-'ra ncl.seo. . 



Aecident Closes Whistle; 
Wallbank After Damage 

Fall River, Mass., Sept. C. 

Because James K. Wallliank. 
vaiidevlllian, can't wliistle any 
more, and by tlKit means earn a 
living, he has tiled a suit here ask- 
ing for $10,000, That he rates as 
the value of his whistling ability. 

The suit is against Hubert 
W.ilsh. Wallbank charges that the 
muscles of his face were mo itf- 
.%.T injnrtrs whitdi he suf- 
fered last sunwuer In an accident 
(o :in .automobile owned by Walsh 
that he no longer can make a liv- 
ing in bbt accustomed manner. 



Lew Cody as M. C. 

T.os Angeles, Sept. li. 

I.cw Cody v.ill retire from the 
screen for about four months to go 
on a vaude tour opening iit the 
Orpheum, St. Louis. Sept. 11. He 
is to do a monolog und al.so act as 
master of reremonles. 

Harry J. Urown, who manages 
Cody's piitiire affairs, negotiated 
tor the. 12-week tour. 

I'pon his return around I>ec. l.", 
Cody, It Is said, will again begin 
work under the .Metro-foddwyn- 
.Mayer banner. 



JAS. 



I.os Angeles. Sept. S, 
Farchon .Marco are getting out 
history questionnaires for the .art 
lets appearing In their "Ideas 



m 

the 'West Coast Theatres' circuit. 

Frank Stever. baritone at Loew's 
State, in answer to the (|Ucstion. 
"What caused you to enter the the- 
atrical business?", replied. "The 
realisation ot having a saleable 
•rtlde." 



Levy's Balboa, San Diego 

San Diego, Cal,. Sept. S. 
— Pji l hua, — Wmt Vi i u i \ t — The.Ttrei 
house, operating with a Fanchon 
:inil .Maico presentation and picture 
lii y. is now b' ing booked by the 



IND. BOOKING POOL 

Sidney Kl.iingold. o« ner tind ^ 
successor of the rnity Vaudeville j 
Agency, has effeeted a co-operative | 
booking arrangement with the New 
York ollice of i;eit Levey, manage,)^ 
by ll.irry Sbafter, 

A third memlier of the booking 
pool of independents Is John flog- 
gin who has a number of onc-d.iy 
stands .iroiind and out ot N'ew 
H:i\en. c.mn. 

Klieingold Is now head'iuartered 
in the Levey ollices. 



.1.1 



KIBKWOOD'S SKIT 

Kirl^w 1. id. lure actor, is 

il. lvirc; into v.i'idi ville this molilh 
with a slieieh authored by Kdgar 
Alien Woolf. 

The skit Is due lo carry three 
p..olde and brciiks in tlie wei k of 
S-i't. 1'J. 

Charlie Morrison completed the 
arru'Vigements. 



$1*000 BAH m SHIRT fEsrc 

Clarence Weakley, colored vaude- 
villiun, was arrestc^d l.ist week upon 
the alTIdavIt of Irvln C. Miller, 
Negro revue producer, that the 
former had stolen six shirts valued 
at $i'r, from a iirojmrty trunk In the 

basement of tlie Tl'oliporS' ClUb, IIS 

W. I3.1d street. When arraigned 
before Magistrate Douras in Wash- 
ington Heights Court he was held 

under $1,000 bail for grand jury 

trial. 

The judge reprimanded Weakley 
for not having informed show 
friends ot his financial condition as 

they would have given him assist- 
ance, .and as .Milli-r pressed tbo 
charge the Court lielil hlin for trial. 



DIVORCEES IN SAME ACT 

Jessie June Weaver, divorci-d wife 
of Leon Weavi r (We.iver I'.ros ), 
continues in the ;ict with the broth- 
ei-s .although Weaver «eeured his 
divorce in S|>ringlield, Mo., July 8 
on charges of abandonment. 

The act now is known us W'e.'u'er 
Ilros and Klvlng. 



DEWEY AND GOLD MISCAST 

Dewey and (iold, from presetila 
tions, have decided that they wer 
miscast In "liye. Bye, Bonnie, 
which company they w^re to Join 
in Hoston, Sept. 5. 

They will return to picture 
houses. 



1" 

Mert Li'vy Circuit, 
full week, six acts 
The presentation 
to the new Cal if or 



Cohen's Sen, Ccn. Mgr. 

N>v. biirKh. .V. v.. Sept. 6. 
Iliiohl I'., I, II. s'lri o; <borge 
C.flo-n, owner ot the Stale, dnii-i} 
I and Star llieatres here and a liou.se 
po1li-y goes over in Poiiirhkeepsle, has been n'imed 
nia. Is'-neral m'lmger of all the houses. 



it irting Seiit. 4, 



HnXER'9 BAHD POUCT 

Chicago, Sept. 6. 

Miller, Milwaukee, will adopt a 
stage bond policy Oct. S. The house 
is now playing Ijoew western 
Mohnny JoheH) VllUde. — Jrmrr^ w'tl 
fontinue to book when presenta- 
tions are installed. 

No conductor lias been decided 
upon, but the .Miller management 
is said to' be looking for a woman 
conductor and an m of e. 



/vvv\ 



William Morris 
CALL BOARD 



■A 

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Now Booking Name Dane* 
Bands for Dance Dates 
and Clubs 



^ Communicats with 

e M. M. WAGNER 

<e NEW YORK OFFICE ' 
* NKW VONK. ISM nRO.%UWA 



J 



Words by 
ANDREW rONMKLLY 
and 

DOUX X0R8X 



Moderate 



Baby Your Mother 

(Like She Babied Yon)' 
rOX-TBOT 80H0 



JIusie by 
JOB BUBKB 




When Von w«re a b.i . by, whose two arina held yon ti|})tr_ 
Et .-'ty er** ntngmoth.er faunw a «weet hil. la> liy«,_ 



Kodcedyou to sleep. 
And in her heart. 




ev - 'ry night?, 
tlieres a Kigh,. 



Those two arms are emp.ty now, Shes 
For her mem.o-riea are TiUed with 




grown old and.|;ivy,__ 
dear days that were,.:.. 



Vrbfiodt you 
Yoofrt still a - 



hoae to - dtqr? . 
- by to her..- 



And 




Ba - by your moth.er like she. ba.bied you, 



Back in your 
L 




ba - by days 



May.be your moth-er 'is 




lonc-some and blue, 

I I I 



W:\it-ing for you ___ and need. ing you too;. 





Tlie debt of love you owe her, yon can nev.er pay, 



Go take her ia your annsand 




kiss her tears a . w.iy, And ba - by your moth.ci like she bn.bifcdyo 




you, — I 



WTWTfr 




days*. 



j^fdl iiiypur ba - by . d.iys. 

Cupyright MOMXXVn hy LRO. FF.IST, IXC, Friit BulWlng, Mew V«rk,U. 8.A. 



You Can't Go Wrong 
With'Any FEIST'Son^' 




^"^oh'the whippoorwill sings 

JUST THE 

l>yh&If^er Donaldson and 



WcjlterDondldsoii y c i 

AT SUH 



Just Once 

6y h^7^^rI>onQJdso?2 and 



A New Enchanting WalU Son^ iy the m.\ 

Cheerie-be 



3 



(FROM SUNNY 1' 

by LEWIS o YOUNf? am MA: 




Ay FRED LAWRl 



SING 

A BABY 



711 SEVENTH AVE.. 



SAN FRANCISCO 

BOSTON 
Idl Iremont 9U 



- CINCINNATTI 
, lOT-fl Lyric Theatre Bk^. 

TO R.ONTO 
193 Yon^St. 



PHILADELPHIA 
1228 Market St. 

D E T R.OIT 
1020 RantMph 96. 



Wednesday, September 7, 19S7 



VARIETY 




f 'I.T A Little Spanish TowTi" 

WE-BE 

LY) 

• L WAYNE ■ 



H Waltz. Son^/ 

'Mm 




ho aat-tvr where em 1 ' ■! 




• Are yon thlak-lngof ae to r night ?_ 



Tho'wevedrlft-ed »-parI^^ I 




night?- 



Tak-lng my pla ce^wlth 



you ' sweet - heart?. 



•till in your hear t? l8there Boae4K>d-y else 

r i ,ir i ;W'i i .i.Tj i .,jTj i ,mzr/'rf 

Lone-Bome-ness fillsmewlth mem-o-rles,. 




Wlth-ont j-oUjiioth-lngseeniB right 



— While I waltforthe dawnThou^rhisoryou Iln-ger 



on; Are yon thlnk-lngof ne to - night 7- 



/ Are jou -nlghlV 



Copyric^ MOMXXVIl by LBO. FBiaT,Ill0.^eiet BaUdiBg,Ncw Tork,V.S.i. 



^NSAS CITY 
rety Theatm BM^ 

'S ANGELES 
Majestic Thea. BIdg. 



NEW YORK N. V: 



Dance 
Orch o strati ons 



CHICAGO 
167 He. Clark St. 
MINNEAPOi-IS 
433 Loeb Arcade 



LONDON. WC 2 ENGLAND 
138 Chtring Crass Sad. 

AUSTRALIA, MELBOURNt- 
276 Coltins 3M. 



FROM YOUf=L 
DEA^LER. OR. 
DIR.EC.T 



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Wednesday, September 7, 192]' 



FOX THROWING BIG TIME AND 
NAMES INTO 14TH ST. ACADEMY 

Besides Big Bill, "What Price Glory" Opening Film 
Feature— Van and Schenck Following— K.-A. 
iefferton Oppo»i«h onTSame Street 



with th«> switch of the v.iu.U' 
picture policy from Fox'a City tli. - 
atra to the Academy of Music- 
It (tew ilnnis east of thP "l<i lioiiso 
Monday, tlio opcninK bill tlicro iiuli- 
«ate4 the Vox ftKcnry is BoiiiK to 
make a big play for vauilo tint is 
nearer the hlg time policy. The 
(^penlncr iiroKiam Included the M.ix 
FifCher l^r^llestr;^, HreniKin .'tlHl 
Basera. Four Diamonds, Sam Hcarn 
and MarshaU Montgomery. Later 
It will be an 8-act bill. 

The Initial hill wii-s also necca- 
sarlly cut, owhiB to Fox's 'What 
Price Glory?" belnB .tt the Academy 
tor the full week. The picture runs 
■?$ minutes. 

The nearest vaude compel i lion is 
Ben Moss' Jefferson booked via 



HARRY ROGERS Presents 



the Keith -Alliee omces and located 
Just below Third avenue on 14th 
street. 

One of the first of the vaude 
"names" In for the Academy on the 
second week are Van and Schenck, 
for many years regafllfed as a K-A 
hendliner. , 

Other standard turns contracted 
for Academy and also subsequent 
Fox houses are Wanda Hawley 
(picture actress>, Crnig Campbell, 
Billy Gibson, Yale Collegians. Ar- 
nold Johnson and orchestra, Walsh 
and Allen, and the E. K. Nadet all- 
?irl show. 

"Olory" is playing its nrst neiKh- 
liorhood date oft Broadway this 
w eek at the Academy, and the fol- 
lowtnpr week goes Into nil the Fox 
combination bouses for a full week's 
.stay, with the exception of the Sa 
voy and the Ridgewood, which will 
have later dates set. 



ORCHESTPA 




Miss Merode Now Solo 

Jean Merode. formerly with Lew 
Seymour's "Ulue I'late Hevue." Is 
now doing a single and has been 
booked over the Consolidated time 
opening at Wllmer and Vincent's 
State, Altoona, this week. She Is 
assisted by Jackie Judd at the 
piano. 



U'S PLAZA PLAYS 
$5,000 TALENT BQi 

New House Going in for Name 
• Presentations — Another 
New U Starting 



Universal's new picture house in 
the Bronx. New York, tli , I'ark 
riuza, which opened Labor Day, Is 
being booked by William (Uoo 
Stevens of the Gus Sun ofllce and 
is plaving "name" presentations, 
liko The Cansituis, Keller Sisters 
and Lynch, Marvel and Hoffmann 
Girls and Fred Berrens and Fill, 
with Harry Delf ns the permanent 
master of ceremonies. These acts 
comprise tbe or)ening bill. 

Other "names" like Puck and 

hite. Jim Corbctt and Bob Barry, 
Clothllde Beressl, Mnrshall Mont- 
gomery, Bob Brandeia orchestra 
with the Vercelle Sisters, Irving 
Edwards, et al., are also slated for 
the new U house. 

U'S new Brooklyn theatre, to be 
know n us the Universal, opens Oct. 
10 and will similarly play Inde- 
pendent star acts. 

The opening bill overliead at the 
I>ark IMaza. Including Delf's $1,250 
a week as the master of ceremonies, 
costs 15,000 In salarlep for the tal- 
ent. 



LOEfS-WILMER&VINCEm'POOL 
IN RICHMOND AND NORFOIi 



Playing Policies as Decided — Theatre Operation Re. 
maining With Present Circuits— Holding Con. 
pany With Board Equally DivUW ^ 



Richmond, Va., Sept. 8. 
An agreement that is to be shortly 
reduced to writing will have the 
Loew's and Wllmer & Vincent 
theatres In this city and Norfolk 
pooled for conMrvktlon la opera- 
tion. 

Each of the Hrm'» theatres will 
continue to be operated by them, 

but policies will be switched, with 
the general operation to be directetd 
by .1 board of directors of equal di- 
vision, of a holding company. 
The agreement actually went Into 



W. V. M. A. LOSES ANOTHER 

Balboa, San D)«a*> OoM Over to 
Bert Levey ■• f'uH WMk tliM 



JACK HALEY IS M. OF C. 

Los AOKeles. Sept. C. 

Fanchon and Marco have taken 
another act away from the Orpheum 
circuit and given It 26 weeks. The 

turn Is Jack Haley, assisted by Flo 
McFadden. 
Haley will do his own specialty In 

I groomed to b^me a mititer of 
ceremonies. 



INCORPORATIONS 

NEW YORK ■ 
n4>| Canto Ktodlo, Manhattan, .chool 
for inatruction In niuj*tc danrins. the- 
ilrlcala, shows, etc.. IIO.OOO; I.ulKl Pin- 
xini. Alfred Martfno. (liuseppl P»K- 
(lU.illiil. Filed by Uiirbl.Ti, Zerllli and 
.MallKilll. NfW York. 

Nelrnrh Tlieatrea. Brooklyn, real es- 
tate, 600 KharcH. 50(> share, preferred 
llol) par value and 160 .har.8 common 
no par; Ilyman RachmlU, Samuel 
Rlniler, lAUli Nelion. Kuiel & Telaey, 
New York. 

Krnnpl Operatloc Co.. Brooklyn, real 
estate. pictures, theatres. etc., 100 
shares loit share.^ common no par: Louis 
l''ri»eh, Ilvnian Itachmlll, Louis Nelson. 
Kugel & "Telsey, New York. 

Better Pobllcatloiw, Manhattan, print- 
In*, maxaaln.ik n«w»pap.r, ate., is.ooo; 
Theodore Plnkelsleln, Jacqueline I.lpp- 
man and Ned L. Pines. Bobert A. I'ines, 
1:6 fourt street, Brooklyn. 

St. Loula Oarrlck Operating f'orp.. 
Manhattan, amusement plaoea, $20,000; 
Henry L. Ijsdennan, I. M. Llchtljinan 
and Anelte Selenkow. Konowlts * Eder, 
1440 Uroadway, Manhattan. 

Kaaltjr Theatns Corp., New York, the- 
atres, 800 share, common no pari i- loyd 
Carter. Thoma. H. VVatech, Frank 



Itrumnipr— ril.\!<. KI.F.IN 
Neat Week. Roeliesler and Symrui»e 
IIK.\l>i.lMMi KKITII-.XI.IIKK and 
OKI-IIKI M CIlU'l lTH 



JUDGMENTS 

Classic Theatre Corp.; Morris and 
Anna Schwartz; Ij. W'crtlieim: 
H.r.T 1. 

Chas. A. Goldreyer; De Salvo, 
Inc.; $;;45. 

Hotel Carlton Terraeoi Inc.; N. Y. 
Tel. Co.; $677. 

Net. Leaf, et al.; same; $18. 

Olive Amu*. Corp.; Coston Supply 
Co., Inc.; $156.08. 

Harry Stoddard) Nat Lewis, Inc.; 
$149. 

Satisfied Judgments 
Michael Fokine; J. J. Shubert; 
$916; Xov. 20, 1924. 



.1. 



2S West 



Chicago, Sept. 6. 

Balboa theatre, San Diego, Cal., 
switches from W. V. M. A. to Bert 
Levey Circuit bookings Sept. 4. 
Levey will operate the hoime as a 
full week stand. 

Loss of the Balboa practically 
llsfiolves the asMolatioa'a back- 
bone In California and means the 
ilnlHh of the rainbow at the end 
of the "Death Trail." 

It Is estimated that by Sept. 15 
the association will have no more 
than two one-day stands in the en- 
tire state ot C»lUomia, U that 
much. 



effect yesterday, wlien the policies 
of pictures aitA vaudeville were 
shaped In tho tiMfetros. 

In Norfolk, J. 3. Murdock, of the 
Keith-AlbM «U«Uit, li Interested 
with W. y, to tIM latter's local 
houaea', ia^'ttjla ticijW. ft V. have 
had a« » parUlor tho Kelth-Albee 
Circuit. 

Alteon*. Pa.. 8^ t. 
Fitvt yatlonat hai purchased an 

Interest in the Wllmer & Vincent 
Orr>heuin here. I'ndcr the i)arlner- 
shlp only F N pictures will be 
shown. 

Theatre will . be renamed Kin- 
baaayt ojMntDv Sept. U- 
TMtro tMt aeaaon held atock. 



WARNING 

You artittt who wish to numbtr yourtelvet among 
Arthur Corey'a host ot imitatort in utilixing hit 
Tip||riM(. id«a ot the 

''GOLD DANCE" 

are at liberty to do so, since the U, S. copyright 
and patent laws do not provide for protection of 
abstract ideas. However, do not take credit for 
originating the id^a a« a certain performer did in a 
raeent Hearst newspaper feature story and claim a 
patent unless you wish to face criminal prosecution. 

ARTHUR COREY 

is the originator of the most imitated dance idea 
0t the ag*— 



' THE GOLD DANCE" 

AND HOLDS PROOF THEREOF 

(See Article in Augmti l*mie "The DaneeT) 



C.tiTftXen. Juliua R. Bcyerlin, 
4Mi Btruut. New York. 

jlB«nl»r Amuftement Cn«p.. M:inhattan, 
prujectinir machine», lantern Blidea, etc 
17.000; Morris Left, Henry Llman, Sa>lie 
HaAimerlinr- Jninev RoMhftl, U East 
ilnt atrept, New York. 

.Tnrli CurtlH Artists Representative!*, 
,M:inh.ittun. nmusemt nts, $B.Oun ; Jack 
TurtlM. I^wrpnoe I*urk. Tier t ha Saflwr, 
Kfn.llcr & CIoUlsK^in, -NkW York. 

Tt'n IVrrcnt. Inr.. N.-w Ynrk, th-'alri 
ral tiusliu niMvins picturoH, etc . 2"' 
Hha rc«. 1 fill «h.\ res 1 1 00 preferred par 
value, I'H) shares common no par; 
Thoma!« K Jackson, Morton MIIlN'. P.'tu- 
line Zeller. Miller & Miller, S6 W. 44th 
street, New Yurk. 

SnnjcK of Toduy, Mrxnhal tan, Vmnk.-*. 
niaKazincM. raMix prutlui i itms, etc.. 4.iii)0 
.sharen, 1.000 Mliares prcferrt-d »100 i-ar 
value, 3,000 ahariia cuinmon no par; 
William H. Uay, Charles H. Strang, 
John A. CampboU. John A. L. Canip- 
t>ell, 2 Hector street, New York. 

Mack & KIley Attractions, New York, 
thealricalK. $L'«.0O0; OlUe Mack, Sydney 
H. Mack, Wniiam V. Kiley. J, W. Ful- 
Thompson, 366 Ma<lis.>n avenue, N-.\v 
York. ' 

Orrliesfra Traders Munle l.lhrtiry. j 
Manhattan, music publi.'^hing. Ja.ooo; Jo- 
seph tiuber, Leonard L.. Vos Burgh, Saiiie 
Suber. I>aalet A. Shirk, tZ& Broadway, [ 
New York. I 

\ llneH I*roduetlons, Inc., Manhattan, 
tlii'al ricalH, a,*n>i» shares, 1 .oiin Hharcw prc- 
f.-m^rl liar valin'. l.imo whares c"tn- ' 

innn no pa r ; JuKi'ph I', HickTt on, .Ir., 
.Si.lne> K. Klcish.T, MiUun 1., AlahT. .In- , 
M-M'h P. Hlckt»rton. Jr., 2J0 West 4::d ' 
St Peot, New York, , 
Allied Seenir Studios. Inc., Manhattan.' 
scenery, theatrical, etc.. tSO.ooft; Ira 
William IJttle. (lenrge H. Brouswenu, 
Ja nu-H A. Tlmony. J. A. Tlmoiiy, lllO i 
Broadway. Nt>w York. '• 
SUtmlanl i'uhni 4 o., Bronx rounly, , 
N'l'W York. r;\tlio .slat i on. iiiag:i /.in ps. i 
otc , ."iOO slmreM no par value; Allan <'a- 
htll. Edward Kelun, Walter Heurn. Hand 
.V' .Vdrlan, no address stated. 

Theatre Comedies, New York, theatre 
pmprietorn. pldurf films", etc.. 200 sharps 
no pur; Harold l>nvis. Charles Muth. 
Itose Masnick. St*-rti & Ellenwoud. 60 
\\ wireet. Npw York. 

Ilixieltind I'lihlUliinic Co., Manhattan, 
, 1 .'joo .Hlian-s, &00 nharcB preri-irnl no 
I par. TOO common no par ; Kugcne flute. 
Kll\^■a^l^ W. Redman, Ona Y. Uedinan. 
Kosihwiti A Towns. 601 rirth avenue, 
.New York. 

C. K. I*. ProdnctM Co.. Manhattan, rn- 
(lioM, etc., .t.OiHi shares, I.OitO pn'feri'.il 
STiO pur value, IM'no rnniiiii>n no p:ir 
value ; I.y nin n K, \Va rr>'n, llpiiry K 
Alpxamler, Jowejih A, ScluilncM. Warren 
A Alexander, 36 West 44th streeet. New 
York. 

narnalNi Fireworks Mfir. Co.. N<>w 
Uochelle. ' flrewurkw, $.'>,i)i)'i; Ni.-,tla It. 
Biirnaba. Carniela Ilainit.a, Hi'mijnm 
Slcarl. Lee Ferrara. N.mv Ho. ht-lle. 
I OlSSOM TIONS 

F. X. n. Plrturew. Inc., Yonkers 
I Kilfil \<y M>ron 1.. l.eitser, ii9 Madison 
I ;ivi'nue. New York. 

St . Cerllle (inuid Oper* Co., Inc.. 
Kings County. Ernest lAppann* S33 
Broadway, New York. 



ENGAGEMENTS 

Dorothy moty tot "Tako the Air," 

Gene Buck. 

Begee and Qupee, vaude two-act 
with New Yorlc company ot "The 
Spider," replacing Ridge and tlertle. 
Lytcll and Fant, ortglnallr wttb tb« 
New York troupe, transttrred to the 
Chic.'igo unit. 

J;ine Cochrane In "Qui .11 Ilij^h." 
Alexander Oray, with "The Uesert 
Song." 

Donald Me^ With HOP* Hamp- 
ton show, 

Barbara Newberry, with "Ooldcn 
Dawn" (Arthur Hanunertiteln). 

Gertrude McDonald, with FVed and 
Adele Astaire show. 

Uen Smitli, In "Coquette" (Jed 
Harris). 

Waxine and Charles Stlne, Earl 
CarrolVs "Vanities." 



Howard With Wilton 

Sammy Howard haa entered the 
Alt T. Wilton agency, giving his 
attention to vaude and picture 
houae booking!. 



HERB' WHUAMS 



"Bia TIME" 



Ttiiy WMc M YMr« liM 
Keitk'B, IProvideiice 

(Full \»>ek — Two a Day) 



An. JIOYT'H MINMTREI.H 
"IIKKIt" WILLIAMS mmd 
WOLKI .S 

Kit AN K Mt I.I..\NH 
Mi'KAY ami AKIHNB 
MAY »IKTII 
ItlLLY .Mi'DKRMOTT 
C-KCIL LKAN and 
CLKO MAYFIUA 
PAVK KRA.MBB.aaa 
OEO. MOBTON 



tbi* WmIc to Voar* As* 

., Openlnc Bill at 

New Orpheum, St» LttHb 

I. RATll nROTnEKR 
■t. l.OI' LIX'KKTT and 

.IK.>vSI('A IIKOWN 
%. RKKT BAKER aaA OO. 

4. KOI NS SISTBM 

5. "IIKKH" WIIXUn aMT 

■ WOLKIS „ 

«. F.MILT AVNWKUJiAX 

7. >'AN HALPKRIN 

8. FBRRT 



Thit W*el( 12 Year* Ago 
Kekh's, Washington 

1. ROBERTA and VERF.RA 
1. WEdTON ami CLAIRK 
S. WILHCK MA< K and 

NELLA \YALKKIt 
4. IIANC'KOFT and UBODSKI 
n. WM. J. KKI.I.V 
«. IIAVII) BlHPHMt 
1. "IIKKB" wiLUAMt aat 

WOI.FV8 
> BOKSY BOT XIKSVBBU 



California 

Paramount I*ropertie3, Inc.. of 
r.os Angeles, $3,500,000. To produce 
theatrical and motion picture pro- 
ductions. Articles (lied by law firm 
of .lames, I'oce, Smith and Youn- 
kln, IjOS Angeles. Directors: A. .M. 
liersU, riosallnd E. Smith, E. II. 
Mills, all ot Lus Angelea. 



WILL SELL OUTRIGHT 
25 UNPRODIDACTS 

By Paul Gerard Smith 

also several produced acts with plenty of 
unplayed territory, all at reasonable i^tce* 



If interested, write immediately, stating type 
you want, number of people, style of work, etc. 

ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO 

PAUL r.FRARD SMITH 



IMCOnPOBATED 
HARRY CRAWFORD, Bus. 



Mgr. 



14« West 46th St., New York 



V A Ubfe Vl t L'E 



VARIETY 



NEW SEASON OPENS IN EAST 
WITH 4 2-A-DAYVAUDE HOUSES 



Keith-Albee's Palace and Riverside,' New York; 
Keith's, Boston, and Keith's, Washington, Rem- 
nants of Former Big Time This Side of Chicago 



FREEMAN ENOCKS 'EM 
OFF IN MOUNTAINS 



Times Sq's Fav. Spent Warm 
Weather in Cool Place to Hot 
Returns-Satisfied With Pet. 



INSIDE STUFF 

ON VAUDE 



with the opaningr of the new the- 
atrical season on lt« official date, 
La,iK)r l>ay, there opened with It 
but four twice-daily vaudeville the- 
StrM In the eaut. all operated by 
Kelth-Albee. 

The remnants ot the former "big 
time," now cvirrciit with two-a-day 
blUei are K-A I'alaco and River- 
aide theatre* New York City; 
Keith's, Boston, and Keith's, Wash- 
ington. 

It had been predicted during 
August that at the most K-A would 
show In the bis time line for the 
new season but six theatres, with 
the probability also reported that 
four was the more likely number. 
80 Big Time Weeks — Once 
Kelth-Albee is giving out a play- 
ing co'ntract for this season run- 
nlDK to between U and 40 weeks. 
Other than the (our theatres listed 
as of a twice-daily playing policy, 
the K-A houses are playing three 
or more performances a day, with 
the large majority ot the same the- 
atres also In the spilt week class. 

About three seasons ago K-A v.as 
in a position to give a full season s 
(40 weeks) of big time, each house 
playing a full week and but two 
shows dally. At that period with 
the Orpheum circuit's route In the 
west, In booklngr affiliation with 
K-A, a two-season contract for big 
time could be given, plus a few hold 
over or return dates. 

No K-A Cuts 
The only certain K-A vaudeville 
theatre to remain on a playing 
policy of twice daily Is the Palace, 
New York, according to the vaude 
men. Either one or all of the other 
three now big timers may go 
democratic any day or week, and 
join the K-A grinders. 

It has been reported by acts re- 
ceiving contracts for K-A's three- 
a-dayers that the K-A agency, 
noted for years for Its many "cut 
salary weeks," Is now, through the 
opposition of other three-a-day 
circuits and the picture houses, 
Issuing when demanded contracts 
for the same salary for each week. 
When the Insistence is made posl- 
tlve for more salary as well through 
the act continuously playins three 
ttanw daily, the Increoae In salary 
It reasonable ha* been granted. 



Husband's Gas Leads to 
Maintenance Plea 

Washington, Sept. 6. 
Frank Bird, formerly a dancer In 
vaudeville but now residing here, 

Is beln^r sued by his wife for sepa- 
rate maintenance. 

Mrs. Bird states that she mar- 
ried the dancer two years ago In 
Dallas, Tex., and that until a few 
months ago she traveled with him 
on the road. Since their rt-turn 
here, the wife's brief contends, he 
has taken part of her funds, earned 
as a stenographer, to pay expenses 
and has often beaten her "with his 
llHts in hor face and body." 

She states that when asking him 
recently (or funds he informed her 
"the only thing I'm putting out is 
lights." 



ILL AND INJURED 

A'iolet Dunn was operated upon 
Aug. 2> in London for appendicitis. 
She is reported doing well. Hiss 
Dunn was the lead with the all- 
Ame.ioun "Broadway" company on 
tour in England. 

Eddie Buzzell after (ooling 
around with a carbuncle on his 
neck, had to finally undergo an 
operation for Its removal S.iturday. 
He may return to the "Desert 
Song" at the Casino, New York, be- 
fore the week Is over. 

Vanetta Jamleson, film stunt and 
rodeo rider. Is In the Paso Robles 
(Cal.) hospital with concussion of 
the brain and other serious Injuries, 
sustained when his horse fell upon 
him while hunting. 

Pauline Saxon, who underwent an 
oijeratlon for the removal of tonsils 
In Chicago has recovered. 

Jack M. Welch was under treat- 
ment at the Polyclinic Hospital, 
New York, last week for stomach 
trouble. He made a quick recovery, 
returning to his office Tuesday. 



FRAKK COEBETT ALONE 

Frank Corbett has resigned as as- 
sistant booker in the Jack Under 
Agency to branch out for himself as 
an Independent booker. 

Al Myers has succeeded Oorbett 
and will handle the club depart- 
ment o( the Under Agency. 



THEATRES PROPOSED 



Brooklyn, 

Varcy Corp., 



N. v.— 47SO,000. 206 Havemeyer street. Owner, Havemeyer- 

, N. Y. C. Architect, T. W. Lamb. N. Y. C. Policy not given. 

Chic«go^(AlBo stores, offices) »5,000,000. N. W. corner State and Lake 
streets. Owner. Syndicate, care of F. J. Tuclter, WilkNighby * Co. Ar- 
chitect, S. M. Crewmen. Policy not given. 

Derment. Pa^Alao etoree) IgOC.OW. W. Libert y and Pormpnt ave- 
»neii. Owner, F. It Becken J^Mcy "ot 

given. 

Downers Grove, III.— $250,000, Main street. Owner, C. H. Bunge. Ar- 
chitects, Van Uunten & Van Gunten, Chicago, rolicy not given. 

arand Island, Neb^(Also stores) »150,000. Owner. World Realty Co., 
Omaha. Architects, J. T. Allen & N. 6. Wallace, Omaha. Location not 
■tven. Vaude and pieturea. „ 

Hanover, Pa.— (Also M^MM) »200.000. IXKsaUon not given. Owner, 
Hanover Theatre Co., TWrk,'- Aicitltects, aemmlll ft Blllmeyer, York. 
Policy not given. 

Ktnotha, Wis.— $4«0,000. Orove and Elizabeth streets. Owner, North 
Shore Development Co. Architect, ('. O. Augustine. Pbllcy not given. 
Lake Geneva, Wis.— (Also stores) $200,000. Broad street. Owner. Lake 

Geneva Bldg. Corp. Architects, Craven & Miiyger, Chicago. Policy not 
given. 

Long Beach, N. Y.— fAlso stnre.s) |.3:;.0n0. T/on^ Be.T<h nnd Park 
streets. Owner withheld. Architect, Small House I'lan.s Kcrvicc, Hemp- 
stead, N. Y. Policy not given. . . 

Milwaukee^(Also etores) »BOO,000. Location not givei*. Owner wuh- 
held. Architect, H. W. Cnigel Organisation, Oak Park, 111. l oh. y not 

Meorhaad, Minn^(Remodeled from office bldg.; also stores) $«■; OO* 
Iiocation not given. Owners, McCarthy Broa., Fargo, N. B. Architect, 
J. B. Naeon, Minneapolis,. Polh:y not given. . _ . . 

Mount Lebanon, Pa.— 1850,000. Washington road "nfl Central equarc 
Owner, United Amusement Corp., Ajnbridge, Pa. Are«iitect withheld. 
Policy not glverr. „ „ , , 

Mount Kisco, N. Y.— $200,000. Mnple ami South streets. Owner. Robert 
K. Kyle. Architect, Eugene De Ros;u N. Y. C. Policy not given. 

New York City.— (Also stores) $4.v«0.n(HJ. BroiidvNay and ll.^t street. 
Owner, (Jreater New York Theatres, Inc. Architect, But;' no Do Rosa. 
I'olicy not given, . . , ^ 

Philadelphia.— (1,400 seats) Fifth, Fern and Roeeland streets. Owner, 
H, Roy Whitakcr. ArohltecU, Hodgena & Hill. Value and policy rot 
gtven. 

Philsdelphis.— $4(vo.00n. Frankfort avenue. Granite and Bridge streets. 
Owner, Forum Amusement Co. Architect, W. H. Lee. Polfcsy not given. 
Philsdelphis.- (2,350 seats) 41+2 LancaMer avenue. Owner, Nathaniel 

Taulw. Ino. An liltects. Hodpcns & Jill'. Va-nde and pictur e s , 

Richmond Hill, N. Y.— $500,iiii0. W. S. r.efferts avenue. Owners, Ber- 

llTiger & Kauffman, N. Y. C. Private plans. Policy not Slv«l. 

Runnemede, N. J^d.OOO seats) Sd "venue and Bflackhorae me. Ow^ 
■W. J. Forman & Son. Philadelphia. Ardiitect. 1. W. Levin, Phikule^hla. 

Policy not given. . , . 

^Toledo, 0.-(Also offlee bldg.) M-WOJOO. *^«[-JS!|i£"£'V "To 
Owner, Famous Pktyers-Lwriiy C«m-< M. T. O. Ar<MMcUK C. W. • O. 



Yes. sir, I've been knocking 'em 
oil this aommer;" said Freeman 
Bernstein, probably the most popu- 
lar man In Times Square who ever 
took the fence without notice. "L« t's 
go over to Sherry's and I'll spill 
you koma Inside stuff that'll start 
you studying maps, 

"Sherry's la a new Joint over on 
the avenue I discovered. It's a 
place where they let you sign 
checks first and Investigate after- 
ward. Perfect for me, kid. 

"This Is Sherry's and I'll do all 
of the talking. The way yo'u said 
au gratln crabbed me at the Astor. 

"Well," said Freeman, after slip- 
ping a tablespoon Into his pocket, 
muttering "sterling" "In June I 
looked over the dope sheets, and 
I says to fYeeman, says I: "Kid, 
them nags have been hanging to- 
gether too long. Yo'u'd better go 
back to the old racket.' 

"After giving that some brain 
work during the evening I made 
up my mind Freeman wasn't talk- 
ing any too (aat and besides It 
saved me (rom making excuses to 
the books why I forgot the Inst 
few days last season. 

Locking up a Secret 
"In my special racket, being the 
bank for roulette or dice, I ain't 
got no superior. AH I need are my 
own dice and a wheel. A bankroll 
could be used but may be taken a 
chance on by an expert fence 
leaper. If they break (or you at 
the start, who knows Whether I had 
a roll? 

"Great advice, I tells myself that 
night, (or I do all my thinking at 

night. I must have the dark for 
some of the stuff that comes Into 
my bean when I dream of those 
chumps just can't stand the light, 
and I ain't saying that (or no gag. 

"I borrow a wheel and buy two 
sets oT Mee, one set (or general use 
and the other set for myself In case 
things should go bad enough to 
force me to extremes. Then I go 
get me a map and study. 

"You know, bo, that when yo'u 
ain't got but a couple of mo'nths to 
send In the works and then mostly 
only on the week-ends, you've got 
to be the champ picker. 

In the Adirondack* 

" 'Freeman,' I says, 'New York 
ought to be big enough for you. Go 
get yourself a location In the woods, 
where running la easy and trees are 
plenty.' 

"After a while I trace o'ver the 
map to the Adirondacks. ' Them's 
some hills, kid. I look 'em all over 
carefully, and then I hit. The spot 
looked as though laid out for me. 
Besides a railroad track running 
Into it was a lake alongside and 
three automo'blle roada with a 
couple 6t old Indian trails. 

"'Freeman,' I says, 'that hide- 
away won't have enough people to 
chase you in all of the directions 
In case you make an error.' 

"Well," said Freeman, as he gave 
the captain a check to cash, "not 
only was the spot laid out for me 
but the people there was made for 
Freeman. They wanted to gamble 
and I never atopped them. No work 
necessary, bo. Ifs the one break 
of my Ufa and they resiiected me 
too. 

"Pretty soon I was giving away 
coins In the streets to what looked 
like poor people but they ain't— 
just former customers of mine. And 
I treated the kids to rides In eutos 
I that I had won after hours from 
the hackmen. 

"And here I am, Honest Freeman 
Bernstein as they call me In the 
Adlrondacka and I let 'em dtf It, 
for I'm going back there. 

"Those bosses can frame any- 
thing they want in the stable; I'm 
on a better racket on the table. 

".tnd say, don't crack, hut I'm 
afr.ild that check Is a bouncer. It 
came from one of my best dii e 
betters when we started hut h" 
went south and the last thing th' 
mugg did was to give me that 
check. I've been corrjing it for a 
come-on, but this joint must have 



A story in Variety last week that Bva Puck might play Klkl in tli« 
I#w Fields' musloalllzed version ot that Belasoo dramn brought out thai 

the rights to the musical ' Kiki ' appear sunn what confused. Belasco 
has till' tlrarnatic rights Init the inusii-.al aiul picture rights are claimed 
by a fun inn aaent in New Vork. If the matter of the rights Is straight- 
ened out aiiw . Fields prepares to go forward with his production, hia 
choice for Klkl will be Nan Ilalperln. Miss Halperin impersonated 
I.enore I'lrich a.s Kiki on the vaudi' st.ii,-e, with it liraning congratulatory 
letters from Miss liric and l>a\ id Hela>eu to Miss Halperin. Mean* 
while Nan is playing upon a Kelth-Albee vaude route. 



Odds are about even as to whether Al Jolson will aeoept the picture 
house time offered to him after his big salaried week ;tt the West Coast's 
Metropolitan. I,os Angeles, wliieli he starts tunuu ruw i Thursday). It 
carries $l",iOO for his siilary fur the single experimental period. 

The sensational Jolson ergagement is the flrst put over by Walter 
Meyers, who lately joined the William Morris agency staff In charge of 
the coast branch. Walter and IMdle nieycrs were olH>rating a.s pi< ture 
house agents in the east when the .Morris ulliee irulueed them to be- 
come a part of Its organization. Eddie Meyers remains In the eastern 
Morris headquarters. 



Much more than passing notice has been taken of Ruth Elting. "The 
Sweetlieart of Cliicagu" in her lirst prudut'tiuu engagement, with tlie new 
Ziegfeld "Follies" at the New Amsterdam, New York, Her notices in 
the dallies were flattering but the show people who attend the perform- 
ances see more In the girl than the reviewers could b expected trf. 

Long heralded from Cht where Miss Etting is an intense favorite in 
her home town and her friends making predictions for her, it seems as 
though she h.ad made good fur herstdf and fur them. And she did It without 
vaude\ille. Came up through cabarets and f.H,ni tlie picture house.s. 

With blind bookers like Eddie Darling playing their summertime or 
party A. K.:favorit«a, it was not to be suspected that new talent would 
get a look In Hi big time vaude — and it seldom did. 



With every effort directed to get a full line on all acts handled by all 
vaude agents east and west by the National Vaudeville Association the 
N. V. A. apparently fearing that all the agents might not be amenable 
to the request o( sending In all the names has also written acts direct. 
The same old questionnaire idea that comprised the request*' of the 
agents is made to the acts as to how many members In the tttm Mid how 
many arc at [ircsent members of the N, V. A. 

Of late there has been marked lethargy in the N. V. A. meml>er8hip 
growth and also many have dropped out through failure to pay dues. 
The quastiomiaira gac la believed to be a hope of hooking new member* 
and to ASoertain present whereabouts ot some of the delinquents. 



Misfortune physi. ally has befallen James Durkin, for years In vaud^. 
vllle with Durkln's Dogs. Last week Durkin came Into New York fol- 
lowing an operation there whereby his right arm was amputated. Dur- 
kin had spent a lot of money In trying to get back his normal aUtte of 
health and had even consulted the famous Maytf brothers in Rochester, 
Minn. His condition became such that he Anally went to tiie American 
hospital in Chicago. 

For almost a year Durkin has been a slckAan and unable to engage 
in atage work. That he may return is a matter of doubt tor Durkin'a 
flrst run of hard luck came when his stage prop* burned np In a New 
YcMc storage Are. It la reported Durkin has saved hia money. 



AUca LloydaiMX^fclMa anlsed in.Kas. ^ . . 

UhBu" MlaiTtiAia <mm« over to see her son and daughter-in-law who 

live In Chicago. She may travel a few weeks with Miss Lloyd to see 
again the country she h.is been away from since the war. Miss Lena 
when previously on this side was an Important single. Returning she 
loafca better t han ever with tiw p revailing fashionable shade of grey in 
her hair. 

Miss Lloyd Is shortly opening (or a brief tour of the Pantages houaea 
and may extend it Into the picture houses, booked (or tkla return trtp 
by the William Morris agency. 

On the aame boat were Jock McKay, the English actor, and hia brld« 
non-professional but the sister of Will F. Fyffe. McKay Is starting on 
a Kelth-Albee route. 



A burlesque team opening last week In one o( the New York vaude 
houses ran Into' quite a hit at their flrat 1I:S0 show. It seems many 
burlesquers dropped In to catch them. Walking off tha straight man 

said: 

"Didn't I tell you, kid. A panic. And that just wins me fit (rOm tba 
agent. I bet him ten we would be a knockout." 
They didn't do as welt thereafter nbt the straight nevar ahaaged kig 

first opinion. 



received a r^ort on me by this 
time, so we'll leave the rubber to 
go on the account. 

"If you run across a wheel that 



Hnl Skelly In his first dramatic piece, "Burli sque" h.is heavily scored. 
It's the Arthur Hopkins hit production at the I'lymoiuth, New York, with 
a long metf-opolltan run already predicted (or It. Skelly haa been in 
musicals, also vaudeville, meeting with steady aueeen as a Ught a and 
d comedian, not counting England, however. When Skelly over thera 
In a tw'o-aet and made his flrst appearance outside Of Lotodon, (or tbq 
second show they put him on to open it. 

Skelly s burieH<iue performaB** haa been highly praiaed, by the critica 
and show people. 

With the season now tipon the vaude booken tlu ie Is sill! a certain 
disappointment among some ot the boys doing bu.sine8B with the KeJth- 
Albee bookers through agency connections as to the failure of franchiaa 
grants to them individually. Of late the franchises have not been so 
frequent although a number of old franchise holders have withdrawn 
from the K-A flooV jirivileges and automatii-.illy Inst their floor rights. 

There have been a number of agents confident of receiving a franchise 
to book for themselves who even thought they were as good aa In, only 
to find the days pass without the desired recognition. 

■When Win' Fyffe sailed away from New York not long ago it Is said 
he was nnticenhly peeved over Ills $1,500 weekly contract, the peeve said 
ti> originate from a survey of the three-year contract he had with Kelth- 
Albee. Fyffe m.idc such a hit here that when he learned what he could 
get in the way of money following his Palace success. It made him regret 
having lied himself up for such a long time. It Is said that Fyffe a*.^ 
a last gesture of his feelings tossed his cap back Into the hands of friends 
to sec him off. Fyffe could have gotten $2,500 or $3,000 In a revue. 

When Fyffe was In New York he made some Columbia records, the 
numbers bring the same that he had ma^e (or the mechanicals in other 
>ears, but the reissues being done under the ne>f orthophonio reproduc- 
ing channels. 

Jack Mack, former vaude acrobat, reappeared on Broadway 
sfter a four months' illness. Mack was paralysed from the neck down 
and for 11 weeks was unable to move hand or foot 
■ ;...p ^ ,<^^ hi. .......iinnt. m«» wloiis. b ut he began to regain the uaa 



of his muscles. While he continues his convalescence DM wiie wjii ap- 

pear in a new act. 



,. ^ ^. ^ , ... I When the big sign In front o( the Astor comes down next month with 

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Harry Ulrshflild. the cartoonist, 
VlU Jol" noted hunioristR 

who occasionally make state ap- 
pearnnres. He is to act as master 
„f c. rem' nios at the n^w Universal 
theatre being completed In Brook- 
lyn and expected to open Sept. 23. 

Ulrshfleld has been engaged for 
the first four weeks, with an option, 
ud Is expectant of following up 
^« trick In several Xew York 
houses. 

The Idea of professional appcar- 
luins came as the result of his 
inany successes as a humorous 
^flcr dinner speaker. 



V AUDtE VLLLE 



VARIETY 



37 



Lawrence With Mack 
1,11 ly Lawrence, formerly 



with 



gam Fallow, Is now associated with 
■William Mack, Loew agent. 



FAMOUS ETHEL 

MEGLIN KIDDIES 

Featured by 
FANCHON & MARCO 



SAM 



DAYTON 



and 

OLIVE 



RANGY 



KALAMBOOR' 

By FRANK ORTH 

Next to closing on any bill 
Keith-AIbee Circuit 

Rep., MABEL BURKE 



INSIDE STUFF 

ON VAUDE 



(Conlijiued tv<nn pitgo 30) 

occupy tlif third floor, unoccuiiifil duritifr the long run of ihe picture on 

arconiil cf fire repul:ili(ins. 

Ike Koso haa \\ (nkt d the ^ala! y <■{ liis midget troupr up tt> $2.Tr»0 
weekly, that amount liavin^^ I'ttn i-aid lor the Karlo. Thiladclithia. a 
Stanley Company house. Ike has i»ut all of his showmanship into thr 
riii(Itr<-t ^howinif. making H pay him returns. 

Like a true showman Rose has confidence in his act. H* 11 play it 
on a flat ttalary or percentage. .M'j^t managers have heard about the 
■Rose turn and prefer to pay the flat salary. 



t'nlt ss an at t appearing at thr Kt-ith- Alh»-o New York nipiM)dio1no 
r» <iii* .'<i.s a special New Act review by Variety, its reviowerH will not 
cover the vaude portion of the Hip hill. 

The Hip's present policy of pictures and vaude. tlie manner of the 
show's running and the general almi>sphore of the house are handicaps 
agatn$t the stage acts. They cannot show to their best at the liip, for 
which reasoti Variety has discontinued catching that hou«e. 

Without ever having aijpeared upon the stage of a vaudeville theatre, 
taking her start In the picture theatres, Margaret SchllUng b^fflinv 
prima donna of "A La Carte," the revue now current on Br6«dir«y. 



Jiesides the iihon<»giaph thlYit; beiim' responsible for Moran and Mack 
being worth $3,000 a week to I'antages. the extent of their disk popularity 
is best Appreciated through the fact that every record mnkine company 
is preparing dialect dialogs patterned along the lines of the "Two Hlack 
Crows." Most of thes*' are now in iIh- process of "canning." 

After A'ictor had tin ned tht ni iloun. tin- M-M team was taken up by 
Columbia which sensed the possibdiiies of the pair as a talking novelty. 
Moran and Mack had been a standard vaudeville act for some time, but 
the strength of their disk seller sent them across to the^niasses and in- 
creased the value of their name. 



visited 13 Kuroptan couiilrles, luoVing for fetA^ie novctttr.*! tn The w-n-y of- 
pln>s or acts. Walter saw a foreign woman star and Informed' her if 
she would improve on her Kngllsh, he could place her on this side. The 

forei;;ner promised to go Into study at once. 

l:.il( h« lliir. back in New York, in bis a^. m y biisin< ss. rec« i\ed tip* 
information the Four I-ocust sisters in '•Hit the Deck." phtced there by 
Italchellur, had not paid commission for six weeks. He hiit* consulted 
his attorney. The oldest girl is 21. They are hnr'numizing singert*. 
IVichellor having taken them at $:'r>o fn'm the McAlpin hotvl cabiuei, 
placing ihem In the production at weekly. 

Marion Harri». wht> entered "A Ni^ht in S|Min" last week at the 44th 
Street, was bianed to the ^hubtrts for that purpose by tJene Huck, The 
disU girl is under Ptuge contract to lUick for live years. 

Complaints from c*hiea;:o :n c f irciil.it in;; ;.boul the KaniMing looses 
incurred throu^'h the lutly ehancc deviees cper.itinK' at the Chicafjo 
Conu'dy Club, Losses are contparatively small, but are suffered by lliose 
who cannot afford to lose. 

The Con»edy Club was formed a few months aLo by a ^roup con- 
ne4-led with the theatrical ]>rcfcssion, m,->i .-f them iiulirt ^ th . The 
initial inieniiiin was to make of it a i Ipmi rii .il and professional iu'L;an- 
ization, after the fashion *»f the Kriars. I4eeently iho theatrical mem- 
bership hua given way to a mixed cIlentoK 



Pr. Hermann, the former vaude electrical wizard, is at present devol- 
ing his time to distributing a big picture which he obtained from a 

llerlin Co. It is a rornaiu e ilcilinj; witli hyi;ienics. 

One of the bidelights of the Chicago lockout of picture oju rators was 
ttie fraiitlc eflti^t ttutfl^ l»y: .UN> different acts playing the numerous the- 
atres that went dark to ge't their stuff out of the houses so they could 
make other siands. An apjieal to the union m.-n result. d in their de- 
cision to In Ip the ;i, ts move. 

Wht n the union stagehands went to the theatres to help move the 
props and lutfsage they were not permitted to enter by the owners and 
managers. This complicated matters all the more in a way with the 

greatest stiffercrs — the acts. 

Keith-AIbee is repoi t,.(i having ap|.ru\r,i uf the architect's plana for 

new the.-ttres at I'arrniriKlon and l-'UishiiiK. 



A f(>rmer actor with a two-man :ii t tnrmd ^pent. He S'-cnis to think 
he represents e\'er\ b(Hiy in tlw slu-w liii^iiu-sf; w h» n tr> iim to st II talent 
on the west coast. He approached tlie manager of a theatre lu-re and 
offered to sell him Al Jolsun for a week not knowing that the manager | 
had no authority to buy. The manager Itnew Jolson had ntready been I 
booked by West Coast Th(atr<-s circuit for his house, so he thoiiKhl ' 
that it would be a ^ood idea to .'-trin^' alon^; the smart agent. He asked 
him a tiguie and this agent gave ttne less than Jolson was goin^ to be 
p.iid by West Coast. The manager had hi.s secretary draw up a con- 
tract at the figure and asked the agent to sign. I 

The agert then cold feet and said he liad better se<- Jolson fust j 

as he did not want to si^n for linn unless the a(.t(.>r okav i d it. | 

The manaKci- then told the young man they already had boUKht Jt.l- 
son for his house and were paying him more money than he was off* rin;.; 
him for. The self-appointed representative of Jolson then blew out of i 
the theatre and has not been seen near a West Coast theatre or book- 
ing office since. ' ■ 



Walter Fatehello^, on his first trip abroad, remained four months. Jie 



WARNING 

Any on* caught infringing on our Vaudeville Baseball bit, writ- 
ten for <W by Florenz Ames, will be prosecuted to the fulleat extent 
of the Imw. This bit is fully protected by copyright of the United 
States, an4 i* th« iMvpfrty «l 



JOE 



PEARLE 



LAME HARPER 





WORLD'S GREATEST PIANO ACCORDIONIST 

OPENED AT ORPHEUM, SAN FRANCISCO, TO TREMENDOUS SUCCESS. BIGGER THAN EVER. 

Acclaimed by the critics as real Orpheum headliner 



SAN FRANCISCO "CALL": 

■"Dciro, aeiordinnist. Is headliner at Or- 
pli' iim. The kinK of j.iiino a' > unlianlsts is 
h.-H k at the Orphemn h^ ..'lliniiii; tlie wi eli's 
neweomers -witli his artivtry and nnilimin- 
islied bv the seas(in> ami wilh hi.': i.M-tinie 
Kmile anil a proKram i.f popuhir airs. His 
return is an event on Karrell street." 



SAN FRANCISCO "CHRONICLE": 

"Deiro comes in for much apiiiause with 
hlR piano accordion. He swrns to Ret every- 
ihinL- pcsslMe out of-hls instrument, making 
It n . ni a different thine wlth *«f h number, 
S'.nji liiiii s m;il<inK it dan< e with the staecaty 
iiiijes (»f a piano and n^^tln swell w-ith orKan- 
like notes that nUlher lift the listener to a 
higher plane." 



SAN FRANCISCO "BULLETIN": 

"iK'iro's accordion playing is Klways 
w ai rnly r* ei i\ e<l. and at the Kunrlay r.)i;ht 
J.' rforntanf-e it seeine^l even more 'Olhnsi- 
astic than ever. The audience wants more, 
and he is liln-ral with encores," 



I F YOU WANT TO HEAR WHAT KIND OF MUSIC YOU CAN PRODUCE FROM THE PIANO ACCORDION, JUST LISTEN TO DEIRO 
USING GUERRINI WORLD FAMOUS PtANO ACCORDIOH^XCLU SIVELY 



ORPHEUM, SAN FRANCISCO, NOW 



Direction: HARRY WEBER 



VARIETY 



Wednesday, September 7, 1M7 



irMMrraoMERY's smash 

Por4 Hit Car In New JarMy— 
Woman In Fertf 0«ad 

Frank Montgomery, eolorad revue 

producer, was drivlnsr to Atlantic 
City the other wenini; In litti far 
with Izzv Miyer twhit. i. when bo- 
low Klisalieth, N. J., a Ford oar< 
with four occupants skidded and 
collided with MontgoiQenr'a m^- 
chiae^ 

One woman In the Ford died from 
th<) effects of the crii»h ami the 
polie* MUirted an investiKation. 
Tba Ford driver was held respon- 
aibla while tfontgaiiMfy aad Meyer 
Wfre permitted t> proceed;. 

lfontgomery'8 car waa liadly 
biaged up with daraacig* ooverad 
>y' iMurance. 

NEW HOTEL ANNAPOLIS 

Doable. SM.oe 

in the Heart of 

Th«»!itr« I>istrlot 
11-12 and H St*. 




NEW ACTS 

Lioule Falmore of Alexander Bros, 
and Evelyn, juggllnc act, now play- 
ing on Pan time. Is leaving the act 
to do a single. 

Allen Rogers, who has been ap- 
pearing with the Municipal Opera 
Compiiny in St. Louis, will return 
to vaudeville as a single the week 
o( Sept. 12. 

CavanaiJKh and Kvcrctt. with 
Miix Ttrihriiik ifvm-. 

'•"riink Colton, Hilly Kent C'. 

"Scream" Wehsti and Hank 
Brown. 

The Herman TimlxTK .-n l i>rc- 
viously done by Harry i-iclf is now 
aot for a I^eew route with Irving 
Edwards doing the DeK role. li ving 
Kdward.i and Ito.sita are a two-in 
one comljination, tiic comedian di) 
ins a single and later Jninlntt 
RoaiUt in :jUW finale. The Morris 
office set the act with I^ew's. 



Charles Bowers, al>n>ail on a 
pleasure trip, has returned and will 
mako a new series of twn-reeted 
comedies at Long Island I'lty. 



Marcus Loew 

BOOKINGAGENCY 

General &xecutiue Offices 

LOEW BUILDING 

AN N EX 

160 WEST 46"ST» 

BRYANT- 9850-NEW YORK CITV 

J, H. LUBIN 



3ffiWFAHH0IISE$,lST. 

Another link in the eastern vaudc 
chain of the Pantages circuit was 
uc,i>;, d .Monday s»hen tiie Embassy, 
iv.i i. h, sier, N. y., played l^a first 
Pan bill. 

The Embassy, seating 1.750 was 
built two year* ago and la operated 
by the Kutlnsky Brothers, Who con- 
trol about every theatre in Jersey 
citj-. x. J. 

The Embaaqr iMOiorty vtayM 
K.-A. vaude. 

Two shows a day are given, wilh 
three on Saturdays. 

Aiiotlier I'antatfes house swung 
inl.i action In the New York sec- 
(ioii Lalxir Day. .Miyfalr, at Ave- 
nue r. Coney Island, with a flvc- 
act bill. 

Still a tliird Pan opening Monday 
was llic Srliw.irtz house at Hunt- 
ington. Long Island. Six-day vaude 
propeaUloit With Sunday »l«turea. 

- '', ':. ■ ..,■■;„'■ . 

raiilinn Starke, screen actress, to 
Jack W hiliv produci r nf .lack White 
coiiu'diea, Sept. 14, at Ban Fran- 
cisco. 

Sally (Sadie) Ituaelt. ftister of 

Dan and Uuddy, went abroad early 
in the summer and was married 
to Uenjamin Holden, Knglishman, 
and non- professional, July 20 at 
W'oodside, a London suburb. 

liuth iStoneliousc. former film ac- 
iK-.ss, to F>lix HuRhcs, brother of 
Uii|)eri Hughes. Oct. 1 in Los 
An^<t'lt>s. 

■ Dilvina Thlhnult. dancer, was 
married in Woonsockct. It. I.. Sept. 

In the Church of the Precious 
Blood, to L.iwrence Powell flooil- 
inan, musical romody. .Miss Thi- 
Ijanlt is the daughter of Mr. and 
.Mrs. Thibault ot Denno ^Iste'rs and 
Thiboult (vaudeville). Mr. Good- 
man Is with the Powell Brothers, 
musical comedy act. The Dennos 
and Thibaults are natives of 
Woonaocket^ 

Bnwe T. T. Huntley and Mildred 
Llllard. both In a road company of 
"t*atsy," married at the Blltmore 
hotel. New York, Sept. 2. They 
becam* vamt9fA whtl* «ti tour, Tli« 
licneymoon to in Canada. 

Pauline Starke, screen aetreas, to 
Jack Wliitc. film pioduCWi In. San 
r'ranclsco, Sept. 4. 



lU'M- nt 
Los 



BIRTHS 

Mi^. and Mrs. Ua;|.ii Criii 
< 'aliloriiia I.MllicraTi Hospital, 
Angeles, Sriil. 1. son. 

Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Kilteather, at 
the motlwr'B home town. Mansfield. 
0„ daughter. Father Is pianist and 
arranger with George Olsen's or- 
chestra. Moih' T was Adelaide Rob- 
inson. "Sunny" slijwglrl. Their 
marriage was not generally known, 
being a romance of the theatre, dat- 
ing from the Otsen band's engage- 
lUMtt with "Sunny." 



OBNKRAL MAMAOEB 

BOOKING UANAOEB 
CHH'AtiO OinCF. 

600 WOODS THEATRE B'LD'Q 

JOHNNY JONES 
> IN cRAmas 



A VAUDEVILLE AGENCY WHICH PRODUCES MORS THAN IT 
PROMISES. CONSISTENT, EFFICIENT SERVICE SINCE 1t1» 

The Fally Markus Vaudeville Agency 

1579 Broadway Lackawanna 7876 New York Citf 



Defective wiring in the atorerooift 
of the Isfs, H(niston, caused $2,000 
liainaKc l>y lire Sunday night. 
There was no paaio among the 
crow4a la. the theatre, diki «• rapid 
action in emptying the tiieatre by 
Manager Fred Cannata and the 
ushers. The theatre is closed for 
two weeks. It ia owned by Will 
Ilorwlta and tha Saengcr Amiiae 
ment Co. 

Lightning hit the Rose theatre, 
Troy, N. Y., last week, starting a 
Are in th* vparMamC mn. Calmed 
by the preaence ot two pblleniien. 
1,500 fans walked out, atopplng 
only to receive "rain checks." Dam- 
age estimated at tl,OM. Theatre 
re«'opei>a4 tb* next dajr.. 

Ada Ward!, principal in ■*The 
Manhattera," haa left th* ahow. 



HOUSES OPENING 

The MIshler the.Ttie, Altoona, Pu., 
opened last week with five acts of 
K-.-^ vaude on the last half. IjCh-it 
shows Mondays and Tuesdays with 
burlesque each Wednesday. 

Princess theatre, Youiigstown, O., 
pining musical tabs opened Sept. 4. 

The new Hartford ot the Gar- 
vcy Theatres. Inc . opened in New 
llarttord, .\. V, Mundoy. 700- 
seatcr, ground floor house. 



Nelson Doiiblcda y, of Doulilcday, 
I^aK'c & Co., book putilislici-s, ]>lans 
to go in for magazine publishing 
on hia aiirii an a aeato. In add i - 
tion' to atarting a imr >uUlSktion, 
"Personality," he hail apQldred the 
ultra-society magasine,"Tlie Amer- 
ican Sketch." 



POLICE-FOR A MEAL 

Uanbury. Conn.. Sept. 6. 
Last week a troupe of sn actors 
entered a restaurant in Jewett City, 
and explaining to tha manager that 
they tiad loaaed the Bijou theatre 
there, raquaated be trust them (of 
a meal. 

The manager gave them llie din- 
ner, but as the company manager 
looked familiar to hint he got into 
toMh .until: tlM thuaU* manager, 
who "iald the kttuae had not been 
rented. 

The i>olice were culled. Mean- 
time the actors bad left the res- 
tdurant. Latar tiNgr were picked up 
by the polleii wMI# in the act ot 
nagging autoBMbUaa to get a "iitt" 
out ot the town. 

The company manager Is held In 
the town Jail while the troupe Is 
being detained at a hotel. 

The manager of restaurant al- 
leges that the aame show pulled 
the aama aUiat an him last year 
and KM away Witt it. 



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Suite 309, Hippodrome Building 
CLEVELAND, OHIO 



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Opened Pantages Theatre, Perdand, August 29 

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Booking All Theatres Controllrd by 

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Howard C. King, former treasurer 
ot the Orpheum theatre, Altoona, 
Pa., Is now manager ot the Fulton 
Opera House, Lancaater, Pa. 

Burr Nieklo refutaa the story 
which rapMted hia aa oiarrled last 
'<. aprinc. Hlekla aiatM ha la atm sin- 
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WILLIE MAUSS 

"THE WORLD'S CHAMPION BICYCLE RIDER" 

^THIS WEEK (SEPT. 5)— ALBEE, BROOKLYN. NEW YORK ' 



WEEK SEPT. 12— KEITH'S RIVERSIDE, NEW YORK 
Many Thank* to EDWARD V. DARUNC for a Wonderful Tout 



VARIETY 



39 



ALBEE OFFERED UGHTS CLUB 
ASSmWERmilEFORARIISIS 



Keith-Albee Head Seemed Unimpretsecl— Grounds 

and Clubhouse on Great South Bay, L. I., Valued 
at $100,000— Ideal for Rett and Recreation 



Freeport, L. I., Sopt. 6. 
E. F. Albee. heail of Iho Kcllh- 
Albee Circuit, Is said to liavo cold- 
ly received a proposal that the 
N. V. A. purchase the Lights club- 
house and ground! on the shore 
here, for benevofent purposes with 
the vaudeville artists In mind. The 
Albee suggestion Is said to have 
been broached when It was decided 
at • recent meeting ot the Ughts 
to abandon Its present quarters, 
dispose of the property, paying off 
all debts, and take smaller quar- 
ters. 

A letter was written Albee, it Is 
reported, with the benefit to vaude 

artists, either In the summer only 
or as home throughout the year, 
ot the clubhouse and grounds set 
forth. 

Albes's Sharp Answer 

Albee's reply is said to have been 
somewhat brustiue, mentioning tlie 
futility of actors attempting to 
operate their own club. Albee Is 
reported to have said he baa enough 
worries trying to run the N. V. A. 

A flnt appraisal of value of the 



CHARLEY 

TOBIAS 

The Boy Who Writes the 
Songe You Sing 




PLAYING KEITH-ALBEE 
NOW 

SCOLLAY SQ. BOSTON. MASS. 

W nirr ot 
*'l>*w-Pew-I>ewp,v liny" 
"Jn(*t Anotlier l»tiy Wanted Away" 
•■Tliere'. B Trl<k In Plckln' a Chlck- 

Chlrk-Chlcken" 
"Mr Ti.o" 

"We" (My Honey and Me) 

Dir. PAUL DUEAKD 
Per. Bep. JOE T^TT.nT.n. 



Lights clubhouse and grounds on 
the Great South Bay Is set at $100.- 
000. This Is beyond what the prop- 
erty represents to the club. 

Vaudtvillians, who live in Free- 
port, assert that the Lights club- 
house and grounds for artists as a 
place for rest and recreation would 
be Ideal. 

Not All for Saranae 

An oft ropiatid argument that is 
hitting the artists as logical is that 
everyone of the N. V. A. who may 
be sent away by that organization 
is not necessarily in a physical 
condition that requlrles the moun- 
tain air of Saranae. A place nearer 
to Broadway, in the midst of ac- 
quaintances, would be of untold 
benefit to its guests. 

With the frequent report that the 
N. V. A. has accumulated a sur- 
plus of nearly $3,000,000, almost 
wholly earned by. through or from 
the vaudeville actors, artists around 
can't understand why Albee's nega- 
tive should be the fln.il word in 
an "artists' oiKanization" like the 
N. 'V. A., as Albee has so often de- 
scribed it in his many numberless 
person.Tl publicity messages using 
the N. V. A. for his medium. 

Victor Moore is the Lights presi- 
dent. Variety reported a couple of 
weeks ago of its intention to aban- 
don the clubhouse. It has been in 
use for several years as a summer 
vacation social club for members. 
The club of late years has become 
heavily burdened by lays. It Is said 
that the latter tended to distract 
interest by the professionals. 

A committee of the Lights may 
call upon Albee In the matter of 
the club hou.se being turned over 
to the use of vaudevlllians entitled 
to attention through longevity in 
service or oare when needed. 



Jack Hagen, treasurer of the 
Paramount, New York, has ac- 
cepted an appointment as assist- 
ant manager at the Tivoli, Brook- 
lyn. At the Paramount Hagen 
worked up via the service staff and 
the chief ushershlp. 



World Theatre, Omaha, 
Sept. 7. . 

A! Boasberg, 
En Route, N. Y. 

Dear Al: 

We were porry we couldn't see 
you when you went thru here 
the other day, but a master of 
ceremonies must be here all the 
time. 

Wo are glad that you wBl 
write our new act and know it 
will niako some of the booker« 
rend our ads in "Variety." 

Then, too, the fifty a week roy- 
alty In our agreement will help 
you at least to keop the alimony 
paid up. 

Cordially, 
MORT AND BETTY 

HARVEY 



Al B. Wyte's Orerflow 
On Naie Cmuds Off 



Al B. 'White goes under the plastic 
(urgoon's knife this week for a 
nasal rerunstniotlnn operation 
which the night club master of 
ceremonies and entertainer under- 
took as a cold-blooded business 
proposition to enhance his profes- 
sional value. 

White is the rhief attraction at 
the Chateau Madrid, New York. He 
has been advised by theatrical 
managers from time to tliiie that 
his over-loop proboscis was a |4 
musical comedy handicap. 

Ur. Lou Berne, the plastic sur- 
geon, who officiated on Lillian Shaw 
and William Fox's daughter re- 
cently, is doing that certain busi- 
ness for White. 



NEW ACTS 

(Continued from page t8) 

roariously funny it has Its points 
and Judging from its 16th Street 
reception will suffice. Jfark. 



STANLEY and GINQEK 
Talk, Seng, Dance, Musical 

15 Mint.; One 
American Roof (V-P) 

Eddie Stanley is the comedian; 
Ginger a titlan partner, looking nice 
and gingery. Stanley effects the 
conventional begoggled comodlan 
getup, cracking the nifties, tooting 
a sax and whipping the ivories, 
proving satisfaetorjr in every de- 
partment. 

Uaybe his gooi taste ia Ucking 
In spots. Maybe the extracted wise 
cracks from a Tiddlsh newspaper 
are shy both way& Maybe he is 
typically neighborhood In manner 
of working. But for the main he 
fetches response. 

To top It, a "slow motion pic- 
ture" calcium effect Is pulled, and 
the returns leave no doubt. He'll 
be I^ew-ing It as long as he ad- 
heres to his style of comedy, al- 
though between the Utaa they have 
elevating posaibilitiea in the show 
»>'»■ Atet 



CHARLES BENNINGTON CO. (2) 

Talk, Dancing 
13 Mint.; One 
American Roof (V-P). 
-Vhrr* ore aavaral one<l« eatar- 
tainers in vMidevllTe with Benning- 
ton having specialized In dancing 
and taking first honors In that de- 
partment. His accomplishments 
with his one good leg are great. 
Audiences probably start by pitying 
him. They end by admiring him 
on the sheer merit of his act, whicli 
is sure-fire anywhere. A great 
novelty turn tor any pleture house 
to boot. 

Bennington was in "Dearest 
Enemy," a musical comedy of the 

season before last. In that he led 
a pirate number with the chorus all 
wearing wooden legs. That, Inci- 
dentally, would make a great flash 

for any of the de hixe parlors. 

A girl dancer Is Included, she be- 
ing I iTiployed to make an announce- 
ment and kill a wait or two. Ben- 
nington uses her as a contrast to 
his own dancing. There Is some In- 
cidental gagging and a bit of song, 
but the highlight Is Bennington's 
kicking wlien he removes his wood- 
en leg and with his t>al.'tnr.' .,11 r,n 
the one limb does some rem.irkahle 
stunts. 



MURRAY and TARLTON (1) 

Travelog 
I 101 Mint.; One (Special) 
1 6th Ave. (V-P) 

Opening before a special drop a 

lecturer offers to take the customers 

on a tour through Ihdia. The cur- 



tain rises and about 1,000 foit of 
tllm are reeled off of India. Sc enes 
are Interesting, the h-oturer supply- 
ing verb.il tilits in a rather long- 
winded speei'h. in place of the usual 
screen tllios. 

Murray professes having been on 
a tour of India and says he Is talk- 
ing from experience. Tarlton docs 
not appe.tr at any time during the 
act. 

Laughs would he aiMiro|>riate and 
could add a Kre^it deal to the . iiter- 
talning and show value of this 
offering. Murray is a dry and 
tedious speeehmaker. the film car- 
rying everything. The lecturer's 
sole effort at ci.niedy. relating that 
no self-respecting germ would live 
In a well-known sacred river In 
Indi.a, raised a roar ot laughter and 
indicated the great extent to which 
the talk could easily be Ijiipruved. 

For some time a man by the name 
of Murray has been doing the 
straight announcements at the tth 
Avenue. 



ROBBINS AND JEWKTT 
Songs and Talk 

14 Mins.; One 
American Roof (V-P) 

Two men with a hokey routine. 
Straight has a booming bass voice 
and other guy plays banio. sings 
and clowns with moro potential 
than .actual effect. Latter seems 
to be traveling the right rr-ad and 
If striking a stride may develop into 
an unusual comedy personality. 

Act stacks up as good inter- 
mediate material, never getting dull 
or the comedy efforts too toborad 
Was biggest applause wlMMT 
American Roof bill. 



pair of boys deliver 10 minutes of 
exceptionally tine eccentric buck and 
winging and tap dancing. 

Closing effort, with all three on 
stage. Is weak but tho pre,. .ling 
work leaves strong impression with 
heavy applause resulting. 

Opening songs and talk kill time. 



Torke Sherwood added to "Bring* 

Ing I'p Father, " M-G-M. 



Julia Myatt added to "On to Reno," 
De Mine. James Cruze dlt'ection. 



MILLER, GRACIE and MURRAY 
Song and Dane* 
12 Mina.; One 
5th Ave. (V-P) 

Girl slows up the tempo ot an 
otherwise speedy dance routine. A 




MARGUERITE 



and FRANK 

GILL 

Headlining Keith-Albee Circuit 

8MMCT M(>N<.H, HTKI'S A M> S TY I KS 



TINSEL 
METAL CLOTH 

FOR DROPS 

36 in. wide at 75c a yd. and up 

A full iini of KOlrJ and nllver hrO' 
cades, metal rlothn. KfJd and ailver 
tri nnnilnRn. rh ineHtonea, A|>anKl«^n, 
light.". fjp«;rn hojif'. etc.. ttc, for ulane 
co.stuiiH,;?*. taiiiiilca upon rt'<ju''at. 

J. J. Wyle & Bro&, Idc 

(goccewiora to Blesmao A Well) 

IS ?0 E.Tst ?7th Street 

N t W Y O H K 



LOEWS STftTE 
NEW YORK 

THIS WEEK (SEPT. 5) 

BOB 

N 
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S 
0 
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"A SONG A MINUTE" 

BtsfiiitiBir tin Xioew Oinvit 
Thaiiki to lot. J. H. LtlBIV 



Mr. Charles Drew at the 
Mclodcon 



DORA MAUGHAN 

At the Piano-JACK HARLAN 

< 

— Playing Successfully in London 



MISS JENIE JACOBS 

New York 



HENRY SHEREK 

London 



V ARtttT'T 



PRESENTATIONS-BILLS 

THIS WEEK (September 5) 
NEXT WEEK (September 12) 



mimor:ils siir-h a« (4> or ^3> Indicate opening this 
r MuntJay. an dnte may be. For next week 111) or 0*> 

led by dates. 



^ eok on SuTUl IV 
*ith split Wfi ks also iiidi 

An asterisk (•> bofore name siKtiifieB a-^t is now to cPy, doing a new 
turn, rt-appe.tring after absence or appearing far Hist time. 

Pictures Oiolude *ln classiflcation picture policy with Tsudevllle or 

presenlarior. zji a'djuncU 

♦ ■ ■ 



GERMANY 
(llfiBth of September) 



Bi5lll.f!«' 
RnUa 

Jarltann Giris 
L M»lMi 
Torp«ichor« 



Lord Atn 
(leoriro Murck 
H«1 Air i 
Robert Siioknry 
Lapp A IUl«l 

S«m Llnfleld 



PARIS 
This Week (Sept. 5) 



Pidire Theatm 



Dftrio * Irene 
Bob Stickaejr 
Lyons A I.orruin* 
HahU 

Christlnr Marsan 
CAB Norrts 
i AaroDson B<1 

C»aiae 4e Pnri* 
B0H7 Bia 
Hal Sberman 
Batenc^eff'ii Mtlgin 
Tiller Glrla 
Qrrlya A I.>»i;i 
Co'lina 

Mliia Plorenrc 
SelS» A Racht^l 
Jud Brady'a I>ofa 

Bnow Ball 

t.lly Scott 
IMxella 

Andreaa-Merret 
Varah Carttli 
Charlotte Marrena 



Valerie A Baron 
Hannr Haynal 
Pa.ul Oaraon'a Bd 

Caiifert Mayol 

Amlreo Turcy 
Equatorial Beauts 
Dullnofr Rd 
Mine Sw-enJisUa 

f*:ira Ja 
H..;n Hro!l 

PolleM Bercere 
Ponler. A Tamara 
Jack Stanford 

i'lCO Cahuzac 
Carol 
Katnarova 
Roiper Vincent 
Jane Pyrac 
Rene BuJcau 
NIcolika 

Caatel 
TlHer Girla 



SKW YORK riTT 
Pamatoant fSi 

5 Near Torkera 
Ster Mascaffnn Bal 

Ben Black 
M»ixwf;i & T.ee 
Kmna Brni. 



LONDON 

This Week (Sept. 5) 



nMettl'BT PARK 



^Kea Berv«re 

HArKVKY 
Rnipirr 
Owt of Work ReT 



Abb Batar 
Qeartle Woods 
SUnley 



laek Abm* 
TBHbe * Tembo 

CoUaeam 

Nonl A Horace 
Ooldr^n Syn 
Coram 

Dolin A Xfintcli'va 
■dna Thnni;ifl 
TrPtflte & Sinilee 
Wyn A Ivy 



Vtetaria PaUre 
Braaaby Willfam)^ 
Haatber Thatcher 
Irene Ford 
Rtims A Burchlll 
VIrtoria Otrls 
nick Lee 
PAL Chlnholin 
4 BIyaeea 

NKW CBOH8 



'.I A 



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(3) 



KKoll 

E'lwrirl .M.»Hoi. 
faiuilla Tentura 
lians Hanke 
Rivoll Dancera 
"I'nderworld" 

' Rosy <St 
Teddy Walicra 
Roy Btliii 

l.OUi.S K .11; I 



S V.'vaknd 
■Mervlf? for I.adie.-i' 

Creat Utkea (I) 

r.fOTgi^ Price 
Flo 0'l>«nlsha«rn 
8now A Columbus 
'What Price (llory* 

Hippodrome (4) 

Inil"'rii*l JIaw'n Co 
Sran Stanl-y 
.I.iliiiiiy I'-urliPS 
[ n- e Vii(tu>'S 
"Meiropolia" 

lAfayetto (4) 

Fr«'d V Bowera 
Mockery" 

1>ALJ^\$. TRX. 
Palac* (S> 

A A L Walker 

HiHie StanJit-M 



EcyptUo f?) 

r.> nn Cowan Or 
Kan. hon * M Idea 
K<lith KvnTtH 
' Metropulls" 

T^w's SUte <t) 

CMfT Nazarro Or 
f-'andiitn A M Idea 
Harnel A Clarke 
John Maxwell 
3 Co-edH 

'Swim Girl Swim" 
MelrapaUtaa (1> 

Rube Woir Or 
Moonlit Waters 
Foursome I 
JIana Shiii^ (tiut.il I 
Sally A Ted 
2 Halri>)na 
Lillian rowetl 
"ilhanffhal Bound" 

MUUoB Ballar <t» 

I.eo Forbeatt>ln Or 
The Maicic Flarae' 

I'ptown (t> 

Ilobart K'-nnedy Or 
Ui)f.e Valyda 
.lohns'n & Mclnt'ab 
Dorothy Brown 
"Underworld" 



In the Cast of 
Hitrry Clark Bluney'ti 
New York Hnrreisa of 19-.:G-19«7 

"THE FOG" 

yow on Tonr rrrllnunarr to 
< nil \UO KI N, Com. Url. S: 

LESLIE C. KING AS KELLY 
NELLIE BURT AS UNICE 
GAGE CLARK AS ELMER 
HOWARD BENTON AS 
LORD JIM 

ALF. T. WILTON 



1560 Broadway 

Br>aat t%tl-'. 



Suite 509 



WhKe Carvo Rev 
aamwRua R'an 

Bmpire 
Medlnl 3 
Jim A Jack 
Ruaaell Carr 
The Astraa 
Llnga RInRh 

KTRATI-'ORn 
nnpire 
I#affuc of N'ghb'rf* 



Joe RniM 

Jeanne MlKnol<>t Co 
Dolores A EilJy 
KInK & Klnit 
"Joy Girl ' 

8tim»d (B) 

R A A Boylaa 
Ben Bernte Bd 
CSeorffe Raft 
Ray Culvert 
Dillon Ober 
*Life ot Rller" 

CHICAGO 
Chlmv* (A) 

1. Hpttalny Bd 



AnKR]»RF.N 
Klnse 

Lilac Time 



PROVINCIAL 

EHOIAIB 

,HlTLf. 
Palace 
MIsa 1>37 Rer 

Rmpire 
Punch Bowl Rev 

Royal 
Roiaaace Bar 



ARBWICK fiR'RN 

lOnipIre 
Orcen Wootl * V 
Stewart A Olive 
S lulmlera 
Wllkle Bard 
Billy Baanett 

BiRMlN(;nAM 

■■iplre 

Mustard Club 
BRADFORD 

Alhambra 
Lady Lurk Rer 

BRIJ^TOr. 



Little TIch 
Stantona 
Kormaa Lone 
Kanna Bros 
KeHh Wilbur 
Wilma Berrl*>y 
tpyraa 

CABIUFP 



tvlling Tale Rev 

CHATn\M 
Kmptre 
Kate Carney Co 
CHIHWICK 
Kaipire 
Kervo A Knoc 
A C Astor 
, Chrin Charlton 
The Dadea 
Itnaie l^loyd 
I.arry Kenible 
Hura«e Kcnuj' 

]>I'NIIKF. 
H. M. 
Wonder Sh 

JODINBl KOII 
Ifcaplaa 



'¥he Qraaa Widow 
<;i,Asr.ow 

Alhnnthra 
8plinl''ra Rc/ 
Kaplre 
Ifitcrference Rev 
HANLrt 
OraMd 

mccaditi/ Rev 



Palace 
Archie TK^v 

LIVERPOOL 
Jtaaplr# 
Madame X 
MANCHttTKB 



Klmberly A Pate 
Vasnle Soottar 
cbrlatlaae A D'r'y 



Queen Hlvh 

NEWCASTLE 
Empire 
Constant ^'yinph 
MBWPOBT 
■aaplfe 
The Blue Sarphan 
NOTTINGH.%M 
Empire 
Qui. kailvrr RftT 

Royal 

Trilby Rev 

PORTAMOI'TH 
Rayal 
Aad So to Bed R*v 
SAL 



HBfety First Rer 
HHRFflKIJ* 
Umpire 



KIlMTS 
Rriiadway Hf v 
SWANSEA 
naplre 
BaH'a-eye Rev 
W0OT> ORMm 



l:4» Rev 



Leater AUea 

Otaaada (S> 

Chas Kaley Bd 
Chaa BruKse 
Herbert Bolt 3 
Mlgnon I<ane 
Vllaphone 

Hardlnc <S> 

Al BclaKrn Bd 
Arnaut Broa 
Peesy Bernler 

Marbro <5) 

Ren M. ruff CI 
Kiiox ( % .1 t 
.Sonia M. Torr 

IllrKi-y MaSiiant Co 
Vitaphone. 

Norabere <•) 

Al Kvale Bd 
Oriental (S» 

Panl Ash 
BadB 



Senate (S) 
Bark Flahf^r Bd 
Clyde Cotton 
Cerert A Motte 
Oeorre Morton 

l'pto<wn <5> 
Frank MaMiera Bd 

ntrnard Dcpare 
Clifton A Hrfnt 
Lewta & Dody 
Maxlne Hamilton 

ATI^NTA. QA. 
Howard <S> 

Murray A Allen 
Eddie Willis 
.shopla Kaaemir 
Gould Dancere 

BALTIMORE. MB. 

Centary (S> 

l)«rtru(i« Kderle 
Ht'lon Wain Wright 
June Bpprrson 
'Service for Toadies' 

New (3) 
H Ro^era Co 
Enchanted Cilv 
"Moon o( Israel" 

BOSTOV, MASS. 

Metropolitan (3) 
W a> 0 *rt WMi 
Kendall Kappa 
Tjinff * Vo"lk 
Moon y .< rhurvjhtll 
IFolly HrMl 

J.uk Powell 
'Hula" 

Bi^rrAiiO. N. T. 

HNffalo <4) 

Toklo Blues 
Al Mitchell 
WilHe S«:tir 



Gould Daaoera 
DES MOINES 
Capitol <S) 

Frank Hamiltou 
Mitrl Mayfair 
Cu« Hulcahy 
Gould Danrtra 

DETROIT 
Cnpltol ( I ) 
Harry Tliche 
Flo Brady 

Mora IIofTnian 

Charlea Jollcy 
■ :^ort Cushions" 

Michigan (4) 

I-ou Koaloft 
Whit.' A HaniiinK 
Maritaret Itall 
"Swim Olrl Swim" 

Bl'LCTTH. MINN. 

Oarrick <4) 
Chaa Qucllerl 

H'V'BH'LU MARH. 

Cotonlal (11) 
Rajali Rabold 

HOVBTON, TEX. 

Metfopa l ltaa (8> 
Novello Bros 
Walter Vernon 
Kelloir A Lewis 
Gould Dancara 

INDIANAPOLIS 
Circle (4> 
Wartnca Peons 
KAV«. OITT. MO. 

NVwnian (3> 
Fauntlpruy A \'an 
Tim Marks 
Oottld Dancers 

ton ABOB.ES 



Sd half (T-10) 
Ju'nlta Conn'r'a Bd 
Fanchon A M Idea 
fialvatore SaataelU 
Clark A Sweeaay 
"Chans" 

MILWAUKRE 
OrleaUl 

:j half (7-lOt 
Bernard A Henry 
Jerrle 

Uptowa 

2d half (7-l«) 
Jorrle 

llodoon Sis 

WlN<miHln Mt 
Dave Srhoolpr 
DAE Har.sloiT . 
Marjory Whitney 
TlvoU OirU 
Clifton A Brent 
Eddie lltll 

NEWARK, N. J. 
Bmaford 

('harile Melson 
Marry Mad Co 
Eddie Mornn 
B GfiKha C.lrlfi 
'S.Tvitf- for Ladit'S' 



(1> 



Moeqne 

Waltnns 
AnltK Lowell 
I von Dveporoft 
"Underworld" 

BMW OKLKAMS 
Wa aa r a r (S> 

Roaa A Ollbert 



Stanley it I.*-* 
(iould Datir'"] 

OMAHA, NEB. 
BIHm* <S> 

Irene Taylor 
Ann A Joan 
Bnrn A La wrt- m' e 
BlUy lUndall 
Gould Danc'-rt 

PHIU\DELPIIIA 
Fay's (4) 

In Oay Madrid 
Jo^.. i>li I;aiiUin 
Davis A Lee 
"Paaaloo * 

Maalar- <4) 

Van A Scbenck 
Carina A Valeria * 

"Hula" 

PITTSB'RfiH. PA. 

timad (4) 
Chief Caupolican 
DeLima A Mari'.a 
"Camilla" 

PB'VD'NCE. B. I. 

Fay's (St 
Eddie Carr Co 
Lane A llyrun 
S Senatora 
Ashley False 
"Covered Waeon " 

S'N ANT*N'0, T'S. 

Texaa <S) 
Jean Geddia 
Day 81s 

Gould A Hawking 
Gould Danccra 

SAN FRANSISCO 
Gnuiadn (3t 

Frank Jenka Bd 
Rf>l» I ts Sis 
Gill A Warren 
Sladler & DuJIiii 
*l-'trenianS've (.'hild' 

laapaeM (3» 

Hermle KInc "Bd 
'We re All O'mblrs' 

Warfleld (3) 
Walt Roesncr ltd 
The BerkofTq 

Jean Wlnnlow 
Frieda \V..-hi-i 
Fanchon & M Id---^ 
"Swim Girl Switii' 

ST. PAI L 
Capltel (4) < 

Kereaoft A Marf<' 
WASHINGTON 
Palaaa (S> 

Phil Spilalny Or 
C Halo Girl-* 
Dick Leibeit 
C Harrlnian Prea 
"Hula ' 

Mlalte (S> 

Raa Rommel Prea 
"Mme Pompadour" 



Gates A Clare 
Taylor A Bobby 
Uway Co 
tOne to flin 

M halt (IS-ll) 
Rackoe 

Hlltoa A Carroll 
Ratblns Beautlee 

(Two to nil) 

riatea Ave. 

l.Ht half (1:^-1.4) 
Takewas Japs 
Dotaoa 

Joe Broaralair 
Phil Seed Co 
(One to fill) 

2d half (IS U) 
N'ovelty Clintons 
Tom A Jerry 
Stateroom No 19 
Brnnaon A Renee R 
lOne to nil) 

Melba 

1st half (12-14) 
T.adv Alice Co 
Marvin A White 
Uaxton A Farrell 
Harmon A Bands 
Roaemoat Bd 
(Doe to All) 

Sd halt (lS-11) 
CAB Walaey 
C A L Gerard 
Evans A Leonard 
Hob Capron L"u 
Harry Brten 
Val'la Lo 

MetropoUtan (I?) 
4 Balliotts 
Rose O'Hara 
Blaon City 4 
Simpson A Dean 
Dob Nelson Co 
Sf^norlta Alcanlz Co 

Palace 

iMt half (1214) 
VaiininET A- Hall 
I'm I Ho At 1 .n mla nor 



CLEVEL.%XO, O. 
State (lt> 

Downey A Mcf^oy 
Myrtle Bo and 
Nel Roy fo 
Riiz Bros 
Lillian Shaw 
Al LaVlne Bd 

COLl'MBI'H. O. 
Jameo <lt) 

KItaro Japs 
Manle A Baldwin 
Whi-cler A I'otlur 
Howard A Und 
Isham Jonea Bd 

DBTBOIT. MICH. 
iHAtf (IT) 

Prancift 3 

Kennt'dv & Kramer 
H'yd n Man'ff A II 
Ryan A I>*e 
("It'oryie Price 
Cantor's Co 



HOBOKXM. N. J 
State 

let half (IS-ll) 
Morris A Freed 
Athlone 

Bvana Wilaoa A B 
Lopa Cortea t 
(One te OII> 
2d half <1S-1I) 

Chick Chick Rev 
(Othera to fill) 

JAMAICA. L. I. 
Hillside 

Ist half <12-14) 
Ford A Price 
Tom A Jerry 
No'an I^ary Co 
Jock Mi Key 
Gertru<le Kderle 

2d half (15-18. 
Kramer & Cross 
Jonale Millard 
A Kii-ih 



llr 




Id bait (f-10) 
Pat Weat Or 



NBW YORK CITY 

1st half (13-14) 
Wilfred A Clare 
Hitton A Clare 
Kerr A Weston Rv 
Fred Rogers Co 
Lloyd A Brlce 
(Three to fill) 

Sd half (1S-1S> 
I*ady Alice Co 
Taylor S 
Rev Comlqua 
Brsottl A Herman 
Bmesaoa A B'IdwIn 
(Three to All) 

Boulevard 

1st half (i:-14) 
J J Collins 
CAT. Gerard 
Htutx A Bingham 
Baby Peggy 
(One to nil) 

2d half (11-11) 
IMaz Bla 

Chas F Soamoa 
&1 Montgomery 

T.ioyd A Brica 
The Serenadera 

Commo4lore 
IM half (1S-14> 

Barr Mayo A Ri'nn 

Herbert Clifton 

(Three to nil) 
Sd half (1S-1I> 

Paal Broa 

Joe Brown In 

Hollywood Bound 

(Two to nil) 

Delaaeey SC. 

1st half a2-141 
Novelty Clintons 
PAS Ross 



Smith A AUiiian 
FridklB & Rt\oda 

2d half (15-18) 
Chaa Ledegar 
Raymond A BulRer, 
Saxton A Farr'lt 
Wilson ma A W 
I<ewia A Ames 
(One to fill) 

IJnrwta Hq. 

1st half ( 11' H ) 
Micareiue lo 
<'alvert A Irwin 
Bob Capron Co 
Jim Reynolds 
(One to All) 

2d halt (IS-ISi 
Wllfrad A aare 
Ruaaell A Parrell 
Harry Baydaa Co 
Hart Wavaer A B 
Loekett * Pare 

BatloMl 

1st half (12-14) 
S NItoa 

Ruaaell A Farrell 
Barle Hamptim Co 
I* A M Wilson 
I*w Wilson Co 

2d half (lS-18) 
J J Collins 
Mpvera A Nolnn 
Holland * O Dt n 
Jnck MrKcy 
Ksrr A Weston Rv 




Morton Stanley Rv 
(Two to All) 

2d half (1S-18> 
Seymour A Cunard 
Barr Mayo A R 
(Tbree to fl|l) 



1st half (13-14) 

Lester A Irving 3 
Fr'ncis Hoas ADuR 
H<dland A O'Den 
Wm Ebbi. Co 
Chaa Aht-arn Co 

*d half fl5-M> 
(.llbeon A Price 



lat halt (lS-14) 
Kramer A Croaa 

O A M Bingham 
Mayo A Bobby 
Vaida Co 

(Ono to ftll> 

2d half (15 1S> 
France A I.al'cll 
C.al.-a A Clare 
Smith A Allman 
Mwuy Buttertlies 
• Ono to nil) 

ATLANTA. OA. 
Oraad (It) 
T Styllah Steppers 
Segal A Robertson 
Perialenna 3 
Burns A Kane 
BOBCoe Arbuckle 



N. Y. 



BAT lllDr;E, 
Loew's 
lat half (12-14) 
Wilson Sia A W 
Bmeraon A B'ldwln 
Bob Braadlea Or 
(Two to All) 

td half (lS-13) 
Phil A Ed Ross 
Frank Terry 
Baby Peggy 
Rosemont 
(One to All) • 
Bf9M.*atnt^ ALA. 

Teaaple (U> 
Clowa Rev 
B*rdm'a A Bowl'nd 
NIelaoa A Warden 
R'ym'a A Ca vcrly 
Walter Pehl Co 
BOSTON. MASS. 
Orphenm (It) 
Xeida Broa 



WHIN 

PHILAOIL^MIA 



JACK L. UPSHUTZ ^^0"" 
TAILOR m^tlmk^^ySSST} 



Fanehoa A M IdM 
AIM * Darlinc 
llocr Jb Gli nn 
nettr Arthur 
"Chang" 

CaHhajr C^U 

(IndeCl 
rarll Kllnor Or 
r.auRhlln'M Pari!! 
Marietta 
HAN Hannon 

* )L-tOVH 

Scovoll Iian^prs 
Koalnrr Hani era 
llaby Tii> 
Itway S 

lAuretlr Du Vol! 
Dim mrnttnm 
Htfva SavaKc 
"Srrtnth Ileavrn" 

(Indrt) 

■wBrt llru'lr 

.Nf'ifKHn IttiitiiMfl 
Kitiif or KitiKa' 

rrilrrioa (Al 
Jan Rulilnl Hil 
■•The Bin raraJr" 



Cliliiea« 



Hart Warnar * B 
Harry Harden Co 
Frank Terry 
Hav (^nmtque 

2cl halt (It-ll) 
I Nitoa 

Marvin A White 
Savor A Mann 
1 Co-Eda 

Anthony A Rofcera 
Prldkln A lUiuda 

Otma* 

lat h:\lf (I! 14) 
Chan 

Terk Hunt 
Anthony A Itoitera 
I.ockett A Prnftt 
— »a h nl t <t» ll) 
Tnkrwa Japa 
Pcronne A OHrer 
Nolan Learr Co 
Tn>t.>r A Itohby 
I'hll Sfod Co 

OrMder Hq. 
lit lialf (13 H> 
full Itroe 
•. l o-K.la 
Kruna A Leonard 
Havoy A Maiia 



ard t o 



Jim Reynoldfl 

4 ntamomla 
LAM Wllaon 
Lew Wilaoa Co 

8«Blr (It) 
Oorfalla t 
Zelaya 

Smith A Hart 
rroswirr A Klittfl» 
Ilari V O _ . _ 
(One to nii) 
VIrtoria 

1st hair ( 11-U) 
(^lt)H..n A rri,-c 
IVronne A Oliver 
M Montgomery 
n..hiiin^ ^ Jnwi 
The Herenad.ra 

Id half (IC-lst 
Lestrr A Ir\inK ^ 
Cnlvirt A Irvos 
Karl Hampton Co 
Wm Bbba Co 
( haa Abearn Co 

nROOKI.VN 
IWdfned 
lat half lis II) 
C • C Waliwy 



I Xaana ■!■ 
Hyama * Braaa 

Sandy MnPheraon 

Klvin nro9 
ToniiilatiDHH of '2T 

BtFFALO, N. T. 

StatO (It) 
B • I. Glllrlta 

nernard Weber Co 
Anita Pam Co 
Wmiama A (■■ ,rk 
C'cham • Cl'-m nta 
(0«« to nil) 



Oertrade Marl* 

{otM to tan 



(U> 
Andresaana 
Mara Bum * r 
Cooca^ * Caaar 
Moras & Warner 
Geo Bhalton Co 

HONnaAX, OAN. 
iMir'a (5) 

Jon Mendle 3 
Hudnut Sla A S 
Van A Vernon 
Buxslncton'a Co 
Carr l^a 

Zaatra * White Co 

NKWARKr N. J. 
State (It) 

Oo To Wonit Tr 
Stanley A Kerna 
Jonea A Lea 
Sam Mearn 
Mexican Boa* 

tfKW OBLBUNS 
State (It) 
Donala Sta 
Kramer A Fielda 
Fein * Tannyaon 
Kramar A Borla 
Howard Co 
(One to nil) 

NORrOIJC, VA, 
state (9) 
Howard Nichols 
Miller & Bradford 
Jaa Kennedy Co 
Marr Harnea 
WhUa W'r Oaleilcs 

PB'VinENOlC K.I. 

Mate (■'.!> 
Zellrr A Will. urn 
F A V Vardon 
Flaming Youth 
Lew Brica 
Parlalenaaa 

TOBOMTO. CAN. 

Yongo SI. (li) 
Auasi A Ceech 
Maaon A Morria 
LaPollatt* Co 
Rarrr HInea 
SaraaoB C» 



irotwBATir, 

Wlllard 

lat half (IJ-K) 
Rdtlh I'onroy Co 
Stateroom No. 19 
Lewia A Amaa 
4 Dlamonda 
(One to nil) 

!d half (1 



UL 



U) 



n(il.i.>n 

Joaie Heather Co 
Sttuz A HIneluint 
Bob Brandies Or 
(One to Oil) 



Ltt 




caioAflo, ii.i. 

lUallo (It) 
fiOw Keane 

Browne A L.l Veiu 
Winineld A Jean 
Rlalia Miu CO 



DKTBOIT 
rtadenlla 

lat halt (111!) 
Ijamont'a Birds 
Vender iHtrits 
Current of Fun 
l>en«li«« A Born* 



OtMCMUw Oa 



(tt) 



Ica Camlral 
Alaska > 
Anna Chang 
Frank Barnard 
Monk Wataaa 
Kajtataaa Car 



td halt (14-17) 
Lamont'a Blrda 

VanderberjfH 
Current of Fun 
Donahue A Iioyne 
Gene Collins Co 

JACKSON, Mil II. 

CSapllol (11) 
Moraa * I«bart 



Miliar (U) 

Archie OnrI 
Badcer A Maaalar 
Karmeno Rev 
Joa Datlor C« 
TkaliBA Da Oaia 



lat halt (10. II) 
Daan Broa 

!d half (lem 
WrlKhl li.iuiil,,, Ca 
lIud.^MO .sis 

Tower 

lal half (U-IJ) 
Wright Douglaa Ca 
HudaoB Bla 

M halt (It-ll) 



EXCLUSIVELY DESIGNED 
GARMENTS FOR GENTLEMEN 



BEN ROCKE 



1632 B'way. At 50th at- N. V. City 



Mdme Pompadour 
Blllr Lamont t 

Jrirrls 

Jd hair (311) 
3 Harmanlaca 
Lew Keane 
3 Notablea 

Larazolla 3 

Wlngtietd A Je.in 

I-ONDON. TAN. 
I.orw'a 

1st half (i:-14) 
Hagcr A Mllstead 
Tonle Qray Co 
La Plva Co 

id halt (15-17) 
nottomler A Irving 
RIoh A Cherie 
Stara of Taaterdar 



Hal Gillls 
(Ona to ail) 

VptMra 

1st half (10 ij) 

llal Gillis 

Wiaeonaln (10) 
Eddie Hill 
Ine7 A Dewind 
Dave Schooler 
janton Bla 

.HtSKUbN, WIS. 
Jafferaoa 

lat half (1114) 
Sylveater A Wirth 
Kennedy A Praneia 
Almond A Gray W« 

td halt (1«-I7> 
Morale Bla 
r ^_:au A Salhar 
WMW Marray I 




NEWARK. M. i. 

Piuitagaa (It) 
The Wortha 
Wllmot Bla 
Bar Hallaga 
Romalna A Caatla 
«}Ba to BID 

BCFTAU), K. T. 

rmaiagaa (It) 
Tba Rlokarda 
RvbiB A Malona 
Harrr Aawa Ca 
Jo* Cook 
(Om te BU) 

mAOABA VAIXS 
rutagva (lt-l<> 

O A M Wheeler 
Aatll A Fontaine 
Fred Bowera Co 
The Voliuitaara 
Boma'a 

td haK iitt'in 
» Ooltera 
Thoa P Dm 
Larry Rllar 
(Two to mi) 

KITtH'N'B, CAN. 

Pantagea (t-» 

(.Same aa Toronto 
10) 

The Perrya 
Chaa MoratI Co 
Elizabeth King R'v 
Lera A Spencer 
Gautachl A Phelpa 

HAMILTON, CAN. 

Pantevea (It) 
Olrton Girla 
Fox A Maybella 
Snapahota 
Hlckmaa 3r«« 
Jack Do BrhtlA 

DETROIT. MICn. 
Puntagra (13) 

The Texnns 



Paaaeri'a Rev 

(Two to (till 

VANC^VV'B. B. C. 
raatagca (1«) 

Ambler Broa 
Guy A Rar 

Alfred I.alell 
Kigoletto Broa Ca 
Toung Abraham 

TACOMA, WASH. 
Pantagaa (It) 

K A E Oress 
Baker A Grav 
Empire Comedy 4 
(Two to till) 

rOKTI...\Nn. OBE. 

Pantagea (l«) 
The Yongcrs 
Coulter A Rose 
Rnblnl Sia 
Welch A Norton 
Janowakr Tr 

BAN rmAncinca 

Paatagaa (it) 
Underwood Daaeort 
Mme Alblnl 
Jerry Oonld 
Honemeea t4d 
Uoiir SAT 
t DaoBtoa BtAirt 

1X>8 ANOUW 
PanUgaa (IS) 

Bd Lavlne 
Gaby Duvallo 
Bl cncve 
Modeaa Rev 
(Two t* flU) 

sAir nacm, CAi. 
*—*tm <M) 

NariBM Talnw 
Halar A Joree 8W 
Allen Rano 
Sunbeam Daaaor* 
Burt A Lrhmas 
4 Blerioa 



CHARLOTTE ARRENS 

NOW 

Playing Paramount 

NEW YORK CITY In 

"JOY BELLS" 
Direotioa MJOX. J. LEDDY 
2U W*it 47th St. Suit* 101 



Jane Dillon 
Daibanow S 
Ruckor % Bard 
(Ona to flll) 

TOUOO, O. 
Paatagea (It) 

Dubois Co 
3 Cyclones 
Omar Kerbert'a R'v 
Ben Bmlth 
Pultoa A Parkar 

IMDIANArOUB 
Paatag ea (M) 

Merle*a Coeatooa 
Fargn A Richards 

VIda N I Co 

Balrd .' '.-Witt 
Jack li.nn.llv 

MINNM\POIJS 
Pantagea (!'*) 
Klucry Manley Co 
I<ee A Cranfiin Co 
Longtin -K umey 
Al Alibolt 
Nlch'ls'n A KMterl 

SPOKANE. WA!IR. 

Paatagea (ii) 
NicholflS Co 
Sophie Tucker 
(Threa to mi) 

SKATTI.B, WASH. 

Paatagaa (it) 
Pld Gordon 
Jack Strona* 



VO BKACR, CAI, 
PaalBcrs (U) 

Paul Gordon 
Ruaaall A Marconi 
Fraak Stafford 

Mma Aldrlch 
Clifton A DeReg 
CalK Nlta Hawks 

KALiT I.AKK cm 

ra a t a«»a (It) 
Alexander Bros AB 
MurV.el Daa 
D'mnnd A Wallm'n 
Poachea Browning 
Jack Lavlar 
Turn Brown Bd 

OODBN, CTAS 
Paatasca (tt) 

Svlvia Loyal 
K. ssler ft Morgan 
Kstclle Uo.se 
.Mm do A Wynn 
Cap.era of 1927 

oiinw«, yrn. 



Panlatrea (It) 

Hark A Mack 
Jarrow 

Barrett A Clayton 
Britt Wood 
Dance Studio 

KANS.tS ntT 
raafaMiaa <tti 
Doa Valorlo c > 
Bar Brroa Co 



VARIETY 



41 



; JM RobtrH 
(One 'o 

MEMPHIX. TENN. 

raBWce* W 
gaiMU'* 

rtTTT * 

'ir*' Her* 



Da net 81a 
ATLANTA, OA. 
FantacM (It) 

Fianklin Bro» 
Doric Rochtt 
Rny'^ond Bond 
H<iy La Pearl Co 
Carnival of Venice 



~m H'OBTia>P. ORP, 



AssodatioD 



CBirAOO, Ills 

Amerlrma 

M half <1-1«) 
i choio Dandlfs 
Arthur Corey Co 
(ThrM to fill) 
Belmont 

Id half n-i«) 

lUlnes i Avey 

Bteppms AV.'"5 
l^w Kendall Co 
(Two to mi) 



Id half <»-»0) 
Alexander * Vntf 
i Gnfory Co 



MII.WAVKKB 
KajM«lc («> 

Wrldon Betta 
R Wylie Co 
On Tour 
I'lcliard a Co 
Perria & Ellla 
(One to SID 

MINMBAPOUa 
1th m. <4) 
Whittsid* ft Layne 
Lydia HarrI* 
DaltoB * cm* 
■in r«B( Una Tr 
B*« Can 
(OM to «l> 



THIS WEEK 

JB8SIB MMUaAU 
Mate. N«w York 
JABNBWOBTH ANO HANDS 

MCCONNKM. AM) MOOKE 
F0II7* Brooklyn 
Direction 

CHAS. J. FITZPATBICK 

m Wi* 4th »g— •» K«y tmh 



I^tw'a Californians 
jriB Green 
(One to nil) 

Majestic (4) 
Cruse Bros 
Ada Urown Co 
KruKCl & RobleB 
Uanjo l.Rnd 

tTwo to nu) 
Tower 
•d half (T-IO) 
Balnea & Aver 
roraythe ft Kelly 
Clem BclMnga Co 
(Two to fill) 

CHAMPA ION 
Orphenm (4) 

Pat llennlns Co 
Musical Co 
(Three to AM) 

DAVEM'ORT, lA. 
CnpUol 
M half (7-10) 
Gertrude Barnes 
Holman Broa 
Holllnsaworth & C 
Steppe * Pterce 
•upper Club 

MADISON. WIS. 
Orphram 

Id halt (T-10) 
Sheldon Heft ft L 
Johnny Hyman 

Gobs & Harrows 



ROOKFORD, ILl.. 
Palure 
2(1 half (7-10) 
Harry Lavan Co 
Qoode ft Leiffhton 
Wilson & nodfrfy 
(Two to fill) 
ST. LOl IS, MO. 
Grand O. H. («> 
J Jenny 4 
Davis & Kelioa 
Aerial Alleni 
Tjovers' Lane 
(Oqi. to Oil) 

ST. TAVU MINN. 
Palace 

!d l>ttlf (7-10) 
Jolinaon ft Baker 
ailaon A Scott 
Ned Kor worth Co 
Clay Crouch Co 
(One to fill) 

SO. BEND, IND. 

2d half (7-10) 
Frlacoe Bd 
Al Tyler 
(Three to All) 

SPRINnF'LD. 11,1. 

Majeetle 
td half (T-10> 
Sinirlnir Cadeta 

Kafka Htantey ft M 
I 1 III iu fill) 



Holman Co 

Ilardcen 
Flo I-e Vera 
(Three 1« fill) 

KANSAS CITY 
Orpheam (6) 

U ft A Seymour 
t^anlrey & Seymour 
H Santrey ^d 
WhilInK ft Burt 
Kr;iiiU li'Annt-ur 
Jue Kong 
Kbtflie l''ratua 

LOS ANOELR3 
UUlekroet <B> 

Sid Marlon Co 
Jean Barrloa 
Jean Adatr Co 
MercPd*** 

Sid Mour Co 

Or|>lirum (3) 

Painty Mario 

Crirtmell & Han Is 
Frank Suulnl 
Jerry Janlgan 
Rhyinee ft Reason 
(One to fill) 

MILWAVKBIS 
Falaco (S) 

Small ft Mays 

Frt'dii & ralaca 
Am NIte in London 
ClirTord & Marion 
Joe Fejer Orch 

MINNBAPOTJS 
Jlrniirpln (S) 

D;iniflH & KanifS 
Ailct n AL- Marjorie 
Liulton ft Cralj 
Son I)(»dffer 
(Two to All) 

OAKLAND. CAL. 
Orpheam <5) 

Cansinoa 

1'ong Tack Sam Co 
<*olu ft. Snyder 
Gilaon ft Scott 
Edith Melaer 



Interstate 



Orphenm (S) 
Wayburn's Bude 
I^UMler Broa 
MonoloKlat 
Yvette RurM 
Hap Mazard 
Hay & llarriFon 

SAN FR.%NriKrO 
Uoldeft Cato (5) 

Davis ft Darnell 
Ml< hfl 

Marj,-' ■R.-th Co 
Harry Kurns 

Montagu Lane 

Orphenm (5) 
Claud Coleman 
IIuBh Herbert Co 
Beatrice Ullie 
(Three to fill) 

SEATTLB, WASH. 
Orphenm <S) 

B*>rtram ft Saxton 
Moddork'B Co 
Kdilie I'onrad 
Itflmont lioya ft J 
Ceorge McCU-nnon 
Harry Kahno 

8T. reus 

4>rpheum (5) 

Sfnator Murphy 
WilliP W. St A McO 
Ward & Van 
Iia Kri mcr 
Rerk A Kc-ctor 

St. Lonia (S) 
Harry Carroll 
Collefciana 
In the Gym 
Ken MdV^y 
Ann Oreenwar 

VANcorvR. n. c. 

Orplieum (5) 
Emmy 8 Co 
Sherwooda 
Barkelanff!) 
Weaton ft Yvons 
Hooper ft Oalchett 
BAM Beck 



Keith-Western 



CLEVELAND, O. 
Kead'a Hipp 

2d halt (T-IO) 
flehan & Garretaon 
Broalou. & Barton 
Ruaalan Art Co 

(Two to nil) 

IT. WAYNE, IND. 
Pnlace 

;d hnlf (710) 
Cliiltun & Thomas 
(Othera to nil) 

HAMWOVD, IM>. 
Parthenon 

!d half (7-10) 
Rhea & Santora Co 
Prince WonK 
(Three to nil) 

Ml'NCIB, IND. 
WyM>r Grand 

3d halt (7-10) 
Tllyou A Ro(.r« 
(Thre. to ail) 



I>'D. 



KICIIMONO 

Id halt (7-10) 
Ohio Stat. U Co 
(Othem to nil) 

8ANDVAKY, O. 
Srhad. 

2d half (7-10) 
^:>1^er & McDougal 

TKRRE lIAtTE 
Indiana 

2d half (7-10) 
Horrora of Home 
D JainlPRon 
O & L. Garden 
(Three to nil) 

WINDSOR, ON*. 
ra»itsl 

id half (7-10) 
Carney A Plerc. 
Town TojrtcB 
Rody Jordan 
H.ras & Wallac. 



ATUNTA, OA. 

KrIth-AIbM (11) 
Monro. & Orant 
lladelln. Patrice 
Eddie Schubert Co 
Buddy Doyl. 
Chlneae Byn 

AUSTIN, TEX. 
BaanA O.H. (ii) 
Shadowtraph 
Hall k Allmaa 
Ballet Caprice 
.^.hn Irvine Plaber 
Pat Daley Co 

B-RM-GHAM, ALA. 

MaJeMIe (11) 
Herman TImherff 
DAU.A8, TRX. 
Majeellc (II) 
Pe Itios CIr 
'"nlvin & O'Connor 
Jimmy Allard 
Hurke & Durkln 
Kd .lanU' Rev 

IT. WORTH, T X. 

MajFutic (II) 
Htlen Carlson 
Hayden & Taylor 
Ann'B Anceatora 
Ktuart * Laili 
(On. to nil) 

HOITHTOM, TEX. 
Mujeatle (ll) 

''■ 1.- Tlnrncs Co 
l>iive Ki-rKuaon 
Brooke * Koea 
fccKee O'C nn'r Rv 
I.TI.K RK. ARK. 
Majestic 
l»l halt (11-lS) 
llie Lelande 
Hublnl t Roaa 



Florence Hcdgea 
Prank Parron 
Elliott ft I.aTour 
2d half (H-17) 
Carlton & Chnpelle 
(Jlive Olsen 
Reed & Duthrra 
Alexandria Co 
Brown Darby Or 

N. ORUANH. LA. 

Orplieum (II) 

Freer Baggctt & F 
Vernon 

HoweU'a Cdlleglane 
Worth tc Wllllns 
Horliek Family 

MIA. oinr. OK. 

Orphaom (11) 
Frinca Toklo 
Carleton A Ballew 
Kline A Wheeler 

WcHVer ItroH 
(Jrvllle Slainm Co 

SAN ANTONIO 

Orphrnaa (11) 
Qua Edwarda' Rev 

TULSA, OKLA. 

On>lienm (11) 
nrtl'a Sfala 
Ihe ("ronnailcr. 
Hums A; Allen 
Kddle Hosa 
Jimmy BurchiU 

WlrmXA, KANS. 
- Majeatic 

].<t h»ir 1 1 1 -1 : 1 
l-'riink Reikless Co 
Carrol A Orady 
Santro A Kraft 
(Two to nil) 

:J half (H-17) 
n,^nd,>r & Knapp 
WriKht A Deltrlch 
The Fakir 
La Penty'a F'fa's 
(Ono to nil) 



Orphenm 



MIHAOO. ILL. 
■'nUifA (.1) 

V-r.rKan ft .'^nrah 
* ^.'atnerons 

'■'■j'lia (In natlna 
fnrK*nt &■ I.fwjs 

*.*->nft to till) 

Blrerla (6) 

JViifnd I>uBolB 
Kddlnser Co 
'■;«rk ft Uvrtman 
ifhr^e to fl)l> 



IMate-l«ke (ft) 
Robinson ft Pinit 
Kaye ft Seyre 
L PItsfferald 
Wcdia ft 4 Foya 
V aw w eaai. 



Petite Rev 
(Three to liU) 

ToMer 
Id half ii 11) 
Clfmon.H A H.nai;; 
TorfytaR ft Kelly 
Frisco Bd 
Reinea ft Arey 



NEW LOBK CITY 

Broadway (fi) 
Ropc ft Thorne 
Jarvis ft Harrison 
f'.aullcr & Pony H'y 
3 l>nnre Maniacs 
Spollii-'fil Kev 
June & Jo 
Ft'Invin 
rrwo to fill) 

C*ollH<*um 
2d half (8-11) 
Irvinte ft Chancy 
W & E Ford 
McKay ft Ardlne 
Hurst ft VolKt 
Lester Lamoi't Co 

Slat St. (») 

Cleorfie W Moore 

a Ainauts 

Rod. ro t^i Miiley 

("tins ■\Vittifrfl 
Siin l:iir .V Konl 
l!;in' ^^li'k.Ts 

8Ath St. 
2d half (h-U) 
Roas Wyae Co 
Marlon Hunshinn 
Morrle A CampiKll 
(Two to All) 

Mh Ave. 

2d half fR-in 
M.trdo ft Wynn 
n Whirlwinds 
|)pnno HroH & S 

Marks 
udiva ft Seals 

nsth St. 

M l);iif '■'-11) 
M.Mk A- Tivoli 
Muss A T'ryG 
Juf k Hanlf y 
R'yn'lda ft l.orrain** 
Conway & Thoiii;i» 

Furdltam 

;d hair <s-ii) 
Frank Van Hovcn 
Diehl Sta & McU 
Moore ft Poweil 
Kamn'a Monhf-vH 
Whirl of Splendor 
M'ne to flII) 

Friinklln 

2.1 h Jf (S-ll) 
Oiaro Kdl'T Co 
F Covelle 
Co.-^lor S.- Wells 
■ T H SUll ti' y 



Joe Phtliri 
H' nly ft »'rosa 

< It.ins North 
t<.>ne to fill) 

CONF.Y ISLAND 
Tilyuo 

ti\ half |8-U) 
MiIttT & Roit 
Krai-kaun 
I 'an C\»leman Co 
Collins ft Peteraon 
I One to All) 



PAR 



HOCKAWAY 
Htrand 

2d half iS-U) 
Mivi* Juliet 
Parktr Ilabb 
Clark ft Morrctl 
Oardner'a Champa 
Seed ft Auatin 

BROOKIYN 
Albee (ft) 
Wiliie Mausn 
Rubin Beckwith 
f>lMinnell » Blair 
\Vnila Gould 
Johnny Dooley 
Caprice Chameleon 

(Three to All) 

» 12) 

Sh,.vv A Carroll Itv 
J Uliirlwinda 
I-anp: A: Haley 
I'lark A Morrcll 
Hi'rt fl.inlon 
(Uih4rs to nil) 

BoHliwifk 

2d half (8-11) 
Cook A Harvey 
\Vm Smythe 
Hillv Champ Co 
R.n.ird A- Wtst 
Si'ii It of Winter 

l-1atbuxh 

2d hii-.t (8-11) 



P;.' 



.-la 



Koser Wiliiania 
illoria I (pvon 
Kilctie Lambert 
*t>ne to fill) 

(■reea point 

2d half (8-11) 
Pu-'^sinK Parade 



Hippodrome (5) 

Tii'h Andoraon 
Ctallci ini Sis 
Harry L'Hl r Ma.-M! 
T)oruthy Rae Co 
Barto ft Mann 
Pallette Dancera 
(12) 

Yaten ft Hawley 
T.-rino 

\v vS. J Mandell 
Odwa Seala 
<T«ro to flU) 

Jefferoon 

2d half (S-ll) 
Chaa Morriiion 
Marie Sloddart 
1 lanli '»! F.dii- h 
L:niK A Haley 
Riitli ft Delcvan 

MMh it. - 
?d half «*n> 

Mel Kloe 
l ole ft Ward 
Nea'-olitan 2 
A I W' ber 
(On- to fill) 



Ori>heum 

2<t Imlf (8-in 
Hrou n A LeHart 
\' in ( t nt O' Donnell 
Sn ndy 1 'ou^laa 
Th(> MonoloKiHt 
Revt'la of 1927 

Proapect 
id half (8-U) 
See backs 

Kempener ft B'y'rd 
(Three to Oil) 

AKRON, O. 
Palace 

2d half (8-11) 
Fjnh s Minstrels 
L«l half (12-13) 
I'arr Hros A Hetty 
Sherry A Adama 
Virdl ft Plnell 



Mack ft Htanton 

(One to flll) 

BALTIMOKE, MU. 
Ulppodroroe (3> 

Frank Slnilair 
Francis & Wully 
Co A (lent ion 
ConiK r A Clifton 
Helen Lewis 

MaryUnd (12) 
Pare A Wahl 
Karyl Nurman 
Lanoff sie 
Boyd A Watli'n 
The Sterlin«ra 
Waley & Z. Ita 
Jack B( nny 
Eddie V'oy Co 
(One to All) 

B'VR F*LIaS. PA. 
R««ent 

2d half (8-11) 
Judson Cole 
(Othera to All 

B'RM'GHAM, AtJi. 
Majeflllf* (5) 

Orph Jun Con» 7 
BOSTON, MASS. 
(fonlun'a Olympia 
(Seollay Sq.) (S) 

Chaa Tobias 

Lehr ft Hell 

Murray ft Maddock 

Merrill Broa ft R 

Cole ft rirant 

Kmlly Earl 

Cllf ft Kndcllff 

Gordoti's Olympla 

(Waah. St.) (->) 
Lane A Harper 
liarry M^iriini 
Will J Ward 
Kllinne A Vei nt.ti 
Wilton ."^ia 

Keith'H ii) 
HuPTKert & Sli< l.lon 
Hitrd A 
Ell/. Hrl 
l.lu>(l Ar Hri' e 
r;i y Kiiiiiily 
All'-n A CiUifleld 
»«nlsi** Healh 
H iti'ddinKtons 
(One to All) 
(12) 

Jack Joyce 
Hilly Hallen 
Gr»en A LaFill 
Frank Kvrns 
Billy Shone Co 
Paul Dlck.T 
The AnRenu.-i 
Vcnita Oould Co 

>ie>w Bofltoa (5) 
Dave ft Yatea 
O'Brien Sis 
Sidney flrant 
Manny KinK 
(One to nil) 

BRADFORD. PA. 
Bradford 
Id half (8-11) 
Uoyd Nevada 



AVn 



ltd 



noir«T Ifnhnff 
CTij.* TVIlAbn ^ 
Radio Kittii ua 
(One to fill) 

Pltch'a Mlnstrcla 

PalMo (ft) 
Ferry Corwt/ 
llvan Sla 

Kddie Ntdson 
Johnny Margin 
Kola s'vivin 
Jiti-U iL-nahui- 
'12) 

4 f..:r-. r^.ii- 
V..X A W.ilt. t « 
S;irK-<n* A I.^w.B 

].• < I ; 1 1 ; . s 
a'ne lo fill) 

COLrMDVS, O. 
Kellh'e 

td half (8-11) 
The Mclntyres 
3 Benn' tt itroa 
HavlB ft McCoy 
<'uunt B<rnivlcl 
Lea (itdlla Rev 

Ut half (K M) 

1 »:inn y I >uj;:i n Co 
Cht'\ :ili»'r Hro^ 
C.ihill A: W.lls 
('l'\so to till) 

Sd l^alf Uj U) 
NauKhton A Uold 
A ft J Cor«lll 
Ahna Nelaon 
Sntvan A Jiavla 
Wilbur Mack Co 
(One to All) 

DAYTON, O. 
KHth'a 

2d h:i!f tK -11) 
Ki-iiios Co 
It. .Ion A INnn. y 
MiirsttiM ft M.^nh-y 
Mi'iiuir O S of r.i 
I >H\ «■ \ in" 
li \ n C.iini.tn 

DKTKOIT. MICH. 
Temple (.•>) 



Watkin'a Or 
Trrn-BTirrta-ml 

HORNKI.L, K. Y. 
t^mtlaek 

Id half (1-11) 
Panre Carnival 
Rusvo 

Mity A Kildurt 

cr » o to nil) 

llNT't.T'N. W.VA. 
OrpliiMini 

2d h:\\t 11) 



BUi 



\V Is 



I > 



ll.ivtl A Kins 
JKRSKY CITY 
Stale 

2d h;.ir (R in 
Hilly J. rs..;.l 
Joj in r \ ^ ..^*t^•r 
Thos J K>:.ii Co 
Idn Mao Ch;»dwi.k 
■ One (o fllli 

.lUllNMTOWN. PA. 
Majestic 

:d iia r i)i-ii). 



M.irin K 



ali- 



.\li»iKfF ^ I'lraies 
V ft V Hinna 
Manlpy ft Baldwin 
Koktn ft Uallettl 

KINOSTON. N. Y. 
Klaiatoh 

Sd half (8 11) 
I.amya 

Alhri»rht * Hart 

Frank Si:, i .'.r.l 
.T"-.) I., rill) 

I.ANCASTKR. PA. 



on 



OPPICIAL PKNTI8T TO THB N. ▼. A. 

DR. JUUAN SIEGEL 

ISM BnmAwmw, Now Torh 
Bol. «fth ma4 47th Bta. 
ThU W««k: MABEt rORD. DRENA BEACH 



I'Alnre 

The Thrillers 
llent. 11 A Cou'd 
;i .Saiiora 

Murray ft Oakland 
Masconl Broa 
Krcacott 
Odette Myrll 
Frls<'0 

liert f^beppard 
tl^i) 

Rthfl l'.ivta 
Fr.mUson 
BloHxom Seelev 
mothers to All) 

Reire»t 

3d half 18-11) 
Murray ft Irwin 
Block & Sully 
Barr 2 

i nirfrB A Donnelly 

(One to All) 
RiterNlde (5) 

% I'.ppfr Sh.'tkfrs 
XJi.lard ft Mailin 
Mfiy Oher 
Sliaw ft Carroll R'v 
Crtiinvvcll Knox 
L'nor<* Vrlc 
I YatiP A laawlor 
Kriink K\- r.'' At K 

(12) 
OaU.i Utni 



Runaway 4 
Hamilton 
3d half (8-11) 
Homer Romalne 
Sherman ft Hyan 
Battery to Bronx^ 
Jack Riiaaelt 
<Oqc to HUl. 



■ri..s<; A Thorn 
udette Myrtll 
\\ iIIm; M;iU8h Co 
Ptiu! Klrklan'l 
Murn y A fhikland 
(Two to fill) 

Royal 

!d half («-n> 
ffitn l*«ndrH-k , . ; 



Nutty ft Teller 
(One to All) 

<2d half (IB-lS) 
Andf-raon Broa 
S Kirkelns 
Chamy A Fox 
FiHnk McCllynn 

ALBANY, N. T. 
Proetor'a 

2d half (8-11) 
Jiiiiniy I,y<>na 
('iriie A CycLmes 
(Three to All) 

ALLKNTOWN. PA. 
CoIobIiU 

Sd half (8-11) 
Edmunds ft F'chon 
Wil.ton ft Kcppel 
Jimmy 

Armand Devoe 
Oliver ft Wallace 

ALTOONA, PA. 
Mlerhler 

•2A half f« U) 

Cm Ll-yd 6 
JRI L*-.- 
(Thr.e to fill) 

ASlll KY P'K. \.J. 
Main S(. 

:d li.ilf (fi ll) 
T K ii Wrtid 
Tramp Tramp 
.Mimi Rolllna 
Follies A LeRoy 
atne to All) 

ASHEyilXS. N.r. 
Pbwa 

2d half f8-ll) 
Joe YounR Co 
Wi lls A Maxlne 
It.trton ft havin 
.Mastera ft Orayce 
(One to AM) 

ASHTABl'I.A. O. 
I'nUtce 

2.1 half (8-11) 
I; ppAllM-rt 
.\ 1 1 > I tiurv A (Jilium 
Nf..M.M A Klinor 
Uriv A- St'ine 
((•J,- 1. 1 fiil) 

ATLANTA. OA. 

FMnythe 

2d half (t il) 
(:■ ne Austin 
HoH Wfir 

l-"arn<il ft Florence 
j lOsnionde ft Orant 

I ArLANTir CITY 
; Fjirle 

•-.I Ju-if ' ■ 11 ) 
- Wr-»V X^Ua. 

I nob llaU 
Pa:jktnan'fl Mina 
Tn o 10 All 1 

Yoflnir*« Pier 15) 

lM\e llMiria 
Ifad.ii All 
l.(.u:«e London 

Wil IV |l»i« 



Rudtril ft Doaeyan 
Chaa Prink 
Mareua Bit 
(One to nn) 

BRIDCEPORT. CT. 
I'olPs 
2rt hnlf (8-11) 
Jimmy Lucas 
Act Beautiful 
Mclnotte ft Anlh'ny 
Senorita I>eLlrlo 

Bi rFALO, N. T. 
Hippodrome 

2d half (t'tiy 
Stan Stanley 
Albrich Trip to Ha 
Johnny Hlrkea Co 
PancB Vniruefl 
Cn lghton & Lynn 

CAMDEN, N. J. 
Tower's 

Jd hnlf ffi-n) 
WalKon A Cohan 
Sydfdl A Spotty 
.Moil'y A AnKcr 
l-'t-nner & < 'iiai lu n.l 
tune to fill) 

CA!TrON„ Oa 
Lyceum 

2d half (l-Il) 
3 Kirkiloa 
.^herry ft Adama 
Nutty ft TllUe 
Haxel Oofr 
(One to All) 

riNriNNATI. o. 

Keith's (I'i) 
Pi'trtrie McKpt eh nif" 
T'Trv coruf y 
Rvan His 
Eddi.' Nfloon 
Hahe Bican Co 
Zelia Sia 
WiilfT Brower 
(( >iif to nil ) 

Palace (.%) 
Milt Oill A Sm 
<Ji iice Poro 
.Ta. k Jania 
Sally's All' y 
Wilbur Mack Co 
Alma NetlKon <'o 

cfwo to nil) 

(12) 

Morwath ft Hardy 
LaVan ft Bollefi 
Mnaon A Pixon P 
Tob'-y M I laon 
1 M V e A ino 
Charlton A Shie-d.' 
tTwo to Al)) 
CL'RKKB'O. W.VA. 
Koblnaoa Grand 
M hiilf (fi ll) 
T'-d H haw Sl a 
Jink ^ ft AnA 



SlnilTlo Al.inc i 
C.aii.tf A Ma 
I'- Kny MacUi-tchnle 
IV ft Gordon Co 
(t'no to All) 

(12) 

Mai'k'U* l ite Citl 
Perricka n ft Br » n 
p.ioley ft Salea 
T..to 

VTwo to fiU) 

Vptowa 

2d half ^t'U) 
Alberta Lee Co 

HearHt Bros 
TAR Romalne 
J Rube Clifford 

KM/ AIIKTII. N. J. 
City 

2d h.ilf (X-11) 
Hi< key Hi os 
4 I'luHhes 
fjcrbi r'» tJlgffles 
RioHlilo 
Jirokt-n Toys 

KleMlRi\, N. T. 
Majestic <S-U) 
T/Attle Mayer 
S>-Mn«y ft Stone 
Claude DeCar 
Lomti X A J oh n«tt>n 
(One to fill) 

ERIK. PA. 
■rio <•> 

Anderson Broa 

Paly A Nace 
ix iifll A Mne 
Batie KK»n 
(One to fill) 
( K' ) 
Radio Fanrl*-* 
GreRK * 
CreiKhton A Lynn 
Kayre ft Sayre 
(Two to All) 

FAIBM'NT. W. VA. 
ntlrmoat 

2d half (8-11) 
Stanb-y A Atree 
fjco Heather 
Frt d flanticy Co 
A A L Barlow 
<;arden of Melody 

(i'BM'NT'WN. PA. 
Orplieum 

2d lir. f (H H) 
Itway Ulnrl 
1.41 Salle I liiHf^'.n \ ,M 
Polly A Oz 
BuKsy A Ca^o 
t.One to nilj 

OL'NS r-LS, N. Y. 
nialto 

2d half (fl H) 
Tlllls A LnRue 
Cr«iKhton ft Byron 
Font#T A Hemon 
Haiady A M'phy B 
(On<- to fill) ■ 

O'D R'P'DS. MICH. 
KamiMiii I'nrk 

liit ha'f 1 12 14) 
.st> I'pinir A lontf 
Alherti.H Lt"> Co 
Ja'k ciiff(,rd 
Hr'nrftt Bros 
(Two to fill) 

2'1 half lU-Pii 
T A U Koiiiiilno 

B'-nn-T Bros 
N'nn ll.'t l^ei In 
L*-a CIlIiH Co 
(Two to fill) 



NEW HAVKN. 
TmJmrv 

2d half (k ID 
ll.nnett 2 
Kh.'S l-'razeri' 
Ar.tblan .Ni^iua 
(Two to Ail) 

NKW L'ND'N, *T. 
Kelth*o 

Sd half (8-11) 
Winton BroB 
Biily i;uil 
N'-» in^ K t!.,id..n 
Ml. k. y F. . U-y 
■t'ov :illi 

M \<. \H \ F\LI>t 
It4>llr\i*>w 

11 ) 



PORTLAND. MB. 



1-d hair (K-:i> 

W urman A Evans 
l i.ynian Mr-ir<1i'« 
l-.ill Mall 
1 >!' Kon Bros 
Coll'na X- TV'Twon 
H \ iiiK ti Ma tin Co 
l-'f t'a f . i:-'l4) 
M>.. h - Fnt 



M.. i 
1 



r- ■ 



H;, 



H.aly A tJiirii-^U 
Woodland Itev 

Pt-nwrvst A Pelatld 
Morell ft Elynor 



NO. 



PA. 



?d half v«-ll) 
.**llm Tlmhlln 
Tcntt-r ThntiRhta 
(Three to All) 

LOIISVILLK. KV. 
National 

2d half tS-M) 
Mowi.lt A TLirdy 
Murray tiirla 
Wm Faversham Cu 
Reed ft iJiVere 
Cray Family 

LOWKI.L. MASS. 
Kelth'H 

:d half («-1l) 
M & A Clark 
liobby Clark 
Nell McKlnlcy 
Venetian Masq 
Yeoman ft BUz 
Page ft Class 

iHt half il2-14) 
NaiiRhton & <'.<dd 
A A J C..nlli 
Alma NelJ«on | 
Stiilivan A PavlB 
Wilbur Mack Co 
(One to All) 

2d half (lB-18) 
Juliette Daka 
Danny Duffan Co 
Chevalier Brda 
(.:ahlll ft Wells 
(Two to fill) 

M'NCH'BT^ N.H. 
Palare 

?d half <R-11> 
Frank Hughea 
Bl'kncll 

R J Stephens Co 
Palmer ft Huaton 
(Ono to ail) 

MEADVILLK, PA. 
Park 

2d half (8-11) 
HHfter ft Paul 
Goaler ft Luaby 
Bryaon A Kerr 
(Two to fill) 

McKKKHP'RT. PA. 
Hippodrome 

2d half (B-11) 
Cardiff ft Walee 
Koran Rivea 



ADAMS, 

Empire | 

2d half i.S-11) I 

M. .'all Ar K- Il.-r I 

0 man A Van«' j 
Tvmlerhuo ft Uttd i 
l.Ane ft I..ee t 
(One to All) 

OTTAWA, t AN. ! 

Empire I 

2d half (S-U) I 
Sandtt A Ptione 

Bohn ft Dobn I 

Suite 16 I 

I'rin.c A.i 

l*'K K'-lt ti. W.VA. 

'*rit04>t 
.M liair (8-11) 
Bast A Puinke 
Haven Mviiuarrlo 
t Three to All) 

l».\SSAtC, N. J, 
New Monlaak 

2d half (8-11) 

1 >on Hvimbi-rt 
Mos^* A Frye 
St fina A Pean 



.M.ll.v!' , 

it^n.f A I. inks 
I'alnifr A lliiij'-Ton 
I lirjidKdm A ilr. i n 

.■d half (ir. l^i) 
M. . kwrll 
^iiiRon A Shaw 
Itoftcr ft Wynn 
Sitaicer Mdca 
(Two to All) 

I'OKTSMOI Tll 
l4>roy 

:.i half .!> m 

N.» ! l,f«'Pr 

I »'Con riuf A- \ ' ki I. hn 

Hr'7.' I Klaruft 



P kKEPSIK. N 
A t on 

2d half (811) 
WHll-^ve A May 
Murphy .V A'Imatt 
I n 



V. 



; l\ 



II : 1 ) 



PR'*I»N<K. R. I, 



.Kf I.. 



1 1 K [ r 



alf (li-in 
A S 



■ ■nlM 



I •' II 
Siral 
(One 



i l«. II 
nn K StrlnKi 
All) 



GREEN .^H-( 
Sfraud 

2'! half (S 11 I 
Fi TM ^lon A Yal 

■l!.' k L* 



PA, 



MONTREAL, CAN. 
Mobile 

2d half (R-11) 
RoK' rs A Wj nn 
Il.lly Hiilh-n 
Cotly A Wilson 

SitKer Mtd«ley 
IMick'a Ent 
Bii'I Cnrh II 

MT. \ iOHN S. N Y. 
I'roetor'a 
Sd half (8-11 ) 
will Aubrey 
Arthur Aylesworth 
crbico to All) 
M HRIST*WN, N.J. 
Icon's Park 

2d bull (8-11) 
To'.'ll'H A T'.dd 
Hhoda ft l*l..ahell 
Win .Morrow Co 
Si xion A Punbar 
• Oil.- to nii) 

N>H\LK. TENS, 
l»rlnces« 

2d half (H-II) 
A A J Cordll 
ri' iir(.-Mo Jcoffrey 
Kn. y 

.SauKlilon A flohl 
Mii'^on A Pixon 1> 



< ( int- Ui fill ) 
PATEKSON, N. J. 
Recent 

2d half (8-11) 

Wni Sully 
Hav.H .Marnh A II 
Whit.' A Ticincy 
(Two to fill) 

P'TII AMII Y. N.,1. 
Majewlic 

2d ha;f (H-ll) 
Wilbur A, Cirlio 
lOihvrs lo fill) 

PlilLADKI..PHIA 
BroadwAy 

Zd half (1-11) 
Joe Dafcey 
Capuian Bros 
Vt-ra Sablna 
Ha yea A Cody 
• One to flU) 

CroMi Keys 

2d half (8-11) 
Hue A Ilcnow 
Bob Mur|)by 
P'nc'rc from C'w'Id 
Bobby O'Nell 

Rarie (ft) 

WHton ft Weber 

Robfcrl ReJlIy Co 
Tt xas 4 
(JAP MaKley 
Hi rt Walton 
Puwera 2 
Mr A Mrs Coburn 
(Two to All) 
(12) 

Oua Kowler 
(Othera to All) 

OnuK O. H. 
2d half (S.ii) 

Ftf tro 

Al.-l.Khlin A Kvann 
W.dly SharplcH 
Kv.rftt A Amb'fc 
(One to All) 

2d half (1-11) 
Moilie Fuller 
tire* n A LnFrll 
(Tlirre to nil) 

PITTSIII K<.II. PA. 
Du\lM 

i (trtona 

Suilivjin A Iaw is 
WIlHon BroM 



lui.y (;;..st,n 
Kar> I Nortiian 

Hyde ft Barren 
Juliette 
Fay Family 
Small ft Mays 
(Two to All) 

RK.\DIN<:, PA. 
llajMb 

2d half (8 11) 
Mari'ua Rev 

RICHMOND, YA. 
1 yric 

.'d luiir ih ii) 
Pa- t' A :-rn]4>n 
U'JJiioT.e A Pay 
Hnms»»y a t^nnartea 
llaynor ft May 
J ;»n S'-iht-rn 

ROCirST'R, N, T. 
Temple 
2d half (1-11) 

KoehUr ft Edllh 
N a w a h 1 

Vox A Waltera 
< arl .M< ('ullouirh 
Wayburn's Proma 

SCIfN-C-TDY. K.T. 
Proctor'a 

2.1 half (fi-in 
M.ulciiu 8 Art Fl'a 
Str.'Ud A \\ hlte 
PrlniroHo .Semon " 
(Two to fill) 
8. NORW'LK. CT. 

Palace 
2d half (8-11) 
Ohlmr-vrr A Baker 
Jim Kllpatrick 
TAB Waters 
(Two to All) 
SFMNOrUBIA, O. 

Falaeo 
Id half (t-11) 
Val Harris 
Mary Cook Coward 
A ft O Falls 
Grn^ral I'laaao 
Wanda Hawley 
STEl BENV'LE, Q. 

< apltfil 
2d hair (S-)l) 
Foify Vk, Laiour 
( ( II hfr» to fill > 
SYKACI >E. V. Y. 

Capitol 
2d hnlf (H-11) 
Woodland Itev 
Hiralford *'uia 4 
1^ W W. lrh 
P. > |i k.-cn A Bi - n 



r..|)i' 



T(»LKI>0. O. 
Kflth'a 

2d h.i:f i>) M ) 
Ch rUton A Sh.v .is 



JOHN J. KEMP 

Tkeatrieai Inaurance 

551 Fifth Avanua, New York 
Murray Hill 7R3A-9 



J. 



v. 



!il; 



Abbott A JilFlnnd 
Kdwin C.e..rKe 
(l»tijti-r> Toyjih'.p 

X LKVKLANn, O. 
lOffth St. (A) 
Oroffir Oirla 
•l ack Joy CO 



HARRJMI'HG, PA. 
New 

2d ba:f (8 11) 

Ma" Kran'-ls 
Herbert A Faye 



I'm*.- lo A>1> 
II\RTF(mi». CT. 
4 apltoi 
M h*.U (hi:) 
C-tfton I'a linrr 
Billy MMUae Co 
Bobhy Adams 



NEWARK, N 
Proctor'a 

;.| haif (htl) 
Hrd Ixtriahiie Co 
llal Nfiman 
';uy Voyer Co 
Irene Ttlcardn 
Countess Sonia 

N. BB'NBW'K. N.J. 



2d half (t-ll) 
Don Humbert 
(Othera to All) 



SKWHrHUII, N T. 
Proctor'a 

td half («-n) 
FU'l'tu A I ink 

i'u)t.,iK ^ 

M A J lltown 
Side Kt<'kH 
lUne to nil) 



A A F St "a dm an 
W;. > bui Ii> r nit 
(( 'Ilf to fill) 
(12> 

Count B'^rnwoln 
C ft L Fondnu 
Cambe ft Nevlns 
Jori. f< A Jones 
' T^^ t<, fil, t 

HarrlH (ft) 

Sflinii Br.-.iz 
<'„IoniuI C 
Pnvis A Connie 
Jack Marcus 
Hiirry JoUon 
Ailtrrbury ft UtIlum 

Hheridaa S<|. 
2d half (8-11) 
Mldiret Follies 

Cuckoo 

Mason ft Keeler 
Carr Bros ft littly 
cronln A Hart 
Reeves ft Wells 

Yt 



Pl.l l' WH 'f J f f, 
Strand 

ha)t Id 11) 
P A ('. Carmen 
l.a.UiM- A (tai'l'n 
(Tbrit to Alp 

(GontlnuBd 



S'aiiiiiPt l X- l.'-onh rt 
i'rank M' 'ilynn 
CHhil A U>I|h 

H. t I,. 1 1 Holt ^ 

1 > irip to fill > 

iHt )mlf 112 14 1 
T A It Roniaint- 

2 Bennett Bros 
Nan llalperin 

I, *-H GlUlN Re* 
lOnr> to nil) 

2.1 half fli-U) 
^leppinK AIonK 
Albert is Lee Co 
Jack Clifford 
Hearst Bros 

TORONTO. ONT. 
IlipiHMlrome «■*>> 
GosMi|'S of 1 1*- 1 

(!.■) 
Colonial « 
Johnnie Berkea 
Nuicold Kev 
Sian Rtanlry t 
Na vahue 
-(Oue Lo 1. 1 : > 



TKK.STON. N. i. 
( apl( .>l 

?.l hair . h ; I t 
.Mi.ort A ri.iiif 
Itoys ft MAye I 

OB |M«« <9) 



V ARIBTT 



GOLD MEDAL COLUMN 



HI. UK - R I B BO N - I.I ST 



s 1 1 o I 



\> IIKRF TO 

- .\N n ~ oi >; ii 



ACCESSORIES 



MISS BELL 

THKATKIOAI. Ol'TnTTIB 
C O 8MITH A HMITII 
lfl*< nroadway Ljtckfcwanna 8M5 



BVEBYTUIN'O FOB BENT 
Jewel*— Earrlnci — Coitum^H — ShawU 

LOUIS XIV ANTIQUE CO., INC. 

• Eut 66th StrMt PUss tlH 



The LITTLEJOENS Bhinestouet 

Anything in Rh!netton«t 
*S4 W>at 46th St. Chlckerlns 17M 



BEAUTY CULTURE 



ANNE 6ERARDE 

FACIAL SrEClAI.IST 
Preparations for Stace and Personal Uh 
COM8in.TATION8 TBEATMBNTfl 

■ jsiai ntb 81. riMtm sm 



ANNA S. BUSEE 



Med keuSeial t»r kMdMhea %m* vnr- 



CLEANERS 



JOBCH 

.Imumc Md Dyv 

Work Don* OTsmlffht 
Oooda Called for and Dellverad 
W W. 47th SC. I.ackananaa M 



CQSTVMES 



AMI TtfATT HICKS 

^ ud Pklatcd CoatvmM 
for the Th««tre 

141 Bm* nth t. Btur. «W» 

EAVES COSTUKE CO. 
Coitumw of Every DMcriptien 
For Evary Oeeaaien 
»• W««^ Wmrtr-UMh BUeel 

▼iSITT FAIR COSTUIEES, INC 

THBATBICAI, C08TCXB8 
UIT Bn>MlwK7 FeaiL SMI 



laA L. Lipthntz Coitume Co. 

Incorporated 
CHA8. K. UPSHCTZ 
OBNB LANKBH 
^ m 7th Arenne Brr«ilt X«B4 

THE FOLK COSTUME BOOK 

it Pull -pare IlluatnkUeM «■ Color 
(4* II(urN) Full dlreeliau aukklnt, 

usin^ inexpensive materlala 
aoth — Price 16 00 Catalorae Tree 

A. t. Barnes a Co.. «7 Wret «ath 84. 



DRAPERIES 



L WEISS & SOHS 

CartaUM — Draperies — Wma Umn 

— for— 
A.VT BRqUIREMENT 
SO* W. 4Srd 8t. I.»ck IW-W 



6CHMBIOEB 8T(;OIOS, Inc. 
Draperlee— Seeaerr 
^ Drope. Cyea, Qrouiidclothe " 
VaadeTllla Bettlac* 
mw.47«k84. Bnnnt»« 



OTTO HEEBS 

DKAPBKIB8 FOB THEATRES 
Slace Cntalae and Cyrhmnaa 
11* BmI (Mh 84. tftmit 



NOVELTY SCENIC STDSIOS 

Draperiea, Srenery, Stace Settlan 
m Weet 41st St. Z.sck. »iU 



TIMES SQUARE 
DRAPERY a UPHOLSTKRINQ CO. 

Specialists In Night Cluk and 
Theatre Work 
1(0 W. 4Sth Ht. Brrant 0124 



VOLLAHS SCENIC STUDIOS, INC. 



For Stafss and Aadllorlwna 
New Tork Office 
IM* raraaaout Bids. 



tOOT 



miXABD H. FRANCE SONS, Inc. 



SELL OB BENT 
New' and Used Scenic Settlnsa 
For VaudeTille and Froduecloaa 



EVEBTTHINO IN DRAPES 

(or Motion Plcturea and Theatre* 

NatioBal Theatre 

15«8 



tmrtW >. T. Sqvm, file. 

JeMieMi Of Drapery KaterUI^ Carpets 

and Linoleum 
Maintain Own Workrooms 
8*0 Elchth Are. (50th 8t.> Circle 0070 



TBIHHIN6S 
Consolidated Trimming Co., Inc. 

Manufacturer* and Deslcnera 

Upholitery & Drapeiy Trimmings 

ti-U Weet Ud St. 



COSTUMES 

A gPECIAI, BALE 
Soenery, I'rops, etc., of six musical 
comedies. Sell any part or all 
C. CONl.KV 
. »lt West 4Mh St.. New Tork City 



Lonit Qnttenberg'i Sons 

tmt Oeitamea for Bala a* Bert 

Now at 

t Wee* Utk St. Walklw Stt 



JOSESTB 

tor Productions and Vaudeville 
^ See West »5>li Wt. t'olunihus 1004 



BEAFKBIES 

NlcM Olrti aHlWi»i Theatre* 
OrSttt at Calliatra and WalU 

BROADWAY DBCORATINO STUDIOS 
lOM B'way (MtH «t.) Trafatcar 709S 



FLORISTS 



PROPERTIES 



Tlieatrioal Fropertiei Stndio 

fmrntl TraMtWi MMkaaM Pn*< 

Danclna Mat* 
Prad*s<l*n recaMiid C*«eleli We AUe Reel 
sot Weet 44th SCieel P«na. 7S77 



The William Bradlej Stndiot 

SIS W. 4Srd 8t. iMcaeM tM8 SSSl 

Furniture, all makea and period* 
Propertle* of every description 

for *tav* and motion picture use 
Bverythlav or It* whereabouts 



Fonitare nadFuniaUafi 

ON SBRAI. BAOi' 

WILLIAM Bnura 



307 W. S7th St. 



JOHN FRAETOEIUS 

Fapler Mach* Deeeratlaa* 
Clay HedeUlns Scnlpturlnc 
For aU theatrieal paipeeae 
m Wen «Mk M. Chhk. Ut« 



UCHTS 



CAPITOL STAGE LIOHTINO CO. 

ELECTRICAL EFFECTS 
OF ALL DESCBIPTIONS 
«2S Tenth Ave. (4Sth St.), N. T. City 



FRAXK DSISBIHO 

STAcn uaaxni* 
Meehaateal ep ee laHl ee 




Display Stage 
Lighting Co. 

"A LI8HT roa 

CVIBV.. 



DUWICO 

"IVEBYTHINO KLECTBICAL 
FOB TH 
•M Wees 4M 



CHARLES I. NEWTON 

MoTlni clouds. wtt« rippUs. ocsaa wstss. fsll- 
loMi. rata, m IliUalac butiwfUaa. Mrdi 
8ter*optleoB% aelMtleeM. 8patll>hta 
t44 W**S t4A iiiMir«*w Talk 
Tel. Ckitoia ai7l AM Hear* 



KLIEGLBROS ^ 

tTAOa UONTIMa 

iisiamM. ctMt&WM JtewfAsceo 
Ml MUket SOis Straet ColumtaMs OUO 




STAGE RIGGING AND 
HARDWARE 



The Appropriate Gift 
A. WABBNDOBFF, INC. 
Hetel Astor Lack. OSSS 



FOOTWEAR 



REDUCED PRICIt 

CAPEZIO 

Ave. (54lh Ht.) Circle SS7S 



JMh^Wabtwear of All 
gJOM^.lBREET EVBI 



P. LO VERSE 

KIDWO HABIT8 SIMIKT WEAR 

TAILORED GOWNS 
Fanlteee Tailoring. Bxciuaive Lines 
.^.Sartest FIttlnc. Moderate Prices 
ft Wtti «aih 8t. Bryaat SSSl 



THEATRICAL SHOES -.^ 
IC^^^X. In etock and I | 

\ J^jt^^^ mnde to order 1 1 

■i«hth Aw. <81et at.) CeL HIS 



FABRICS 



DAZIAN'S. INC. 

TBMATmmUt «MM 
Bryant l«(t-«MT-llTt 
ltt-144 Weet Forty-Fourth Street 



L J. HYAMS & COMPANY 

OaatliiM Fabrics a Specialty 
• EAST 36th ST. 



^ MAHAKAM TEXTILE CO., Inc. 

tTnnsnal 

BCKNKRT AND COHTUMK PABBIOa 
from cor own mills. Bryant tStl 
Un W. 4«th St. Opp. Friar*' C lah 

KKIDELSOmrS TEXTILE CORP. 

TRBAimiCAL FABRICS 
alike— Tinsels— Plushes 
»«• W. 4Sth at. Bry. 7S7X-StS4 



FURRIERS 

oab)ENa 



L X 

Aaawt-Bedaoed Prices (or BenMdeilnr 
Mia BeBalHiw 

Ale* NewOarmenU 

aa Wees Sta at. mrde *414 



JEWELRY 



1J4S-4 BRSANT 

S. HMIMENDINGER, INC. 



«S Weet 40th atr»et 

Loans on diamonds, jewelry 

Musical Inatruments, Cluihlng 
All Kind* of Personnl Properly 
Uberal r^ana on Furs While In Stance 
PACL KA8KBL * SONS . 

• iptlaifs at» <aatk at.) cel. iMM 



BEN AND SALLY 



"Nol-t-leaif- and "Perfect" 
Toe and Ballet Slipper* 
Z44 West 4tBd 8t. WU. 054* 



SHORT TAMP SHOES 

. (Trad* Mark) 
Flr*t French Boot Shop ta Ameria* 
Bttabllahed tl«7— Booklet 
WILUAM BKRN8TKIN 
• Weet S7th at. 



MEN'S CLOTHIERS 



HALLEN'S CLOTHES SHOP 

Oar clothee FIT and make yon look FIT 
We cater to the Profession 
tSS Weet 4«lh at. 
Rnbbln* elbow* with the N. A. 



RESTAURANTS 



"TOVB 



.oaAira" 



Italian Food and Italian Atmospher* 
tS4-«8S West 44tb Street 

Next to the Little Theatre 



SCENIC SUPPLIES 
A. LEISER & CO. 

SrPPLIES FOB SCENIC ARTIHT8 
4S Horatio St. Watklne 4715 



AUO 

Dry and Pulp Colors, Aniline Dyes, 
Itrynxd Piiw.lt'ra, Scfnic Artists' Supplies 
AL.IO MANIF.ICTIRINO CO. 
1S8 West Mad St. Walkia* S77t 



F. W. MEHX Co., Ino. 

All SkaSst Dry Oelen, BrseMs. Mstallln, 6yM 

Quick Dryinit Furniture Paints in Gloss 
and Dull Flnisli 
S4S We«t 48nd Ht. tMg. S»6t 



PETER CLARK, INC. 

steel and Aabeetoe CuKalae 
Coanterwelfht Syetem* _ 
Oteaa nw elireadatMiTntse 
Mth at. ChlehesW 8841 



THE NEW YORK STUDIOS 

Most true counterwelsht aystema, both 
track and wire auldea The N. T. apecl- 

S8^ «S! ^^'Si^'i^JSfi 



Attbetfs Serin Fn^e Co., Inc, 

THBATBICAI. HABDWABB arPPUBS 
Z<« West 44th St. Lack. SS74 



A. W. OERSTNER CO. 

Theatrical n«l<»1» ot B> Mafc 

AsenU (or J. R. Clancy 
SS4 Elchth Aye. (41st St.) Pen OSSO 



MUSIC AND MATERIAL 



Allegro Music Printing Co., Inc. 

BpeeteUita to ^j^lUg^ 



of Maaie 

SlS-SlT W. 47th at. 



iM^aere S4S1 



_ - - . .J B. 

CHILTON 

"The Honee e( Melodies 



GASXrF.WnUAllS^ 

Oreheatratleae (or Pi ea«e t le— 

Taaaerlil* 
Fh — e sia ph TItaphaae 

Columbia Theatre Bids-. Room sei 
701 Tth Ave. Bryant T7H 



SCENIC CONSTRUCTION 
COLONYMlSEirca 

THEATRICAL LL'MBEB 

Complete Stock Immediate Delivery 

41 West 38th St. Chlrkprin* 74.11 



DYKES LUMBER COMPANY 

THBATBICAL LCMBKB 

OF AU KINDS 

34lt W. 41th St. I.onracre SSIO 



Greater New York Lumber Co. 

lae. 

COMPLETB STOCK at 

Theatrical Lumt)er for Immediate 

Delivery 

t48-4» East t»th Ht., Lex. 00g4-0«g.1-6g»7 



Vail Scenic Construction Co. 

GRAND OPERA HOUSE 
StO West S4th St. CholMs 0744 



FRAHZ DWTER, fiie. 

BVILBBBa OB aCBMBBX 
54t W**t SSIb at. 



SCENERY 



F. DODD ACKERMAH 

STUDIO 
148 Weet Sath Street 
, P. Dada tiineaVi. Wiilt«ir 
iiM. as*. Mr. a. rrSSiaadsh i 



B. W. BERGMAN STUDIO 

M. V. PBODI/CnoMB 
Itt Weet SOth at. WlaeeMta SS4 



SCEAFnXB * SWXBI, HO. 

VAin>BVIU.a sad PBOD1ICTIOM8 
DKAPBS and aCBNBBT 
4tl BM At*. (Mth at.) Im. a7S* 



CLEON THROCKMORTON, Inc. 

STl'DIO 
T. C. Shlel, Bus Mgr. 
DMONINO— BCILOIMO— FAINTtNO 
isa Weet Sd St. 



JOHN WENGER 

Designer of Stage Settings and 
MOTION PICTVBB PBB8BNTATI0NS 

•sa aik Am. 



WAT80V BABIAR 
ART DIRECTOR AND DUIQNER 
• of 
•HUBERT PRODUCTIONS 



YELLENTI 

stage Settings Designed and Executed 
From the Script to the Curtain 
MBW AOOBBT" 
848 Weet 48th 



PHYSIOC STUDIOS, Inc. 

N. T. Productions furnished completo 
I>e«lvBlnK--BalldlBc— PalMtlnc 

iSasr^rnSritir'aiiSh 



DE FLESH FLETCHER 

DESIGNER PAINTER 
BeeaeiT — Stage Settiags — Drapee 
Also Bentair 
701 7th At*. (47th St.) 



1S8S 



OLASEL SCENIC SIUSIOS 



tSS West ItSth St. 



Monomeat 840S 



il.-irry Lewis Jos. M. Sab 

HARRY LEWIS & CO. 

DRAPERIES 8CKNRRT 

Drop CurtalnM, stage Settings, Cycloramaa 

For Sale or Rent 
:SS W. 4tlh St. Ijickawanaa S055-5S 



EVERYTHING IN SCENERY 

for Motion Pictures and Theatre* 

National Theatre Supply Co. 

1500 Broadway Bryant ttgO 



HERMAT SCENIC STUDIOS 



Creators of 
Beets. Deeignlng, 
Draperlee 
307 Weet 47th St. 




MUSIC COVERS 

t aether and lasltatlea Leather 
Mam* of Aot or Orchestra in Uold 
XATIONAt, POLDER CO. 
888 West s«th St. 



ACROBATS ATTEHTIOV! 



Full DIreetlou — Illuatrated — Cloth 
Price tl.tt Catalogue Free 

A. B. BABNB8 • CO.. 71 Weet 4tth Bt. 



Playwrights' Service Bureau 

ACTS. SKBTCBBS aad SONGS 
Written to order by recognised wrltere 
Many sketchea la stock 
I«74 Broadway Circle 40SS 



FIREPROOF 

Dock and Maalln. Cottea Durk aad 
WebMag tar Seeal* Stadiea 
WALLACE H. QIBSON 



ACTING FLAYS 

Monoloffi. RecltatloDB. Drllla, Minstrel 
and Vaudevlllo Jokes an4 Sketches; 
Ideas for Bntertalnment. cstsioc. 

DRAMATIC PrBIalSHINO CO. 
54tA 8. I>f«rt»orD Si. - ChlcttC* 



SAMITEL FRENCH 

Incorporated 1S9t 
Oldeet PUy-Pabll*b*r* In the World 



T. R. Bdwarde, Maaaglng Director 

■ — , M^BiW xoi 



LEE LASH STUDIOS 

Harry J. Kuckuck, Oen'I. Mgr. 
DRAPERIIC8 SCENERY 
.... Eiiuipment of All Kinds 

11118-1838 Amsterdam .\Te. Brad. 4S07 



ROBERT F. BRINTON 

NEW AMSTERDAM STUDIO 

Coiietrvctlon of Scenery. Properties. 
Draperlee, Decorations for Pageant* 

and Rxhihitlons 
44* West 4»th St. Colnmbne S7tO 



FOR RENT 

Sr.nerr, Htnre Settings. Decoration 

PREMIER SCENERY STUDIOS 



340 West 4lHt St. 



I.ark. «3St 



WARD AND HARVEY STUDIOS 

PBODVOnOMS 

DBHICNINO PAINtntO 

*k at. Luk. 8571 



SCENERY 

Vandevllle anil l.eglllinale 
JOSEPH TEICHNER STUDIOS 

(Sew nddrose) 
Sit FJrrrnth Ate. Chick. 10S73 



WILLIAM CASTLE 

SCBNtO STODIO 
»S0 West ttth St. Chelsea flO«S 



M. X. 



Walton Scenery Transfer Co. 

TR.%N8POKTAriON OF ALL TIIK\ 
TKK AL EFt'KCTS 

•ulaM sMh at. i«x. tiia-t-a 



SCHOOLS 

ivan'tabasofp' 

The Ballet School of America 
687 Madleoa Avenue Regeat jTSS 



Former (lanniig master Ziegfeld FoIIIm 
1658 Broadway circle SWo" 



STAGE DANCINO 

Taught by 

WALTER BAKER 



7ACX BLUR 

Supreme Authority on all Character 

Song and Dance Imperaonatlons 
Ruutlnai Arranged— Proreiiioiiils Prtftrrsd 
All kinds of Tap and Fancy Danclnv 
»31 Weet Blrt Street Circle Slg 



MR. AND MISS DURYEA 

Dance TalUon apeeUllat* la 
Stag* and BaUroom Dancing 
The Ballroom Hotel dee Artiste* 

1 Weet atth a t. Baaeaehaana S448 



De REWELT Dance Studios 

Profe**lonal* taught for Hotels and Club* 
Aenbatle. Adacto. LimtierlnK. HtretdUng, Tana, 

Waits, French Aparh., Spanlii) Casuoetoi 
Routines and Bookings 

11 West SSth St. Sch uyler 8631 



BILLY PIERCE STUDIO 

All Types of American Dancing 
US West 461 h St. First Fleer 



THE "R.\D10 T.APPKB"' ;. *■ 

JACK CLARK 

Broadcasts Tap Routines over stations 
WMCA, WHN. WPCH. WM!<0 and WGBIl 
See daily papers for time 
Seheel of Arrobatire a stage DaailM 
Ml West 4»th Wt. Cl rcW'ilif.. .' 



CLOG DANCINO 



Without a Teacher 
Cloff nance Book, Illuntrated 
With Mufllc and Full Directions 
Cloth — Price $2.40 Catalogue Free 

A. 8. BARNB8 A CO., 69 Went 441h St. 



The Buccini School of Langaagei 

Improve your EnffUsh grammar and pro* 
nunclatlon. Learn another tanguase with 
reliable native teachera. Develop your 
Intellectual faculties. 

S Colnmbaa Clrcl* EstabUahed IMW 



SUPPLIES 



ARTHUR B. ALBERTIS CO., Ha 

MBW ADDRESS 440-44C W. 4fai M 
Tlfhta — SpMclM — RhineskonM 
Stace Jewelry— WUra— Tinsel Trtnunlact 



ELLIOT, GREENE ft CO., INC. 

Headquarter* for 
BHINBSTONBa, JBWBLa aad BBASt 
AU Kind* at Low Prioae 
Sl-SS Beat tSth Bt. 



Rhinestones for Costumes 

Also machine* tor eetting tlie (tones 
4ewel»— Beads — Spoaglea 
NELSON IMPORT CO. 
44 Weet 87th St. Wlsetaela 1884 



J. J. WYLE & BROS., INC. 

A full line of Gold and Silver Brocadei^ 
metal Cloths. Gold and Silver Trim- 
mings, Ithlneatonea, Spangles. Tight% 
Opera Hose, etc., fur ata^e costume*. 
18-20 East 37th St., New York City . 



Erety Coler Feathe r Oo^ IM* 

OSTBIOH NOTBUOfli-mMa 
18 W. 45th Bt. 



KATE SHEA 

OanUCH FEATHKRS 
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VARIETY 



43 



f 



GRAY MATTER 

By MOLLIE GRAY 

4TOMMY aRAY't tlSTER) 



At th« P«lM« 

T.,t. of ««0<1 l«u«h» »t th« PlJace this week, 
jSjn 'f. Vvnay and Vivian Oakland have un 



Mlsa Oakland, 



assoftmrnt of gaps with 
inoHt attriKti\'e bloniU', wears lirsl 



mmAftCE BLOWS UP 



Only the Namtt Right in Virginia 
Franek'a Pip* 



mUE REVEIi AT HOME 

. By NELLIE REVELL 



John - 

* with chryatal fringe odKing Uie bolero and covering the 

f „r hil( of the akfrt. Aa a -Huialan, her gcmn was of e^uuislte lace 
m ffant skirt with white velvet bodice. Her should flower was mostly 
himitones and tmilln); nllver leaves and her headdress used the lace 
the outer edge with solid liiinestones on the hair. Mr. Murray .showed 
r„ ,tyle In canes. lliK had a band of fur near the top. probably the 
order of the Society for the Protection of Canes In Russia. 
Odette Myrtll's black velvet gown Is most original. It seemed to carry 
T knlcker erase toktho ballroom. The skirt, cut diagunally, opened at 
ihl side leaving twJ' sharp points with tlie pantalettes much longer, al- 
st to' the ankle. One had a large red rose at the bottom showing 
"•here the shoulder flower has dropped to. A white organdy collar and 
linv flared cuffs on the half sleeves were the only trlmmlnv. As danc- 
ine master aba M>ked beautifnl In black and purpl* wttk White lace 
at neck and wrtata. Her music to as line as always. 

The girl with Wallace Eddin>,'er. who started the proRram's rattlintr, 
looked too sweet in her white taffeta bordered with black and ^lack 
velvet trimming in back, to scare any man into avoiding suicide. She 
could easily change his mind but not scare him. As a soolding wife she 
was not a success but that's a fleld that's over-crowded anyway. 

Oor^y Van Alst and Gay Nell (with the Mosconi) use the same frocks 
for their Introductions and bows but don't dance in them. The new 
Klgolo (no word about the free lessons this week), was danced in pink 
crepe with ostiich In two shades trimming the skirt and a leaf pattwn 
of spangles on the bodice. A tambo'urlne dancer had a long skirt printed 
In nany colors and bodice of green velvet, while the dancing doll wore 
the Bsnal ruffled blue with big bow and hair ribbon. A white shawl 
worn for an announcement was attractively patterned with small flowers. 

Helen Gould (with Harry Bentell) Is a living proof tliat dancing has 
no effect on the figure and the figure no effect on dancing. One costume 
was whM wttM «wHm mH. •( fceavy fMny*. Uaek at the adte; another 
of yellow orcMiafr wmiMHritMltchlnt on It unf « •»▼«* and black satin 
Sat the flalah.' 

At the State 

Xolliing very elaborate in ccstumes at the State this week. 

Kerr and Weston supply laughs and dances. As the maid Htas Weston 
wore flesh color crepe with coHwr Md tMrtt «t Una and an almoat im- 
aginary apron edged with the aamc. Her cape was teir enough tor the 
rough treatment It got. but pink satin trimmed with green ostrich that 
was undecided between light and dark, using both, wouldn't take any 
prize. Some good footwotk by a member of the company was dressed 
in red satin with many r«wa o( atMl ImM trtacav A— Wie r eoatwna was 
white allk 'With appHqued disks of diirerent oohirB, A spangled pink silk 
had the skirt cut In panels of different lengths each edged with red 
ostrich, 

A snappy white taffeta costumed Charles Aheam's page and the lau«h 
that followed what she paged co'uld be heard on the street. Later she 
wore a variety of skirts with the same blue velvet, what there was of It. 
Bktru In order of thafr nintHi wwa^ bMiA IriMtib. atlK Mtrlcb 
flomea, diffarrat coI«Mb ^^i^rMi;' «MI wut* MMr ffiMi abertaiit. 

Tba feiiiaia* iMiHbw «* XilMim voA Catapany ««M « wblta aatln 
aslMy Uoaaa wtUi iriiMa btoawan vnter a lavandair bl K iit b. 



Virginia Pranek. chorister wiil 
"Criss-Cross" at the Globe. New j 
York, last season, aud slated to k» 
into "P.idlocks" this week. :»pillid a 
romance yarn Saturday InipUcntinp 
RoKcr Wolfe Kahn, the handman- 
son of Otto H, Kabji. oX Kuhn, l.o< b 
& Co., International bankers. Miss 
Kianck's story mentioned a tlirec- 
year romance with the "millionaire 
maestro" and hinted at an early 
troth. 

The New York "Dally Kews" was 
the first to print it as a copyriKht 
"exclusive," the other dailies bcinu 
later .idvised by young Kahn that 
there was nothing to It, and that he 
contemplated legal action against 
the tabloid. This prompted the 
others to "lay oft." 

Kahn. Sr.. took it philosophi allV. 
appreciating; that his son. bec.ilis*' 
of the Broadway penchant and fam- 
ily connections, la a aatiuilM' taisat 
for everything of that natiiirit, ' 

The "romance" is a myth. Yoting; 
Kahn and Alias Frnnck hav^ known 
each other platonically for some 
time. 

The "News" story mentioned that 
Roger followed Mi.ss Franek to 
Paris, where she was dancing under 
pseudonym of Regor, an obvious 
perversion of Kahn's flrst name. 
Hannah Williams Mentioned 
Toung Kahn's name has also 
been linked with that of Hannah 
Williams of the Williams Sisters 
who closed with "Manhattan Mary" 
Saturday, during Its out-of-town 
break-in. Miss Williams married 
Charles Kaley, also an orchestra 
leader and phonograph recording 
tenor aololst. In Chicago Mat aprlDg, 
and secured an annulment of their 
marriage after a hectic few days. 

Kahn brought the Williams Sis 
tors to Broadway at his Le Perro 
<)uet da Paria last wtatar. 11M Cbi 
"blues" warblera, wlth thelir futur- 
istic indipo wailing, did not quite 
click with the Mainstrecter.s. On 
their return to Chlcagd, young 
Kahn inada*a trip waflt wblch 
fturther prompted soaalip ^ a faeeta- 
iag them. 



A Patent Leather Finish 

"The Patent Leather Kid" Is the champion flag reelster of the movie 
world. He fought it and feared it until the last reel but In spite of that 
it cured his paralysis and left him as beautiful and uuscarred aa after 
« knaekotat la the ring, 

•ach nlea neat flghts wHh not a dr^ «t blood. K 'wasn't lacking 
thoogh In tbia picture witb the war playing the second halt 

The KM didn't mind flghtlng for his cotmtry If ba could do It with 
gloves but thought of the gun and gas way was too roligh for a patent 
leather finish. It almost gave him a six-foot finish but his girl, a tongue 
lasher of the tenderloin, used her own unique method to convince the 
doetmr. And tlia aoMy *<iMkMaA Wro ^ tiM flac fmM liW^l^ 
kept btan from aalvMlilt Mitt <«odlMM to aajr tko «■« «iM. 

That's the stuK tlMi JcMlM iMMao 1b atoriMk 

The war scenes thrtUhV In aptte ot all tba tiniea the acraen baa 
fought it. Moilr <may |s rvally iipl«ndUt.most of tha Uue but net al- 
ways In the cl ow apfc Diok BartbeiaMta couldn't ba improved upon as 

the Kid. " 

"What with eannOh shots th at tmn t l t»-tOdMbo j>aiHlng and amplified 
shouts and noises ot the ring makHw tha audianeo Join them there is 
no mystery abMt why tt« OMt i* Mttl»c out. 

Country HGQTFN^'tfia Country 

^ "The Kid Slater" Is another "stairway" picture. Any numbei' In the 
"Follies" scenes and the cabaret scenes. A director's delirium. It could 
only end In a road house and a near tragedy. 

The pletSre may help to keep kid sisters in the country and leave 
«»«r TflUans in tba bands of city girls. 

Margvrelte de la Mott seemed a bit outside the chorus age but living 
on her salary probably accounted for that strained lo'ok that mental 
oiitiimetic often gives. Avoiding too generous milllonnaires bad some- 
thing to do with it too, but gold doesn't harden all hearts. 

Ann Christy went back to the country and Malcolm McOregor aup- 
plled the money that paid the ball that released the sister, etc., etc. 

Authera After Clara Bow 

The dailies said Clara Bow is being Kuarded against a mysterious gang. 
They are probably authors anxious to Rivo h' r a regular story to work 
■with, after seeing "Hula." She had to take poor Clive Brook to pieces, 
starting with the dimple in his chin, to bave aometbing to do. And it 
wasn't as embarrassing as It should have been to an irrigation expert, 
either, cilve isn't that much of an actor. 

"llulu" l.eing such a primitive little lady, if she h.-.d r.nienifx-red that 
such a cleft Is supposed to' indicate an expert's appreciation of the ladies. 
Would surely have removed it— with the chin If necessary. She did about 
everythtag else. And got her man. 

There must ba something to those pointing Angers la the mogaslne 
ads about win-power. 



Ida Vtra Sinionton. author of "lleU'H ri.i> ^rounil." fi-oin w hich novel 
the- play. "While Cargo." was adapted, is tin her way to China. She has 
been convalesi ing in California for a year, and her health has now lm« 
pro\ed to the sea-\ o> aging stage. 

^ — ' 

Wlien "The Wild Man of Effineo" oin iis ii. xl Tiic-sday the program's 
• ast will carry llle name of .M.irguerile Clliircliill. This talented lii- 
.vear-old girl is the d.iuglili r <.| liie lau K. 1". I'huuiuil II.- «.,s, at 
(»ne time, liead of the \Vestt.-rn Wiudeville Man.igeris' As.soei.ition. Ij.iter, 
lie built the tiarden theatre In Kanstui City. Marguerite is a sradiwte 
of the Theatre Qulld School which she entered on a WInlhrop Amea 
scholarship. She won the ()tt<v H. K.ihn $500 prize. This is her second 
.show since graduation, ii.r slie aj.p. .ired las; spiing In "The House 
*.it Shadows," playing itads oiniosite Tom Powers. 

The uprising engendered by fhe release of Irish pictures In certain 

.New York theatres was nothing compared to the eomMiolii.n aroused by 
nly refereiu-e, a fortnight .ago. to .lohii SoUivan, manager ot Keith's 
t.'olumbiH, Oliio. Kvery Irishman this side of Dublin called mo up to 
tell me that Mr. Sullivan's name Is Burns O'SulUvan. 



Anyone who si>eiids the summer In Atlantic City or St inifovd and whd 
attends the theatrical prt'niiei-es at either plai e will nn et rnore of the 
lirofession in a season than he will meet In New York. Each out-of- 
town openinsi sa p a e iaHy one near |i.««r Xork. is a veritable gathering 
of the clan. 



Last week. Ktamfovd was the scene of the opening of "The Com- 
mand to Love," with Mary Nash, Basil Kathbone, Violet Kimble Cooper 
and Hanry Stephenson, all (our faatWkl, ,]>icdtli«r the congestion of the 
holiday traffic nor tlie torrential rain could fHghten away the profes- 
sionals who' were Interested In this flrst night. 

\\'hether or not this was an muisii;)! oju ning for .Stamford or whether 
liko myself they all went to see Mary Nash, I am not prepared to say, 
inasmuch as It was my Orst 4leiO:la't|i|» pla^Muse; but there seemed to 
be a tremendous Interest In it. In ttie lobby were such eminent 
Somebodies as Violet Heming, Carrol McComas. Gladys Hansen, Katherino 
Alexander. Grace c;eorge, I'eggy Wood. Florence Nash. Mrs. Nash, Wil- 
liam A. Brady, Sr., also Wm. A., Jr., William Hodge, Hartley Manners, 
Mr. and MiA WilUaai JUky, Jules Murray, Oaida Bergere, Barney 
Klawen, John Cort, liawreniio Weber, Lenore Harris, Mr, and Mrs. Al- 
fred Calvin. Bayard Velller, John Tuerk. Janie.s Reynolds, Mr. and Mrs. 
Ilolhi-ook lilinn, Dwlght Doere Wlman, 'I'hornpson Buchanan, Godfrey 
Kerr, and "HIzzoner" ex-Mayor John F. Hylan and Mra. Hylan (who aro 
sumoMrlag la Stamford). 



Women Enjoy Acknowtedgmtnt 

"Hm i l d, B rother, Smile ' liad.iL!;trand_ audjenre of moptly men, easily 

►xplained. They thought It was a lodge fdcture. !'\ er>TjiKly am smtle 
because they co'Uldn't help It. 

Jack Mulhall landed a Job as traveling salesman for a firm of beauty 
manufacturers, after his girl had returned his Infant engagement ring, 
't was a powerful lens that raucht that stone. She finally saved the 
'I'm and got him the sales manager's Job. 

■Strange to !»ay he admitted she had made him suecesaful. Bvery 
Woman wa^ thinking "I'll hroadcast." 
Dorothy MaeWail, who took a . hoeoiate lee cream "paeV" In the caiwe 
^J^veand busineas, was very good. 



Fall FadiiMs as Lufcd 
Oi St M IMrick 

St. Uula, «, 

Girls, you were so Sweet and ap- 
preciative of the news stery Variety 
printed a coupla T^eeks ago about 
the style show here In St. Louis 
that we've dug up another lottn 
dope on fashions for you. b-ased on 
an expert view of the things that 
were worn and wsjBS not — over nt 
the Fairmount t t u i m^ miek on opening 
day, recently. 

Here It Is, right out of the style 
feed box. 

'Twas a late summer day. 'twas, 
and the glad rags are of the fall 
variety — though some of "mm lookad 
like they were about to fatt idl the 
way. 

The survey of styles gave these 
impressions. Black Is predominat- 
ing in fall colors. . Black satins nr 
crepes were made two-pleco and 
worn with white fox neckpieces A 
small, elose-fltting black felt hat, 
usually with a deep. ripplInK brim 
is all the rage. Metallic siroled hose 
Of the sheerest silk are 4vorn with 
that outfit. 

Footwear is shading, from the 
chameleon-like ornate Inventions of 
the now passing summer to con- 
servative patent leather. A cut- 
steel buckle of extravagant propor- 
tions adorns most of the new patent 
liaither footgear. The slender, gold 
ropes of a sl-xve -bracelet were S4*en 
under the sheer hose worn by sev- 
eral of the socially high ladles at 
the traok: 

Many tailored suits, worn ■»'lth 
vestees of white silk, toned into 
autumn colors .and fabrics. Eton 
jackets are again mighty popular. 
Many new fall costumes call for 
metallic trimmings an4 the ever- 
popular fabric shoulder flower 
adornment. Cape effects, some *tf 
them falliog tielow tlio w.-iislline. 
se*-med very much vuguo with the 
smart set. 

Few costumes failed to call fur a 
neckpiece of some variety. 

You're wekkum, again, gals! 



Edward Davis, wealthy oil man. producer, backer MM iMliaMr 
in the merits and future of "Tlie Ladder." hs>< sailed tM WHNIP*. Birt 
the show, like Tennyson's brook. Is running on. 

Most Of the theatrical people who go to Paris know Carrie King. 

She is an American newspaper woman who, for years, has lived In 
the Latin Quarter of ParLs. She was occupied as correspondent for one 
or more American newspapers. Miss King returned to the States a 
year to ha«» an o matlsa porCsrmad on bar oyes. Fell ill, and ran 
out of funds. She htm been for months in the Cadillac Hotel 111 and 
sightless. She would like to hear from her friends. 

Wm. Hodge, due to bis Inability to secure a proper play, has mads 
no plana aayat fW tUg. nw aa,. Ma to at his estate In Greenwich, Conn., 
and whaa tha wHtar calM •» ktia laat Sunday didn't seem worried about 
whether air net ho ever Mt RmnUI am. 



INSDE STUfF-PICIMS 



(Continued from page 1») 
omcials. The U got the break on all the banners which read: Safety 
Farado-Join Oevemor Sarith^ Drive >«a|aM Mpt apd Various Drivsni 

Bootlegging of prints continues despite watchful waiting •( W P i ie is. 

Now again su< h petty thievery is detected, aa last week Wh#B Jacob 
Sehrleber, the Detroit exhibitor, came east and nailed a spurious print of 
"Spread Bagla" at tha RtrMrt. Bayonne. N. J. 
A Dr. C. Sherman, of 'W^tUMe, L. I., and a Mr. Tracey of (Hayonne, 

are alleRed to have been concerned with the unauthorized showing. Sher- 
man c lainis to have secured the print from a man named Whittle at 1D60 
Broadway, who stated ho bod' secured It from a fellow named Fuller. 
Buck paaatsg to tha usual alibi, 

Schrelber bought the righta td "Spread Bagle" for North America 
from James Keane in 1925. 



Hollywood picture actors, directors and even extras, have attained a 
reputation on the coaat as among the bast pay customers for the pletnrsb 

vaudeville and legitimate houses. - . 

It Is a demonstrated fact around JjOK Angeles that the picture fratern- 
ity asks little In the way of courtesies at the local theatres. As a rule 
they pay their way in, always top prices, and seem to take It as a' matter 
ot course that the theatres are In business for revenue, and that they, 
though mure or le.sH Important as box ofTlcc attractlone, have no more 
right to expect to be passed In than they would expect to be dead- 
headed for their meals or ( lothes. Coast managers, especially those in 
the Hollywo>]d neighborhood houses, say they have a large sprinkling 
ot picture people at practically oTOfy j af loi waiiaa, and that rsrsly aro 

they re(iueHted to issue a pass. 



E. G. Griffith will open a stock 
at Springfield, III., iJibor I>ay. 



Very little attention Is being paid to the Academy of Motion Picture 
Arts and Sciences t>y the rank and file of the picture Industry on tho 

coast. 

Indications are that the society will gd by the boards within another 
three months nnlc-ss the producers and their cohorts who were In back 
cif the organization of this body put new life Into It. 

The soc ic ty lias calle d a number of meetlngB from tlmu tol time at Its 
bradcujarters iti llcdly wood, but, according to reports, there were never 
enough present to be able to pass on subjects that have been brought 
up for discussion. 

Recently the writers branch of the association attended a meeting of 
the body t*, present I'c-solutlons 'asking producers to pet to'gether with 
their rc'i.ic-sciit.'itlvc-s of the spreen writers ccn a form <>( contract. Not 
enough producers were on band to pass upon the matKr so it was laid 
over. 

Another point simply of discussion and not approved by the organlaa- 
tion as a body was the proposal of Kufus B. Von Kleinsmid for a courSO 
cd niution pictuie scleace at his inatitutic-n. 

Among the prominent and active members absent at the lout meeting 
were louto B. Mayer on account of Illness; Joseph M. Schenck, due to 
attending andthcr meeting; Mary Plckford, through the Illness ot her 
moihr r; Conrad Kagel, head of the actors' branch ot the Academy, with 
no r. cson giveri, and Milton Sills, also of this branch, who waa 
location. «.^„— 1 

Since the inception of the society about 41 new members have b«««'. 
taken in, mostly cmptoyees of the producer* assgcia tion members. 



VARIETY 



SPORTS 



Wednesday, September 7, 1927 



TEX'SLLUGHT 
&TRACK ARENA 

Ultimate Plan for Middle 
Village Site 

A combiniitlon raco trut-k and 
prlxe light arona is rcgardod as the 
-ultimate goal of Ti x Ul. kaid and 
his Ma<l'-*on Square Garden asso- 
ciatM. Tlie combination i» due for 
the property already acquired by 
Tvlckarrt at Middle Villace. near 
Maspr-th, Long Island. On tlip pres- 
ent site is an old track and ampl- 
tlieatre where a sectionai fair was 
held last week. 

ift» mammoth outdoor arena will 
ha«*.a seating capacity larger than 
tnt itadlum or arena in Xow York. 

.OM of the main items in favor of 
the proposed Rickard track and 
arena is its proximity to New York, 
the subway running to Middle Vil- 
lage In halt an hour from Times 
Square. 

The Rickard lease is tor 2i years 
with, M <«tla«^ far St ra!»M> 

8 CAL. BOXERS SET 
DOWN-1 FOR OATHS 



' San Francisco, Sept. 6. 

Bltbt California boxers have been 
■et down by the state boxing com- 
mission for rule violation.s. 

Tliose suspended were J. Mlra- 
belll, San Francisco, two months, 
for aMi>»P9MUWM»; J> C. Finto, 
San Franelseo, two months, vile 
lanBuagc; Fed Hummell, Long 
Beach, two months, non-appear- 
ance; Cliff Whitlaw. Lk>s Angeles, 
two monyis, non-appearance; Ray 
Ravanl, San Francisco, two months, 
quitting during recent bout; Man- 
uel Agullar, MarysviUe, two months, 
fouling; Jimmy Hauff, San Diego, 
one month, fouling; Evane Fortune, 
Los Angeles, one month, fouling. 



TIGER'S WALKAWAY 

Rainy Night Break for Garden 
Fight Fans 
By JACK PULASKI 

They trotted out \\u- r.ii im'r mid- 
dleweight cham|)i"n. Tii;. r I'low- 
ers. at S.'i.Sfl top last 'I'liursday nik'lit 
at Madison .Square Card.-ii and the 
colored Cieorgia deacon ju.-*. had a 
workout against Joe Ander.wn. 
Kentucky youth, who was credited 
with a wallop. In the 10th (final) 
round of the match Joey was woozy 
and Just about landed. The clown- 
ish colored man handed out a laugh 
or two, I>ut wasn't up to his com- 
edy stuiT. 

Klowors. the man who slapped 
himself into a title from the late 
Harry Grebe, only to lose it to 
Mickey Walker last winter, looked 
to be in excellent condition. He 
was aggressive, ani. finding an op- 
ponent easy for bis style put up 
a much better exhibition than most 
of his appearances in New York. 

The Tiger person kept going In 
most of the time. Anderson back- 
ing up under pressure. Joe was a 
ni.irk for underarm uppercuts In 
the clinches and did not seem able 
to get away from that sort of at- 
tack. 

The semi-final 10-rounder brought 
Farmer Joe Cooper of Terre Haute 
and Billy Alger of Phoenix to- 
gether, Cooper gettini; the decision 
by a slight margin. Neither man 
was in danger at any time. They 
were proliably matihed to develop 
likely material for welter contender- 
ship. 

A goodly house considering was 
on hand, the boys just having to 
go somewhere to torgi't the contin- 
ued rainy spell. That and the low 
seal* mad* a break (or them. 



OBITUARY 



Sa Mener-ln Golf 



his 
St. 



AWAIT WOLGAST DECISION 

Los Angeles, Sept. G. 
jMcal sport circles aret awaiting 
tiM «M(eoma o< Jb* MWitr Ivnacy 
commlsaton todajr (TiiMday) in 

ruling upon the sanity of Ad Wol- 
Cast, former lightweight champ. 

"W'olgast was arrested on an in- 
sanity complaint sworn out by A. 
D. Benton, owner of Doyle's \'i-r- 
noki Cafe. Friends ot the ex- 
flghter freely admit that his con- 
dition Is such that he should be 
confined in nn institution. 

Jack Doyle, local fight promoter, 

has boom tMdiw am «( 
■tec* un. 



St. Louis, Sept. 6. 

A meaner man than the guy who 
lies to his best friend about 
golf acoro has been found in 
Louis — a man who robs other play- 
ers' lockers of their money and 
valuables while the aforementioned 
other players are out on the links. 

Members ot CoU clubs In St. 
Louis county, of which there are 
many prominent ones, have been 
warned again.st the depredations of 
the man or men who have been op- 
erating among th« loekora at the 
Algonquin, Waatwood, and other 
golf organlzationa.>n« Hlifllllll Uat 
of money and leWiIrr IWim runs 
Into big figures. 



MARCUS LOeW 

Marcus Loew, 57, died of heart 

faihije .Sijit. 5 at hi.s summer home 

.'It Clen Cove, Long Island. His 

death is reported In detail else- 
where in this Issue. 

JOHN P. HARRIS. SR. 

John Harris, Sr., aged 81, founder 
ot the Harris Amusement Co. and 
originator of many theatrical ven- 
tures in I'ittshurgh, died Sept. 2 
after a long Illness at his home In 
Harris Terrace, Crafton Heights, 
suburb. He was the father of the 
late Senator John P. Harris, wlio 
was heaci of the Harris Amusement 
Co., Frank J. Harris and Dennis 
A. Harris, both, with the same 
amusement company, 

Mr. Harris, associated with his 
son In many business ventures, at 
one time was manager of the Grand 
Oi)era House, and also was fiscal 
agent of the Harry Davis Enter- 
prises in Pittsburgh for many 
years. Mr. Harris had been in con- 
trol of the concessions for score 
cards and other privileges with the 
Pittsburgh Baseball Club. 

He was bom at Blackburn, Eng- 
land, and was educated in the 
schools of Preston, KnKland. com- 
ing to the United States when a 
young man' aVid teaching in the 
public schools at Coulter, Pa. 

After several years as a school 
teacher ha startad business as a 
cigar manufacturer. He later en- 
tered the amusement business as a 
member of the firm of Harris and 
Wllloughby, the first concern to use 
a travesty on the prlxe ring as a 
means of entertainment In theatri- 
cal circles. Mr. Harris lived long 
enough to see the business for 
which he laid the foundation spread 
out past city and state limits. He 
met with a fair measure of success 
at writing plays, but it was not a 
fraction of that satisfying quantity 
that greeted him when be moved 
on to the buatneaa and ot the 
theatre. 

With his eldest son, the late 
Senator Harris, he ^ opened a 
museum on Fifth avenue, and later 
came the World's Museum in old 
Allegheny. Things moved swiftly 
from that time. 



AMELIA BINGHAM 

.\melia Bingham, 5fl. 



DOG TRACK ODITS 

Chicago, Sept. 6. 
The "102 Ranch," greyhound 
track and park at Elgin, III., Is In 
the hands of receivers. W. B. 
KIrkpatrick has been appointed re- 
ceiver by Probate Judge Daniels. 
The fall meeting at the dog oval 
short last week after only 
tWb weeks duration. 



WILLIAM RICHARDSON 
William Richardson, 80, veteran 
circus down, died In the almshouse 
at Watertown, N. T, last week. A 
news story ot his death appears on 
the Outdoors pcMW. 



INSIDE STUFF 

ONW>RTS 



Marie Tubbert, sister of William 
Tubbert, manager. Temple, Syra- 
N. T.. died Aug. SL 



Frank A. Rockefeller, 73, veteran 

advance agent, died at the Onon- 
daga County Hospital, Syracuse, 
N. Y., Sept. 1. Rockefeller's career 
ranged from SIg Sautello to Bamum 
& Bailey. 



Slattery Coming East 

Jimmy Slattery. of Buffalo', rated the best prospect In the light heavy- 
weight division two years ago. Is on his way to the top again. The 
young liuffalonian has had hvit one real ring setback and that was when 
he was knocked t>ut by l>avi> Shade at the l*(do (irounds. The alibi at 
the time was that Slats had been doing some training In the road 
houses, at night. He not only looks In the pink now but has put up 
such good exhibitions lately that he Is bound to create plenty of noise 
in Xew York this winter. 

Buffalo claims he is the light heavy champion and is backed up by 
the national boxing body. In fact the latter, which does not Include 
New York's boxing commission, has declared In favor ot Slats. It would 
appear that everywhere but In this state (except Buffalo) that Jimmy Is 
the recognized toter of the title. Recently when Jack Delaney re- 
limuiishi'd the light heavy crown to fight in the heaviest olass. the rom- 
mlsh passed the title back to Mike McTigue, And they are talking about 
a title bout between Michael and Jimmy Loughran of Philly. 

Right now Slattery looks miles better than Loughran. The latter 
fought a tough bo'y named Ross In Buffaln last month and was pretty 
well cut up. The Quaker got the decision hut it was close, Ross, a 
paluka who has a habit of rubbering at the ringside bunch every time 
he gets in a sock, found It easy to left hook Loughran to the body and 
that came near beating Jlnmiy, whose inability to keep Ross off was 
so&iething ot a siu prise. 

The McTIgue-I.K>ughran match may come off as slated hut they can't 
keep Slattery down. It is i)ri'di( ti d lie will cop the title before he is a 
year older. He w itnessrd th<' 1 ,i .iu;ln ;ni - !{■ 'ss alTair, coming home from 
his camp in the AdirondacUs, Wli it he saw sent Slats back to camp 
quite satisfied. It Is said. 

87"2 Per Cent Good Guester 
Just what the basi liaU li. ltor.- are up nuainst ill trying- to lii ,it 
hoya who keep book on the diamond pastime la gif aiied Ihioufrti the sys- 
tem ot one of the Times Square brokers who has his ofllce in the 408. 

Using three *<runner8" at the New York ball parka to place bets, be- 
cause he has been personally barred for gambling, this particular base- 
ball layer of odds guides himself by the iiitch. rs for the day. In this 
respect he admits to Invariably being 87 4 per cent right on guessing 
the batterlea for the day In both major leagues so as to lay the pre-game 
odds. 

And that ST^i per cent means that the btfokle~regular1y guesses 14 out 
•ftte It pM^era Who vtll WfMl.U the weather Is clearjn ISdUterent 



Frank E. Hohman, 72, retired mill 
and theatre owner In Pulaski, N. Y., 
died Sept. 1. He and his son, Fran- 
cis W., bought the Betta opera 
house In Pulaski about IMS, operat- 
ing It until his son took over com- 
plete Interest. 



William 8. Smith ot WatervUle. 
N. Y., who won the old timer's 

fiddling championship for Oneida 
County last year, lately died In his 

Ittlth year. 



one of 

.\mcrica's foremost .and most |»opu- 
lar actresses, died Sept. 1 at 103 
Riverside drive following an illness 
of eight months of a combined at- 
tack of heart trouble and pneu- 
monia, with cancer also repotted. 
The famous actress was conscious 
to the last and had expressed the 
belief to her sister, Mrs. MIno 'Les- 
lie, of Hleksville, Ohio, that she 
felt she had reached the end. She 
died a few moments later. 

The passing of Mtss Bingham 
brough. out that she had lived in 
"The House of Statues" at 103 on 
the drive, the same house where 
once .Toseph Jefferson once lived. 
Outside perhaps of the Ch;u-U-s 
Schwab mansion the Amelia Bing- 
ham home has been the constant 
cynosure of eyes of the sightseeing 
bus rld^s. her home being adorned 
outside by Shakespearean statues 
and other characteristic symbols of 
her stage lite. 

Miss Hingham about 30 years ago 
was one ot the stage's biggest fa- 
vorites. In later years she became 
a producer and manageress and for 
five years was very active in this 
double role respect. 

Not long ago . Mtss Bingham 
starte dto write her memoirs. A 
fortnight ago she confided to a 
friend that sho had had u dream 
and that the form of her deceased 
husband, Lloyd Bingham had come 
to her and had tnaisted she dispell 
thoughts of death ,MHt write the 
book of her life. 

Miss Bingham was Amelia Smi- 
ley, daughter of a hotel projirietor, 
in Hicksville, Ohio. She had been 
attending Ohio Wesleyan Univer- 
sity and was on a vacation when 
she met Mr. Bingham, then man 
aging a road show. He predicted i 
stage career for her the moment he 
saw her. In 1800 she became a 
member of the McKee Rankin Co., 
playing melodrama on the coast 
Miss Smiley and Lloyd Bingham 
were married In 1891 and In 1893 
Miss Bingham made her New York 
debut in "The Struggle for Ufe. 
About ST years aso she hecame 
America's first woman manager, 

With Illness and the subsequent 
death of her husband In Norway, 
Miss Bingham had to forego much 
of her stage eafB^MMlMa. She. ap- 
peared In "The Has iHho Stayed 
Home" In Kit. 

Her appearance In vaudeville 
dealt with her "Big Moments from 
threat Plays" in which she had also 
appeared in London. 

When her finances had ebbed to a 
point where she was forced to re- 
turn to the stage she accepted a 
role In "The Pearl of Great Price," 
a Shubert show, last season, the role 
being to her utter disgust and which 
caused her to express her dismay 
at enacting a character that was 
unclean In stage conduct. 

The New York newspapers made 
much of Miss Ringham'a bravery 
and courage In 1925 when two rob- 
bers entered her home on the drive 
and carted away $1,500 in Jewelry. 
By her quick wit she thwarted their 
attempt to carry off a bag contain- 
ing $20,000 In Jewels and valuables. 

The funeral was conducted from 
the Uttle Church Around the Cor 
ner Sept. S with Interment In 
Woodlawn cemetery. 



ARTHUR DEACON 

Arthur Deagon. 56, for many, 
years prominent in VHUdevlltc and 
musical comedy, died in the City 
Hospital, Boston, Sunday night 
(Sept. 4), where he had been re- 
moved -from the Colonial theatre 
following his collapse at a i. h. ar- 
sal of ' 'rhe Merry Malones." Heart 
trouble was given as the Immediate 
cause. 

Members of the company immn. 
diately notified Deagon's family, 4t 
New York avenue, Freeport, L. I„ 
and the I<ambs Club of his sudden 
demise. 

His best known roles were ia 
"Rose Marie" and "Little Nellie 
Kelly." but at one time he apiieaied 
in Ziegfeld's "Follies" and when the 
big extravaganzas were in vogue at 
the New York Hippodrome, he was 
one of their principal members. 

In addition to playing roles' 
Deagon was an acrobatic dancer. In' 
later years, when he became more 
corpulent, he refused to abandon 
that part of his work. A wife and 
son, Arthur Jr., survive. 



Frank A. Cady, brother ot Fred 
M. Cady (Rice and Cady), died at 
his home In Buffalo. N. T., Aug. 19. 
For 30 years the former had been 
with the Klelnhama Clothing Co., 
Buffalo. 



JOHNNY RAY 

.Tohnny Ray. 68, who with his wife, 
Kmma Ray, achieved international 
tame through his aiiiiearance in 
Hot Old Time." died at his home in 
Los Angeles, Sept. 4, of a paralytic 
stroke following a year's illness. 

In recent years the comedian had 
been working in films and had gone 
to the Coast to appear In the pic- 
turization of "Bringing Up Father" 
for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 

Ray was a national character In 
American stage work and when he 
wasn't touring at the head of his 
own show he was apiiearing in pro- 
ductions and vaudeville. Ray had 
been in show business more than 
50 years, starting at the age of 12. 
He was born in Wales, Kngland, 
under the name of John Mattlicws 
and came to the States when,^even 
years old, going to Cleveland to re- 
side. Five years later he met Billy 
Ray and entered stage work with 
the latter under the name of Billy 
Ray and Son. 

He married Emma Sherwood, ot 
the Sherwood Sisters, In San Fran- 
cisco t( years ago. Later, Ray 
Joined Hyde's Comedians and after- 
wards appeared In his own produc- 
tion. "A Hot Old Time." His de- 
piction of the old, hardworking Irish 
laborer became such a well-known 
stage character that It was the sub- 
ject of numerous caricatures. It is 
also recalled that the Rays at one 
time worked with Weber and Fields. 

The widow and two brothers and 
two sisters, living la Cleveland, 
survive. 

The funeral service will be held 
Sept 7 at Hollywood crematory 
with Masonic order In charge of thi 

ceremonies. 



351,000 RODEO RECORD 



Chlc,T.c:o. SopL 6 
Tex Austin's rodeo hung up an 
ittend.-ince record of 3ol.0'io for the 
two weeks, at Soldiers* Field, nic 
event has become annual and is 
sponsored by the Chamber of Com- 
nierce. This year's was the third, 
Xcw Witrl.l cllanips crowned are: 

Mikc H,i.itmpr.?. steer witarrmgr 
Ted Elder, trick and fancy riding; 
Chester Bycrs, fancy roping; Her- 
bert Myers, calf roping; l-'loyd 
.^t illinjrs, bronco riding, and l-'rcd 
Hunt, relay race. Feminine title- 
holders are: Tad Lucas, cowboy 
relay; Ruth Roach, brone rldlns, 
and Florence Hughes, trick ;iitil 
fancy riding 

'40.000 In prixf mune; 



FRED A. HARDINQ 

Fred A. Harding. 41, manager 
Springfield, III., Orpheum thea 
tre until several months ago, died 
at his home In Minneapolis of sleep- 
ing sickness, which developed from 
influenza. 

Mr. Harding was engaged in 
newspaper and theatrical work 
since his graduation from the Unl 
versiiy of Minnesota.. He was an 
advance agent and manager for 
William A. Brady for a number of 
years and then went to Minneapolis 
to work on the "Dally Star." After 
two years as press agent for Henne 
piii-Orpheum, ho became manager 
of the Springfield, 111., Orpheum, re- 
maining at that post for nearly two 
years. Since his resignation he had 
done free-lance publicity work. 
A wife and two children survive. 



(BOBBIE) BARBARA WINTHRO^ 
Bobble 'WInthrop, >T, formertr 
with the "FolUes" and the Winter 

Garden revues, died of pneumonia 
at her home in New Y'ork Sept. 5. 
She suffered a nervous collapse 
about a year ago and steadily weak- 
ened, unable to withstand the pul- 
monary ailment. 

Miss WInthrop was one of a 
group of stage beauties who re- 
mained friendly with one another 
after retiring from the stage. 

Interment will be at Woodlawn 
following services at St. I'atilck's 
Cathedral this morning (Wednes- 
day) at 11 a. m. 



Roberj C. Cloninger, fornfTcT 
treasurer, Wilkes theatre. Salt 
Lake City, and brother of the actor. 
Kali)li cloninger, was found dead in 
his home in Hall IS. with a bottle 
of poison beside his body. 



The mother of Nancy I'; 
t her home in r.,os Angch 
IV i.-Jciit. 41. folluuing .ir 



r died 
Sun- 
operti- 



JOHN W, CONNOR 
John W. Connor. 49, vaudcvilUan, 
who collapsed on the stage of the 
Brockton theatre, Brockton, Mass,, 
died In the Brockton Hospital there 
Sunday night (Sept 4) of heart dis- 
ease. 

Mr. Connor was a native of Dan- 
ville, 111. With his wife and two 
sons he had been playing vaudeville 
in an act entitled "The O'Connor 
Family." A two-year-old daugliter 
-also survives. 

He was a member of the Ulch- 
mond. Mo., lodge of KIks and the 
Brockton Elks assh ted Mrs. Connor 
in removing the body west for in- 
terment. 

Mae Carr Hall, wife of niiT Mall, 
late of "The Nervous Wreck." died 
recenlly of tulin-culn.-.ls in Hnzelton. 
I'a. Mrs. Jl.ill vv.is also a sister-in- 
law of l!oi)by .N'orth, 



The father of Frank K. Haiix om, 
Jr.. of the Bert Ueirand Co.. - Wine. 
%\'omnn and Song" (Columbia), died 



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TIMES SQUARE 



VARIETY 



lEWNEYISNOT 
CRAZl^Sp HE SAYS 

''Mayor of Village" Pleased 
With "Variety's" 99% Ac- 
curate Tale of. Himself 



N«w York, Sept. 1. 

Pcu Variety: 

This 19 the day of prize* and sur- 
prises, and a whale of a thrill came 
to me when I read your story from 
Boatoa on P«S« ** ot tbia week's 
T«r»ety. 

fnien a newa story combines 
iplce with histrionic hiss and his- 
tory, one naturally believes that 
there Is "pubUcity" and rtunt »nd 
fake and blah and pure Action tis 
the basis of what one reads. 

May I say that there was only 
one Inaccuracy in the story you 
printed about me, otberwla* It was 
as accurate aa a bank teller's state- 
Bent 

I did call up El Rio Rey, Rol Tol- 
leson. But my dear friend Koi was 
In Saratoga, and I did not give the 
tip on a raxso he would have given 
me. I reversed the call for him, 
but when I learned he was not at 
the Brevoort I cancelled it. 

On the whole, your Boston corre- 
spondent made news that was 99 
per cent true' and not a mess of 
imagination. He quoted me accu- 
rately. He was on the Job. Be 
probably thrilled When he hear<^ me 
kid the cops. 

I, too, have a nose for news. I 
am a newspaper man myself and 
have that peculiar feeling that 
every man has who writes for a 
living. Most leg men, editors and 
all that go between, including the 
inevitable rewriters, are happy to 
have It recorded that they are bom 
and christened, if at all. and die. 

I assure yon I was christened — 
Luther Emanuel Widen — and my 
sainted father was a good, even- 
tempered, God - fearing Swedish 
liutheran pastor. I am the black 
sheep of an otherwise decent fam- 
ily. I have been arrested, jailed, 
condemned by friends and relatives 
as a lunatic and otherwise bothered. 

But, aa my present anarchistic 
Wife so honestly remarks, "Lew, you 
say such hard things' about your- 
self that no one can knock you 
nearly as hard as you knock your- 
Iwlf." 

I enolose, with my compliments, 
the eloylns copy of the "Village 
Gossip" which caused the warrant 
to be issued against me in Boston. 
I was accused of distributing and 
possessing improper literature. The 
story I wrote In June about the 
revel at the Troubadour at 
it West 8th street was published 
In substance in the "Evening Gra- 
phic." They also Illustrated It, 
which I did not 

Portunats Buyers 

My own story about this affair 
In bilious Boston will eventually be 
published in the "Village Gossip." 
and I sell It for three cents a page 
If I like the fellow who wants a 
ccpy. I usually sell enough of these 
mimeographed sheets to pay for the 
stencils and paper— and give the 
rest away. But I want to add 
enough to your story to explain the 
happening and how a Tillage Mayor 
(because there isn't any) happened 
to have 100 beans. 

My wife and I lived In Boston 
for a month at our own expense 
because we believed that Sacco and 
v.mzctti were innocent. We did 
what we could to convince those 
.hard-boiled omci.ils. Judges, ct al.. 
that they were prejudiced. We did 
not believe In Kpntle gestures like 
Pi'kc-ting nor violent ones Ill<e 
bomb-throwing— and the police be- 
■an to wonder just where we fitted 
In in general and myself in par- 
ticular. *, 

I was framed and appealed the 
♦ 100 line. A Bo.'-tdn Tnilliori.Tirc 
offered to advance the lin<- if I 
Would drop the appeal. 'i hat s 
Where the money itself came from. 
But outside of the fine we gave our 
time and spent about 500 bi rriop. a 
bal)y grand as it were. 

But We got a kick out of It. And 
now that Variety has given a true 
"'■'■i>unt of the frame-up I h.Tve so 
little to live for thai T .-im .•jpi-ndintr 
14 hours a day re.nlinf,- iio« try ;inil 
''""ducting a vm^na w-iin.,- 
Poems in Plenty 

Our motto is. 'Pin a poem on the 
wall for a dime." 

As a result of ilu- i. ti;.i' 
nave appeared in all iii«: daiiiis of 
'he country 1 have received nearly 
4.0fio good, bad. indifferent and 
mother poems. One man has put 
up a hundred dollars in prizes. If 

You-Wnt to fciw w awM ab ciit this 



Col. Charles A. Lindbergh's 
chief secretarial aid. Com- 
mander Fitzhugh 'Green, makes 
public the recently completed 
cataloging of the flyer's mall 
in an article for "Popular Sci- 
ence." He states Lindbergh 
had received S.SOO.OOO letters 
and 100,000 telegrams. Busi- 
ness offers tot.ilod $7,000,000. 
one an offer ot' $1,000. WOO hy a 
picture concern if he would be 
photographed in an actual mar- 
riage ceremony with any girl 
he (hope to wed. Tli^re were 
r;Ll lli.ius.ind prLiposulM of 
marriage and three invitations 
to Join in an attempt to reach 
the moon via skyrockets. 

About 14,000 persons sent the 
aviator gifts and m-arly 500 
"close relatives" asked for 
money. Letters from women 
far outnumbered those from 
men. 

Over $10,000 In stamps were 

enrlr).i;r(l in letters for return 

P'-'t.'i'''. 



"Dip** Grabbed on Charge 

Of Friskinjr Sheriff 

Julius Bisenberg, 30, known on 
his criminal record as "Little 
I'tch," was arraigned in 'West Side 
Court before Magistrate John V. 
Flood on the charge of suspicion 
of grand larceny. 'Xittle Utch" was 
arrested by Patrolman Duke 
Hughes, West 47th street station, 
in the Times Square subway sta- 
tion. Kisenberg was rpr^^red by 
the patrolman after a : chase 
in the subway, Hughis hearing the 
cries of the son of J. R. Streitz, 
sheriff of Detroit, Mich. 

The sheriff and his son were 
alighting from a train when the son 
Is said to have seen "Little Utch" 
dig into his dad's rear trousers 
pocket. The sheriff began an in- 
ventory and found his shield gone 
together with some valuable papers. 
He couldttt Tery well return to De- 
troit without bis badce so a aeareh 
revealed the shield and p*pera on 
the platform. "Little Utch" OeaM 
the charge. 

Fred Sullivan, attorney for ESsen- 
berg. was granted an adjournment 
until the prosecution could locate 
Sheriff Streitz. "Utch's" record 
showed II arrests and three con- 
victlona for similar oSanaas. 



Ball for Mayor Walker 

An old-fashioned mayoralty ball 
will be given in honor of M.iyor 
James J. Walker at the Astor Hotel 
on Dec. 1. 'Vincent Astor Is chair- 
man ot the compiittee In charge of 
arrangements. 

IiOcal theatrical exploiters are 
urged to contribute their services to 
exploit the affair. 



BEREE CROSS, SHOFUFTER 

Renee Cross, 28, and Mrs. Janette 
Diego, 27, Iwth of the Hotel Sydney, 
West 65th street, pleaded guilty to 
petty larceny In Special Seaslons 
and were fined |26 or Hre dayt In 
Jail. They paid. 

The two Women were arrested by 
detectives Aug. IB when attempting 
to leave Mary's without paying for 
a numl>er of articles valued at about 
)1S which they had collected from 
various cotmters. 



angle of my activities, write me at 
the Little Hottsa, IM Bedford street. 

New I'ork. 

I, too, have written a book. When 
It comes out in tho spring I may 
have to resign as the nondescript, 
unelected, so-called Mayor of Green- 
wich Village and find a haven in 
AfKh.mistan or Madaga-scar. I am 
callinK It "Mad Man," and the mad 
man Is Me. And yet, as Robert 
n.irland told the world in his col- 
umn in the "Tilrgram" of last 
Saturday. I am nut n<arly as crazy 
as I say 1 am. 

I wish you the same. 



wf-rk for 
fy m oil 



(Last week was a tiupc 
"^'arir'ly" in the \ ilU't;' . 
aftoiint.o. A rush on tin- ii' W.sdeal- 
I rs l.y the huixH down there resulti 'I 
aftir word crashed that ■Variel> 



'^ARIEnrS" BlAY GUIDE 



(CUancas Weekly) 

For shew people, at well at (aymeni this Guide to aeneral amusements 
In New York will be published weekly in response to repeated requests. 

It may lerve the out-of-townar aa a tima-aaver in talaetian. 

Variety lends the judomont of itt exptrl guidanea in tha , various 
entertainment denoted. V 

No slight or blight is intended for those unmentiened. Th« lists are 
of Variety's compilation only as a handy reference. 

PLAYS ON BROADWAY 
Current Broadway legitimato 'attractions are completely listed and 
commented upon weakly in Variety under the heading: "Shows and 
Commanta." 

In that department, both in the comment and the actual amount ot 
the graaa racsipta af each show will ba found the nacesssry infermstion 
aa to the meat aueeaatful plays, also the scale of admission charged. 

NEW SPECIAL FEATURES WORTH SEEING 
'King of Kings" The Garden of Allah" "Seventh Heaven" 

"Patent Leather Kid" "Winga" 
Vitaphone Shows (at Colony and Warnar) 

BEST NEW FEATURE PICTURES OF MEEK 

Rialto — "The Way of All Flesh" Rivoli — "Underworld" (run) 
Capital — "Ben-Hur" Roxy — "The Joy Oirl" 
Paramount— "Swim, Girl, Swim" Strand — "The Life of Riley." 

NIGHT LIFE 

Th.' Sliver Slipper, Frivolity and Everglades are the oM standby.^, all 
money-makers, and deservedly so, ri^iit tiirouKh the Ke.ia<in. The aliH'ady 
nudo shows are further undressed for the summer. The Frivolity has 
i new edition and it's a wow. All beauts and llotsy-Totay Is very hotay. 

The Chateau Madrid Is the most popular "spot." Tommy Lyman at 
the Salon Royal still draws 'em, and the hotel roofs rotmd out the worth- 
wliile list. 

Of the "class" rooms, the Lido, Mirador and Montmartre each have 
dance teams as attrai tions; all ^-uod. with tho dance music beat at the 

Montmartre. IJilo's new fpaturo is Tacht Club Boy» Tho Dancing 

Murrays are at the Montmartre. 

ROADHOUSE8 

I'p PeltYam road, Woodmansten Inn, Pelham Heath Inn and the Cat- 
tillian Royal are b>attling it out. l-'ui ihor up on the Boston Post road. 
In Larchmont, Johnny Johnson and his smart d.insapalioii are drawing 
'em to the Pott Lodge, particularly the ultra-Westehester younger set. 
Dinty Moore, acroaa tka road at the Red Lien Inn, J« «IM' ■ttUHW aoM» 
tr.'ide. With Hanr Busskind at Hunter Island Inn, better trade b looked 
for there. 

Down the road on the Merrick hi»;hway are tho Caatillian Gardens 
(Al Shayne heading the revue) and Pavilion Royal. Harry Stoddard is 
at the Hatal Naaaau, Long Beach. 

RECOMMENDED DISK RECORDS 

Victor No. — Waltz and novelty foi-trot couplet, ttie former a 

smooth, melody composition by Al I'iantadusi. The Troubjuluurs, waltz 
artists, render that number, and Jan Garber's orchestra do tricks with 
'Vixty Seconds £hrery Minute (I'm In Love With You)," a slppy Dombar 
that should enjoy a vogue. 

Columbia Na, 108S — Lea Morse acain eUeka 'With a oortdnc couplet, one 
of which. "Rottta." ia Iter own. "We (My Boaey and Me)" la tiie com- 
panion piece. 

Brunswick No. 3t60 — Clarence Williams and his Bottomland Orchestra, 
from the flop "Bottomland" colored revue, are no flops with their dance 
arrangemenu «>f "Slow River" and "Zulu Wall," a pair of heated indigo 
numbers. 

Okeh No. 40S4O— Justin Ring's Okeh Orchestra are kayo with "Broken- 
Hearted" and "Meet Me In the Moonlight," melody foxes with vocal 
refrains. 

Victor No. 20828 — "My Blue Heaven" and "All Ry My Ownsome," by 
Roger Wolfe Kahn and orcheutra (the number composetl by the con- 
ductor) are a pair of fine fox-trot contributions by two "name" maestros. 
"Blue Heaven" introduces that unique Whiteman auintet (Fulton, Qay- 
lord. Young, Rinker and Crosby) In a novelty vocal chorua anrangeaent 
It is one of the best records made by 'Whiteman. Franklyn Baur voeal- 
izee the Kahn eong. 

Columbia No. 50048 — Two familiar and sure-fire wnltzes by Kddie 
ThomiUi' Collegians are delightfully hajidled by an aggregation that 
sounds it might be better adapted to fast collegiate fox-tnitib Mill, their 
handling of the old ".MIssouM 'Walts" and "Till We Wr't .rtjjlW.iii n- -"r 
nili«d uH it Is fetching, * * • 

RECOMMENDED SHEET MUSI6 
"My Blue Heaven" "Pared" 
"We (My Honey and Ma)" "Meet Me in the MjKWili|lrt" 

"Swanea Shera" "Sixty Soconda Bvaty Wlhuta" 



HOUND THE SQUARE 



Celumniatt Tipping Off 

It may be the competitive effort, a desire to be kno^wn as a rounder 

or .just freshness without thought that appear to be causing some liroad- 
wa\' i< port*'rs on the dnillfs to be no less tliHn iip-<tfr men. If there 
Is one thing no reporter in the Times Square district should not do, it 
is tipping off. 

To mention selling places, to tell of men seen out with women or 
women out with men, to designate under cover resorts that expiess a 
wish to remain under cover aa Idhg as they may, is deadly for a column- 
ist or any newspaper man who expects or wants to gain the confidence 

of J!|-..a(l'.v.1y. 

Although the columnist may have trouble in filling lils space or wishes 
to let the m. e. see how much ground he co'vers, or to square his swindle 
sheet, that only goes for hlii office; nothnig can square a Timea Square 
tipster with Times .S<4uare. 



Selling Tapestry and Shawls on Street 

A v.iriation of the old "smuggled" lace ra/ k< i is the itinerant tapes try 
and .Spanish shawl salesmen circulating the .Square with Valises. The 
peddler wears a naval uniform of Ki itish lirn .s and has an easy ap- 
proach, giving the impression be ininlit be legitimate. Some wholesale 
hnnses establish direct cont.'icts with the buying public through these 
uniformed handbag sales vendu'Ts. ' 



RICH CHINESE BROKE 
LENDING TO WHITES 



Huston. Sept. il. 

The flllng ot the wli..> of tufr of 
the 8upp(>sedly richest Chinese In 
this city b.is .show II that whilr b.ith 
were \vi,nh Will up in thi- ihou- 
sands ut one time, they were fju* 
from wealthy when they died, with 
worthless note's from white men 
figuring in the estates ot both. 

Ifee Wah Fook, one time "Mayor" 
of lloston's Cliin.'itown. was said to 
have had tHO.OoO when he ntireU 
from active Itusiness 10 years ago. 
I lis will revealed that at the time of 
his death ho had tlM, with tin* of 
It In the bank. 

M»)y J">o\v, supposcti to ba\e an 
estate worth S'J.'.O.OOO, was wiuUibut 
tS.OOO it was learned when his will 
was nied. 




Kitty Gilhooley May Be 
Let Out of R. I. Pen 



Ctiicago, Sept. C. 
Word has reached here that Kitty 
Oilhooley, once Chicago's dope 
queen. Is clue for release from the 
pen. It's up to the parole bnard 
at Rhode Island's Reformatory fur 
Women, where Kitty haa been con- 
fined since Dec. 11, IMS. 

Kitty was nabbed In 19!5 for par- 
ticipation In (Chicago's narcotic traf- 
and 1144,700 worth of drugs were 
found in a den at 439 Oakwood 
boulevard. Kitty waa given five 
years and Willie waa shipped to 
Leavenworth for ton. 

Prior to sentence Kitty caused 
.an uproar in underworld jinles 
and glee among the cops when f^e 
tttA to turn stata'a evidence in 
retiirn for her liberty. When the 
agents inquired as to whom she < 
had purchased the $144,700 worth of 
snow from, Kitty hedged and re- 
fused to talk. 

If Kitty gata out, and she un- 
doubtedly will, it is probIematii»l 
whether or not she will return to 
Chi. Her number is pretty w. k. 
hereabouts— and WlUla la still in 
Leavenworth. 



2 Cops' Joyride Ends 
In Plate GboB Window 

What may develop, police oflleials 
believe, as a vixit to too many 
rpeakeasles off Broadway resulted 
In the Injury ot two Braoklya 
patrolmen, the arreat and suspen- 
sion of one and the suspen'^ion 
from duty of tho other. A p<,llce 
department surgeon declared that 
both were Intoxicated. The patrol- 
men. In a borrowed automobile, 
mounted the curb at 47th street 
and 10th avenue to avoid Ht?ikjng 
an ice cart and crashed Into a plate 
glass window of a ahoe store. 

The arrested patrolman, Howard 
Gunderman. 32. Is attached lo the 
IjCe avenue nt.ition, Hrooklyn. Ho 
was charged with operating a ma- 
chlno whUe intosieatad. He wiU 
have a hearing In Traffic Court to- 
day. His brother offlcer, who was 
suspended but not arrested, is .lo- 
sepb P. Bulllvan, 2(. Sullivan has 
been a patrolman for seven months 
and Qunderman for foiu- years. 

Capt. Kdw.'ird I.«'nnon, \Ve;d 47th 
atreet station, conducted the in\i H- 
tigatlon. lie said that Gunderman 
told him he borrowed the auto from 
a garage dealer. The auto wa* 
wrecked and it was later sold to a 
junkman for (12.50. 



jhad a l.< « .''-ey siory. 



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an 

and 



4.1 I Times Siiu.i : 



pol 



il eu'.tipfr. it w.i" reported. 
no\v ii.iiiping III <iti over 
■ m.iny wail.s of llie ViHane. Il caUM-d 
an .idiliiioual order of 100 copies 

1 of V Mil." To the de. tiers. 
I V li:. Il iniaOK a le' in tlii> Village, 
whi le • V.nic ty ' >•* -'Or and srook- 
liU( tvbucco vnli 10c. 



L. A.'s Blackmailing 

iiang uroken Up I 

Ixit Angeles, Hapt. 0. | 
AViili the iu-rest of Stanley Rossi. 
Joe .st..pleton and John White, al- 
leged heads of a gang ot bi.o k- 
mnilers who have been victimizing 
membem of the picture colony as 
m »*0(>le, 



I 



the police Irfdieve they have broken 
up the exti^rticm org.inization. 

nil' bailh upilulei) BH It private 
police vice squad, equipped with 
fake badge.-t, Imfiressing the seri- 
. ousnesH of the situation to a proa- 
jpeetlve vi, tini after stressing the 
' piililii Ity an(.-le of arrest and de- 
elaring they could "lix." 

One actor is said to have paid 
them i\fiit9' 



Bar of Soap Runaways' 
Bid to Enter Movies 

Trying to l>eat their way to Hol- 
lywood resulted in tha arreat uf two 

brothers, Samuel and Anthony 

Klzio, IS and 1«, respectively. They 
were charged with being Jiiviiille 
delinquents, taken to the Children's 
Society and given a acrubbing be- 
fore being taken back to their home 
in fliic'ifjo. 

"When tbc-y left home thej' li.'i.i no 
money, but had a loaf of bread be- 
tween them. They "bummeil " their 
way here by auto rides In a week. 
Tho boys s.iid they had seen mov- 
ing pictures of rastaway^ .ind 
wanted to become actors. 

A job In Kairfleld, Conn, ■ irned 
$D between them, and in the morn- 
ing, as tliey iiopped rtboanl.an auto, 
tlio money dropped out of Sam' s 
po. ket. WTien he m.l^Ie FTT^! dlS- 
covery. he said, he cried, li was 
on their way to New York ibat a. 
chauffeur gave tb«-ra the bar i i ^oap 
and to'il ile ni to wasli their faces 
or they would never get liilq tha 
movies. They did, and still rarrled 
I the aoap. 



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NEWS FROM THE DAILIES 



Thi. d»p»rtm.nt eont.int r.wpltt.n tlit.trloal n«w» IUm» 
lithtd durinB th. wMk in thi daily MP«r« N»w York, Chieage 
and tha Pacific Ccait. Variety takaa n* eradit for thtoo nawa itami; 
kad baan rawritton from a Mhf papar. ' 



NEW YORK 



A picture theatra for lower down- 
town in tlie Major, to be erected at 

Canal street and Broadway by the 
Oltarsh-Broadway Corp. Cost is 
estimated nt $500,000, with seatine 
capacity 600. 

Slipping on a cciat over practiciilly 
OOthlng at all, Anna I'cnKor, cluinis 
Ctrl, la eald to have taken her little 
Kmaranian dog out for a walk, 
n* manager of the apartment in 
WUoh ahe lives claims Mlsa Fenger 
Waa Klorloualy lit and didn't keep 
liar coat eloaed. She was taken to 
the weat lOth street station, charged 
with Intoxication and disorderly 
conduct. After getting a suspended 
sentence Miss Pengar promised to 
blow the hotel. 



mate rem- at the Sclwyn, Monday 
as an .iJilcil extra attraction. This 
i.s liernles firBt appearance in a 
lirciaiiway revue. He will do a spe- 
I'lnlty act by himself besldea the 
band. 



i.anled l.y her son and daughter. | Bullook, after he was foaB4 fnUtJ 
While in Europe Mrs. Carr will of failiiiK ti> provlda for Ma tluao 
ake a picture for First National, minor eliildren. 



She win 
montha. 



ba ttwnr about three 



The will of Max l.inilor, French 
picture comedian, who cnmniilted 
suicide with Ills young wife Nov. 1, 
19J5, leaves the bulk of the estate 
to his daughter, Maude Lydle Mar- 
celle Iieuvllle. Under'a New York 
estate la valued at over 135,000, 
while his foreign properties are of 
unknown quantity. Among other 
bequests are 10,000 franca to the 
Societe dea Auteura dea FUma and 
5.000 francs to the ClnematoKraphic 
Pres^ 



Jean Fersuaon, known on the 
screen aa Jean da Desley, was 
charged with aaaault and battery in 
a complaint died by B. M. Fugltt In 
Municipal Judge WHlla'a court. 
h'uBitt alleged the actress socked 
him at the comer of Sixth and 
Mirins streets. Miss Ferguson ad- 
mitted .ilapping him because of his 
undue altentiDn. She wu.s relea.sed 
on $100 bond, with trial set for 
Sept. 26. 

Diana Hughes, picture extra, was 
granted a divorce from Laurence 
Hughes, advertising aoUcltor and 
promoter. In Superior Court. Cruelty 
was the complaint. HttclMB la now 
in Chicago. 

Dallon Dess Burgess, 20, taxi 
driver and former dancer, was found 
dead in a street In Kureka, Cal., 
with a bullet hole through his haail 
His money was gone and his cab 
missing. 



Mary M. Cohan, 18. dauRhter «< 
Oeorge Cohan, departed from the 
family's summer homo at Spring 
Lake, N. J., and serretlv married at 
Elkton, Md., Aug. 31. Neal LItt, ban- 
Jolat. Little had been pllnking Ms 
Inatrument at the Hotel Monmouth 
In Sprins Lake. 

• Miaa CoImui kaa been out of school 
aeveral aaontha. LItt expects tp quit 
hia banjo and go Into the. insurance 
buslneaa in Dayton, O. His father 
handlea insurance there. Following 
, the elopement the couple came to 
New York prepartory to leaving for 
Dayton. 

"Irish Hearts,' Warner film, is 
now on the receiving ( nU <>{ missiles 
from riotous anilienccs along with 
M-G-M's "Callahans and .Murphys." 
At the Palace, picture house at St. 
Nicholas avenue and 176th street, 
it was greeted last Thursdiy evening 
' by vegetables, fruits and ink. Those 
Of the 300 persons in the theatre 
Who were sitting toward the front 
received most of the bombardment. 
J, L. Stanaon, manager, averted a 
poaalbia atampeda by stopping the 
picture, tumlns on llghU, throwing 
i>p«n the exit doora and calling 
police. The "Callahana" fllm met 
with opposition on Ita next to last 
night at Ix)ew'3 Bedford, Brooklyn. 
A youth Jumped to his feet and 
shouted that the picture was an out- 
rage. He was greeted by a cop, who 
arraatad him on a charge of dls- 
erderiy eonduct 

Robert 'Walton Bow, father of 
Clara Bow, has filed suit In Cali- 
fornia to have his marriage to I'della 
Mowry annulled, claiming she has 
been a wife In name only. I'della, 
Bow'a aeeond wife, is 21 and Ave 
»9Btha youncer than her step- 
daoshter. Mra. Bow Is living in a 
boarding house In New York, job- 
less and broke, says she left her 
husband because he was brutal. 



Excellent weatlier cimditions over 
the holidays gave outdoor amuse- 
ment men around New York one 
of their few opportunities to rei uup 
loesses this season. Resorts re- 
ported tha largest crowda within 
memory. 



LOS ANGELES 



Preliminary hearing on charges of 
grand larceny and embezzlement 
against Thomas C. Regnn, former 
head of the Tlioni.'is Uegan l*ro- 
duetions. Inc., picture coiirern, was 
postponed until Oct. 3 at the request 
of defense attorneys in Municipal 
Judge James H. l*ope's court. Re- 
gan is alleged to have sold stock in 
the corporation, claiming large 
proflta would be realized. Several 
buyen ware promiaed Jpba aa ex- 
traa. 



The first case coming under the 
new minors' contract law providing 
for court approval of minoka' con- 
tracta for employment In theatrical 
work, was oflMKilly okayed, when 
Presiding Judge Collier of tha Su- 
perior Court alflxed his signature to 
a contract between Audrey Ferrla, 
17-year-old i>jrture actresa, and 
Warner Hros.' studio. 



Mary Mayo, screen actr«-ss, was 
granted a divorce on a desertii)n 
charge from Dr. Woodward Mayo 
by Judge Falk In Superior Court 
after entering a supplemental cross- 
complalnt to a suit filed by her hus- 
band In 1924, charging her witli too 
frequent association with Lew Cody, 
picture actor. 

The divorce was awarded without 
Dr. Mayo's presence. 



Aimee Semple MePherson says 
she will flght the $100,000 libel .suit 
filed against her In Chicago by Bert 
Kelly, owner of Kelly's Stables, cab- 
al et. The evangelist defied Kelly 
by repeating her charges that his 
cafe is a "trapdoor to hell," and de- 
clared the suit waa an attempt to 
use her name for publicity puriwses. 



Burglars entering the home of Kd- 
ward Le Febvre. writer, 1615 Clen- 
esee street, Hollywood, pot away 
with Ije Febvre's passjxirts for a 
contemplated trip to Europe as well 
as a number of artlolea in diamonds 
and Jewelry. 



Mrs. Irene Hlrschler, school 
teacher, was granted a divorce in 
Judge Shauer's court from Otto T. 
Hirschler. musician, who failed to 
adjust his temperament to married 
life, according to his wlfa. . Hirach- 
ler did not contest. 



A new world's record for pole 
Bitting waa established at Long 
Beach by Clifford Stevenson, local 
youth, perehod on the staff of a 
theatre for 30 daya. This beata the 
record of Capt Bob Hull, made In 
Los Angelaa laat month, bjr two 
days. 



Ruth 'WIckman, dancer, filed suit 
for $50,000 damagea against Stephen 
Kerchoff, laid to ba a scion of a 
wealthy Loa Angeles family, charg- 
ing Kerchoff broke her nose and In- 
flicted other injuries when he was 
repulsed in his advances to her. The 
attack Is alleged to have occurred 
in February, 



Myrtle Bauer, ex-"l''c>llies" girl, is 
auing Flo Zlegfeld and llillie Hurke 
for $5,000, charging Ziegfeld's p<ilice 
dog killed her little Pekingese a year 
ago last June at Atlantic City. An 
answer filed hy the Zlegfeld attor- 
neys charges Miss Bauer permitted 
her dog to "incite, annoy, and pro- 
voke the ire of said police dog." 



It Is understood that Viola Dana 
and Maurice (Lefty) Flynn have 
effected a reconciliation. When 
Flynn sailed fiom Los Angeles on 
the "Kcuador" last week Miss Dana 
was there to bid him bon voyage. 

The marital craft of Joseph von 
Sternberg, fllm directoi-, is on the 
rocks, according to a divorce com- 
plaint filed In Superior Court by 
Uiza Royca von Sternberg, former 
actress ' and aaalatant director. 
Cruelty was given as grounds. The 
couple wore married July 6, 19J6 
and aeparated July 8, 1927. A prop- 
erty settlement was effected out of 
court, with Sternberg promising to 
pay his wife alimony ranging from 
$541 to $333 a month for the next 
four years unless she remarriea. 



Sea Breeze Beach Club, with 100 
members of the picture colony as 
members, is being sued for $42,000 by 
J, H. Command, salesman. He al- 
leges an agreement with the club to 
sell membershlpa, but found them 
impoaaible to aeil becauaa of the 
club'a mlamanacament. 

Playing the Good Samaritan cost 
Jean Balle, dancer, lesi North St. 
Andrews place, a suit of clothes and 
$48 In cash, when he befriended Jack 
Davia, friend, after the latter came 
to him with a hard luck story. Dalle 
invited Davis to spend the night at 
his apartment. In the morning he 
found hIa dothea and money gone 
together with tha man. Da'Vta was 
wearing a afolen auit when arreated. 

Barbara 'Worth oppoalte Reslnald 
Denny in "Uae Tour Feet." 

Georgia Hale with Hoot Gibson in 
"Western Suffragettes," Reeves Ea- 
son directing, U. 

Virginia Grey in "Symphony," 
with Jean Hersholt starred, U. 



Excited neighbors were said to be 
responsible for a report that Vera 
Reynolds, DcMille star, had at- 
tempted suicide In her Hollywood 
liotne. 

It seems, according to the story, 
that Miss Reynolds was about to 
take a fluid i)reHcribed by her dOC' 
tor. Accidentally taking ar bottle of 
Lysol she nearly swallowed the 
poison. Realizing how near ahe 
came Miss Reynolds la aald to have 
screamed and fainted. 

Her mother, fearing death be 
cause of the Lysol, aeht her to a 
hospital In an ambulance. 

A stomach pump failed to dis- 
cover anything except a little 
gastritis. 



Claire Windsor filed suit for $400 
damages against the Independent 
Cleaners and Dyers Co.. for the as- 
serted loss of a coat. The case was 
set for trial Sept. n. 



CHICAGO 



peraoanel will be inoreaaed to 77 
Including feminine playera of the 

oboe, bassoon, tuba, French horn 
and double baaa. If they can be pro, 
cured. The orchestra is sponsored 
by the Woman'a Symphony Assocla- 
tion. of which Ulllan Poeniach la 
president. Laat aeaaon they gava 
six concerts. 



'WWAB returned to the air after 
aeveral montha of alienee. 



Two bandita ataced « attckup In 
Luna Cafe and eacaped with $6««: 

One of the numerous liquor raids 
staged last week was that at the 
Grill, 42S South Clark street, wbich 
occupies the spot that once held 
Mike ' Ilinky Dink" Henna's famous 
Workingmen's Exchanpre sal ion. 
"HInky Dink" was nallon.illi, known 
for his "largest schooner In tha 
world for a nickel." 



The first attempt to establish a 
German theatre in Chicago since 
the closing of old Bush Temple will 
be m.ade Sept. 18 at the Auditorium. 
.\merican Admirers of German Art, 
an organization, is sponsoring. Inl. 
tial piece will he "Riistelblnder" ("A 
Jewish Soldier in Vienna"). Angelo 
Uppach and Helen Holstein, Hun- 
garian playara, head the cast. 



Two prohibition agenta posing as 
"big gamblers" bought aome booze 
from Clement Haggerty, bellboy at 
the Morrison Hotel, where the 
agents were staying. Haggerty ad- 
mitted the hotel m.anagement had 
repeatedly warned him not to at- 
tempt to sell liquor. Ha , waa held 
In bonds of $1,000. 

Olga Kargau, daughter of a for- 
mer Northwestern University pro- 
fessor, will take a leading role In 
the Chicago Civic Opera next aea- 
son. She Is tha winner in a contest 
to determine whloh, mt • doaen 
women conteatairt*' WMH 
contract. 



set a 



Chief of Detectives William E. 
O'Connor entered a cirgar store to 
purchase some smokes, and saw four 
of the town's best known dips gab- 
bing together. The chief didn't say 
a word then, bUt upon return to the 
station declared that "when four 
well-known crimlnala like those fel- 
lows get together openly and noth- 
ing is done about It there's some- 
thin? wrong with the police." So 
he immediately ordered -that every 
man in the bureau get a new part- 
ner before the week la up. The 
order la said to break UP.,aoma .O( 
the most perfected drinkUtr M4W* 
this side of Cicero. 

Several thousands of dog race fol- 
lowers narrowly escaped Injury 
when a bomb was set off at the 
Lai-amle Kennel Club In Cicero, 
The track, said to be owned by 
"Scarface Al" Cnpone. has harbored 
several riots recently when the 
Judges posted the wrong numbers 
on the result board. A few nitjhta 
ago the track waa almost torn down 
when the winning dog was not 
posted. The management averted 
caaualty by paying off on two 
"winners." 



Prohibition agents raldec^ the 
Bridge and Blaae'a Chateau, road- 
houses In Morton Orov%-at^ iRab- 
ert Strausa and Sol Sekwatt^ a 
waiter, were arreated. 



A report from Moscow says Feo- 
dor Challapin, tha grand opera 
alnger, has been divested of his 
rank as national artist of the re- 
public by the Council of People's 
Commissars. 



Marguerite Valols, former "Fol- 
lies" girl, wants a divorce from 
WMUaaa- .C aruthera, wealthy stock 
woaar.^ 

Jean Moore, actreaa, haa appealed 
to the Missing Persons Bureau to 
aid her in a search for her hus- 
band, Capt. William Michael Fay, 
who disappeared on Aug. 16 after 
attending a theatre with her, 

Frank Lloyd WrlKht, the archi- 
tect, is fl-ee to mai*l-y Olga Milian- 
off, dancer, mother of his chiUl. Mrs. 
Miriam Noal Wright, who opposed 
her husband's divorce suit for seven 
years, has consented to a decree In 
Madlaon, Wis., with a cash settle- 
ment oufof court. She Is to receive 
tt.OOO cash and n $30,000 trust fund. 



Hazel Deane, screen actress, was 
awarded an annulment of marriage 
from Hugh W. Anderson, Hollywood 
bathhouaa owner, by Judge Sproul. 
The actresa alleged. Anderson had 
married her to spite a sweetheart 
of his. Tha couple wera married 
July 7. 



The Police T'ublishing Company, 
Which published the nia^'azlne, "-Po- 
lice Stories." has IiI-mI selieihllea in 
bankrui)tcy In IIh- Inlfeii Slates 
District court. Former rollee Com- 
missioner* Richai'd Knright Is head 
Of the concern. I-iabilitles are pl.aced 
at $82,209 and assets at $13,196. 



Ralph A. Kohn Is now treasurer 
of Paramoiint-Famous-Lasky Corp., 
aneeeedlng E. J. Ludvigh at the lat- 
ter's request. Ludvigh previously 
held three offlrlal posts Tie remains 
general counsel. Snm Katz Is now 
a member of the executive commlt- 
taa of the Board of Dlrsetors of the 
aama onanlaation. 

Ben Bmila and Ms orchestra win 
CO li!it« "Ti 



In a rross-coiniilaint tor divorce 
igain.st lOva Madge Jorgenson, act- 
iiss ,ind writer, hy her husband. 
Ihe name of "Death Valley Seotty," 
Iih tui esiiue desert character was 
brought In tiie bill. Mrs. Jorgenson, 
wlio is writing Scotty's biography. 
Is alleged to have neglected her 
home In Loa Angeles while engaged 
in her literary pursuit. 

Mr.s. Jorgenson filed suit for dl- 
\'orce a few weeks ago alleging her 
husband had falsely linked her 
name with that of the Death Valley 
pioneer. 



The will of How.trd Pelton, pic- 
ture electrician, who died several 
weeks ago, was admitted to probate 
on petition of Attorney Benjamin 
Shipman. Pelton's Inst wish that 
the contents of his will be un- 
changed w.as himored. It disposes 
of a $5,000 estate to a friend. 

Bruno Walter, nnt(\l Gernian con- 
ductor, who recently appeared at 
the Hollywood Bowl, was reported 
ill In Munich (Oermany). 



Charles Logue, screen writer, left 
to Join P. N. 



Camllle 'Watson, artist and dancer, 
was arrested on charges of assault 
with a deadly weapon, driving while 
intoxicated, and reckless driving. 
Her car smashed into another auto, 
injuring the other driver. Miss 
Watson admitted having a few 
drink.s In the afternoon of the day 
of the accident, but said the acci- 
dent could not be attributed to the 
liquor. She claims to have been 
blinded by another car's lights. 



Chicago's seventh annual rodeo 
closed Aug. 29. Mike Hastings of 
Fort Worth won first place In the 
buUdocglng contests. Tad Lucas 
was first In the cowgirl contests, 
outpointing Josephine Wickes and 
Mabel Strickland, second and third, 
respectively. It Is estimated over 
350,000 people saw the contests. 



Universal will start production on 
"The Man who Liftughs" next week, 
with Paul Lent directing. Conrad 
Veldt and Mary Phllbin will be co- 
starred. 

Alleging $631.61 waa due him In 
salary for volet work. Albei t Hertle 
lodged a wage complaint with the 
Labor Bureau against Jack Pick- 
ford, fllm actor, A bearing waa aet. 



Patiicl.a Avery, tilm actress, was 
run down by an automobile driven 
by Trom Carr, Independent picture 
producer at the California Studio, 
for whom she had started to work 
In a picture the same day. 



Mellton Costalls, Filipino chauf- 
feur for Dolores Del Rio, fllm ac- 
treaa, landed in the county Jail when 
he was picked up by district attor- 
ney's men on susjiiclon of driving a 
tar behmging to the actress with- 
out her consent. Mtss Del Itio is on 
her way to Honolulu. 



Lieutenant McMullen. head of the 
Hollywood division vice squad, and 
Lieutenants Caddell and Buggy, 
seized some 600 quarts of liquors In 
.a ralil on a garage at the rear of a 
pretentious residence jit K.in North 
Ogden drive, Hollywood, capttiring 
one priaoner, who gave his name as 
Herman Bruoa, 

Marr Oarr wilt sail tnr Beriln 
firoot M«w York Sept. it, aocont' 



Mrs. Billle Holloway. 25, Holly- 
wood motion picture extra, former- 
ly employed at the Hollywood Ath- 
letic Club as a manicurist, was re- 
poftod In a hospital In Phoenix. 
.Ariz., following reported suicide nt- 
tenipt. She will recover. Charles 
Ogara. I.os Angeles real estate man. 
was (luestloncd by I'lim-nix police 
rr'g.trding a visit paid him by the 
woman and her seven-year-old 
(laughter just before she took 
poison, but was unable to furnish 
any due to the reason for It. He 
said he knew her. 



The Playhouse, converted from 
legit into a high-brow llini house, 
was forced to delay Its opening 
until this week, as censors are wlth- 
holding "Potemkln," l;iltlal picture, 

Carl Schlord; 16, Janitor of the 
Elmo, small picture house at 2406 
Van Buren street, was found dead, 
presumably electrocuted. In the the- 
atre. Police say his body came Into 
cont<act with a high-tension wlic. 
Schlord reported for work in the 
morning. Because the theatre was 
closed during the strike, he was not 
fotmd until late that night. 



Beginning Siliir.lny, the large 
stores in the I, nop remain open all 
day until next summer. They closed 
'at 1 during July and August. 



Stocks and cash amounting to 
$100,000 were the contents of the 
personal will of Charles E. Er'.isl'. .n, 
the prominent divorce and criminal 
lawyer, who died two months ago. 
His will bequeathes the entire es- 
tate to Olivia. 14, Krhstein's eldest 
daughter, to he iield in trust by lier 
mother until she be. nines of age. 
The y.ningiT daimhier. ("harlene, 
Mrs. Krhstein .and Olivi.i share 
equally in the $l,0|ifl,ono real estate 
holdings left by the attorney. 



Rktiard Barthelmess, screen ac- 
tor, upon his return to the coast 
from the eaat, announced he will 
marry Kntherlne Wilson, stage and 

s'-reeTi aetres.^. In November. Bar- 
thelmess' first wife w;us .Mary H.ay, 
former dancer and scjeen actress. 



Robert Brennan, former city po- 
liceman and motion picture extra, 
waa aentenoad to (0 daya at hard 
" 4*««a - 



The I»np staged a big welcome to 
Gene Q'unney. Champ toured the 
Loop In ,a card, and v»-ound up hv 
milling the Mayor. His reception 
was larger than that given Lind- 
bergh. Meanwhile Deinp.se.v, fa- 
vored here to win. Is packing 'em In 
at Lincoln Fleld« i»t a IhipIj ^ licad. 
The 2,000 dally customers nt Jack's 
camp have warranted two speciul 
trains to and fro every day. 

Adnlph M.inhand and Charles 
Dninheller, members of the Ravinia 
opera company, were injured when 
their auto overturned in a ditch near 
Uleneoa. 

Rthel Leglnska will conduct tk* 



Melrose cafe. 1627 Melrose avenue, 
wa.s held up by six bandits, who ob- 
tained $3,600 from the patrons and 
Joseph Loschober and Theodore 
Selle, owners. The same gang held 
up five stores the same night. Po- 
lice estimate their total loot for the 
evening at f 7,000, 

Prohibition department has re- 
voked the permits of Dr. Prederlck 
A. Lofton, Modern Scientific Lab- 
oratory and the American Parfum* 
ery Co. - 

A near-iiot resulted when ofllollaa 
at the Hawthorne dog track an- 
nuonced winners that were not la- 
conformation with the betton^ 
opinions. Al Capone, one of tha 
hackers of the track, helped quiet 
the disorder. It Is the second tlma 
In .a week that arguments have 
nrlsen. 



James Webb, professional ball 
player and member of the Black Sox 
In 19t», waa shot and killed in an 
argument In a saloon on the south 
side. The saloon was raided by 
prohibition agents the next day. 



San Francisco 



Gretehen Huhb.ard Arnold, local 
stage favorite, divorced from Walter 
I.yle Arnold. San Jose building con- 
tr.actor, on grounds of cruelty. She 
was awarded custody of two minor 
daughters. 



San Francisco's annual fall fashion 
show, participated in by prnctlcalljT 
every dealer in town. Is now on, with 
merchants vicing with one ,'in"thef 
for elaborato window disjdays. 



Mrs. Helen Cook Wilson, of Car* 
mel. Cal., wn.s granted an Inter- 
locutory <lecree of divorce from 
Harry Lettn Wilson. no\alist. iiu- 
morist <anil scc-narlst. on charges of 
desertion and failure to provid&_ 
I'roperty settlement remains to ba 
fought out in the courts. 

Wilson will flght his wife's da* 
niand for $60,000 yearly alimony. 



Mrs. Bflfle OrnfT was divorced from 
Max Graff, motion picture producer, 
operating at San Mateo. Cal. She 
charged cruelty and was awarded 
custody of a daughter, 9 years old, 
ol 1130 aiuntUljr. 



Wednesday, September 7, 1987 



^URLESQUJE^ 



VARIETY 



47 



:mmk burlesque playing 

•TlNaSYRACUSE.UNDER COVER 



Iltles May Be Changed and "Burlesque" Held Out — 
3 Days Weekly, Splitting With Utica— Shubert 
How ' L«m«* Restricts to Legit Only 



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wii; 



Syracuse, N. Y., Sept. 6. 
Wlctlng opera house, operated by 
the Shubert«, wifr'Ptay Columbia 
huriesQue shows beginning Sept. 19, 
snUtting the week with the Gayety, 
t'tlca Tho Wietlng does not ap- 
on till' Columbia's circuit, nor 
the shows be presented under 
llhe Columbia trademark, it is said. 
V The Shuberts' lease provides th.it 
the the.itre shall house only legit 
attractions, and, to avoid trouble 
with the owner, the Columbia bur- 
lesque shows will be advertised a.s 
muBical comedies and revue where 
euch subterfuge la necessary. A 
ciiange '» titles may also be 

made, it la reported. 

The Wieting's opening of the new 
road season will be Mamie Smith 
end Her Gang, all-colored show, 
playinB nt »1 top. The piece moves 
in Sept. 1-', following the clo.ve of 
the fourth Frank Wilcox stock so.t- 
■on next Saturday. 

Columbia burlesque played the 
Temple last year, coming back to 
Syracuse after a lapse of some 
years. It did satisfactory business, 
and the circuit was anxious to re- 
turn, but the Cahills, controiling 
the Temple, were opposed, in spite 
of the personal friendship between 
Sam Scrlbner and 'William R. 
Cahill. 

The Shuberts, it is reported in 
circles that should know, are still 
dickering for another house In Syra- 
cuse, their native city, where the 
Wleting has long been antiquated. 
They have made overtures to the 
Harrisons, lessees, and \\. Snow- 
don Smith, owner, of the Knipire 
theatre, and to the Cahills, who, 
with E. F. Albee, form the oper- 
ating company for the Temple. At 
present that house Is trying four 
acts and pictures at 10-30. 



Week of Sept. 12 

COLUUBIA 

A Perfect 36 — Casino, Brooklyn. 
Around the World — Music Hall, 
Akron. 

Hare Facts — Kmpire. Providence, 
lie Hapiiy— t'.ayity, Toronto. 
Bringing L'p Father — I'laza, Wor- 
cester. 

Cock-o-Doodle Doc — Columbia, 
Kew York. 

Cooper, Jimmy — L. O. 

Dark Town Follies— Capitol, Al- 
bany. 

Flying Dutchman— <:a8ino, Phila- 
delphia. 

FooUn' Around — L.. O. 

Gaieties o{ 1>2S— Gaiety, Roches- 
ter. 

Here We Are— lE-17. Colonial, 

Utiea. 

HiKh Hat Rovue — nayety. Boston. 
Kelly, Lew — Casino. Hoston. 
Kongo — Clayety, Detroit. 
Lander's Revue — Kinpire, Brook- 
lyn. 

Let's Go — Gayety, Pittsburgh. 
Mutt and Jeff — Gayety, Buffalo. 
Nothing Cut Girls — Miner's Bronx, 
New York. > 
Rain — ^EAnpIre; Newark. 
Snyder, Bozo — Olympic, Cincin- 
nati. 

White Cargo — Palace. Baltimore. 
Wine, Women and Song — Oayety. 
Washington. 



Wanto to Get Hunk 

Fnd I'.look, one of the of- 
ficials of the Mutual Burle.siiiie 
wheel, bought, pui^ <an>l 
pretty) Saturday matinee, 
and sat through Arthur Hop- 
kins' "Burlesque" at the 
Plymouth. 

He came back to the Friars, 
looked around the grill, 
spotted William Collier, drew 
a »l,00fl bill, walked up to Col- 
lier, and said: "Will you ac- 
cept this as an advance roy- 
alty to write a low-come^ly 
satire for the Mutual Circuit 
entitled 'lieglfr 



HIGH FLIERS 



(MUTUAL) 

FVatureO (^tmtc 

1-Vutui'«il .-tt uUr* t. 

.-^ev-ond Ceuii'' 

S4tut>ret 

Ingeiiu» 

Strmlsht 

JuvcHil*... 



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WINE, WOMAN, SONG 



It.llv .Illl.,- I..'.- 
Thf Ml I IU i,(i>n 
. . .TtHii lit Wkey 



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MliTUAL IN AKRON 
AFTER BRIEF BAHLE 



Akron, O., Sept. 6. 
City of Akron has lost its flglit 
to prevent Mutual burlesque at the 
Grand. 

City officials refused a week ago 
to grant a license to the operators 
of the house for burlesque. Attor 
ney Carl Meyers after a several 
days' battle finally was granted a 
license to permit the house to open. 
Meyers says he will manage the 
theatre. 

City onlcials say the fight is not 
ended and are keeping close watch 
of the shows, 

Columbia burlesque opened nt the 
Music Box, opening with "Bozo' 
Snyder's show Sunday. 



r.vit IVrtr: 

Kr."ii II.t; 
Mil |-,.r.l.. 
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tCOI.lMI'.lAt 

New Vork. .\np. 



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.IllV.'Illl.' 

nip<li.'iil 



SLAPS ''JOHir' 



Milwaukee, Sept. 6. 
Because she thought her escort 
"«» "noo fresh," Jerry Allen, 18, of 
a Mutual burlesque show chorus, 
!r .fj**"' "lapped his face as 
»Je alighted from hli car in front 
of a local hotel. 

A policeman saw the alap de- 
livered and stepped over to learn 
the trouble. 
The girl said that her "friend." 
*"■*' °' ""y- had tried 
« ^""f- Drews was arrested 
and fined JIO. 

According to others In the party, 
Drews had taken the girl to a 
roadhouse and "danced and dined 
about ten bucks worth." He was 
not fresh, the others claimed, but 
■nercly wanted a good-night kiss., 

-^iiss Allen appeared against him 
•n court. 



WJIUAL 

Band Box Revue— Empress. Cin- 
cinnati. 

i^anner Durlesquera — L. O. 

li.iihin;; Beauties — Gayety, Mil- 
waukee. 

Big Review — Gayety, Omaha. 

Bowery BurlesauerV— Garden, 
Buffalo. 

Bright Eyes^State, SpringOeld. 

Dimpled Darlings — Mutual, In- 
dianapolis. 

Finnell, Carrie— Cadillac, Detroit. 

Follies of Pleasure — 12, AUentown, 
Pa.; 13, Iiebation; 14, Willlamsport ; 
IS, Mahaaoy City; K-17, Reading. 
Pa. 

French Models — Kmpirc. Toledo. 
Friviililirs (»f 19-S — (Jrand. Akron, 
(linger Oiids — C.ayety. liaitimore. 
Oirls from Happyland — Corintii- 
i.m. Rochester. 

Girls from the Follies — 15-17, 
Wedgeway, Schenectady. 
Girls of the U. 8. A. — liyrlc, New- 
Happy Hours— 12, York, Pa.; 13, 
L. O.; 14. Altoona: 15, Cumberland, 
Md.; IS, Unlontown, Pa.; 17, Beaver 
Falls, Pa. 

Hello Paree — Academy. Pitts- 
burgh. 

High B'lyers— Orpheum. Paterson. 

High Life— Strand, Washington. 

Hollywood Scandals — i:5th St., 
New York. 

Kandy Kids— Gayety, Louisville. 

Jazztime Revue — Lyric, Dayton. 

Laffln' Thru— Kmpire, Cleveland. 

Moonlight Maids- Gayety, Scran - 
ton. 

Naughty Nifties— Gayety, Wllkes- 
barre. 

Night Hawks— Star, Brooklyn. 
Nlte Life in Pari*— Garrick, St. 

Louis. 

Parisian Flappers — Olympic, New- 
York. 

Pretty Babies — ^Empress, Chicago. 
Record Breakers — Gayety, Mont- 
real. 

Social Maids— Troiadero. Phila- 
delphia. 

Speed Girls — Oarrick, Des Moines. 
Step Along— Hudson, t'nlon City. 
Step Lively Girls— 88th St., New- 
York. 

Stolen Sweets — Howard, Boston. 
Sugar Babies — Gayety, Brooklyn. 

Tempters — Gayety. Kansas City. 



DOG RACING MAD 



(Continued from page 1) 

.sort about 10 miles above San Diego, 
has received a terrific blow as the 
result of the opening of the tiack. 

It is said that all of the money 
people hiive around San Diego to 
spare is dumped at the track every 
afternoon as the Mexican line closes 
at 6 p. m., and It would not pay 
at the present time to operate the 
track at night. 

One of the finest dance halls on 
the coast at Missi()n Beach has a 
daily overhead of $:;50 with the re- 
port that, excepting Saturday 
fights, the average intake runs be- 
tween tl2 and $15 a day. 

Though there i; a gate clKii.ce 
for admission to the dog track, 
San Diego Is flooded with paper. 
Women are permitted inside the 
track free. 

iiaron Long, he;id of ttie sporting 
enterprises around Tia Juana, is 
raid to be interested in this enter- 
prise with Wirth Bowman, noted 
sporting promoter of Southern Cali- 
fornia. 

The track is a quarter of a mile 
dirt affair with from eight to IS 
races dally, and no limit being to 

bets. 

The Mexican government whi<-h 
was known at one time to exact 40 
per cent, of the gross at the Tia 
Juana race track from James W. 
Coffer, w ho operates it, is said to be 
getting around 20 per cent, from 
the dog track. 

The promoters of the dog track 
figure on developing Tia Juana Hot 
Springs Into a high class sporting 
resort, and are now building a 
$500,000 hotel which will have 800 
rooms and also a gambling caaino. 

They will also, if enough trade 
goes over the line for the evening, 
keep the dog track running twice 
dally. 

It is possible that evening sessions 
of the dog track will be held dur- 
ing the Tia Juana race meet which 
runs from Thanksgiving Day until 
April, with the dog track closed 
In the afternoon so as to give the 
race track the break; 

Long Is also Intereste<l In the r.'ice 
track with Coffer. 

Merchants of San Diego claim 
that their business has been affected 
but are powerless to raise any ob- 
jection against the dog track as the 
Mexican governnient d«es not listen 
to protests from across the border. 



Burlesque Engagements 

R*porte.I by Ike Wei.er ..(Tire; 



Mn Quigg. „ian., accordionist for 
1_ jiii "Be Happy, 

^niler Bros. Revue. 



Six 
-for 



Mutual Inspection 

^Vliiie ii will be the aim of I. 



H. 



Jim Curtin's Travels 

James H. Curtln will travel this 
.reason in the interests of Colum- 
bia biirlesi|ue. If will t.e confined 
to trips from the Kmpirc and 
Casino, Brooklyn, and the Miner 
li .uses In the Bronx and Newark. 

.lini hen tofnre was stationary in 
Brooklyn I'ut his new burlesque 
mantle as gener.-il supervisor of 
these houses will keep hini hotfoot - 

l-f, ..I.. ...l.tt-ny urn} lutlOS. 



Cincinnati, Sept. 6. 
Theatrical Interests In Greater 
Cincinnati are beginning to feel the 
drain on box office receipts caused 
by horse and dog racing in this sec- 
tion. Running races at Latonia, 
Ky., across the f)hio Itiver from 
this, town, are on 30 days In spring 
and also for a month in the tall. 
A 15-day meet of the bnng-talls Is 
now under way at Hamilton. Ohio, 
an hour's ride fr<.ni Cinry and dog 
racing at Springdale, this side of 
Hamilton, is in its sixth week. The 
whippet course has an avenige 
nicht attendance of about fi.ono. 
.Nifbt raf-iiig detracts j.rinf ij^illy 
frr-rn the burlesque division of 
theatricals. 



'■'^ "h'J Mutual associates to give 
"ich show producer a fair trial 
"«n his new show, the .Mutual 

.11 .J •»< *" Inspect nfunced the "original 

the shows at doee rang*, I "What Price Glory." 



Billing tiller Girls 

AVa.shirmt'.n. S'-j't- 6. 
naypty, ColumMu burUs-iuf, if 
ciiiTontly adveiUsIng "Tiller J>anr- 
iiifr f;irls' as artlx-.'ufnK with "l>t*a 
(;o.' I«»st yoor this house fln- 
faMl" of 



"B£ HAPFT" REOFERIRG 

F.illy Koiirt's Columbia wliop] nhow 
"IJo Hapiiy, " whi( h rlosrd fnr re- 
pairs Saturday after a wcm U ou(, 
will make r frr«h start next Wfk 
Sinre- withdrawal con«iderahlo 
r-hancfs ii* ' n made In material 

and r'Utitrn.' Charlie Le K'-y. 

«4d 



IVspiie a "I'uWl " oponiuK Monday 
afternoon al the Olympic, Now York. 
Frank Dam«el han routined a lu>t 
show for -the Mutual this seafon. 
Tlie few xnirvt n spt>ts iray he rem- 
edied lu-f.-rt- llir W.'.k is n-,;t. \\\\-U 
"Hij;li i'Mitrs" show Id r ;Ue 
bi»t on the Mutual wheel. 

The eoniedy seenes are Koim-what 
anti<iuated. most lonj? «inre released 
material but will probably click with 
the Mutual wheel clientele. The re- 
tarded tempo of some uf the skits at 
tills "cold" opening were more ibaii 
eounterbalanei'd by the peppy euu- 
tiiliutions of the few priiieip.ils and 
a hartl-winUiiiK choiiis, hoih lifiitii^ 
thin^;s niaierially \^ lien inclined to 
laj; and sen<lini,' the- mUuw proper 
over for a hit fritjn a Mutual Htand- 
aid aii^ile ai b'asl. 

Absence uf the eu.stoniary runway 
at the Ulyinpie this season was an- 
other drawback for this opera 
which boasts at least four good run- 
way numl>er8 which wIU be heard 
from elsewhere. Incontrollable dip- 
its ui>on part of patrons adjacent 
to runways last season is reaponslble 
for tlie al>s('nee of the "grinding 
ehutes ' this season. Less work for 
the iiouse K«""darmeR and probably 
synthetic kiek for tlie hoys on the 
aisle unless waj' (htwn f'""Ut. 

llaek to the show. Damsel has 
patterned lliis latest edition of his 
M ut ual operas in vc\ ue formula. 
\liU<> Sacks, doinf; Hobo eoniedy 
with a tuueh of cork Instead of the 
usual erejie hair adornment, has the 
comedy all his own way throughout, 
with John Clancy, dolns genteel 
Irish, llRurinfT little more than a 
foil. Both work well and get alonp 
nieely in the comedy bits, despite 
Chincy's a.^si^nment beluK little bet- 
ter than a straight man spotted as 
eonuMlian. Tom Hriskey Is tiit> 
strai^;hl witli both appearance ami 
delivery. 1 hinny Jacobs is a iwr- 
sonable <laneinB juvenile, attempt - 
iuK a c<juplc of numbf'rs redi-emed 
by hootiiiK- Frances Farr, co-fc4i- 
tured with Sacks in the show's bill- 
infr, is back in the Ingenue-souhret 
class. The tossing o(t of the previous 
avoirdupois has helped tremendously 
to re-establish Frances to her erst- 
while forte of one of the i»eppi<-st 
soubrets on the wheel. Contrasting' 
brunet fVances is another souli, 
Betty June Lee, an attractive and 
youthful blonde who knows her 
groceries and hna oodles of s. a. 
Thelni;i. Itenfnn, ingenue, is another 
cute tri( k \\]io aluo kno^A■,s her mtiii- 
ber- lea<Iiiif,' .stiilT. 

In present lay<>ut the fem.s .steal 
the show. With the comedy whipiied 
up better results may be different, 
but tho gals will hold their own 
even then. Mias Farr is spotted 
in several of the comedy scenes 
with Sacks, Clancy and Briskey 
also taklnK care of ^n ample allot- 
meat of musical numbers. 

Both divisions of the show are 
evened up nicely on numbers and 
comedy scenes, , tliis bein^; a wel- 
come contrast of jirevious rttut i rie 
when the show was jiractically 
packed in oiK-nln^: stanza anJ witii 
second part draK^ing out runnini; 
time for no obvious reason other 
than to keep the rustomers out late. 
The "lawyer bit" and "country 
hotel" episode m first stanza were 
main comedy salients, despite being 
familiar. The first had Backs and 
Clancy as dissatisfied partners 
angling for the "great divide*' of 
assets with Briskey as the glib law- 
yer cleaning both out. The other 
i*a« the familiar whf'eze of the 
stranger In town cajoled by a dame 
into actjuie.s^-inK to boudoir com - 
pany and then tu ing fooled by hav- 
ing a rheurnatie old fossil palmed 
off as the eamJIdate. Tlie latter was 
handled neatly by Ilriskey, Miss 
Farr and Sacks. The card game be- 
tween Itriskey, Sacks and CJaney 
in follow up dlvlHlon has also been 
done many times before, but worked 
up for a howl with the holiday mob. 
The fortune tolling bit by Miss 
Farr, Ilriskey and ^cks, furthef 
down, also got lan:<hs. 

Thf» number^, how ever, rent a in 
the oiitsranders of tlie .'-liow. I'.etty 
.1 une I<ee offered a couple itf 
"te;i,«ers* and eonlrihuted ftom<' 
nifty \\ir^Iin;r. It looked as tliougb 
Hetty pi a-iced off with w rl^:,'le hon- 
ors I'f tho show until .Miss Karr nn- 
eoike I hei- stuff a few minutes be- 
fore linale, which tied things in the 
tors*>- twisting handicap. Tbelma 
lienton also ine-orporated a sugges- 
tion of wriggling in some of h"r 
numbers, but never attempted to 
compete with Hefty or Frances. 

The numberF. for mo^t part, were 
( pejrpy an<l if not made peppy by 
1 the above 1 1 if) of number leaders, 
i Miss I^'t- H tt-aser ' l>rj It Again," 



■:ruil#' U.il^ton , . . Prtnn Ttonna 

Ituili li.im.'ii. IVint-inK Soul ri-t 

ViMiikfr ...Ii»n. iinf S*>iH rrt 



"CCTntr, ban -ni^»f*- bo * 



had etii all (,'oiir,' for torrldnesH and 
ItU-iii t»l tliein that wa y. MtHH Farr's 
strengthen the comedy division and j "c;! eate.^t .Nation f»f the Worm ■ was 
will share featured billing with ' Pi ' ba hly most y.i eif.nti(»uH of the 



r.ert 1{« rtiand is piotlui<-r, st.i^-er 
and star ef this au;;rci:aiien, ht sides 
with the 1 "i^'ker of the book. He has the peo- 
ple, the production and some mate- 
rial cnpablo of developniient. But 
at this telling, he hasn't n burlesque 
show, except in the chtuus of 24 
yirls. 

All the pli\ sical and iae< haui»'.il 
elements are there, siieh as bright 
dressing-, sc. iiic flash and plenty of 
people. Hut siarcely a hearty laugh 
in the whole affair. Numbers are 
spirited in chorus maneuvers and 
the principals sell them with plenty 
of energy. But for some reason they 
do not go. 

(tnly <-nscinMe that tame ThroUKh 
\\ ith thai siiontaiicous applause that 
should );o throUKh a wlnde show 
was the number late in the second 
part called "Bandanna Land."' Th** 
bits entirely lack punch, and this in 
^■pite (.f the fa( t that several of them 
arc elaborately worked up. An 
example is the haunted liouse bit 
wliich probably takes up 12 minulwi 
in which time, of course, it should 
climax to a riot Instead it proi^ 
resse.s to smaH returns and dies 
the llnish. 

Hcrtrand, a capital smooth comic, 
goes in for strong dramatic episodes, 
probably with an idea of supplying 
contrasts and change of pace for 
comedy bits. Only It doesn't work 
out that way, because the comic In- 
terludes never come through and the 
dramatic scenes only intensify the 
absence of haw-haws. Ilertrand ex- 
ploits himself in a lon^c underworld 
sket<-h. playing the character of "tho 
Sot." It is loaded down With plot 
and story and has a serious ftglit 
scene as the elltnax. It dies. 

Another similar episode with Jim 
MeCatdey doing an intense dramatic 
recitation about Cliristy Mathewson 
was rather better, because it was 
worked tip with inemhei-s of the 
cht»rtis in pantomime as a back- 
ground and for that reason bad 
nu tbing of the burlesque flavor. 
The trouble with the whole pro- 
duction is that it was prcl>ably made 
on paper. In that form f* may have 
looked o. k., but it doesn't work out 
a^ a burlesque show, rather it 1« a 
pale second class revue, a form of 
burb'Sf|Uo frnme-up that Is probably 
worse than an out and out turkey 
httok up. It's conspicuous WCftk- 
n( is absence of genuin* bUTlMIlM 
cnniedy, in spite of the US* fltaC 
principal men. 

Heittand has not a single effectiv« 
a I n aiire. The nearest to It was 
his sr>e<ialty with Miss Halston. 
Ilete he Kave some display of his 
bland fun. Aft'-r that he went In 
for rouj^hhouse and It got him noth- 
ing. 

Miss Ilalston leads the women In 
apjiearanee. She la a handsome 
w <iman, dn'sses well and has a cap- 
ital voice, taking care of the prima 
department adequately. She lean* 
towards ballads, which might be all 
right if the surroundings were mora 
enlivening. As It is, quiet num4>erfl 
like "Play In To* Own Backyard" 
with sentimental business only add 
to the shortage of gaiety and pep^ 
Uuth Ramon is a first rate bur- 
lesque worker, brimming with energy 
In her numlw rs nml helping out an 
ordinary voice with good acrobatic 
step})ing and a general nuthod of 
whiMiping it up. I-Yank ie Jtooth 
works hard but to no Kt eat effect na 
a numlx r leader. SVic i.n much over- 
weight Just now. but danres with 
(juite remarkable speed. H< r dress- 
ing cnuld be intproved. In this she 
falls far behind the f,ilier t\\o prln- 
ciiKils, whose wardrobe is a feature. 
Outside <*f lU-rtrand tlie men do 
not a<eMunt. with the exception of 
Billy Hanis, first rat<> straight. 
Harris knows his burlesque. He 
has a vast amount of straight talk 
to get over and manages to do tt 
with great eCTect. StraighU have to 
d<>pend upon comedy contrasts; here 
Harris Is at a loss. He buUds up 
his end. but the comedy klck-bock la 
left hanging in the air. 

Arthur Maypr as •'Dutch" dialect 
comic. Hal Ford as eerentrlc, and 
Jim McCauley are jtist morhanical 
workers gi Inding tn\t tho matter 
that has been handed to ihe(n. but 
developing not li ink- "f f heir o\^ n. 
With Hcrtrand doing nothing on hia 
own account, Die n suit was not en- 
livening. Tho assistant comics 
make up a singing ijuartet that in 
rather fair in h.irmony, but th<ir 
^iUartet conu'dy was sad. 

I'robably the first at« p toward Im- 
provement In the show would be 
abandonment of the ''book," c'f 
y,.!,!..^ t^rre In much too much, and 



Walter Brown. 



Sammy Howard has Joined Hie 
Alf. T. Wilton agency to look after 
the booking of picture and \aude- 
\ille theatrk 



number division and made a smash 
climax for the first purt. 

A word of commendation goe.s to 
the < liorus. a good Iwklng bunch 
ithat ^'.r- e aderpiate support to the 
f« tn priticipau as to wiggling and 
otherwise, 

"Hifc'h Fliers * is a bit loose,- but 



easing up on flash of prouurilon. 
numbers in favor of laughing bu«I- 
ness, Rush. 



will tighten with funher playing. 
When set. Frank H..ms* I shtjuld 
ha\e nothing to wony about. 



VARIBTY 




WMfcir tr fuuwn, im. 

Mm aUTmua, PrHtdtU 
tU WMt «<lh KiMt Htw Tark CItr 

■UBacIUFTION: 

*.uiial If Wmign tl 

ilDslt Coplu t* Onta 



\ oL LXXXVIII 



No. S 



40 YEARS AGO 

(From "Clipper") 



The soasun opt'nod with extraor- 
linary eclat, telegraphed report-. 
'aralnK a score of new attractlun.s 
»'ttk blv attendance. 



A panorama pictiirln^r thr 

lattle of Virkshur^^ opcnod in Pan 
i'ranclsco «nd the attendance was 
aeaerlbtid enormoua. Indicating 
^ dliCmiit pttblle taste tbaa that 
which made the Pantheon de Querre . 
I flop at HadtaoN Bqnare Garden 
'ateljr. 



Ticket speculators created a pub- 
lic question, and CoL MacCauU, 
inanaccer of Wullack's theatre, 

reated a precedent by announcing 
that he would refuse tickets at the 
ifate If they were purchased from 
Che specs. He did that at sererni 
«!ierformances of "Bellman," whicli 
was a hit. Then he bouprht back 
• he tickets refused, returned them 

i> the box office for re-sale to a 
'valtlair crowd in the lobby. 



Henry Miller was cnsased for 
WUliam Oillette's piece. "Held l.y 
the Enemy." Melbourne Mac Uowell 
als* was ta the cast. 



Irwin Brothers started a tent 
f how at Flatbush and Fifth avenue. 
Brooklyn. staginK. a variety show 
animt oan'raa at 10 cents. 



Apparently the baseball rules did 
'not include called strikes. A sub- 
scriber asks for information on how 
many balls are pitched in a game. 
One calculation was an average of 
:20» balls, although the Clipper ro- 
calla aeeing Al Smith, of the old 
.\tlantlcs, pitch (S balls to Mc- 
Keever of the Mutuals before the 
nutter hit one. 



tnnpire Jerry Sullivan, explaining 
I questioned decision of hla. s.aid ! 
'.le was acting under instrurtlons j 
I liat when a decision was so close 
it could be Ktven to either team 
lie was to favor the home crowd. 
In the same edition several in- 
stances ai^ cited <»f umpires actinc 
otherwise at their own peril. In 
Senoiton local polica had to guard 
an umpire out of town and In a 
s;ame at Ishpeming, Mich., the 
<Towd chased an umpire a mile 
along the Northwestern railroad. 

Veaeh of Des Molnee hit a homer \ 
over the fence and received in pre- 
miums a gold watch, a gold headed 
case, suit of dothes, free haircuts 
and shaves for a year besides 
ciiara, Then he went out and cele- 
Juatid and was suspended. 



15 YEARS AGO 

(From Varirli/ nn<I "Clipper") 
Upon tlie d<'<-lHr:ition of the bit; 
time agency that It would reduce 
upstairs scales, Marcus Loew was 
reported planning reprlaala by In- 
creMliiy the cost of small time bills 
by tl.OM a week and gotns after 
olaaa acta. 



BlUy Rock and Maude Fulton an- 

iiounce<l that they would dissolve 
their oI<l partnerahitt after the cur- 
rent season. Tempest and Sunshine 
I ISO parted. 



A bitter dispute between Carl 
Hoblltzello and Jake Wells over 
Southern territory was being arlil- 
irated. 



Marcus Loew obtained a "license" 
:rom the Motion IMcltires I'atfiu- 
Co.. to exhibit "Elizabeth." feature 
lilm made in France with Sarah 
Hernhardt in the principal role. 
_Xhia was a n unusual move, since 
! he tr ust seldom sanctltmed pictures 
made outside its own e<''>up. 

There were slftns tluit tlie theatre 
building boom which had amounted 
to something like frenzy lor the 
preccdins five years was nearing Its 
end. One reason appeared to be 
that many pop dramatic houses 
were beiiw ttimed over to smsll 

R.4 m%w 



EDITOR 1 Al; 



Wednesday, September 7, 1927 





On September 28 "Variety" was to have published 
its Marcus Loew Number. 



Lay them With loving hands upon the resting place 

the rlp.ir fle.ld. 



It was to have been a unique tribute to a man. In 
volume, in comprehensive scope, in spirit, it was to have 
been' a monument of great good wiU, erected to the most 
beloved man the strange world of the theatre had ever 

embraced. 



of the dear dead. 

The well-meant offering, as too often , transpires in 
this transitory span called life, came too late. 



It was to have been an outpouring of sentiment, a 
salute to tolerance, a gesttire of affection. 



They will always be an inspiration to the rewards in 
this existence of honesty, courage, loyalty, vision, devo- 
tion and decency. 

They will always be a reminder of all-conquering 
power that comes of love, far stronger than the fires of 
hatred, the swotd o£ selfishness or the lash of bitterness. 



It would have been the most unbusinesslike edition 
ever issued by any trade paper. It would have been so 
sentimental, so touchingly idealistic, that outsiders, not 
aware of the heart of "show business," and not lucky 
enough to have touched the hem of the garments of 
Marcus Loew, might have read through its maze of 
many pages, and rubbed their eyes that snch a thing 
could be. 



That this most saintly of us all could be the captain 
of us all, speaks well of us — as he always spoke well 
of us. 

In no other line of endeavor could such a marvel have 
flourished. In no other line of endeavor could such a 
man have endurecl. And in no other line of endeavor 
could this man have attained his apotheosis. 



The words of kindness, love and greeting came from 
many far places, from many sorts and conditions of men. 
There were associates, employes, competitors, admir- 
ing outsiders, financiers, builders, actors, impresarios, 
high-brows, keen go-getters, dreamy romancers, hard 
business men, mighty leaders in national activities from 
the isolated exhibitor and the furthest-flung "chain" and 
as liniail and heterogeneous an assemblage as the life 
and career and radiance of Marcus Loew had been 
broad. 



It n«eded the racking, frantic, romantic, fabulous 
"show business" to make Marcus Loew ; and by its own 
inexorable demands, it claimed his all. And, like the 
game, square soldier he always was, he gave it 

If this entire, extraordinary, inexplicable profession 
paid homage to its favorite son in his lifetime, it now 
la} s with tender hands upon his grave a double measure 
of its devotion — no more than he gave it. 



Through the bitter hostilities of the industry in which 

he gravitated and which he dominated, with its many 
suspicions and aversions and disagreements, at last the 
entire rc.ilm had found one thing on which every one 
therein agreed : a love for Marcus Loew. 



In this editidii "X'ariety" l)ows its head over the be- 
reavement of the whole field in the death of this gentle, 
tender, endearing soul who was able to bring about 
such a beneficent miracle. 



The world will go on. 

Tomorrow the same hysterical struggles, the same 
selfish strivings will be resumed. 
More than the same — 

For Marcus Loew will not be here to temper them 
with his soft spirit, to calm the turbulent pack, to sit on 

high like a just Solomon, a wise Moses, a patient Job 
and a kind David in judgment and in counsel. 



Here "\ arieiy," with heavy heart, reports this classic 
tragedy of its industry. 

"Flowers for the living" must fade and wither be- 
cause the living for whom they were so graciously and 

adoringly intended has diedT 



Others will take up his tasks and obligations. Others 
will cirry on where he left off. Others will build upon 
the foundations, eternal as the pyramids, that he laid 
with his friendly, faithful hands. 

May they immortalize as solidly his principles, his 
precepts, his character and his conscience as they will 
his w(irks iif stone and steel. 



'fdiMtdiy, Scptamber 7, 1M7 




LEGITIMATE 



VARIETY 



40 



RDrSU.S.VISITF0R8WKS. 
UNDEKAHN'S GUARANTEE 



Bringing Over 8 Plays and Entire Reinhardt Com- 
pany of 30 Player*, Including Moisai — Open* 
Around Nov. 1 — Gilbert Miller in Charge 



PMria, Sept. <. 
Uax Relnhardf* visit to the U. S. 

with his piitire cunip-'my of pl-'V- 
,r« Inoludlnjr th.> frr' nt Molssi. will 
be under the auspices of Gilbert 
Miller <Frohman). 

Otto H. Kahn has guarantctd 
the full amount of any deficit. This 
takes in the caiTylns charges of 
«lx theatres Kelnhardt will have to 
close in Germany, to colloot his 
Wroupe. They will remain clnsid 
. until the Reinhardt company re- 
turns. . \. i 
With all expense.s Included It Is 
anticipated that the Roinli.-irdt 
weeltly expense account will reach 
ISO.OOO, while playing. The tour in 
the States Is to be of eight weeks, 
with four set tor New York, prob- 
Blily at t)>e Century theatre, rent- 
ed, where the admission will scale 
up to and »27.50 for the pre- 
miere. The other four weeks may 
be played In PblladelphJa or Bos- 
ton or divide between those cities. 

Keinliardt and his company of 30 
will leave thi.s side Oct. 20 and are 
dated to open In Kcw York around 
Nov. 1. 

While in the U. S. Reinhardt has 
arranged to direct "The Miracle" 
in picture form, also to make one 
or two feature dims for Jos. M. 
Schenck (United Artists). He will 
not return with hU players. 
Rcinhardfe Deaigner 

Of the seven Kelnhardt produc- 
tions, one, and his most slpihtly, 
will be "Midsummer Night's Dream" 
with the beauty of It the scenery 
and eoetumee deaigned by a Reln- 
harft dtoeovery, DcWterth. that 
has stamped the designer all over 
Europe. 

The Reinhardt theatre* closing 
through his playera leaving are 
three In Berlin, two in Vienna and 
one In Salzberr. 

ArrangemcBta with Reinhardt for 
the American tour were made by 
a Jay Kaufman, the New York 
Journalist, who came * over here, 
acting for Miller. 

Helni haa been pronounced by 
Reinhardt and others as the great- 
est actor of today. 



It is unlikely the Reinhardt rep 
will eemmand a |10 top for all of 

the erchealra. ' dianeei are it will 
be for a few front rows If at the 

Century. 

Ullbert Miller, for Charles Froh- 
man. Inc., formerly lotdced upon as 
an extensive Balancer staple, had 
four Broadway successes last sea- 
son: "The Play's the Thing," •'The 
Constant Wife" and "Her Card- 
board Lover," besides "'Tho Cap- 
tive," prematurely closed. "The 
Constant Wife' played at the Shu- 
beru Elliott theatre. , 



aUB PLEDGE TO PUT 
i sr. PAUL ON SHOW MAP 



Minneapolis, Sept. (. 
St. Paul now la In the midst of 
; a campaign to improve theatrical 
I oondition.s. After weeks ot prepa- 
J r.-ition the campaign was launched 
at a meeting of the presidents of 
ali service clubs. 

The presidents were Informed that 
eonditions in St. Paul only can be 
improved by a reasonable attend- 
, ance ard the elul)s were asked to 
j support a season of high class pro- 
I Auctions at the Metropolitan the- 
«tre. It was arranged to have 
•Ickets placed on sale at the Min- 
nesota. Athletic .md Tnlv. isitv 
clubi, the ctty s lending organiza- 
tions. 



LILLIAN ALBERTSON IS 
DIVORCDiG MAOjOON 

Many Charges in Complaint 
Filed in Calif. — Mrs. Macloon 
Will Produce on Coast 



Los Angeles. Sept. (. 

Mrs. Lillian Albertson Macloon 
returning from New York, Imme- 
diately called upon her attorney, 
Milton Cohen, Instructing him to 
Institute suit for divorce against 
her husband Louis O. Macloon. 

Mrs. Maeloon did not relate 

■erytltinj; in her complaint that 
.she had told her attorney. The 
complaint states that the couple 
were married in New York, April 
17, 1923, and separated In that city 
.\itp. 28, 1927; that their community 
I>roperty consists of ,a home at 1027 
Chevy Chase dr(ve, Beverly Hills, 
worth around M>00O, and personal 
property tncludlog automobiles, etc., 
amounting to tlO,000. 

The complaint alleges Macloon 
has been cruel aad ^tokoman toward 
his wife; that he vsed Vile and In- 
decent language, calling her vile 
and indecent names in front of her 
mother, friends, stranpers and em- 
ployees, which caused her mental 
anguish. 

It is also alleged that from the 
date of the marriage he napped, 
scolded and abused her, and also 
found fault with her, both as a wife 
and as a business associate and 
producer, and humiliated her in 
front of her friends. 

She also states in the complaint 
her husband belittled her efforts in 
every direction. Another allegation 
charges that be was careless and 
Indifferent In reaard to this conduct 
toward her and that ha utterly dis- 
regarded her comfort and jMMMtf 
mind by showing dlsrespce^'iiPBif 
and her friends. 

WIP* «VM W* 

Thia Is tlie aeeond marriage for 
the couple, Mrs. Macloon having 
been divorced a number of years 
ago from Abrahcun Levy, promoter, 
of Times Square. She had one son 
by this marriage. Macloon was 
married before In Chicago and is 
said to have had two children by 
the first alliance with his wife se- 
curing a divorce from him. 

Mrs. Macloon contemplates begln- 
nlnp production activities -here and 
st.ates she will produce "The Des- 
ert Song" and "Hit tlie Deck." As 
yet Mrs. Macloon has not found a 
theatre as she will not use the 
Hollywood Music Box, which Ma- 
cloon liad under lease prior to his 
leavinp liere .at the time Eqiilty de- 
clared him unfair. 

Attorney Cohen says that Mrs. 
Macloon Is fed up with Macloon for 
good and that she has notified 
Equity to that effect, and that 
Kquity Is permitting her to cast a 
show from amonp Its members. 

It is understood the llr.llywond 
Music IJox Is poinp to continue with 
Will Morrlssey ns producer, though 
the latter holds no le.-ise on the 
house, payinp a we»'k to weak rent 
with the belief beinp Macloon. Is 
throuph witli California so far as 
home and producinp are ^-onc^Tned. 



Coirtiioii-Shriiert Setdem't 



, Chlcapo, Se pt. e,. 

"s understood that no settle- 
ment has been reached ao far be- 
tween Mrs. Couthoul and the 8hu- 
?!?^'n the matter of the Shu- 
I Smi ' ' " o f th e Khii- 

[ SS, "»««re from the Couthoul 
stands. 

■iff' ^""'•'"O"' Is reported having 
w Ke Sh.ibert in New York List 
■* postponement of the con- 
•erence followed to some time this 

el^ *^ *■ ^•"•t »«• 



Elizabeth Mine* Miscast; 
Leaves 'Manhattan Mary' 

I'itlstilllMll, ."^ept. ». 

On.1 Mtinson replai-es i;iizabeth 
nines In tlie title i-ole of tleorpe 
While's "Manhattan Mary." It 
opened here yesterday. 

Miss Mines is said to Jiave l-^t n 
inisra^t for Mary, unable to iidjii.si 
lier somewhat English accent to the 
role of n 10th avenue girl in .New 
York. She is reported to have rc- 
ei'lved $l,nii(i from White In the rc- 
linqui-slmuiit of lier eontraet. 71 




GEORGIE PHICE 

BROKE NO RECORDS AT FOX'S, 
PHILADELPHIA, LAST WEEK 

Kxeept. perhaps, for satisfaction 
to .Me.ssrs. JJ.anft and Silver, whom 
lie wishes to thank for their offer to 
hold him over. 

Week aC Sept. 4, Great lAkes 
Theatre, Buffalo; week of the 11th, 
Sute, Detroit. 



Gloriously Kissed 



rvaiik Tours sailed back to 
Tx>ndon Saturday, after con- 
ducting the "Folllea" orchestra 
dnrinp rehearsals and for the 
first two weeks at the New 
Amsterdam. 

After Friday night's per- 
formance Kddie Cantor aske<l 
the company to remain for a 
moment and called Tours to 
the stage. Immediately he was 
surrounded by and kissed by 
SO glorified girls. Rouged Ups 
made Tours' map look like he 
h.ad been in the ring with 
Dempsey, 



WEBDR CO^ PIRATES, 
CAOOrr IN FAR EAST 

Stopped "Abie's Irish Rose" in 
China, but Promise Nothing 
Further to Amer. Consul 



Washington, Sept. t. 

American consul at Hong Kona 
hns reported to the State Depart- 
ment that the Wiltter Ployor'H who 
recently prixiuced "Abie's Irish 
Rose"' there have promised not to 
reiK.'at tlic performance in China. 

O'lhinn, M.ilevin«ky &. DrihCoU. 
the New York law lirni acting for 
Anne Nichols, appealed to the 
American official for asfilstjince 
with their comniunlcatlon rraching 
Hong Kong too late to stop the 
I>€rforniance, it having been given 
several days prior. 

Manager of the Wilbf r I'layers 
informed the Consul that the play 
though liko Miss Nichols* was not 
the same as the American success. 
However he did admit that its gen- 
eral substance was simillar. 

Tlie Consul advised the depart- 
ment t!iat the Wilher company wan 
to play India and Australia prior 
to returning to the U. S., adding 
that the manasement made no 
proniises not to repeat the per- 
torni.uuc of the ptece In those 
(-ountritH. 



Quit Chamberlain Brown 



w.iH paid on a basis or two weeKJi 
salary at 11.500 per. 

One rumor says thst White while 
un tiiiii may endeavor to ii.nven 
the Hhciw from its present mu»ic:il 
comedy form Into a revue. 

Miss Munson goes into the show 
tomorrow (Wednesday). 



TI;o O I'.cillys, Willi:Mii riiiil 
KU'nn<'>r. have joined tht: castinR of- 
tlco of James W. Ashley, havlnn re- 
slgiied from the Chamherlaln 

Ashley sperinllzed In supr>lyinc 
l«'(ilile for musical prfMlurthjiis. but 
h.'is atlded a dramatic department 
the O'Reillys In charge. 



Misa Morgan in "Boat" 



ll»'!<n Mor^'fin. w tio irfiirri''! 
>'*'Hlw\lay -frwn I*oml«o, haM ht^tn 
engaged by Klo Zlnq:fi Irt for the roln 
of Julie In 'Th« Show Boat." 

Walter Batchellor »lid the plnee- 
ment. 

Miss Morgan Is now a fav in 
London through her appearaneea in 
a production and nite oliib. 



iovnwots D D 

Would Not Attend Open Meet- •'wv.-^r ^ • 



ing— Cancelled — Publicity 
for Producers 



.\n open meeting between man- 
.Tgors and tieket brokers was 
ai-liolnlcil fi.r 1.1st niKht ( Tiwsil^iy i 
with a rt>jii('..<»-iitative from l:;(iuii.\. 
the dramatists anil the press also 
invited. It was the mana}?erlal 
idea of "oleiuiinu iiiJ" the tiokit sit- 
uation via the .Mcliri.lo pl.m. Yos- 
terday it was sl.itoti tiw nu-etini; 
was lalliHl olT. Sini e tlie broU. i s 
would nut attend there xvns nothim; 
to confer over. 

The fiikrt apcn.-y men had 
infoi-nif'il th<' nianaq.j-s tliat thoy 
would not be present, seeing no \ al- 
ue to an open session but statiim' 
their willingness to confer with thi- 
manoKOrs iiri\-ately and in a busl- 
nops-Iike m.'innor. 

In suhstani e tiie ' irkot lin'n f, lt 
thiey did not care to be parties to 
a proposition, sucii as the open 
meeting, wliiih would tend to give 
publicity to cert.iln managers who 
have been gotting into print by 
talking ticket control. The refusal 
of llic IiruKcfs to niinil the mana- 
gerial whip snapping tu accept tlie 
McBride i^an or go out of busi- 
ness appears to have put tlie man- 
agers in a hole. 

I. nst week's meeting aiiioii(,- the 
managers was carded to dellnitcly 
put across the McBrlde Idea but 
the session resulted In the man- 
.'ipcrs playing chcrkors with the 
situation. Arthm- Hanimersteln, 
when word was sent him that the 
brokers would not sicn on the 
dotted line, said It was "the death 
knoll" of the ticket agencies. But 
instead of attemptinfj *he formation 
of a new central ticket office llam- 
mersteln seemed more intent on 
squaring himself. 

He introduced a letter from Lec 
Shubert, who was not present, 
which stated In effect that he had 
talked tickets with Ilammerstein. 
Shtibcrt was reported saying that 
he had not. William A. Brady 
proposed a resolution Indorsing 
Hammeniteln's apokesirm^Bhip for 
the managers. The open session 
idea was sprung after considerable 
Jockeying that did not go as the 
managers Osnred. inien the Mc- 
Hrlde plan was first proposed man- 
agers representing 32 theatres were 
present. Lost week .<!omethlng like 
IS theatres were officially no hand. 
Lsblang-McBrid* 

The managers regarded the i)ar- 
tlcip.ition nf 80 per cent of the the- 
.atrcs as sufficient for the McHride 
plan. Just why It should not be KiO 
per cent whs not even thought 
about. It is explainable from the 
fact that the McBride pl.an practi- 
cally outlines in entirety the almost 
forgotten central office planned by 
Joe Leblang, and 80 per cent of the 
theatres was just another rc.sem- 
blanee. 

The s.iuie group that refused to 
entertain the Leblang plan felt the 
same way about Hammerstoln's. be- 
sides which there are a number of 
Independent theatre owners who 
veered away from both. 

II. a. Attorney Charles Tultle was 
Invited to be chairman of last 
night's meeting, btit no mention of 
his accept.Tnce w.is made. Tuttle 
expressed him^Jf un favoring the 
.McBride plan. He further staled 
that It did not Imply any stricter 
< ondlflons on the agencies than ac- 
cepted by them pending tho flnal 
decision In the Alexander case, 
which will test the govcrnmi nt's .';o 
per cent levy law. The prosecutor 
expects a decision will bo liumled 
down by the U. .S. Supreme (;iiurt 
possibly next month, expl.'iining that 
the Alexander case was being 
rushed. The brokers are banklm; 
on the de<1slon being reversed on 
the grounds of the unconstltution- 
.ilin . if flU( h a <loci,,.ion is handed 
flown tlie iir'ikcrs could be h'-ld to 
tho .'jU-ta-nt pi-frmium promise only 
that loni.'. 

Managers Raising 

The aKcncy J,#'f>l»lf' arc ,1.1 irri in^' 

lh;it maiiaKcrs are raising prices 
beian.sc of the SO-cent limitation. 
I They contend that that was onr 
t reason wliy the "Follies" Tvcnt to 
' $f. '10 and that heretofore at $5.50 
( --n' li iick*'ts could be ha<l from 
! ,iL', rvies at 50 cents over the price, 
\0>cre.'i^_novv the patron Is paying 

11,63 over tl M ]• ■.■}. Thi' fame 

argupienr. K'" 'or the $1.40 M-alc 
used for "Burlesque" <$■'>. 50 Biitur- 
day nlKhts). In the caso of the 
"KollieH" only the first 10 rowa are 
priced at fl.U. 
fvro more oitenoles have be»B 



$35U72-12 WKS. 

Municipal Season Broke 
Record for 9 Years — 7 
Perf ormf nces Wkly. 

8t. Louis, Sept. «. 

ill si'i'.f of incl.Miictit weather 

dm ill!;- til" IiMCi' , l.t^ini; \\'-f ].S of 

the U'-Wi,li sca.-;ou, the .Municipal 
opera season, in Koi-est Park, broke 
all tho past records uf nine seasons 
for atten.laiicc an-l cash. 

li.k.t s.il.s foi- 111,- 12 
weeks totalled $357,772, an iiua-ease 
of $8.S&9 over laat aeason. Total 
attendance was' KJ^.OTJ. fi< veriit 
pirfoniianees wef,' c.illeil off be- 
cau.se of rain, tlie park theatre be- 
ing entirely without roof or i<hcltcr. 

"Rose Marie" drew I4T,ST4 from 
56.136 people; "ftoWh Hood," tM, 
231, 29,7.'i7: "ri!m-ess Pat." $37,524, 
2',).n:l2; ".Sari." $2,",.!l,St. 25,L';U (si.-^ 
porl'unuaaces) ; "Song of the 
Flame." |U,125. M^«: «TlM 
Mill," $31,794. S«,0«; "The Mftcado," 
$25.4^5, 21,512 (six performances); 
"Dollar rriiu.BS," $23,668, 26.646 
(six performances); "Katinka," 
IS2,03S. , SS,«4 (six performances): 
'"Tho Serenade," tM.049, 23,007 
(six pei'formancea>; 'XtWpKf X<0Ve»" 
t2S,79l. 33.562: "Tatea ot iI6i|kawi.r 
921, sot. 29,716. 

InaaoHWii aa tbe theatre la oat- 
doorji HtMi* am M matinees, and 
tha MmK fa, «f eourae. aeven per- 
fonnaneea a Week. 



"Si. SMITH" FOLDS UP 
WIIHOUT PAYING OFF 



Boston. Sept. t. 

"Secret Service Smllh" suddenly 
folded up here Saturday .ifter play- 
ing two weeks. No salaries were 
paM and no tanperiattoa far> 
nished by Ramsey Waltaee' iMte 
presented the play. 

Funds to bring the comp.tny bac1( 
were sent on by ^>lulty. Wallace 
had nicd a surety bond for |i,Ht 
with Rqulty which Is beHeved 
ample to pay off the players' f;lalms. 

It In understood that while the 
show actually played two and a 
half weelts, the company was p.itd 
only a half week's salary. The 
show waa booked for the Coamopoll- 
Un, K«» T«i*» 



H. K. Morton, Jr., Lead 
With l«(cw miie Slum 

Harry R. Morton, Jr., haa been 

cast for the principal eom«'dy part 
In the new Beatrice Lillie show 
(Charles B. nillinKhain) In re- 
hearsal in November. Mlaa UIU9 
(Lady Peel) In heading for. Call- 
fornl.i to eng.-ige In pictures. 

Max If art booked Morton in for 
the show along with Bailey and 
Barnum and Nick Long. 

MASOIT FETEB6 WITH C. 0. 

Mason Peters Is now press agent 
for the Charles B. l>llllMKhnoi en- 
terprises. 

I'eters was concerned with the 
editing and publishinK of the "Jour- 
iiiil of Commerco" for ov<-r 10 years. 
That paper was absorbed hut year. 



nailed for lalture to pay the kot- 
emment ene^half of the premlnma 

on tickets sold at excess prices. 

Those arrested are M.irry Alpert of 
the Ideal Tleki t Service and llu.tsell 

H. tJnrtih of the Patch Ticket S5erv- 
ice. Both arc rated among the 
HMtaller ajjencles. The T'.itch offico 
is on Madi.-;oli avenue anil i.q said to 

I, e the fMoie one Started about two 
years ago by William Moore Patch, 
former Pittsburgh newspaperman 
who tried produ' ltitr in New York 

some time :u-o * 

. Offer for McBride's 
It was reported that the I'nited 
Cigar Mlttres mlKht ent'-r the ticket 
Held on a largi r scale than antici- 
pated. One rumor h.id the smokes 
corporation oflcring to buy out Mc- 
) Bride's main erlalrlishmeni at 4:!rd 
.uid i:roadway. Tli" corn< r is r,'- 
garded one of the busiest in the 
world in point of thi number of 
passers-by. McBrlde's has a lease 
on the comer for 25 years at a 
rental of I'S.OM .innuslly. 



50 



VARIETY 



; Vt^^ iWednttdayv.Septembep 7) '1927 



EARL CARROLL'S EASY UFE AS 
ATLANTA'S HONOR FARM'S 'GUESr 



Takes Visual Reckoning of Young Woman Applicant 
for Position on Stage, Says Atlanta "Life" — 
Rooms With James Kirby, Millionaire Convict 



FROM "ATLANTA LIFE" OF SEPT. 3 



Atlanta, Sept. C. 
la*. Saturday's issue »»f "All;ititu 
Xittt;,'? local weekly, the following 



(By Grapevine Dispatch) 

Pftnthiisville, Ca., Sept. 1. 

Prisoners at I'eilerul I'rtson 
Ho'nor Farm No. 2, lociitcd near 
here, are marvelint; at the treat- 
ment beinc accorded Enrf Carroll, 
theatrieal producer, who Is sup- 
posed to be serving a sentence for 
perjury, and his rooniniate Josiuli 
Kirby, millionaire convict from 
Cleveland, and at the boldnesi with 
whioh the officers In charge allow 
them privileges not given other con- 
vlet.s atul e.speclally forbidden by 
prison rules. 

It to openly known that Carroll 
and Kirby are the most favored of 
the more than 3.200 men in the 
penitentiary aiul are livlnt^ a life 
of ease while their fellow workers 
go to the Held and pull corn, dis 
potattfes and perform other farm 
work and chores. 

A group of prisoners at the farm 
were Riven n real treat week be- 
fore last when Carroll made a 
"ntthb inspection" of a prospective 
ehorua grlrl In plain view of several 
"tfone." . 

Fair Caller 

It Is alleged tli:it a very luuid- 
Bome young girl, apparently about 
U years oT age appeared at the 
prison farm about 11 a. m. She 
aaked Guard Braden to be allowed 
to Me Carroll, and declared slie 
WOtlUn't leave until she was al- 
l«>w*4 to aee him. 

Braden, It Is claimed, escorted the 
young lady into the presence of 
Carroll, -wlio .'i\vait<-d her on tiic 
porch of Captain Rogers' office. 
CnM Uviny quarters of Carroll and 
*KlrtSy adjoin this offloe.) 

Charms Shown 
Carroll chatted with the young 
lady. She made known her desire 
to bccoma an actress. Carroll re- 
qucflted that she "walk" for his In- 
spection. After a fi w stops. Oar- 
roll rcquestwl tliat slio rrvoal her 
llmba for his .appraising and ex- 
IMTt eye. The charming visitor 
rafsed her skirt co'nsiderably above 
her knees, revealing an expanse of 
bare limli that seemed to meet with 
Carroll's satisfaction, it is said, 
•ad with the entire enthusiastic ap- 
probation of the group of iirlsoners 
who Viewed the demonstration. 

Carroll, it is .alleged, retired to 
his room and after several niinuti s 
emerged with a typed l<-tter which 
he handed t<y his caller. Her face 
beamed ami she thanked liini. far- 
roll then introduced her to Klrliy, 
and after chntting awhile, she re- 
entered her large motor cor and 
drove away. tt is generally ac- 
(Ctdcd — on the word of Kirhy, If 
is sa ill— th.it the letter was 'one of 
Introduction to f.Mroll's brother In 
charge of I'.irroll's theatrical In- 
terests on Uro.idway. 

r.irrol sei nis strong and hcnitliv 
but docs not indulge In the farm 
work to which the honor f.irm pris- 
oners are a.ssigncd. Sometimes lie 
accompanies tlie prisoners to the 
corn field .uid pulLs a few ears of 
corn but at his iileasiire he returns 
to his quarters and attends to |>er- 
■onal corrcspond(-nce and other ))ri- 
vate matters. .\t dusk the other 
day be anioninTdi-.l a party of 
"cons" lo the coinlield to pull some 
fodder but his day's gleiinliigs of 
mule-food Is said to have been 
negligible. 

Private Car 
Carroll sei-rns li.ippy mid 

contented here. Tiiere is ci'tt.iinly 
nothing contlnlng about his "iui- 
prlsonment." When be was trans- 
ferred from Inside the walls to tin- 
farm he was not re(|iilred to ride 
with other prisoners but w;is con- 
thi* mptntn'5 piivntn car. 
The prisoners' barber shop, ad- 
joining the c;u't;tin's otTicc. was 
Immediately cotiverted in to a sice|>- 
Ing room for Cnrroll and Kirhy and 
anotlier jiristincr of lesser jironi- 
Inence were (luai tered with him. 

They were allowed to purchase 
private pieces of furniture, Includ- 
inf two dreasers and were permitted 



2 "Jazz Singers' 



With 'he new season and 

Oeorge Jessel going out in the 
st.age piay and role he created 
as "The Jazz Singer," billing 
for another "Jasi Singer" in 
pictures (Warner Brothers) is 
appearing. 

The film's star is Al Jolson. 

St;l^'■e aiul screen vf-rsions 
.'u.' fiMin ttif same scril>t. 



to buy floor covering. They are 
also allowed to engage the services 
of Negrdes for personal Janitor and 
valet duties. 

Special Meale 
At the prison farm, prisoners 
usu.ally are served eif^ht men to the 
tal>Ie. and at present aJmut .t dozen 
tables are required for the whites. 
Carroll and Kirby are not re- 
quired to eat' the general mes.s, but 
enjoy the same diet ;is tlie ofljcers 
and are privileged to dine at the 
same hour the officers dine, which 
Is before the general prisoners' 
me^s, Carroll is served with real 
butter, something with which ordi- 
nary pi'isoncrs are totally unfa- 
miliar. 

Rules of the penitentiary allow a 
I)ri36ner to have only two visits a 
month from the s;inie party, pro- 
viding the p.irty is a resident of 
Atlanti^. VLsitors from out-of-town 
are permitted to visit for one hour 
!v day for three consecutive days. 
There is also a rule that these 
visiti>rs are to tie received within 
healing distance of a guard. 

These visiting rules are not ap- 
plied with reference to Kirby ^nd 
Carroll. They are permitted to re- 
ceive callers, after the usual period 
tor visiting and without the pres- 
ence of a guard. 

As a Judge* of feminine pulchri- 
tude, Carroll knew his knees, but as 
.a tiller of Ccorgia clay, he surely 
knows liis iKHlroom sliiijiers. 



FUTURE PUYS 



"The Girl From CHilds" in rehear- 
sal by Sept. 15 when present con- 
tract held by Tom Johnson expires 
unless otherwise exercised by the 

Iiresent holders of the muslcalizcd 
full stage ver.-^ion of Archie Col- 
by's former vaude sketch. 

"Different Woman," which John 
Woody produced In Chicago lust 
season, is brdng primed for ;i New 
pcrniiere. l-Jugciie Walter, 
autlior of the iilay, has practically 
rewritten the piece. 

The riiiinc cotist company of 
"Ilroadway" opens Sept. H at the 
llioadway lliialrc in Deliver. Cast 
Includes Holiart Cavanaugh, Claire 
Nolte, Maurice Black, Dee Loretta, 
Hooper A. Atchleyi Nellie Loach, 
Doris Keuiper, Kobert IClliott. Louis 
lla,\nes, and l.ouis Taniio. 

KoI.ert W Xi-wnian has i-iioscn 

I'ardon Me" as llie title for his 
nnisieal production now in re- 
iiears.il. Cast includes Billy Wayne 
and Itiith Warren, Stanley Ridges, 
Clarence Nordstrom, Harry Kelly. 
Xellic Breen, .lane Fooshee, Itobert 
l.owe. ,Ioe Williur and Joan Adalre. 
Jtalph Murpliy is responsible for the 
boidc and witli .Morrie Ityskind for 
tlie i\ rics. Cliarles Kosoff and Har- 
old Lewis .are tlic conijiosers. 

.lames Kiiiott. producer, and F. S. 
.Merlin, staKe dilctor and play- 
wririit. arri\ed in Ntnv ^'ork >a>ster- 
day iTuesda\ ). Casting on "The 
King Cati Do No Wrong." Mlliott's 
tlrst dr.aina of the season, will com- 
mence thia week. 



Coast Pullman Porters 
Out for Bettor Terms 



San Francisco, Sept. 6. 

Two hundred colored Pullman 
porters, affiliated with the local dis- 
trict branch of the Brotherhood of 
Sleeping Car Porters, with a na- 
tional membership of around 9.000, 
•are preparing for a finish fight for 
their demands tor better working 
conditions and bicher wacea from 
the Pullman company. 

Nightly meetings arc beliJg held 
and negotiations with the com- 
pany have reached a point where. 
In the absence of recognition of the 
porters' union by the Pullman com- 
pany, the dispute must be submit- 
ted to the emergency board created 
under the federal railway labor act. 

The demands of the porters are 
for a minimum wage of |150 a 
month, as against the present wage 
of $72; a 240-hour work month 
instead of around 400 hours of work 
montlily on the present 11,000-mile 
basis, and recognition as a bona 
fide union to negotiate agreements 
on wages and working conditions. 

It is claimed for the porters that 
their average monthly tips are from 
$25 to $30, and it is claimed that 
most of the porters' wivea are 
obliged to work, and fn moat caaes 
they earn more than the husband*. 



LeMalre's "Affairs" End 
In Chi. — Going to Road 

Chicago, Sept. 6. 

Rufus LeMalre's "Affairs," in its 
fourth week at the Woods, will 
leave there Sept. 17, going on the 
road. It has been a most dlsap- 
IiuJnting local engagement. 

Foiiowing at ^he Woods will be 
the Fir.st National's specl.al film, 
"The I'atent Leather Kid" for seven 
weeks, with "Hit the DeeK" <Stace) 
the ensuing attraction. .; 

First National ha* the 
liouse from Aaron J. JOAtM fOr the 
"Kid's" run. - , , 

All principals, with the exception 
of Harry Conley, have accepted a 
25. -per cent, salary cut, while two 
have already handed in their 
notices. Al Herman left the show 
at the end of last weok and Harry 
Fox has one more to go. In addi- 
tion the cast has waived bonf -with 
K<iuity, giving LeHatre anewM to the 
bond money. 

It is said X«Maire hopes to con- 
tinue here until after the light, 
Sept. 22. 

It Is possible that LeMaire will 
rehash the show on the road after 
closing here and then take it to 

New York. 



L. A. Treasurers' Benefit 

TjOs Angeles. Soiit. fi. 
The newly nrgatiired lj«»s Angeles 
Tre.isurcr.s' AsstHdation is going to 
hold its lii^t benellt at the Mayan 
theatre Oct. 8. It will be a mid- 
night performance, and all of the 
stars, stage and screen, will be 
there. 

Bay Perry, treasurer of the 
Orpheiim theatre. Im pr ' ' "t of 
this organization. 



RISQUE SHOW OUT 



Tlie second flop of the new sc.ason 
to stop was "What the Doctor 
Ordered," which toM^ «q» M the 

Rttz Saturday after playing less 

than three weeks. 

W. A. I!rady and the Shuberts 
were said to have .'sponsored the 
show, but a difference between them 



"What the Doctor Ordered" 
Opened Aug. 18. Atkinson 
("Times") cutting both ways 
said; "Most of the acting was 
as shop-worn as the play." 

Mantle ("News") predicted: 
"Equity wil see that they get 
their money. The public, I 
suspect, will take less inter- 
est." 

Gabriel ("Sun") labeled it 
"noisy smut." 

Variety (Abel) said: "Will 
be swept away with incoming 
tide of more aervieeable pro- 
ductions. 



resulted in no billing of the man- 
agement. 

The piece was supposed to have 
lieen risque, but It got nothing, 
rating around $3,000 or less. 



2 N. Y. State Stocks 

Syracuse, N, Y., Sept. 6. 

While Syracuse will be minus a 
Winter dramatic stock, following 
the decision to close the Wilcox 
cnnipany at the Wieling Saturday, 
two otlier uji-state cities will In- 
augur.ite drani.atlc stocks. 

Majestic IMayers, with IIlMa 
KpMsler. leading woman, bow In at 
the Majestic. Klmlra. in "The l.ittl.- 
Siiltllre." while Gordon Amhason 
will open Anderson Players at the 
Stone, Binghamtop. The Anderson 
company will be managed by Nell 
Hurley, native Binghamtoniatl, 



SHOWS IN REHEARSAL 



"Send No Money" (William 
Street.) 

"10 Per Cent" (Jackson & 
Kraft). 

"Arizona" (Shuberts). 

"Synthetic Sin" (Morosco 
Holding Company). 

"Enchanted lale" (American 
Allied Arts, Inc.) 

Golden Dawn" (Arthur Hairr: 
mcrstein). 

"Houeo in Woodt* (Clark 
Painter). 

"Weather Clear, Track Fast" 
(Martin Sampter). 

"The Belt" (Playwrights 
Theatre). 

"Wieked Age" (Anton 
Scihilla). 

"Garden of Kden" (Selwyn &. 
Knopf). 

"Hidden" (David Belasco). 

"the Letter" (Heeemore 
Kendall). ^ 

"Morning Qlerie*" (Robert 
Newman). 

"Mack Velvet" (M. J. Xlch- 
olas). 

"Hoosiers Abroad" (Oeorge 
C. Tyler). 

"Show Boat" tFlorenz Zies- 
feld). 

"Mary Dugan'i Trial" (A. H. 

'Wopds), 



Atteridse Asserts Shuberts 
Witfay ding His Royalty 



Accrued royalties on "Gay 
Paree" (Chicago), and "A Night 
In Siiain" (Broadway), totaling over 
$5,000 are alleged to liave been 
withheld from Harold Atterldge by 
the Shubert-s and the librettist may 
take legal action to recover. 

Atterldge latterly did the book 
for the new Ziegfeld "Follls." It 
prompts the assumption the Shu- 
berts are peeved at their erst- 
while stage author. 

Atterldge haa bad his royalties 
withheld for from 10 to 15 weeks 
on both shows, he say.s. Based on a 
$500 average for both, he has a 
considerable amount due him. 

The stage material writer has 
been with the Shuberts tor many 
years, authoring all of th* 'Win- 
ter Garden revues and extrav- 
aganzas, until accepting tof ^ffleg- 
teld assignment, ,• 



Ktut'Knpfer Named in 
llMI^ Divorce Suit 

Milwaukee, Sept. 6. 
Cli.argiiig that his wife deserted 
him because of her inf.atuation tor 
Kurt Kupfer, of the Pabst theatre 
stock company. Harvey Margraff, 
wealthy Milwaukee m.inufacturer, 
\\-;is tailed before a court commis- 
sion to be examined under the dis- 
covery statute on beiiait of his wife, 
Annette. 

Margraff recently began suit for 
divorci* in a WauUesli.a court, but 
the wife countered with a suit In 
Milwaukee and asked that his suit 
also be returned here because they 
are Milwaukeejins. 

In his allegations, >rargr;iff said 
thiit he had introduced his wife to 
Kupfer and that- from that time 
on the two had been In each others 
company frequently. iCnpfer. ac- 
cording to .Margraff, ate many times 
and much at the MargraH home and 
that he attended wine parties with 
his wife. 

The wife countered with charges 
that her husband had used his prl- 
v.ite yacht to run liquor from 
Canada to Milwaukee. He denied 
this. 

Margraff also admllteil th.it he 
had sent his. two children to Ccr- 
niany to keep them from the mother. 
Mrs. Margraff agreed to a separa- 
tion niion payment of $200. s.iying 
she took this small sum because 
her husband didn't have as much 
money as he was reputed to have. 



50!S TAX ON SCALPERS 
LIKELY TO CONTINUE 

Congressional Members Still 
Steamed Up Over N. Y. 
Ticicet Price* 



Washini;ton. .S.-pt, 6. 

Receiit indictment by .i ^'»>d.■^al 
grand jury of 24 theatre ticket 
agencies and. in each Instance. Hi^ 
owner and princiiial ofllcer. is not 
the result of .a sudden move on t'no 
part of the New York ofTn e of tli.> 
Intelligence Unit of the Bureau of 
Internal Keveiiue. states an an- 
nouncement from that bureau. 

"Nor la It a sporadic movement," 
continues the statement. "The 
purpose of the Intelligence Unit is 
to continue its operations until the 
Government is assured uf Uie coU 
lection of admlaalon taxes, not only 
in New York but in other cities." 

Though the opinion pre\-ails that 
Chicago is next on tlie scIomI j],. for 
Investigation, nothing .along these 
lines could be learned from of- 
flclals of the bureau. 

As to the repeal of th.at jiortlon 
of the Revenue Act dcmaiulini; 50 
per cent of all excess charges above 
an advance ot CO cents over the bos 
office scale, no membei; of the 
House Committee, many of wlioiu 
are now here, would comment. 

Reports from Manhattan are that 
the section - will be repealed. As 
the- provision Is known to have been 
written into the law- because several 
members of Congress, and oilier 
Government ofiicials, had resented 
prices charged thm: (or UckeU, It 
Is now believed hei'^ that attenxpts 
to repeal will meet with some, 
strong opiMjsitlon. 

However, in spite of this ex- 
pected opposition, legit producers 
and theatre managers have been 
promised relief from the admission 
tax. If this promise is carried out 
It will autonutically mean the repeal 
ot the provision now Causing tbe 
ufiset. 

It is not believed that those wish- 
ing to keep the section will lie 
strong enough to overthrow ih» 
recommendations ot the commit- 
tees, should such be made. 



CBOOK ON AND OFF 

Altuona, Se|it. 0. 
Jack Berry, cast In a t'rook role 
with the Chicago company playing 
at the Park theatre, Lakcmonl 
ji.irk, JiisL outside to wn, forgrit to 



nap out of charactfjr. 
Berrj-. it Is charged, went to a 
grocery store just outside the park 
ind after his dep.irtuie the thett 
of ^*',00 w.as discovered. 

Berry Wiis arrested and the police 
xsiy finally admitted the theft and 
showed the officers where lie h.id 
hidden t-00 in the room. 



Deagon's Sudden Death 
Puts Cohan on Stage 



Boston, Sept. 5. 

Arthur Deagon, who came here 
as a principal of the new George M. 
Cohan show, "The Marry Malones," 
had just finished .a few dance steps 
here last Sunday night on tlie stage 
of the Colonial when he turned to 
speak to the muslcaj director and 
toppled over, dead ot a heart .at- 
tack. An ambulance was called 
from the LaGrange street poli^ce 
station and the actor rushed to City 
Hospital, but too late. Heart 
di.seasc was given as the cause of 
his sudden demise. 

Cohan was in the theatre at the 
time supervising titc rehearsal. 
Owing to the lateness of the open- 
ing here Cohan at once stepped Into 
the Deagon role. Cohan played 
Monday night and will remain 'with 
the show until another jdayer is 
engaged. 

It is understood Cohan may ap- 
pear in tlie piece when "The Merry 
Alalon**' opens .at the Erlaiiger, 
New York. Sept. '29. 

1'he last stage appearance on 
Broadway of Cohan was at the 
Hudson theatre. 1925. when he 
played In "American Boy," a com- 
edy he staged and wrote. 

Arrangement.^ were made here at 
tl:o request of the Lamb.s Club, 
.New York, to send Mr. Deagon's 
iiody to his home for burial. The 
actor h.ad long been .a resident of 
I''recport, Long l.^-laiid. 

(An obituary notice of Mr. 
Deagon appeiirs elsewhere in this 
i::sue.) ' 

Walter Duggan's Grief 

Chicago, Sept. *. ' 

W.ill. r l)uy;4an. tie- manager. U 
held to the bedside of his wife, 
is In a very low condition at the 

-.Memorial Hosnital, Sau lt Ste. 

Marie, Mich. 

Mrs. Duggan's ciilical st:itt' pre- 
vents him from attending the 
funeral services ot his foth-r. IT- 
John T. Duggan, who died h\< 
night ot heart disease ai Vor- 
eester, Mass. 

Dr, Duggan was twice mayor oi 
Worcester. 



VARIETY 



n 



PLAYS ON BROADWAY 



BURLESQUE i 

Jill .laxed by blmMlf: ntttnn by Cleon 
7i,r^kinorton: danCM by U*nr imntntu; 

«iS b> Albert von Ti:.<.r. PAn d* Kn.r 
w Trent: at the Plymouth tbMtt*. Sept. 
J $i 40 top; Saturdoy, 

' „„ Iliirb;ira Stanwyck 

Paul Porter 

'•'V?"' Hal Skelly 

? Jfiv "■".".*.*.'. CJl»rle» D. Brown 

sns ^""•1" 

"'^'r: Pauline Dee 

ey.v.aM"-" ::::::::::iSSS'SS^ 

i'r\?er Wnkle Dod«wo.'h 

l^, <in;«'"---::;:;:::;fi';j£M'^^;"S 

SSr Wllkl* Dodawortb 

Aa4 ohonw of Uk 

That Amerlca'B foremort high- 
brow producer should do this little 
MEa of turkey burley-q makes it 
Incongruous only In the critic's lines 
never on Its stage upon a staRe. 

Arthur Hopkins, ranked only by 
the only Belasco as a niotifror of art 
—raw, two-fisted art, usually, but 
■omethnee Ineffably fniRile and cob- 
webly— delicate art — is the produ( <'r, 
director and collaborator. He has 
done a Job for which both extrem- 
ities of his Industry must admire 
him »nil for which the public must 
thank and pay him. That It la a 
surefire money hit is only one of the 
affidavits to Its merit and appeal. 

Walters, the original author, Is 
the house manaBer of a Broadway 
picture palladium. Hopkins knows 
Ills small time and his wheel shows, 
Between them they have delivered a 
maaterpiac* of native comedy drama. 
Its foreign rlghta probably aren't 
worth a damn — and yet, the thing Is 
BO 'structurally and. inherently ex- 
cellent that with a few regional 
changes it should get over any- 
where. Human nature Is the same 
everywhere — slang, locals, IndiK- 
•nous pictures and •itiMitioiM may 
eriange. But folk* M« folk* the 
world over. 

Uke many of Its successful pred- 
'«e«norB, "Burlesque" was battle- 
dored and ahuttlecocked all over the 
alley of tumdowns and runarounds. 
The category of smart producers 
who neclected or rejected it would 
he a directory of the bc.^it In legit 
Impresarios. Of them all. only Hop- 
kins — the hlKhhrow — had faith. The 
same faith he had In "What Price 
Qlory" and "The Old Soak." 

He went at the script with Wat- 
tera and they came out with this. 
A poignant, touching, alizlngly, 
witty, aclntlllantly characteristic 
and generally wholesome slice of the 
backwash of show business — a sort 
of He's My Man" of tWe hicks and 
the tanks. It eventuates In the play- 
ing as a nifty comedy-drama with 
a niintbt'r of sohkm and d.incc3. some 
Interpolated in the .social life of the 
hick actors, some as numbers In the 
' Show shown in the show. 

The story is simple and straight- 
away. The principal hoke comic of 
a burley-q, a knockout In his own 
big-shoe way, iinamblttoua, cheating 
on the atde, ecotlatleal and crude, is 
married to the leading lady of the 
troupe, who idolizes him yet knows 
and sees all his faults. She knows 
hes crooked with the chorines, she 
knows he's a souse, she knows he's 
In a nit. She prays and works for 
him, stands for him and lights with 
him. 

His big chance comes — a wire 
from pilllngham. glie makes him 
I '*„ th» family 

bankroll grouchbag and all. Her 
'« bi'MJtlng for him. but she 
4V.!J: f- «o— »he goes on with the 
turk. Meanwhile a bip, fine, clean, 
ncn man from the west has been 
following the show becau.se he's 
goofy over her. She likes him, too. 

The husband clicks pretty In the 
„„f. "® Koes on the loose, 

Kots Impo.saihle to handle, drinks, 

t^H,^^""^'"""''■ the wife 

'""■^•"y the sycophants and the 
Shl '"'"'■'nK coryphees of the »«.60. 

« u 1: ""es for divorce 

(and where? In Chicago, of course) 
l?i i her final decree. It's 

•" fixed up with the breath of the 

iSS;^.#"!l'"'°"' "^'^^ worships her 
'•gectfully and patiently 

fi^^K ?" u^' "P '^"•'^^ York, the 
^1 ^""'^ his heartsick 
Th^i 1 ,K '8 there, too. 

honpsV 'ho seoond act. and a gem of 
comic """t laughs. The 

nTeul,? °"t an night, comes 
soh. „ t °"t steweder. She 

aesM^ humiliation, her final 

«"n'e Is signed to st,nr in a 
anJL °*' K"^" t" pieces, dis- 

dlln!? ■ ^ drunken bozo panh:,n- 
iP^koasy Jack. The new 
manager is ntalnst the w.-ill. Ho 
Wires the wife 



the break as the curt.'iin f.ills. 

The wiMccrack.s arc seiuciinics 
deep and nearly alv\a\s Il\-. l-'or 
instance: "you're so duiiilt \<>u liun't 
even know th;it Klaw and KrlaiiBcr 
aren't really married." "What's the 
difference? They love each other, 
don't they?" The drama, too, hits 
hard, and some of the lines are as 
homely in genuine grief, as "I won- 
der who's kissing her now," the orig- 
inal classic of lowdown blues lyrics. 

Hopkins has directed with sure 
hand and vision. His casting is al- 
most perfect. Hal Skeily as the 
hick comic is an inspiration. This 
veteran of vaudeville and musicals 
knocks in a Lee Tracy hit for him- 
self. He doesn't exaggerate; he 
doesn't play for sympathy. It la a 
sublimated characterisation and a 
superline performance. Such things 
come rarely to an eye-tired and ear- 
numbed reviewer. Skclly Imitates 
no one figure of the stage — he em- 
bodies many. His Is the sterling in- 
dividual triumph of this cast — of 
this season in any cast that this re- 
porter has caught. 

Young Harbara Stanwyck, who 
used to be Ruby Stevens of the cab- 
arets, with a Strand Roof and Club 
Anatole background until she got a 
break last season In "The Noose," 
arrives. She li not Bonny as Skelly 
is Skid. She abe Is a One ingenue, 
and in her dramatic moments 
gleams. Her chief virtue is poise 
and her salvation is restraint. She 
is winsome, withal. She sometimes 
reminds of Krancine Larrimore. 
That girl has a big future. She can 
emote to tears, and that's a gift few 
have and none can got if they 
haven't it. It was a long chance, 
trusting such a part to so youthful a 
player. But Hopkins made no error. 

The chorua of a <9Mm -to nther 
more Zlegfeldtan than Scribnerlan, 
a concession to the prices, probably. 
The numbers are neat and might 
come through it plugged— here they 
are sccondjvry and used only as plot 
props. The supiMirting cast is ade- 
quate plus, almost williuut excep- 
tion. 

Show people will eat this baby 
alive. There should be enough idle 
actors and out-of-work critics to 
keep it going for months. But the 
outsiders will hop to It, too. When 
a show about show people gets over 
tlie merry villagers buy It. 

"Burlesque" should finish the sea- 
son jHlik. Where It started. Lait. 



MISTER iUWIEO 

Comedy written by Harry Wa^staff 

G-ribble and \yalla<'e A. Manhelmer. \)ro- 
duced at Watlatk's Sept. 5 hy Murray 
I'hllUps; staKed by Edward Ellacu; 4. C. 
Nugent featured. 

Maisle Clark Jane Meredith 

Helen Hughes Sheila Trent 

Jack Wftlnwrisbt Frank W. UUUacA 

Bab« rimon iMlMlla Lmw 

Duck Edwards , O. Pat Colllm 

Carleton Ha»ltOB...*.....e..J. C. Nugent 
Kthet Trundle. Thais L^wton 

lloue DuFrayne. . .- .AllMn Grennler 

Ralph Hhelton Joseph Balrd 

Harry Wllkins Bherrold Pass 

Maybelle ..f. Julle Chandler 

Bobble Barah Uabler 

Lrf>retta Eleanor Livingston 



Zieggy's Hungry 



rio Zlegfeld took no chances 
when leaving for his CniKulian 
camp last week, picsnin.iltly t'l 
stay briefly. He only ordered 
23 hams and it turkeys at one 
New ■JTork shop. The stuff was 
sent by special messenger, who 
occupied an entire statenium 
and hiid to buy three tickets. 

Zleggy bought an Island in 
lAke Edward, somewhere in 
the wilds of Quebec, and built 
himself a camp. 

'Ves, telegrams are coming 
through okay. Flo probably 
carried a wire system into 
canvp. 



tho time has been in love with Buck 
Edwards, burlesquer, who had tried 
to be fresh with her but who re- 
turns from New Haven where ho 
organized a stock troupe with an 
offer of marriage. 

Everything Is bright for Babe up 
to the time the girls throw a Now 
Year's eve party, with Carleton 
supplying the grape. Buck gets a 
load of what Carleton has been giv- 
ini^ up and takes the air In anger. 
However, next day It Is all ex- 
plained to him. with Carleton's 
wife assisting, so Babe and Buck 
are off to lake the vows. 

J. C. Nugent, foattirod, plays 
Carleton, the mark for the gold dig- 
ging Mazio. It Is hard to boliove the 
thickness of the character, stalled 
by the Ktaije-managing Mazio. but 
that Is the way the authors con- 
ceived it. In the first act Nugent 
used a "kerchief to mop his brow, 
although It was a sleeting Decem- 
ber day. In the last act he seemed 
best reaching a point where he al- 
most monologized. He Is no longer 
Mr. Stupid, however, but rather a 
sleek, loquacious bird. In other 
hands the role might have been 
ridiculous, but even so skilled an 
actor as Nugent could not make It 
convinelnff. 

Jane Meredith Is the framing 
Mazte, bossing the works to such 
a degree that she became tiresome. 
She didn't look like a burlesquer. 
nor did Tsabelle Ixiwe. who plaved 
Bnbc. O. Pat Collins did rather 
well as Buck. Thais I.awton seemed 
lost as the wife. But fshollrv Trent 
and Frank W. Hllliard .ts two bur- 
lesquers In love supplied amusing 
side lights, scrapping at any and 
all occasloha. 

"Mister Romeo" is Just fair writ- 
ing. It has a few aninsing moments 
hut misses b'T a circuit in measur- 
ing tip to "Burlesque" In playing 
about burlesque people. 

Prob.ablv not make the dlst.anco. 
especially at this time of the season. 

Ibce. 



, . who coinos 

him ''^ ."^J'P week, rehear 

h m' ."l""' ■°''«'"» him, drives 

StTl;. I f V""" the show. She 

iSfj J^ho can handle him. Scv- 
•^??"»'«". It-h hot, it s In! 
«»« 5^ their old specialtv, an olio 
ThiLS"*^?. "one," with patter. 
I» . 5° *"* routine. He breaks 
tn "hs that go as gags 

"J ino audience that doesn't know, 
ne re-proposes, she takes him, it's 
ifclif^* •'•nrthint is jake, and 



on 
aes 



It often happens that when a 
success is registered, another play 
of like theme appears in expected 
competition. L«st week "Burlesque" 
opened to Mr pcMidae at tlM Ply- 
mouth. Monday "Mister Romeo," 
.ilso with a backgroiind of burlesque 
players, was at W allack's. The lat- 
ter pl.ay was not a work of hurried 
writing but tlie time for putting It 
on was colisidrred opportune. It 
will not compote with "Burlesque" 
because It won't bo around lliat 
long. . 

Murray Phillips, casting agent, 
has been dipping into the produc- 
tion field since last season. During 
the summer he attempted revivals 
of former successes with the orig- 
inal leads but the trios were not 
profitable. In selecting "Mister 
Romeo" at this time his purpose is 
plain. The principal parts are 
handled by competent peojile. but 
the casting Is questionable tiecauso 
some did not look nor act the part. 

"Mister Romeo" should be given 
a first name meaning stupid. It Is 
so unbelievable that a fiO-year old 
New ■V'oikor could be mugged 
around by two bui losnuo show girls 
as was Mr. Tnindle. who called 
himself Carleton Hazellon for mak- 
ing purposes. The entire play oc- 
curs within the living room of a 
Harlem flat, where live Mazle and 
Babe. Both know their onions, 
though J3.ahe is virginal while Marc 
is of the managerial type. 

Carleton is a printer, friend of a 
burlesrtue .show manager who intro- 
duces Mm to Babo. Ifo says he is 
an author and infers h'- wmld like 
to take lier off the sl.iee :ind marry 
her, also that lie is seeking Bohem- 
ian atmosphere. 

Carleton's intentions aren't ns 
saintly bs Babe thought. When 
ilnaWg h im it m itv, the two glrlg 
dooido to give him a lesson. That 
is. Ma7io does and gets the ronpent 
of Cnrleinn's wife, who had trailed 
him to ttie flat. 

A I"Vo nest which i' never fonth- 
orod is rented by Maze with coin 
from the old boy and she promptly 
sublets It at a proflt. hsndln* the 
dough to Carleton's wife. Babe all 



PICKWICK 



Prank C. Reilly pr«ents a DlckPni fiilap- 
t at Inn by <:o«mo Hamilton an.l hiiiiHc f. 
fea t urinif J^thn Cumberland. I>i rf < od by 
Campbell Oullan. Settings by William 
Ca«U«. Scenery toy Prank Dwyer, Inc.. in- 
cidental mualc and lyrics by Bernard Ham- 
blen. Preasnted at th« Smplrtt theatre 
S«pt. 6, U K t«9* 

Coach Ouard...*».oe*«« ^1 Solor.wn 

Housekeeper Ruby UaJlior 

OrKan Grinder e....John A. Regan 

liKtfiy Alice Southern 

.Sam Weller Obartw McNaughton 

Nathankl Winkle Ralph Bunker 

Aavustus SnodsraM MacKenzlB Ward 

Tracy Tupman Harry rilmmer 

Walter Marshalt Hale 

Miss Kmlly Wardle Klnlne Temple 

Hob Sawyer Jlanbury 

Mi89 Arabp.lta Allen Sh^eU.Rh Hayes 

Ben Allen GuUlo Alexander 

Miss Isabella Wardla JUi wiiits 

Trundle • Jtal- olm DumeM 

Wanlle Walter h>lwln 

T"ny Wftller Bruce Wlni»ton 

MiHs llaxhael Wardle Olua Katzln 

I t-rk' T John RogerB 

Mary Marie Paxton 

Joe ease ;>!axlme I'omada 

Cabman •^majmjml* '"''^'^1 Monti 

Hamuel Ptckwlcit J«*n <-^mt>*»rlKn.l 

•l!>nl 'Ostler Oeorire (;ar»>elt 

Still. > Hoy Turn MrKay 

Alfip-l Jini;l<» HUlfh Mill'^r 

Kl'l- i;;i.Il,int Claude fjouraud 

I, Ink H"V So! Snlonion 

Jja,]y in K<-.I,in <'halr Mauro. n I>i;i.»n 

(niair I!, art-ri". Henry Waters. Arthur Mains 
Mn« Mditha BardeU . . . .Katherine Btewart 

Martin ......Claude Qouraud 

tieme K'-pp'-r's Boy Maureen IMllon 

far-.i Singt-ra nickenff Trio 

Hutler Attjert Somer.s 

^'Irxt H"uwmald Alice Southern 

Ser-.nd HouaemaM J'..-ei,hlne Dunn 

Mrn. Wardio Maureen Itlllon 

Ja<k.'>>n Basil Hanbury 

Mr!>. t'lupplns... Ruhy Halller 

Mrn Sunders Pauline Porter 

Jhrit*-n Prod Monti 

Sei L-<..Tit Huzfuz Bruce Wln-'-ton 

.^Jk mpln Bdward Jeph*«'n 

Senrr-ant Snubbin Frank Andrews 

Phunky Man*i.ill Hale 

The (lentleman In Black. .. Basil Hanbury 

Clerk of tho Court Claude Qr.uraud 

First t'sher ';uf'lo Alexamhfr 

Fcr.ind I'sher Malc/>lm I>un\eld 

Ju>tlre Ht^ir- leigh So| Hr.lomon 

A poor Iiebtor Oei.nte Hpelvin 

His Otandduurhter Maureen Dillon 

Rtiter John A. Recan 

Inn Kfrvants. Mable hand?, travelers, 
mu^itJans. villairers, tt':. 



Anothpr of those earnfst. honcyX. 
artifti'- p^-riod prp«r*ntationM in 
which a clllU-tHnto fnthu.'^iasf .spon-ls 
,1 fortune to promulgate a theory or 

"Pickwick'' \b Ihe bnilft-MlllM urn! 



chorkhook-child of Frank C. Iteilly, 
a Dickens student and lover. He 
!« alfto tlio mnn who controls the 
world-wide patents on the flcrtri*"- 
niKft fla.sher, from whl'h h** mnH** 
and niak**« much profit. He will 
pat plenty of it back into this fllok- 
erlm: Mml-cUnlc and liaa alrMdy 



siiininfyt pos.'^iliiliii* .-* of i t i u n. 

Jit! has dttiie hantlsi.iii. lv !■> hU i 
hobby. Uarcly has no auUn uiif, 
tnipoi*ing and ex|>enslvo a Kienic 
equipment been seen In any the- 
atre. The cotdumlnff, effects, Uvi- 
animal.t, atmosphere, all Indicaio 
a prod)»;al spirit. The cast Is tre- 
mcntlous — 55 iharatlf<'rs with 50 
people playiiij; tliem, wIhums tlu 
simple lalo could liave Uwu t"ld 
nith L'O. 

Its turoniost foe is its coti^i.-^t. :n'y 
to p.M-iod tlM'7>. not only u|>tiially 
and aurally, but in pursuing i Ik- 
foini and niannt r of that day in 
dramatization. This makt'S tht> ar- 
tion and dialogue for this nt urts- 
ihenh?- ag*. 100 years later, lof.'«'y, 
halting and even tedious. The 
method of that time, interspersing 
detached aneedotea and carryint; 
them to far Icnj^ihs, without any of 
the quahtit's uf nowaday appeal, 
ludtls up ilu' pf.»^;ress. Character- 
ization is spread out and thinned 
down to the point often of exas- 
peration. That waH 1 >ickens' way. 
And Mr. Hcilly may cl.iiin withuiit 
serious con t rad if t ion that he Ka vc 
to America a 1 )ii ki ns ^^tory witli 
Dickens' hcin^rs in l>ickens' lan- 
guage and in Dickens' key. 

Dickens may still be one of the 
best selljra — but not in the theatn>. 
Interest In him is a^demlc. The 
days of the Fasans, Dombeys. Car- 
tons, Nickelbys. Heaps and Pick- 
wicks are far behind us. They are 
in the musty Umbo of historic 
literature — for students, teachers, 
collectors. 

}!ut, if the!^o things should he 
done at all, they siiould be done 
a.s Mr. Keilly has done this. Roy- 
ally freehanded, with a zealot's glee 
in perfect representation, like a 
naturalist restoring some pre-civll- 
ization skeleton from hungrily 
gathered old bones, he has given 
the theatre somethlnff which, if it 
erets him no money, should get him 
decorated. 

From the standi>olnt of the pro- 
fessional, this is a windfall if it 
k»*eps running — and Mr. Hidllynnay 
emulate the pa-ssionate rich gentle- 
man who for nearly a year has paid 
the dlRastrous losses on "The I^ad- 
der." Many legitimate players, es- 
pecially those of the S(ln>larly 
.school wrro cannot often find en- 
gagements to fit their hcHt attain- 
ments, find here what must be in- 
tensely congenial work. It Js a 
mystery where he found so many 
who in diction, deportment and del- 
sarte could so ably project the notes 
of the Pickwickian era. 

John Cumberland. In the name 
part, is a splendid eccentric. }Ie 
visualizes the philosopher and per- 
egrlnator who Is Dickens' deepest 
satirical creation. At times his ges- 
tures are strangely reminiscent of 
Harry tAngdon, but that Is a per- 
sonal mannerism. The ladles of the 
cast vie with the men In their 
Dlckenesque interpretations, and 
OiRa Katztn Is espeetally distin- 
guished. Charles McNauRhton as 
the memorable Weller was delight- 
ful. 

This merltorlotm, venture will 
prohahly parallel the fate of "San- 
cho Panza" nn4 other similar offer- 
ings. It may have a better recep- 
tion In other cities, where it can In 
on* week's Ptay gather to it the 
comparatively few but yet existent 
lovers of such entertainment. 

In New York It can hardly step 
beside the roaring comedies, bris- 
tling sex dramas and modern thrill- 
ers in the open market after dol- 
lars. If it lives here beyond six 
weeks. It will b6 on ths ch&rlty of 
Mr. Ileilly. Tjntt. 

^ SUCH IS LIFE 

Prtmpfly (Irfinia by Pft«.r f'.lenny Bn.t Marli. 
Arm^trontr ll*>rlit. I'rf'.lur..'] at th^ Mnrf.^0 
Auc .11 l.v lht> J^hut><TtF»; rtlr^.-t.'.l hy Clnrk.- 
.«llvcTii.ill; M.irle (■nrr'iM an.l »yJn<'y Shicl.li. 

Aa^iiin StcrllnffJ. Katlilrrn TVibinffnn 

N'K'l fWfcnon . . . .« Ralph HpraKUf! 

.T.»mlma .Miprlinr ...Rlhel Rvm.y 

nr. r'hnrl*'!! Olfrnon 'WlllUm Jeffrey 

Kflrl..nra flterllnr Sydney 8hI*»I'I« 

Tiny Sterling Marl. CBrrnll 

Mm. r>fmn«rw»ll Kthel Mnrlln 

Florab.-na Hurton Krnr^ttne r;iilnr>H 

FJxprPaaman M. Hunil'Mjn 

Adam Olnnon <)niar !.« Onnt 

No.!l f}i|nlon (Boy) .7.."*l>h I)<tnohii.. 

Nbcl Olgnon, Jr liarill. AlbrlKht 

Thn Rhuberts seem to be unerring 
In picking the wroinf ilramas. 
They've done It again with "Such Is 
I.,lfe." Perhapa somebody In tin- 
script (I'-partmont flgurea a onc-spt 
pl.Ty with a Short caat enouRh to 
lecf.mrni n<l it. On the third nlKht 
.a hiindrni of Rpectators on hand, 
|iro).:il>ly r In the main. ISut 
not 100 jxT cent. 

One chap 'luit nftor the first act 
tr-llinK a frifnd ho wnH to 
murder the guy who sold lilni ilic 
tickets. 

One Pet<T Olrnny coUabor.itci] 
with Mrs. M.nrle Armstrong Hecht 
In writing "Such Is IJfe." Olenny 
In the person who wrote "New York 

Kxfh.'intr'-." n'ltoriously Tmt uohiic- 
rcssfuliy l.illiil l.y tlin Stiut)frt» 
"the mul*- r:ipfiv(t" laHt season. Th<- 
i'lintlty of illenny was pretty well 
known to l.e cl.nike sllvernall, who 
l.^itaKed ".SiKh Is Life." 

The story has to do with the 

Liniiffhlnra m»rllng nlil t ^ aldlsh real- 

dents of a small town. Barhara 



Actors faid i-8 for 
Going 00 the Radio 



The Old Gold cigarM broadcMt- 

inn ot punioiis of Broadway mu> 
sif.d r^KiHHlies nioniis an extra one- 
eif:lith \\(>t U's ^.il.iry to tho ia.^l.s of 
each 8ho\v. The nianaRcnient of 
"Peggy-Ann," whUh had Its first 
.ict broadcast Saturday, reoclvea 
niithin.L,- hut the puhlicity. whatever 
ih.tt ni ly be worth, the oa^i l.einjc 
ooinp. ii.sated an eitht of a w i^k'5 
salary for their radio services. 

"The Circus Princess" (second 
ai'li will he raiiiocast this Saturday. 

I!y special arr.aiiK" nu'nt witli the 
producers, no advance puhlicity on 
the forthcoming musicals to be put 
on the air Is to be sent out tn order 
not to discourage Immediate box 
office trade. 



'God Incarnate's' Tide 

San Francisco. Sept. 9, 
John Colton'3 adaption of "God 
Incarnate," a play from the Hun- 
Riirian by Milin llef^vlc, opens ^ at 
the Curran Motiday (Sept. 11') ut»- 
der the title of "The Devil's Plum 
Tree." 

Kulh Chatterton Is to be starred 
Willi the production by Homer 
Curran ami 1a)U "Wisweli. 



CANADA'S FIRST VISITOR 

Montreal, Sept. 6. 

The first visit to Canada this 
year of an Bngllsh theatrical troupe 
began at Quebec over the week-end, 
tho company being the Aladdin 
rantomiiiie Company, numbering 
25, while other members are already 
here «nd tke balance are due to me» 
rive next Saturday. 

They open In Brockvllle Septem- 
ber 12 an.i will tour Canada east 
to west during their 20-week stay 
In the Dominion. Bert iMg. «t 
Montreal, In charge, atated tbla waa 
the first ot four companies to tMU: 
the Dominion, 



EimiESS, ST. LOUIS, STOCK 

St. touls, Sept. 6. 

The National Players opened 
their sixth season at the Empress 
Saturday, with Cohan's "American 
rtorn" as the Initial attraction, and 
Don Burroughs returning as the 
male lead. 

Clyde Armstronsr Is dlrectlnB and 
the cast Includes Ruth Thoma.s. new 
lead here; Alice Baker, Edward 
Schilling, Hal I>rie«, Richard 
Weight, Maureen OiMn, Bel«M 
Tobin, Millard Vincent, ITraak 
Jaquet, Phil Macy. 



S. 7. EAUFHAK SITVBIS 

S. Jay Kaufman returned to 
New York last week, after CMV 
months on the other side. 

Mrs. Kaufman Is with her mother 
In Paris, having been obliged to 
undergo an operation shortly before 
her hu.sban(l (lej>arted. Ho will re- 
turn to Paris before the fall 
paaaee. 



BAMBEAU IN "VOETEX" 

San Francisco, Sept. 9. 

Ralph Pincus will reopen tho Co- 
lumbia lato this month wrlth Mar- 
Jorle Rambeau In "The Vortex," the 
Noel Coward play. 

Miss Rambeau has recently been 
appearing in stock across tit* kar- 
at Oakland. 



Agatha, Jemima and Tiny are the 
dames. The latter has a twisted or 
bumped shoulder blade and the af- 
fliction Is referred to as crtmked. 
The girls are not as staid as one 
would look for. 
Barbara . had run oft with Noel 



C.lKnon and they were secretly wed 
in Cinaila. He is arllstlially in- 
clined arid tile pl.iy opens wlien ho 
i.4 on thi' eve of dejKirting for I'urls 
to complete hl.s studies. 

Barhar.i discoveis Noel has made 
love to the younger Agatha, who 
(leclaree Noel had also married her 
.'.nd she was to become a mother. 
Karbara never does tell Noel that 
she, too. Is In delicate condition. 

Marie Carroll had the oddest role 
ever Riven her as the twisted Tiny, 
petulant, meddlesome, irrilatinsr as 
a girl, even then an old niahl. Syd- 
ney Siileldn made her lljirbara a fine 
flKUre. usInjT a splendid mak(?-up In 
the last act when she has attained 
middle age. Kthel Remey was the 
mannish Jemima who somehow 
didn't realise what that strain In her 
meant William Jeffrey had trouble 
with a French dialect, finally aban- 
doning It. Ralph Sprague didn't 
have much to do as the villain. In 
tlx) la.Mt act he was made to be a 
I omplote .sap and he looked and act- 
ed that way. llardle AlbrlKht as his 
df forme.l Hon showed something, 
however, w liile Omar L* Qant and 
Josepli Donolnie two kidS bandied 
their bits very w«?ll. 

In tho first act tho dialog con- 
tained modern phrases but that 
did not raise the level of the bor»- 
some going, 

"Such Is Ufe" Is n ehcerlaar^ 
enervatlns play without * hanc» 



CHI STRIKE DOESNT JUMP LEGITS; 
TRAGEDr IS IN: truly; $31JI00 



"Scandals" and "Spider" Still Big— "Affairs" Un- 
der $18,000— "Tommy," $13,500— Town Ha* 
Revived Interest m Skow* 



CUcaco, Sept. 6. 
' UnfortuMMy. the cinema's state 
ot darkness cast no ray of sunabinc 
on Uie U>op'a legit figures last week. 
There .■seemed to be little overflow 
of disaiipointed pirtiire lover.i .ind 
most likfly tliey rpmnlnert lU homo. 
The iransicnts. hdwevcr, were forced 
to translor their ojities from S{'reeM 
to stase, hut the extra out-of-town- 
er« were not sufflclent to create a 
veiy noUoMble bop lir cross. 

"nterefbri* receipts were about the 
same as the week before. Still, the 
current season's group ot entries 
seems to have revived Chicago's lost 
interest in le^it. Last year that in- 
terest wa.i ahnost entirely dead. It 
now hapi>ons that "Scandals." "The 
Spider," "Yours Truly," "Crime," et 
a), have Riven the waiting embalmer 
the w, k. gate, meanwhile curing the 
patient. Aq4 the currant week has 
already Witnessed the entrance of 
three more outfits, two ot them 
likely successes. "An American 
Tragedy" bowed in Sunday at the 
Garrlek and looks like an unques- 
UonaMe hit. while "The Desert 
Sonfi" also has a rhanc<', and Leo 
CariiUo's "The BriRand" "aine to 
the Illinois. 

Last week the big babies in their 
reapeetti^.lMte ««R*.aBain ■'Scan- 
date" and "The BtUUt." The White 
show continues at capacity while 
the hoke melo came close to un- I 
loading every scat. LeMaire's "Af- ! 
fairs'* was still under the strain of 
Intci iial di.-isentlnn. The latest an- ' 
nomicement is that the revue will , 
depart Sept. 17. Cast, with one e«- 
' ceptlon, has taken a cut. 

"Crime" went along nicely In Its 
fifth week at th« Adelphi. A clos- 
ing notice, <tet«d Sept. 17, Is also 
posted for thla show, despite a prof- 
.t Itable stay until now. "What a 
Man!" will follow. It Is probable 
that Al Woods Is nainff h\s nut, for 
by the 17th "Crime" may start to 
flounder. "What a Man!" is report- 
ed a potential hit. If not, Jane Cowl 
and her "Road to Home" will be 
ready for service Oct. 31. 

"Youra Tnilir^ Mlma« to Ui.m. 
though the drop la not aa bad as It 
seems. The Brat week's gross, quoted 
at capacity, was somewhat over- 
rated, hence a difference of $11,000 
between the first and second weeks. 
•*Gay Parce" and Mitzi'a "Madcap" 
took air Saturday. "I'aroe," which 
has been hanKing on f<ir the last six 
weeks, has been reconditioned and 
recast and passes on to Denver. 
Mitxt enjeyed a faTocmUe stay, un- 
coverint * poTMHial following. 

CaHmatM for Last WmIc 
"Amorieah Tragody" (Qarrick, let 
week). Destined to have sweet 
stay: advance sale blR and specs 

grabbing: opened Sunday. 

"Crime" (.Xd.Iplil, Clh week). 
Ai'>niiil tlO.riUO; pi-etty steady draw. 

"Desert Sons" (Great Northern, 
1st week). Operetta opened Mon- 
day and will have location to hurdle. 

"Gay Paree" (Oarrlck, Ifith week). 
Near |l«.5(io for linal week barely 
equals "nut": business uncertain 
and never f^ooti altLr lirst three 

\\ reI;H. 

LeMaire's "Affairs" (Woods, 4th 
we, i;). Cannot get- Started and is 
holding; itself back; sUghtly under 
$ix.imu. 

"Madcap" (Crent Northern, 18th 
week). Closed Saturday; Mitzi's 
last »eekjit out-of-w av O. N. 
brought >iO,MOT>»itlSM aided late 
part of run. 

"Scandala" CErlanger, >th week), 
•siill full flKure, 140,500; no end ap- 
l»;irrnt. 

"The Barker" (Blackstone, 19tli 
week J. This one has contrneted 
freak sliekinj; ability; Richard Ben- 
nett's personal draw petered out 
some time ago: profitable at $11,000. 

"The Brigand" (Illinois, Ist week). 
Bhitered Monday with Leo Carrillo 
■tarred. 

"The Spider" (Olympic. 4th week). 
C.uiKlit on iinmedialely and retains 
Crii): dliplicale.l previuiis $i7,000. 

"Tommy" (("ort. itl week). First 
week of "nice" piece showed $13,- 
600; eonseryative show cuuld cose 
up and still profit. 

"Yours Truly" (Four Cohans. Sd 
week). Around $31,000 In second 
week; $42,000 quoted first week was 
more tlian house can hold. 



LA. GROSSES 



tiOS Angeles, Sept. (. 
Etela JanIa, starring in "Oh Kay." 
drew eaparlty. (22,000, for eight 

performances last week at the 
Mayan. No Sunday show. 

Belasco ran second, but away be- 
low, at |*,S00. with "Ths Great 
Necker." At the Playhouse "Going 
Crooked" chalked up an estimated 
$4,600, while Morrissey's "Ex- 
posures" at the Hollywood Music 
Box hit over $1,000. 

"It I Was Rich," still going 
strong at the Hollywood Playhouse, 
did around $6,200 in next to closing 
week. "Wild Wcsteotts." in the 
third week at the Vine Street, did 
.approximately $5,800; "The Last of 
Mrs. Cheyney." third and final week 
at tho Moro.seo, registered $6,200; 
"Laff That Off," final week at the 
El Capltan," down to $4,:!00. 

"The Scarlet Virgin " is still re- 
ported at l«ss.tha« «l4M«,-th»iwh 
the town Is BoodeA %W ttrwrfor- 
one tickets. 



'REVELRY" FAILS TO 

HITINPHIUY 



SHOWS IN N.Y. AND GOmiENT 



Lawrence With Harri* 

Warren Liiwrcnce, brother of vm- 
m nt L,awrrnce, playwright, has been 
appointed pcneral repressntativs tor 
Sum H. Harris. 

lAwionco's duties In a measure 
wtU bo part o( thoso hold by the 
lats Abo l>evey, who died some 
months ago and with tho post rs- 



BOSTONS EARLY 
GROSSES GOOD 

'Bye, Bye, Bonnie" Does 
$15,000— "Malones" 
Sell Out 



Boston. Sept. 6. 

CoBsldortae that the Boston sea- 
son doss iM kot vn«ar way imtii 
i.Abor Day; Mainess waa Vary talr. 
There were several days whan the 
weather waa more saltaMo (Or the 
seashore and the country than for 
indoor entertainment 

The m.atinee business was off, but 
nichts were Rood. The good busi- 
ness continued until Saturday, when 
all over town there waa A^dlOfc 4ue 
to Kood weather. 

The lineup here runs very much 
to the musical, as is to be expected, 
not only ut this time, but for the 
entire se:i.son. "My Golden Girl," 
the new oi)eretta, opened at the 
Shuljert Mond.ay nifiht, replacing 
"Half a Widow." which was trans- 
f(rred to the Majestic to take up 
one week's tirao at that house before 

llonlta" comes In. "Broadway" 
opened at the Plymouth Monday 
niRht. "Secret Service Smith," 
which ran at the house a hit over a 
week, finishe<l Hp here, the show 
l>re.il<iiif,- while it is n wiitlen and 
leeast. 

"The ^ferry Maliines." the nenrije 
.M. Cnlian musical. oi)ened at the 
Coloni.il .Miin.l.iy nlKht. It is the 
premiere ot the show, with the 
booking here listed for t hroo 'WOBK a. 
If the show has any merit at all It 
can run here at capacity for a much 
longer period than three weeks, as 
Cohan's attractions are always box- 
olllce draws locally. 

With two mure weeks to Ro, "V-yo, 
Itye, I'-iinnie," C(jnlinnes to sliow 
strength nt the Wilbur. In the 
mfinth the show has heen in here 
it has never done far below jl.'i.OOO, 
and most of the time has been close 
to $16,000. 

This is the final week of "The 
nahy Cyclone" at the Hollis. The 
show booked for this house Is "The 
Harker," which Is due In there next 
.Monday nlRht. 

Last Week's Estimates 
"Bye, Bye, Bonnie," Wilbur (SIh 
week). Dill elose to Jlfi.Ouo l-i.-^l 
week, being the big muney-ni.iker of 
the town. 

"Half a Widow," Majestic (1st 
week at ihin house, beinf; move<l 
over for one week after a couple of 
weeks nt the Shubert). Grossed 
•■ilM>ut $13,000 Last week. Not a very 
-alroiu; hox-onice nffferlng. 

"My Golden Girl," Shubert. <lst 
week). OrlKinally titled "The Prin- 
cess." Show n|ii iucl heie. 

"The Baby Cyclone," llollls (last 
week). Did ali.nit ll'.'.r.OO. 

"The Merry Malones," <'olonlal 
(1st week). Had Us premiere here 
openinR Monday to a capacity house. 
"Broadway," Plymouth (lat WOSk) 



Neither B o o k's Rep. nor 
Planted Publicity Could Send 
Gross Above $7,000 



Philadelphia, Sept. S. 
L«st week's eztismely spotty bus- 
iness proved two things — that tliere 

is i>lenty of business in town, even 
in h'>t Aui^'ust. and, second, that that 
business isn't asailahle for anythiii< 
that pops into town, but is reserved 
for a few lucky ones. 

The lucky one to date has been 
"Good News," which left after three 
weeks of capacity and another that 
approximated sell-out proportions. 
Lost week's gross 'was claimed at 
around $32,000, only variation in the 
last three weeks being in the matter 
of Rt.andces. 

"Manhattan Mary," In for a sinfsle 
week at the Shubert at $4.40 top, 
was much hurt by adverse notices 
and reports from Atlantic City. This 
came out in the small advance sale 
here. The show picked up as the 
week went by. though always well 
under capacity. 

Planted Publicity 

Tho two dramatic attractions 
fared rather badly. This wasn't so 
surprising, with "Speakeasy" not 
figured as startling, but the poor 
business done by "Revelry " was 
something of an upset. This drani- 
atixation by Maurine Watkins of 
Samuel Hopkins Adams' no^el. 
which made its debut Monday night 
at the Garrick, got a good break. 
Notices were either strongly con- 
•iNiaiatMy.MeaiiM of tho nature of 
ihii theme or iri'high praise bevause 
of the treatment of the storjt and 
the performance. It should also 
have been helped by the publicity 
arisinj? from the suit hi-out^ht 
ajiainst it by a local attorney and 
believed to have been planted. The 
day after the suit story broke, how- 
ever, "Revelry" grossed $400 at the 
matinee. Week's gross considerably 
under tT.«M. 

"White Ughts" acaln looked weak 
at the AdelphI, where It was under- 
going numerous revisions and cast 
changes. Local critics were asked 
to give it a second once-over and 
make second comment. Hardly like- 
ly that the show can be helped to 
any great degree so late as this. It 
is booked for another week unless 
a last-minute decision sends it out 
sooMr. I«at woo k 'a ■ jr tas under 
ls.iMie. 

"My Maryland" dropped a little 

on account of the stronger and more 
numerous opposition. 

This week has three openlns;s, 
with "Tho Command to Love" open- 
ing the Walnut for the sea-son, atid 
giving Philly seven legit houses do- 
ing business. Neither this drama 
nor the' two new musicals did any- 
thing big la tho way 0( Attendance 
last night, but It was a 'clear and 
hot d.-iy and few stayed la town. It 
turned oi]l wisely that but one house 
gave a Labor day matinee. 

The other two openings were 
"Artists and Models" (Chestnut) 
and "Strike Up the Bandr' (Shu- 
bert). 

Next Wssk 

Next Monday "Black 'Velvet" 
opens at the Broad, and "Sidewalks 
of New York" at the Gari-ick for 
Sept. 19. A change has substituted 
"Murmy Hill" with Leslie Howard 
for "Our Husband" at tho Adelphi. 
Also, on that date, the W.alnut 
win offer "The Man-Eating Tiger" 
and at the Shubert, "The 5 O'clock 
Girl." 

Oct. S the big conflict hnpiiens. 
"The Silver Cord" comes to the 
W.ilnut. "The (Constant .N'ynipli " to 
the Carriek. "The Play's the Tiling" 
to thu Lyric, .and prcihahly new 
.-.lio\\..< lo the .\deiphl and Chest mit. 
In addition, the new Krlanger opens 
with '"Crlss-Cross." 

Estimates for Last Week 

"Artists and Models" (Chestnut, 
1st week) — Opened better than 
other two Incommg attractions, but 
not capacity. "Good News" got $32.- 
000 In last week, representing every 
standee Are lai^s allowed. 

"Tho Command to Love" (Wal- 
nut. 1st week) — House opened for 
season . 

"Strike Up the Band" (.Shubert, 
1st week) — Opened two weeks* cn- 
(,-agement. ".Manhattan Mary" got 
about $28,000 In single week. Only 
fair with $4.40 top in house hold- 
ing $4!i,000 at scale. 

"White Lights" (Adelphi, 3d 
weel; ) —Failed to pickup In 2d week, 
lb vol. d to many alterations. Under 
I ?.s.f)on. 

"Revelry" (rinrrlek, 2d week)— Tle- 
! spile sensational asjiPH^ts and pub- 
Mi. ily, failed to do much. Between 
.m.l JT.inin reported, 
"My Maryland" (Lyric, 3.1d week) 
— Ar.iimd $14,000. 

'Speskoasy" (Broad, Id week) 



TiuKliy inuUe — I i isiuiy at — $ f,uou 
claimed. 



WOOLSET WITH "FBIHCESS" 

Robert Woolsny, rerently rcllr- 
Ing from "Rio Rita," Is going with 
the Hope Hampton show, "t^oud 




Figures estimated and comment point to SOIM sttraetlens being 
successful, while the same gross aeereditsd to others might suggtit 
mediocrity or loss. The varisnce is explained in the differsnce in 
house capscitiet, with the varying overhead. Also the size of cast, 
with consequent difference in necessary gross of profit. Variance 
in business necessary for musiesi sttraetion as against drsmatie 
play is also considerod. 

Classification of attrastion. heuso eapacity and tap pries of the 
sdmission oealo gl M—.. i g l i Wi Koy to olaaoilloationi 0 (oemedy)) 
D (drama) < R (rovuo)i M (musical eomody)i P (faros) i O (oparetu). 



"Abie's Irish Rose," Republic vznth 
week) (C-801: $2.76). Barly last 
week business continued very 
good, but heavy rains and Labor 
Day exodus drove grosses under 
pre\ioiis week's levels; "Abie" 
still indefinite: around $6,500. 

"Afrieana," National (9th week) 
(R-1,164: $2.75). Rated aecond to 
"Rang Tang," also colored mu- 
alcal; getting around $8,000 or bit 
over and can last until booking 
pressure starts. 

"Allex-Oop," Carroll (6th wock) 
(R-tS7; $4.40). To date has done 
fairly well but when season sets 
into full stride questionable if 
can stand up in competition: la.st 
week estimated around $15,000. 

"A la Carte," Beck (3d week) 
(R-1,198: $3.85). Under expecta- 
tions last week with gross ap- 
proximating $14,000; looking for 
"name" which might place show 
in real money division; strong 
agency saies promising. 

"Blood Money," Hudson (3d week) 
(D-1,406; $3.30). Management 
confident of putting drama 
across; second week as good If 
not better than first week; tak- 
ings not big but apparently sat- 
isfactory at $9,000. 

"Broadway," Broadhurst (51st 
week) (CD-1.148: $3.85). Sticks 
close to "The Spider"; both shows 
topped non-musicals at height of 
runs; last week $16,000. figure 
that is excellent at this time. 

"Burlesque," Plymouth (2d week) 
(CU-1,042: $4.40). First dramatic 
hit of new season and will i)rob- 
obly top non-musicals by end of 
this week; opened Sept. 1 with 
second night capacity; got $14,150 
flrst four performances, indicat- 
ing weekly pace Of fSt,OM: hish- 
est scale non-motlwlt; If JM Sat- 
urday nights. 

"Follies," New Amsterdam (4th 
week) (R-1,702: $6.60). Standees 
roped in like picture house; fig- 
ures make season's run right with 
nothing In sight to top grosses; 
last week again over $48,000. 

"Footlights," Lyric (4th week) 
(M-1,406; $3.30). Another week 
after this with co-operative 
"Footlightsr* possibility getting 
another honse; dropped to around 
$6,000 last week; "Wnehantod Isle" 
Sept. 19. 

"Good News," Chanln's 46th Street 
(1st week) (M-1.413: $5.50). 
Booked Into Ambassador hut 
shaped up so strongly in Phila- 
delphia that switch made to big- 
ger 46th Street; touted as push- 
over, with long ran anHolpated; 
presented by Schwab A Kaodel; 
opened Tuesday. 

"Grand Street Follies," Ltttle (ISth 
week) (R-530; $3.30). Intimate 
revue does not h.ave to get big 
money, being co-operative: gross- 
ing between tS.OOO and $'.t.non 
latelv; very good In small house. 

"Her First Affaire," .Bayes (3d 
week) (C-g60; $3.30). Moderate 
money Indicated; may go through 
fall period by the grace of cut 
rates, attraction requiring but 
modest grosses: estimated around 
$5,000 last week. 

"Hit the Deck," Belasco (20th week) 
(M-l,000-$.-i.nO). Ringing musical 
hit; stands out like beacon among 
musicals and all signs point to 
running through new se.ason; ca- 
pacity, over $31;. .'00 weekly. 

"Manhatters," Selwvn (fith week) 
(Il-l.nC7-|3 :iO). Den Hernle .and 
hand going into revue next Mon- 
day; show probably move to an- 
other hrtuse when "Garden of 
Kden" ready; latter Slated 8*Pt. 
26: "Manhattcrs* about $11,000 
last week. 

"Merry-Go- Round," Klaw (1.1th 
week) (R-830-$:t.85). Though not 
getting real moneli will move to 
Hairis for time; $8,000 to $9,000 
through August; "Creolf>s" due in 
Klaw soon. 

"Mister Romeo," Wallaek (tst week) 
(C-7C0-$3.30). Cast featured by 
J. C. Nugent: piece presented by 
Murray Phillips; opened Monday. I 

"Night in Spatn," 44th Street (20th ' 
week) (R-l,326-$5,60). Doing big I 
business and Phuherts will prob- 
ably find another bertli, when 
' .Vino O'CIoi k Cirl" rca.ly next 
month; revue rated around $30,000. 

''Padlock* of 1927," ^huberf (lOth 
wepk) (R-1.395-$B.50). New 
backer for Tex.aa Guinan revue; 
may be spotted elsewhere after 
this month, as "Arlzon.a" is due in 
bouse ii< \t nu nth; "P.adbx ks" 
around JL'2 oon. T>ra« ing pwnli.ir 
■trade, on all tinors Inrlurtln? gal- 
lery. 

"Peggy-Ann," Vanderbilt (J7th 
week) (M-771.$4,40». Holding ovir 
into new season for time; prob- 
ably go through October: drew 
sh.are of business during cool 
August; over Jisnoo. 
Pickwiek/' Rmpire (1st week) (CD 



able attention at spring showing 
in Phlla.; presented by Frank c. 
Reilly with John Ctmiberland In 
lead; written by Cosmo Hamilton; 
opened Monday. 

"Rang Tang," Royale (9th week) 
(C-1.117-$3.30). Will move to Ma- 
Jostle, around corner, next wi>ek: 
may go through fall; busineaa 
holding up well for colored troupe; 
over flS,000 last week; advanco 
sale for "Mikado," Sept. 19, re- 
ported strong. 

"Rio Rita," Ziegteld (32d week). 
Close to "Follies," both shows out 
la front; woekly averace betters 
$45,000. 

"Road to Rome," Playhouse (32d 
week) (CIJ-l,750-$3.85). SlandInK 
up strongly, virtually sharing top 
money honors with "Si)idei" and 
"Broadway"; $1G,UU0. 

"Saturday's Children," Booth (33a 
week). At least another month to 
go; rated one of boat written com- 
edles of last season and pretty 
sure to be real money getter on 
tour; around $12,000 lately, 

"Such Is Life," Morosco (2d week) 
(D-893-$3.30). Little excuse for 
this one to reach boards; can slop 
at any tinte without iMlng Biased:' 
trade vsry bad after vp^ltit Aug. 
31. 

"Tenth Avenue," Eltlnge (4th week) 
(CD-892-$3.30), Getting some- 
what higher flgures than estimat- . 
ed, with takings claimed over 
$11,500; pace regarded quite good. 

"The Desert SonQ," Casino (41st 
week) (O-l,477-$5.50), Should l>e 
cinch to run full year, taking it up 
to fall holidays; off during early 
summer, but eamolMUSk last month 
to $33,000 pace. 

"The Ladder," Cort (47th week) (D- 
1.04.'i-$2.20), Another attraction 
booked for house early next 
month, but "Ladder" may bog^WM 
time, backer aiming to ran for .' 
year, despite record loss; atonn4 
$1,004 weekly of late; probably 
cost $7,500 a week to operate. 

"The Second Man," Guild (19th 
week) (U-914-$3.30). Will go 
throrigh the month .as antiei|.atcd, 
Theatre Guild opening new se.asoa : 
early in October with "Porgy"} '• 
"Second Man" over $10,000. 

"The Spider," Music Box (ZSMt 
week) (U-l,O00-$3.85). Stood 
until Saturday, when out-ot-towB 
exodus felt at box offlco; Ctosa 
nearly $15,500. 

Tho Circus Princess," Winter riar- 
den (20th week) (M-1.493-$5.50). 
Getting fair business: around 
$25,000 of late; "Artists and Mod- 
els" (new) due soon. 

"The Squall," 48th Street (44th 
week) (n-9fi9-$3.30). Nearly year 
for successi'ul drama; pooling 
during summer; took Jump with 
fleld in August; last week close to 
$9,000. 

"Women Go On Forever," Forrest 
(1st week) (C-l,015-$3.30). Pre- 
sented by William A. Brady, Jr, 
and Dwlght r)eere Wiman; play 
written by Daniel Itubin; Mary 
lloland featured; opens tonight 
(Wednesihay). 
"What the Doctor Ordered," RHz 
C-918-$3.30. Stopped last Satur- 
day aher playinv three weeka; 
although rated somewhat raw, 
didn't mean anything; "The Peo* 
pie vs. Mary Dugan" soon. 

Outside Times Square 
"In Ahr.ah.am's IJosom" revived for 
tluvo weeks, I'rovincetown I'lav- 
house; "Band Box Hevue," formerly 
called "The Greenwich Villagers," 
formerly at Grove Street, move tn 
Italy's In revised form; "Bare 
Facts," Triangle. 



Bainbridge's New Co. Has 
Good Start at $5,200 

Minneapolis, Sept. 6. 

With a brand of hot weather con- 
ducive to anything but show-going 
and with the movie and vaudeville 
houses not faring any too well, 
legitimate theatres led the field 
from a compar.ative box office st.and- 
point'laat week. 

"Looso Anlilos" went over very 
well at tho i^hubert, where it wii* 
given a splendid perforinanco by 
"Ituzz." Balnbridgc's new stock off 
to a very good start. Around $5,200. 

A musical comedy version of "The 
Alarm Clock" also brou^^ht in 
around $5,000 to tho Pal.nee, where 
the MoCall-Brid«o I'l.ayers hold 
forth. 

The stock burle.s<iue at tho riay- 
'■ty. in its second week, did about 
$n .-,00 with the "All Jazz Revue." 

"Hiis week th o Shubert has "The 
Butter and Eg g MiUl"! UlB l ' al,i i' «, 
"is Zat So?" and thO Oayety, "The 
Beauty P.arade." 



THEATRES OPENING 



BURLESQUE' NEW DRAMATIC 
UAIiR;AUIOSTm01STWEEK 



Slow Start of .New Season — 34 Broadway Theatres 
Now Open — Musicals Showing Good>Sized 
Grotses — Hit Shows Big As Ever 



i;ru;ul»;ivs season Is hnviiiB a 
start, a.-i antUipated. Next 
t,«ek will "<•<• 1" attractions in 

fleld li'it tliis week, wliioh 



the 



only 
tot;il 



itarted with Iv;ibor Hay. «aw 
four new plays, w ith the 
number of houses lighted H. 

While there have been coinp.ira- 
ilvely few new productions tlius far, 
there Is but one dramatic winner 
among them, "Burlesque," opening 
«t the Plvmouth last Thursday. In 
four performances the show grossed 
114 400 and Is hailed as the new 
non-musical leader. On the form 
displayed "Hurlesque" will get close 
to $30,000 this week. The "Kollles," 
of course, is a hit, and ■■(liiod News," 
which opened last (Tuesday) night, 
was regarded as certain. 

The llrst clear week-end of the 
season accounted for a heavy exo- 
dus out of town over Labor Day, 
with grosses dropping somewhat 
under the previous week. Figures 
cenernllv, however, stood up strong- 
ly The "Follies" again bettered 
J4K.000. with ■•Rio Rita" over 14.5.- 
Coo! "Hit the Deck," capacity, $36,- 
600, . , 

The balance of the niusu-al group 
remain pretty nuich tlie s;mie <is 
same as during August; "Circus 
I'ripcess.' $2.'.. 000, Iput due to leave 
durlnK the f.ill. with tlu' new "Art- 
ists and .Models" due at tlie Winter 
Garden; "Padlocks," $22,000. and 
also slated to go after this month, 
since "Arizona" Is booked at the 
Shubert; "Desert Song." at $22,000 
or better, is indefinite; -"A La Carte" 
Is disappointing and must better 
$14,000 to slick; "Allez Oop" claimed 
$1C,000; "Peggy Ann" strong at bet- 
ter than JUi.OOO; "Hang Tang" over 
$13,400; "The- Manliatters." $11,000; 
"Merry do Hound.' $0,500; "Crand 
Street Follies," $9,000; "Africans," 
$8,000; "Footlights," t*.0OO. 
New and Old 
"Such Is Life" does not appear to 
have a chance at the Mbrosco, 
"Mister Romeo," which opened Mon- 
day at Wallaek's, started nothinrr. 
-The Spider," "Broadway" and "The 
Road to Rome" were closely 
bunched, all three holdovers getting 
JICOIKI and more last week; "Tenth 
Avenue" elaimeil $13,000; "Satur- 
day's rhildren" $12,000; "The Sec- 
ond Man' $10,000; "Hlood Money" 
$9,000; "The Squall" almost as 
much, with the remainder strag- 
gling to slender pickings, 

"What the Doctor Ordered" closed 
sud^Ienly at the Rita Saturday. Due 
In next week are "The Baby Cy- 
clone," Henry Miller's "Revelry," 
Mas.iue; "The Wild M.m of Borneo," 
Hiiou; ".Mv Maryland," Jolson's; 
"lialf n Widow," Waldorf; "Tri- 
luiiphant l;acIielor," Biltmore; "Ten 
Pc r Cent," Cohan; "Creoles," Klaw; 
"Mikado," Royale; "Enemies and 
Lovers," special matlneMi at the 
Little. 

"Secret Service Smith," due at 
the Cosmopolitan, str.anded in Bos- 
ton. "Rang Tang" will move from 
the Royale to the Majestic, "Merry 
Co Round" switching from the Klaw 
to the Harris, 

Three of the new shows are on 
the cut rate list. "Mister Romeo," 
"Such Is Life" and "Band Box Fol- 
lies," the latter a 'Village revue and 
now at Daly's. 

others at barf,-.un r.ites are "P.ad- 
locks" (Shuhiiti; 'Desert .Song" 
(Casino); "Hlood .Money" (Hudson); 
"MeiTy Co Hound" (Klaw); "Sec- 
ond Man" (Cuild); "Hang Tang" 
(Royale); "Her First Affaire" 
(Bayes); "Abie's Irish Rose" (R<-- 
public): "The Manhatters" (Sel- 
wyn); "The Squall" (48th Street); 

Footlights" (Lyric) " Africana " 
(National); "Saturday"s Children" 
(Booth); "'Peggy Ann" (Vander- 

Dllt). * 

N'o ( liangi. in iho five ag('ney 
hays: "Kolllcs " ( N'l.w Amsterdam); 

Km Hit;,' (Ziegfeld); "Hit the 
IJeek •" ( Belasco) ; " Biirles(|iM> " 
tPlymouth); "A la Carte" (Beck) 



Niltt Mgr. of Embassy 

Oracc Niles, tre.^surer /Of the Aa- 
tor, New York. 1,.ts lieen appointed 
tnnnaKi)- <,f the ]-;rul).issv whicli re- 
opened Friday with "The Carden 
Of Allah."" 

The little M-G-M house previons- 
wiis under the nvinagement of 



"Spain" Cutting Down 

The Allen K. Foster Girls In "A 
Night In Spain" have been given 
their notice along with a few other 
people in an endeavor by the Shu- 
berts to cut operating expenses 
taking to the road, 
will route the troupe In 



jtrior to 
Foster 
vaude. 



FRISCO GROSSES ~ 



S.ui Kraneiscit. S* pt 6. 
I Comedy ruled t.isl \\t..k. with four 
lepit hous. s olM'U and lioUliilg up 
I nic« I} ; iih.jwinK nothing luiusual. 

Local managers who have been in 
I the doldrums for the last couple of 
I weeks are i-onfidently hopinp tliis 
I Week. With its two )u>iiila.\s — l.a- 
! bor Day c.M..n.lay) and Admis- 
sion Day I I 'rulay J — w 111 pile them 
' up sullii i. ntly (;iiis>-es to make up 
for III.- euiient and last week. 

Curran eontinWM dark Until Sept. 
12, and nothing in- Mgbt aS y«t {or 
the Columbia. 

Liirie, witli second and final week 
of "I Love You," house going dark 
until Sept. 19. to reopen with "Tw in- 
kle. Twinkle." Both the Duffy stock 
houses showed slight gains over pie- 
ceding week, while "Abie's Irlsii 
Rose." in second week of Its |eturn 
engagement at the Capitol, got by 
nicely. 

Estimates far Last Week 
Lurie — "1 Love Vou." Johnny 



i'.el.l 



Axlhur'f droll comedy in thi 

CO-HulU I - P.n IS I roil.' l.u ;;.l> 

sponsitile for final weeks tlr.,w 
j around $T..'i00. 

' Capitol— "Abie's Irish Rose. " Third 
time here and seeimd time within a 
year but customeni still plentiful. 
I Kaseii off slightly to around |;.u(io 
j and should pick up current week 
j with hist two weeks of engagement 
i announced. fji»es across the bay t*» 
oakl.io.l for week and th»n north 
.trul t\ist. 

Alcazar — "The Alart^i Clock." Re- 
markably strong In fourth week, 
with end not yet m sight. $4,500. 

President— "Two Cirls Wanted." 
Jumped up about 1600 on second 
week to $0,500. Looks like in for 
rim. 



mmANGER OPENS 

r 



STEKOEL ON JOURNAL 



llan.< Stengel. left tin "Morn- 

itig T.legr.iph' whin a pair of bis 
I unfa\ oiable reviews were left out, 
\ is hanilliiii.- di.im.itics tor tttc New 

i Vork "Journ.il.'* 

I 



Buffahi, Sept. «. 

The new Rrlanger ojiened last 
niglit. It was the most brlllhint hu- 
eial event In years. 

'This' new 1.700-seater legit has 
lic»>n built by K. M, St.iil'-r op- 
posite the hotel of that name an 
part of the general plant. The 
luiu^e is similar In eonstructi«m to 
th« Zlenteld, New I'urk, W'Uii the 
interior of rose tints and gold with 
chlmdse designs on walls ahd ceil- 
ings. ; ^ 

It Is under the management of 
lieorgo Lighton who will go in for 
special cttinmunity appeal and the 
Statler connect iiin will do much to 
put It over locally. 

' Stepping Stones" is the opening 
show. 




- _ ^ ■••iioKn'i. 

'•loria Gould, society iflrl. 



BEN HOLMES 

Featnred in "Gay Paree" 

THIS W f.t-K 
Broadway Theatre, Denver 
IMrrrtlon Mr. J, J, Kbalirrt 



T>ROWN ia new ione» of cocoa, copper, golden 
<an! Biack m new effects and CQmhinaHonni A 
|w*edominaitce of #tiedc« and Vizar^$ fpt $tttei wesaj*! 
Si\htmeiie» of kifher cut! These are just a few of the 
new notes in the Autunjn presentation of footwear by 
L Miller! 5 Smart slippera—jbeautifui slippers— succesa^ 
iul alippers. , , , wo^<l«r ahow£olk» choose to wear 
them — a<i4 wmt -ihem liratl 

^ r NKW AUrVMN STYLKS IN Ol!ft SfKClAl.fl 
\::iAstiAU, SiZE DEPAKTMENT, TOO.h — ^ - 



I. MILLER 

mmxassKi at 46th st r kkt 

OPEN UHTIt 0 P. 



When in Lus Angetti, visit th< shop uf I. Miller at IV est Seventh Street 



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VARIBTY 



LEGITIMATE 



WedneBdajr, September 7, ItHet 



PLAYS m OF TOWN 



Strike Up the Band 

I.otiK Hi-iifh. X. ,T., Sppt. 2. 

MuM'Ul oom-'lv In two acta und six 
^.■.'ii- l>y"k by Li^^-rge S. Kaufman. 
vriiM by tier^tiwln. and tnustif by 

Uaori* Uwr>liwln. Book <llr»c'ii"J by B. II 
nui*»ald». daiiCfff by John lloylp. Mn'l Hrt- 
Ilnn by Nortn»n B*l a>d<l*ii ITcspnti'd by 
Kigar a<>lwyn at the Bl>>aJwny. I^ns 
Miantb. N. J.. Auf. 29. 

H..ni.e J. Flilcher Ilfrliert r„rltiol 

Joan KlMcher Vivian Hart 

Jim T«wM«a«<M« i',r>'"' 

xnL Xmip*r>*'>>^'* K<lna May Oliver 

Anne Draper...... Dorotlip* Jamet 

Tiinotbv Harper Mu» Hoffman. Jr. 

I ■ il. MiilrTi. l.*'w Heum 

i:. l.MK-ar .-^l.-tn.' Robert Jleinley 

Gm.if Spelvin Jlmmle Savo 

Mlaa Meade Ruth Wilc.x 

Mary .<*'■%*;<>. . .Ueth M^^klii^ 

BMythe ..••••;OinBentine Hmeau 

Marina Oaartl .........John Uppman 

samut .t.MMwnl {taudion 

Soldier. ; XaMa« Downey 

Onp must hand It to K iufm.m and 
the CJtrsliwilis. Tlic.v have atti-mpt- 
ed the impossible and got away with 
It. On the OUbert and ^llivan 
model they have constructed a 
Satirical Amerloan musical play that 
'M close to an operetta. That It will 
:ie a commercial smash Is doubtful, 

ut it will unquestionably have a 

unrs d'rslimc. 
The story starts out nn Kaufman's 
favorUa theme of kidding big busi- 
•leM, but lOon shifts into a bitt«r 
!iaUr« on war. Horace J. Fletcher, 
th« iXeat cheeaa maker, angiry at 
Swltaerland for protesting the SO 
l)er cent, tarilt on cheese, persuades 
Col. Holmes, who Is a combination 
himpoon at Col. House, the White 
House spoke.sm.-in, and the Presi- 
dent, to force Switzerland into war. 
He promises to pay the expenses of 
the war provided it is named for 
him. There is treachery at the 
cheese factory, but George Spelvin, 
the great secret servica man. Is on 
the }ob In many disguises. 

Meanwhile Jim Townsend, a news- 
paper man In lova with Joan 
Fletcher, discovers through Spelvln s 
aid that the cheese is made of Grade 
B milk and protests against the war 
:\n unrighteous. He is seized by the 

rue patriots as pro-Swiss and un- 
Mnerican and his Kullt is apparently 

'lovcd when he Is found to have a 
.-^wiss watch. Despite his protests 
ar Is declared and lie is forced into 
the army. Joan turns to hia rival 
in dlsguat at hia lack of patrlotlam. 

tt has been decided to hold the 
war In Switzerland since tha Swiaa 
i ijteis offer such attractive terma (or 



It. Unfortunately for Fletcher the 
.Swi.ss won't liKlit ;ind not a Swiss 
.soldier liHs been seen, with the re- 
sult that tlie Kate re<eiiits are nil. 
In despair hi' malies Spelvin Keiieral. 
Jim has a plan to win, and Spelviii. 
using it. captures the whole .-^wiss 
army. He also discovers that Jim s 
rival Is a Swlsa spy and had intro- 
duced the Qrade B milk. Jim Is 
made a hero despite his protests 
that he feels the same aa ever, and 
they return gloriously home where 
the soldiers are praised for their 
patriotism and all lose their Jobs, 

Irn Gershwin has supplemented 
K;iurni;in perfei tly and one would 
.say without the program that lyrics 
and book wi re written by the same 
author. And hoi.k and lyrics do not 
.-.top with good-h\imored kidding, al- 
though there Is plenty of that. They 
are mordant, hitter, and stinging. 
The book Is clever but drags at 
times (the whole second scene is 
flat), and the story comes practically 
to an end at the close of the first 
scene of Act 2. But the.^e faults can 
easily be remedied. 

Gershwin ha« not written any imi- 
tation of Sullivan, but so closely is 
the work modeled on the G-S plan 
that the question will be raised, "do 
the Gershwin tune* flt In the scheme 
as well as the Sullivan melodies 
do?" and the answer must be yes, 
with the qualtflcation that he la in- 
ferior to Sullivan at his best only 
In simple melodic phrasing and hu- 
mor. 

There is no simple, easy hit In the 
Gershwin score. But there are mel- 
odies that will become hits, and the 
music should be heard for years. 
"Strike Up the Band" ie a great 
march, typically OenOiwlB In form. 
Staged with the entire company, the 
boys as soldiers and the girls ap- 
parently playing brass and eymbaU. 
and Waco's band, largely brass, re- 
inforcing the big pit orchestra, it 
brings down the first act curtain to 
a terrific smash. An exquisite duet 
is the "Meadow Serenade," which 
concludes with Roger Pryor singing 
with a snappy, jazzy rhyme while 
Vivian Hart does' coloratura work. 
This novel combination deservedly 
brought down the houae. The same 
coupla sing tar another butt's eye the 
beautiful "Man I Iiove," which I4 
reprised as ajilt by Morton Downey, 
a tenor. In the penultimate scene 
and ia plugged by the orchestra. It 
will obvleuily tatten the publisher'a 



NEW YORK THEATRES 



Tlieiitn* 
W. 42(1 tK. 



NtWAMStERDAM 

Pop. Mats. Wednesday & .«ntunlny. 2:16 

Ziegf eld Follies 

with Eddie C«nt<Hr 

Muele a Lyrics by IRVINQ ftCRLIN 



UUlJUifi J,,, s.t. J 30. Mldolta BtMvr Wed. 
"A WHIRLWIND —American. 

lUUIRJ^LYLES 



h. r. A third duet by the same pair 
which deserves a plug Is "Hoping 
Th.lt Siimi' Hay You'd Care." while 
the dance orclie.sti-as will probably 
use "Yankee Doodle Rhythm." 

The operetta form calls for many 
choruses In which the chorus either 
sings by luelf or reiterates the 
words of the principals. Naturally 
this all seems old-fashioned, but 
here again CJershwIn shows his ver- 
satility by wtMiding his iiiusic to the 
lyric.-, so that lliey get over aH one. 
.\nd his tunes are eminently sing- 
able. 

The- cast Is excellent. Besides 
those mentioned Max Hoffman, Jr., 
does some splendid singing, while 

the comedians. Corthfll. Hearn, Savo 
anil Mis.s ()li\'er would be hai-d to 
beat. J^ome of their work and lines 
do not seem .s<-t yet. hut tiie possi- 
bilities are gn-at. The aixlle step- 
ping of Dorothea James should not 
go unmentloned. 

The chorus consists of eight Ueb- 
ling singers with 32 girls who are 
not hard to look upon, and 24 men, 
making a large and liiely ensemble. 
MiKh of the dancing is simple, but 
tlif'ie :ii,. sever.il tricky numbers 
and po.ssihly there are to be more. 
There is no specialty dancer or any- 
tiling of the sort, Tlie costtimea are 
effective and pretty but not extrav- 
agant. The scenery Is adequate but 
not spectacular. It Is plain through- 
out that the lightiUK equlDment of 
the houae did not 4o JvWwt t« the 
show. 

It Is imixtssible to enumerate all 
Items to the credit side of the show. 
From the appearance of George 
Spelvln's name on the program as a 
character cle\'ernoss abounds. His 
Identlflcation by the scarlet A on 
his IwMat. the decision to bar "Swiss 
Famtlir Reblnson" from.the libraries, 
the roar of battle heard before the 
second act while the curtain goes 
up on a tranquil scene with the 
soldiers knitting for the poor folks 
back home perliaps serve as s.amples. 

When the show reaches New Y^ork 
if nhvinus faults are corrected It 
will cause a furore. But after the 
critics are through and the Intelli- 
gentsia and eoHosity draw Is over. 
It may have difficulty pulling. Satir- 
ical musical shows have never been 
a success in America, though the 
time may now be ripe. Nor do 
Americans like to be laughed at on 
the stage — this seems to appeal only 
to the Bnglish. A modification of 
some of the lines might help a little. 
The masses In general still believe 
In patriotism. People are Koing to 
be hurt and reeontful at some of the 
things said, to aay nothins of the 
American iMiKioa and yMrietle ao- 
cietlea. Am$U». 



Asbnry Park, Sept. 1. 
Melodrama In three acta by Daniel N. 
Rubin. Staged by John Cromwell, wllh 
Mary lloland featured. Preaented by Wll- 
ilam A. Ilr.lily. Jr., and DwjKlit Di-i-re 
Wlman in aHSOciatlon with J.>hu I'rumwfll 
at the SaTOy, Aabuir Park, N. J., week 
Auk. 2», 

Mfnnle ..Blltsibeth Taylor 

Mary. . . Bdna Thrower 

llHIy Sam Wren 

Penrl Constance McKnv 

MrM, I>atBy Uowman Mary It.':;Ln,l 

Mr. liivner Allen Nanle 

Ur nevin Wlllard Poster 

Jake ..•.«•,.. David L,eonard 

I'ete John Wray 

Harry Doui^laa Montlromery 

IxJUle l-Mwin Kasper 

Tlaly D.ivld l„indau 

Hulbert Myron Paulaon 



ZIEGFELD 



T II B A T R ■ 
6ih Ave. a (<th St. 
Mats. Thara. a eat. 



AMBRICA'S PKRFBCT THEATRE 

RIO RITA 



RFI AdPO 'rhea , W. 44th.1t Etfi. >:30. 
DE.L.Aai.U Mate. Than. * Bal.. «:S». 

'VDICBNT TOtm AMS eftsmta 

HtrrHEDECK 

with I.0UI9B QROOOY 
■aata Selllns I Weeks In Advance 



W«d. and Sat. t:M 



7Ain)ERBIIT Jj;- Z.tlV-JC' J: " 

Helen Ford MONTI 

:> the Dtterlr DilTereut Mualeal Corned/ 

PEGGY-ANN 

with tlXU McCONNKI.I, 



FMPIRF Thea.. It way !k 40th fit. Kv. 

Openi Next Monday Eve. ^^?o\v'* 

"PICKWICK" 

with 70RH CUHBERLAHD 

Mid * TiOndon rant of 50 



MARTIK BECK THEATRE 

Eves. I:>0. Matinees WKII. & S\1 , 2.'3II 
ROSALIE .ITEWAHT S RKVUB 

AUCARTE 



niioM: «i.N to vm. 



THE SPIDER 

The Most Novel Play in Years 

with JOHN HALLIDAY 
irmtrnnnT the*., w. w it. evs. tM 

aU(Ul> AUA MATS. WED. AND SAT.. 2.40 



"TENTH AVE/ 



ELTIWRT' Thea . W, 42d St. Evo» 8 30 
Mala. WKU. & SAT. al 2 JO 

A Play at 
"llell'a Kllrhen" 

with 

WILIJAX KDNA FR.\NK 

nOYD IIIIIBARD MOKGAM 

RPBTIAI, MIUMTK SHOW WED.VtkSDAT. 
11:15 P. M. HONOR OK TKXAS 

(IIIINAN * MKR ■ PAIILOCK»- COMfA.NT 



JANE COWL 



"The Road to Rome" 



Playhouse ,"30" m1.." 



of B'way. Ev.q, 
Wed. a Hat. 



PLYMOUTH 



B 



mh St w. (if n'w*r. k»*. s no 

f. iiri.i Sit a ;!•) 



ftMb M salt B week! la advaoM far 
ARTHUR HOPKINS' pndHCtlMi •! 

URLESQUE 

-A t omrdy by ii^rtti Mank^f 
M'MtUn iinil Arthmr Uopklaa 



IF YOU DON'T 
ADVERTISE 
IN VARIETY 
DONT ADVERTISE 



Raw malndrama, tkk. Mid rltir in 
evary sense of the word. It la crude, 
vulsar, IndecMit, farciral, thrilling, 
powerful and shocking. It is the 
tabloid reader's dream of heaven. 

The action is too involved to per- 
mit rccountinir. but the main event.-) 
are in the scene of a dlnpy living 
room of a strange boardin^r hou.se 
run by Mrs. Daisy Bowman, a hard- 
I'oiled lady of dubious morals, who 
has. however, tenderer moments. 

Opening upon the room are three 
others. In which Uva Pearl, working 
Btrl of the comto aupplcment type, 
desperately In love with Billy, a 
youPR chump out of a Job: Mabel, 
another girl, with virtue so far un- 
impaired, moping for a remote and 
evidently lost ISddie, an4 "It'Ti aa 
old maid with the uMal v^mtfUOi 
and some money. 

I'pstairs is .lake, a worthless 
skunk living on Mrs. Bowman and 
false to her; Pete, his equally 
worthless associate; Harry, Mrs. 
Kowman's blind son, with Mrs. Giv- 
ner now In the throe* of child-birth 
and her husband, whoea worries 
furnish comic relief. 

Jake's brother Tvoiiie. RanpTiter. 
flees to the liuuso for rol'n^c and is 
secreted liy Jnke a.x two dl< k» come 
:ifler him fur murder. With Ijr.il.il 
thr.Mts i,t the tliinl dcpree tlii-.v 
tlirt-alcn Jiike und other.s to no pur- 
po.ie. Malic! arrives home jolilews 
and riespi-ratc ami agrees to let Jake 
take her out and get her <lrunk. 
Hoth Jake and Pete have been after 
her. Pete auKgesta that Jake steal 
the money for the party from Mrs. 
Howman. Then he double-crosses 
Jiiko by telUns Daisy, who locka 
■lake in her room. I'ctc tak^^: .\I.ibcl 
out. 

.I.tke slides Jown a ilriiln-pipe .md, 
wild with rage siarts after Pete to 
be d<-t.un*-il hv Daisy who agrees to 
let him have the stolen money if he 
will remain with her. He flghts her 
but Harry, who though blind has 
an uncanny sense of position, runs 



after a gun UM MmoU Jake dead. 
In between times Pearl has married 
Ullly and taken him to her room. 

The dicks examine every one 
again with ludtcrotia but fruitless 
results. Pete brlnss Mabel home 
drunk and over Daisy's proteata goes 
into Mabel's room. 

Harry, scai-ed to go io his own 
room, falls for Minnie, whom he 
adore.-;. aii"i is t.ikcn inio licr room 
by li. i-. 

Kddie returns and demanding 
Maljcl. is told by Daisy she is 111 
and sent to his old room. When 
Louie flnds out about Jake. Daisy 
tells him Pete murdered htm, aends 
Louie outside and geta Pete, who 
has not succeeded In his efforts, un- 
der a pretext out to meet laoule. 
As one detective returns he hears 
Pete killed by Liouie. 

In the morning Eddie and Mabel 
are reconciled when the dick accuse4< 
Eddie of Duirdering Pete through 
Jealousy and Kddle casta oil Mabel 
as guilty. Minnie and Harry decide 
to marry. While Daisy is pleading 
with Eddie to tal<e Mabel back she 
tells the whole story which the dick 
o\"erhears. 

But the other dick enters saying 
tlmt Louie has been killed after con- 
fessing that he shot Pete for killing 
Jake, and the one who knows the 
truth agrees to drop the matter. The 
curtain falls on Daisy' falling for a 
strange Swede, Illustrating tlie thesis 
and title of the play which is based 
upon a sardonic distortion of Tcn- 
n.vson's lines whicii become; 

' Men may come and men may go, 
but women go on forever," meaning 
that the next man is as good as the 
last to a woman. 

The play is well directed and well 
aet*4>' Iwry Boland'a appearance in 
a role ad foreign to her usual line 
suggests that she must be miscast 
but she Interprets the parts adroitly 
and makes It live. She earned four 
curtains,. 4Ul4il*kU|i4 youth Doug- 
las MontgMHWir -dMIi avteworthy 
work. 

There is no trouble with the cast, 
but the play calls for such endless 
action with so many persons and 
there is such an obvioiia. intent to 
give a farclal twiat to some acenea 
that the rharaeteni aeem unreal at 
times and abaur4> The. duilt is in 
the writing. 

In breatliless movement and kal- 
eidoscopic shifting of interest the 
play is well written lint it gets off 
to a had start as the milieu does I 
not get llxed (in fact, it never does] 
seem real) before things happen; 
and as to the chai"acters you are 
forced to grasp what information 
you can about them on the few. 

As to good taste — ^It must be ut- 
terly waived In a play in which the 
chief comedy element ia derived 
from tlie exigencies of chlldbirtll, the 
emban-assment of an Interrupted 
wedding night, shock of sudden 
death, l>esidea a couple of other 
things. And no chance is lost to 
drag in a smutty allusion. The Eu- 
gene O'Xeiil scene between the old 
maid and the blind boy does not alt 
any too well upon a weak stomach 
and it seems out of place In melo- 
drama, but a large jiart of the audl- 
cn«a iMtirUDr mpptaMed it. 

The real ikutt i* that the play 
concerns only vicious persons, and 
there is no one to arouse either sym- 
pathy or enthusiasm. The blind boy 
.and Mabel both secure aynipftthy at 
first but soon lose It. Should this 
defect l>e remedied It would be easy 
to prophesy a certain success for 
the piece since lovers of melodrama 
usually like to see virtue triiunph- 
ant, but Tirtve deea net Migt for 
this show. 

Sophisticated audiMMM will And 
the play prepoata w — , arltics will 
tend to sneer at It, and the refined 
will be shocked, but there is a large 
public that win take it to its heart 
as soon as It realizes wli.at it Is all 
al>out. So a run seems assur*'d. 

There were a few snickers in the 
large house present at the perform- 
ance caught, but the great majority 
swallowed it whole and comments 
were enthusiastic. 

There might be a chance In the 
movies for this as the plot will re- 
main strong when deodorized, but 
its general unsavoriness may cause 
the Hays organisation to bar it al- 
togetlMr. 



since It appeals not only on account 
of Its shrewd and sparkling writing 
but also through Its hot love-mak- 
ing and snappy dialog with Innuen- 
dos and suggestions galore. 

Tliere is. however, nothing really 
offensive about the show. Not a 
trace of crudeneas or plain dirt. 

A young attache to the Fiench 
ambassaUor in Spain is in\ol\'ci| in 
a love affair with tlie wife of his 
boss, the ambassador. 

Qaston, the young chap, la aome- 
thing of a ralM and rounder, but 
the lady Is so Jealous he la a^ld tu 
even show the aUghtest attention to 
another woman. Tbia geta him in 
bad in court circles for, as the am- 
bas.sador tells him, it is his dut\' to 
pay court, and i>hllander and ilirt. 
These things are as necessary to a 
diplomat as his more serious and 
matters-of-fact duties. Qosslp event- 
ually gets about that the reason 
for hIa aloof alwida lias not through 
desire but through Inability. 

Things reach such a state that 
Gaston is commanded by his su- 
periors to make love to .the wife of 
the Siianish war minister, who is 
known to be opposed to a certain 
treaty with France, and who is also 
known to be a stubborn man to han- 
dle, except by hU wife. Gaston hes- 
itates; his beloved says no, but his 
country calls and he obeys. 

His path, however. Is a perilous 
one, sini-e it Involves not only a 
jealous woman. but two hus- 
bands, fondly unaware of their own 
wives lndl«ai«tlODa, but capaMe of 
causing a Wt'^ trouble if . they And' 

out. 

The cl^nax o't tiw. aaoond aet ia - 

reached when Gaston has prevailed 
upon the war minister's wife, onh- 
to have ttie ambassador ari i\e. tell- 
ing him that lie should break ofT 
the affair at once a.s it has been 
learned that the war minister is 
shortly to be shorn of his power. 
This Is one time, however, tliat Qas- 
ton refuses to play the perfect dip- 
lomat. He Insists that It la UP to 
him to be a gentleman HlM, Re- 
marking that the lad)- la awaiting 
him in the next room and prob- 
ably counting the minutes, he 
d.ishcs off. It is quite obvious tliat 
lie has found the paths of duty 
pleasant. 

The Spanish war minister is not 
shorn 'Of powor titter all, but ia per- 
suaded to the treaty by hia wife; 
and Gaston la congratulated for 
putting across a fine diplomatic 
coups-d'etat. As the ambassador 
remarks, his only regret Is that he 
cannot bestow upon him some 
medal or decoration. However, tJas- 
ton's troubles are not over, as ha 
now has two Jealous women on his 
handa, and in the end he is bound 
for Peru to get away from both. 

The love scene oi the second act 
between the young attache and the 
minister's wife, interrupted a half 
dozen, times. Is both the laughing 
high apot and tha moat daring por- 
tion of ttie performance. 

The whole play la deft, delicate 
and sparkling. Some of Its most 
risque Ilnefi are so shrewdly ex- 
pressed that they go over the heads 
of many, but there is enough in- 
terest, laughs and smart innuendo 
that ia underatood to make "The 
Command to Love" appeal to all. 

The cast, expertly directed by 
Lester Lonergan. Is topnotch. Not 
a flaw in It. Basil Rathbone shows 
himself here as a llg*it comedi.in 
and fiirceur and he's just as sure 
ami finished as in the emotional 
grlmness of "The Captive." Mary 
J^aah has the best role ahe's found 
In years, and does her second act 
scene with 4lelieloua comedy sense, 
'Violet Kemble Cooper, ravishing In 
appearance. Is ideally cast and 
scores. Ferdinand Gottschalk, al« 
ways dependable. Is the war min- 
ister, a part just made for him. 
Henry Stejihenson is capital as the 
ambassador, also an important role. 
Antliony Kcmble Cooper click* in * 
minor part. 

This one looks sweet. « 

TToiera. 



The Command to Love 

Philadelphia, Sept. 6. 
Sophisticated comedy at its very 
best— and most daring— is to bi' 
found in "The Command to Love," 
a new comedy adapted from the 
N'ienncse of Rudolph T»tlu'ir and 
Fritz Gutlwald by Herman Bern- 
stein and Brian Marlow. . It opened 
at the Walnut Street theatre last 
nlKht, 

Frankly, il looks like a rfnch that 
William Brady, Jr,. and Deere Wit- 
man, who present the piece In as- 
sociation with .Tohn Tuerk. have a 
winner. The l.ist two acta need 
l:,Trdly be touched. The lirst can 
be shari>one(l and snapped up a lit- 
tle, hut that w,,i, I take a week. 

"The Commiiid to Love" will he 
all set to open nn liroadway two 
wc, k« hf iue. Hflng about the first 
ol ih. s,- poh.shed. continental adap- 
tations to hit New JTork, it should 
acore heavily. 

It has one big advantage over 
some of the claaa plai'a ot tbia type 



Direclnry 

DESIREE 

ELLINGER 

PHONE 
ENDICOTT *m 

MARIE SAXON 

"THE RAMBLERS" 

SHUBERT ALVIN THEATRE 

pirraauROH, pa, 

BEE STARR^ 

Featured with 

"THE CIRCUS PRINCESS" 

WINTER QAROSN, NEW YORK 



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Wednesday. September 7. 19W 



RADIO 



VARnenr 



$800,000 FOR RADIO ADV. 



DISTANCE RADIO REVIEW 

(rROM-THE ATLANTIC SCABOARD TO CHICAGO^ 

By F. E. Kenny 

(Variety's CerrMpendant at Mount Varnon, N. Y.) 



Mt. Vernon, N. T., Sept. 2. 
WMAL, Washington, D. C, sent 
•«» » corking good broadcast from 
ffii. Palace, that city. Phil Spi- 
iS^ and orchestra provided the 
SuSa aoparently as a special for 
SZiSadio Movie club o£ that set- 
MM.^«bti band atands out on the 
SP'aad m "Mighty Lak a Rose" 
Si« through delight fully. 

Smart in New Orleans 

The Kay O Vac twins si-rved them 
hot from WJAX, Jmkaonvillo, t hi.. 
and came in excellently. Also lieard 
from WSMB, New Orleans. Just us 
,h«r etoaed a «ood program with the 
Black Cat orchestra. New Orleans. 
Not often received here, but this 
Bight quite smart. 

Sending to Arctic 

Broadcasting of messages to Mac- 
lliUan Expedition In the Arctic from 
WJAZ, Chicago, always proves an 
nnsually Interesting feature. This 
time meaaa^ea about air nights were 

'"'dowu south again to WSM, Nash- 
ville for program by H. C. Meyer, 
vocal, and Mrs. Meyer at the piano. 
Pleasing. Commodore's orchestra 
with Johnny McDonald directing 
also caught In good program. 
WHK and WADC 

Out at Claveland Tom Donohuc 
has a flrat-rate band, the broadcast 
being from the Allison roof, as 
caught. WHK bandied It. 

WADC, Akron, had the Harmony 
Sisters (McCoys), and they are well 
named. Incidentally several times 
this station has been recorded as 
WDAC, through ona ot those typo- 
graphical mix-upa. 

Thuraton Hall'a Story 

Thurston Hall, at the Pitt in 
PIttaburgh, spoka very feelingly 
from KDKA about bia return to that 
city and wound up with this story. 

At the use of 18 he loved a girl. 
Her parents objected. He went 
away for two years. The day he 
returned he sent flowers, unaware 
that the girl's father was dead. 
Mother was most appreciative until 
she turned hia card and read. "Juat 
a little Bomethlnc to haip you 
through the heat." 

Mr. Ball haa a flna radio yoioe. 

Jam at 1140 

Ran Into a terrible Jam on the 
1140 kilocycle range. Whistles, 
bloops and cat calls galore. Three 
sitalions jammed up there. Finally 
WSKA, Virginia Ueach, came out 
Into the clear with a program by the 
Sliver Slipper orchestra. This sta- 
tion has sought a higher wave and 
did broadcast there for some time. 
Originally being reviawed in the 400- 
metcr stage. 

This jam was ona of the worst 



WEAF Most Powerful 



The opening of WEAl 's 
broadcast central at Bellmorc, 
L. I., In October, will give the 
key station of the National 
Broadcasting Co. s "red net- 
work" the most powerful watt- 
age In the world. 

It will Increase from 1,000 
to 5,000 watts and will make 
possible the reaching of a 
number of heretofore "dead 
centers" in the metropolitan 
district 



in months. Ben Bernie's Cavalier 
orchestra alao heard at Virginia 

Bcachi 



Confusion 

Studio ensemble at WCBD, Zlon, 
III., gave a fine program o( diversl- 
fled nature. Holy Trinity church, 
Philadelphia, heard via WIP.. WGY, 
Schenectady, still fades somewhat 
despite new power. Studio program 
with station orchestra excellent. 

The recent late tests of WEAF 
smeared things on the band from 
300 metera up ao faif M.lata diatance 
broadoaata waa MheaiiMII, 



Clearer on 227 

WCAU, Phllly, heard on new wave 
of 336 meters, not as clear as the old 
one of 221 meters. Station came 
through next to WABC, New York, 
however. 

Frank Stevens, organist, enjoyed 
at WEEI, Boston. 



Ml MOTORS' 



National Advertiaers Favor 
Air for Stamping Brands 
— Several National Pub- 
licity Seekers Credit Ra- 
dio for Continued "Sales — 
American Tobacco and 
Gen. Motor* Are Be- 
lievers 



AROUND NEW YORK 



By ABEL 



SHOW BUSINESS! 



Orchestra Leaders, 
Singers, Organists 

If you have not received your copy 
of the new Celieslata Comedy Bona 



pnp« shp Lore Me Beat ot All? 

bay. Hey! 

(1) "I HOPE TO TELL YA" 

By "Pat" Uallara 
Writer o( "Any Ice Today, LadyT" 

And the Walts Ballad Beautiful 
<2) "MISSIN' YOU MORE" 

Write ntAKCM DIAU BUUJ:.\K1> 
*0 W. **B« at, Xew Tark 



Plugging Seaside Taffy 

Studio string ensemble had pleas- 
ing variety from WMAK, Lockport, 
N. Y., the upstaters coming in well. 

WPG, Atlantic City, had a com- 
mercial plug in Frallnger's Taffy- 
dils, two boys, vocal and accordion. 
Pep galore and rather auggestive 
"Chick, Chick. Chicken." 

Muaio Weavera sli«W«4 .* good 
orcheatra a little latafi 

WSM Using Dtiks 

Stayed with WBAIj, Baltimore, to 
hear the Maxwell Hour from the 
WJZ chain and impressed with the 
special feature of introducing In- 
struments of different countries. 

Also like announcer's "This Is 
Baltimore" every so often. WFIW, 
Hopklnsvllle, "In old Kentucky," as 
the announcer said, signs ofl with a 
poem which might also be called a 
toast to the radio audience. 

And, by the way, WSM, Naah- 
vllle, usea Victor records for inter- 
misstona. Franklin Bauer heard. 




EVERY 

'Name'' Orchestra 

!• Featurtnc 
"CALLING" 
"DOWN THE LANE" 
"DREAMY AMAZON" 
"I'M COMING VIRGINIA" 
"I'LL ALWAYS REMEM- 
BER YOU" 

IjRpBBiNs Music CoRPORAriOf 



Prafara Traclts to Bis 

The Misses Florence and Missouri 
Kinney, with Eddie Lynn, flashed 
some good stuff, vocally and piano, 

out ot Cincinnati over the wave of 
WSAI. The girls have excellent 
voices and are jud;^cs of radio riia- 
toriiil while EJdiu i.s also nuitc clll- 
cient. 

W1.W had a couple of boys yodel - 
Ing, and believe they were the Ran- 
dolphs, but couldn't tell definitely 
because of lack of announcements 
due to attempted witticisms Instead 
of sticking to business. 

Too bad, because the chaps can 
sintj. 

Indistinct WNAC, Beaton 

WTAM, cliivdaml. In with a 
dance program frflm the Far Kast 
Restaurant. Joe Cantor prpsidlnK, 
it was said. A good turn off and 
lots of volume. 

Ttien to Boston again via 'WNAC 
sciuling forth a lively dance presen- 
t.itlcn with little rest between. 

A riTii'iiiic'Tnrnls not clear and only 
know it < :niio from' a hotel at 275 
Tn'nK>nt str<'ct. 



''Good News" Off Radio 



Topeka, Sept. 6. 

A license bought by a radio sta- 
lio rt to coA-er mu sic ropyrlKlits 
..wned by t^ie Boeily of Authors 
;ind composers docs not mean all It 
s.iys. the management of Station 
WlliW has discovered. 

The station received a letter to 
the effect that all the featured num- 
bers from "Good News" are barred 
ft-oni the radio use. 



Radio ahow buaineas, aa an ex- 
ploitation and advertising ally to 

nationally advertised commodities, 
Is coming more and more Into fa- 
vor. Radio has proven to be the 
quickest and most elfectlve means 
of plugging a new brand. 

Back In the early days of radio, 
the American Tobacco Co. was the 
first to utilize a radio band for ex- 
ploitation. 'Xucky-Strike" orches- 
tra enjoyed a vogue all its own, 
so much so the name got on the 
record labels. 

With the "Lucky Strike" cigaret 
astabliahed, the American Tobacco 
Co. laid off radio and kindred ex- 
pensive media. Having won the 
good will, the rest Is easy. 

This accounts for P. Lorrilard's 
seemingly extravagant advertising 
methods to "put over" the new Old 
dold eigaret brand. Radio has 
been Uated with the broadcastings 
of 16 muaical comedies (flrst acts 
only) throutli a giant National 
Broadcasting Co, CWBAF) net- 
work. 

General Motors put ever its La- 
Salle In short order, radio flgurlng 
not unimportantly. That the hour 
has been changed back to the 
CadlUac-LaSalle Entertainers 
where formerly the Laflalla was 
solely plugged. 'With the new cus- 
tom built bodies of the LaSalle 
overshadowing the Cadillacs In 
gross sales. General Motors deemed 
it advisable to give a thought to 
Its famous old product. 

The Studehaker Commander is 
being plugged via radio and the 
Commander end ot it haa fetched 
a legal grlevanca from Irving 
Aaronson'a Commanders, an estab 
lishcd .show business staple for un 
fair competition, since the Stude- 
baker Commander also utilizes an 
ether band for radio plugging. 
Fast Tooth Pasta Work 
The Happiness Candy Stores, 
Ipana tooth-paste, Atwater Kent 
and Powel Crosley, Jr.'s radio re- 
ceiving sets, Eveready batteries, 
flashlights, etc., Goodrich Silver 
town tires, Fels-Naphtha soap, La 
France mayonalsse products, Davis 
baking powder (Davis Saxophone 
Ocli t on WKAF), and sundry other 
nation.illy known trade names 
credit their continued demand, it 
is said, to the new magic of radio 
I'robably the quickest Instance 
of cinching a name Is the Ipana 
tooth -jiaste, coming in after Col 
gate. I>, ii.socipnt, Bquibb's and other 
'Untifrces virtually monopolised 
the market. 

Steamship and railroad lines, 
travel bureaus and other services 
are regularly on the air thrnuph 
the giant N.B.C. chain. 

A dozen of the best known na- 
tionally advertlaed products are 
"behind" the new Columbia Broad- 
casting System as a rival radio 
circuit. 

Radio will cut In considerably on 
printer's ink appropriations, ac- 
cordinK to indications, this fall. 
The large advertising agencies have 
b'l n lnstrui t<d to place increased 
budgets with radio. 

General Motors' appropriation Is 
reported at $800,000 for radio ex- 
ploitation this .' taaon. 

Fight's Giant Network 

A giant network will broadrnst 
the Tunney-Dempsey flatlcutfs from 
Chicago Sept. 22. 

I*rep.'iraiinn.-( for a record radio 
hookup arc being readied to ex- 
ceed tho 51 sutions In the circuit 
for the Dcmpsey- Sharkey hout. 



The midnight test lUMiiArams which I hou 
WKAF has been In .Kideastinu the ] |, 
l>ast few evenings on its now du K\V 
transmitter fpom llellmure, I.,. 1., 
.rives that key station of the N. B. 
C.'a "red network" the highest power 
:n the metrupolltaii sector. Re- 
moval of the transmitter to the Long 
Island spot, and out of the Man- 
hattan conflnes, la a technical move 
to penetrate heretofore ''dead cen- 
tres." 

WEAF has been utilizing Cass 
Hagen's I'.ai-k Central Hotel orches- 
tra; Jack Alhin's Hotel IJossert 
(Brooklyn) orchestra; Julio Wituz' 
music from Jnnsscn's midtown Hof- 
brau, and the Frank Farrell Green- 
wich Village Inn syncopation for 
tills purpose, and with excellent re- 
sults. Phonograph records have also 
been etherised later in the morn- 
ings. 

Incidentally, Hagen seems to fa- 
vor WEAK for his radio outlet, al- 
though having the facilities of tho 
Park Central hotel's own WPCH for 
broadcasting. 



e for fulsome "pick-up." To 
tliat G.aham MoNa.i ee's an- 
m.ui;,. . ii.cr.ts further coi.iplicated 
the hybrid musico-Ungulstlc noises. 

In toto. It was a bum. break for Uia 
ether Iniroduetlon ot the Old Qold 
clgarct. 



In Dialects 

In half-hour sequences, dialect 
programs by German, Italian and 
Jewish artists were caught via 
W MCA, primed for secular appeal. 

WBNY also had a Jewish Hour 
on, distinguished by the rendition of 
"My Wild Irish Rose" as one Instru- 
mental number. 



"Old Oold'a" Bum Break 

In view of the P. LorriUard Co.'s 
heavy investment In contracts for 
the broadcastings of Broadway mus- 
ical comedies via the National 
Broadcasting Co.'s facilities, the In- 
augural program of tha flrst act of 
Peggy-Ann" waa vary disappoint- 
ing. 

It was an ill-chosen entertainment 
for one thing In view of the pro- 
duction's general liveliness. The 
dialog clashed and crashed through 
the super-sensitive series of 15 mi- 
crophones, Installed all over the 



Carrell's Portable Radio 
Becoming Penraeit 



Topeka, .Sept. 8. 

More power and a better wave 
length have been assured Station 
WIBW, one of the C. U CarrcU 
stations now here on an experimen- 
tal six months' eng.agement. The 
station Is listed by the Radio 
Commission as a portflkle, but Is 
now making plans for permanency. 

The sUiflon Is moving this week 
from the roof of the 10-story Jay- 
hawk hotel to the roof of the 10- 
story National Reserve Life build- 
ing. The quarters In tho hotel 
were temporary. Real money is be- 
ing spent on studio and equipment 
In the new location. 

The staticm is now operating with 
10 sponsors, dividing tip the cost, 
under six months' contracts. After 
four months of operation these have 
indicated a desire to make the deal 
permanent on the better wava and' 
more power promise. 



Kent's Right Idea 

A. Ai\..i.^r Keiu h.is the right. 
Idea With hi.s digiiiiied .Sutidiiy nUht 
concerts. The radio nianulacturer 
and philanthropist engages the N. 
B C.'s faciltics and tlien endows the 
time" with really worth-while tal- 
ent. 

Marie Roaanoff, violoncellist, Sun- 
day's Bo'.olst, must be a premiere 
artiste In her field, although unfa- 
miliar to this reviewer. The sonor- 
ous richness of her technique as 
tiansmlttcHl via ether leaves little 
doubt as to that. Kho ran the 
gamut from Bach to (Jershwin In 
her program. Including "Hymn to 
the Sun," her own arrangement and 
adaptation of tha Waasky- K o w ^i 
kocr composition. ' 

Like Atwater Kent, Potpel Cros- 
ley, Jr., finds it advan^igeoua to 
keep his radio receiving produota 
before the public in ather enter- 
tainment form. Crosley Moscow Art 
orchestra does that 
Sunday afternoon. 

The Roxy Strollers Sundays have 
been contributing conservative en- 
tertainment on afternoons, with the 
livelier stuff on the usual Monday 
night broadcasts of Roxy's Gang. 
Lew White, premiere organiat at tha 
Roxy, waa tha feature and rttmiM 
be heard mora often. 



No and Yaa 

The Radio Franka on bahalf aC 
the FInkenberg furniture houaa ars 
getting too stereotyped - with tha 
8.'ime song programs. Sounds very 
song-pluggerlsh. Joe Davis (Mel- 
ody Man of the radio) Is a pianolo- 
glst, who Is building a rep and de> 
veloplng a following legitimately. 



Song plugging can be made a flna 
art, and dignifladly handled, as wlt- 
ness Louis PidttL On tha Bruns- 

wick records, this tenor Is glorlSad 
as Prince Plottl. He haa MaMya 
Hardy accompanying. 



WCi'ITf Is trying to plug its Cap- 
itol Artists' Bureau aa a public 
service .along the lines of the N. 
fi. C.'s department of similar cali- 
bre. The station should pay mors 
attention to the genera} 4iMU^<*i 
its programs befora easajrIINf iMh. 
ambitious step. 



Leo J. Meyberg Dies; 
Itt Frisco Announcer 

San Francisco, Sept. (. 

Leo J. Meyberg, 4!!, flrst radio 
lir().'id( 'i: fer In S';in I'V.nnc isro and 
a prominent llgorc In tho radio 
world of tho Pacific coast, died Aug. 
30 in San Kranclsco, following a 
sudden heart attack. 

Meyherg was connected with the 
radio Industry for 10 years and waa 
ch.alrman ot the show committee of 
tho fourth annual Paclflc Radio 
.Show, Just held In the ^an Fran- 
cisco Auditorium. . 

A wife and several brothers and 
sisters survive. 



The Ponce Slstera, from ^ff3Z, 
were their usual harmony aelf. Tha 
girls ahould ha annaiaa ky 
commercial unless their 
picture house tours out of 
prohibits that 




Keodrick Is AnBooicer 



Roxford Kendri( k. late ex- 
ecutive secretiiry o( tb» Eplacopal 
Actors' Guild, haa joined WCGU as 
announcer. 

Kendriek last year broadcast a 
series of -4 one-.-iet plii-.iets on he- 
half of the Guild and In tliat wise 
came to attention. 



A CHOP HOUSE 
OF EXCEPTIONAL MERIT 

156-8 WEST 48TH STREET 

— — tast al Broadway '« 



ISADORE KOPPERL 

Music Publisher 
1M7 urendwar. New Task 

R«Kim tn . ' 



A (Hal la all wa aeed. 

aiplolt pop'ular aonse m\T- 
of our aonga: 

"Tkke Me Dark u> Dear OM CMksa" 



"im mm- 

"ft V»x» U Maeie. ner Om" 



VARIETY 



MUSIC 



Wednesday. September 7, 1927 



BE STUFF 



ON MUSIC 



Arbitrating en Title 

A title coniruv.is.v Impends between (Mi«.s> i:i>Miic TieniidiK, dancer 
end <"ni|>"Si 1, wlii) wrote a "Dlnle Stomp" mmg to accompany the dance 
ciiatiuM of tli:it name. Will Roiwlter It publishing the number. The 
Kobbin.s Music Corp, claims a prior registration of the title with the 
Muaio Publishers' Protective Association, the M. P. P. A. holding with 
til* Bobbins firiii allhouyh Miss Tremalne Introduced the dance and 
■one on June 13, at the Marlbortf, Chicago, fully two months ahead of 
Kobblns' (llto r«f totry. Tli* mttor will go to arbitration. 

Auflust ProMgad Wall ^ 
Oae iMVt mific printing house printed 1,000,000 copies of sheet mualc 
tn AVUtH^", is an optinilstio indication of the extent of the pop pub- 

Uahtail IfliilMk for the new season. With business what it was, the music 
lllllllllfciia Hal a lie i n perforce conservative about their stock o( Issues, 
ordfriMV theaa eonaervatlvelir. The larga output evidencea large ad- 
vanb«.'iKdera and genuine calls for the numbera. 

Tbia ia;^ W W apB "mamcV ^eheatntiona an being issued by aome 
flrmn. dwfiii ■w'tfaa pr iaaia being tied up (or regular adltiona. 



"Blue Heaven" Written First 
t<ao Felat la publlahlng a song "Blue Heaven" by Walter Donaldson 
and CkMrga WMttas wkloh tha ijirm has had In its ante (or two' year. It 
antadataa IrvtaiK Beriin'B "BMw Bkiea" despite the title simllarttr. 



Canada's Commercial Radio 
Tlie only commercial radio broadcasting hour in Canada is the Kver- 
i«a4r Battarr Co,'a via OK^O» Mid an American band attraction ia dis- 
Wiuttg giwii , Daiinr Tatca miHi hia American Jaaaiata. mlw holding 
forth at tlia llotel lXnM|aOr. Montraal, are alatad (or « ipri<«i.«( |1 Hmfikly 
coneerta oa Miatt at Bveroadir. -*, ':: ;■■£-, - 

: MiiateiM in Mria Pfa f arrad Pranea 

An American, inaaician in a pop muMc orchestra (American) over 
there received an offer of |1SS weekly to bo in the Boston Symphony 
orcliestra. He turned It down nithough hut rt'cviving a Paris salary of 
450 francs a week. At the present exchange 450 francs are about fli, 

Tho aatlwa laualeiM abroad aaU t>a ' Miia<i.; >iiM i i > ii ' 'Uii'^Mk. O . Uu,v it. 
which aUMWted • aide Una in maumr 



Bwniie ia Sbow 

Ben Bcrnie and his Hotel Roose- 
velt orchestra join 'The Manh.it- 
ters" at the Times Square next 
week. 

Bemie will do a specialty In the 
Intimata tvm*. H« opaaa hIa aea- 
aoa At the Hotai BcwMvatt on 

Oct. T. 



cuMKnrs OH bbdhswick 

Bemie Cummins and his Hotel 
Biltmore orchestra are new Bruns- 
wick recording artists, exclusively 
signed. 

Cummins Is the Johnny Hamp 
unit at the New Tork ^iui ..Wtt- 
more. Hamp's own 
tra la with 'Victor. 



Angost Staggered 'Em 



August had the road house 
men |tttggerinc, ^|an before 

the month ended. 

With rains and bad we.ithery 
week-entl.s, the road houses 
around New York experienced 
I a shrinkage In trade that was 
comparable to winter time for 
those places open the year 
round. Summer placfs only 
liad to take It on the chin and 
some of tbem keeled over. 

One road house for the Hrst 
time since It opened failed to 
pay off. 

'Round-the-year places have 
some hopes for September and 
October. figuring nothing 
could be worse than AuguMt. 

Labor Day is supi)o.sim1 to be 
the wind-up for the regular 
road aoaaoB. Oaly tha reta 
take to tha road plaeea after 
that date. 



Wytoni's WorU Tmt 



The hiehly successful one-niirht 
dance tour by Paul Whiteman and 
orchestra has swamped the Wil- 
liam Morris office with offers for 
other "name" bands impres.sed with 
tlie 112.000 weekly averaBc that 
Whlteiman grossed In the ballrooms. 

.Martin Wagner of the Morria 
aKeney Is handling Warlng'a Penn- 
sylvanians for a Pennsy tour start- 
ing Sept. 19. prior to th>'lr c-.jm- 
ing into the Mark Strand, New 
York. 

'Whiteman opens at the Para- 

mtiunt. New Vork. Saturday, for a 
fortiiijilit as the first lap ot a I'ublix 
circuit tour at 112,000 a week. 
Starting In August. It2<, the Whlte- 
manltes commence their world tour 
under William Morris' direction. 



Exonerated Orchestra; 
Coimnended Saxophonist 

Newport Beaeh. Calif., Sept. 

Thi.s town was all het up when 
Frank Knlf^ht. owner of an apart- 
ment house here, presented SO wlt- 
neaaea before Juatice Andrew H. 
Wilson and a jury to prove that 
Hirry Tudor, with an on ' -stra on 
the roof of the Rendezvous Ball- 
room, was disturbing the peace. The 
jury did not think ao. after listening 
to the outfit play one night. After 
returning their verdict of not KuUty 
the jury commended T ajW if tOt his 
saxophone playing. 

<Ul town waa ao UtaraM«d in 
t(M «Me. whieli took two- 4aya to 
try, that It was oeoaaaary to - hold 
the court sesaioaa in tha Boys' 
Scout hall. 



Tom Timothy's Orchestra, 
Gift From Selwyn 

As a riM'iproi ill tjcsture of appre- 
ciation for faithful service, Ben 
Selvin has turned over his orches- 
tra and contract at the Club Friv- 
olity tn Tom Timothy, his first sax- 
ophone player, associated with Sel- 
vin for live years. 

Selvin Is retiring to fake tcih- 
nlc.il charge of the Harmony re- 
cordings as assistant to ^'^all!c B. 
Walker of the Columbia. The IT ir- 
inony disk is the pop i»rice<l recoril 
suhsi.liary of the C'oluinl>ia. 



LEADING ORCHESTRAS DIREQORY 



IRVING AARONSON I 

HIS COMMANDERS 
Bxebmively Victor 



PROM OBTROIT 



IJEAN GOLDKETTEI 
OchMtrM 

TICTOB mSOOMM 

Spcelal Bnrsr«ine«t 
TOVMO'S mLLION nOM.AB riu 
AUsatIc CItr, N, i. 



MAL HALLETT 



AND HIS ORCHESTRA 
HOW SM Tovm 
at , 




DINTY MOORE'S 



WESTCHESTER DUKES 

Nnr tt CHRiaril't 

RED LION INN 



TOMMY CHRISTIAN 

And His Orchestra 

Dir. Arthur SpKai A^^ney, Inc. 
I'MrMidsMqr. Nsw YaHi 



VINCENT LOPEZ 



And HU ORCHESTRA 

exclusive Brunswick Artist 
1(M^ BROADWAY 
kaW VORK 



G. L.'8 50.000 Watt Sta. 

Chicago, Sept. 6. 

Great Lakes Radio Broadcasting 
Company, owned by tba Samuel In- 
aull iataraals, la planning a auper- 
power atatiaa to operate on 50,000 
watts. Onat Ukkes now runs sta- 
tions WKNR and WBCN, Chicago. 

The studio wlU b« buUt ia opeK 
country, somewhera between Chi- 
cago and JoUat. aUlif^m allml- 
natlon of IntetttnaM^IMfe Sllir re- 
ceiving sets. 



N. B. C. Bands 

The ArtisU' Bureau of the Na- 
tional Broadcasting Corp. has 
placed OBdar exoluslre eokitract two 
more hotel daaee archestras. Case 
Hagan and his Fwk Otfrtntl bsnd, 
and Irwla AbtMar traaa tlM Botel 
Manger. 

Theaa organisations win be 
handled ozcAuslTolir for outalde 
bookings by the N. 9. CL, irhMl also 
has the Isham JoteS a» f a l a at lon 

under its wing. 



UPSCHULTZ COUraG EAST 

San Francisco. Sept. 6. 

George Lipschults, violinist and 
formerly orchestra leader at 
I<oew's Warfleld, and later at the 
ITnlted Artists, Seattle, Is en route 
to the east where he will fulfill sev- 
eral concert engagements. He will 
also make several reeorda for Co- 
lumbia while near the Atlantic 

Upvchnlta tMurns to Seattle In 
OctMMC • 



Paul Doubles Into Ijocal 
Band With Mates Ute 

rrovidt'io-e, S..;it (>, 
I'aul Wtiiteman's record fur punc- 
ttiility on road engagements wm 
broken Thursday night, when a 
huslo.ad of his music makers kept % 
crowd or 5..1OO waitiiiB an hi>ur and 
a half at Rhodes dance hall. Ac. 
cording to Paul he and the troupe 
had played (00 towns In the past 
two years, and had never been t.iu-. 

For the cntort.iirmit nt of oio- of 
the largest crowds to ever '■ no the 
Pawtuzet Hall, Paul and seven ot 
his men joined with the Rhodes or- 
chestra to furnish music for ths 
liancers until the lost ntusiciaos ar- 
rived. At 10:20 the remaiiuirr of 
the troupe arrived tn a private bus, 
which had broken down twice on Its 
trip from Sprinpfleld, Mass. 

In contrast with the iiltra-f.i.yii. 
ioiiahly di-cssed units whi<-h have 
appeared at Rhodes throughout the 
summer. Paul's outfit tumbled out 
of the bus in sweaters, tin nril-ilou n 
collars, knickers, etc. To atotie for 
lateijiess Whiteman held his orches- 
tra until two o'clock, an hour over 
the scheduled cloaing time. 



Olsen's Confliction 

Owins to cimfllcting enf;age- 
uo'iits. Geoi'Ke Ol.sen and His Mu- 
sic I'l-oa-lc.-ist their final concert 
unihr Stri)nibc)-«-CarlHon auspict.-s 
last Tuesday. Olsen found he could 
not do justice to the hour between 
H-0 p. m. while out of town with 
"IJood News." Now that the mu- 
sical is on Broadway the theatre 
time confiict.s. 

Olsen has another "commercial'' 
set for a Sunday evening but will 
first reopen his exclusive nitp club. 



Panico's Orchestra 

Chicago. Sept. I. 
liouls Panico, under contract to 
record tor Brunawlok, has formed 
an orchestra for that ptirpose. 



GEORGE OLSEfTI 



AND HIS IMUSIC 
BXOLVSlyKLV TICTOm 

Oiroalion WILLIAM MORRIS 



SAM ROBBINS 



WBSMMSIIT, H. V. 



'HUSIC O^nARE 



BARNEY tUk»P 



AND an 
Palm Beach OrclMstra 

tuam *$5A»"A.*>lew"aa*««. Osasi. 



IRV1N6 ftOSE 



And HIS 

HOTEL STAILEE OXCHESIKA 
ST. LOUIS, MO. 



AND HIH BAI.TIMOREANS 

The Bsnd With a Million Laag:lu 



WM. 



Oiraetian 
IIORRIO-^ACK CURTIS 
~ o. B. e. 



B. A. ROLFE 



am* HU VA1.AIS »om amomi 
WEAF ARTISTS 

Edison Records 

ROLFE ORCHESTRAS, Inc. 
1600 BrejwIway^^Waw jTork City 



CHARLEY STRAIGHT 



And HIS 

BBUHSWICK OKCHESTBA 
Now^Llneeln Tavorn 
(Marian Orevo) 
^ «HIC<BO 



PAUL WHITEMAN 



And HIS ORIATER ORCHESTRA 
STANLEY. PHILA. 

MceeUoa WILUAH MOBBM 



BBUMXER MARRTi^s 

Kaaaaa Cttr. Sept. (. 
Neal Wood, trap drummer with 

the California Collegians, with Har- 
ry Carroll's unit, at the Orpheum 
last week, on Sept S married Polly 
Ann Bleygliing, IT. uaharatta la the 
theatre. The bride attended the Uni- 
versity of Kansas last year. Mr. 
Wood, who gave his age as !1. at- 
tended the California University. 
The two will apaad thsir hmtv- 
moon touring with tha Oirt«il rt- 
vue. 



mows GROSS 

(Continued from oaee 1) 
Met, when not Paramounts, receive 
nat rental ot Jl.TSO. Paramount's 
Plcturea play on It percent ot the 
gross up to $10,000 and iO-tS be- 
tween house and rental exchange 
over that amount. 

With Jolaon on tha Vet bill will 
be Reginald Denny In a Universal 
feature, "Out AH NiBht." The whole 
show is expected to run two hours, 
with Rube Wolf and his band also 
on stage, and parkaps a couple of 
spedalista. It la •■pooted that the 
overhead nest week, Ineladlttg Jol- 
son's salary, will be around Ifr.OOO. 
with extra advertising. 

Jolaon's torn is limited to SO min- 
utes, with tha Wolf band as his ac- 
companiment. 

Tlicrc'll be a lot of strife fur' tli B 



week, as West Coast is going to 
protect itsalC against Jolaon by put- 
ting in Oaoa Dannis, mind reader, 
at Loew's State, also West Coast 
operated with a heavy advance cam- 
paign alraady started. 

Pantages la bringing l>a<. k .Moran 
and Mack at his local house for a 
return date. 



CABARET m 



■SW TOXK 



Clsk LMs 
Tsoht Clab 4 
TrsTor A Harris 
Meyer Davis Ores 

fli anil's las 
I,soasfS Bsrpsr a 
Allls Boss IV. 

Casttlllss amr4tmt 

M&rcia Whit« 
Ptiil Romano 

OastUUaa aeysl 

Bse Jaeliaois 
"Slsepy" Hall M 
ClurtsaB MsdriS 
Al B White 
Dorss I.««ll» 
« WalkikI H-Wsls 
Dav« Bernia Bd 
Cettea Clab 
Healjr a HcIIusb R 

Kverslsdea 
Baser Waldos Rsv 



Jack Bdwarda 
Mary Gleaaon 
Mas Wynn 
Veloi St Tolanda 
Billy Luitic Or 

FriveUty 
N T a Rev 
Helea Doherty 
Vee Carroll 
Hotay-Totay 
I*eta Woolery 
A I Whits 
Alice Weaver 
Baa Sslvta B< 
HoCbnui 
Floor Show 
Jail* WIsts Bd 
Ratal Aatkaasa* 
Lsvry SIry Ores 
Hetel Naaasa 
Harry Stoddard Bd 
Kaiokarborker Grill 
Mike I.andKn Bd 

Mlradsr 
Mr A Hra Murray 
Mayer Dsvla Bd 



MeAlplB HeKI 
Bralc Ooldaa Oreh 
■sataMirtc* 

■mil Coleman Bd 

N. T. nwlles 
Aunt Jinny 
Colored Rev 
Happy Rhone Bd 

fMsIs D'Or 
B A Rolfa Bd 
Peltasm Heatk Imm 
T.OU aold Or 
Paaasylvaala Hetcl 
Roger Wolfe Kshn 

rest I.odc* 
Johnny Johnaon Bd 

SaloB Boysl 

Tommy f.yman 
Jacquaa Oraen Or 
Hh'p'k's Bay T'vera 
Jack McNulty 
Daly a Maaon 
Chria Pender 
Florence Parker 
Jarry Wrlcht'a Or 



Priace JCevsddah 
Oeerge TSsra 
Beryl Hallsy 
Jack White 
Raby Kssisr 
Bddla Bdwarda Bd 



Godfrey Rev 
Dave Mallen 
Baddy Kennedy 
Ole Disss BS 

Tssse Oaiasali 

4ath ftt. Clak 
Texaa Guliian 
Texas Strollers 



Harold Leonard Or 
Woodnasnatea las 

Duncan Bis 
Mike Speciale Bd 



CmCAQO 



H A I. Swan 
La Perres 

Lowel! Gordon 
r.ester A Clarke 
Henri Qendron Bd 

Cliea- Pierre 
Plerret Nuyten Rv 
Garl Hoffmaa'a Or 



Raasall a Dnrbis 
Ball * Coats 
Betty Crosier 

Dixie Dixon 
Cora Walah 
Betty Welton 
Billy Love 
Phil WaLah 
Pets da Qaarte Bd 



Prank Llbase 
Mil* Cklee 
Gypsy Lesors 



LtscharoB A R 
Al Handler Bd 
Proiles 

Jack Waldron 
Colletta Sia 
Grace Johnflon 
Kern Rogera 
Jimmy Ray 
Eleanor Bendell 
Bnrlea A T)MOdor.> 
Ralph Wnilaoa Bd 

JedTery TavevB 
Del Batea 
Helen Savaae 
Bvelya HoffmSB 
Betty Bsae 
Mary WlllUns 
Psierss SharmsB 
Rath Swift Bd 

Ushi 
Dorse Leslie 



Jlnamy Ray 
Hales Gordon 
Perlee Bis 
Masaol A VIdo 
Sol Wagner Bd 

Parody riuk 

Haniy Harvls 
Georite 1>© Costa 
Maigie Kyan 
Edna Thaira 
Aileen Tannera 
Julto Novit Bd 



Bddla CUIford 
Babe Kane 
Cele Paria 
Helen Swas 
S Sebana 
Caroline Iji Rue 
Seattle KInsa Bd 



Lee BvaBs 



Brneatlns Csrs 
Karols 

JAM Jennlais 

Tripoli I 
Naomi Smith 
Kati a Kltteni 

Terrace Oardca 

Munfl A MnnnlliK 
Roy Dli-lrlch 
Olive O'Ncil 
Qua Edward'a Bd 



Dsloris SherrosB 
Sslarno Bros 
Msrgarst WllUsnM 
Clay Orch 



vierra Rswsllsas 
Louise Ploner 
Frank Sherman 
Joan Oed.1>>s 
Vanity Kair Hd 



ATLAmC CUT 



Bsaaz Alts 
■art Uadaay's Rev 
Harry Roao 

Chic Barrymore 
Dorothy Van Alat 
laable Duran 
Rutta Ooodwla 
Evelyn Kearney 
Thelma Temple 
Grace Carroll 
Miiry Cnrllon 
M.'trKlt l^yhfal 
I'an.'ty Maneaa 
netty Collett 
Adrlenne Lample 
Parodian'a Oreh 

riBb Kvstyn KseM 
Bvelyn Nosbit 
Olga Ritn 
^^jMwigS 



Manny Kins 
Mayo A Marie 
Frasetto'a Bd 



Dorothy Davis 
Ruby Keeler 
Mary Lncss 

Reno Valerie 

Jockey Francesco 
r»vey 1 

.Arthflr FtHnVlln 
Joe Candullo Orch 

Foltes Berrere 
Dorothy BrauB 
Bird Sla 
Bddle Davia 
Honey Post 
MBr9el .HarrlHon 
Mary oieaaon 



Verm Baldwin 
MeOrath'a Bd 

OsMea laa 

Bsbatts 
Jack White 
Minerva 
Bdns Howard 
Mary Younir 
Gertrude Vounj? 
Mary M.'MhTiK.-r 
Maritio Whii.. 
Al I.ewla Bd 

Msrtln'a Cafe 

Totnl Insre 
Nan White 
Pauline Herman 
Bert a Clark 
Betty Wallsca 
White Bros Bd , 



Blta-Carlton Hotel 
Anatol Frlediiiaa 
irrladland'a Rev 
Al Wohlmas 
IrwiB Sis 
Msry Hlfslna 
Marts Ruaaell 
LeBI'nc A DuCb'me 
Loulaa Allen 
Msraaret Callan 
Brseas Bis 
Meyer Dsvis Orck 

flUver Slipper 
Mario Vlllani 
Marie Poulatte 
Evelyn Powell 
Hanlpy Sla 
Poplao A Cariha 
• Cbarms 
Itusle Wesvera 



WASHINOTON 



Chevy Chase Lake 
Mohawk < 
Merer DsvIs Or 

Atrdla Mde 

Kil — n t.ali.v 
I'ii^ I..iliirl Or 



La Pared Is 

-Tack C,<>l>l..n 
HimWr Knt 
Meyer Davia Orch 

Mayflower 

.'^hlnaya Orch 



MIrador 

M Il.irai rn Ojrli 

Powhsttaa Roof 
J Sla ush tar e Bd 
Rpaalah Vllki(e 

J O'Dnnnell Orrh 



Ton HoBso Tavera 

Robert Rtlckner 
I Boernalein Or 
VIIU BOBM 

Dranoff 8)« 
villa Roma M 
Wsrdraan I'ark 

I Boernolein Orcli 



H 



Wednesday, September 7, 1927 



Nia#T*'CLUBS 



VARIETY 



67 



'SEASHORE CLUBS END 
PRQFnTL^ SEASON 

AUaaUe City mOI* It • icmob on 
aaturday and •sctpOng tor th» one 
two all-jrewr round cafo*. the 
'atte club* put up ihutter* until 
,ext MemorUi Day. PpactlcaJly 
.very placo !• on tho nut thU ta.- 
with tho exception of the 
BMius ArU. whero Iftury 
^Mtdins tho Smr\ Undaay revue, 
lulled ostraordlnary trado. 

Benny Davis called It quit* after 
tavlng a piece of the Ktiibassy and 
the place reverted to Sam Singer, 
who had Al Wohlman and Joe 
Omdullo as the features. The tat- 
ter band, with Lillian Lorndne and 
Bene Valerie, open Saturday at the 
Madrid, Philadelphia 

Abe SaUn«er and his Parodlans 
and Wohlman switch to the ricca- 
dllly. Philadelphia, Sept. 15. 

Anatol Frledlan<l takes his rt-vuc 
out of the shore Rltz-Carlton into 
the Stanley, Phitadelphla, for a pic- 
ture house tour. 

After Hours Fine, $5 

James Ilannan, 33. nianaBir of 
the Club La Var, formerly the 
Matador, 236 West Slst street, was 
fined Jo In West Side Court by 
Mat-lstiato John V. Flood for vio- 
lation of the Curfew Law. 

Hannan paid. lie was served 
with a summons by deto<tives 
Tobin and nolan of Captain Len- 
tion's staff of the West «th street 
ttatton. 

Accorilinp to Tol.ln and Hannan. 
Hannan's place wa.s rcnntly visited 
by Lieut. Zeke Keller of police 
headquarters and his sqiMt{A. Keller 
and his men posed as eoUcse boys. 
At that time they are alleged to 
luivp )>'en served with liquor, A 
raid followed soon after. 



OuM lor Detroit 



Detroit has Its more or less 
ritzy roadhouBea, but there Is 
an oasis on the Canadian sicle 
of the river that is gettinn a 
pkay. and for good reason. It 
is I.sland View Hotel, better 
known as Abar's. on the river. 
The very best of Uquoi-s can l»e 
had at reasonable raus, and 
there is no co\'er charge. The 
place specializes in chicken, 
fish and game d^inners. 

Atiar'e Is several miles north 
of Windsor, but jost oppo.site 
the northern point of Belle 
Island. Detroit's popular park. 
Frank Logan's hand from lAin- 
sing Is supplying the dance 
music, and It Is tip to the 
minute. 



Tom Mix Feels SUghdy Hurt 



Buy In on DeauyiUe 

The 'Vincent Jlose-Jacki* Taylor 
orchestra open at the Jay C. FMp- 
pen Club this month. The iMlppen 

cafe is the former Deauville on 
Kast 69 street, New York. 

The "I'adlocks" comedian with 
Bert Wheeler ot "RlO Rita" have 
bought in 60 per cent, on the place 
with Ben Ueberral and John 'Wag- 
ser. 



lOE ROBERTS 

Cpden. Utah. 
My Ne Plus l ltra li & D 
•SILVMIl HKLL' Hanjo is surely 
a wonderful instrument. 1 cannot 
begin to tell you how much I 
think of It. The tone Is the "last 
word" and every one w*io has 
seen It raves about It, too — nn 
wonder. 1 wish to congratul.ite 
you in making such a heautiful 
Instrument and one with tuch a 
marvelous tone unality. Pan- 
tagee, Omalia, Sept. 2. Kansas 
City, 10. 

JOE ROBERTS. 



.N(» mtl-int niintnitfd 4«-paK« 
( Hlsloroe— JaM Out— FRKE 



The Bacon Banjo Co., Inc. 

6R0T0N, CONN. 



Vatican's Views on Jazz 
Starts Reformers Again 

Waslilngton. Sept. (. 
Recent criticism of Jazz progiams 
credited to the ofllclal newspaper of 
the Vatican in Rome has caused 
dificusKion here In reierence to cen- 
!sor.-~liil> of radio broadcasting, 
j A\'ith the paid reformers always 
I liiokinj; fur new "\va\s and means" 
to create jolis on I lie (-■overnment 
payroll, the question appears to be 
headed for conalderaUe Utk during 
the cdmtng session of Congress. 
However, the gener.il I.elief here Is 
that the proposal will jret no further 
than mere discu.s.slon as the govern- 
ment has already clearly indicated 
Its attitude. 

One recent Instance of this waf 
the immediate refusal ot the re- 
quest from many quarters that an 
order be Issued by the Federal 
It^ulio Commission that staUona 
could broadcast nothing but re- 
ligious servleea on Sunday. 

FHpvoB at beawrille 

Upon the reopening «t the Deau- 
vine eiab «n West SItli street un- 
der the mi.nagement of Charlie 
Hanson and John 'Wagner, it* for- 
mer operaton. Jay C. FUMMm will 
be chief entertainer and master of 
ceremonies. 

Fllppen, now with "Padlocks' 
will double at the nite club If the 
show continues at the Shubert. He 
is to receive a salary of J»00 and 
In addition BO per c*nt. of the 
cf)U\ert ch.arges. 

.Jackie Taylor and Vincent Rose's 
orchestra has been engageidi. Tliai 
musical unit is at present at Pel- | 
iiam Heath Inn. 



fCoiitinued from page O 

thfMbv i, kci pin" all attendin' pub- 

li. .!> frr himselK 

Louie Picks 'Em 

L<K>Kin' a I mind the let. I.t.uie d» - 
cided cui Miss Shearer for the piirty 
of the flrst part an' elected his boy- 
production manager, Mr. Thalberg. 
as the most available party of the 
s<-corid p.irT. Its my oitinl<in thai 
Irving should be mighty grateful 
to Louie, as Mis* Shearer Is a 
niii-'lily nice girl. . 

I>esplle all that's been printed an' 
bet n siiid about tho Shearer-Thal- 
berg romance, I know it hasn't been ' 
goln' on quite a while an" 111 tell j 
you why. Not very long ligo I was | 



by the r.-.-t of t! •■ Inli.il. Hants. 
Mexii'un r.itilns ate lU'i very ...will 
on the move' nn' the girls easily 
outfooteil enr. 

Put to pet back to the Shearer- 
TliallMTg engagement iwrty. 

It seems that Vri .1 NiWo. the di- 
recttir, was ni..Mer ,.r ccr' in-.-nies 
Kred Is ihe local Joe lliimpliries; in 
tact, no Hollywood event of im- 
portance can proceed without him, 
.any itiMi. n a worlds championship 
m.iti h .,,i;M ^,-,1 staited without Joe 
a ]ntr>.>da<.iu' the bojs.' 

In a few of his well chosen and 
much used words, Mr. NiMo intro- 
duced the rnnt r.i.'l in' p 1 1 • ie« - 1(» - he. 
an' m l-h:i!f ..f ilic a.-sciiil.Ie.l 

down In Mexico-not TIa Juana. '^c 
but much further below the bor- I '?'«"'"•' the Bovemor. police an' lire 
^...ri^- » ...^h.i.,' .> departments an'. the welfare asso- 



der — an' one morin' a yachiin' party 
rolls in, consistin' of several 



ciations, wished '«'m well. n»'t fnr- 
IM-G-M officials, stars and dlrec- | '' """l"--^' aUa-ien. n,.w an' 
I tors, includin' Norma Shearer. Irv- i •:':!1'__'" Jil.'* f:"'."' 
1 ing Thalberg, .an' that very disliu 



New Bands on Road | 

Sleepy Hall and his orehf sira w ill 
return to Castillian, road lo^u.^e, on 
Pelham road. Rnuix. New York, re- . 
placing the Jimmy Carr comhina- | 
tion there. i 

On the opposite corner, Pelham ' 
Ile.itli Inn, L<ni tlold's orchf-stra will j 
rt i>la< c the Ta ylni - Hose <il i liestr.a. ' 



Helen Morgan Club 

Helen Morgan will open the Club 

.\natole, N<'W York, as the .M.-rgan 
Club in late Sepf ml.er. 

Mike Henthnm bfK.ked the *ct»me- 
ilienne for the cafe, which i.« now 
owned by Nick Ulalr. 



guished disciple of Great Uiitain. 
8lr Kdmund Ooulding. 

We all mot In one of those popu- 
lar Mexican hostelrles where the 
principal an' most important item 
of furniture was 20 feet long, a 
coupl'a feet wide an* about fotir 
high. ' 'While the young ladies took 
.a walk about the town, Thalberg. 
the Mexican dispenser attached to 
the pl.ace. an' me bad ling side 
seats to a Sweet Adeline di.scourse 
bein' pronounced by England's 
traveling ambassador, sir F.dnniud. 
which as near us 1 could make v>u1 
was touchin' on an' appertainin' 
to the decadence of dogmatism as 
reflected In the Greelc Renaissance 
period, an' wliicii I recognized in- 
stantly .IS a sceiw from one of Ms 
latest pictures. , 

; 0lr Bdmund Mtd got down t« tke 

' transknogrifleatlon ot the Middle 

Ages into the Humanism of Coper- 
nicus, a suhje-ct In which the white- 
jacketed Mexican dispenser was 
deeply interested, when suddenly 
the snlngin" doors of the place 
snapped back an' into the room, 
greatly excited an' out of breath 
came the young women of the 
party an' Norma Shearer, the lat- 
ter rushin' straight Into my arms, 
completely ignorin* Irving, who 
stood about three feet away. 

Norma Saw Snakes 

As slie <'ame in. Miss Shearer 
sealtf nd the cuntents of her v.anl- 
ty box. includin" a $6.85 lip stick, 
all over the place an' kept a cryin" 
"snakes, snakes, snakes.'' I tried 
to calm her down, explalnin' that 
liavin' only arrived that morning, 
she hadn't t>een long enough in 
iwiexico to b<-gin a seein' of \ in yet. 
The girls insisted that four big 
snakes • , ntMcIn' funny, lattiin' 
rounds had been * diaain* of *em. 

Now T nsk you confldential, if it 
.ic.ii t stand to reason that it the 
tSIiearcr-Thalberg romance had 
been a goin' on for long, or was 
even goin' then, she would have 
rushed to Irving as her protector 
instead of me, unless she thought 
as I was a murried man, I'd be a 
better rattlesnake flgbter than her 
hoy friend, who'd never been mar- 
ried at all. 

in justice to the young women 
we found that wliiie they were a 
wulkln' around On girls iiad scared 
up four pretty good sized rattlers 
just i scaped fioiu a little Mixiean 
must . nil on a liiU. n<iir town, (uir 
of the young women kicked at 'em, 
which got the snakes peevish — 
they're often that way. But Judgln' 



rrnoon, Mr. Louis Mayer. 

The bride made a speech. What 
Irving might h<-ive said don't mat- 
ter, fitr what hiishands say ilont 
mean much, anyway, although if 
the young gent had had my experi- 
ence, he'd a throwed In a cimpl'a 
more words, knowin' it iirohahly 
would be his last cJiance to speak 
freely an' without interrui)ti(m. 

Miss sheaiar. lookin' very Ihm Iv 
in somethin' or other, gave a nice 
little talk, the im|>ortant part of 
which was that she felt very s"rry 
—very. ver> sorry— for all the other 
Kirls ill tile whole, w i.le \\urkl. If- 
cause they were not a goln 'to 
marry Irving, thereby takin' in 
much territory an' many girls. If 
all the girls Nernia was a feelin' 
sorry tnr were a missjn' n.s much 
as she saol. an' h.ilf of 'em knew 
It, Irving would h.ive a stream of 
women on his hands that wouhl 
make .s;olomon's household with its 
thousand w ives hiok SI* loiif ly as a 
smalliiox ho.spital. 

Irving'* Sids Line 

VIr. Thalberg h.ia long been re- 
garded as about the only real, red 

hot, an' good lookln' sheik In the 
protliK^tion end of the picture game, 
an' if anyihing happens, nn' a great 
many things happen from time to 
time in Hollywood and Irving 
should get out of production. Norma 
could easily utilize him a,s her lead- 
in' mjui. thereby a ko,.j,in' the two 
salaries in the family. All things 

cobsMmmo,' 'NonM^g-armiMr- mmuii 
girl in plektn' a produetlen manager 

for a helpmeet. Two or three lead 
in' ladies I could mention, hay 
fared mighty well, that away. 

The Mayer beach party was quite 
a success, an' in justice to Mr. 
Mayer, I understand it was quite 
dry, there bein' notliiu' wet about 
the place nearer tlian the ocean, a 
couple of rods mwmr, M* the home 
of another wel] known proilucer 
next door. Into whose house quite 
a few of the guests drift*il from 
time to time, ijome drifted back, 
but I'm told a lot of *em atnck with 
the opposition until the ~ butler 
clo.sed up for tlio night. 

As 1 have said. I think my 
ehanees of attendin' an' reportin' 
the She.'iior-Thallwrg weddin' for 
Variety Is jiretty well shot, an' I 
might as wf'ii pack ni,\- silk "top- 
per." niurniil' suit, spals. etc. back 
in the 4-IoHet from' Hhence I took 
'em for the BankylA Ro^tie nup- 
tials. 

According to some unkind squl, 
the price of gasoline In Louie's 



neigliliorhood ^ia.*i gone up s coupl'a 
c*nti», «int» in prtparin' for ilje 
weddin,' he's siaried In to rle.in the 
oil spots olf'n his morning suit, that 
got spattered from one I'f iho 
Julian oil wiKs li,. w.is .i \isii.ii . 

Tl..lll., r;: WokM l,a' •■ m.i.l.^ :, i;,.. ,1 

customer for the new in.'niran. e 
company' a few of us Ik>.\ s w .is tir- 
ganizin' duf here, hiiil it gone 
tliroUi,-h. W'c were l.xiu' up ,i plan 
to in^uri' newly m.irrie.l nun in the 
picture business a^iainst alimony 
payments and property settlements 
an' naturally expected a rushin' 
business out Hollywood way. 

We^ were about ready to oi>en up 
an' start in solicitin' fur business 
when Charlie Chaplin stepped in 
agreein' to a property sett'.ement 
! that seartvl our prObpettive stock- 
holders most to death. They ugur.'d 
1 if Charlie had been one of our pol- 
j icy holders, his settlement woiild 
I hav« wrecked the corporation. An' 
I it Would. It would have wret ked 
the bankroll of almost aili oullit, 
e.vcept the one Secretary Mellon is 
a mindlii." 

Hut, notwlihstandln' all this, 
meblK' somethin' will hapfien, an' 
Variety will use its influence and 
get me a ticket for the Shearer- 
Thall)erg weddin' after all. 
Stranger things have happened. 
Adios and yours truly,' . 

Tom Mir. 



Th.it ".\dios" has a most sus- 
pii-ious sound, since Variety's t'ub 
ICeiiorter has lieen announoOd by 
Robert Sherwood in '''Life," as a 
contribultir to that comic weekly 
commencing tliis numth. Not alone 
that, but Tom has sent in his lirst 
story to "Wfe" on the oncoming 
Chicago mIx-up. 

Hut If Tom is Mowing Viulety. he 
shoulil liave said It in Kiiglisli or 
Losangelish. Perhaps "Life," will 
syndicate Mr. Mix's mlstnnia. It 
has a syndlcatlbn' working with Mr, 
Sherwood on the New 'york end. 

And it also looks as though Sir 
Joseph Oinzberg is now going to 
see the light. 



HERE AND THERE 



Hans Uanke, who plays the 
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mount, New York, Is doubling at 
the Rivolt wearing a wig and beard 
to Impersonate the composer, 
Brahn, in a music masters' prolog. 

When the Roseland ballroom. 
New 1'ork, reopens Ita season Svirt. 

8, Jean Ooldkette's ITIctor recording 
orchestra will bo the guest attrac- 
tion. 'While In New Yorit, the 
Goldkette band will al.so Uo some 
Victor recording. 



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OUTDO O R S 



Wednesday, September 7, 1927 



DUTCHESS COUm FAIR 



(roiilinup'l from I'laiie 1) 

iontriljutiiig to its success In many 
way*. 

Mr«. Vincent Astor Is Bcoond 
YlC«-Prost(iint. Howard Davison Is 
third vii t-prisiJint, while tlie di- 
rectorate ia made up of names from 
the Social Register, such as' Qak- 
|ai(b Thome, Ogden Mills, Bdward 
Chaffee and a long list of otiiers. 

These people all support the fair 
In the Interests of thojr own farms 
and the conunuplty. It w.ih o^iUmi 
Milts' work liorse teams that won 
In the welrht pulling contest, rep- 
ritsentinv the Inderklll farms. The 
Astor estates won a Ions list of 
prizes In the garden exhibits. 

The weather, of course, wrecked 
the horse show feature and dlscour- 
ai^ed attendance of the wealthy 
fanciers this year, i>ut that phase 
of the event usually draws society 
people and la an element of great 
strength In Its prosperity. There 
was talk this season of changing 
the character of the fair, clvlng 
more emphasis to it as a horse 
show, but President GrlawolJ Webb 
deined that there was any such in- 
tention. 

Certain changes are under con- 
•Ideratton,- but the rural character 
o( the event Is to be retained. One 
o( the reforms under examination 
la a proposal to run the (air a full 
week Instead of five days. Another 
Is to Join a circuit, probably the 
Orange County circuit, which takes 
In a group of nearby agricultural 
societies including MIddletown. 
Monroe and others, and which hooks 
In with the Bay State circuit In 
Massachusetts. 

The circuit hookup Is designed 
to avoid conflicts such as happened 
this season, when Syracuse stepped 
Into the Rhinebeck date. Syracuse 
has always been dated for the second 
full September week. But because 
■eaaonal rains came at that time, the 
switch was made this year to Sep- 
tember's first week. As It turned 
out, Syracuse stepped Into the To- 
ronto and Ohio st.ite week •«nd. ac- 
cording to reports that drifted Into 
the Rhinebeck grounds, h.ad suf- 
fered severely in some of Its dis- 
plays. The .Tersey and Guernsey 
classes were said to have been on a 
par with an ordinary county fair, 
for Instance. Since Syracuse In- 
vaded the Rhinebeck week, of 
ooarae, Rhlnebeck'a right to state 
monejr i« not affected, as it would 
be it a county fair had invaded the 
■tat* fair week. But the dau con- 
flict took away some of the 
Dutchess department managers 
from the local fair. 

Rain Insurance Plays Safe 
The idea of a full week fair hooks 
UP with weather In an Interesting 
way, especially this season, when 
til* weather Was disastrous. After 
esperlmentlng for eight years with 
rain coverage, the management 
came to the usual negotiations this 
year in a high degree of disgust. 
Time and time .ngnin rain had 
spoiled the atlendniu'e. but the in- 
surance companies h.id stepped out 
from under the old contract. Klther 
the rain had not fallen witliln the 
speclfled four hours or the preoir)l- 
tatlon had been a trifle short of the 
speellled tenth of an Inch. 

This year the Insurance oom- 
panips refused to write the old form 
of policy, called the "abandonment 
contract" for a flat coverage, and 
urged the new "difference between" 
form of coverage, which calls for 
pwrment of a claim based on tb 
difference between the actual gite 
on a rainy day and the average gate 
on a parallel date over a period of 
past years. The result was that no 
policy was written this year. 

It rained In a cloudburst f?unday 
before the Monday opening so thut 
roads from the northeast part of 
the county were washed out. 
Hrldges were down and some of the 
granges from near the Massachu- 
setts line had to detour all the way 
to Poughkeepsle, 20 miles south, to 
reach Rhinebeck. It rained Monday 
in showers. Mora showers Tuesday. 

Wednesday was bright until mld- 
aftemoon, when severe storms came 
from the southwest ("Calllcoon 
storms," they are called In the 
country). Nevertheless the county 
had started to the fair before 
threatened and they niade the best 
of it. It was reported at the ndmln- 
Irtratlvo offices tb.it the Wednesday 
gate was 35,000, closo to the record. 
Wednesday and Thursday am the 
big days In Rhinebeck f.Ur week. 
Thursday It poured from morning to 
night. There were more storms 
lats Friday, when rain did great 
daaaga to the Hudson valley towns 
MUth of CaUkllL 

The fair was to have closed Fri- 
day. All newspapers (prlnclptilly 
Kingston and Poughkeepsle) adver- 
" CO 



number of county reslUcnts make 
up their minds In advance to visit 
the fair and over a six-day prcad 
there would be sure to be favorable 
weather enough to get a full attend- 
ance in. 0\cr it term of ycirs. it Is 
figured, the six-day fair would write 
its own rain Insurance, 

Considering Its lone hand charac- 
ter the Dutchess event made a brave 
show this year. It took Ave big 
t^Tts in the center of the half-mile 
race track to hood Its group of au- 
tomobile manufacturers and agents. 
(Auto fair displajs are the acid test 
of a community's spending capac- 
ity.) Along the same lines the mer- 
chant displays, housed in a per- 
manent frame building', iitlracted a 
host of standai'd braiul.s such as At- 
water Kent, General Motors refrig- 
erators and the iike. Another entire 
building is devoted to merchandise 
displays of Poughkeepsle stores, 
seeking to reach the adjacent con- 
sumer public. 

Kvidenoe of tills local pride In the 
event were oti e\'< iy band. Almost 
every fair has some individual de- 
partment that gives it distinctive 
I^ruckton has its plant. 



Sunday Rain Scan 

Last Sunday, though one of 
the most pleaaaat of the sum- 
mer, found but a compara- 
tively meagre crowd at Coney 
Island. 

Constant week-end rains of 
the summer had frightened the 
people into believing It would 
r.ain Some time during any 
Sunday, it ia claimed. 



cJiaracter 

its races and free sliow. 

Magnificent Flower Show 
At Rhinebeck it is the flower show 
and the exhibit of the granges. From 
the Colonial Dutch t*t'ttlers Dutchess 
gets its local narfies (Illiinebeck, 
l*oughkeepsie . N e w Ilackensack, 
Staatsburg. etc.) and the flower gar- 
den tradition. It took three big 
tents to house this year's enormous 
display of flowers In a magnificent 
spectacle of beauty. The granges' 
exhibits are no less striking. 

The grange exhibits are a source 
of pride to the fair. The whole 
county competes for the $1,000 or 
so in prizes with the keenest rivalry. 
A huge tent Is divided into spaces 
2S by 10 feet i^id subordinate 
granges work out elaborate stage 
settings for their general display of 
farm products from sweat, com to 
fancy preserves, elabormtt ealtn and 
everything that is j l ptt te w a on a 
farm. 

This year'a winner of the blue rib- 
bon and the capital cash prize of 
(150 had worked out a design of 
farm products with tier upon tier of 
vegetables, fruit, preserves and 
kitchen products terraced up at the 
back of the mimic stage, while the 
foreground was filled in with an in- 
genious lawn of real grass as fine as 
carpet kn:\p. grown by some miracle 
of gardening legerdemain In sheets 
of coarse sacking. The name of the 
grange, Dutch Kill, No. 36, was 
grown into the lawn design, in real 
grass blades of a darker hue. There 
were a dozen other displays, all 
striking in their novelty, 

In connection with the flower 
show the local horticultural society 
had grown, or transplanted to the 
fair grounds as though It had grown 
there a complete formal garden with 
a profile house and porch at the 
far end. Throughout the flower sec- 
lion was a treat of beauty, 

The boys' and girls' clubs, occu- 
pying a tent as big as that devoted 
to agricultural machinery, had up- 
ward of 300 exhibits. The wholesale 
character of all these departments. 
It seemed to the visitor, gave ample 
proof that Ibis particular county 
fair bad in an imusual degree that 
vital Interest an<l T'articipation of 
il.s nimmunily that is the jiriinc es- 
sential of growing prosperity and 
usefulness. 

Plant Show* Wear 
The fair has a plant of much nat- 
mal beauty, but Its equipment is 
rather worn. The permanent build- 
ings are Ci'ude .and ttie grandst.and 
Is sm.all and of ancient an_'hitecturul 
design, but the track stood up un- 
der the torrential rains. The con- 
cessions are lined up along a broad 
avenue arched by towering maples 
and elms for which the old Hudson 
valley Is famous. 

Here the concessionaires set up 
their stores by tlie scores. The 
whole layoul was present, pit shows, 
blanket stores, candy wheels and 
the rest. Illustrating the democ- 
racy and liberality of the fair as a 
once-a-year playground, from the 
tented restaurant run by the wom- 
en of the local Lutheran Church (It 
would be Lutheran in Dutchess), 
one could hear the barker of the 
Oriental dancing glrla show Just 
down the canvas street. The Luth- 
eran ladles, by the way, grossed 
11,300 on Wednesday alone, the best 
day of attendance. 

A company of mounted State 
Troopers gave rough riding exhibi- 
tion and regulated tnille; merry- 
go-round and ferris wIlMl, portable 
affairs brought in OB A flat Space 
routal, and a flvfrnct^ free s how 
booked by WIrth & IlamM on the 
platform in front of tlie grandstand. 
The fair management was in dis- 
pute with the agents over the acts 
tlicy promlsiHl and tlie feature they 
delivered (the fair claimed the Bo- 
Th« Idea is that even lato|nalr Troup which they didn't get), 
nimnier rains aeldom spread over a but an adjustment was being Ironed 
wlMle w«ek; that a certain deHnlte out by phone. Siuk, 



Binbpard Hearing Held 
h Boston M State Law 

Boston. Sept. t. 
A hearing to being held at the 
State House here before a master, 
Frank H. Stewart, to aecur* facts 
relating to tha inJunetloB proceed- 
ings which hava Mmi Vought by 
advertising int«r«ata fai oppoaitlon 
to the regulation* f«nwillat«d by 
the Stat* Department: of Public 
'Work* (oUowiav th* Miaetment of 
billboard togtolaUoii aareral years 
ago. 

Kerwin H. Fulton, president of 
the Oeneral Outdoor AAvWtlsliiir 
Company, on the wltn*** stanA 
testlfled that he had heard of claims 
that billboard* were a contributing 
cau*e to automobil* accidents, 
menaced the public health' because 
of accumulations of mbblsh and 
fllth and shielded Immoral acts. He 
said on cross examination that he 
had never investigated any of these 
claims In viewing of sites owned by 
his company In Massachusetts. 

Mr. Fulton said that the regula- 
tions promulgated bv the State De- 
partment of Public Works seriously 
interfered with the business of bis 
company In Massachusetts. He 
presented the master with a list 
of BO national advertisers who want 
to secure sites In Massachusetts 
and cannot as there Is no av.allable 
space because of the regulations 
vMOt ha*« b*«a fBrmwIataA here. 



J. R. Franklin, 78, 

by Girl, 13 



"Tlaed the 
day at a gate of 35 cent* Instead 
of EO. which prevailed during the 
regular days. 

A week-long fair proposal Is 
based on the theory that six days' 
■proad i* a substitute for rain In 



'Washington, Sept. t. 
J. R. Franklin. 78. former trapeze 
performer of the Flying Franklins, 
Is being held by the Rlvcrdalc, Md., 
Washington suburb, police on the 
charge of criminally attacking a 
13-year-oId girl. 

With Barnum-Balley from 1867 
to 1897, Franklin denies the charge. 
He Is receiving considerable sup- 
port from his neighbors In Rlver- 
dalo with It Intimated by the police 
that he will shortly l)o released on 
bond. 

The girl was picked up In a park 
here crying. After lelling her story 
to the local police word was for- 
warded to the Rlverdale authorities 
with the arrest of th« tonncr circus 
man following. 



Geob C&NWdrald Dead 

Berea, C, Sept I. 

George Greenwald, athletic show 
promoter, for many years identified 
with carnivals and fairs, died at 
the wheel of his automobile at the 
annual fair hMSk 

Death attributed to heart dfaeaae. 



State Fair Jam 
Orer Snub to Sonsa 



Minneapolis, Sept. 6. 

The works were gummed up on 
the, Mii^nesota Stiite Fair manage- 
ment and tlohn I'iiUip Sousa, fa- 
mous bandmaster, when President 
L. D. Coffman of the University of 
Minnesota refused point blank to 
participate in dedication ceremonies 
of a new "Minnesota March" by 
Sousa at the fair grounds. The 
march had been ffpeclally written 
by the composer at the reriuest of 
university alumni, students and 
faculty and President Coffman was 
scheduled to take a prominent part 
In the exercises in connection with 
its introduction. 

While not ordering that the uni- 
versity should be unrepresented at 
the ceremony. Dr. Coffman declined 
to delegate anyone to take his place 
or represent the university and re- 
fused to assign any reason for his 
absence at the program. Fair of- 
flclals were wrathy. 

"It Is contended that Mr. Sousa 
will benelit greatly by the s.ale of 
sheet music stimulated by the play- 
ing of this march at the state fair," 
said 'William F. Sanger, president 
of the fair association. 

"Mr. Sousa always has received 
royalties on every piece of music 
written Iqr bim- JM etmp90t«u n- 
Mrv*! fhi* right, a* do the profes- 
**(• at the university when they 
writ* a book or play." 



Ticket Takers Nabbed 

Chicago, Sept. 6. 

Bog INnro m4 'Waiter Kuba, 
ticket takers at Tex Austin's rodeo 
at Soldiers' Flel;', were held for 
grand Jury by Judge Fetzer before 
whom they were arraigned on lar- 
ceny ohargs*. 

The men are alleged to have sold 
cancelled $1.10 general admission 
outside of the stadium. An ad- 
ditional charge Is that they at- 
tempted to ponuada th*. window 
men to resell the cancelled ducats. 
Unable to join with the treasurers, 
they are ch.argcd with employing 
boys to peddle the tickets outside 
tk* Madlim for below face value. 

Fargo Is out In $5,000 ball and 
Kuba In »3,.';00. 

Prior to their arrest two ticket 
salesmen were discharged for sell- 
ing 11.10 adrntoMm for ILW and 
pocketing the difference. Their 
names were not disclosed, but ro- 
deo oiticlals stated neither is a 
member of the Treasurers' Club. 



JAZZ AND SEXES 

(Continued firom pago 1) 

go back to the artificialities of 
standards of the Victorian era. 

1 think tliat many creative mani- 
festations, such as jazz, are transi- 
tory. There la. In this age of ex- 
citement hunting, when the World 
War has left England and America 
and all of us in a jangling state, a 
deeper artistic and even religious 
sense than is manifested today in 
any way, either In our creative 
products or our form of everyday 
life. 

ITndouhte<^ly ^ quieter cxpres- 



ston, something more fimdamentally 
satisfying, will com* later. 

"If there Is one thing which this 
age has brought about. It Is the 
equalization of the sexes. Never 
befor* eould men an4 wooMa be 
friends— nal frienda" 



S-F Helped by 

Hot Billing Fight 

Topeka, Sept. 6. 
The billing war between the Sells- 
Floto circus and tha 101 Ranch 
show proved profitable for the 

circus. 

The circus here Sept. 1 did a 
stand-up business afternoon and 
ni^t, tho beat aingl* day's busi- 
ness this season. 

Attorneys for the circus have not 
withdrawn the charges of "larceny" 
against the 101 Ranch bill posters 
who tried to "steal the circus date." 
Neither have they withdrawn the 
150,000 damage suit agaln.st the 
ranchers. The posting truck and 
equipment replevlncd are still In the 
hands of the sheriff. 

Maybe the ranchers expect to 
get theirs when the trial of the 
posters Is held Sept. 26, just 10 days 
ahead of the ranch show date here. 



DIES IN POORHOUSE 

Wm. Richardson, 80, Once Was 
Clown in Barnum- Bailey Cireu* 

■Wutertown, N, Y , Sept. 6. 

■William RIchanlson, about SO 
years of age, who for more than 
40 years was a clown, trouplng with 
various circuses In this country, 
died at the Jefferson County Alms- 
hou.se. The old circus man died 
without funds or relatives. 

The old circus performer was 
with . Barntnn & Bailey a great 
many years ago. When he was 
with "the biggest show on earth." 
he was getting J60 a week, which 
was big money In those days. 
Richardson finally drifted out of tlin 
show business after he was too old 
to draw laughs by clowning and 
about 15 years ago he came here. 
It was five years ago that he was 
committed to the county house 
after being arrested for begging. 



Hotoy ToUy Walk* 

"Hotsy Totsy,* tha (tight club 
"discovery," walkMl ««t :ot "Pad- 
loc ks" last week,. midaa with 

Texas Gulnan. 

Th* Bhouter wa* hoarse. Miss 
Outnan demanded that she sing 
both her songs. Hotsy told her 
something and didn't even wait for 
an answer — just kept on walking. 
She had replaced Ulllan Roth, and 
a Chicago newcomer, Edith Martin, 
follow*, har. 



CARNIVAL LIST 

(For Current Week, Sept. B, Wh*q 
Not Otharwis* Indicatad) 

Alabama Am. Co., Bond, Ky. 

Bernard! Ehipo., Butte, Mont.; 12, 
Missoula. 

Ilernardi Greater, Rochester, N.T, 

Blue Ribbon, Algona, la. 

Borta Midway Shows, Aurora, Mo. 

Brown * Dyer, Ebensburg, Pa. 

I«on Broughton, 'Wiwrton, Tex. 

S. vr. Brundage, ^thany. Mo. 

Harold Buttlmer, Jerseyvllle, IlL 

California Shows, Liewlston, Me. 

Capital Am. Co., Park Falls, Wis. 

Craft's Greater, Santa Ana, Calif. 

Crounse United, Chatham, N. Y. 

Dealing & Krom.as, St. Mary's, Pa. 

Dodson's World Fair, No. 1, Su- 
perior, 'Wi*. 

Kvans Combined, Orant'* Fasa, 

Ore. 

Noble C. Fairly, Chelsea, Okla. 
lillly Gear, Bolivar, Mo. 
Cloth Greater. Wilmington, Del. 
Gold Medal, Lawton, Okla. 
Great Baatern, Bells, Tenn. 
Bill H. Hames, No. 1, Seymoui^ 
Tex. 

Henke'* Attraction*, > Marquette, 

Mich. 

Hill's Greater, Manas.sas, Va. 
Hoffner Am, Co., Knoxville, III. 
Isler Greater, Pueblo, CoL 
Johnny J. Jones, Toronto, Ont. 
Joyland Expo., Brigham City, 
Utah. 

Abner K. Kline, Kugene, Ore. 
Knickerbocker, Harrisburg. I'a, 
J. L. Landes, Minneapolis, Kan. 
J. W. I,aughlln, Poplar Bluff, Mo. 

C, R. Leggette, Carnegie, Okla. 
Levitt - Brown - Huggin*, N*W 

Westminster, B. C. 

Miller Bros., Brantford, Ont. 

Glenn-Miller, LeaksviUe - Spray, 
N. C. 

Miller Midway Shows, Madlll. 
Okla. 

D. D. Murphv, Indianapolis. Tnd. 
Pacific States, Spokane. \Vasb. 
Page & 'Wilson, Hogersvllle. Tenn. 
C. 10. Pearson, Shelbyville. III. 
Prell's iicrkley, ytroudsburg, N.J, 
Rice Uros., Trenton. Tenn. 

Rock City, Bond, Ky. 
Royal American. Oskaloosa. Ia, 
Rubin & Cherryi Detroit, Mich, 
Sandy's Show, Herkimer, N. T. 
Smith Shows, Coalton, O. 
Southern Tier, Dunkirk. N. T. 
'Virginia Am, Co., TImonlum, Md. 
J. C. 'Weer Am. Co., 'Wllcottvllle, 
Ind. 

West's 'World Wonder, Beckley, 

W. Va. 

R. H. Work Am. Show., Dayton, 
Pa. 

Wortham Show, Helena, Mont. 
Clarence A. 'Wortham, Uncola, 
Neb. 



11 Fortune Tellers Fined 

Salt Lake, Sept. 6. 

Eleven alleged fortune-tellers, ar- 
rested over the week-end, appeared 
before the criminal division of th* 
city coiu't. 

One (Mrs. Catherine Ballantine) 
was fined flO and appealed to her 
husband. In the end Mrs. Ballan- 
tine took a five-day stop for ap« 
peal. 

Other futnre predlcters were 
fined $10 with a suspended 10-day 
jail sentenc*. 



INSIDE ON OUTSIDE 



Canceled Rain Insurance Too Soon 
The unsea-sonal summer s eason has been rough on outdoor resorts In 
east out those Which pfest^d mi fttin IMUmuua »ut gutktd bulh wnyl 
Luna Park, Coney bland, failed to do so, bccaus* rain insurance there 
was figured a losing propOhitioii last aeaaon. Thto season has seen St 
rainy da}-* at Coney Island out of a total of 1S<. That was up to last 
week. 

That th* dampn*** twi*r*lty earn* at U>o week-ends is the factor 
that has been such a cru*h*r. Just IS •nch bad week-ends were count** 
Vine* th* Island got going in May. 



Wednesday, September 7, 1927 



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Ke-o|K nlng BUddenly ' Sunday 
iiZ iht- enforced week of dark- 
^i's wi I. a thrown-togother bill, 
ral.-KC would have don» better 
SVmaIn dosfd a f. w m-ro days. 
S.e'^extra tin.e wouKl have alk.wed 
«rapinB up a more likeable bill. 

The I'alaoe. unlike the picture 
Mu"es, had no tremendous week- 
«S and holiday buslneM to look 
^r«ar,l to, though It might have 
hoped for some. The Pal.ice has 
SJt enjoyed six week-ends over the 
coftee and cake mark Kince John 
NMh moved his extn. eoUara over 
fl^ the old i'alac, now tlie t-r- 

'*So%hl8 week's "big time " bill 1h 
. very poor one. It has some hit 
•nots but In reUOBpect, seems all 
iin vain The actors, though, de- 
rive some commendation. Jump- 
inc in at the last momerit, they are 
undoubtedly real minute men, 
whether jatriots or not. Various 
cracks about the N. V. A. and 
vaude, striotly for "the boye- Sun- 
day matinee, give doubt to the 

'"'That''matter ahould be Investl- 
eated when those "Your member- 
rfilp for 1927 bai expired" an- 
nouncements are mailed. 'What a 
lot of good those memberships did 
durlnB the pa.st dark week! The 
fourth floor clubroom was just as 
empty as when the mcmhers are 
working. But that wasn't the club- 
room's fault. 

The Grlflin Twins, opening the 
Palace show, are somewhat difficult 
to figure. The two young brothers 
have a poslng-danclng turn of con- 



siderable "cJastf" attainment, still it 
is an act that can be desirable only 
for certain spots. Thus it Is not a 

good ojiener for vaude, as playing 
vaude means playlnjs' <-verythinpr. 
The Grlfflns ■wt'uld look bett. i Willi 
coniebody or somebodies in support. 

Sart'ent and I., wis, sineing In- 
.strumenlalists, wep; second. The 
pair reappear late In the Four 
Camerons' turn. That is probably 
the reason for their solu spot In this 
bill, as to work them only with the 
latter act would force a change of 
the Camerons* name to Six Camer- 
ons. This would also change an 
established vaude trade-mark. 

Harry A\';iiiiKin rtnt hi< Dilp;!- 
tantes, f. minit.. ; ■ e. .m 



matlc production, in Costume, and • 
featuring Nancy Qibbs. has a lim- ! 
ited Held. It Is a severe ■class " aet, { 
with loo much "I'lass " fi'r mo.«i of j 
what iirniiins of wniUe. Alsn. it i 
cannot Hlrnul repeat. Miss Ciil'l-s ' 
is a inusi.-.il ctiiiu ily ln;;t iiii>- and 
has a pleasant singing voice tli. iiu-h 
she pla.vs better than she (?iii^;s. Th. , 
male oliurus in support ie robust of ; 
voice, but stagey and sttfT in action, j 
as is the male lead. The latter's 
voice deserves and needs, a life-like 
Kpsture or two. This one closed the 
first p.'irt infdoriously .ind the fol- 
lowing inteiruissii.n was a relief in 
more wa\s than one. 

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BOSTON 61 

CHICAGO 59 

DALLAS 63 

DETROIT 63 

INDIANAPOLIS 63 

KANSAS CITY 62 

LOS ANGELES 62 

■MINNEAPOLIS 63 



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NEW ENGLAND 60 

PITTSBURGH 59 

PORTLAND, ME 59 

ST. LOUIS 61 

SALT LAKE CITY 60 

SAN FRANCISCO 60 

SYRACUSE 62 

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■Walman lowbrows a classic and you 
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finish merely by walking oft with 
■Waiman The girl never leaves the 
bench until the finale, when her sur- 
prising height seems higher against 
Harry's comparative shortness. The 
fall lady can also sing a blues num- 
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Eddie Nelson, with the show's 
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This isn't Blackface Kddie Nelson, 
nor Singing Kddie Nelson, but it's 
Sunklst Eddie. One should spell 
his name Eddy and another just 
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very funny, Man and woman In- 
cluiled in the turn .-ire necessary 
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A small time show hurriedly 
thrown together for the opening of 
the Majestic after a hectic week of 

shut out. 

No mad rush for the thefttre Sun- 
day morning, and the usual small 
audience walked out with a look of 
discontent as much as to say, they 
could have stayed closed, " 

Out of eifiht acts, six were caught 
and one was good. Brunson and 
Gordon, mixed team, the only turn 
that looked like it had possibilities. 

Aileen Bronson stJIl a cute come- 
dienne and her male foil have a good 
talk, but It Is a trifle too slow and 
quiet. 8ome more noise in the firtt 
part would m.ake the m t tine-, 
Foster and I'eg(,-y, man and doK. 
opened and arc okay for the sjiot 
and th<| house. Tlio doK is kouiI. 

Ada Urown and Co., colored mixed 
team, do the regulation inaminy 
soiiKs, with .a couple of hot numbers 
thrown in. Miss Brown is not dress- 
im,- like Jemima any more, and after 
she gets rid of several of Jemima's 
liiile characteristics she will be all 
riKht for the small houses. Her 
male piano pl,iyer is just so so. 
Bronsi.n and (iordon followed and 
were the hit of tlie show. 

"La l- antasii , ' .a Hash act that 
inehicles siii(,'inK. dancing and some 
magic. The act was formerly a 
ni;.gic turn with two girls and a 
man. lint in the past two years it 
li.is been enlarged Into a flash un- 
til now U has three men and four 
women. The act looked like they 
Here a bit nervous, as the adagio 
team missed a trick. This Is a fair 
small time flash. Al Ikrnivici, for- 
merly of the llerniviel Urotliers, 
walks out In street attire with his 
lidille and doi s fairly well until he 
tries to talk with a girl assistant in 
a box. The talk is old and meaning- 
li ss and Al should do away with it 
and stick to fiddling. 

Crandal's Circus closed the show 
with their own routine of bareback 
riding and then go Into the best 
jiart of the act with the twiching of 
the "stooges" liow to ride. 

An ovi rtnre and a lot yf Pathc 
I'll s clou d or opened, any way you 
look at it. 



little more class than did the Tione 
duo with straight yans aivl nnxliocre 
Wiiriiliiig, 

The lialaiue of the flve-ael bill 
wasn't silent; eniin^li to oveisli.'ulow 
the . h.shint; a. ts. The .-Veri.il La 
Z< lias, man and woni.in. opeiu'd; 
Uapeze p. rfel iners nf f ur ability 
liiit lai k .1 uiiiid ell. sin;; trick. They 
dill iin!> four or live minutes of 
stiMiKlu tlirniliK. Karl Ui:bberl. 
.\.\ lophonist. ileiictd. I'laylng music, 
that s all. Ills repertoire is v.iried, 
but should include more pop num- 
bers. ' ,\ little talk might help. .\s 
is the ait is a i^riiui, wilhoiil any 
interesting .'-p.. is. 

Trone aid Trolie follo\Mil 
111. ss, il in n.inip I 1 iinir, l>.in 

. I, III. I .mil .111. Ihr in. ill' Tr ilid a 

couple of miluites of spiel in Itiill.in 
o'li^o and then made a ciiick about 
lla\ing kissed every woman in the 
■ iiidience. \\"hereiipon feminine 
Trone, planted In the audience, 
promptly arose and dissented, 
llrought upon the stage, the pair 
gabbed for a few laughs. The wom- 
an sang, and the act was over. 
Better and faster material, a little 
more cl.-uis, and the pair may gtt 
fiirtiior. 

Mimini and I'mnmi, nii.xed danc- 
ing team, were funrth. I'lieir open- 
in;; ;ul;iclo dance w.is classy, as was 
the Woman's toe number tiiat fol- 
lowed. The man's solo taj) dance 
was not so forte. For a finish they 
did a rough-andrtumble Bowery 
dance. The duo are capable hoofers. 
Manning and La Motte, man and 
woman, closed. .Working in one and 
using Italian character and talk 
similar to the Trone and Trone act, 
the duo worked at a disadvantage. 
The woman, evidently the Manning 
portion of the lillling. hius tt pleas- 
,'tnt. likable soiirano voice, coupled 
with a knack of playing the piano. 

Every act on the bill was mixed 
teams. Vive acts, ten people. 

■ A Million Bid ' (W. B.) and an 
"Our Gang" comedy on screen. At- 
tendance not so good. 



Tloikfoid Women's Club will in- 
stitute a permanent draiinitif stoi U 
i-oniji.any at the Kf>ekfoid theatre, be- 
ginninf^ Oct. 17. Mrs. M'. (1. flraliam, 
chairman of the club, will be m.an- 
agins dtretltor of the Oieatrtcal en- 
terprise. 



PORTLAND, ME. 

By HAL CRAM 

Strand — "EMreman, Save My 

Child." 

Empire — "The Stolen Bride." 
Jefferson (Stock) — "The Gorilla." 
Keith's — 'Vaudeville and pictures. 

Capacity audiences at every per- 
fr,rmance was the Strand's experi- 
ence last week, presenting "Hen- 
Hur " at popular prices. Attendance 
outstripiied that for "Beau Oeste." 



Don Costello comes aa a new 
member of the Jefferson Players 
this week, also Wllmer Walter as a 
new second man, taking the place 
of Will Lloyd, who recently re- 
signed to go to the coasL Edith 
.*^hayne, character woman, termi- 
nates her engni,'emi nt next week 
and will go to New York. 



PITTSBURGH 

Loew's Penn — "Adam n..d Evil" 

1 1 'I'l nine 1 . 

Ninon .\1. mil. .11,111 .\lary." 

Alvin Tile K^mil.li IS •■ 

Pitt— "riine Wise Kools" (Sharp 

.Meek). 

Davis — "Is Z.it So?" and vaude- 
ville. 

Aldina — "Hen-llur." 
Grand — "I'amille, " 
Gayaty— ■■An.ntu; World" iColum- 
biiO. 

Cameo— "i'lai k lo llo.l's Country." 
Academ:.* -- Jaziitlnie llevne ' lAIu- 

tu:il 1. 

Olympic l i amblers," \ ita. 
Lyric - 'Treasurer Island." 
Regent —"tiamblers." Vita. 
Liberty— "Camille," 
State — "Desired Woman." 
Harris— "Colleen." vaude. 
Sheridan 8q.— "Desired Woman," 
vaude. 



PittsliiiiKh's le.uiiiin.ite season got 
olT Hying .Monday «illi two of Iho 
best opening uttraetioiis in years ut 
the Nixon and Alvin. Former took 
off with "Manhattan Mary" and the 
latter with "The Itamblers." I'ltts- 
burghera right now are show hun- 
gry. Pitt, third legitimate Uieatre 
lu re, continues to house the Sharp 
stock. 



I,oiiis K Sidney came in from 
New York Kriday to supervise the 
completion of the gorgeouS'^ Loew's 
and United ArtisUs' Penn, which 
opened Monday. Aldine, other Ix>ew 
theatre in I'ittsburgh, reopened 
Monday with "Ben-Hur" at pop 
prices following highly successful 
run of "The Big Parade." 

The Aldine, commencing .Sejit. 19, 
will change Into vaude and pictures. 
The regular I.oew unit vaude bills 
will play the Aldine with a first-run 
picture. Jack A. Simons is the new 
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>rc)iMii Mnil Milck, the Two r.lack 
Ciiiws uf v.nidfvillf and rprord 
fi.nit'. n-asluMl into town for a TtU'S- 
day ojH'nin.u' at I*antagt's, liavinj; 
junipt'd hero direct from San Di*-i^o 
where thry closed Sunday. The act 
waa widely ballyhooed, and despite 
that Van and Coaklejr, proteges of 
Koran and Mack, had but recently 
tjipialred here, and to Mr success, 
tho "orielnals" proved a magnet that 
drew *em Jn !n droves. 

As a result the Pantages schedule 
was all disarranged. Instead of the 
ctistoniary tliroo shows daily the 
house Kot away Tuesday with four 
and continued it up to the week end 
when ti\e iM'rfnrmance« were in 
order. Ttie Itoya will be held over 
for a second week and then return 
to Los Angeles for another run. 



Ringling-Barnum circus showed 
harti tor six performancM, Us first 
^ftoit In several y«an. The tents 
wer* pitched at the new circus 
grounds at Mth and Bryant streets. 

Marlon Talley will sing at EIzposl- 
tlon Auditorium Sept. ( as part of 
her nation-wide touclMforo return- 
ing to the Metropolitan Grand 
Opera. 



Cordon Davis, head of dramatics 
at Stanford University, has talicii a 
yeai's vacation and for the next 
month will .act as staKo director of 
.les.sic Hfjnstelle (dramatic stock) in 
Detroit. He will also play parts. 
I'oUowinK his Detroit engal^ement 
Davis sails for an extended visit in 
Kuroi>e. 

Aitdre Ferrier will reopen the 
French theatre in La Caltle Fran- 
calse, WtwhlnRton street, in Novem- 
ber, for its eighth season. Seven 
performances will be ^Iven In the 
Hmt week of each month, which 
Will include a Saturday matinee. 
Plays will be given alternately in 
Vtench and E:nBllsh. 



Rodney l^'antaKCs, Reneral man- 
a|;er of TantaKcs circuit, relurned to 
Hun Krancisco after a weven weelis' 
tour of ttie circuit. 



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several days shooting scenes for "In 
Old Kentucky" at Tanfaron race 
track, iust outside of town. 

TvCslyn MacDonald, San T-'rancisco 
eul. who r(Hfi>tlv joined the Com- 
munity Players of l*asadena. placed 
her tirst role, that of Rautendelein 
in Mauptman's "The Sunken Hell." 
and drew marked attention from the 
critics by her work. Miss Mac- 
Donald l.s the daughter of Colin 
MacDonald, of the St. Francis hotel 
here. 

The opera "Norma" waa given 
Sept. 2 In the Greek theatre of the 

University of California by Arturo 

CasiRlia. director of the racille 
Coast Opera comp.any. Casi^li-a's 
cctmpany of l.'iO was augmented by 
.SO memt)ers of the San Fraiiclsco 
Symphony. Principals were Flor- 
ence Itingo and Ludovico Tomar- 
chlo. 



S.an rv.ancisco (Irand Opera Co. 
opens its season here Sept. 15. 
"Aida," "r.omei and Juliet," "Car- 
men" and "Turandot" will be among 
the operas given. 

Players' Guild opens Us fall sea- 
son Sept. 8 with "Hayfever. • with 
Kmelle Melville In feminine lead, 
'iuilcl season will run for 20 weeks 
diiiint; winch time a nuinl)er of 
smart I>la>s. incIuilinL; several re- 
vivals, will be liresentecl. 'H.iy- 
fever" is a f.irce by lAiwrence 
Houseman and tJraiiville I'.arkcr. 

Harry E. P.i ow n. for eitjht years 
one of West Coast Theatres ace 
house managers, has resigned to go 
with the Kills J. Arkush Theatres 
company of Palo Alto as district 
manager. He will start Sept. 16. 



Horace Heldt and his stage bond 
move from the American, Oakland, 
to the Campus. Herkeley. John Co- 
lettl, band leader at the T. and T.. 
Oakland, will head the Am.iican 
band, stase ))rcscntaticins having 
been eliminated. 



' I'.aramount Week" is beins r)b- 
served by VV<'st Coast Theatres, Inc., 
in four of its live lii st run downtown 
houses this week. llranada has 
■Kireman. Save .My Child"; Warfleld 
showed "Swim. Olrl, Swim": St. 
I'rancis continues with "Beau 
(ieste, ' and Imperial, roopcneA this 
week as llrst rnn house, starts off 
with "WcVe All Gamblers." 

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•MB AOBNTC worn MAM mnnia in nu bam 

I*eMsi Ii»«««CT» SlW-WM 



authorization to sell 1,250 shares of 
(50 par common stock within Us 
orKanlzation to finance theatre de- 
velopment, lleports filed with the 
('ttri)oration Ci)mmissioner by the 
comi>.Lnv shows assets ^..approx- 
imately 12110.001). and net WMth- after 
liabilities of $156,900. 



Alma Cluck, operatic contralto, 
r< turned here from Australia - where 
she has been on a visit. She will 
spend some time in San Francisco 
before resuming her opera work in 
the east. 



Imperial, former Publlx "grind" 
house, reopened Sept. 3 under West 
Coast Theatres circuit direction on 
first run, weekly change. Hormle 
King and band on stage, with the 
si reen feature "We're All CJamblers." 
Horton Kahn is house manager. 



Homer Curran. in .association with 
Lou Wiswell, of Los Angeles, will 
produce "God Incarnate," featuring 
Kuth Chatterton, at the Curran hero 
Sept. 12. The play la from tka Hun- 
Kaiian with the Aitiertcan adapta- 
tion by John Colton. 

J. R. O'Connor replaced Phil 
Weinsteln (resigned) with the Metro- 
Uoldwyn-Mayer exchange sales 

force. 



I*hil l^billips. three years press 
aRcnt for tho Golden Gate (Or- 
pheum) here, and recently dramatic 
editor I'ost-Kmuirer, Oakland, has 
been placed in charge of publicity 
for Wi st Coa.st Theatres, Inc., of the 
l;ast l:ay section. Including Oakland 
and Berkeley. Ward Cassidy, as- 
sistant manager of West Coast's T. 
and D. In Oakland, is at the Amer- 
ican in a similar capacity. 

San OFrancisco's benefit summer 
symphony ended Its season with a 
deficit of $41.66. The musicians who 
were to have shared in all the prof- 
its got nothing. Tho expenses in- 
cluded only rental of the (^ivic Au- 
ditorium, a .small bill for ushers and 
attendants, and a little for adver- 
tlsin;;. Hut they exceeded the cash 
receipts, leaving no profit The mu- 
sii-ians were paid. 



Georpre DcrrlK.an. 18, during the 
climax of a western thriller at a 
-Market street house, pulled a six- 
shooter from his pocket and fired a 
shot at the screen. Just as the bad 
man was disappearing with the girl 
he had kidnapped. Dcrrig.-in tried 
to explain matters to Police Judge 
.Lacks, but his case v^•as put over 
until Sept. 6 for investigation. 



Good Mil ;it the Orpheum this 
, week, .-md alth.emb f.iully simtting 
eustonicrs relisheil the entertaln- 
Mi.-nt. (ine glning weak spot at 
'be .'^aturilay afternoon opening 
which no doubt will he siieeil- 
j ily remedied. That was the apot- 
Itlncr of Dennip O'Nell and Charles 
; Vermont, blackface delineators. 
' next-to-closlnK. and following llea- 
irioe Lillle, hca'JIInlng. To make 
masters worse, the blackface act 
IS only mcdi.iere. and with .-i delib- 
ei.ite sie:ii fr.,m Moran and M.iek. 

Mi^s l.illie, held over for a s. e- 
..n.l w.'.k. 1 e^i.-t.i .-,1 r,,r ;ii|..1ImI' 
liir Ttl'- (ItpheUMI eiJ>f'.nier-; like 

■ rrie Kn glisTT cimTe JTefnie iual TTer 
dioll wit scored many a point. Il.'r 
pioBram for the current week In- 

I eluded several new ninnbers and 
easily sailed, though there was only 
h,alf a house downstahs Saturd.iy 

[matinee. 

I DIcro. Ill in, ) iiee..i ili.mi- I. .-ij-.iin 
demonstrated his ni.iKlery of that 
' Instrument ami cuuld have gone on 



Indefinitely. Wyoming Four, har- 
monists in cowboy makeup, opened, 
and dhl very ni'-ely. Then came Kdlth 
Clasper in aliout .'is neat a dancing 
turn as locals have seen in many 
.a day. All are good dancers with 
Miss Clasper having a winsome pi-r- 
sonality that at times becomes In- 
fectious. A novelty bit was her 
dancing before a large screen, which 
magnified her figure and gave a dis- 
torted vteiT^ her.ateppltts. A twr- 
lesque adagio had Hie customers 
rollk'kln^r. 

Claudia Coleman, in a series of 
type imi)ersonations, registered 
solidly. She poi-trayed a nagging 
wife, a coM cream demonstrator 
and a m.anicurist, and for an encore 
gave impressions of a down-ln-the- 
mouth gloom spreader and a typi- 
cal flapper. John Hyams and Leila 
.Mclntyre (New AcU) w«r« Wo. 4 
and demonstrated they nave not 
lost the knack of giving tha public 
what It wants in the way of com- 
edy. Dlero followed. Then Lillle 
with her "After Dinner Music." 
which revealed her both as a tal- 
ented comedienne and as a partic- 
ularly effective straight. 

Following the headliner. 0"Netl 
and Vermont had hard sailing. On 
earlier they might have been more 
acceptable. Bellthazer Duo, acro- 
batics, closed and scored. 



California Music I<eague Orches- 
tra will laaiwantte Us Otth •eaadn 
Oct. 25. Dr. itBdeaU Alloo will eon- 

duct. 



NEW ENGLAND 

Heni-y Ciszek. 19, of Hartford, 
Conn., has been aiijiointed concert 
master of the newly organized Hart- 
ford Philharmonic Society Sym- 
phony orchestra. He was selected 
from amoittr «ls|it other •pBIteABta 
hy c. J. mMm, conductor ot the 

orchestra, 

A yes or no vote on the question 
of legalizing Sunday .-ifternoon film 
shows will be taken in Torrington, 
Conn., at the city election Oct. 3. 

Application for )>ermi.sslon In 
Bridgeport to cuniluet shows on 
Sunday afteriioon li.is been filed 
with city ollicials here by Matt 
Saunders, representing the Poll tlie- 
atres. A slate law enacted by the 
last legislature makes such an ex- 
tension in Sunday performances a 
matter of local option in every com- 
munity in Connecticut. 

In a number of pi iccs approval al- 
ready has been given for the Sunday 
matinees and the managers will 
start them with the opening of the 
tall anil winter season. 

Prior to the ixiss.age ot the new 
statute, Sunday shows were not per- 
mitted to open until 6 p. m. 

Police have arrested in Stamford 
Jo.seph .1. Hubln. -as, who gave his 
occuiiation as actor, on a charge ot 
iKis.sing worthless checks at Provl- 
'lenrv. K. I. It Is alleged that on 
Aug.- 11 Hubln pa.ised a check for 
IJlB.aO. signed Charles Htuftrt Hous- 
i n r. to William Prlstol. clothier, in 
I lyiiii nt f.ir a suit of clothes. Jiris- 
i"l ^ 1 i.nipl.nneil ii,ai Ip. :,iso had 

.mil his ciiiipanion. K. K. Ilennessev 
jv.hn. when airestid with llubin. or 
I lli.usii r. g.'ive his n;ime as l-raiieis 
G iririi y. He Is charged with ron- 
I . I'll 11 y in the |ia.ssing ot the X. G. 

ebeeUs. 



Clos.'d Friday by order ot the 
Woonsiieket Chief iif Holire Freder- 
ick K. Co», the lliaitu, of which 



Fled J. fjreene Is lessee and man- 
ager, was permitted to resume per- 
formances Saturday after the au- 
thorities were satisfied that Um 
brief suspension was sullicient 
w.'irning that the law relating to at- 
tendance of minors at motion pie. 
ture shows must be enforced. 



William D. Ascough has resigne.l 
as manager of the Allyn. Hartford, 
Conn., to go to Pennsylvania to 
lof.k after private bus"ess Inter- 
ests. Clarence W. Seyi...)ur, presi- 
dent of the operating company, Is 
temporary manager. Edward A. 
Sarlln of Harttonl. HAa been ay 
pointed acting assistant manager. 



Pr. Charles C. Godfrey, 71, per- 
sonal physician to P. T. Barnuni, 
died last week at the Bridgeport, 
Conn., hospital. Dr. Godfrey was 
with the great showman when he 
dle<Kat his home in BHdseport, 



Carl V. Larsen la conductor ot 
the new orchestra in Poll's Majes- 
tic (films), Bridgeport, Conn. He 
rei.laces K. H. Garrison, who ROe« 
to the sti"ind at Stamford. Walter 
Nyberg, of the Roxy theatre, baa 
been eakaced as concert master. 
Robert Kiric has succeeded Cecil 
Boiler W ortUlsL 

SALT LAKE CITY 

Bert Orln. race horse own i paid 
a fine of J150 In Judge Thmnns 
Ilriniley's court for liijuor posses- 
sion. Orin was arrested when three 
and a halt gallons of whisky were 
found In the bams. 



Delevanti Hall, to be o|>ened here 
In the Little Theatre movement by 
Cyril Delevanti. late of the Wilke.s 
Stock company, will commence per- 
ft^rmances Sept. 29 with "Llllom." 
The Uttle Theatre moyament Is be- 
ing b«ek«d strongly hy Salt Lak«rs. 



Wilkes opened Sept. .1 with 'Mrs. 
Cheyney," Wilkes I'layers headed by 
Gladys George and Ben Brway. 
Huron I* BIyden U dlt«ctllKr. 



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Tlw Most Central Location in Town 
Atop the Tallhst Hotel in the World 

CLOSE to the top of the gigantic Morrison Tower, and surrounded by the 
purest air ever breathed, the 4(hh and 41st floors are set apart entirely for 
theatrical guests. Out of earshot of street noises, you can sleep undis- 
turbed until a late hour of the morning. You can also entertain your friends in 
piKfect jwtaaion, secure against interri^xion. 

1,944 Outside Rooms— Each With Bath 

Every room is outside, with bath, running ice water, bed-head reading lamp and 
Servidor. The last named is particularly appreciated by professional guests. It 
completely prevents contact between patrons fnd hotel employees when laundry, 
shoes, etc., are sent out or tHVtML < Ahwi; imk the "grille" feature, you can aee 
callers before admitting them. 

Nearest Hotel to Downtown Theatre* 
Rates, $2.50 Up 

The Morrison stands closer than any other hotel to theatres, stores, and railroad 
stations. Yet, at this central location, rooms are rented for $2.50 to $5 that would 
cost $5 to $8 in any other leading hotel. Store sub-rentals here are so valuable 
tiiat they pay all the ground rent, and the saving is passed on to the guests. 

The Terrace Garden and Boston Oyster House 

At these two famous restaurants, the intimate, carefree atmosphere has won 
international celebrity. In the Terrace Garden the light, vivacious dance music 
and sparkling entertainments have made it a favorite rendezvous for lunch, dinner 
and after-theatre parties. The programs are broadcast from WBBM. 

ALL PATRONS ENJOY GARAGE PRIVILEGES 




Tht Nma Morriaon. whmn eompUtad, will ba thm largmt 
mmd tma»$t h»tmt in thm iMrW. MWtaintef 3,m vmmm 



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By HARDIE MEAKIN 

National (U-iplcy) — Final week of 
Ooohnin's slook in "Tlh Heaven"; 
next, "Olil ironsides" (lilm). 

Earl* (Stanley-Crandall)— Vaude. 
pet* ■ 

Ktith't (K-A)— Vaude. 

Gayety (CeUinibi.T) — "Lffs Go"; 
next, "Wine. Wimian and t^onp." 

Strand (Miitu.nl) — "Moulin Ko\lt-e 

}i'VU</' iHts. 

Pictures 
Columbia— "Ifig I'aradi . ' run. 
Little— "Stark l.ovc. ' 
Metropolitan— "lliird- Boiled lliii;- 
seriy "; next, "Stolen Bride." 
Palace— "Hula," stac« show; next, 
1 ollpge." / 
Rialto — "Uadame Pontpadour," 
stage show; next, '^Caineo'Xlrby." 

Apiicars that a court sqii.ibl.le is 
in tlu- oiling over the prewnt ixiliey 
01 tlie .Strand. Owne<l by \V. H. 



Ilapley. of the .\:itii»n:il. and i<?ased 
to Charles I^inkins, it w.-is previously 
iltilizoti for I.oew vaudeville. Sitv.- 
with the burlesque tab and second 
run picture* Rapley Ja reported ob- 
Jectine. 



13 

r)3 w. nsT. 



Arthur Palmor, of the Fox forces, 
is to manape the new llieatre Ica.sed 
by that firm in the N.Uional I'rcss 
<Mnb buildinp. (^liailfs fJarvin is 
doinR publicity in addition to repre- 
sentlilB tb« Fox lM«»r«*i Jiere. - 



Sept. 10 marks the closinp of the 
two dancing places oper.ited hy 
Me>er l^avls .it <'hcvy Cli.'ise I..akc. 
The followinj^ Monday his Li.'ivis' 
Sw.ance, in the basement of the 
FTarle theatre, will ntart. Latter 
place was praetleal^ torn out tatt- 
ing the tnstallatlon of th^ cdoUns 
plant in the ISarle. Mr*. Davis de- 
signed tb* new decorations. 

Harrjr Wardman la' to shortly 

close tiM! ncli?hl)orhood Park. Irene 

Juno. oPRanlst, Is KettlnR set to de- 
vote her entire time to teachins for 
the Washington Collepe of Music 
plus Jj er wri ting for a dozen odd 
trade papers. 

1,1 bor Day marks I be final wc-k 
for Dick lifibert's and Maurice 
K;.rfka'« "JaoMn lildo" on top the 
Arii^nt™ Mwfl -Hay f^f set to 
take over a basenKnt toomi planned 
for .1 nleht place |»ot never ao utll- 
i:^e,i. ,,, iiie Hamiltoa hotel on 14th 



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Aurora Arriaza 

"^*n;sh dancing studio 

1/21 Broadway, New YSpIc 

' J' It w t. iiiitiiiing i-«|ii<R 

^KTIKii, ,,, ivsTKIITION 
< t tM r ri.AVINO 

NOW $S 



SCENERY 

«n<l DRAPERIES 

«wm.L M-mc MTDIO r*lsn*M. • 



Meyer Davis" Jh- rai-.-r^lis roof is to 
t..t) as lon.tj .'IS weatlier iM rmits. 

.T.'icis (loltlen. pi.'tnist ■ Jf-tlder of 

,M'>er IJavis' I^e J*aradis band, is 
to shortly leave that asslcnment for 
.a new connection in Manhattan. 
.Milton D.avis will succeed. 



Ira J. I.a Motto is back for his 
third season as mannKcr of the Oay- 
ely (Columbia burlcsiiue). 



Ad'ilttrie Korn«i)an. riovi- direttinK 
the I tix orehislra in I'liiladeljihia. 
in III l.e tr.insf'rred lute for the 
liUi :ii.siL!itii.Ttl in lb" new Fox 
that is to bo iindi r ilie tlirectlon of 
"l:ox\," .S. S. I'.othalil. 

.Xi \v Iioiise opens to an invite<l 
;inili'nee iindi r the i.iisiiii i s of the 
Ni.tiiiiial l're«s Cltih, in whose new 

l il.i l i l i ii K — ^«t« — th i f i tre is located, 

Sept. 1:1. 

.Mover Itavis recj iii'.i il tin- r.O piece 
i.n iii'str:i lor Ibe Im .il Jii.l:.-e. He Is 
11 iinc •reneral siipeiviKion of all 
iiiusic in the theatre. 



BOSTON 

By LEN LIBBEY 

The 8C James theatre opened I.a- 
bor Day with a Keith-Albcc stock 
comptiny. This same policy ha.s 
l" I 11 used at the house for scverttl 
si aMiiis. t>f last season's company 
i'bttrli's Schofield, Kdith t^pear and 
I'laitl-: Charlton returned this ytmr. 
'Die new leadinK woman is Huth 
KiiiK. Other new members are 
Mary Hill and Flora Gade. 



With a policy th.at calls fur a 
three-hour show, including Iwtt 
feature photoplays, a comedy and a 
newsreel, the Park theatre opened 
last week. This house was recently 
taken over by the Strand Amuse- 
ment company, being leased from 
the executors of the estate of the 
late I.otta Crabtree. For sevt-ral 
seasons it w:ls run as a le^;itiiiiate 
house under the direction of l>il- 
Itnitham, but never did anything ap- 
proaching sucet-ssful business. Tiie 
house is running on a continuous 
performance basis, with the show 
starting at 1.30 in the momlns and 
running until 10.45. 



The members of the Somervlllc 

players have been selected for the 
season. The lading wom.'in is Ta- 
ti:rlli;i CofKlwin and leading man 
Frank llriberts. 



K i;. Olive, manager of the Cop- 
li \ tiieatrp. just back from Europe, 
|].-.s .'ii iiiiired the American rights t<» 
■The .Joker," scheduled for early 
this fall. 



■\Vhlle Cllve has been In Kurope 
the lirst attraction at his house has 

(.-of off to such success that the 
.«liiil.i ris bnve boiii;)>t In on it. This 
is ".Miirr.iy Hill," by Leslie Itow.-ird. 
flenevievo Tobin has been in the 
sbow since it opened here. It Is un- 
il< rsiiiod ("live retains an interest in 
the .ittraction. 

farnlvnt Week at Kcvere I?eaeh 
started on Labor Day. As usual the 
■elebratifin is being conducted under 
till (liver tion of the Tlevere Ch.imber 
of ( i.mmerce. This year the erle- 
;bi ; ! . .11 VI ill be alor c the lines of a 
Imiliiar'. spet tacle with the miliiarv 
authorities promising some 1.B'") 
isolrtlers and 1,000 sailors to help out. 



h.TS adtipli il a new bro.adc.astlng 
policy in coniiecliiin with tlieatricals. 
The programs will go on the air 
between ti.30 and 7.30 before the 
show* Instead of after. The policy 
went Into effect last week when 
stars and memb»rs of the "Half a 
Witlow'* company playing at the 
Shubert went <in the air. 



TORONTO 



By G. A. S. 

Royal Alexandra — "Oo T«a I-i" 
(2d week Canadian revuc>; next, 
"The l>?tter." 

Princeis — "Rnrhanted Isle" (mu- 

sirai I. 

Regent— "What Price Olory." 

fTlii.H marks the coniing of Fox 
to Toronto. I 

Uptown- 'Hiibi ■-slaKi- slifiw. 

Tivoli — ",M.i n powcf." 

Pantages "fhati'/." 

Hip— "We're All Canililers. ' 

Exhibition — Johnny J. Jones 
shows. 

Loew's — "Soft Cushlons"-v,aude. 
Gayety— "Mutt and Jeff" (Co- 
lumbia). 



Waldo llulden. manager Silver 
Slipper, river side dance hall, was 
roiybedi of the night's takings of 
tCOO Monday. No arrests. 



■ petting 
ifi^ailing 



Two new bi^it shows 
a try in Ttironto licfo. 
the big town. "lOnchunted Isle" is 
at the l*rineesK t KrI.anger) at $2..^i) 
top. A musical produced by Iila 
Hoyt Chamberlain. The other, 
Somerset Maughan's "The Letter," 
starring Katherine Cornell, will try 
out at the Itovnl Alexandra (.Sbu- 
bert) next week. Also $2.!>0 top. 



Ruth Durrell, soiirano, lute of 

Chicago, now with Jack Arthtir's 

"f. iiu' ks " at I'plown. Runyan 

and Kvans also booked in this 
we<'k. 



ST. LOUIS 

By TOM BASHAW 

Ambassadol- — "Smile, Brother, 
Smile," and BawUiiaon gtage ahow. 

American— "Old IronstdM." 

Empress — National Pla^irrs In 
"Ameri<:i4n Born." 

Garrick — Huriesque. 

tiayety— The Lazonc r»la.Neis 

Loew's State— "The Hlg l-ai.ide" 

Lyric Skydome--"Thc Life of an 
Actress." 

Missouri -nebe Daniels in "SWlBh 
r;iils, .Swim." Hilton .Sisters. 

Orpheum — Vaudeville, with Iss 
Kremer; "SiJly lA OW ' Alley," 
photeplay. , ■. ; 

St. Loiijto— Barry Canrelt. RfTiM^ 
photoplay; ■ 

TXin Albert, whose servle* tar 
three years at LAew's Stat* here hw 
caused musical talk, has gone to 
l.oew's Penn, Pittsburgh, as gneat' 

foiiductor. 

The fl.ayety tbetttrc. plaviliK ''o- 
lunibla Wheel htirles<|ue tor in.iny 
years, has lauin'hf.d a ni a m In me 
tif things, with KIm<'r I-tzone a 
southern produi er. presenting his 
i.«'izune Players in dramatic and mu- 
sical offerings. A comedy, "Sralle," 
was the opening ulfcrlng. 




FOR MODERN 

SENSATIONAL 
STAGE 
DANCING 
atrelchln* an4 
LlmberlBC ■aerdaw 

Now at 
1tt-1M W. 4U Bt 
New Verfc 




11. 'en Rites 
II . "I l l lll i l ' 



.Summer street 



'.Mi - Massachusetts' in the heiiiiv 
OUT. It at the I'aragon Park ball 



Chic*ga itoek will , club* at Al- 
li.c.oa, I'a., Sept. (. 



Mis 
two 



Shn poeq to Atlantic f'ltv 
Pstes was "Miss lloekland ' 
1 1\ rs ago. 



Rtalinn WNAC. the Fhepard 
-ftv*' -.fefO*<'**^*'''* Ftotion here. 



News fr'iiii rhe flntario stii ks has 
il that btisitiiHS in pictures is look- 
ing, up. Tlie .stranil. t'ohalt. Is bo- 
ing enlarged and plans first runs; I _ 
a new J,300-seater is going up In i 
111 llevill" while the Crand Openi , 
Ho is< ; \ ,'^'i'lbiir'v j'^ reop'-riintr I'ilb 
|.i. nir. ■. <;■ i.r. • i-iion, i.f tlr 
Web. ,N',:ii-lii .1 l-'ill.-. hir, f'.t.e to ' 
Sudtiiji \' .i-s im; Il ; I r. 



TH£ATBICAL ODIf m£BS 
1M0 Braadway Naw Verlr City 



In Wirillipeg will cost $1.. '101111110. 

Allot In r new Western liouso has ' 
been I, lilt, III at Trail. It. »:. The 
dr". i.iilure biiii'-e vl>-.lted by the 
I'linee of Wales In C.inlld.l w.is at 

Trail. It has since tieen torn down 
to make way for ih" n* w one. 



MINERS 
MAKE UP 

Ert« Heur v C. Minen I bb. 




VARIETY 



Wednesday. September 7, 1927 



VARIETY'S LOS ANGELESOFFICE 

ARTHUR UNGAR in Charge 
Loew's State Bldg., Suite 1221-22 
707 So. Broadwty, Trinity 3711-3712 



LOS ANGELES 



Prefawionali hav* th* frM UM of Varitty't 
Lea Angalta Offiea for information. IMaii 
may bo addraaaed eara Varioty, Loow'a Stata 

Bldg., Suite 1221-22, Lea Angelaa. It will bo 
hold aubject to call or forwarded, or adver- 
tiled in Variety'a Letter Liit. 



t 



Afli'r four weeks nf flipwoiks. 
thrt'u with Miiran ami .Mack and one 
vith I'i'ai lif's 1 irnwiiin^r. tilings have 
sottU'il (I"»n to nornial'jy at Pan- 
tatrts. The i ustomary thi-eo-a-i3ay, 
RtrelihcJ to f>iiir ami live liurlns; the 
past montli, was In efl'n t last .Mon- 
day aftcnioon, with hut liltlo ilo- 
civaso notiicablo In attondanci-'. 
il.iusi' was juiiinoil on the lower 
lloor. Willi the aisles hUicl<c<l. while 
the .shelves were not to be shameil. 
either. The ventilatins sy.stcm ap- 
pears to be a problem here i nd 
should be remedied. On a warm 
afternoon U Is neceaaary to throw 
open all the exit doora, and it still 
Is plenty hot. 

An average layout In the six aets, 
with the exception of Joe Ilea's c;aU- 
fomla NlBht Hawks Revue (New 
Acts). The band act closed the 
Bhow and held 'em tight. l'"or ver- 
aatllity, with plenty of speed and 
color, this turn is all there <;o( d 
hand acts have always been favored 
In this house, and in this bnnrh the 
customers found a Koo^ deai to like. 

Paul Cordon, wire w..rker and 
good, opened with a lot of trick 
work. Gordon makes a Kood ap- 
pearance and knows how to .sell his 
Btuff. Russell and .Mar<onl. two 
men musical te.-ini, saiislied in the 
deuce with violin and accordion 
duets. Marconi has a pooil sense of 
mugslng, but doesn't overdo. Turn 
is well routine, with iileaslng num- 
bers. 

Frank ."Stafford, whistling blid and 
animal Imitator, followed with his 
standard act, using his midget part- 
ner and a woman, not forgetting 
"Hudcly. " liis (log. The woodland set 
In full stase was effective, with 
Stafl'.ird ehalklrg up on some clever 
imitations. His li.ilt-pint assistant 
procured the lauchs, doiniz a pood 
Btraight. whole the dog s amies were 
Interesting. 

Mile. Mari-sha Aldrleh. rich con- 
tnkttOt displaying technlijue and vo- 
cAt' ^tnre. alowed thiiws up with 
■electlona mm aultaUo for recital. 
Audience w«a In. •« »|»preclative 
mood and 'aecOptcd her .numbers 
graciously, though idt but e>no were 
antiquated and out »t th,o running 
aa far as vaude la cMcenieil; Mile. 
Aldrleh appeared here In "The 
Uiiaele." 

Clifton and Dc Rex. two-girl com- 
edy team, were next to closing with 
plenty ot hokum in the song-and- 
dance line lorJering on the bur- 
lesque. Their forte la eccentric 
hooling, to which they should con- 
fine themselves for the most part. 
Both do coni'dy of the knock 'em 
down, drac '( ni o>it variety. 

"I'a.ssion," with F/mil Jannlngs 
and I'ola Negri, on the screen. 



rescue, with young Cummlngs only 
slightly Injured. 



.An inter-ilepartment golf tourna- 
in< lit -SI uifd .Sunday at the i'ara- 
inoiint Suniios tor the Jesse Lasky 
perpetual tro)»liy. lOlirninalion 
Miati hes will be held at players' con- 
venience. The lourn.ament is slated 
as a yearly event for thOeStudlu 
employees. 



Contracts for the $450,000 theatre 
hiiihling ere, fd in Kedlands by the 
AVest Coast Junior Circuit, subsidi- 
ary of West Coast Theatres circuit, 
are to be let as separate units, ac- 
cording to Harry -M. Suparman. 
president and general manager of 
the circuit. 



Iriing Cummlng.s, Jr., 11-ycar-oId 
son of the picture director, was res- 
cued from a deep ravine on Mount 
lAve, Into which he fell while 
fafltiiig. The boy waa trapped when 
Ms foot cftught between two boul- 
d0ra. After screaming (or help for 
two hours his er\» attracted the 
Attention ot Mrs. t>. Haggenson, who 
notlfled the sherifTs sub-station at 
Altedena. The latter eltected the 




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Quite a distinction In mob psychol- 
olgy between a Monday night and 
Sunday night audience at the Or- 
pheum. Also a vast difference In 
population. A gullible mob attend- 
ed Sunday night and wei'e heart 
balm lo ihi' actors. Nick I.ucas was 
the attiactjon, and he attracted. The 
rest of the layout was average and 
spotted not so good. 

I.ucas <-'iunted for a draw. That 
!!is pi.pularily in this tun n is a mat- 
IcL of fact was cslablisheil the open- 
ing night, wlien the "crooning trou- 
badour" sallied forth in a realm of 
songs and had to beg off to call it a 
night. Kirk's program was stand- 
ard, with his pipes ditto and it was 
better than an even bet he would 
w ow as soon as he walked on with 
"So Blue" and eotloetod boavUy. A 
few pop aelectlona on thO guitar 
filled in great between songs and 
showed Lucas oft as an expert 
dribbler on the instrument. Re- 
quest numbers were broadcast after 
his first bow and Nick responded 
graciously with a Hock, including an 
old stand-by. "How Vanjr Times. " 
Picture hous* plilo' is trTlttOn mU over 
this boy. 

Openir.s: ih^ show #cre Falla, 
Reading ar.l I'...yce. two men and a 
girl in acroiatics and steps. Men 
are averag-? w i:h some fair hand-to- 
h.ind stuff and likewise hoofing. The 
gal, nifter on looks and a classy 
little buolt daiieor, makes the actr 

Jean Barrloa took care of the deuce 
providing a dish for the femmea 
in an array of gowns and how 
to wear 'em. The female lnn>erson- 
ator was pat In his style and palnieil 
off his work in an exacting manner, 
not missing a trick in the attitude 
.and poise of the fairer se.v. His ac- 
conipanying cycle of songs were ac- 
ceptable and deli\ered in easy fash- 
Ion. 

Jack Lnughlin's ''lte\ue Novel- 
ette." hold over and the only one, 
merited the honor by taking the 
customers even stronger than In the 
first week. A few minor changes in 
thf flash act proved adrantageous 
with the routines pepped up to give 
it a dashing start and a whirlwind 
finish. The two kids, Maureen and 
Sunny, copped again with their 
dancing with the little girl stealing 
the show. That kid it clever. 

tfusette and Jose, tiancing team, 
were a close second, displaying n. 
neat arrangement of dances with 
plenty of class. Bert Prival scored 
on eccentric hoofing In a sailor num- 
ber, while Amie Way, prima, pleased 
with the vocal chords, alone, and 
with Carl Byal, tenor. The eight 
gals in line are darbs, both in abil- 
ity and looks, and lend class and 
color to tho wholo layout. 

Kext were Jeromb and Gray, 
standard mixed comedy team. Hal 
Jerome got a toe hold on the mob 
and held it all the way. His patter 
delivered in droll .style cinched for 
hfm. Alwajs the ad libbist. Jerome 
got the deep laughs with the same 
gags others would get hut snickers. 
All in the w.ay its done. tlloria 
Clray looked class as ever, foiling 
neatly and suiel}- for her I'lirtnci'. 

(leorge W iest and Hay Stanton 
dosed the first section with a 
hodge-podge ot blackouts and short 
travesty skits, combining song and 
dance. I<ew Miller, Eileen Shannon 
and ,A1 WonfBa,agBlat the pair, with 
Gladys Gerrish, Ingenue, doing .a 
specialty with a hluos song. The act 
missed tire and was too weak for the 
.spot. ■\Villlam K. Wells is credite.l 
with the material. 

Sidney .Marlon with Olt.ilic Cor- 
day broimht the lights up in "one" 
for a spell of familiar gagging and 
cruss-liiing. Clarion is a baiil 
worker anil knows how to roll his 
It's a la .lack I'earl when It comes 
to Dutch, his past cxi>erleuee in biir- 
lesnue standing him in good stead, 
but a revamping ot tnaterlal here 
wouldn't hurt. Gaga arc far too 
aticicTil to stand the jvaff, with too 



much repetition of tag lines, Marlon 
is <'apab]e with something worth 
while. Miss Corday doesn't har- 
inoni/.e with her partner's style of 
deiua iy. though pleasing with the 
vocal cliorils. 

lOdilio I'lanagan. .Tr., and Pobby 
Ross, closed with ".\ Lesson in tJolt." 
Too slow to hold 'em in fur the exit 
march, 

Tho Hi-Hatters, downtown thea- 
tre press agonts, elected Bob Col- 
lier president at their annual meet- 
ing. Harry Hammond Beall Is vice- 
president; Perk Swope, secretary, 
and Frank Bruner, treasurer. 



Contplete cast of "The Home 
Tifwners," by Georgo M, Cohan, 
uliich opens Sept. 12 at the Holly- 
\\iK)d I'iayhouse, includes P'raliees 
I'mlerwood, Robert McW'ade. I'liil 
Toad. Ij/inders Stevens, Cvril Clor- 
don, Thomas U. .Mills, Pearl Wyaid. 
IKtuglas T.«\wrence. Ktlwat-d Cassidy, 
Ilurdell Jacobs, Douglas Lawrence. 



Ruth Chatterton in "The Devil's 
Plum Tree," by John Colton, will 
follow "The Great Necker" . at the 
Belasco, opening Oct. 3, with Ken- 
neth Thompson, Ed Lelter, Iris 
Oouldlng, Charles Quartermaine, 
Mary Forbes and Montagu Shaw in 
cast. Irving PIchel la directing. 

The management of the Orange 
Gro\'e seems determined to continue 
a policy of offering plays which have 
salacious titles. 

They have obtained "The Ruineu 
Lady ' to follow "The Siarlet S ir- 
gin" at that house within a few 
weeks. 

"The Ruined Lady," by Francis 
Nordstrom, is not as risque as some 
of the pieces presented In this house 
of lat'e. . 

After a much-delayed period So- 
phie Tucker will open on the Pan- 
tages circuit in Seattle Sept. 19 
Her reported salary is $5,000 a w eek. 



Having caught Los Angeles the 
same wa>- as it did New York. "I'n- 
derworld," which closed a \veek's 
engagement at tho Metropolitan 
Aug. 31, has moved to the I'ptown. 
in a neighborhood district, for an 
indelinite run. There was no avail- 
able run house for the picture in 
llie downstown section. The policy 
of the Uptown has been a weekly 
change and first run. 



The Pasadena Community Play- 
house will present "The Illustrious 
Departed," an adaptation of "Der 
Grosse Tote," by J. Magnussen and 
P. Sarauw, Sept 13. 

A new theatre Is being construct- 
ed at Newport Beach by Mrs. Eliza- 
beth Osgood (Mme. La Rue). Loca- 
tion is at Adams and Central ave- 
nues In Balboa, and will cost about 
$30,000. 



Charles IT. Wuerz, senior man- 
ager. \\'est Coast Theatres, Inc., at 
Pasadena, iiiaugtlrated \\'<st Co.ast 
Greater Movie Season with special 
edition of three I'asaden.a papers, 
which issued two special eight-page 
sections devoted entirely to A\'est 
Coast houses, and with the remain- 
der of the sheets liberally lilled w ith 
theatre news for tho occasion. Mr. 
Wuerz has just been shifted ba.'k 
to the Raymond from the Colorado, 
and continues at the head of Ptisa- 
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John Proctor, who recently formed 
the Swift-Proctor publicity agency 
here, has gone to Salt Lake to take 
over the publicity and advertising 
of the P.-tramount theatre there, lie 
will maintain his local connections, 

Gardner and Dullln. dancing team 
now playing West Coast Theatres 
picture houses, are dissolvjiig pari- 
II '■ship, with both int. ndiiig to re- 
leani with different i>aitners. 

Mann llrothers and Iheir S\Tieo- 
palnrs, formerly .at the r.ilbiia 
I'aiilion, rejilaee I'.en Pollack and 
his band at the Venice Ballroom, 
opening Sept. 8. Don Warner goes 
into the Pavilion. 

Dan Thomas has succeeded Gavin 
Ilawn as director of publicity at the 
Mack Sennett Studios. 

Following three record-breaking 
weeks set by Moran and Mack, 
I'eaches Browning, billed "the most 
t. liked of girl in the world," arrived 
!at I'aiitages last week and J.inuned 
em in for four shows the opening 
, day, I'ollowing a tough tl ing like 
jihe "Tho Rlnek Crows. ' it was a 
1 feat. They weie standing in the 
aisles at the second show and an 
unusual w arm afternoon with the 
exit doors open, reaches' recent 
limb slicing got a play in front with 
a display from the American Weekly 
telling about the operation. That 
angle alone was enough to bring em 
in, particularly tlio women. 

"Mike Harvey," announcing for 
Peaches, Informs the girl is not an 
actress. She isn't and she don't 
have to be. Tho act runs about 10 
minute*, with tho Browning gal do- 



ing a special number about "It's 
great to be single again" for her 
entrance after a few lines with Har- 
vey. Tlie latter lllla in with a strong 
ballad and sc.ires with It. His intro- 
ductorv reiiiaiks are brief and well 
said. I'eaihes, with a sleek-haired 
boy. has a .short ballroom routine 
di.splaying a nifty gown and u much 
iniproveil ligure. The girl has per- 
si.nality and an easy manner. With 
the amount of publicity she has re- 
ceived she don't neiMi a thing. A 
naturttl draw. 

The Six Brown Brothers, headed 
by Tom Brown, followed Peaches 
and closed with a bang. The saxo- 
phone comedian Is as standard as 
gold bonds and stilt a showman. 
Opening In "one" with the five boys, 
Tom ran through a medley of sax 
arrangements ami went into "full" 
with an eight -piece coinblntitlon 
back of him and scored all the way. 
His "crying" number was a wow. 
This was 'I'om's third appearance at 
this house in a coupl.' ot nimis and 
from the way tile f.ms to,)k to him 
should come around more often. 

Alexander Brothers and Kvelyn, 
robber ball jugglers, uiH'ned the 
show and got away nicely. The stout 
guy is the showman and showed 
plenty of ' 'Knglish" on the balls. 
IiSarl Hampton and Co., in a "father 
and son" sketch with a chorus girl 
wife on the other end, held the 
"deuce" to advantage. The skit lias 
good material, with Hampton chalk- 
ing up with looks and ability to talk 
lines. Jack l.;i\'iere, comedy trap- 
ezist, had no tixnible getting laughs, 
with no opposition on the b.ll. 

"Rich Men's Sons" feature screen 
flicker. Aesop's Fables added. 



The new 4,000-seat house erected 
by ^Vest Coast Theatres circuit in 
Oakland will he known as the t>ak- 
laii l. This name was selet ted alter 
.Ma\or Jolin 1.. Davie, ot Cakland. 
friendly to theatrical interests, sug- 
gested that dakland s largest pi, - 
ture house should be a memorial to 
the city Itself. 

It had originally been iiitended to 
name the hoiipe the Bagdad, but 
West Coast otRclals agreed to the 
Mayor's suggestion and the new- 
name waa decided UpoA. 

The Oakland will be open early 
In 1928. It is located on Telegraph 
•avenue, occupying the entire block 
between ISth and 10th stl-eets. This 
is the connecting boulevard l>etweeil 
O.akland and iierkeley. 

With this new house open and 
with the new Orpbeum and the 
American, the latter ^^'est Coast, in 
operatit.n t)akland's "White AV'ay" 
will have moved north for some lit- 
tle distance. 

"I'igs" is announced as the next 
at the Alcaziir, following "The 
Alarm Clock," but with no starting 
date named. At the President, 
where penry Duffy Is now present- 
ing "2 Girls Wanted," the following 
attraction will be "What Anne 
Urought Home." which Duffy openeil 
at the El Capitan, Hollywood, Sun- 
day. 



Tom Sanson, furtuerly handling 
Fanchon and Marco publicity, is 
now doing press W4MC »l the Cri- 
terion. . 



Harry M. Sugarnian, president 
and gener.-il manager of West 
Coast Jr. Theatres, inc.. Ins ne- 
gotiated for tiie building of two 
new theatres; one at AVhittier 
buolevard and Atlantic avenue to 
cost around $260,000, seating l.GOO. 
Also 1,500 capacity house at Red- 
lands costing $400,000, IncludinR 12 
stores and !>3 nfllces in the building. 



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KANSAS CITY 

By WILL, R. HUQHE8 

Orpheum — Vaudeville. 
Missouri -"l.fist of Mrs. 
ie\ .■■ X;ifl I'la\ers (stocks. 
Mainttreet— Vaude and pictures. 
Pantages — Vaude and pictures. 
Newman— "Hula." 
Royal— "Beau Geste." 
Liberty — ".Moon of Isr,iel." 
Glebe — Vitaphone program. 
Gayety — Mutual 1 ■ ' i rlcsque. 



The X.ational ^I'Liyers will open 
their season at the .Missouri Sept. .3. 
Principals in foe company are Her- 
bert Clarke. Raymond Brown. Piertr 
Watkin, I'rancesca Rotoll, Lora 
Rogers and Hazel Whltmore. Man- 
agement has been campaigning all 
summer for season reservations and 
the list is encouraging. 



SYRACUSE, N. Y. 

By CHESTER B, BAHN 
Wieting— "Laft That ort " i I 'l inij 
Wilcox Co.): next, fust half .Maiiiio 
Smith and Oang; last half, "uueen 
High," 

B. F. Keith's— ■Vaudeville-plo. 

tures. 

Temple— Pop vaudevlUe-plcturea, 

Savoy 'Wine, Women and Song" 
(hurlesiiue stcok). 

Strand - -"Chang"-^*itapho^le. 

Empire -First half, "The Ciingliam 
Girl' ; l ist half. The Night Bride." 

Eckel— "Hula " 

Rivoli— "The Prairie King." 

Regent— "The Yankee Clipper," 

Harvard— "The Telephone Girl." 

Syracuse— "One Hour of Love"* 
"Desperate I<ove." 

Palace— "Milton Bills in "The Se» 
Tiger." 

Swan — "The Mysterious Rider." 



The Palace, rlosed for renovating, 
reopened Sunday. 

The Empire has restored its or* 
chestra, with Claude Bortel direct* 
Ing. 



Abe Harrison ot the S.avoy and 
Kmpire <'Xeriui\-e staff sails this 
Week for .\nierican Legitjn conven- 
tion in Paris. 



Dan Mason visited his relatives 
here and left Saturday for Holly, 
wood. While here Dan revealed that 
he is at work on his reminiscences, 
covering some 55 years on the stag* 
and screen. 



Dorothy Holmes, Ingenue, closed 
with the Wilcox stock Saturday, 
Pauline MacLean, leading woman, 
and Hal Brown, character man, wlU 
Join M.alcolm Kaasett's company in 
Toronto after they close next Sat- 
urday night. 



P.eporfed S'lle of WFBL, Onon- 
daga lioiel radiii station, to the new 
Columbia broailcasting chain was 
(Unied. .'ililiough it was admitted tho 
itoiurnlca interests hold a year 
option on the station. 



The Stone has been leased for a 
long term to Gordon Anderson, Jr, 
who installs stock next montl^ 
headed by Kmmett Vogan and Patti< 
cla Holt. 



Rrectlon cost of tho new Mark 
Strand, now started, will he $soii.OOO, 
according to the building permit is- 
sued to Utica I*roperties, Inc.. New 
York. 



Edward J. Wise, manager of the 
Palace, Auburn, for the Schine cir- 
cuit, has submitted his resignation. 
He will remove to Ohio, 



Quirk, Fulton, has vaudeville In 
addition to films on Friday, 



The new H.artford (Jpened Mon- 
day with films. Stni another house 
looms for Utica. I.,ocal Interests 
will o|)en the Lincoln in the west 
end about Dec. 1. It will seat 1,000. 



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The Shubert announces Its open- 
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Gesture " for 2. 

Tlie .iladdin, latv** suburban pic- 
ture hou.se, will ho Mv».tT for an 
early opening. Seats I.OfH. House 
has been taken under a 10-year lease 
by Johnson and Par.sons. 



The Sells-Floto circus, the first 
tented attraction to reach here this 
aeoaon, drew two days of fine 
weather and were rewarded bv four 
capacity audlencei^ Atig, K-jt, 



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BILLS NEXT WEEK 

(Continued from page 41) 



Mack A Earl 
Mark lirlen 
Mark Neal , 
Mailey Jack 
Mcnermott Ijorctta 
Keyere Tim 
Mills Tom 
Morton Dorothy 
Munk Otto 

-N.iurk*' rii.is 
Nt.riiian Kiiryl 
Norton L.uttle 

Osiermaa Jack 

Pa»o Anna 
PaKllarinl Se* 
Pappas Tom 

Perry Harry II 
Poworn CHIie 
I'rosper H 
I'ymin F ' &, P 

Rain<}cy E 
rt'"'t & Lucry 
Itlnal((o J 
R<'b4ri5if%i Guv 
KoKcrn A King 
Rome A Dunn 
RoMnpf .Edword 
Rothfhlld Trvirs 
Roy Philip 

Santo.^ I'*le 
Srholly Win 
Shannon Ilelrn 
Sheriff KrneHt 
fhprmnn Tex 
Shu U 
Sitftrie 
Smpfk Roy 
a'^mlth Frank 
-Steinbeck Bruno 
Mt*>wart A Btirnen 

Tajtrh«>tra 
T'l' Top« g 
Tishnian Ir\ Ins 
Troubador^ K nii.tK 

Vt pa R 
Vultaire Harry 

WaiKa Aua 
WalkerlJeHfy 

We " 



Aerial DeOroffa 
J ft II Barktni 

(One to nil) 

TROY, N. T. 
I'riMlorV 

2d hair <8-ll} 
Marty Dupree 
(Others to nil) 

I NION VITV, N. J. 
<'apilol 
2d halt (8-11) 
Marko ft Jerome 
I>otson 

Flo Lewis Co 
Jean Coatelto 
(One to mi) 

VTICA. N. V. 

2d lia:f 11) 
MarKU'Tilf A Ji;tn 
I^ouIhp WriirJit 
Hewitt & Hall 
Cabarabla 
(One to fill) 

M .XRRKN. O. 
(■alety 

2d half (S-II) 
Col Jack Godij-f 
Kr*.'d & I.u« y 
Fisher A Hurat 

Marahall A i^itue 
Dunn A West 

WATKRBI RY. CT. 
Tnlaoe 

2d half 
To* U &■ Tt.y 
SkalinK llatiiii.t.n:^ 
Herbert Wurrfn 
Hilly Shone 
Natch A Natnva 

WII'I.1N<}, W. VA. 
Virtoria 

2'1 half (S-1 1 ) 
Ri\«'B & .^inn;<l 
I OthPIH In fill I 

WILMHiT'N. DBJ*. 
(HUTiek 
2d half (8-11) 
Dwyer A Orma 
Baby Henderson 



'allafe A?an 
Wallace Jf.m 
Wayne Clifford 
^Net-^man Krank A 
Whr-i, r & WhcJ. i 
Whi:.- Pi.rre 
WiiMon <ii 0 P 
WriKhl «:.o 
Wynn Ray 

Tofa lira 



Aa "Wo Were 
Hartlnl Tr 
Qbrdon's Doks 

WX80C'KET. R. 1. 
BIJou 

2,1 half iS 11) 
riaiikliii I'ainiiin 
I )ixi«> ] >aiKie!4 
('i hroe to fill) 

WBCOT-B, MASS. 
Faloce 
2a balf (8-11) 
Fits A Murphy 
IJbby Danrers 
Harrinst'n R'yn'Ids 
lilrkaon ft Casaldy 
Muraad ft Qirton 

YONKERS, N. T. 
Proctor's 

2d half (811) 

7,. 1.1.1 Santloy <-.i 
itnhf intan l..iro 

I^avine & Crowa 
B A J Pearson 
(One to nil) 

YORK. PA. 
York O. if. 

2.1 hair (S 11) 
l>oj t)thy H> ion 
Harris & I'oppcr 
Itfl Klwutul 
Itjixt- r & lliay 
lOno to nil) 

YOl N«fSTOWS, O. 
Kelth-Albee 

2d half (S-11) 
Toby Well." :i 
KwlnK Eaton 
Haunted 
Cooke & Zardo 
Mft'arthy & Mo . re 
FableB of lit'JT 

iKt half <Ii:-l t) 
Ami. rfcii Uros 
3 Kirkflof 
Chancy Ot fox 
Krink McQlynn 
(Two to ftll) 

lA half (15'U) 
Carr Bros A HeUy 
Sherry & A. lama 
Verdi A I'lnw^I 
Nutty A Teller 

(Two to ftll) 



INDIANAPOLIS 

By EDWIN V. O'NEEL 
Keith's -"lieggar on Horsebacli" 

(Stuart Walker stock). 
Engliah'a — "Home Flrea" (Bcrkell 

.stock). 

Circle— "For the Love of Mike" 
Apollo— "Soft Cushiona." 
Colonial — "The Kcd Kimoao.'* 

Ohio — "Nevada." 
Indiana — ■■Itart.nl "Wire." 

Waring'.s renii.sylvaiiians Wf-i-e 
broil^'iit to liulianapolis for tlie lir.st 
time Ijust weeli on tile Circle's lltll 
.anniversary. Man.aj.-er Alan Glenn 
lu-ltl tiie urcliestra a .second week. 



Helen Emert, local girl, had lead 
in "In Love with Love," Stuart 
^^'aIker production last week. 



Keith's here ha.s set Oct. 18 as Its 
openinir with a three-a-d;iy policy. 
IJcrlii ll s stuck l>l:iys its last wi k 
at ^•>l^-li^l^s Srpt. J I. licrlicll win- 
t<T stork season tijiens al Colonial 
Sept. 18. 

Ruth Noller, succeeding Lester 
Hutt at the console of the Lyric pipe 
organ, plays dally concerts. ' 



in the Acme offices, the New Y<irk 
booking sanctum of the Stanley 
Company they do not oxpect Jack 
McKeon back before tlie latter part 
of the month. Mcivron, now in 
Paris, left New York May J 3. 

Anna Sutherland, last witb 
"Craig's Wife," is due back in .Vew 
York Sept. 14 foliowing a vacation 
uDroaii. ^ — 



DALLAS 

By RUDOLPH DONAT 
Palace— "Hula." 
Majestic — "Ilacivsta.Ke." 
Old Mill— Time to l.ov. '; ■ P.iint- 
ing tile Town" (mid-weeji cbaai;o). 

IXilliiK p. ts its lirst rirru" >.f 0\f 
se.'ison tlii.s month wiien the Al 
[tames shows como .Sept. 10-11, and 
.Sells-I-'ifito ni-'ikes a one-day stop 
Sept. 12. Ringling IJro.s.-Iiarnum & 
Bailey are scheduled here for the 
opening of the annual State Fair 
the first week in October. 



Gene Finley. former publicity di- 
rector. K^aitiiern Isntfirprises. of 
.\'ew firie.-ins. has lif-en iiiimed di- 
rector of riiili't Kiation \VI'A.\, of 
tiie Dall.is .\. u ~-. 

Clyde .Smith, a former Dallas lad. 
known as Rex Van on the Pomades 
circuit, has signer! for concert work 
at radio station WFAA here. 



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DETROIT 

By JACOB SMITH 

Garrick — "Broadway" (2lRt week). 
Lafayette — ' -Mv Marvlami. ' 
Naw Detroit — "Sweethearts." 
Shubsrt Detroit- "What a Man!" 
Bonstelle Playhouse — "The Mol- 
lusc." 

Cadillac- l''ren< h Modi ls." 

Gayety l-'oolin' Around." 

Adams— ■ iieaii Ciste" (2d wceli). 

Capitol — .Soft Ciisliions. ' 

Colonial — "Paid to Love." 

Madiaon— 'The Magic Flame" <2d 
week). 

Miles— '■l'.ission"—vaude. 

Michigan ".Swim, Girl, Swim!" 

Regent— Tlie .Missing Link.',' 

State — • .-^liKlitly Ised"— l.oew's 
vaiide, 

Keith's Temple - ■'Ilir Hush 
Leaguer" — K-A vimde. 

Oeorge Hyiner and Ltittice HowcU 
replace Simmons and Zender, pre- 
viously announced us leads of "My 
.Maryland." » 



Lynne Overman. May Vokes, Clay 
Clement. Lee Patrick. Lennox 
I'awle. Kenneth Hill and Winifred 
Kingston featured here in "Wliat a 
Man." 

C. Horace .Mori iriicr. malia;;(-r 
" Itro.'id way," i»illed two extra ma- 
tinees this wt-tk and is e',nsi<Ierinir 
four next, Wallai 1- I'onl, the hoofer 
of "Kro.'idwa>," w;is ttut last Mon- 
day anil Tuesday hei nise of illness, 
with I'at Ahi lirn Rulihing. The show- 
moves to Chicago following nf xt 
week's engagement. 



Hotel 

NEW YORKER 

111 WEST 40» $|R£|x 

l^W YORira ncwcat hM- 
lalry. Jnat tmr enough 
trom Times Square to Inaure 
V4rt. la the iheau« Moe 
aad cloae to the city'a laett 
■hops. OpcBsSept. IS. 
room wHh bath from |3. Hp. 



MINNEAPOLIS 

Shubert— ' 'I'lie liiitter and BSfg 
Man" (P..iinhridgc stock). 

Hannapln-Orphaum — Vaudeville, 
"The Kid Slater." 

Pantagaa— Vaudeville, "Tumbling 
River." 

Seventh Straet — Vainleville, "For 
l-idies Only." 

Palace— "Is Zat So?" (McCall- 
lii iilce tab ). 

State- "l-'lrei,ian, P.ive My Child." 

Strand It' si II r«s i ion. " 

Lyric "The l',loo<l Slilp." 
- Grand — "i^>ilt;h House Rosit-." 

Oayaty — "The Beauty- Parade" 
(stock burlcs(|ue). 



The Dempsey- Sharkey fight pic 
tures are for a fourth week in the 
loop. This time the Aster (F. A R.) 
is housing them, and has been oper- 
ating on a grind policy with three 
changes of bill, third runs mostly, a 
week at 15c. admission. 



Fox-Wasblngton opens Si |ii ir 
with "What Price Glory Mijul 
Movietone, according to t'hay^s y 
Cohen, manager. 



Lew Cantor, the producer-agent, 
is putting on a minstrel show for 
the Glen Oak (L. I.) Golf Clul. for 
the latter part of September. Most- 
ly talent from the club will iwr- 
tlelpate. Cantur if a member. 



John RnsenfleM, Jr.. dramatic 
editoi'. D-illas N*-ws and P.iH.ts 
J'lurnal, spent two w'k.- in .-^.tu 
.\ntonlo witii Ii,iyni*^>nd .lories, jiiih- 
11 -ily (lire<tor of ttio Texa---, :i I'lih- 
ilx siK.w. WbUb there he m.-nh- a 
survey of the niovit situation Fn" 
the southern and aouthi«-estei-n 
part of the state. 

Karl HoblitJielle, president. Intor- 
sKite Amusement Co.. Is on h vaca- 
tion In the lakes region of Minne- 

SOlA, 



BALTIMORE 

Auditorium — ".Mi:tS i)e;ieon" 
IC- hr.iri I'.rook. 1 iki 

Maryland — K-A \,tiiile. 

Ford's — "(.lid iroo.-icl. s ■ Clnl 
w-efk). 

Palace — "Wine, Woman and 
song" 

The hual Oper.ilors' I'nion be- 
gan piekeitng certain hotiKcs as the 
result of wiiat tliey tt-i-m a "loek- 

oiM -• l-'.irf.--foiir- of the loi-:il pi'-- 
tui< < .vliil'itors Im\4- si^n< d up with 
Ilo- IM \v union hot allili.it* d witli 
th.- A. i-'. of I.. 



Wrco, h ading local sl,-illon, devt- 
.ite^l from an esl.-ihli' In d iK.lic- to 
Ijerroit ! traii^ht -out i.Iii::s foi- IIim 
.Mirnicsol:i Sl.-ilo l-'-'ir. I'nlike 
olhir sl.ilions Iji ie, do.s not 

hioaih.'ist HiraiMlit adverllKlng an- 
nouncements. The State Fair boost. 
Ing Is undei-stood to have been 
gratis. 



Mtirris & CuHtle shtiws are the 
midway attractions at the fair. 
Other features include Koiisa's band, 
'"The Fall of Troy" (lireworka spec- 
ta<le), aircraft ciri-iis with stunt fly- 
ing by I-ieiit. Frank .M, Hawks, and 
op'.ri-air cii --us ads. ' 

Carlton Miles, ilrama *-dilor. Tiio 
Journal, praised in his coltimn.M the 
proposed plan of "liiisz" KalnbrldgH 
to unite leafling stock <-ornpjinIes of 
tlic country into a idrcnit which 
would furnish a season route for 
leading Proailway stars coining as 
ma St iiliiyi IS. .\Ii-. :\IIIos d*-el.-ired 

the pl.-iri r'to\iilf^ thf- solution of 
the ^j.ois. ri (]r.:iii,'i prohli iii for the 
lO-i.-. ir. . 



LeL'it s» .'is/in — i' 'in i l' -s — ♦tft.-tfs I 
.Sept. 12 with "What Anne JIioiikIiI ; 
Home," I 

Geort-e IJiiU k, ctuff filrmlst of I 

Station WMAL. was morrleil to I 

Klisabeih Wells tff this city i" 
W.i'-hingtnn Saturday. ' 



r.ui .v WiUia-jjis, ' ti;ir.i' ler w-onian. 
\h I ill l:n.ls;o ria m is, m as tori'tU 
out of -'I'll.- Alarm cloi k ' i,ist we< k 
.111(1 Olderid to lest for two «etl>s, 

niil.y Fields Is tiie new prima 
di.niia w iih the s'loi k hiirl'-si|iie rotii- 
|...h> al the Gi.jety, 

V 



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Wednesday. September 7, llti 




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lUSTANmORY 

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VOL. LXXXVIIL No. 9 



NEW YORK CITY. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 14. 1927 



64 PAGES 



PICTURE CRITICS' SCORE 



KEVEUtV; FOUGHT IN COURTS, 



Whole Nation's Eyes on Play Watched by National 
Newt Agencies — ^Injunction Refused in niila.; — 
Oil Scandal in Fiction Fom PietaMK Nttlables 



with a represe^itative of the Ah- 
Rociated Press, one from thel'nited 
Press and eight out-of-town news- 
paperman assigned to cover "Kevol; 
ry," Monday nIsM wt tiM UMque, 
New Tork, that Maeh dis'<<jssed 
drama opened. 

An exceptional grouplnc; of first 
(Continued on page 43) 



COMMANDERS BECOME 
ROm JAZZ BAND 



Irving Aaronson and liis Coin- 
niandera open Oct. S at tlie Hoxy, 
New York, for a run, cabling their 
MMPtUce to 8. Li. Rothafel via 
TJalter^atcheller. The latter ne- 
tatiated the Roxy hooking at |J.- 
600 a week. Aai-onson will st.vy 3 
weeks at the Broadway picture 
house with an optton, •zpected to 
bs ezanisad. 

The auccosa of the Publix band 
ptUcr. with occa.sion.ll hand 
"names" coming into the Strand, 
prompted both the Itoxy and the 
Capitol to go jazztquc. 

Aaronson was originally slated 
for the Capitol, Loow link, by Louis 
K. Sidney, the Loew picture di- 
vision booker. 



10,000 See Turtle Race; 
75 Vt. in 1.:28'/, for $3,870 

Tulsa, Okla., S.^pt. 13. 

Blllle B., owned by the mayor of 
Fairfax, Okla, waa the winner of 
the great racini; claaaie ot Okla- 
homa last week. It all happened 
at the 101 am. h some 70 or more 
miles north ot Tulsa. 

IJillie IS Is a faat-stepping turtle 
and tbe great racing classic waa th« 
•ourth annu.ll terrapin derby. It 
may sound foolish, but tliero were 
1»,000 turtle-trotting fans to cheer 
«he h.'iril-shells. The purse for the 
winni r was J3.870. Bill B's time for 
the 75-ft)ot race was l:28'i seconds. 

Buddy, owned by Hobby Harcer. 
■ied 6, took so< iind nione.v of $750. 
*'hi> a turtle . niT.^ hv Kntherlne 
mcLauf;i,iin. i:o«rapher, came in 
"iiril and won $500. 

Mnre. than 500 turtles w ere entered 
'« tlie derby, and there were .'.i) in 
the rinril event. 

Tb. >.rr.'ipin .1. rl.v ..iir.i. l< i pie 

fro— ■ 



Uy» Off Himself 

Bdgar Anen Wolff, the au- 
thor Is writing the recommen- 
dation by celebs co(>y tor the 
"Lucky Strike" cisaretta ad- 
vertising, 

Mr. WoUr, himaalt, amokea 
Melachrtnae. 



INTELLEaUAI^ SHY 
ON KIDS-YALE PROF. 



mim FIRST 



Article in Yale Review on Child 
Produotion — "M^ybe Deeper 
' Reasons" 



New Haven, Sept. 11. 

The best actors, artists and musi- 
cians have the least children ot all 
the specie* >ot nuMklnd, . Meording 
to Dr. KnsWV>rtIi HnnttliSfOli In an 
article on "Our BkrtOgtCllI J'lHure," 
which appears In .t l> » Oct oh er .J Ktm - 
ber of the ' Yale H a T ti W . i -l 

He says: '^'paehetii, acientists, 
lawyers and other people engaged In 
purely Intellectual occutialion« 
have fewer chiMren th;in th'>«e of 
equal ability who are eni;aged in 
manufacturInK and commerce. The 
leading architects, engineers, au- 
(ContlnuM on pace 38) 



"> all parts of eastern Okluhor.ia. 



No Loew Board Meeting 



No board meeting of Itie board 
Of directors ot l/oew'», Inc., had 
been called up to yesterday, from 
reports. 

In the absence of Marcus I.,oew 
as president. Nicholas -M. St hen<-k 
appears to be in temporary com- 
mand. 

No reason was given at the Loew 
ofnces tpr not havi ng convened the 
hoard V> (HM^C a Huvuwsui lu Mi. 
Loew. 

"Clue.ss no one has thought of It," 
said an executive. ^ 

Other than to ofTicially select f 
president, no < h.m^e of any inrp" - 
tancc is looked for. 



Film Reviewers on Dailies in 
New York, Chicago and 
Los Angeles Rate d — 
Similar in Plan to 'Va- ^ 
riety's' Box Score for 
Dramatic Critics — No 
Titles of Pictures Men- 
tioned — Film Score Based 
on 66 Pictures in First- 
H o t s s Sine* June 1 



METHOD EXPLAINED 



In its initfar pereentase box 
score. Variety, as announced in th. 
June 1 issue, has rated the picture 
reviewers of the dailies in New 
Yorl(. Chicago and Los Ang.les, as 
to their opinions, if sxpresaed in 
the reviews bearing their signa- 
tures, en the pictures caught by 
them in the first run house desig- 
natMl for that purpose by Variety's 
scorer in its New York office. No 
other houses or pioturss in either 
city have been included or consid- 
ered. . 

A separate boar»l is kept for the 
out-of-town reviewers. 

This score Is baaed onon (( new 
pictures exhibited since week of 
June 4 in the New York first runs, 
.as cauKlit by Variety'** reviewers 
and a.'^ the largest number of pic- 
tures during that period reviewed 
by any one paper. This score also 
takes in the picture trade papers 
tContinued on page 14) 



Calling-Husband Contest 
Won hy Chariee-ee-e-e 

Chicago. Sept. IS 

The newest thing in "callinc 
rontests'' is long-di.-'tance husband 
calling. It 1.^ an outsrowth of tb** 
recent popular hog-calling events 
in the middle west, giving it a sar- 
c.Kfic Tngle from tl-.e start. 

The first LIU s-'- yelliti4 gaiie* w.i^, 
held at the Tala-tino county fair 
last week. Mrs. Lillian Whalon 
was crowned Oreater Chicago 
cbamp. ^ 

.Mrs WTialon's tune was "Chii - 
lee-ee-e-e '. " 

It was n'>t until after Mrs. 
Wlialon had won the prize that she 
r'-'.«-aI.»d h-T husban-I's ri.mi" i- 

9Uu — auJ — fiiirlcj- b 'S a 



FILM CRmCS' BOX SCORE 



Score as of S«pt. 5 

(Ini ludini; picture's reviewed sim-e .fnne I, 1 1^27 i 
Key to abbreviations: PC. Iiiklures uaughij; K. tiiglitK W. 
<wronc); O. (oo opinion sspressed); I'c. (percentace). 

KEW YORK 





PC. 


R. 


W. 


O. 


Pc. 


Richard Watts, Jr. f"IIerald Tribune") 


1« 




3 


1 


.760 


Dorothy Herzog ("Mirror") 


11 


« 


1 


2 


.727 


Betty Colfax* C'Oraphlc") 


17 




s 


B 


."•4 


John S. Cohen, Jr. ("Sun") 


42 




10 


3 


.DM 


Langdon W. Post ("Kve. World ) 


'JH 


f: 


H 






Willella Waldorf ( Post") 


•> 2 


14 


4 


4 


.tia» 


Regina Cannon (''American") 


44 


-i> 


12 


7 


.w* 


Donald Thompson ( "Telegram") 


30 


17 


10 


3 


.S«7 




30 


l« 


s 


« 


.6:ia 


Harriett UMtorhill ("Herald Tribune") 


17 


It 


13 


* 


.SI3 


Jeffery Hemeedale ("World") 


s 


a 


3 


1 


.soo 


Miss Alison Smith ("World") 


> 


4 




6 


.444 


Irene Thirer ("News") 


41 




« 


17 


.431 




11 


i> 


• 11 


( 


.Mi 


Theodora Marcone ("Post") 


t 


< 


J 


s 


.tn 






• 


1 


IS 


.ii« 



r Julia Hhowell.) 



CHKMO 



• 


PC. 


a. 




o. 


Pe. 






K 


» 


3 


««« 


Arthur Sheekman ("Journal")... 


...^ 19 


12 


4 




.•■32 


Genevieve Harris ("Post") 


3t 


11 


4 


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s,,ri of ■ Wh..-/.' ■ L'.>e;ll -1.1(1 bov. 

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JOYS AND aOOMS OF BROADWAY 

By N. T.-G. 



Hilly Kopr. ponp writer extraordinary was slttlnf? In ft Joy Joint one 
mnriiin:-,' wiUi fntnds. Several of the girls in the show whom he knew, 
anil others, joined his party. He was surruunded by a flock of people 
an<l having a great time when he pulled a maatiscrlpt out of his pocket, 
called us over and read a new lyrlc-he had Just written. It waa a sob 
ball.nil and titlo was "I'm Through With Parties." And then he told us 
that li'' wr( >ii' the Ivrio for "I'm the Lonesomest Boy In Town" at a party 
at the home of a certain big star with 20 Winter Garden glrla around 



Th* New Ford Gag 

The t'ag in "Oood New.s" depicting a broken do'wn Ford with the 
■crawled words "I Do Not Choose to Kun in 1928" la spreading. We saw 
HwM of Oiem pa the road giiiiiy. And people turned and touched. We 
■aw one on Broadway thr** Nr*e1t* w, long befo^ the ehow oame to 

town. 



Fred Beebe, rodeo king, who ran a successful affair at Madison Square 
Oarden last ■ea^on, la back tit town. He came to the opening of a Loew 
theatre with u« last week, and told of his plans fo'r this year's show 
which opens Oct. 25, for the benefit of the Broad Street hospital. In- 
cidomnlly llocbc's work In roundinp up cattle, burkinpr horses, stock of 
all kinds and particularly riders, scattered through the West from the 
Rio Qrand to the Canadian bordfTr <• dona <aImoM entirely by airplane. 
He makes Kansas City his head quarters, and flies from there to the 
points where his personal appearance Is essential. 

Getting together over 500 head of hoi-.se and cnttle, Including the fast 
disappearing "longhorns" used for steer bulldogglng, and coralUng 175 
»(^th« flmft rider* aad jodeo champions in the world ia no oaay ta^k. 

Richie Confused 

Richie Craig is back. The busy troubadour of the night clubs, who at 
one time held four after midnight Jobs, in addition to playing vaudeville, 
and wound up la tiM fMuatataa nrliei* they fix up the beltowe, lopks the 
picture of health. The brtatheTs are all right atraln. He's off night clubs 
from now on, particularly four In one nigh t 

Kichic got so during his money snatching day.s that he couldn't re- 
member what Joints he waa booked to play In, so^ played 'em all. Includ- 
It ewa w w f » alaur aBta. ^ 

Cantor's Fooling 

Bddle Cantor came to the opening of Loew s Commodore theatre, down 
Ml the Ixjwer Kaat Side. Be kidded the audience In Tiddish, which 
brought a howl, . • 

■Don't be surprised," saM Bddle, 1 speak tha lancwtga. rVe been 
around with those people." 

tiater be forgot himself and. In telling a story about his uncle Involving 
the use of Yiddish idiomatic terms, he started explaining what they 
aisMit iD-TUMtA. ■ , 

Playing Safe 

We Introduced Sid Terrls at till opening «( liOeWs Orand Street 
tiieatre. The mob yelled for a speech. TarHa IWOke Into perspiration. 
Be finally pulled W—HHo— Uwr and aalC; 

n ean't mate * i»i<8 h . er aliiK. or «aiie«,>ttt Mat M ha aoaMie ni 
tim.iiMr 'Mitewi'ta Oh iMwc.'' 

nMite->MiM;t im Mriunaa within a mn«. 




THE TRUTH RE, THE ALL 
AMERICAN BILL 

Heard In the bars: "Rather nice 
sort these Americans. It is quite 
extraordinary, the vitality of these 
people. I say, er — double Scotch 
mine, please, 'kyou. I say, do you 
fancy these turns are all 'tops' out 
in America? Bass, pk-.'uje, 'kyou. 
Rather too bad no dancing on this 
All American Show, eh, what? All 
Hamerlcan, 'ell, one's from the 
heast hend, I knows 'im since 'e was 
a babe. 'AK an' 'alf, 'kyou." 

The International Artists 
LEON HELEN 

KIMBCRLY and PAGE 

The Werid Is Our Market 



Tralnlna a Xtu t My W 
Kehearsali Were goinf on for nnsleal ahtfir eontalnmg » Mg ghorua 

and the usual type of chorus men. A girl was cordially kaiMI by a 
particularly effeminate member of the male ensemble, becavaa l^t not 
only stuttered but sprayed him liberally while talking. 

OlT«K,lC minutaa tot a vMk. meal batwMB Tilisaripli Hm wlMm oom- 
gany datfiad t«i a nearby soda foimtala, Mm «iMVM kar «reii««d up to 
tka rail, with tha atuttsriiig. aplutteriiw kid, MitaKI Wm. 

"Have you a Swiaa cheese aandwiebr' aha igttttant. 

The soda Jerker did not 

"Have you salmon sall^t*. 

Nor that either. * 

"Have you a strawberry aOtnV 

The chorus boy turned, looked bar up and dawn, a^ ,1h Ms 4s«pest 
. and manliest tones, said: ' 
"i'or Ood'* aak*, order aomethlng with ham." 



Chorus Girl's New Racket 
A little chorus' kid we knew in the Gulnan, .Slipper and 'other clubs 
droppiil In to see us the other day and wanted to sell lots In Amlty- 
Tllle. She had a new racket. sHa aha eolild mak* -man WMtUf aelllng 
lots than working In a chorus, but was tolng baek to night' dub* again 
and work the two together. 

Instead of touching a chump for taxi faro she said she'd drag out the 
eontracts and maps and sign 'em up on the spot. Kot a bad slant kt 
^that— and would probably saye the eb«n|> * tot cK dough in the long run, 



m SEX PLAYS 



Paris, Sept It. 
The two first prodiMtlons of the 
new season hava goiiata at rimllar- 
Ity in that both iUt« >Mt ItpOn the 
illicit adventures of .ouurrlad 
women, and both had poor ifitiup- 
tlons. 

"Une Charmante Plllc" CCharm- 
Ing Girl"), society comedy by An- 
dre Lang, was n distinct flop at the 
Theatre Michel. It has to do with 
a donflrmed woman hater who is 
tempted to flirt with a childhood 
woman friend, since married to a 
tolerant and rather indifterent hus- 
band. In the end they elope, al- 
Uiuugli lli e wom a n s ccrLtly Intcmls 
to return to her hii.sbancl In spite 
of a more or les.'s (,'<'niiiiie love for 
the woman hatei . 

In the cast are Jane Chovrel, 
Marietta Sully, Paula Marsa and 
Debucourt In the role of the woman 
hater. Geoffroy plnys tlie hiisb.'ind. 
"Enlevement" 

Cerbidon and Armonl's threi -ai t 
^medy "L'Enlevementi" produced 



RITZY 



LONDON AS IT LOOKS 

By Hannen Swaffer 

London, Sept. t. 

I have Just returned from a long tour of France, Switzerland and Italy, 
more Impressed than ever with the knowledge of how American ideas 
dominate the Continent. 

American music Is the rage of Paris. It was almost all I heard ia 
Switzerland. As for the so-called serenaders — a very bad lot — ^who aaag 
from It gGfidola on the Grand Lagoon, they finished up a program of 
Italian music with "That's My Baby." 

In Venice Itself, Mussolini does not stand that sort of thing, nia 
really admirable band that plays In St. Mark's Square renders the best 
of Italian music, while the populace stand around almost with reverenoeb 
"Variety" in Venice 

I was Induced to stay over In Venice for two days in oVder to attend 
the centennial procession in honor of St. Rocco, the leper saint who, I 
believe, Is the patron of hospitals. I was taken to the church in an 
obscure canal by an American lawyer whom I had Just met at tench 
on the Lido. 

Tickets for the Inside of the ohurch were very rare. I had got OM 

after some trouble. 

The lawyer, who merely knew me as a London journalist, said, to my 
surprise: "1 shall tell them I'm on 'Variety'." 

'You'd better not use that name," I said. "I work for it." His fac* 
was a study. 

Swafr Not Fired 

I should like td-Boint out that I have returned to these columns, after 
some weeks' absence, because people were saying that I'd l>een fired 
from "Variety." 

I could not allow that to stand unanswered. 



Dolly Sisters, Color Scheme 

The Dolly Sisters would seem to be the rage of Paris, although their 
revue is mo're or less like Cockran's "League of Notions" years ago. They 
have a new palatial residence in an exclusive quarter, with lights that 
change color while they dine — a new color for every course. 

I saw no ovldenof, on the Continent,^ a^y.- WngHah play; nor did I 
hear one Ekigliah tune. 



at the Theatra If ichodiere, waa re- 

ceiv'td coolly. The plot: A dutl 

ful daughter, observing that her 
mother is coniprcinilsing herself, de 
llberately sacrillces her honor by 
eloping with a family friend dur- 
ing the absence of her father. 

In this way she Is successful In 
diverting suspicion from her 
mother's amorous adventures and 
saves the situation. The man in 
the case, however, honorably re- 
fuses to profit by the affair and of- 
fers the girl marriage. Alice Cocea 
plays the daughter, Fernande Al- 
bany has the part of the mother 
and Maurice Esconde, from the 
t!oniedle Francaise. appears as the 
family friend. Albert Arnoux does 
nicely In the role of a timid lover. 



SAILINGS 



Reported through Paul Tauslg A 

Sons, 5Sj 7th avenue; 

Kept, in (New York to Londoni. 
"Crimt;" Co.-: Dougl.as Cosgrove, 
Grant Mills, Louis Kimball, Mildred 
Lane, Warren Hymer (son of col- 
laboratorJ^ MIrlnm Seeger , Frank 
Hat. h. Wllion Uickaye, Jr., Albert 
Mayes, Arthur T. Rose, Roderick 
Maybe, Helen Crane, A. II. Van 
lluren Oleo Wa«»lilnrt'>n). 

Sefit. 10 (.Vi w V'.rK t . I'arlp) f;<« 
Mldj-'ley (lie lie i . .u.-pt IT 

(New York to I.'.r,.!',;.; ) ,<• l!i...r..lt 
(Olynipi' ). 

Sept. S (L'.n'I'.n to t:i m Voikj 
Stanley Lupinu <Kran':e>. 



Elisabeth Marbury has, as usual, 
been j>assing the summer at her 
country place. Lakeside Farm, Mt. 
Vernon, Me., where she recently en- 
tertained Lady Millicent Hawes. And 
thereby hangs a tale! For more 
years than It would be polite to re- 
call, Mlsa Marbury has been a pic- 
turesque personage In New York. 
Of a socially prominent family, her 
grandparents having occupied a 
mansion on Wtirren street (down- 
town), then a fashionable thorough- 
fare, she manifested, even as a de- 
butante, unusual cleverness and 
originality. 

Miss Marbury become known as 
an a mateur banjoist! Later, decid- 
ing on single blessedness, she em- 
barked upon a business career and 
became highly successful as a play- 
broker and authors' representative. 
During many years she employed 
the late Roi Cooper Megrue as play- 
reader, he eventually meeting with 
favor as a dramatist. 

For more than a generation Miss 
Marbury shared a home with an- 
other fajshlonable spinster, Klsie de 
Wolfe. Twenty-five and 30 years 
ago. When Miss Marbury and Miss 
de Wolfe occupied the quaint little 
house the corner of Irving pl.ace 
and 17th street, their salon was fa- 
mous, and one recalls encountering 

tka Mrta Clyde Ftteh, ^aywriffct; 
th* uta Jamaiton Lee Finney, ac- 
tor; the late Mrs. Josefa Osborn. 
dressmaker and playhouse-mana- 
ger; Norma Munro, who backed Mrs. 
Oab piw'a Twitw raa; Jaaaaatta Gilder, 
who edited ^^Tlse^'Crttte'' and 
dressed like a man, and many more. 
Recently that same house was 
bought by a committee for a me- 
m^Tlsi to Ita aarllg .PWBWLWnnh - 
Ington irring, after wtotil Irving 
place waa named. 

Miss Marbury and Miss de Wolfe 
moved to Sutton place when that 
section was a veritable slum, and 
developed the neighborhood into a 
select community. Their next-door 
neighbors and friends inchide^l Mrs. 
W. K. Vanderbilt. who has had three 
husbands, and Anne Morgan, who 
has never had any. The Phlppses 
have erected a huge apartment 
house, and the Soci.a.l Register has 
followed Klisabeth and Klsle to the 
East River, overlooking Welfare 
Island! 

Finally, to the ostonLshnient of 
everybody. Miss de W<»lfe, who had 
made her sto^e debut at the 23U 
Street theatre in "Thermidor" in 
1891, and remained an actress until 
1904, then beromlnp an Interior dec- 
orator, an authority In t):.(t ("tie, 
married Sir C li.lrles Mendl, of the 
Urilish diplomatic scTvice, head of 
tile press section f»f tlie British Em- 
bassy In r.arih. That was in .March. 
192C, and the Mii.shinK bride ron- 
fcwsed to 81 sururneAi; 

Since the n Iji'lv Mendl b;m sp ent 
rriost of Yi' r lime in I'aris or at V er- 
salilis, wliere nho 1 I an e.st .le, 
.Mrs. Varelerl.lll nn.l .Mies Morgan 



London's Bunk Publicity 

I missed nothing by being away from England for some weeks. I 
returned to find that stupid newspapers had boosted "Potiphar's Wifa" 
into! a success, by allowing the author and the leading actress and the 
manager to argue about .what kind of pajamas a woiAan ought to wear. 
The play, I am told, la unworthy. I shall not waste my time in seeing it 

I cannot understand how newspapers lend themselves to this bunk 
publicity. It merely proves that the city editors are lacking in knowl- 
edge of their jobs. More fuss is made over a pair of pajamaa in tha 
London newspapers than anything else. It Is dreadful. 

Now Edgar Mlddleton, the author, has been saying that he has more 
wit than any erltic. I shall be pleased to meet him on any platform be 
kMvmUf jkaat to teat that out I )w»w, bai^avar, that the ehallaaga will 
-'HikHl igMwceptad. 

England'* Oldest Date 

The difference between English and American musical comedy was 
never more plainly seen than when "The Beloved Vagabond" was staged. 
Mabel Russell, now a member of Parliament, returned as an actress: 
Lilian Davies' beautiful voice was the pivot; a most excellent plot, full 
of romance, was the main idea; there waa ■(wfia twWy eharming inuBic 

But the pro'ductlon! Good Heavens! 

I withdraw all the praise I have ever said about Dion Bduclcault. Tha 
staging was vintage 1882, The dances came out of the Ark. 

It was yet another proof of how, while wa have all the beginnings at 
musical oWBagg^ii' gfiBga*, ,»j», >ayi>^:na ' Maa today how ta pinMinoa it 

* Michael Arlen's Illness 

Tm sorry tt> hear that Michael Arleh Is seriously ill. He underwent 
a serious operation a few weeks ago. His pluck. In the circumstaacea, 
is extraordinary. 



BROADWAreiGHITlN BUDAPEST 
ENDING 1ST YEAR ON B'WAY.N.Y. 



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KXintlnued on page 4}) 



Budapest, Sept. 13. 
"Bro.adway," from New York, bad 
its Continental opening here Friday, 
immediately marked as a tremen- 
dous success. 

Jed Harris, producer of "Broad- 
way," with Phil Dunning its con- 
celver, with aid from George Ab- 
bott, will have eight "Broadway" 
companies touring this country this 
season, while "Broadway," at the 
Broadhurst, New York, continues 
on its second year at that theatre. 

"Broadway" is at present also 
pLaying In the English provinces, 
after a run in London. With its 
Continental success In a foreign 
tongue, the slangy play from tlie 
street it is named after goes down 
as a world's lilt. 

"Broadway" other than Its New 
York long-run engagement, this 
week celebrating its first year at the 
Broadhurst, had a phenomenal en- 
gagement of over 2< weeks in De- 
troit the pa.st season. 

Mr. IHinninK is staging all of the 
"Rroadway" road shows. 

The Dunning idea of a play of 
cabaret backstage life as set out In 
"Rroa,(lway" Is credited with having 
been the inspiration for the series 
of Htiii^e .and show life pt --- since 
following: ,'!n(l to come. One Is "The 
nnderstudy," tried out last spring 
In New Kn glnnd with Jack Donohue 
in Ih* l'*nfl. ' ■ 

Kxpectalions are that "Hrtiadway" 
will run tliroUKli the ne^v season. 
hoDi authors and producers lookiuK 
for a mark of two years despite the 
niinieroiiK road companies. Getting 
a break during this summer aloiiK 
will the Held, "Ilroadwa.\' vic,l 
Willi "The Srildfr" for gross Ic.idor- 
shtp. The Dunnlng-Abbott piece 



proved tho forerunner of a cycle 
of plays of stage life. Lii^st ot 
that type to arrive and click is 
"Burlesque." 



Leon Lion Coming Over 

London, Sept. 13. 

Leon M, Lion, London's standout 
stage director-producer, will go to 
New York In October, from report 

On yotir side he will re-dir«et 
"The Fantaticb ' for Frohmaa (Oil* 
bert Miller). 

Lion probably will take over with 
him five English plays. Two «t 
them are his own. 



Not in "Shake Your Feet" 

London, Sept IS. 

Despite starting rehearsals tor 
"Shako Your Feet," Gilbert ChildS 
win not Join that show. 

Billy Merson will be replaced by 
Charlie Austin. 



Herb Williams Gets Ov«r 

Ijondon. Sept. 13. 
Headlinini^ at the Alhambra, di- 
rect from an Australian tour. Herb 
Williams clowned himself into a 
laughing success. 



Morton in Wallace Murfeal 

I.,ondon, Sept. 13. 

jniUy ..Merson is go in.g to do -the 

comedy role in Edgar Wallace's 
musical play, which Is due for pro* 
ductlon next month. 



Paris Apollo Vaudeville 

Paris. S. pt. 13. 
The Ape. Ho r<'o]nns wiili \ 
ville Oct. 1 under new manage" ' iit. 
Marcel Becker being at the h<-lm. 



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Wednesday, September 14. IMT 

Am BIRDIEREEV^S 
FATHER IMPERTINENT ADVICE 

Tells Champ Typist's Mgr. He'd Better Find Some 
Work for Himself — ^Albee Answer, However, 
^MeotioIled Reeve*' "Sarcastic Teleffnum** 



FOREIGN 



VARIETY 



Chicago, Sept. 13. 
JSirdle Reeve, worlds champion 
4rnlat and vaudo attraction, is 
Ohrough with big time. Rather than 
oontlnue under alleged unfair treaW. 
«ient accorded the girl and Thomas 
tj, Beeve, her father and manasjer, 
)iy Orpheiim and Keith-Albee, 
Birdie has accepted Independent 
bookings In the north and middle 
♦est. 

Miss Reeve was booked to tour 
the Ori>lieum circuit via K-A and 
Keith Western some time ago in 
Kew Tork, her oontraot eaUtns tor 
periodical increases In salary as the 
route progressed. Vlolatl;ig the 
purported aprrecment, the circuit 
Bade no effort to boost the salary, 
■ad after playlns two days at the 
State-Lake, Chlcase, Birdie; >ipon 
advice o{ her father, quit the bifl 
and c:incelled alt future Orpheum 
bookings. 

Prior to cancelling, Reeve wired 
B, F. Albee of his Intentions and 
explained them as due to treatment 
received. To which he received a 
reply reading, "It might be better, 
you being an able-bodied man, to 
And some work and not depend upon 
your daughter to aupjtort you," 

The Albee letter^ liikM IK F. 
Albee, also added: 

"Your sarcastic telegram . to me 
prompts this reply." 

Father Active Showman 
Beeve formerly was the presi 
dent 0t a business college In Can 
ada. Reeve saw stage possibility In 
Birdie, who had won the interna 
tlonal typing championship. 

With all of Blrdle'a speed on the 
keys, it < was her father who rou 
tined her turn and procured all 
bookings for the attraction. Reeve 
Is the Inventor of numerous busl 
asss and aooountlnc methods.' 

Bfrine's first Independent dates 
wUl be in the Finkelat^ * |^A>en 
houses, )>onked throush 'tU^'''tltk' 
mond, i'hicago. 



GERTRUDE LAWRENCE 
MARRYING MR. TAYLOR? 



IjOndon, Sept. IS. 
, Although no divorce proceedings 
have been started. It is understood 
that Gertrude Lawrenoe Will 'bring 
suit against her present husband, 
and when free will marry Bertram 
Taylor, Tho latter is said to be 
one of the New York Stock Ex- 
change governors and ia k fefMher 
of porothy Taylor, foriner wlfo of 
Ora^am lyhlte. 

Dprothy is now married to Count 
Fusso of Italy. She resides in a 
huge ciistle in that country, on 
which her brother has spent 
14,000,000 to modernize. 



DABIO, DANCEE, HURT 

Paris, Sept. IS. 
. I>arlo the dancer was injured In 
an automobile accident late last 
week. He was on his way to sign 
a contract for a Iiondon engage- 
ment whSQ he was caught in « trat- 
Jc lam and forced to return to his 
hotel by his injuries. 
. He will be unable to dance with 
his partner, Irene, at the Ambaasa- 
deurs for a week or more. Jack 
Holland and Joan Barry, who came 
from New York recently, repl.iced 
tte act in the cab.-iret. They go to 
me Maytair, London, soon. Dario 
•nd trene are sallins for New Tork, 
■hpt 21. 



Chinese Aotop to Tour 

Paris, Sept. IS. 
According to reporU from Pe- 
«<"*. the Chinese actor Met IM 
rang win make a world's tour next 
■f»»on. Including Burope and tho 
Vnited .States. 

* < 'mi.uny will consist of 40 

•et'irs ami a native orchestra. Mel 
" taking English lessons. 



Copy Act Flops 

liondon. Sept. 4. 
After the Revellers (quintet) 

made their London debut they 
Wf-re apj>roached by agents to 
play vaudeville. But they re- 
fused. However, during their 
last stay. Just before sailing 
ft)r home they consented to 
play vaude and were booked 
through a comi>aratively un- 
known agent. ^ As* soon as the. 
Revellers left .for home this 
agent saw a chance to copy 
and got together Ave girls. 

All the Revellers' records 
were played, with the girls lis- 
tening attentively and trying 
to Imitate the intricacies of the 
voices. Their entire get-uihand 
mapnerlsms suggested the Re- 
vellers. 

They duly opened at the 
Holborn Empire as "The Five 
Lady Revellers" and, to make 
th^resemblance moje complete 
they made their entrance from 
the gramophone cabinet useil 
by the Revellers at the Palla- 



Then proved an utter failure. 




DANCING ROUND FOR HJIH ON 
TOUR, N. G., AS WALES FINDS 



6 Gannt Houses Total 
^,655 in Rentals 



liOndon. Sept It. 
The Oaunt theatr«n here are the 

Apollo, Adelphi, His Majesty's, 
Shaftesbury, Gaiety, Winter Oar- 
den and are commojily known as 
the Associated Theatre* Property. 
Ltd.. which holds all the shares In 
the above theatres. They made a 
disposable profit last year of t4:;5.- 
655, and after paying Interest on 
their preference shares and 7Vi per 
cent dividend on the ordinary 
shares left a balam 5 of $275,655. 

The diftctors consider* J it pol- 
icy to write off all preliminary ex- 
I>enses and balance of discount on 
issue of debenture stock^which Is 
unusual !n the first year of a com- 
(lany) amounting to $308,195. They, 
th T- re, transferred from the re- 
serv. Account fBO.OOO and eatrled 
forw.'ird to th* next acoounts 

$17,455. 

The business iq contlned solely 
to the letting of the above theatres 
and the company is not allowed to 
interest itself in any way with the 

production of shows. 



Cabaret Openings 

London, Sept. IS. 

Miller and Farrcll opened a four 
wfcks eng.ip<-ln»-nt at the Cafe de 
Paris and scored neatly. This pair 
is also playing the Chez Victor, an- 
other tlub. 

Ano,tlier cabaret opening Is that 
of the H.imilton Sistrra and i'ordyce 
who start a six weeks engagement 
at the P^mpress Rooms Oct. S, 

They will double over from the 
revue, "Blue Skioa." 

BBN BLUE'S 3KD CLUB 

Ijondon, Sf-pt. IJ. 
Ben Blue opened at the Silver 
Slipper last Friday for an IndeSnlte 
engagement. 
'This makes the third West End 
night club Blue has played., the 
first two being the Princes and the 
c«f* de Paris. 



Cissia Lsftus' N. Y. Ham* 

Cissle liof tus has taken a lease 

on an apartment at 89 B. 27th 
street to make a home in Now York 
for her son, I'eter Waterman, U. 

Th* boy has come over from 
Elngland to finish his oducatton la 
America, 



THE TILLER DANCING SCHOOLS 



OF AMERICA, Im. 

22« West 72d Street 
NEW YORK 



MARY READ 
Pr«side8rt 



WILL MAHONEY 

The ".New Tork Times" said: 
"Will Mahoney aroused last night's 
I'alace audience to Its most definite 
manifestation ' ot approval. For 
several years Mahoney has been 
coming along tamt, and th* result Is 
that at the present time he 1* the 
funniest male single. He is a com- 
edian of, by and for the people — 
the whole 117,000,000 of thetn in this 
nation." 

Direction 

RALPH C. FARNUM 

1B6d Broadway 



"HIGH ROAD," COMEDY, 
IS LONDON'S BEST 



Restricted from Dancing on Sunday Night — Polo 
Games on Long Island, Also Out — AU<Canadian 
Trip and No Side Stuff Slipped Future King 



Lonsdale's New Play Makes 
Cicely Byrne— "Music Mas- 
ter" Disappoints Wise Mob 



London, Sept. 18. 

Probably the best English com- 
edy of manners since "Our Bet- 
ters" is Frederick Lonsdale's "^he 
High Road," at th* ShatUbury. 

It tells of an actress who re- 
fuses to marry a duke, and the 
author, who has risked an unhappy 
an happy ending, peppered his dia- 
log with oynlelsma that had the 
house in a constant roar. 

It is doubtful It the magnificent 
cast cuuld be duplicated for a New 
York presentation. Fred Kerr, as 
the grumpy eld pear with a nanins 
wife, conelndad a performance to 
the greatest success of his ca- 
reer. Cicely Byrne sprunpr into 
sudden prominence In the leading 
role. 

The 'night before the premiere, 
the wise mob had trotted down to 
the Apollo expecting to witned* the 
bigTKcst flop in English theatrical 
history when "The Music Master" 
opened. They were disappointed, 
for Harry Green has apparently 
put over a hit 

The dallies attempted to say that 
the play was out of fashion, but 
were compelled to admit the audi- 
, enee was in tears, beside* being 
genuinely 



HULBEHT4IHmiU¥^W 

New Muaieal Ou* at Oal*ty Oet 20 
- Witk Mlssss Ceurtneidg* 

. and June 



London, Sept. IS. 
Contrary t* Insistent rtmiors. 
Jack Hulbert Is not going to Amer- 
ica for a cat>aret date or anything 

else. 

Hulbert la producing al show in 
conjunction with his associate, Paul 
Murray, tentatively called "Clowns 
In Clover," for which rehearsals 
commence the end of this week. 

The show will break in on the 
road early next month and Is duo 
Oct. 20 at the Gaiety, featuring 
Cicely Courtneldm Jan* and UiU- 
bert 



Drurr SUpe $88^ 

London, Sept. IS. 
Profits for the Urury Lane the 
past year with "The De s ert Song" 
were |t5,eM les* than th* pr*ylous 
year when "Ro**-lIarle" waa the 
attraetloaL 



Ambsaeader's Reopening 

London. Sept. 18. 

Trneey and Hay will tie the feat- 
tired act at the AmbaHsador's Club 
when that establishment reopens 
for the winter ****** Thursday 
night, Sept. 1(. 

This team will also douM* into 
the Palladiom mrmi, MarUBf B*pt. 

2&. 



WHY FAY IIOAYEAR^ 



St. I.ouls, S. iit. 10. 

"Variety" goes on sale at the 
St. Loul* newsstands on Sat- 
urday. Paul Blesman, manager 
of the American theatre, a sub- 
sirlber, receives bis copy 
Thursday, two days before the 
newstand sales. 

Rather than watt until Sat- 
urday, the agent ahead of "Old 
Ironsides" offered on Thursday 
niKht, 25 cents for Hit-sman's 
"Variety." Sold for 1'5 cents. 

The agent on t'liilay sold 
his copy to F. G.\le Wallace, 
the company manager for 20 
cents. Wallace sold it to the 
carpenter for 20 cents, with tho 
carpenter letting It go to the 
property man for ISc. 

The last heard of It, and this 
is Saturday, that It was being 
offered back stage for 10 cents. 

Now wo know why "Variet.v" 
has the circulation but no bank 
VtOQWit and must go to two 
bit*. 

ICoMrtbute*) ^ 



Sir OswaM w Riio 



Sir Oswald Stoll, sailing from 
London on the "Majestic," Sept. 14, 
has bswi radtoad by th* National 
Uroadcastlnf Otiip. inviting the 
British showman to tt Ot on British 
show business over tiM 'WIBAt! aat- 
work. 

A definite date, as soon ftrifewtng 
Sir Stoll's arrival as poaslbl*, I* 

beinj; set for tHe Stoll talk on the- 
atrical c^>iiilitions in lOntjlaiid. 

Sir Oswald Stoll Is an outstand- 
ing showman of Qraat Britain. 



London's Cot Rate Club 

London. Sept. 13 
J. S. Barrlngton, Inventor of the 
automatio ticket machines, is 

founding a National I'laypoers Club 
where, for the anntial subacrijition 
of 10 shillings (82.50), members will 
own their siwn eat mm ticket 
agency. 

Details of the project are ap- 
p.ar« ntly vapue at pr<-.s<-iii rind con- 
.sumni.'ition of the pl.in is unlikely. 



SACHS' SHOW DELAYED 
LondMl. 'MVt It. 

Rehearsals for J. L. Sachs' "The 

Girl IfVom Cooks" have been post- 
poned and the show will open Oct 
17 Instead of Oct. S. This is due 
to R. H. Bumsld* not gytttns to 

England fn'tlme; ' *~ 

The complete cast lists: Mar- 
saret Campbell. Ivy Trc.'iniand, 
Kvclyn Lays, Ilarlo and Irene 
(Americans at present at the Am- 
bassadeurs, Paris), Ernest TheslBer, 
Billy Leonard, Alec Fraser, Charles 
Stone, W. H. Dcrry, Gcot-g* (or 
Lawrence) Grossmlth. 

K£TTN£R'S AS CABABET 

London, Sept. 13. 

Kettner's Restaurant. In the Sfiho 
district; famed for ser\ int; forefKn 
dishe.H, is BOitii? caltam. 

Tho. plunge into amusement will 
start with an American act, Deslys 
and Clark, who will entertain dur- 
ing dinners and suppers oommenc- 
ing Sept. 21. 



CHANGES CLUBS 

London, Si-pt. 13. 

Aileen Stanley closed at the Cafe 
de Paris Saturday night but opens 
for a fortnight's stay at the Chez 
Vl' tor, Sept. 2C. 

Miss Stanley will double with 
the Alhambra and Coliseum, vaude- 
ville houses, whore she has been 
ro-engaged for IS weeks. 

"FATHEE'S" COME-BACK 

I.I1THI..I1. .Sr.[,l. n 

Strindberg's "The Father," wlth- 
dravm from th* Savoy last Satur- 
day, will reopen this Saturday at 

the Gaiety. 

The show had Ix en ilolni; sround | 
jn,i)00 weekly ul (ho .Sa>o/. i 



Montreal, .<5.'pt. IS. 

Am the Kri.ite.'si ei .'n ciidB publicist 
for a pro. it nation, 11. K. H., more 
familiarly known in the States as 
the l*rinoe of ^^'ates, England's ace 
personality, has been up npainst It 
I)U-nty on this sid,^ t»f tiu- border for 
anything; soun-iinK social. 

The Prince found what class Ca- 
nadians think of Sunday and danc> 
ing when the future King, while on 
tho "St L.iwrence," sallinff along th* 
stream of that name. suKK>'sted that 
he felt like hopping the buck. 

Admiral Halsey, beside* th*° 
Prince's suite and newspaper men, 
were aboard. The Admiral Inquired 
what the repoVters mlj;ht say about 
Kddle if they got him hoofing on 
the Sabbath. 

That simple suggestion sent H. K 
11. rlf;ht back to his cabin and h* 
sttiek in It until the trip ended. It 
he aQuawl^ed or what he said It'* 
off the record. 

And nRaln. tho P. K. mentioned 
there are no polo games this month 
on Long Island, a section of the U. 
S. he can run aroXind blindfolded 
after dark, and he likes polo, plead> 
ed the unofficially padlocked bit e( 
royalty. 

Here stepped in Sir Emme How- 
ard, British Ambassador to the U. 
S., who met the royal party at To- 
ronto. Sir Emme heard of Wales' 
L. I. idea, sllppInK him the info that 
he waa on a strictly Canadian trip, 
without side stuff, side shcArs or 
sido lines. So 11. It. II. took it out 
in Kolf. 

How would you like to b* » 
Prino*r > 



'*0h, Kay" « Smadi 



Iiondon, Sept. IS. 
"Oh, Kay" opened at Liverpool 
last night (Monday). Tatographia 
reports announc* the show as sen* 
satlonal, Vlth particular praise for 
Gertrude Lawrence. 

Miss Lawrence, incidentally, win 
be th< headline attraetlon at th* 
reopening of the Kit Cat Club. Thlf 
appearance will be for the one night 
only and come* as a gesture of 
friendship between the actress and 
management. 

The regular Kit Cat show has y*t 
to be booked. 



INDEX 



Foreign • • . • • 

Picture* 

Picture Reviews ...... 

I'll lure Presentations 
Film House Reviews.. 

Vaudeville 

New Acts 

Murlesqu* 

mils 

Times Square 

Editorial* 

Literati 

\V'r,men*s Page 

I.'Kitiln.He 



. l-i 

. 4-M 

22 
2S 
M 

.Zt-3« 



I,*';.'it ICeviowH ... 

•Music 

.\li;lit Clubs 

Dllliloors 

Sports 

Oliitunry 

CorroHiHjrulence ... 

U-lli'r List 

Insiile Vaudeville 
Inside Pictures ... 

Inside Legit 

News of Dailies . . 
Kadlo 



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VARIETY 



PICTURES 



Wednesday, September 14, 1927 



250 GERMAN-MADE FEATURE FILMS IN 
FOR THIS SEASON BESIDES MANY SHORTS 



UFA'« "New Life," Improved by Distribution- 
German Exhibitors' Leader Advises Discretion in 
Contracting for Season's Output Just at Pres- 
ent — Names of German-Made Makers and Num- 
ber of Features, 'Each 



AJlPf. STEAMED UP 
OVER iJlHIAIIOr FIGHT 



Waahineton, Sept. 13. 
Since Merger oX Dculif-Film A. G., 
Berlin, Ufa Abtrlbutioii U charac- 
terized by George Canty, U. S. mo- 
tion picture trade commissioner, in 
a report to liie Uepartmonl ol Com- 
merce, as having talcen "on new 
life." 

Dculig. Bays Mr. Canty, brings to 
this new I fn-Vcrlelh O.m.b.h., an 
exiHTii nceU distributing business, 
under the direction of David Mc- 
lamerson, who. with Mr. Meyd;im, 
of the old Ufa coHnp&ny. will con- 
tinue In that capacity. 

Submitting to the department a 
complete list of the announced pro- 
fram for '27- '28 It Is shown that Ufa 
will release 36 features, St two-reel 
s)u>rt comedies, {4 oae-i—\ fables, 
37 educational shorts and three one- 
reel cartoons. 

The 36 features are to' be pro- 
duced. 23 by the Germans, nine by 
Americans and four by the French. 

Cicrman production contributes 
only four short comedies to the 3G 
of tills type to be released, the re- 
mainder being American-made. Four 
ars scheduled for March, 1928, 
showings. Fables listed are from 
I'atlia, America, wiiile, conversely, 
27 of tliG 37 educationals are Ger- 
man, with Patbe (America) malclng 
tlM'.othW-.'lf- --'<> ■-. : 

Three 0Be-re«l cirtoOtt comedies 
are American. 

Other Germans 
Other German picture makers will 
release durtng the year as follows: 

Phoebu■-F^m, Berlin, 22, and 40 
educational shorts; Deutsches 
Llchtspiel Syndlkat, 17; National- 
Fflm. Berlin. 17; MaUdor-Verleih, 
Mt VVnt; Barlla, it, besides its own 
American films; Bmelka, Munchen, 
nine; Ifa-Fllm, Berlin, i.0: Bnick- 
mann-FlIm, A. G., 11, including a 
special, "The Check-Player," and 
"Princess Mascha"; Aafa-Film, A. 
G., Berlin, nine; Deutsch-Nordische, 
Berlin, 14. of which seven will be 
NoVdisli productions; Defina. Ber- 
lin, 10 (First National tie-up); AlbO, 
Berlin, five; Ama-FUm, two; Cando, 
three; Hegewald-FIlm, Q.m.b.H., 
eight; Zleia, TSwIlKrslz; Koop- 
Fllm, flv^i tad Ttm^rtlm, A. G., 
seven. 

itamnitrMlig Mr. Canty puts the 
MAire 'derman output at an ap- 
prostmate 2S0 feat lu es for tlie year. 

Reich8le;iKuo of German Ex- 
hDiltori has published a warning to 
the exhibitors not to be hasty In 
confusing cohtracfs foV the whole 
Xear, as production in progressing. 

Many new films will be brouKht 
on the market before the end of the 
season, also raporta the picture 
trade commissioner. 



JACK CONWAT OH TIDSISH 



Los Angeles, Sept. 8. 

Jack Conway, Paramount title 
writer, was aaked by a pro- 
ducer if he could write titles 
in a Jewish dialect. 

Conway replied: "Better than 
Cantor Rosenblatt." 

Jack is going to get the as- 
signment to prove it. 



LADY DIRECTOR HAS 
''AGREEING" HABIT 

So Clara Bow's Next Will Be 
'You Will Marry Me' Instead 
of "Red Hair" 



Cariswe-Rogell Cos. Utah Dis- 
pute Publiotty Gag — Fear 
Reaction to Stunt by Dailies 



Los Angeles, Sept, 13. 
Clara Bow is going to do "You 
Will Marry Me," adapted for the 
screen from a French farce, instead 
of "Red. Hair." "Marry Me" is to 
be directed by Dorothy Arzner. * 

It seems as though '*Ked Hair" 
was a title sold without a story 
tot Miss Bow and about half a 
dOMB ^wrltera had been called In 
Ml the story. Finally one writer 
wroU ti story that he thought fitted. 
It wa# told to Miss Arzner, who 
waa to direct th« picture, and she 
enthnsad with the scenarist over It. 

The scenarist cabled upon B. P. 
Schulberg for his approval. Scbill- 
berg did not like the story, he said, 
and Miss Arsner, who was sitting 
there, agreed with Schulberg. 

The writer seemed peeved and 
turned to Miss Arzner, saying, 
"Tell Mr. Schulberg what you told 
me upstairs." Idas Arsner in front 
of the big bossi fussed, replied, "I 
was not thinking of the story at 
the time. I thlsk Mr. Schulberg is 
right." 

Finally the writer made an an- 
alysis of the story with Schulberg 

and the producer nyrt'ed that tho 
opening? and closinp of tlie picture 
were okay, but that the body of the 
story was only fair and it waa not 
one to be put on the screen. 

This has caused I*aramoimt to 
abandon "Red Hair" as a present 
picture to be made with Miss Bow 
and the ■ubsUtu^on of the French 
faree. 

Miss Arzner has been chosen ti 
direct the new story, tliouKli no one 
as yet has been assigned to make 
the screen adaptation. 



jarniNG OUT BROAD 
POESQUE OF IRISH 

Coast Picture Producers De- 
cide to Tone Down on Catii- 
olic Subjects and Titles 



Lob Anpcles. Sept. 13. 

Through agitation by Irish and 
Catholic societies developed SKalnst 
Irish elinrncterizations in recent 
picture-^, tUm producers will eliml- 
nato broad Irish comedy in tllm 
etories and *'ni;tbiy otlifr ni.-iin titles 
than those used of late, culled from 
general phrases. 

There still will be Irish <hnrac- 
terlzation on the scrern, liut It will 
be toned down and not allowed to 
rim toward burlesque. 



BRITISH BIG ISSUE 



London, S.pt 13. 
Biilish Con trolled Films have 
completed afflltetions with all 
Colunies and Continent and will 
make a pubiia.atook issue durinv 



Los Angeles, Sept. IS. 

The location flKhi at Cedar City, 
rtab, between Kdwin Carewe's "Ro- 
niona" unit and Al Rogell's "Shep- 
herd of the Hills" mob for First Na- 
tional is accepted here as publicity 
bunk. 

Wliilc the dallies all over the 
country iiave been picking up tlie 
story the Association of Motion 
Picture Producers are Incensed at 
the possible recoil to the plant. 
Louis Jerome, busine.s.s man.Tger for 
Carewe, and Val Paul, manager for 
tlic RoKcll company, were arrested 
OH a technical charge of disorderly 
conduct. 

It is understood around Holly- 
wood that Rogell's personal press 
agent, Sid Schlager, framed the 
story which Is reported First Na- 
tional did not like the Idea and wired 
Schl.iRer to keep himself clean of 
any publicity affecting First Na- 
tional. 

Harry Wilson, press agent for 
Carewe, Informed Variety that the 
director had gone to Inspiratitjn 
Point about six weeks .ago and 
picked the disputed location while 
in the company of employees of the 
Union Pacific Railroad. Ho stated 
he believed Rogell had been tipped 
oil and got his company to the loca- 
tion first, pulling his defy stunt and 
hitting the dailies with ft. 

Meanwhile, the two companies are 
re{>orted as having effected a com- 
promise with Rogell and Carewe on 
friendly terms. Schlager Is also ac- 
cused of having planted a fake fight 
between Molly O'Day and Dolores 
Del Rio, respective leading laxlies for 
First National and United Artists. 

At the instigation of various press 
bureaus Fred Beetson, of the Hays 
organization. Is loolting Into the en- 
tire affair. 



Cruze's "The Red Mark" 

Los Angeles, Sept. 13. 

Having finished his first picture 
for De Mllle-Pathe release, "On to 
Reno," James Cruze Is now prepar- 
ing 4o start his second under the 
working title of "The Red Mark." 

Productlea win bwln Sept 21. 



Ruth Taylor's Cinderella Tale 



I<os Angeles, Sept. 13. 

What appears to be ine of those Cinderella tales Is the true storj' 
of Ruth Taylor, selected as Lorelei I^ee In "Gentlemen Pnfer 
Blondes." Two years ago Miss Taylor arrived In Hollywood from a 
small town In Michigan. She got a Job doing extra work at the Ben- 
nett studio. In a short time she waa put in aa a member of the 
stuck company and given a year's contract. 

Much elated at her success. Miss Taylor sent for her mother, mo^ ed 
out of a hall room which she had l>een occupying, rented a hou.'o 
and began to furnish it piece by piece. Then, of course, ^he paid 
her fin:t Installment on an automobile. Things wei« going great. 

One day over at the Sennett lot she was told she was a flop and 
that when her contract would expire It would not be renewed. Then 
came the d.ay when she was out of a Job and the time when th" it - 
stallments on the furniture and the caj- started unmet. The girl and 
her mother, without car, furniture, etc., moved back in the hall room. 

Things were bad and the Taylors were arranging to return to 
Michigan. 

Someone tipped Ruth that Paramount was making tests for a girl 
to play Lorelei and It wouldn't be a bad idea If she had one taken. 
The person whQ told, her this thoasbt that the suggestioB might give 
her a bit of happiness, never thinking the girl would click for the 
part. 

However, the breaks were In Ruth's way. She got the role, a five- 
jfear contract, play or pay, and is now occupying a home again, has 
a car and mother has forgotten Michigan. 



PAR. MAY L£T authors 
SUPERVISE OWN SCRffT 



Vajda Compldins and Will 
NToid Production of His 
Stories Hereafter 



Krnest A'a.jda, Hungaiian play- 
wright and author, under eecitract 
to Paramount, has been appointed 
supervisor of productions based on 
his own stories. Vajda'ls the only 
author allowed to supervise for 
Paramount and, if succsesful, will 
be given supervlelen over other pic- 
tures. 

\'ajda complained about the 
treatment of his last story, "Service 
for Ladle.s," with Adolphe Menjou, 
Paramount executives went over 
the script and agreed with the au- 
thor that the complete story pos- 
sibilities had not been realized. 

Applications from authors for a 
similar opportunity have been dis- 
regarded In the poii'., but other 
writers may -tie given a chance at 
supervision It Vajda prorea Ms 
rase. 

DOPi: BOLE OBJECTION 

London, Sept. 13. 
The new company which made an 
excellent film of Frederick Iiona- 
dale's "The Fake" is Imported to 

have met with licensing oppo!sitlon 
from the censor. It's duo to the 
"menaceiC in the story being a dope 
fiend. 

Howeyer, this obatacle may be 
overcome by changing the character 
to that of a dipsomaniac. 



NEW LAND GAG 



Film Mob Building On 940-Ft. Lots 
— Have to Remevs BIdgs, 



Los Angeles, Sept IS. 

Members of the picture colony 
haVe fallen foe a Hew racket at 
Mallbu Beach, a land development 
located just north of Santa Monica. 
The gag is that for $40 a front foot 
per year a person can rent property 
on the ocean and buiid a home 
which can stand on the property 
for 10 years. The minimum front- 
age is 40 feet. 

Picture people seem to have gone 
for the stunt and of the 90 lots In 
this Htibdiviston all have been taken 
over by the film crowd, who have 
built or arc building places costing 
anywhere from $3,000 to (10,000. 

Mallbu Til ach is located about 18 
miles from Hollywood. 
, TTpon the expiration of the 10- 
ypar lease the agreement*calls that 
the building, iQuat be removed from 



Mentagne Coming East 

Los Angele?*, .'^*cpt. IS. 
Kdwaid J. MontjiK'nc. st cnarlo 
edito--in-chief for Universal, is go- 
ing to New York Sept. IS. While 
In the -ost Moritsgne will confer 
with eastepi oAlcIals of the com- 
pany. 



Roxirs mim. dancer"; 

RIALTO. N. EXPECUD FILM 



Gilda Gray's Husband Held Distribution RighU to 
. Picture — Dancer Making Personal Appearances 
With Film in Key CitiM-<;oiilwyii.U.A. Rdease 



Los Angeles, Sept, 13. 

S. L. ftothafel has booked "Tlu- 
Devil Dancer," Gilda Gray's first 
picture Xor United Artists, to play 
the Roxy in New York for a mini- 
mum of two weeks durlnp Xovem- 
ber, with <JiId.l r.r.ay appearlnj^ in 
person In an act on the stage dur- 
ing the run of the picture. - 

Gil Boag, husband of Miss Gray, 
made the bookin.Er direct. 

It is said that tlils bno'.;iii!,- i-.nised 
some dissatisfaction In the ranks of 
both the Samuel Goldwyn and 
United Artlsta organizations, as it 
had been planned to run the picture 
at the RIalto, New York (Publix- 
U, A,) for an extended period. 

It is understood that Boag has 
the sny-so on distribution, so far as 
obtaining gross is concerned, for he 
cither provided or olit.ilned the 
firt.inces for the — mak ing— of Mn 
wife's picture. 

Miss Gray contemplates playing a 
majority of the key center llrst-run 
houses with the picture. "The 
Devil Dan'-er," It is expected, will 
be finished around CVt. 1. when 
Misa Oray and her husband will go 
to New York to make arrangements 
for (he etace ai 



Griffkh's Rdieanak 



IxM Angelea, Sept. It. 

T). W. Oriffith, having already se- 
lected his east for "The Drums of 
Love," Is now putting them through 
one week of rehearsals before they 
appear before the camera. This i%- 
henrsal glws Orifflth the services of 
all the players for one week with- 
^t salary, 

GrlBlth is knDwn as the only pro- 
ducer who insists on conducting re- 
hearsals before the beginning et a 
picture. 

The Innovation Is rather new at 

the big studios at this time and 
."several of the producers are watch- 
inn u, sec \vii;it .iiiv.intage develops, 
as well as h ow the rilavers feel to- 
ward giving their services gratia for 
preliminary work 

Those engaged tor the cast In- 
clude Lionel Barrymore. Don Al- 
varado. Tully M.irsball, Kugenle 
Besserer, Wiliiam Austin, Rosemary 
Cooper, Charles Hill Malls, Sidney 
de Orejr, Barbara de Bozoky, Jojrce 



CRinCS' NAMES 
WILL BE KEPT 
OFF NOTICES 



Am. p. A, Resolving for 
It — Names of Newspapers 
Only in Film Adi 



A resolution Is being framed by 
members of the American .Motion 
Picture Advertisers Club deciding 
against the uae of names of New 
York critics When exerpts ' of 
notices are used In advertising pic- 
tiires. 

Publicity alhd advertising men 
belonging to the A. M. P. A. ars 
proceeding on the grounds that 
there is no reason why the New 
York critics should be given a free 
plugging when they mean prac- 
tically notUac away from Braad< 
way. 

It Is conceded that the name of 
the newspaper In which a review 
appeared has some value inas- 
much as the exhibitor may glao* 

some faith In the standing of the 

publication. But even this value is 
considered very doubtful. 

It has been found that frequent 
use of critics' names with part of 
their reviews has developed an un- 
warranted ego In the scribes, in« 
compatible with their aitual Itnowl- 
edge of the picture business itnd 
box office possibilities. 



$500,000 FOR W 

London, Pi ]p». 13. 

Captain Noel, of Mmnit i:i<Test 
lecture film fame, goes t" ln>li.i fol- 
lowing his American tour to super- 
vise the production of Rudyard 
Kiplings "Kim." 

Negative cost of the undertaking 
Is estimated at $.?00,000 wiili this 
amo'unt guaranteed by Pat he, of 
America, against the American and 
Canadian rights for the finished 
product. 



$1,000^ IN RENTALS 

"Hur's" Probable British Rssd 
Gross — Jury Personally Booking 

London, Sept. 13. 

"Ben-Hur" (M-G), will probably 
gross $1,000,000' In bookings after 
completing lu 10 months run at the 
Tlvoli here. 

Sir William Jury is personsBT 
booking the pictnre in the provinces 
and is taking certain out-of-town 
theatres over on a rental basl« 
where prices for the film cannot be 
obtained. 



Jetta Goudal Leaves 

iMa Angeles, ■Sep^ 13- 
Jetta Goudal has severed her cob- 
ncction with DeMille owInK to s 

differen'^c of opinion on tli' ' 'iding 
of "The Forbidden Wom.ir " MiM 
Goudal claimed the fadeout should 
show her alone without the foMow 
Inp sequence, . 

Jacqueline Lopan wUl be •-■.'irrefl 
instead in "The Leopard L.h1v ' go- 
ing into piodnrtlon vrx< 
Robert Armstrong Is to V^a7 
e lend opposite '. 



Wednesday, September 14, 1927 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 



UNIVERSAL AND AMATEURS 



$17 PSYCHOANALYSIS COURSE 
SESAME TO DE ARYAN'S LEAGUE 



Picture Success Predicted in Advance by Pres. of 
Inter. Writers' League— But Don't Write Him 
on Pottcards— 4>oesn't Like Postcards 




'■[IRISH EXHIBS 
GOING BROKE 



The beneflta of the League do not 
•nd with manuscript criticism, 
Bales and job-getting In the movies. 
Membets ot thia Institution are now 
being given preference over every - 
body with the first opportunity to 
buy stock in the Aryan I'ublishing 
(Continued on page 43) 



M-G's 'JOAN' HAS IT'; 
U. A.'s 'JOAN' AS SAINT 



llM road to fam* In lllmdom la 
Wins paved with a new maglo 
amnent. For I IT a year the presi- 
dent of the International Writers' 
X,eague is personally psychoanalyz- 
ing students by mail, with a view 
to determining their succesa in pic- 
tures. 

A.11 the professor needs Is a life 
history, sample of the student's 
writing and a photograph. 

Very few, it any, of the seeker* 
of fortune are turned down. H. A. 
ti. da Aryan Is the professor's name. 
Ms operates on the theory that the 
power ot siiBKestlon Is great to sub- 
scribers. 

Subscribers to the International 
Writers League first pay |10 foil L 
the privilege of Joining. Then (5 in' , 
advance for a year's dues and 
for postage. Heplies to members 
are sent on printed, prop slips. 

In answer to queries about oppor- 
tunities in Alms Aryan's replies, 
running pretty nearly alike, are: 
"Sure you can do it. It'.s ea.sy. The 
lint essential Is the fact that you 
tav« made up your mind. The rest 
la simple. All you have to do is 
hound directors until you make 
(hem give you a Job." 

Glancing through the history sub- 
mitted Aryan usually finds some 
tact of particular psychological sib'- 
niflcance. Strength ot purpose is 
usually stressed in the outgoing 
mails. Also a promise to follow up 
the personal applications by a let- 
ter from the League to the director 
the member has called upon. 



Maj. Bowes Broken Up 



.Sund.'iy nijcht while the Cap- 
itol with Major Bowes in com- 
mand ;iraa radioing ita usual 
concert over WEAF, the major, 
toward the dose of the hour, 
eoiiiinenced an eulogy on Mar- 
cus Loew. 

Hardly started, the major 
broke down. He recovered 
shortly and stated he could 
say no more — that the con< ert 
would conclude with Mr. 
Loew's favorite hymn, "Lead 
Kindly Light." 



imri SALES DRIVE 



Producer and Distributor 
Making and Offering Spe- 
cially Made Picture* for 
Amateurs at Low Rentals 
— Thousands of Amateurs 
in Country, With Home 
Equipment Wideapread — 
Protests Expected from 
Inde Ezhibs 



Taxes and Fees Swelling 
Overhead 



Pickford and Adoree to Be 

Starred— Two Different Ver- 
sions of "Joan of Arc" 



Los Angeles, Sept. 13. 

With Mary Pickford .scheduled to 
make "Joan of Arc." It la under 
•tood that Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer I 
working on a similar story for 
Renee Adoree. 

It seems that "both organizations 
have entirely different views re- 
garding the treatment of the prin- 
cipal character. M-Q-M will pic- 
ture her as an extremely unusual 
woman with her great powci* In her 
appeal to men. In the workinB out 
of this story it is contended that she 
was beheaded In England, not for 
the reason that some historian has 
•uggested, but due to the fact the 
British fl ared Tier power over men 
woulii l>e li. trimental to the future 
ot the government. The story which 
M-Q-M contemplates making Is one 
that has been agreed upon by all 
French historlans'who have treated 
Joan of Arc as a woman and not 
an idol. 

Tlie tealniont boini; made for 
Hiss Pickford, It is said, is one that 
Is ti'nerally known and read In 
■ Ani' ricii, making her a saintly be- 
ing. 

(.llSliiUlii, iiuither Ciu;cd Artihtx 

hor Metro-doidwyn-Maycr has 
mado :,ny statement that they will 
make a -Joan" picture. It Is bc- 
liev.'rt, thouch, that both stuilios 
nave air...uly s.-nt w. 
or?ani/,.,;i.,n in .New 
'"f th- titl. 



Wa.shlnRton, Sept. IJ. 
Distributors and exliibitors of 
Ireland are experiencing liaancial 
difflcultles, principally due to over- 
head charges soaring since the Free 
State regime came into being. This, 
plus entertainment tax. Is leaving 
the distributors In the position of 
not being able to collect rentals due, 
says a report to the Department of 
Commerce. 

British press has picked up the 
situation. It is stated with It 
pointed out that apart from the ex- 
hibitors' side ot the question the 
exchanges have a real grievance. 
Xot only profits have been reduced, 
but it has also reacted on employ- 
ment. Not since 1922 have the ex- 
change staffs been so small. Sev- 
eral companies havo closed their 
olhces altOKCther or transferred 
their administration to an agency, 
the report says. 

In addition to the entertainment 
tax, heavy custom duties, censor- 
.shlp fees and numerous other cuts 
into the grosses are atated to be 
n sponslbie for the present condi- 
tion. 



Casting Director Most 
HaT€ Effideiicy 0. K. 



"il to the I la.vs 
Voi-k register- 
for the picture. 



Los Angeles, Sept. 13. 
William Koenig. general produc- 
tion manager at Warner Hrothers 
studio, linown as the .Simon I>'M,'ree 
of the lot and wlio has been putting 
in efficiency methods, pulled the 
niftiest of all his enerny-saving 
stunts when walking into the olhee 
ot Frank Kingsley, the comp.my s 
casting director, he saw a crowd ot 
people waiting to interview the 
latter. 

Koenig Inquired: Wiiat are ail 
these people doing here '" 

Kingsley replied: "They are look- 
ing tor Jobs as I am trying to cast 
a picture. 

Koeniir, at the lop of his bari- 
tone, sliom.'.i: -Tliis tiling must 
I stop right now. Wo can t waste 
the company's time. You are to see 
no one unless by appointment and 
any jotis hinded out here will be 
l4.iiiJi.-d uul l;y upiioin iment only. 
f.' t rid tit the.-ie people. " 

The office cleared quickly and 
since the Incident It Is said Kings- 
ley pos-^ibly 5<' i's tno people a day. 
Willi the iin'b'rst.in'liliir that be Rets 
the o. k. from Koenii; before seeing 
them. 



STORE -exchang:es 

starting next week Universal will 
institute a national sales drive for 
its films in every home in the coun- 
try. So far amateur movie fans 
have found available one-reel top 
ICS on sports, travel and education 
als of various kinds. Universal is 
the first of the large producing or 
ganizations to enter this field with 
all of its stars and all pictures. 

Every available store will be can 
vassed with a proposition to act as 
an exchange for Universal films. 
Regular picture fare, from two-reel 
shorts to eiglit-rcel .specials are to 
be stocked up in stores, for the use 
of homes, schools or churches. In- 
stead of selling film outright, Unl 
versal will release on a rental bnsis 
only. 

According to present plans rent 
als will run from $2.50 for shorts 
to 17.50 or slightly higher for regu 
lar length features. There Is a large 
number of amateur movie-makers 
who have developed In the last year 
or two mostly through the plugging 
by such Arms as Eaetman's Cine 
graph aiming to produce pictures ot 
amateur type and appeal With 
the country flooded with equipment, 
Unlreraal expect little sales resist- 

Independent exhibitors who have 
been bitterly liKbting the salo of 
pictures to schools and churches 
are now faced with a atora difli- 
cult problem through the pnpoaed 
plan to distribute fllm generally tor 
private showing. 

The possibilities in the amateur 
market may be gauged somewhat 
when it is considered that there are 
25 Cinegraph rrlea.ses (E:ustman) 
alone. Besides are the liilly Whisk- 
ers Comedies and a series of six 
releases on circus stuff by other 
producers hitting this fleld. 

Still another company Is now 
producing "fcigh class stage presen- 
tations" for home projection. In 
this list are Included the following 
acts: "Great .Volcano," "Spanish 
Goldlnles." "Cornalla Presentation," 
Freddie Ba'ler. biryelo rider, and 
Lucas and Inez, iron jaw act. Four 
pictures featuring Helen, Wills giv- 
ing tennis les.^ons. 

The Unlver-i.il picturaa Will be 
sold under the 8hwir-4t"llai»S 
.Movie Library, Inc. 

Pathe-P. D. C. have been leasing 
fllm tor private showings but at a 
rental fii^iire too high to create any 
conslderaiile popular demand. For 
teature pictures the rate ran to $25 
while the I'athe exchange offered 
to pre-release "Ala-skan Adven- 
ture.^'* for $L'00, ready to allow tho 
picture to tie shown ahead of the 
Koxy for this sum. 



GAUMONTS TALKER 



160 NEW THEATRES ABROAD OF 
200,000 CAPACTTY OPEN BY JAN. 1 



All for Pictures — Mostly in Britain and Germany— 
Officially Reported to Dept. of Commerce — Morie 
Seats Than Spaniards — Balkans Quiet 



W.ishinrton, Sept. IJ. 
Loon Gaurnont, in collaboration 
with two Dutch engineers, has de- 
veloped a new talking picture, re - 
ports Oeorge Canty from Paris. 



Fore Dep't for Sale 

Los AhKeles. Sepl. 13. 

"Hello. Wli.tf.' No, not nie. 
I won't come and put your flre 
out. I..et it burn. If 1 bump 
into anytbinij. somel>ody's lia- 
ble to sue inc. Ycia ll lirobably 
do the same if 1 dim't get 
there in time. Nope. Not me. 
Sorry, of course, and all that 
sort of thinsT. ".Nik-ht." 

That 'phone conversation lias 
been keeping Fred Thomson, 
screen actor, airahe nights. 
Thomson owns hia own private 
tire flghting equipment. But is 
going to get rid ot it through 
liability tor damage* when tp-' 
sponding to ^lla tor ke!^ CMS 
neighbors. 

The flre buggy Is out at 
Thomson's home in Benedict 
Canyon, dry vicinity. He's 
worried about the chances he's 
taking on California brotherly 
love. 

So he's offered the apparatus 
to the Los Angeles flre com- 
mission and it Will prolMUMir'b* 

accepted. 



WESTERN SALES 
FAW OFF: 



Doc Waddell With ^ox 

W. E. (Ixtr) Waddell. former ^^"n- 
pra! mnnoptT for the DoT-'opfst 
rhonofilmfl. ha^i b^-^n entrnfjofl by 
Kox an-l will lio .issiKri'.-d to its 



$75,000 TOP 

Some ExcaptKHM in Exhi- 
bition Values — Jtmiping 
Up SO Pet. Abroad 



Exhibition values ot western pic 
tures have dropped from $100,000 
to $75,000 in the United States, ap- 
proximately 25 per cent. With the 
ezceptloa ct the Tom Mix produc- 
tions the average western featuring 
a known atar Is no longer expected 
to gross over $75,000 in rentals and, 
from reports, doesn't 
^ Thia escepta Fred Thomson as a 
ntittMnint weatern star, in an elab- 
oratS pin9d«ict)oii. J^iao, Hoot Qib- 
s oa and fCen Ifavnard afhm played 
up Ml « tera* ackle «r, with prices 
alraadf lUed for the complete line- 
up o( pietttrea made by the same 
Arms. 

With very few exceptions the 
rental on westems is tiO tor the 
7-dar SttJldi -Mtf^*roportlonately 
lower on the spilt weeks and daily 
changes. 

The idea th^t westerns were flop- 
ping has been previUcnt in tho east 
for s mc time past. A report from 

excli.arik'e rii.in.'igfrs in Chicago Is 

to tlie iTf'-' t Ilirit wst'-rn exhibitors 

are buying westerns only if there is 
no other way of getting the regular 
releases. 

Wb<-re Ko'id westerns formerly 
carried tli»- who!'- proi^ram for eer- 
t.'iin produi.-ers the jirogram t»ie- 
tures new have to be attractive 



■Washington. Sept. IS. 

As indicative of the demand tor 
pictures abroad tho Department of 
Commerce is ' responsible for the 
tatement tiiat 160 new houses with 
a total seating capacity in excesa 
ot 200,000, will have been con- 
structed In Europe 0rinr to the claa« 
of the current yeaiii ' 

No information c$H|lii lie a«cure4 
as to whether toretgit' AT Aaaerteitw 
capital Is erecting thele liou|MM^ 
though stated that in a gest ffiuv 
instancea It la believed ItmarlCpi 
companies are backing tiM 'pRiilMlik 

Oreat Britain and niiiimiij ai> 
the *wo outstanding MiMtrlMi ■ 
which extensive bilil4|pHrlg gpiiic 
on. Germany has " M iiew kowiaii 
underway .and Great Britala 19 
such. 

The English houses will luiTe aa 
average seating capacity ot 2,SM. 
(■ermuny's will run much am.aller 
in size. 

Greece and Turkey are out of the 
running as tiir a« new h«Maaa ar* 

concerned. Ropmahla, howevar, IS: 

to have 11, Austria eight. FIl^HUl 
four, Holland two (already Maa 
structed), and Italy Ave. 
Spain la somewhat overaaatad at 

present with no'exiMnston f or aoma 

time expected there. Crechoslovakla, 
INiland. 1 [ungari.'i, Jugo-Slavia and 
Bulgaria are reporting no new pro4- 

ecta ta the war »( thaatiaa far tha 

present yeae^ '. ' 



I'rom time to time Variety has 
reported theatre building in the 
various Individual countries ot Eu- 
rope listed above. ThUf is beiievedl 
however, to be the flnA time that a 
genei-1 «omM>aMoa ot all oountriea 
has bcea p ri w a hi s d 'ir tha depart^ 

ment. 



Tlovfetorie dep artrniTit ,'is s'lofi 71."^ ^0 
shall have recovered from his pres- 
ent Illness, 

"I>oc" has been confined to the 
I'ostgradualo Jlospital, where he 
was operated upon for appendicitis 
•nd hernta 



J0LS0N'S$37^39M4 
DAYSs€AtWS|S7M 

Does 6 Shows Sat.-Sun. at L 
A. Met., Due to Biz Jam—. 
Given Engraved Q<|lf Set ' 



uwh in nany thn 



Mtitrnw 



MiiM 



Los Angeles, Sept. 1>. 
Ai Jolson will probably do better 
than $57,000 this week at the Metro- 
politan. 

Joison'a nrst day, which wa* 

Thursday, the day ot MAmi<i> t.oew'a 
funeral, when the house dlil not 
open until 1:10 instead of ihkim, 
grossed $7,215 with Ave shows. Un 
the second day, Friday, he also did 
flve shows, doing a gross ot $9,124. 
On Saturday and Sunday he did 
six siiows to a total of around $'-!,- 
000 fur the two days. His original 
contract called tor live shows on 
the opening day and Saturday and 
Sunday. However, with business 
jamming up he was glad to give the 
extra shows. 

After the first day West Coast 
offleials presented. Julson with a 
gold gulf bag and a set ot clubs, 
each unit of the outflt engraved la 
silver. 

Jolson receives $17,500 for the 



C O S T LJ IVl E 
FOR HIR 



of the pictures so ac#iuifwr iirt- 
shelve! except In outposts ot civil- 
ization. 

H.-i,ers<ly. western picture Hal»-« 
in Mijrop.- have iiiereaM»Ml over 
per cent, and are still uiowinii. 



i-nonnmoKii 

I;XI'l.l>iTATl'(lN9 
J'KK.IKNTATIONa 




VARIfiTY 



PICTURES 



Wednetday, September 14, 




NOT SO FANCY AHER LOCKOUT; 
CHICAGO. $48,000; ORIENTAL $45,000 



Heat Spell Blamed for Stopping RuA After Week 
of Darkneu in Loop — "Camille" Seemed Hurt 
Through Orpheum't Blunder 



$20,000 FOR MENJOU; 
PARADE' STAYS 3D WK; 

Baltimore Okay at B. O.s— 
Garden $10,000— Met and 
Parkway $7,000 



Clilcairo, Sf|)t. u. 
After a week of lo<kout«lniss. 
roeaninK idleness, the Loop film i m- 
|M>rtuin« w«nt back to work, though 
tt»t UMt week'a money Is gone for- 
'*v«r. 

' After n tremendous Sunday and 
Labor JJiiy m.ide It apperent that 
the reopeiiinRH would brinR in plenty 
«if extras durinK the week, an un- 
tlm< ly tint spi ll killed oft the hoi)es 
after tht' two-ihiy spurt. 

The fhioago took up its snappy 
paoe where it left off, and a^cain 
tamo out as street leader. - While 
the $48,000 gross is somewhat under 
those turned In by previous weeks, 
the take was ood enough consider- 
inc the lack of magnetism on the 
■ti^«(: "12 Miles Out" bore the en- 
tire Mrden end held up manfuUy. 

Nest, U usual of late, trouped the 
Oriental. The Paul Ash stand had 
Milton Sills fllokerinK in addition to 
the stand-ard prt'st'nt.aticm. All the 
)<-KUlars att»'n(le<l. and Sillft nn- 
douljtedly re^istert^d himself, despite 
nuti<'t's acL-ordt'd liis i)icturu not so 
tood. 

I..OOP Kot a new idea late in the 
Wf'f'k in the form of the Flayliouse, 
converted from legit to films by 
Mike l(iD4Un. Mike fs operating 
JSn. - Vaitiar property Mf*** the 
flwhlen of his Fifth Av#iue nay- 
hMMe, Mew York. It's for high- 
tlrow*— depending upon how high 
the brows and how many. No tell- 
Inpr as yet, for house is .papered to 
a faro thee well. Special advertising 
l)rovid*'d .a "class" dignity t(> "I'o- 
tcmkin." the opener, Miko probaldy 
figuring the classier tlio better. 
He's the doc, and assigned to an 
uacBly patient. 

look's Prise Twins 
Another late arrival, also too late 
to provide proper basis fur opinion, 
was l-'ox's prize 27-28 twins. "Wiiat 
l*rice Clory" at p()p prices and 
IMoviotonr. The team oponfd Sat- 
urday at the Monroe, dark for two 
weeks during installation of the 
taJky apparatus. 

"Camille," cut short by the lock- 
<HA <W slew In regaining to any 
DW ettent. THnnodern dress ver- 
■M Mbbed against the critics' 
miwti moA the public appears to 
haye believed the unfavorable no- 
tices. It seems the Roosevelt has 
become a dodo. A report that the 
building will be converted for office 
.and department store purposes, if 
true, accentuates it. Another week, 
the current one. will supply an exact 
lowdown on 'Tamllle" f<ir Chicago. 

"Tile First Auto" w.as also clipped 
just when getting started, but came 
back stronger tlian "Camille," and 
Warners' Orpheum enjoyed com- 
paratively better money. Though 
the cross allowed for another week, 
tiie (as buggy glorificutlon was 
forced out Saturday by the tight 
booking schedule, "Old San Fran- 
cisco" replacing. Orpheum already 
riding on vrh et thruuRli .Tohn Ilar- 
ryniore's pri-vious cli anup. 

'"rile Jl!K I'aradn' loinpU'tcd a 
highly uiisiicci'ssi ul six week's en- 
gagement as a "Krind" at McVick- 
ers. While in reality tin- war spe- 
cial occupifd tile liouse for s«'ven, 
the one dark week is not aectnint- 
(ible. Tlie Inwr.'-'t j;ross of tlic run 
was last wo( k, b\u the $'j;i,tiou was 
not low «'iioiii<li 1(1 warrant d«'|iait- 
ure. Hero .a^ain booking forced re- 
moval, witli "Way of All Flesh" the 
forcer. 

Neighborhood houses reported 
business as off, attributing it mainly 
•' to the hot weather. The weather 
claim Is acceptable, a.s business in 
the neigliliorhoods exci llent all sum- 
mer. No decided dcc'ine.in enter- 
tainment value, stage "i- Mcr« c-n, last 
■ week. ^ 

Tlie advent of T^Kvale at the 
Norshore and opening of the Ava- 
ion on tite south side mllVed their 
respective territc-l, s. thouKli that 
fails to account for the g.^ncral out- 
lying decen."(ion. 

Estimates for Last Week 
Chieage (Publlx)— "12 Miles Out ' 
<M-G) t4,100: 60-7S). Still Loop's 
big boy; $48,000, mostly on picture; 
personal honors to Jack Cillieri. 

McVickers (I'ulilix)— I'.i^- i'aiadv ' 
(M-fi) (L',4(H1; r.ll-T.'i). Super lilm's 
sixtli ami last week at pops; tinal's 
J:^3.000 sliows pieluri' ne\er extr ud- 
ed itself: will likely ele.in U|i In 
neiglihorlioods; Ih'Us<' can pietii on 
less than 23. "Klesh " ih 
Konros fPox) — "\\l 



$29.000-$26,000 FRISCO 
HIGHS WITH 2 HOLIDAYS 



While 'Camille' at Calif. Got 
$24,000 in 1st Week— Switch- 
ing Imperial from T5c Grind 

8an Franclseo, Sept. It. 

With two holidays to bolster up 
attendance the first run houses had 
another highly satisfying week. 
This in spite of the Ringling-Uar- 
nuni Circus as opposition on the 
first two days and a gate of over 
7 000 music lovers at the Exjiosition 
Auditorium Tuesday night to hear 
Marlon Talley, There was no doubt 
that the presence of the big top on 
Its flrst visit tu San Francisco in 
some years was responsible for re- 
duced grosses Saturday and Sun- 
day, but this was overcome by the 
larffe holiday business Monday (Tia- 
bor Day). Again on Friday, closing 
day of the week, the observance of 
Admission IMty, with a general sus- 
pension of business, proved profit- 
able. 

Granada continued to lead the 
town by a comfortable margin, 
reaching $29,000. West Coast oper- 
ation of this former Publlx "ace" 
house has done wonders for th.e 
Granad.a T)nsinoss. 

L#oow'8 Warfield more tiian held 
Its own and cMckcd around $26,000, 
giving the house a substantial profit. 
California got under way last week 
with "Camiile" and, figured on its 
flrst week's Intake, should be good 
for seyeral more weeks before "Ben- 
Hur" comes in for what is hoped 
will t>e a long stay. 

"Beau Geete" terminated three of 
Its four weeks at the St. Francis and 
held up remaj-kal)ly strong. Impe- 
rial is now being oper.ated by West 
Coast Theatres as a first run de luxe 
and on the opening week, with Her- 
mic King and band on the stage, 
came through flying. The loctti mob 
was not slow to get wised up that 
the 15c. grind house had taken on 
a new lease of life, and the revenue 
was even greater than had been ex 
pcctcd or hoped for. 

Estimates for Last Week 
Granada — "Firemen, Have My 
Child" (I'ar) (2,785; 35-5fl-(i5-!tO) 
I^eery-Hatton combination on screen 
and Frank Jenks' growing popular- 
ity spelled success, and with two 
holidays, clicked close to $2i),000. 

Warfield— "Swim, Girl, Swim" 
(Par) (2,6<0; 35-50-66-90). You 
can't keep regulars away here. Bebe 
Daniels good appeal in this town. 
AValt Rosener's music and Fanchon 
and Marco "Idea" always surefire. 
Around $2(1,000. 

California — "Caniilb" (P. N ) (2.- 
200; 3.'i-65-90). Jumped up nicely 
fur initial week of Xornia 'J'.ilniailge 
fiviture and |>resent speed oui;ht to 
keep it going at least two weeks 
mure it not longer. $24,000 quite 
satisfactory. 

St. Francis— "Beau Geste "(Par) 
(1,376; 36-66-90). Dropped only 
slightly over second week, and with 
one more week to show will have 
grossed belter than J.nu.nna. i.ast 
week close to $10,000, two holidays 
helping'. 

Imperial -"We're All Oamblors" 
(I'ar) ( 1.400; 26-40-60), Looks as 
though West Coast Theatres circuit 
has ,inother winner in this former 
15-cent grind house. Despite noth- 
ing particularly strong about Meig- 
han or his screen feature to get 
tliem, trade came liberally. Hermie 
King has a stage band that ranks 
second to none in the town, and his 
large personal following helped to 
swell intake. Kstim.ited at around 
$7..'i0fl fur opener. Juicy profit In 
that. 



..lit.. 



m.My".Mnvlet.)nfl (Fox 
-opened Saturday^ 

Orchestra Hall (U « T.— "M4- 
tropolls" (Par) and D<>mi)sey- 
Sli.arkey (Ooodarl). Both attr.ie- 
lions worthless downttfwn. as tliey 
ha\e already toured city's sticks; 
KOod eueugb f<ir Uali. (Iieugh. un 
liouse is lemon wllli good or bad 
cms; $4,000 Is flattering. 

Oriental (Publlx)— "Framed" (F. 
N.) (,^,960; S6-C0-76). Paul Ash, 



bou.se f tr. noO; figure not marked for 

Oriental. 

Orpheum (Warner) — "I'^irst Auto"- 
Viia (\V. I!.) (77i;; 50). Barney 
iiildtield Bcomlngly forgotten; pic- 
I'riee lure handicapped by break In start, 
luit .should have topped $7,840; "Ohl 
1.H r." mil i' i l 



Ro&sevelt (Publlx)— "tamllle ' (V. 
N.) (1,«0: 50)— Mufti drawback; 
not Very good first week at $16,000; 
rio.ssihillty Will pick Up, (hough 

doubtful. 

State-Lake (Oi i.b. uni i - •l''i:;lit. 

Ing i:aKle" ( l:e.| l.a H., ,|Ue| I IV |>. 

C.) (2.0110; 2.^i-.-.n.(;r,). Mouse still in 
rut; cut its own tliront during lock- 
out; vaude and inclure ei/uld l^*'t no 



Baltimore. Sept. 13. 
(Drawing Population, 850,00) 
Exhibitors-operators remain at a 
deadlock insofar as the neighbor- 
hood houses are concerned. As 
stated last week, these exhibitors 
are ustng operators from the out- 
law union while the A, F. li. oper- 
ators are still out on what they 
term a "lockout." It is understood 
that the A. F. L. operators of the 29 
houses that signed the new agree- 
ment are being taxed 25 per cent, of 
their wages to enable their striking 
brothers to carry on. This about 
nuUifles for the time being the in- 
crease that these men won with the 
29 manasen who aigned on the dot- 
ted line. 

The 29 houses that signed with 
the old union include all the flrst- 

run theatres. The other manager- 
labor difficulty, the stagp hands' 
contract, has also been ironed out, 
the managers agreeing to what 
amounts to a 10 per cent. Increape 
for the duration of a new two-year 
agreement. 

The Rivoli went on Its fall and 
winter schedule Monday night, 
which means that stage presenta- 
tions dropped last spring have been 
restored and the orchestra aug- 
mented. 

Ford's finished Its last week of 
pre-season movies when "Old Iron- 
sides" weighed anclu.r H.itufday 
night. The house reverted to legit. 
The next Increase in the first run 
movie ranks ^ni come in October, 
when the new 'Stanley-Crandall. 
with the town'if highest capacity, 
will enter the lists. ' 

The Valencia established a prece- 
dent this week when "The Big Pa- 
rade" was held over for a third 
week. The house has lieretofore op- 
erated on a fortnightly polity. 

The Labor Day holiday got the 
first runs oft to a good start Inst 
week, although warm weather 
around the middle slowed up sev- 
eral of them. The general trend 
was sharply upward again. 

"Service for Ijidies" scored at the 
Loew Century and "Naughty Bat 
Nice" drew well at the Hivoll. The 
New continued the up grade with 
"Moon of Israel." The combination 
Hippodrome reports a good week, 
with the exception of the middle 
halt. "Pleasure Before Business" 
was the film end of the program. 
The other combination house, the 
Garden, Kad a good average week 
with "The Great Mail Robfbery." 
The Warner - Metropolitan did well 
with "The Bush Leaguer ' and the 
Parkway got an exceptional draw 
with "Firemen, Save My Child." 
moved up from the dffwntown Cen- 
tury. "Old Ironsides," at Ford's, 
failed to reveal any appreciable 
come-back powers and the third 
and final week was about on a par 
with the second. The Embassy re- 
mains "closed for the summer" and 
the consensus of opinion is tlutt it 
won't reopen as a first run. 
' Estimates for Last Week 
Valencia (Loew) "The Big Pa- 
rade" (.M-G) 2d week) (d.n-tn; 
2ri-60). Second week drtfw bettered 
average first week Intake; holds 
over for third week, flrst time in 
history of bouse: about $19,000. 

Century (Loew) "Service for 
Ladies" (Par.) (8,000; 25-60). Men- 
Jou registered strongly with this 
one; Gertrude Kderle was stage act; 
act well rettelved, but no stampede; 
average good week at around 
$20,000. 

Rivoli (Wilson Amusement Co.) 
".Naughty but Nice" (!•'. N.) (2.200; 
35-60). First week of return to reg- 
ol.ar winter program; off to good 
holiday start and business reported 
okay. 

New (Whitehurst) "Moon of Is- 
rael (F. B, O.) (1,800; 25-50). Film 
received mixed press reception; 
spectacular character of film aided 
and subject had wide Jewish ap- 
peal; result satisfactory at tlie b. o.; 
house continued upward trend for 
total of $10,000. 

Ford's (Stanley Co.) "Old Iron- 
sides" (I'ar.) (3rd week) (50-$l). 
Film eased off sharply after open- 
ing week and failed to display 
come-back expected for third: 
opening of scliools, plus holiday, 
didn't turn the trick, although the 
second h.alf w;ls up grade. 

Hippodrome (rearce & Soheck) 
"I'leasure Before Business" and 
K - A vnude CI.L'dil; 25-50). Sl.irled ofl' 
i>ig with holiday trade; failed to hold 
around Wednesd.iy; opening week 
of fall season and show exeeptlon- 
allv strojift; pictu re liked; good 



"STARK LOVE" ANDTOPEKA 



Town Oant See PieturM Without 
Star Namea 



Topeka, Sept. 13. 
(Drawing Pop., 85,000) 

MId-sunimcr weather with almost 
mid-summer temperatures hit To- 
peka last week and the box offices at 
the same time. .Miout the only real 
bttslni-ss reported was from the Or- 
ptieum for "lieau (jeste." 

"Harbed Wire" the first three days 
at the Jayhawk got a good play. 
Topekans like Pola, but even though 
Topeka Is inclined toward Tommy 
Meighan he could not combat the 
heat. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Jayhawk (J.iyhawk Theatres) (1,- 
600; 40). Tola .\'ee:ri in "Itarbed 
Wire" did wi'll for three days by 
presentation, but Meighan's "<iam- 
blers" failed to overcome heat wave. 
Week under $3,000. 

Orpheum (National Theatres) (1,- 
200; SO). "Beau Geste" got away 
good despite heat and did best busi- 
ness of week. Over $2,300. 

Isis (N, T.) (700; 35). "S?tark 
Love" failed to hit with anything 
like normalcy flrst half. Topeka 
likes stars. Last half Dorothy 
Gish's "Pompadour" picked up bit 
but one of those normal weeks. The- 
atre dork this week. Under $800. 

CSaay (Liawrence Amusement) (400; 
26). 'Wttple 8ts." first half r only 
fair draw but much better picture. 
Advertlalns— «r lack of It — ^blamed. 
"No Control," last three days, suf- 
fered from same causes. 'One of 
poor weeks for Cozy — little over 
$600. 



VITA STARTS BIG 
IN DENVER, $10,000 

"Hula" Average at Victory 
$7,800 Last Week—Fight 
Film Added at America 



Denver, Sept, 12. 
Vitaphone and "When a Man 

Loves," at the Aladdin, made tiie 
rest of tile boys scramble for pen- 
nies this past week. 

The Aladdin, built out on Colfax 
avenue, about two miles from The- 
atre Street downtown, h.as been pull- 
ing the crowds with two big features 
— its beautiful construction and 
Vita. During the past week, short- 
ly after the Barrymore film opened, 
crowds were lined up at the b. o. for 
nearly half a block. 

Broadway opened the season with 
"Gay Faree," hitting a nice trade 
all through the week after a strong 
opening. The show's main pull 
seemed to be the rumors of its nud- 
ity, which, when it got here, didn't 
shock anybody. Chic Sale clicked 
hard. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Aladdin (Inde) (1,600; 35-50-75) — 
"When a Man Ix>ves" ("Manon Les- 
caut") (Warners), with Vita prolog. 
Week ended high, about $10,000. 

America (U.) (1,600; 20-30-40) — 
"Alias the Doacon" (IT ) and Demp- 
sey-Sharkey flght pictures. This 
double offering failed to draw. Be- 
low par at about $4,000. 

Colorado (Inde) (2,450; 30-50) — 
"White Pants Willie" (P, N.). Johnny 
Hines lost grip In this one. Week 
closed around $7,000 or little over. 
Stage acts, too, 

Orpheum (Vaude.) (1,600; 1S-$1). 
Hardeen headlining. $10,000 to $11,- 
000. Ordinary. 

Rialto (I>ui)llx) (1,050; 25-50)— 
"Nevada" (Par). This Zane C.rev 
western di.l well, .stage, acts. Abou"t 
$11. "(HI. 

Victory (I'ulillx) (1,140; 25-50)— 
•Hul.i " il'.ar). No reason why Claiii 
How shouldn't have stood 'em up. 
Has following here. Biz average 
$7,800. 



week that wouA haVe B«Hn Ui|| Willi 
favoralile weather. 

Qardsn (Whltehi.rsls) "f;reat Mail 
r.olibery" and vaude i:i.L'oii; •!:,■:.(•). 
All round good Hhf»w; t\iie ef lUni 
vwll lik'd here, wl.il.- below pv<-- 
\i<rus week bv lib'iut S.lliK- 

fai lory at about tlO.ono. 

Metropolitan CWnrner Brothers) 
The Bush I^eiigiier ' iind Vila ( W. 



Goulding's "Rose- Marie" 

Los Angeles, Sept. 13. 

Eklmund Gouldlng has definitely 
taken up the work of revising the 
screen story ot "Rose-Marie." 

When his version moots with the 
approval of M.-G, executives, the 
picture win be started again from 
the beginning under Goulding's di- 
rection. 



Nigh M. G.-M, Resume 

IjOS Angeles, Sept. 

William Nigh has patched up his 
difTerenees with M.-G.-M. after the 
organls.itlon stopped production t.n 
"Kose- Marie." 

He Is back at the studio prep.ir- 
Ing A new story under the super- 
vision of Harry Kapf titled "Busi- 
ness Wives." Nigh win direct. 



I 

ok.iy ; 



frivorite liere and house did 
.'ibiMll $7,1)111), 

Parkway (l.c.ew) "I'iremcu. Save 
My Child" I I'ar,) (1.400; 15-35). 
Dutsiiniling week: short picture 
permitted inai^'ement to get In an 
extra show dally; this augmented 
near rn()aeHx,Jv£Cl»ls; JIMt pr 



4 PROY. HOUSES OPl 
'GESTTTOKTO 



Victory $7,700; Albee, $8,300; 
Fay's $5,000— Weather 
Holds Biz to Normal 



Providence, Sept. 13. 
(Drawing Popiflation, 800,000) 
Fall competitlbn Is on again, and 

stronger than ever. Four new open> 
ings among the local film bousea 
scattered business last week, which 
was kept down to normal by the 
weather. 

With Xaryl Norman as the draw, 
the Albee reopened to a good week. 

The film. "The Fighting Eagle," 
was no sensation, but liked. The 
Carlton also got away to a run- 
ning start, with "The Gingham 
Girl" pulling well and a pleaainc 
vaude bill. The Opera House waa 
rather dull, d«M to weather mostly. 
"King of Kings" registering below 
par. The Modern Stock Players, at 
the Modern, cut Into local film biz, 
ottering Hopwood's "Why Men 
Leave Home" to big audiencee. 
This company Is one of the best to 
have played at Uiis house and Is de- 
cidedly popular. 

Ilegular film houses held fast. 
The Strand* headed the procession 
with "Beau Geste." This house now. 
has a 50 -cent top, a boost from 40e. 
"Captain Salvation" gave the Vic- 
tory Its fourth consecutive good 
week, though this past one was be- 
low Us prede<'es.sors. 

Conv<-ntinn trade from the Vet- 
erans of Kureign W.ars, who con* 
vened here live days last week, 
meant little or nothing to local 
houses, with the usual situation 
with conventions here. On Thurs- 
day all houses here, with the except 
tlon of the Strand and Columbn% 
did not open until 2 p. m,. In mem- 
ory of Marcus Loew. 

The Majestic fell down somewhat 
with "Fireman, .'^ave .My Chlld.'^ 
This house surrounds the feature 
picture with one of the most elabo- 
rate programs in town, which in- 
cludes Vita, news reel, technicolor 
novelty and comedies. Though a 
short dlsttfce from the center oC 
town, the^CoIumbus is making a 
strong bid for theatrleal trada 
With twice-a-week shift In films 
and lengthy programs which run 
only a few minutes short of three 
hours, this house was off to a fair 
start and is likely to gain rapidly. 
Estimates for Last Week 
Victory (K - A) (1.960; 15-40) 
"Caplain Salvation" (M. G.). Well 
liked ami did good biz, though not 
as big as preceding threb larga 
weeks. "Beware of Widows" fW 
pleasing as a filler; $7,700. 

Majestie (Pay) (2.500; 16-40X 
"Fireman. Save My Child" (Par.). 
Should have done better; Berry- 
llatton team have always pulled 
unusually well In this town; $4,500, 
Albea (K-A) (2,600; 15-75). Karl 
Norman gave house good start:! 
"The Fighting Eagle" (P. D. C.) 
fair; competition held house from 
doing bttter ' than ordinary good 
^yp^j^ * ^8 SOO 

Fay's (Fay) (2,000; 15-50) "The 
Covered Wagon" (Par ). .Shown to 
too many patrons on lirst showing" 
here; house fell off; plus vaude;' 
about $r,,noo. 

Columbus (Ind.) (1.600; 10-26)' 
"M.'inpower" (P.ar.) and "Honorita." 
(Par.) Sat., Sun. Mon.; "Hookies" 
(M. G.) and "Ten Modern Com^ 
mandments" (Par.) Tues., Wed.* 
Thurs., FrI.; "Framed" (F. N. ). 
and "Ritzy " (Par.) Sat,. Sun., Mon.jl 
progran) of organ solos, news reel,- 
Educational cone ilies. in addition to 
douVtle feature, liked first week;l 
weather and competition hurt, bat 
house likely to reach customers 
soon with these shows; slightly 
under $3,000. 

Carlton (Fay) (1,474: 15-50). 
House (formerly "Emery") got nle* 
start on flrst week of vaude-fflm 
season with "The Gingham Girt* 
(P, B. O.) ; proved good film billlat 
for this town: $4,000. 

Opera House ( WendelschneferV 
(1,376 60 -$165) "King of Kings" 
(P. D. C). Hit by weather and new 
openings! held over and should do 
better next week; $6,800; "Bvo. Bye, 
Bonnie" and "The Vagabonii Xing'' 
(musical) to follow. . 

Strand (Tnd.) (2,500: 15-BO) "Beaa 
Geste" (Par.), Clicked for big 
week: "No Publicity" (Par ) nlea' 
sunnortlng film; led town nt b. «. 

Rialto (Fav) (1.44R: 10-25) (M T. 
W ). "The Secret Studio" (Fox)' 
and "Winds of Crtanoe" (T. F.K 
"Framed" i F, N,) and "nittr. 
(I'ar i; (.«, s) All Aboard" and 
"Callfornln." Weather and competi- 
tion strnnsr against this rc-ruit 
house; $1,000. 



_Moreno Witli Fox 



Los Angeles, Sept. J «. 
Antonio Moreno has been sicne* 
by Fox to he featured oppo.«ite 
Olive Borden in "Come to 
House.' to be directed by AlfrM 
K. Oreen. 

Others of the cast ini Hide Helena 
Costello, . RirhAr4^ . ^iijljanij »n* 



Wer'ne'day, Septein1>er 14, IWT 



i rWAY BACK TO NORMALCY; 

^ m" saeoo; m" $63,1 



t>ICTURES 



VARIETY 



All Houses Hold Up — "Parade" Quits Friday — Roxy, 
$118,400— "Allah," $10,300— Paramount Does 
$76,500 umI Strand, $34,200 



No excitement along Broadway 
tost week with the picture liou.sus 
Plugging along to neat trade de- 
ipite the advent ot what may be 
« nleasant September. 

Rojty ushers called It "rest week 
after the "Qlpry" •cramble and 
while awaltlny "Seventh Heaven" 
which will stay at the house two 
weeks At that "The Joy Qlrl" 
turned In $118,400 for the down 
town stadium on the strength or a 
170,000 holiday week-end. 

"Ben-Ilur" was a couple of days 
nttlns under way due to a time 
Mkle layout that delayed admis- 
aloDi. The big spectacle Is, ot 
course, holding oyer and tabulated 
163.000 on Its Hrst week. 

Down at the Paramount, the mid- 
night shows again were oft but the 
extra performances will be contln- 
■ed. The populace thought enough 
of Bebe Daniels and "Swim, Girl, 
8wlm" to come In for $76,500, just 
1700 behind "Hula's" previous week. 

"Underworld" dipped a bit under 
fta preceding high gross by getting 
$18,t00, a slide of about $2,000, but 
figures to easily go into October. 
RlvoU's sister house, Rialto, will 
get a change of menu this week 
when "The Ma-'o Flame" comes 
in Saturday. "Way of All Flosli" 
la elo.'iing out a run of a fraction 
over 11 weeks and for the suml- 
taal eased up to over $25,000. 

Ben Bernie'a second week at the 
etrand, plws "Life of Reilly," 
brought in t*4,t00, rating as a 
grand behind the band's opening 
seven days. The Cameo held over 
"Chang" but had its lowest week 
In over a month when the follow 
tip couldn't better $4,200. 

u's "c. a c" 

The new grind entrant la "Cat 
and Canary" whteh Universal sent 
into the Colony Friday night The 

<• '".s weren't any too kind but the 
trpde thought pretty well of it and 
it got $5,300 for Its Initial two days. 

Amongst the twice daily contin- 
gent "Patent Leather Kid" still leads 
the pack despite a sudden Tuesday 
night drop that can't be explained 
as the picture bounded right back 
the ne» t evening. The flgure he re 
"Trai 123,600, wlUi 'kings'' next In 
line at a little over |16,t00 because 
of the holiday. The whistle is 
blowing at the Astor and "The Big 
t>arade" pulls out Friday night 
(Sept. 16) with a run of- 95 weeks 
to its credit. "The Student Prince ' 
(M-O) follows in Sept. 21. 

"Garden of Allah" gathered $10,- 
300 at the Embassy and "Los 
Ulserables'' paled a little to $13,650 
at the Central. "King ot Kings" 
stayed up over tl2.000 In Its 20th 
!lreek at the Gaiety, while "Old San 
Francisco" just eaaed ' over that 

Estimates for Last Week 
Astor— "Big Parade" (M-G) 
n,120- $l-$2) (95th week). Long 
distance champ leaving this Friday; 
has been smash since opening 
nigl% One picture 'that all admit 
to there; flml (uU weak went to 
I14.W0. 

Cameo— "Chang'- -(Par) (549; 50- 
W). House held animal film over 
and didn't do so well on second 
Week; $4,200 gives picture $9,700 on 
fortnight's stay. 

Cspitol— "Ben-Hur" (M-G) (5,- 
450; 50-11.65) (2d week). Big 
film's first Manhattan showing at 
pop prices handicapped early in 
week by time schedule; layout 
changed and ran up $63,000 to start 
Wf; holds over. 

Centr*— "Les Miserables" (U) 
(»22: $1-$1.66) (4th week). Title 
and author's name drawing; bent 
little last week but nothing serious; 
$13,650. 

Colony— "Cat and Canary" (U) 
0,980 ; 60-75) (1st week). U's sec- 
ond picture on Broadway bowed in 
to invitation audience Friday night; 
trade thinks more bt It than press; 
Bat. and Sun., $5,500 on grind. 

Criterion— "Wings" (Par) (873; 
♦l-$2) (5th week). An aid to road 
•how department's digestion; 
steady with standees and plus holi- 
day ran up to $16,900. 

Emba«»y_"Garden of Allah" 
(M-G) (596; $i.$i.65> (2d week), 
"omantic desert story away neatly 
to $10,300. 

»l-$2) (21st week). Hasn't 

'SJI?* "f^^ no e«- 

eeptlon; $12,300. 

^Gleb e— "Patent Leather Kid" 
S^L,**> 'l.«S: $I-$2) (Sth week), 
vontinuos very strong: took unex- 
piain.-ible plunge Tuesday night but 
Tocoup,.d immediately: finished 
Week to $23,600. 

(Pan'"?" Swim" 



MENJOU DIDN7 HOLD 
UP ON ST. FILM BILL 



"Glory" Big Noise in Buffalo 
Last Weel(-425,000 at 
Great Lakes 



Buffalo. Sept. 13. 
I.,ast week was marked by splen- 
did returns. Business skyrocketed 
In one directinn, maintaining high 
levels elsewhere. Favorable weath- 
er with cool nights helped to swell 
attendance, with keen competition 
playing a p.-irt. 

•Whnt I'rice Olory," at the Great 
Lakes, was the seven-day sensation, 
with business registering the heav- 
iest here sine* the house opened. 

Estimates fer Last Week 

Buffalo (Publix) (3,(00: 30-40-60) 

— "Service for Indies" (P. F. P.), 
"Toklo Blues." Menjou film failed 
to hold up. Its reception proves 
Monjou is not local feature for 
.■"traiglit picturt house here. He has 
always meant good l>ijsint.'^s undt'r 
mixed picture and stage program. 
$22,600. 

Hip (Publix) (2,400: 50)— "Me- 
tropolis" (Par) and vaude. Film 
feature occupied principal place on 
card, although vaude' sized up ex- 
cellently. House last week cele- 
brated 13th birthday. Freak pic- 
ture gooil for real returns; $16,000. 

Great Lakes (Fox) (3,400; 35-50) 
— "What Price Glory" (Fox) and 
vaude. Bill one of heaviest In Buf- 
."aio in many a day and biggest 
house has had since opening. 
'Vaudeville top notch. "Olory" had 
town humming before end of week. 
Program limited to three-show turn- 
over daily, and kept figures from 
being larger. Estimated around 
$25,000. 

Loew's (Loew) (3,400; 35-50) — 
"Annie Laurie" (M-G) and vaude. 
This picture turned peculiar trick. 
While it had UtUe attraction for the 
usual run of fans, brought in con- 
siderable ' number ot strangers. 
Tendency was toward class draw, 
with mo.st of crowd coming from 
more faRhional)Ie west side. Vaude 
meant little. Jll.fiOO. 

Lafayette (Indc) (3,100; 35-50)— 
"Mockery" (M-C-M) and vaude. 
Chaney feature floppc<l here. Only 
holiday week-end takings brought 
gross up to normal. Vaude excel- 
lent, completely overshadowing pic- 
ture In everytninc wtcept advertis- 
ing. $12,000, 



Plcti 
rutie 
too; 



'3,i;oo: 40-75-90). Athletic 
ii;" wi(h BehP Danlols and Oert- 
I' llr held h..u-!p to $76,- 
niidiiisht performances In- 



60 Days' Extension 
For Par to Answer 

Washington, Sept. 1>. 

Paramount has asked and re- 
ceived a 60-day extension from the 
Federal Trade Commission in which 
to Inform the commission It Its 
order to "cease and desist" is be- 
ing carried out. 

Further action against F. P., 
Zukor and Lasky, said the an- 
nouncement, would depend upon re- 
sults of the conference. 



5 FILMS IN PHiaY 
HELD OYER THIS WK. 

Season Leaps Off Over There 
With Stanley, $30,000— Fox, 
$26,000— Better Than Legit 



Philadelphia, Se<)L IS. 

Bu.^iness iii^tlie i)icture houses 
av*'ragi'd much higlier than in Iho 
legiL ia.st week, marking the ollicial 
Lubur (lay upoiiing. Some notal)le 
pictures and sure-flres among the 
lot No better criterion on the sit- 
uation could be had than the fiict 
that live of last week's Alms are 
being held over. Most unusual cir- 
cumstance here. 

Perfect weather Labor day held 
down the attendance considerably, 
but even tlion it could be seen from 
the stiu-t that "Hcau Oeste" and 
"What Price Glory" were going to 
click heavily in their flrst I'hllly 
pop showings. "Geste" got off to 
the better start and Its flrst week's 
gross was about $17,000, the best 
the house has done In a lone time. 

■What Price Glory" Jumped all 
week, and its gross tor six days was 
about $26,000, way ahead of the 
house's recent average, the Roxy 
weeks excepted, and not so far from 
those records. "Glory" holds over, 
the second or third time In the his- 
tory ot the theatre that any film 
has hr Ke.. the weekly change rule. 

T'. • Stanley also had a big week 
wiih 'iara Bow. With the tough 
" :on the Stanley, teaturing an 
ordinary program picturs. "Hula" 
grossed around tSO,WO. This was 
undoubtedly due a lot to Van and 
Schenck on the stage, but the pic- 
ture counted strongly, too. 

Fox-Locust opened for the se.ison 
with "Seventh Heavcn."V'hlle busi- 
ness was not extraordinary, man- 
agement professed Itself as quite 
satisfied, with the gross, at $1 65 
top, around $14,500. The run is ex- 
pected to be for about tour weeks. 
Right n»w H Im mm nMrvM 
seat tw«^a-day -pliBtars house In 
town. 

W. C. Fields' latest oomedy, 
"Running Wild," In its flrst week 
at the Arcadia, did far better busi- 
ness than any of this stage come- 
dian's previous picture* 

Estimates for Last Week 

Stanley (4,000 ; 35-50-75)— "Hula" 
(Par). Clara B<*v's name fine draw, 
and Van and Schenck. on stage, also 
meant a lot. Near $30,000. Kxtra 
big for this time of year. 

Stanton (1,700; 35-60-75)— "Beau 
Geste" (Par) (1st week). Started 
big here, almost 117,000 claimed. 

Aldine (1,600; 76)— "The Way of 
All Flesh" (Par) (2d week). Jen- 
nings' picture held to about same 
gait— $12,000 to $13,000. 

Arcadia (800; 50) — "Running 
Wild" (Par) (1st week). First W. 
C. Field comedy to re.ally click here. 
Good enough at $4,500) holding 
over. 

Carlton (1,100; 60) — "We're All 
Gamblers" (Par). First Thomas 
Meighan picturo not booked in 
Stanley tor long timsb .Did wall in 
this small house, betwam t4Mt and 
$5,000 reported. 

Fox (3,000; 99) — "What Price 
Glory" (Fox) (1st week). Houje 
abandoned weekly-change policy for 
this big war picture. About $26,000 
in first week. Held over. 

Fox-Locust (1,800; $1.(6)— "Sev- 
enth Heaven" (Vox) (IM woek). 
House reopens for sosaon with this 
romance and did twrj woll, though 
not sensational in Hmt warib Afound 
$14,500 claimed. 



WEEK-END LA. HOLIDAY COSTLY; 
T0P.$3imM£T,WlTH'SHANGHAr 



Loew's State Fell to $21,000; 'Metropolis' Not So 
Forte in Hollywood — 'Magic Flame' Dropped in 
2d Week— "Underworld," 2d Run, Helped Bis 



state fair didnt help 
"firemen;' $15300 



Too Much Heat and Rain — 
'Blood Ship' $2,500— $6,300 
forP«MiWiUillixiii,|linn. 



eluded In gross: extra pertormances 
rr-tainrd tiuiu^h just'tair results at 

best l.'iPt wook. 

Rialto— "Way of All Flesh" (Par) 
(1,960; 3,'.-50-7."i-90) (11th week). 
Goes out this week to almost equal 
credit with "Variety"; constant 
strength and could have been forced 
for another four weeks; "Magic 
Flame" (U. A.) here Saturday, 

Rivoti — "I'nderwoild" (Par) (2,- 
200; Sri-rn-TJ-nn) nd week). No 
rh.mee n.s tn rfput.Ttion; fulfilling 
nssipnnient of helntr soloed for run; 
$1,100 short of $40,000. 

Roxy— 'The Jov Girl" fFox) 
(6.254; 50-$1.66). Had $70,000 first 
three days ot week and flnlshe,) to 
$118,400; playing "Seventh H<aven'' 
for two weeks with "Loves of Car- 
men" a'..x) to follow; house seek- 
ing fi minine st.Tge name to sing 
srore of oi,. ra as ftrol.->tr for L-ittr-r 
mm. 

Strand- "I.lfe of illy- 'V S.) 
C2.900; sr.-r.'i T". I. Hclp<'d by Tien 
riernle's yr-n.riA work and got $34,- 
200; just $1,000 

Warners— "Oia San Franrlsro" 
and Vltaphone fW.B.) (1,360; $1-$2) 
n'.th week). Tnirtglng along and 
doing all ttohti . t^.oOQ. 



Mn aaa at Ely? 

'n'hlle no success has yet atttend- 
ed the effort to cut the weekly over- 
head expense necessary for the op- 
eration of the Roxy theatre on the 
present basis, and with denials that 
there has been an attempt in this 
direction since the new ownership, 
a report Indicates th<at the efficiency 
experts Installed In ths Rosy of- 
fice are at work. 

It Is understood several talks 
have been held with various sources 
of supply, the dealers being asked 
if they did not personally believe 
the accessory bill could be cut 
down, perhaps 60 per cent. Some 
replies -were in the affirmative with 
the provision that orders be placed 
in advance Instead ot at the last 
minute, or asking tor changes in 
workmanship. The effletency men, 
it Is said, wanted letters to this ef- 
fect, with the dealers refusing. 



Minneapolis, Sept. IS. 
(Drawing Population, 470,000) 

A hot. rainy State Fair week 
spellt'd business for the movie and 
vaude houses. Grosses, however, did 
not attain sensational proportions. 

h'air weeks In recent years h.ave 
not been the bonanzas of yore for 
tiieatres. Too many farmers and 
small-town visitors nowadays motor 
in to attend the fair and depart the 
same day without patronizing any of 
the show houses. 

"Firemen Save My Child," the 
State offering, caused a sharp di- 
vision in opinion among movie f.ins 
and critics. However. Judging by 
the boxolflce. those who Iike<l tlie 
picture were far in tiie majority. 
Otlier units on the State's program 
also were hifih class, as iisu.al. 

"Ke.surrection" did well enough at 
the Strand to warrant retention for 
a sseond week. Tlie figures in this 
Instance were not calculated to set 
the world aflro, but they were large 
enough to mean * mmt proSt for the 
theatre. 

Hack to its vaudeville policy ot 
six acts and with a new Tom Mix 
picture, "Tumbling River," Pantages 
liad a highly satisfactory week. The 
Seventh Street also did nicely. "The 
Hlood Ship" at^he Lyric and "Rough 
House Rosle" M th* Orssd (• re- 
turn loop encticOBMBt) wero well 
p.atronized. 

It was TI^WMuat Weak" «Bd the 
fact was heralded to the community 
by rneans of large newspaper ads. 
The State and Grand were the only 
loop houses to show Paramount pic- 
tures, however. 

Estimates for Last Week 

State (K. & U.) (2,500; 60) "Fire- 
men Save My Cliild " (Par.) 'Weber 
and Fields an(t Hlossom Seeley on 
Vltaphone and Schepp and Ossman. 
banjolsts, and ~Day In June" on 
stage. All-around good; show, mat- 
inees fairly good and hoOM Blled up 
evenings except on Friday (iMtday) 
arotind $15,500, okay. 

Hennepin - Orpheum fOrphoum) 
(2.K90; 60-75) "Tlie Kid Sister" 
(Col.) and vaude. PI'ture bad and 
vaude j,-enerally small-time caliber, 
despite this, takings In neighborhood 
of $15,000, biggest week in a long 
Uhm, 

Mrand (P. A R) (l,50O; 60) 
"Resurrection" (ir. A). Women, 
particularly, waxed entliuslastic over 
picture; no other units of conse- 
quence on program. Held over for 
second week; about $.'>,500. 

Lyric (F. & R.) (I,3.'i0; 35) "The 
Blood Ship" (Col ). Proved good 
attraction for house; $:i,500. 

Grand (F. & R.) (1,100: 26) "Rough 
Houso Rosl a^ KWar.t. Second loop 
showing tor Clara Bow picture; star 
great favorite here. Close to $2,000, 
above house average. 

Pantages (I'antages) (1,650; 60) 
"Tumbling River" (Fox) and vaude. 
Mix film a magnet; vaiidcvllle Imd 
nothing In the way of name attrac- 
tion; $6,300, better than usual. 

Seventh Street (Orpheum) (1,4X0; 
40) "For Ladles Only " and vaud.- 
Batistactory show at prices. l)rew 
In many strangers and liad best 
week In nu>Tiths. iiJioiit $5,S00. 



T.os Angeles, Sept 13. 
(Drawing Pop., 1,350,000) 
Trade considcr;vijly off l;i>t week 
from the prece*ling i)iie, as the open- 
ing days were pie -holiday, with 
people liittint; for tiie beinhes or 
elst'wliere. 

Metropolitan. slii)ping around 
$5,000 below tlie week l>efure, li-d the 
town witli Hieh;ird Dix's 'Jib^iiislial 
Bound," getting $31,400. This figure 
was about $10,000 above Loew's 
State and Grauman's Chinese, tha 
runners up. Met had an unusually 
good Fanchon and Marco "Idea," 
with Rube Wolt as the stage attrac- 
tion and aided also by personal ap- 
IK'arances of Dlx. 

For the first time at I.oew's State 
a Hebe Daniels picture, "Swim, Girl, 
Swim,"\ was the attniction with a 
fur fashion revue and C'llff Nazarro 
heading a Fanchon and Maroa 
"Idea " on the stage. However, bust* 
ness ott, mostly due to the holiday. 

Qrauman's Chinese skidded Just * 
bit with "King of Kings" to $21,0M. 
"Seventh Heaven" seems ready to 
fold up at the Carthay Circle, as the 
house has already announced its last 
four weeks. Matinees way ofj. 

"The Magic Flame" In second 
week at the Million Dollar did not 
tand up as expected. With Sam 
Goldwyn having taken his eagle eye 
off the exploitation and publicity, 
the honsa Craw dM not step on thf 
accelerator and tot tho picture skIA 
far below ths flguta that It should 
have done on Its sseond week. 

"Underworld," moving Into the 
Uptown from the Met, Increased the 
average business almost 50 percent. 
It was, however, taken out at the 
end of the first Uptown week. 

"Metropolis" at the EJgyptlan and 
held to the average minimum gross 
tiouse has had since its sseond weak 
on the grind policy. 

"The nig Parade," sixth week at 
the Criterion, skipped Its way along 
even though the house had put en 
unusual stunts to bolster up trade 
for it. 

'Warner Brothers appear to h*TS 
been gluttons for punlshmeafc ta 
keeplrtg "When a Man Lores" at tiM 
Broadway Palacsu 



under pfevlou." jng witli 
Til" p 



RUSSIAN FBINCESS' SCRIPTS 

Los Angeles, Sept 13, 
Prinee.-iH .steiihanio Dolgorousky. 
ot iliu f jiiner Czai's Imperial Couri 
cf Itiissia, Is on the coast trying to 
Interest picture producers in sev- 
eral scenarios she has written, deal- 

er,uit life. 

ince.ss liM lieen in this 
country about a year, lecturing on 
her experiences during the Csar's 
regime. 



Zukor't Life Serial 

Los Angeles, Sept. IS, 

".Siturday Evening Post" will 
shiTtly publish a si-rial on the life 
of Adol|)h Zukor. 

'Will Irwin Is on ths coast gath- 
ering data for it. 



Mae Murray'* Price Per 

Los Angeles. Sept. 13. 
A casting agent has been offer- 
ing Mae Hurray |7S,000 per picture. 



Grauman's Chinese (U. A.), "KlttC 
Ing ot Kings" (P,D.C,> (1,95$; (0- 
Jl.SO). Though matinee trade con- 
siderably off, out of town excursions 

helped greatly. Just bit better than 
$21,000. 

Carthay Circle (Fred Miller). "7th 
Heaven" (Fox) (1,600; 60-$l.tO). 
.Seems to have shot Its bolt here. 
With last tour weeks announced 
possibility that receipts may Juas* 
couple ot thousand week. Around 
$14,000. 

Metropolitan (Publix). "Shanghai 

Bound" (Par) (3,6*6; 25-6S). Though 
not one of best pictures T>ix has 
made, this one did best business In 
town, due to the popularity of star 
as well a.f quality of Stage enter- 
tainment house now noted for. 
$31,400. 

Loew's MaU (W. C.-Xioew). 

"flwim. airl. Swim" (Par) (2,ZM; 

25-$l). Holiday break none too good 
here with fairly all around show, 
only getting $21,000. House Is ao- 
customed to getting several thou- 
s.and dollars more each week. 

Million Dollar (Publix). "Magio 
Flame" <U. A.) (2,200; 25-36). Col- 
man-I!anky picture rather disap- 
pointing on second week at only 
$14,000. 

Uptown (W. C). "Underworld" 

fPar) (1.750; 26-76). Joseph 'Von 
Sternberg's first opus for Par after 
brouirlit from Metropolitan inrreased 
.ivejMire business and drew $9,500 oir 
week's Stay. 

Egyptian (U. A.). "Metropolis" 
(Ufa) (1.800; tS-«t). Though hit In 
east, just acceptable here, as |t,0<M 
Indicates. 

Criterion CW. C). "Big Parade" 
(M-O-M) ri.SOO; 2S-76). Next te 
final week here, due to house pres- 
sure In trying to hold up trade, this 
leader of war onuses got $6,900, 

Broadway Palace (Ornlieutrrt. 
"When a Man I.oves" (Wnrners) 
fl,545; 1.1-40). Seems as tlioueh 
red Is only Ink management n.tes. 
Third week of this picture less tli.in 
$2,000. Actual rent rharge without 
other expenses consMerably more. 



Paul 8teln Qoing Back 



LOS Angeles, Hcpt. ii. 
After eomplcting hls^ contract 
with Cecil H. ]>o Miile, making "The 
I Forbidden Woman," Paul Stein, 
: Jn eetor, Intends returning to Ucr- 
1 many. 

I It Is not known whether he will 
I come back to Americii. 



gADA SITTIN6 PRETTY 

Los Angeles, .Sept. 13. 
Sada Cowan, si entrlo writer, will 



l^aVft ng ic t i i iii i il li fill I ' iutop e , w li ere 
she Intends establLshlng headquar- 
ters on the nivlcra, to rfport all 
pl.iys opening In the principal Eu- 
rope;in cities to film iiroducers here. 

.«hi) will also edit and titlo for- 
eign -mid" produc t ^I't for Amcrl- 
lall distrioulioll. 



VARIETY 



PICTURES 



Wcdneaday. September 14. 1927 



i 



'WAGON' AS FIRST RUN 
LOW IN MILWAUKEE 

Downtown Finds 2 Unexpected 
Opposition Houses— Vita 
, at isarden to Turnaway 



$39,300 FOR TARADE" 
BREAKS STATE'S RECORD 

And $45,000 for "Hula" at 
IHet., Boston, Last Week- 
All Houses Big 



MUwaukeo, s, pt. 13. 
(Drawing Population, 650,000) 

klUwAukeo theatre owners woke 
up to the realization they hnve a 
new rompf titor who means biisinoss. 
G.-inUn. lens the lauRhlne sti tk nf 
till' main .-itriii, linroly m.TkiiiK i'" 
Bnli. sl.'i,:;tf1 a comfhar-k last \\i-<k 
iiriil- r III'- iiu nftsliip .'tnil inaria;,-.'- 
inciit nf 1,. K. lli iii. and kno^l;i'il thp 
ftrcit liaywin' wall tlip showing of 
Vitapli"iie and tlie liarrymoru rc- 
leaiie, "W'hpn a Man ^ ivrs." L sual- 
Ijr ■ i3,<K)0 liouse, tlio Cai don playod 
to near rapacity for tht lirst weok, 
(cttinc $12,900, ana the film holds 
over. 

Th« only taotuw %1lich seemed to 
flop was its nearest straight movio 
oonipetitni, Merrill (Base). Aliter 
opening Patnrday with "The Cov- 
ciid WaKon," which had a legit run 
at tlip Davidson at $1.50 top, the 
Merrill yanked tlie tilin on Labor 
Day and suhstitnted the T'aramount 
"Qui' ksaml." Tlie flop of the repeat 
on the ■•Covered Wapcin" h.-is not 
Beared tlie Sixe intensls much, 
however, for tliis week Is '•^Vhat 
Price Glory," which also played the 
Davidson. 

Master-minding Is now the game 
being played bv the various film 
houses on the mate atem. With the 
opening of Saxe's new iMilihborhood, 
Uptown, playing to caiMMilty >» It^ 
2,000 scats, more wwrlM are added 
to the Kialto. 

Saxe's Wiseonsin keeps tliem com- 
ing In with tlie Ash ixiliiy, and led 
the field again for the eiKlitli or 
ninth straight week. The Alhanihra, 
I'nlversal-owned, made uiiollier bid 
(or high honors and fell sliort by 
only a small amount with "Melrop- 
olfi?* (Par). The Strand shot In for 
aome of the money by playing "l-'lre- 
man. Save My Child." 

The combination bouses. Palace, 
Uajestic and Miller, are fighting a 
stlS flght to hold their own. Pic- 
tures are being, given equal breaks 
In advertising with the stage shows 
and the vaudo at all of these houses. 
Miller, running a straight Loew 
projpraai, la sivlag Uie films a break. 
CafiiMrtea for Last Week 
Alhambra (U)— "Metropolis" (Par) 
(3,000; 26-50). Novelty of film, with 
good advertising and keen show- 
manship put this picture over $18,- 
000. Stage show helped. 

Garden <Brln) — "When a Man 
T.oves" (War) (I.IOQ; 25-60-75). 
Vltaphone program with Will H.iys, 
Mary Lrf-wis, Van and Schcnk and 
Martinelll the draw. First time 
(iarden has been consistently hold- 
ing them out Bettered $12,900. 
Milwaukee's only holdover. 

Majestic (Orpheum)— 'What Hap- 
pened to Dad" (Warners) (1,800; 
15-25-40). Hard sledding, Ctarden, 
next door, doing little of damage, 
but house clicked 'in at about t8,300, 
with vaude on side. 

Merrill (Saxc)— "Quicksand" (Par) 
(1,200: 25-.T0). After two days of 
"LJovered WiiKon ' l)i.\ lilni rushed 
In. Piilillc still skcptieal. and house 
dropped far down, to $4,700. 

Miller (Saxe>— "Tiptoes" (Par) 
(1,600; 15-25-40). Loew vaude 
helped put bouse over. Much Pub- 
licity on Marcus Loew's death. 
Around $6,900. 

Strand (Soxe) — "Firemnn, Pave 
My Child" (Par) (1,2(M); 23-50). 
Beery-Hatton combination helped 
this house, as did orchestra, getting 
popular with fans. Close to tO.ODO. 

Palace (Orpheuml — "Fighting 
1-iiKle" (P. De M) (2.400; 25-50-75). 
With fiiiiti stage bill, ran around 
usual gross, falling little Kliort of 
pre\-lous week, with $17,sr)0. 
— Wiaeonsin i S.ixei — "Hiila" (Tar) 
(3,500; ;)5.5n-f(ii. a.-^Ii poll, y still 
has them eoniinj^, and oi'position did 
not hurt here as mueii as others. 
Above $20,000. 



Boston, Sept 13. 

Lusincss at tliu picture houses 
last week was record breaking in 
sfvi-ral inst.iiiei's. Two l>ig houses 
led the way and llie utliers f^i- 
!o\v.ci eIo..^ely btliiiid. Dr.-ij'ii. 
weatlicr conditions which alleetid 
the legitimate houses unfavoirably, 
picture business started week strong 
and kept going. - 
The State, tioeWa bis uptown 
house, with "The Big Parade," did 
the biggest business that the house 
has ever ree. ided. Around $30,000. 
This beat by a substantial margin 
the business when the N'alcntino 
picture broke the recol'd. The house 
to take c-are of the crowd had live 
shows for weekdaj'S witlj four on 
Sunday. I'riees were tilted just ii 
bit, with increase all over for Uie 
mats, with the scale for the night 
shows Increased a bit for tlie bal- 
cony. 

The business was so big that it 
was decided to hold "The Big I'a- 

rade" over for at least one more 
week at the iiouse. Response to this 
picture is sensational, csp<x:ially as 
it was shown for several weeks last 
season at the Majestic. 

While the State was doing this 
business the Metropolitan, the other 
big picture bouse here, was doing 
big business with a Paramount pic- 
ture, Clara Bow In "Hula." This 
picture for tlie week did a gross 
estimated at $15,000. 

Anotiier hit registered here wtis at 
the Fenway, whore "Flesh," the 
.Jannings feature, shown at tlie 
Metropolitan a few weeks ago, went 
over at the I'enway to the biggest 
business at this house (or many 
months. 

Paramount had the town In.st 
week with releases from this com- 
pany being shown at all the princi- 
pal houses In the downtown district 
and also featured at moat 6t the 
neighborhood houses. 

At the Obmpia chain of theatres, 
two loc.ited downtown and two in 
the suburbs, "Beau peste" was 
shown with the buslneaa wajr above 
the average. 

Last Week's Estimates 
State (4,000; 40-W). Second week 
of "The Big Parade" (M-G-M). 
First week $30,300; record (or house 
which under ordinary conditions 
would be doing between $18,000 and 
$20,000 at this season. 

Metropolitan (50-65>. With Clara 
T'.ow in "Hula' (Par) house did 
whale of gross; $45,823. 

Orpheum (4,000; 35-50). Very fair 
business last week with "Adam and 
Evil" (M-G-M) and vaude. About 
$20,000. 

Fenway ( 1,000 35-50). Best busi- 
ness of season with Paramount fea- 
ture, "Way of All Flesh." "Time to 
Love" added starter. 

Modern (850; 36-50). With Jan- 
nintra-Negrl fwKtW* "Passion," 
Monte Blue In "Black Diamond Ex- 
press" and Vita very fine week. 




THE BIG PROBLEM 

Bringing patrons back le one of 
the biggest problems of liotei ami 
restaurant operators. 

That's where MEYICR DAVIS' 
0]tCHE:STRAS and SIOKVICK are 
tilling a long-felt want. 

A name that enjoys natlon.al 
prominence and quickly becomes a 
magnet for patronage wherever 
Meyer Davla* Oroheatns are em- 
ployed. 



NEWMAN BEATS 
MAIN ST. BY $3,000 

"Beau Geste" Big at $9,500; 
H. 0.— "Israel" Boosts 
Liberty Business 



'OLD FRISCO/ $11,000; 
LKED IN MONTREAL 



Veiller Twice Sued 

To Recover Advances 

Diirien. Conn., Sept. l.l. 
Bayard ^'ellle^, playwright, who 
lives here, is faced with two law- 
suits — one alleelng failure to sup- 
_ ply a story. Acrording to an action 
"flied by l iilversal. Veiller has not 
furnished it with a story entitled 
"Wet or Dry." The company claims 
he agreed to write the story and 
Mcepted a payment ,,f $1,000 in 
kdirance. Universal is .w.^klng to 
recover that amount as damages. 

The other action has been brought 
by Defaultless Pictures Company, 
Delaware corporation, In which 
damages o( $5,000 arc sought. In 

-»r i n [n(n(T ihig «nit VidH^T declared 

" th.at In 1923 or 1924 he sold a story 
entitled "The Painted Face" to the 
company but that It was not pro- 
<uoed, ^ 

The company charges the story 
WM taken from one suggested by 
. • play produced In Franco under 
* tfUfarent name. It now is en- 
dMMrlw to recover the amount 
•( the paymMrt to tho autlior (or 
tlM nniMMd pMtr. 



CLARA BOW'S $12,000 
QUIET IN TORONTO 



Toronto, Seiit 13 
(Drawing Population, 700,000) 

l.alior 1 >a\-, good average pictures 
and a \n\\n lille^l with visitors 
lielped to hold grosses above aver- 
age. 

Much Interest was att.iched to the 
attempt to get $1.50 for "What Price 
(JIbry." Despite that Canadian cen- 
sors are inclined to frown upon V. 
S. war stuff, the picture was scarce- 
ly touched and drew about $9,500 
at the I'ox. The stage show was 
e.xcellent, somewhat on the Sousa 
blind idea, and got more publicity 
th.an the picture. 

■Tack Arthur had another good 
show built around "Hula" but could 
not hold the $15,000 set the previous 
week. • . 

"Chang," at Pantages, bolstered a 
vaude hill that needed help. Hal- 
cony business light. 

America visitors surprised at 
modesty of prices here. Best In llie 
picture game, except "Olory," going 
at CO cents top. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Regent (Fox) ( 1,084; 50-$1.50) 
"What Price Olory" (Fox). (!ood 
publicity and excellent stage show 
started this one oft with bang; busi- 
ness held on despite Canadians not 
accustomed to buying movie tickets 
In advance; Lloyd Collins handled 
^^o«L-orcheiit^a; aliout $9,50(>, good. 

Uptown (F.P.-Canada) (^1m;5. 3ft- 
I r.fl) "llula" (I'.ir). Droppcl to abotit 
fu',5iift. fair; ("lara Bow not partic- 
ularly well thought of here; good 
stage show helped. 

Pantagei (Kiistcrn P. P.) (3,450; 
JO-60). "Chang" (Par). Got over 
and landed house to about $13,000 
despite wak vaude, 

Tivell (F.P.-Canada) (1,400; 25- 
M). "Manpower" (Par). Dix-Brtan 
combination well liked; no ataie 



Capitol Sent Gross t» $15,000 

— Business Is Healthy 
Aciyss Border 

Montreal, Sept. 13. 

Crosses are holding up fairly well 
in this city, though hardly up to ex- 
pectiilions In view of the end of 
\acation period, (jjapitol made the 
week the occasion f«r a special ap- 
peal on the ground of its seventh 
anniversary, thereby doing better 
than the picture warranted. Palace 
shows signs of bettering its gtvsses 
and ha* annouacod a aeriea of big 
pictures (or the near future. 

The flop of the week and the sea- 
son so (ar was "Fog," which had its 
Canadian premiere at the Princess. 
Scanty audiences, poor press no- 
tices, and the effect of the previous 
week's drop with Mamie Smith and 
Her Gang starts the Princess badly 
for the season. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Capitol ( t .T »» ; 3 0 3 1 ) "M a da m e - 
Pompadour" (Par). Oood houses on 
seventh anniversary. Swimming 
marathon fllma bigger Mtraetlon; 
$15,000. 

Palace (2,700; 55-85). "Old San 
Francisco" (Warner). Good thrill 
and sob stuff. Grosses improving; 
$11,000. 

Loew's (3,200; 45-75) "World at 
Her Feet" (Par). Pictures second- 
ary to vaude: $10,000. 

Imperial (1,900; 35-85) "Poor 
Girls" (Col.) Dance sketch leads bill 
with picture, trailer; $5,600. 

Strand (800 ; 30-40) "Kid Sister" 
(Col.); "Stark Lov«" (Far); "Bugle 
Call" (M-O-M): 'Voters Saddle" 
(B'. N.); 34,600. 



Kansas City, Kept. 11. 
(Drawing Papulation, 600,000) 
I*ibor Day week the season got 
away- to a flying start. The Main- 
street continues to fill its 3,200 seats 
at many of the performances, and 
the two PubllX theatres, Newman 
and Royal, enjoyed one of the most 
profitable weeks for months. Clara 
Uow and "Hula," together with a 
comedy stage show, was the New- 
man's offering, while "Beau Geste," 
at the Itoyal with a 60 cent top. also 
had 'em coming. This one Is hold- 
ing over and will jirobably stick a 
third week when '"The Way of All 
Flesh" comes in. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Newman (Publiz) "Hula" (Par.) 
(1,980; 25-40-60). "Rustlo Revels," 
stage presentation, which, with the 
Clara Bow feature, proved best bet 
house has had (or months; first 
three days gave house great start 
and business held up. $17,900. 

Royal (PubllX)— "Beau Geste" 
(Par) (920; 25-40-50-60). Although 
thriller seen at the Sliul>ert last sea- 
son at road show prices, many wait- 
ed for It at lower scale; press unani- 
mous In praise; touted as a great 
man's picture, women (ell (or it 
strong; held over and may stay 
third week; sroased $9,500. 

Liberty (Ind) — "Moon o( Israel" 
(F. B. O.) (1,000 ; 25-35-50) One of 
the most massive pictures se^n on a 
local screen and proved hlglily ac- 
ceptable; special music score played 
by EniU Clia<iuette's orchestra, back 
after a summer layolT; best bill 
house has offered In month.s, and 
patronage proved it; $5,100. 

Mainstreet (Orpheum) — "Smile, 
Brother, Smile" (F. N.) (3,200; 26- 
50). Stage show again featured 
George Washington Dewey, negro 
singer, who has established himself 
here; this is his fourth week at 
.Mainstreet within a couple of 
months; Louisville Loons, with Har- 
lan Christie as m. of c, seem set for 
season; heavy opening with steady 
play all week gave house 314,900. 

Pantagei— "Paid to I^ove" (Fox) 
(2,200; 25-30-50). Oood hot -weather 
fare; business held up nicely through 
hot week; $8,600. 

Qlobe offered Vltaphone program 
with John Barrymore In "fnien a 
Man Loves" on the screen and Ma- 
rion Talley, George Jessel, Albert 
Spalding and Waring'a Pennsyl- 
vanians as Vita features. 



TACOMA'S TOP, $9,700 

Broadway Leader with "Under- 
world"— "Chang" Gets 



$33300 FOR BEBE IN 



"Parade" Dips $11,000, But 
Okay at $36,100— "Iron- 
sides," $8,600 



Tacoma, Sept. 13. 
(Drawing Pop., 125,000) 

'I'cnth annual Paramount week 
found the three West Coast circuit 
theatres here with strong prOKranis. 
"riiderworld," the leader at the 
Broadway, while thrills abounded 
in "Chang," at CoIoniaL RIalto had 
"The Rough Riders." Blue Mouse 
did so well the first week with "The 
Better 'Ole," held over. 

Pantages used "Peter Grimm" as 
il^ picture lure. 

Cool weather and I^ibor clay 
helped .Ittendance. Ualn on Sunday 
and Monday, the double holiday, 
sent the folks to tho show sliops. 
Estimates for Last Week 

Broadway (West Coast) (1.650; 
25-50)— "Underworld" (Par). Liked, 
and business above average. Backed 
up with good Fanchon-Marco stn^e 
show and Ollle Wallace as director 
does clever work. $9,700. 

Pantages (1,650; 25-50) — "The Tic- 
turn of Peter Grimm." Crcsaed 
about $6,500. (Pantapes). 

Blue Mouse (ll.imrick) (650; 25- 
5(1) --"The Hotter 'Ole" and Vit.a. 
l^\'arn.). \Vinner on second week. 
M.niiO. 

Rialto (West Coast) (1,250; SO- 
40)— ".Rough lUders" (Par). $3,600. 

Colenial (W. C.) (3S0; 25-50)— 
"Chang" ((Par), Good. $4,200. 



show but excellent music; $6,000, 
good for this Small one. 

Hip (Shea F.P.) (2,600; 30-60). 
"We're All Gambler*" (Per). 
Melghen failed to please critics who 
usually like this veteran; $11,000, 
fair. 

Loew's (3,300; 30-60) "Soft Cush- 
ions" (Par.). Not so good at around 
»ie,H*. 



St. Louis, Sept. 13 

Heaven only knows beyond what 
bounds the business of "Old Iron 
sides'' Would liaN"* swept liad the 
weather man been the Ic.ast bit kind 
last week. Kverj titiiii; considered, 
especially because "Old Ironsides' 
was bucking a second big week of 
'"The Big Parade" at Loew's State, 
tho opener was successful. Cooler 
weather this week ritouM send "Old 
Ironsides'* over tkO f or a none 
tary broadside. 

The stmimer, notably absent 
throuRh .July and Aukusi, came 
with a siz/.liuf? dcla\-ed jiass, which 
it was hard for even the refrig' 
crated theatres to intercept. 

"The Hit; Parade" had a bully 
.second week at LOew's, "Smile. 
Brotlier, Smile" at the Ambassador 
during tliat theatre's first anniv 
sary week, and a peppy stage revue 
combined to draw 'em in. 

At the Missouri "Swim, Girl 
.*^\\irn" Kot a "hokum" branding 
from the review, -rs but you can't 
keep the St, Louis folks away from 
the Missouri. 

Estimates for Last Week 

American (downtown legif, open- 
ing season) "Old Ironsides" (1,400 
5(l-$l 50) — Firct week of short run; 
dandy start but heat wave and lack 
of artiliclal coolinp plant began to 
hurt about Tuesday; should t>e lots 
better If it cools off; $8,100. 

Ambassador (Skouras Bros.) 
"Smile, Brother, Smile" ,(F. N.) (3,- 
000; 36-65)— Got $20,850. 

Loew's State, "Big Parade," 2d 
week (3.100; 35-85 ) — Sa iled alons; 
after estatillsliing St. Louis record 
attendance for picture previous 
weok; down $12,000 t o $36.100. 

Miasouri (tskouras uptown), 
' Swim, Girl, Swim" (Par) (3,800;' 
35-65)— Bebe Daniels' film and 
"Siamese" twins topping vaude for 
$33,880. 

West End Lyric snd Lyric Sky- 
dome (Skouras Indoor and outdoor 
theatres In the \Vi st Knd, coupled 
In the betting and the booking) — 
"Life of an Actreoa," featurlnv Bar- 
tara BedforO, 



'MA: WASft, $22,000; 
TOMPADOUR,' $10,000 

'Parade' in Small House Di(i 
$16,000— Army Officers Re- 
. sent "Haggerty" 



Washinston, Bept. 13. 
(White Pop, 460,000) 

All of the five downtown huus, s . 
got a break last week. Three ran to 
gros.«e..^ to once more clinch the oii- 
repeat,-d aieuni'.oit that witli tlie 
right show tlicy ll march up to the 
box ofTu e in goodly numbers. 

Columbia, with a capacity of but 
1,232, in actuality consisting of but 
900 working seata (for the old top 
gallery Is only occupied when the 
customers are forced up there) and 
35-50 scale, ground out seven shows 
daily of "The Big Parade," swamp- 
ing the staff endeavoring to handle 
them throughout the entire day from 
9 a. m. on. 

Palace, other Loew house, took a 
remarkable upward jump at the box 
offlce, totaling almost $22,000. Clara 
Bow In "Hula" was featured, and 
excellent stage presentation. Latter 
should get eciual credit, for prior to 
the switch in policy nothing like the 
flKUre on last week was ever rung 
up, 

itchind this Is Colby llanlman. 
Given some support on Ibe dancij.g 
end with the Hale girls this' direc- 
tor turned out a beautifully lighted 
and timed, as well as dressed, bit of 
work. Harriman does not stage th* 
dancing end hence comment last 
week when a near-flop was scored 
was not meant to reach his spliere. 

Little, too, was up in the bij; busi- 
ness class considering capacity. With 
the flr.st local showing of I'ar- 
amount'a "Stark Love" a record 
would have resulted had not Tues- 
day been a bust following the holi- 
day (Labor Day). Film held over. 

Metropolitan had "Hard Boiled 
Haggerty" and is said to have had 
aome of the government cWdcinls ob- 
jecting over various phases In th« 
story, principally wherein the U. S. 
uniform Is dellbeimt^ walked upon 
and a major pokM in the ttOOe bf 
a shave-tail. 

Kepcw-ted objection did not reach 
the surface but is known to have 
been quite a topic of conversation 
at the Army and Navy Club, partic- 
ularly where the forwarder of the 
punch to the major's nose was again 
put back in uniform. One high 
ranking officer said that no matter 
how good an aviator, if he did that ' 
he would.still be locked up. He was 
mtieh upset over the entire picture. 

War l)ep.artment declined to com- 
ment. At any rate the picture got 
an extra $2,000 above the usual of 
late. 

"Madame Pompadour" was good 
bot for the Rialto, running this 
iMiMo up so as to bo iBeluded in tho 
3rood takings. . ' 

Closing at nil houMo «B ThurMlay 
until two o'clock. I* dMerenco 1* 
Marcus Loew. 

Estimates ffr Last Week 

Columbia (Loew) — "Big Parade" 
(M-G-M) (1,232; 35-60). Opening 
earlier than ever before and omit- 
ting all subsidiary featul■e^s, frross 
ran to an astounding ti^'ure with 
Saturday, opening day ol second 
week. Indicating no let m^. This in 
spite of fa«t pleUm road-showed 
In here twico to total of six weekft' 
$10,086. 

Little (Theatre Guild) — "Stark 
Love" (Par) (200; 35-50). Kt.i^ed 
trifle slow Sunday; jumped tremen- 
dously Monday; back Tutsday, and 
from then on const.ant lock-outs 
running to $2,800. Held o\ er. 

Met < Stanley-("!randall I - "ITard 
Polled Ilaeterty" (F. N.) (1.5S5; 36- 
50). Increased business consider- 
ably though under cover olllci.al re- 
sentment apparent. Looks $11,000. 

Palace (Loew) — "Hula" (Par) sup- 
ported by "Wee Willie" Bobyn, Phil. 
Spltalny orchestra and Cheater Hale 
girls as st.ape attraction (2.RC3; 35- 
50). QuiverliiK close to $22,000. six 
j.'rand over previous week. 

Rialto (1 )— "Madame Pompa- 
dour " (Dorothy Gish) (Par) (1.978; 
.'15-50). NMce break for ho.ise. with 
Japanettc-lMwarda Kevue staBO at- 
tracfionj Picture indicatini; that 
house. If given names, can get them 
in. May liave reached 310,000. 



Inde. Prods. Merger? 

A young merger reported under 
way Is with Columbia Pictures and 
Gotham Productions, Independent 
organizations. 

Gotham pictures ha\c limited re- 
leasing possibilities throuRh I.umas 
at present, depending mainly on 
state rlchta, 

Columlia, with, exchangei; and 
other sales avenues, offers a v'l^f 
tmtt: : 



Rothaeker East in Oct. 

I>os Anjjeles, Sept. 13. 
Watterson Hothacker, production 
head of First National, is sched- 
uled to make a trip east e.irly !• 
October for the discussion of pfO* 
dvction polleir. 



WediMwhy. September 14, 1M7 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 



STOPPING GRIFT SHOWS 

CAMERAMEN FORCE UNION RULE JILL IN CONfiRESSisOME STUDIO COSTS CUT 25% 
ON PRODUCERS IN THE EAST ||[](j SESSION ^^HOUT AFFECTING SALARIES 



Hold A. F. of L. Charter Under I. A. T. S. E.— Put| 
Members on Eastern PajrrolU Where Non- 
Members from West Employed 



Interstate Commerce Travel , Selection of Stories and Preparation Found Most Ira- 



Whlle Harold Lloyd Is shooting 
la tb* there are three union 

cMDcramen on his payroll who do 
not tJirn a crank. Lloyd's own 
eMnoramen do the actual work. 

This Ih the third case of the kind. 
Cecil I>i- Millo was the first, and 
the second was that of Will Rosers 
when he took scenes for "The Texas 
Steer" in Washington with tb/e Sam 
Bork (First National) unit. • 

The reason U that the lone talked 
of Cameramen's Union is accom- 
plished. In publicity sent out this 
wedc it was revealed that tlie east- 
em men are orsanlsed almost com- 
pletely and havo held a charter In 
the A. F. of L. under the I. A. T. 
8. E. since November. Eastern pro- 
ducers have accepted the union, but 
the bulk of photographers on the 
coast who have their own orsanl- 
xation, have not .come In, 
Union Member Rule 
When a western producer brings 
bis producing force east he comes 
under the union rule. In the three 
eases tested, the producer has yield- 
ed to the new body whic!; calls for 
union mcmbershin at the camera. 
Where he Insistud upon his own 
photocrapher doinc the work, the 
union men on the payroll Just re- 
ported for work and then remained 
about tlie job, while the non-union 
cameramen functioned. - I'atlie, 
Metre-Ooldwyn and Technicolor 
have recognised the union, desig- 
nated as Local 644, I. A. T. S. E. 

The local is allied with the Com 
bined Amusement Crafts, a sort of 
holding concern In 
a large number of A. P. of L. char- 
ters, most of which are concerned 
in the amusement busine.ss. Wliere 
negotiations with protiuccrs over 
employment of non-member camera 
men have been conducted, It has 
been pointed out that unless union 
men were employed on the cntiioras, 
the strength of some 30 unions 
would be aligned against the pic 
ture and not a Wheel could turn 
In the studio or In the theatre If 
the picture were completed. The 
negotiations never got beyond that 
pliase, for in all cases the producer 
accepted tlm situation. 

No New* Camersmen 
The union has set a minimum 
salary and a working week of 44 
hours, all time beyond that to be 
overtime. News cameramen are not 
Included In the union rules, be- 
cause their employment is Roverned 
by conditions different from the pro- 
duction men. but thejr are being 
welcomed late membership stand 
Ing. 

Local (44 declarea It Is In com 
plete control of the situation in 
the east. The yrestern men are 
holding off from membership, but 
the eastern crowd says they are 
Sradually coming in under persua- 
sion. The eastern view is that 
coast cameramen feel they have a 
position as artists that Interferes 
with a labor union status, and also 
tl»at they have their own organlza 
tlon. In reply to the latter con- 
tention the union men point out 
that the coast organization (Amer- 
ican Society of Cinematographers) 
Is prineipally social In character. 

Eastern headquarters are in of- 
flees at ICl West 44th street, where 
a permanent secretary Is In charge 
»nd where dues are paid. 

liOS Angeles, Sept. IS. 

According to reports here co.us 
Pl<;tiire cameramen are being or 
eanized for afflliaUon with 

The7,l" *""*"*"°" Labor. 
*<'ew Ymk over a year ngo. About 
15 me n then Joined. At the time t,.„ 
Prodiirers' oiganlxatlon came forth 
» ''h the contemplated cut of 10 per 
««'nt . the cameramen decided i 
nnlon amilation would he n protec 
ttve n„.,,s„re. 

night tatelr ther held a meet 



the 



In 



PEABODY NOSE-DIVED 
INTO ORCHESTRA PIT 

Doing Lindbergh Stunt at 5th 
Ave., Seattle — No One In- 
jured^'Horeestioe' Out 

Seattle, Sept. 13. 
In giving realism to the Fanchon 
and Marco "Hello, Lindbergh" Idea 
at the Fifth Avenue during the past 
week, Eddie Peahody went over tin- 
audience, just past the orchestra 
pit. In a large horseshoe contriv- 
ance, playing" his "banjoy." All 
went serene until Sunday afternoon 
when the crane or something gave 
way, and Eddie did a nosedive into 
the orchestra pit. 

A piece of the horseshoe struck 
a woman patron on the shoulder, 
but the Injury was but slights 

Eddie unhurt, da.shed upon the 
stage and kept right on with the 
music. It was so neatly done that 
many thoupht it part of the act. 
while others gasped. 

The whole town was talking 
about It; the news broke on the 
front page of the morning daily, but 
Manager James Clemmer niK'd 
agairyit the "horseshoe" stunt. 

At that It seemed the horseshoe 
surely lir(.ni-'hl good luck to Pea- 
body and the theatre, for serious 



SEX FUM STIRS UP 
SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS 



Los Angeles. Sept. 13. 

Word has reached film producers 
and the Ilays organization here 
that tlie -women's clubs and city 
ofTlclala of San Diego. Cal., are 
drawing up an ordinance for the 
purpose of censoring pictures shown 
thi rc. This is bei aiise "Is Your 
naughter Safe?'' was shown in that 
city recently with medical slides 
and a lecture. 

Efforts, it is said, are being made 
by Col. Jason Joy, heaj of tlie I'ub- 
lic Relations Bureau of the Asso- 
ciation of Motion Picture Producers 
and Distributors, to get San Diego 
to lay oft the censorship move. 
However, according to reports, the 
town peopl havp turned a deaf ear 
to the requests ami are prepared 
to pu.sh the passage of a drastic 
censorship measure. 

And Pasadena recently reduce! 
Its censorship board from three to 
one as a gesture of c^»nfidenre in 
favor of the producers out here. 



Restriction to Be Applied 
— Otitdoor Shows With 

Objectionable Features 
Must Be Approved Before 
Classing State Lines — Cir- 
cuses aad Carnivals 
Aimed at in Law 

COOCH DANCERS, TOO 



Washington, Sept. 13. 
Aimed at tour or five circus out» 
flts and ether outdoor shows still 

resorting to grift, cooch daneers 
.and other ohjectiouable teatuit-s, a 
bill is In readiness to be intro- 



portant Economical Factors — Story Conferences 
Being Abandoned 



MURNEAU MAKING FOX 
FUMS IN GERMANY 

Director Decides to Remain 
Abroad-^Sheehan Agrees to 
Send Principals Acfflit Sin 



I' 



Uuced at the openins of the next i in ( 



T.os Angelt-s, Sept. 13. 
W. Murneau is geiim t,, remain 
-rniaiiy and lomplite his con- 



Congress to control these outflta on 
tlie interstJite commerce phase. 

Alr.-a-ly practically a.ssured of 
enough support to put it over t^e 
bill forbids such- outBts to cross 
State lines. 

Tile bill is known to tlie circus 
owners witli tliose oiieraliiig l<-aili- 
mately having approved the meas- 
ure. The others have protested to 
Washington charging that attempts 
are being made to put them a|lt of 
business. Carnival men do alnt ap- 
pear to be aware of the meaaure- 

Oni of the protestors stated that 
he has lost 185,000 on the season. 
He Also cited an attempt on his 
part to bono\» from a small town 
banker in the East enough money 
to move his outfit. The banker ad- 
vised him of the bill and at the 
same time turned down the request 
for the loan 

Haaiti: Certificate 

The blU When Introduced may be 
found to contain a health meaxure 
that will pr event the show travel 



ing also without a clean health cer- 
tlllciito from each State health de- 
liartment. 

Carnivals this season have met 
with strident opposition from the- 
ati e owners throufhout the country. 
From icimrU very few shows have 
made money. Besides the theatre 
opposition they have encountered 
unprofitable weather conditions. 

Carnivals especially have l»eenTut 
down in numbers for these causes 
bmidea "closed towns" during the 
past three years until only about 
one-third the number of outdoor 
outflta toured this summer, of those 
that were out in the season of 1924, 
Elach year has witnessed a dimin- 
Isliinent. 

From the report among "other 
ohj' < lioii 'lile features" will be in- 
cluded swindling small games of 
the carnivals and circuses, together 
with any Obscene displays, with the 
latter known as the "blow-off 
shows." 

Shows carrying games employ- 
ing a gall or gimmick wHl be classi- 
fied as grifters. 



tract with B'ox for two pictures a 
jear for the next fttur years. 

Murneau. wlio i-etKined to*Oer- 
m.-iny aftei coiiipieting "Sunrise," 
Informed Fox in New York he Is 
going to stay in Oermany and if 
tliey wish him to complete his con- 
tract, the pictures will liave to be 
made over there. \V. R. Sheehan, in 
I'^urope at tlie time, went to Berlin 
to see ^lurneau. As a result of the ■ 
conference Sheehan agreed Fox 
would send principals from the 
Pacific Coast studios to Cei-ntany 
to appear In the pictures Murneau 
will make. When Murne;iu com- 
pleted his first picture tor Fox 
here, he announced thA he was go- 
ing to Kurope as he had made an 
agreement with I'fa to make one 
pietiire for it. Thougii not bound 
to do this upon the I fa reorgani- 
zation, Murneau di.i.ided that he 
was In honor bound to return to the 
company wliieli bad given liim his 
oppormiilty. I-'or this pii-ture he 
w:ia only to get. $17,!>U0, while 

him }12E,000 to make a picture. This 

t offer lie turned down and accepted 
a proposition with Fox l*ur tho four- 
.vear period to do at least two pic- 
tures a year. 

For tho first two pictures he Is 
to receive 1100.000 eaeh; II2S.000 
each for the next four, an.l $150,000 
eaeii for any more he ma ties aiiove 
that number during the contract 

No Information regardlns the 
plans for sending a company abroad 
to w-ork with Murneau could be 
obtained at the lo. al Fox studios. 



Pa-stor Leaves Church 
To Head Fiim Company 

Pomona, Cal , t^ept. 1-1. 

Rev. Floyd I. I!, ckwith, pastor of 
the First Baptist Church of this 
city, announces the resignation of 
his post Nov. 1 to become president 
of the Superior Film Corporation 
of I-os Angeles. 

This Is a newly organized con- 
cern, specializing in making pic- 
tures for schools and churches. 



Ing at the headquarter* of the 

American Society of Cinemato- 



graphers at which a repreHCntatlve 
of the Amerl' an Federation " of 
Labor was present. Besides this A. 
F. of L<. represenatlve also present 
were represef.Utlves of the stage 
hsnds. musi-'iins and operators' 
unions, who explain'^d the advan- 
tage of unionism. 



LOWY STILL BAHLING 



Los Angeles, Sept. 13. 
Charles F. Lowy, attorney for the 
state labor commission. Issued a 

summons ordering U. M. Oailey, 
head of the Cinema S<-hools. Inc., 
13.'9 Gordon street, Hollywood, to 
answt^r a charge of Tlolattns the 
employment agency act by oi)erat- 
ing without a license. 

Accnrdini to L,owy, a recent 
amendment passed by tho legisla- 
ture places Dalley in direct line of 
violating the employment agency 
act. I.owy Blleges that Cinema 
.Schools, Inc., has been offering free 
screen tests to Induce prospective 
screen actors to pay 1250 for « 
course of Instruction in a<-tlng and 
a promise of employment 
completed. Lowy has been waging 
A vrrr "ain1n>it "fake" film »<-h«ol»» 
in general and the cinema Sehofds. 
Inc., in particular, for the past 
three years. 

It Is understood the new amend - 
m" nt wa passed In view of tliesf. 
SI ii.iols and in an effort to wipe 
them out of Hollywood. 



Studio operating costs have been 
cut approximately 25 per cent, and, 
id some studios, wlltioiu a single 
re<liieti>>ii in salaries. 

It is lepoited the iii.i-t formld- 
.abie ol>stiii ie in tlie ii.itli of over- 
head redih tioii w as st-n y etilcien. y. 
With this matter cU-.tred through 
careful aiisance prejiantion of 
scripts stiniio ellirieney as a whole 
has been Increased to tho point 
where the saving was made pos- 
sible. 

One of the first established cus- 
toms to be cast aside was the con- 
ference, and i-specijilly wl.at was 
humorouiUy referred to as story 
conferences. It was formerly the 
habit of executives to start work 
on proilui tions. .and then question 
tlie merits of the stniy. 

Another drawtiack was that while 
production was at a standstill, with 
players, directors and technicians 
idle, these would h.ave to wait until 
a Huitabie story was decided upon. 

At F. B. O. William Le Karon 
has been appointed the deciding 
factor on story material, either re- 
fusing or aecepting a number of 
seriiits aiiil thus ending furtlier con- 
clave. At l-'iist National tind Metro 
a similar system hss been adopted. 
I'ara mount is still addicted to the 
conferences.' 

The advance decision on st o ies 
makes it possible for an e\en work- 
ing schedule lo be laid out. It 
cuts peak production costs and 
peaks In any industry constitute 
losses. When production suddenly 
slackens there are a barge number 
on the budget drawing sal;iries 
while not worlting. When no peaks 
are reached a regular siuinber of 
employees are continually kept busy 
and more pictures ar^e turned out 
on schedule without extra cost. 

It is reported tluit on this ac- 
count more pictures have been com- 
pleted at this time than in any 
other preceding year. Practically 
all of the producers are ahe.ad of 
si'heiiule with several .stating more 
than !iO per cent, their entire pro- 
gram for the year kaa been made. 



Reoorter Now Bossine 
Productions for Fox 

Los Angeles, Ri pt. 13. 
William Consclmap, a reporter on 
the l.os Angeles "TlmeM" less than 
two years ago, is now a supervisor 
of production at the I'ox studios. 
Conselman broke Into picture busi- 
ness when he sold the cartoon strip 
"Ella Cinders," of which he was 
co-author, to Colleen Moore for pic- 
lure purposes. Consi-iman made 
the screen adapt ition of this pic- 
ture, and then went to the F'ox l'»t 
where he becan as a scenario 
writer. 

lie has been with lh:it oi-;;ani/.a- 
tion IS inontlis. diiiii.K ivhali time 
be ii;ts writti ti ori;;inals. tilled and 
prepared cotitlnnilhs for prediic- 
ti'in. He w-as ehi'-t e.,in<-.iy con- 
structor on "Sunrise" wliicli F. W. 
MtitiKau made. 

(.'cns'-lm.in was given a new con- 
tract for two years by Fox this 
nr<-k lo function as production 
Kupei visor. 



UTA ADDS ANOTHER LAWTEB 



Ijon AnfiClos, Sept. II. 
Though «'\f-rytliin(? has bfen 
< I'Ti'*-<J up an fur km \'no ^. iHi'rncnt 
1« concerned In the I^lta Gray 
when I <'haplln-Charlle ChapUn matrimo- 
nial tanff!**, It hi>pame nerr-Hinry for 
M i a . C h a plin to fugfttn nbtn lw m Bub 
stitution of ftttorn**ys. Her fourth 
attorney in TV>Iand Ui'hard Wooley. 

\Vor,]fy at one llmf was attorney 
for .\imr«* Rompio Ma-^rh'Tvon, an'! 
f • pr- "^'^nt'-'l U'*r follow I fii? t*T din- 
I apii'Mrance and retui n \ani >*'ar. 



FILM QUOTA AGITATION 
ON WANE IN CANADA 



Toronto, Sept. 13. 

The proposal to Cfunpol cxhllntorH 
t f> Hhow II propot t ion of li? it l.'^h 
nirns e;i(h wp»'k ha^ «li*-d ofi' in 
these parts with tlin <1 parture of 
r«idy Cowan who nityn aii'i was In- 
Mtrumi'Mtni in having the lilm <iuut& 
law a(Io|i("ij in AuKtralla. 

Tlic Iitipcrlal firder, DaUKbt^rs of 
the Kiiipiif. adopted a wordy reso- 
lution UTKing tho women of th« 
ronntry to siipjiort BrltlMh picture* 
hut the resolution had no teeth. Tho 
qiicHtlon may come up tn th9 
T'anadian house of commons iU 
.Januury. 



LOUISE BROOKS' OPnOM 

I.os Am;.-h s, S-iit. n. 
At a confei»-nce Mnn-iiy I'.ira- 
moifht olllcials finally decided te 
take up their option on Louise 
IJrooks. 

It is tjnderstood. howe\er. Miss 
Itrooks will not play the rol'- of 
l>orothjr in "Oenllcmen Prefer 
Blondes." 



Extra Not Opposits Colleen 

Tj.s Ani-eb s .S-i.t. 1.1. 



Larry Kent will bo oppo-ite CoI» 
lei-n . loore In her next pii-ture for 
F. .V. as yt untitled. ii.-t,-aiJ of 
(ic.Ml'.n l-;ili -tt. i.Mia playr, orig- 
In iMv piek' d fc the p.,. t. 

This was to i-avi; Ur,u Klllolt's 
I flr.sl f>a!uie r.de In plot in s. 



10 



VARIETY 



PICTURES 



Wadnetday. 8«pt«nb«r 14. 1927 



FU-M CRITIC'S BOX SCORE 



(Contlnuea from page 1) 

•nd Variety a« a general show 
pai>or. 

reici lUiigc has been calt-ulated 
■pon liie actual number o£ pictured 
l«vlowed by the Individual or th« 
paper or both; as Indicated In the 
boxes I'unninK witli this story. 

The llrst inn liuuscs in New York 
Variety selected as those to take 
UM pictures for the score, and those 
Mly. are: 

Capitol, P;u imoimt, Siiand, Iloxy, 
Rlvoli, lliali". Warners, Colony, 
Embassy, liiinjodrunie and all tho.c 
tres playinK Alms at a scale ol' $1.50 
or more top. 

In Chicago and Los Angeles the 
pictures as they open are placed In 
the score as received, 

A method has been adopted by 
Variety In the scoring to ensure ac- 
curacy as far as possible. In pic- 
ture exhibition and scorinir are sev- 
eral angles dlfrering from Variety's 
similar plan of scoring the dramatic 
reviewers on the New York dailies. 
A stage play that's a bust on Broad- 
way usually disappears, forever. It j 
may be ilgured and mentioned at | 
will In connection with the dramatic | 
critics' box score. 

Pictures, good or bad, have a cer- 1 
tain life. A film known as a pro- 
gram picture openlna: in a first run 
|ioiU9 must go to Ita aeooiMl run, 
lUkA then on, to the last playing 



olllce report's on pictures as prlt.tid. 
weekly, checked oft on the scoring 
board the present standing of each 
of the 66 as a success or failure as 
tar as known. This- success or fail- 
ure was decided upon throuKh the 
attendance ut the theatres, as Indi- 
cated by the grosses where the pic- 
ture may havt played. 

With the list settled upon In 
Variety's uilk-e. a Variety reporter 
called upon the sales department 
of each of the distributors. In each 
sales department the purpose was 
expI.aAied, th.it its opinion tliroutih 
undel);itatile knowledge, at least to 
date, w;ia needed to check up 
against Variety's own opinion. It 
was stated to the sales department 
no titles would lie mentioned until 
no hnrnr cou; I result to a picture. 
Sales Dept.. Attitude 
In each instance the sales depart- 
ment kindly toolt palne to give a 
statement as to the progress of the 
film ; attendance as reported to it, 
the sales departments as a rule 
marking them into four classiflca- 
tlons: pood, fair, iMid and IndiiTer- 
ent. A few markings were "very 
good. " Vari. ly's scoring board 
gradings are good, moderate and 
bad. 

With these official reports, Va- 
rity's scoring was again checked, 
with computation of the percent- 
ages following. 

Bales departmenta carry ' meagre 
sentiment. They are the aaleanen 



TRADE PAPERS' OJPINIONS 




(Indicating opinions 


as expressed 


without percentages) 








N« 




ToUI. 


Oood. 1 


Md. Opinion. 


Variety 


6* 


4i 


Zl 






40 


1 4 






14 


( 6 






SI 


7 






25 


i ' 2 



Averages for Dailies in Total 



nVTOBK 

PC. 

Graphic • •••••• 27 

Sun 42 

Eve, World S2 

Telegram 83 

Herald Tribune tS 

Mirror • ••• 41 

Amerisan 44 

Post ••.••«•••••••••••••••••••••••*••• 10 

Nowo •••••••■.•»•*•••«••••••*.•••■•*• 41 

Werid > ** 

Time* • 39 



CHICAGf 

PC. 

Herald-KxaHiinar U 

Journal •• 10 

Post •..•.•••.•...••>• 2.1 

Tribune .••••.•*.•....•••••. 24 

New* 23 

LOS AHOiXES 

PC. 

Record 2S 

Timet 17 

Examiner 27 

News 23 

Herald 26 

Express 1'' 

% 



R. 
19 
29 
21 
» 
IS 
24 
25 
17 
IS 
IS 
IS 



R. 

1« 

12 
13 
12 
11 



R. 

21 
20 
10 

16 
16 
10 



W. 

3 
10 

r 
u 

16 
9 

12 
7 
• 
■ 

IS 



w. 
s 

4 
4 
8 
• 



W. 
6 
S 
1 
4 
t 
2 



O. 
5 
3 
1 
S 
T 
S 
7 
( 
18 
IS 
14 



o. 
s 

3 



Pet. 

.704 
.690 
.656 
.633 
.600 
.E85 
,668 
.667 
.442 
.382 
.333 



Pot. 

.«6( 

.632 
.565 
.500 
.478 



Pet. 

.750 
.740 
.704 
.696 
.617 
.588 



HOLDOVERS IN SEATTLE 



'Oreatsr Movis •oasen" Helps 
Theatres Despits Rsin 



I 



date In this country. Foreign sales 

or the foreign draw is not Included 
In the final dfecisions reac hed with 
the ptctures for ttie box score. 
/*' While Running 
While the picture is on the mar- 
ket tor playing dates, either con- 
tracted or to be contracted, Variety 
will mention no titles, either of 
good or bad pictures. 

At intervals as the pictures have 
lost their commercial value on this 
side, they will be mentioned in con- 
junction with the box score stories 
and designated as good or bad. 

Of the present 88 pictures, Vari- 
ety's scorer with another of Vari- 
ety's reviewers, both of whom are 
familiar with all of Variety's box- 



selling the picture, the most difll- 

eult and skillful work in the picture 
trade. Sales deiiartmenta gener- 
ally are quite agreeable t state 
those pictures which have flopped, 
knowing what kind of pictures they 
can sell. If through mentlonlnp the 
floi)s, their .studios will accept the 
lesson those flops frequently teach, 
it may me?n easier salesmanship In 
the future for the department's 
salesmen. ' 



Mhny of the . pictures as rated 
have not actively gone upon their 
course. Two pictures, additionally 
to the mentioned total of 68, have 
not been scSred, since they have not 
started, 

1'houtrli n T'i''ture will have an 



afcured line by the time it shall 
have cnmplefd its second runs, the 
first runs are accepted as a decisive 
gauge.. In first runs it might be con- 
sidered that the chain theatre op- 
erator attached to or a part of a 
producer-exhibitor organization will 
play its own plcturet in preference, 
and if going over Its own chain 
first tlie picture n.lght show to bet- 
ter advantage than when playing 
the outside first runs. 

Rather High Scores 
The short period of. compilation 
(3 months) may account for some 
of the present rather high scores. 
Richard Watts, Jr., of the "Herald 
TrlbuM," is leading the New York 
reviewSn at .788, wWla Qulnn Mar- 
tin of the (morning) "World" bot- 
toms the list at .816. 

In the number of pictures caught 
since July 4 by the dally reviewers, 
Regina Cannon, of the "American,", 
has the most to her credit. 44, with 
a percentage of .568. The next high, 
Jos. Cohen of "The Sun," with 42 
reviews, has .690. The lowest num- 
ber. 11. caught by a regular film re- 
viewer. Dorothy Herzog of "The 
Mir r o r ," ^ second on the list with 
a percentage of .727 to Watts' .750 



EXTRAORDINARY ENGAGEMENT 

First New York Appearance 
Doubling 

ORVILLE 
RENNIE 

NOW GLOBE, N. Y. (INDEFINITEY) AND 

STRAND, N. Y. (RETURN ENGAGEMENT) 
THIS WEEK 

p. S.— Thank* to Mr. Joteph Plunkett and Staff, 
and to My Many Other Friend* Who Have So 
WilUngty Cooperated 



on Watt's total of 16 reviews.' 

No Opinions for the reviewers In^ 
dudes all 'of them. Rose Thirer of 
the "Dally News " has the highest 
lot of Vm, 17, out of 41 caught, ieav. 
ing If iss Thirer near the bottom at 
.489. Martin of "The World" failed 
to decide In 10 out of 19, wllh six 
of the remaining 9 being right and 
the other three wrong. 

Chicago and L. A. 
In Chicago, Miss Tinee of "The 
Tribune" and looked upon as the 
leading pictwpe reviewer of the Chi 
dailies, also one of the first picture 
critics on the dallies of this conn- 
try, Is at the bottom of the Clii- 
caao list. She has 20 pictures 
caught to a perceiitage of .450. 

Again in the Chicago list may be 
noted that Its reviewers also dodge 
an opinion often enough to at- 
tract notice. It's quite the contrary 
in Los Angeles in that respect as 
against Nc^v York and Chicago. In 
L. A. four of the reviewers have a 
clean opinion score. liUella Parsons 
of "The Ssamlner" has four O's 
out of 20 reviews with 14 rights and 
but two -wrongs, sending her score 
to .700. 

AH of the li. A. critics stand 
somewhat high on their first scor- 
ing, much beyond their contempo- 
raries of the east in average per- 
centage. Mossier of the L. A. 
"Record" leads with .833 on 12 re- 
views, while KruU of '"The Her- 
ald," though low, In 12 reviews, 
holds his score at. .847. It'.s almost 
as high in its lowness as Krink's of 
"The Examiner," Chicago, who tops 
that city with .666, the exact score 
of Starr of the L. A. "Record," who 
is next to Lost on the ooast with 9 
critii-isttts to his credit. 

Trade Papers 

Among tho trade papers Variety 
caught the most pictvu-es, 66; "Mo- 
tion Picture News" is scconti with 
47, and the "Film Daily" Uilrd at 



46. "Picture World" reviewed the 
snlallest number, 31. 

Variety is highest among the 
trade jmpers with .833 on 66 pic- 
tures. "DailJ Review" is second on 
38 reviews at .742, with Variety and 
"Review" having a blailk score on 
No Opinions. 

"Film Daily" leads on the most 
No Opinions, 6, with "The News" 
lowest in total percentage on 47 re- 
views. Of that 47. Us br4lM 
viewer, Reld, got an Individual 
score of .645 on 37 notices ' Most 
of Variety's reviews carry signa- 
tures, but its individual reviewers 
are not mentioned in this box score. 

A box accompanying this story 
gives the number of good, "bad and 
no opinions expressed by the trade 
papers, without percentages fig- 
ured. It is set out merely as a com- 
mentary. 

Of 47 reviews, "The News" has 40 
Good, 2 Bad and B No Opinion; 
"Film Daily" in 46 notices has 34 
Good, 6 Bad ancT 6 N. O.; "Review" 
in 38 has 31 Good and 7 Bad; 
"World" in 31 expressions has 25 
Good, 4 Bad and 1 No Opinion; 
Variety In 66 reviews has 45 Oood 
and 21 Bad. 

This Film Box Score will be re- 
peated from time to time, alternat- 
ing with the dramatic crttles aeor- 
tng, with each kept up to date In Its 
shows or-pictures and percentages 
as and when printed. 



Seattle, Sei>t. 18. 
(Drawing Pop., 450,000) 

R.iiny weather put a kink Into 
motoring. Natives don't want to 
sit ar<nnid home or play hor.sesii.„.g 
with the outlet the tlieatre. "lireatcr 
Movie Sea.son" was also stimulant. ' 
Her.'<iliel Stuart, general manager 
in this section for West Co.ast 'riie. 
atres circuit, has the lo'-al li'iuses 
clicking, although the Llljerty is tiie 
weak sister, largely due to tirt-ioea- 
tlon. Fifth Avenue continues going 
great guns. 

About everything In town was in 
full blast last week, except the 
President, where Duffy Players 
open shortly. Orpheum got a good 
play the second week, while the Met 
was open after a long daric spell, 
using' "Old Ironddes" at road show 
prices to fair bis. 

Two pictures did so well tiiat they 
were held fos the third week, ' Beau 
^Geste ' at Columbia, and "Tho Mi.ss- 
*lng Link" at Blue Mouse. Three 
weeks is a long time in Seattle. Of 
course, the gross dropped, but 
proved profitable. 

That unusual "Chang" caught tho 
interest of United Artists theatre 
patrons and had 'em standing out in 
the rain. 

Pantages had vaude in the spot 
the past week, although Olive Bur- 
den was liked In "The Secret Stu. 
dio." 

Estimates for Last Week 

Fifth Avenue (West Coast) 
(2,700; 25-50-60) — "Underworld" 
(Par). Great Sunday and I,ahor 
Day biz. I'icture Is man's picture, 
slight fall-off in women's trade 
noted, at mats. F. and M. presen- 
tation built during week, called ■ 
"Hello, Lindbergh." Started weak, 
but improved. Eddie Peabody im- 
portant stage factor. $24,000. 

United Artists (C A.-We8t Coast) 
(2,100; 25-BO) — "Chang" (Par). 
Novelty of only animals and natives . 
went over with bang. $15,200. 

Columbia (U) (1,000; 25-50)— 
"Beau GcBte" (Par). Third week, 
and record for year. Opening third 
week, rather slow, but picked up. 
$5,500. 

Liberty (West Coast) (1,600; iS. 
50)— "Smile, Brother, Smile" (1st 
N). Dandy good comedy and pulled. 
Labor day and damp weather 
helped, $6,900. 

Blue Mouse (Hamrick) (950; 25- 
50-75)— "Missing Link" and Vita 
(W.arners). Now In third week. 
Business off. but good, considering 
hold-over stay, $5,600. 

Pantages (1,500; 35-50-65)— "Se- 
cret Studio"' (Fox). Vaude featured 
ahead of picture. Fair gross. $ll,500t_ 

Orpheum (2,700; 25-50-75)— "'Re- 
juvenation of Aunt Mary"' (Pathe- 
DsHHM). Manager Carl Relter tea- 
tiires vaude above pictures, consist- 
ently. Business good in second 
week new house is open. |18,000. 



Keasling Leaves P.D.C.; 
Heiiary McMahon Succeeds 



Los Angeles, Sept. 13. 
Barrett Kca sling, who has been 
general publicity director for De 
Mille-Pioducers Distributing Cor- 
poration since the inception of that 
organiza*Ion and personal represen- 
tative for Cecil B. Do Mllle for the 
past five years, has resigned. Keas- 
ling holds tho record ns a publicity 
man, li.aving only h.ad two Jobs in 
11 years. For four years be did 
publicity work for the Clune enter- 
prises and then Joined the staff of 
Famous Players-Lasky, being as- 
signed after two years to handle 
the Ue Mille propaganda, leaving to 
go with C. B. De Mllle, 

It is understood Keasllng is Join- 
ing one of the other big companies 
as head of their publicity depart- 
ment, after a short vacation. 

Henry M, McMahon of New York 
will be Keasling's successor at 
P. D. C. He was with J. J. Mc; 
Carthy in New Tork. 



New Alice Terry Film 

Ivan Pctrovich and Alice Terry 
are to be co-starred m "Beware, 
Wventuress," from the Hungarian 
story of that title. The picture is 
to be made In Berlin by the Z> llncr 
& Somlo Film Company. 

Petrovlch Is under contrf.- t to 
complete "Orloff," a picture based 
on tiie operetta, before he will be 
ready for the German production. 



NOW BOOKING 

on Percentage 
Baai» Only 
Send Us Your Dates — Anywhere 



'MM 

tmtk 



A Modern Story, 

Featuring 

JACKMUU^ 
HEENE CHADWICK 



gpedsl Bceh sad ghowe 

WOMEN ONLY 

Bpoclul Reels and SIiowh 

MEN ONLY 



SAMUEL CUMMINS 

Fnblio Welfare Pictures Corp< 

7I| Seveatb Ave., M. Y. C. 




VIRGINIA JOHNSON 

PRIMA DONNA 

4th RETURN ENGAGEMENT MARK STRAND, N. Y. 



Wednesday, September 14. 1927 



AIR CHIEF SAYS RADIO DOOMS 
ORCHESIMS IN MOVIE HOUSES 



Startling Forecast by President Radio Corp. of 
America — New Laboratory Development Re- 
sponsible — ^New Machinery to Broadcast 



JUOM City. Sept. IS. 
Oen. James a. Harbord, president 
Itodio Corporation of Amcru a, here 
OA » bnslneee trip, nnnotim i s that 
new developments being made by 
the radio laboratorlea may prove the 
end of orchestras In movie theatres, 
jj, gal4: "The radio laboratories 
soon will have a now development 
In entertainment machinery. It 
will be a combination motion pic- 
ture film which shall give a full mu- 
sical accompaniment, roaiiiiK mob 
scenes, voices of the actors and 
other rein tod sounds ^wiili ilu- jiic- 
tures. Unliko an Invontioii now in 
public use which has the sound and 
sight films In different units, and 
whose units must be synchronised 
to operate siu eessfully, the now ma- 
chine combinos the sound and 
sight relation on the same film 
Whenever part of the stfrht film Is 
damaged, the sound film automatic- 
ally Is cut out. 

"With the now niachlno, iri .si iiio- 
tnf« theatres will dispense with 
' bsme music, and will huv their 
music right with the fllra. It will 
also mean development of the 
spoken art in the picture world." 
In speaking of the pnssibllitios of 
radio the (Joiioral soes it Kradually 
smothering the juzr variety of en- 
tertainment with that of a hishor 
typa; th demand being for somc- 
thtnc better In the muslci^l line. 

XSSCUE BRINGS OUT TROTH 

Los Angeles, Sept. IS. 

ILena Malena, picture actress, and 
Helboumc Spurr, 'koliywood pho- 
tographer, admitted thoir onRago- 
ment following the rescue of both 
from Catalina Channel when a 
■auOl boat in which they were rld- 
lac overturned. 

Miss Halena is under contract to 
tks Do Mtlle studios. 



F.N. ENURGiNG STUDIOS 



(1,00<W)00 Building Prvgram to Take 
Car* of Inersassd Produetion. 

I.o.«i Angeles, Sept. IS. 

Plans are now tjoing drawn for 
the construction of new executive 
ollices, stages, etc., at First National 
studios which will involve an ex- 
penditure of close to $1,000,000 dur- 
ing the next six months. 

The new buildings and stages are 
nocessary to take care of com- 
pany's Increased production schod- 
ule for the coming year, plus tlio 
productions of Independoni pro- 
ducers roloasing tluouifh First 
National. 



PICTURES 

Albany's Miss MacPberson 
Wasn't Jeaoie at All 



Alb.inv, N. Y , Si pt. I^. 
She i-alletl hor.self Jc.iiif Ma-- 
riifi.-ijii, "the" Hcr-imrli> wiisrr. Aiiil 
.^he hi'raUle(1 her arrival in Albany 
I:iat July with paid advertlsementa 
in a newspaper. Th« advortise- ' 
mon'8 mndp known that the little 
huly \\ oiiUi coiirl net c lassos In 
-sconario writing for Albany's 
literatt. 

Haviner ftttlnifly prodded the rity 
into exptTli.ncy. the 0!!i!!'.*'n» »'Mii«- 
sary put in h.T app.-ai aiu i-. A laily 
niciiiber of the advortisins depuit- 
niput of another newspaper which 
ha in't been gettlnpr this profitable 
advorlisinff, strurk up an acquaint- 
a nco with the scrivt'ncr who had 
paid her way into Albany fame. The 
two ladies had a lonff talk about 
something or other, and the paper 
which missed out on the ad.s turned 
i!s chook and taudod the self-ad- 
mitted scenarist of "King of Kings'* 
under an eight-column head. 

The laudatUm informed breathless 
Albany liiat Jeanie MacPhernon was 
in town. Further, that she had ar- 
rived to prepare for Cecil De Hille 
and his staff, who were to shoot 



VARIETY 



11 



si-riu-v of a Marl'ljrr^i.n ^■ t iiarl.t In 
thi-. I its. And to hriUK ill in- TUUMi 
uC lu r Koliuid, the lu-ly ;i>hU'd that ' 
Ue Utile would like to add sovor.nl 
Albanians to his auercKation of 

.Si;rtu.rist?t. 

>;1m] > . aino .swiftly. .Among Jlhrr 
thiUKK, the famous femme pernilttod 
herself to be pliotographed with tlu ' 
Hon. John ISoyd Thachor, 5d, mayor , 
of .Ml.aiiy. 1 

Thon (.11110 a mos.saRo from I.os 
Anui'lo.s. That ludy wasn't .loaiiio { 
Maol'herson. The- Sceiiai iNt of | 
"Kinn of KlnRs" had. In tact, never 
boon in Albany. 

Tlio students in Utss Soandso's 
.KoliDol ut scenario writint; are out 
hciih dough and the scenarios they 
lurnod in for critlcisn). Tiiey are 
heartbroken. Also hoarthnik-n i.s 
an Albany photOKraplior who took 
IJOO worth of pictures for the little 
lady. 

Whoever she was. mUo can't bo 
found now. She wax sc iiodulod to 
make a iiorson.'il aitpoaranoo at 
I'roctor's ll.-irmanus 1-llcooker . thea- 
tro. I>iit rIio didn't show iip and 
ha ''n't boon aoeu since. 



Lcew's Own 'Magnascope* 
For All Loew Fibn Hovses 



Taut Ullis, Spanish. In aasumlng 
his orlglBat 'muii* •C.Manuel OrM- 
ado for scrMn purposes. Hts name^ 
was orlfldnaliy chansed to PuuY EUts 
by M-a 



All tio^w plcturo houfies will in- 
stall In the projection boot lis 'l-.^ 
d» \if,> kHMwn as ihf .M.iiTh.is. , pf, 
\\hu!i sprt-aiis the pitnurt- t,>ni- 
pl. t-. Iy a. rt.ss the wrreen. 'l*Iie v,r\v 
I ."»,'\v - I'nitod Artists Penn theatre, 
I'Utyl urKli. is xis'ng ih.> enlargetl 
screen for its news wtH'Kly. 

Tl)e M;ii:iia.-^.-,ip.\ as it's known, 
was lirst II i-^t'.'il with * < >Id Ir<'n- 
sidt's"" I r.ir.un<'UHT ) aiiii worki-d out 
by Hurry KuUin, ehiet' projectionist 
for PtiMtx Tlu aires. It neecssitates 
a sep.'irate projector with the en- 
largement brought about prineipally 
by a speci.il 1. iis. 

Since that lime ' Chang," "W int:s" 
(I'ar) and certain pai-amoimt iMwa 
shots it the Paramount; Xew York, 

have been emphasized bv il. 

'I'he device tlio Kocw ilieair^ s :(ri> 
instulling is a product from within 
its .own orKaniiatl^n. 



Fairbanks' Title Change 

Doughlas .V'airbc-nks' next produc- 
tion, "The (laueho," will be re- 
based as Over the Andes,"* 

'!"he tuiKinal title will be ust-d as 
sort of fiub-billing. 



AWMMEBmnUI s 

, Mme. Amelia Wagner, of tl.c 
Chtcago Opera Co., will appo.Tr in 
a Plaza produolion entitled "Ter- 
ror." 

Mme. 'Wusnor claims to be a 
descendant of Richard Wafner. 
composer. 



WARNER 
Theatre I 

Broa^lwnjr i 
rt S:d SIrertI 
Twice Uallj I 
l!W aad 1:30 
. Mtt. 3 p. M. I 



Warner Rron. l*r4>H«nt 



Doioies Melli) 

in "Old San 
Francisco" 

and 

Nei* Vitsphons 



^^^^ 

MthSI.-7lh Av». 

Tile World'* 
<Ir««(«atTlieatr* 

*«nONa 1130 A. M. 



PinST TIMB AT 
I'ori L,.\H t'ltlCKS 
U iUiain Fox preMnts 

7tli HEAVEN 

with 

JAVKT (iAVN(»R 
f'llAS. FAKKi:i.l. 
Ofohotral and Choral 
•MOmpulmeiit tbt 



CAPITOL 



l!KO tnWAT 

AT SIST 
IIKLU OVKK 

2nd WEEK 

Followlnir »« SAnsatloiial Run 

"f il Solid \\>i^k OM nr(m.iw-n>- 

BEN-HUR 

SPEOIAI, Ml'SH- SCORE ' 

' rioon* ( ipi-n at l:::'J!i 

r.'tPITOL CilIAM> OKOIIKNTKA 



S MARK ¥-V „■„ XY AT 
TRANl/ 4;ih SI. 

BUSTER KEATON 

'^COLLEGE" 

POST CAED FROUCS 

»HKK .srR.\ND SV.MPIIONV ORCH. 



— GLOBE T' "' ^ 



I 1 ::(> 



'The Patent Leather Kid 

\iii<i\(. 

Richard Barthdmess 




T I f p A :N Y. 

I54p BROADWAY 



p a o D u 



T I O N $ . 1 



mm 




1 

JacKLondon I 



12 



Wednesday, Septtmbcr 14, 1927 



STANLEY-K-A IN 
JDAYSORNO 



Conferences Frequent — 
All Set Except Bankers 



Witliin r.O il.ivs 111,- Stanley Coiii- 
pa II \ ' i\' il li ■ A i I 'I t' iii'Tt;*-!' will lie 



HARRY ROGERS PrcFents 



HIS 



OFCHESTffA 




etfecled, or there ^- ■ :■>• i «uch 
merfter, stnt(-s a r Ti,> ' y\,v>-f. 

Cnnf" r( no s liavo !>■ ■ i frffiuoill 
lii twi i n t)u' r. i r'^'-' i.it Ivi's wiltun 
Ihe pa^t two Willis. l ,mii n them- 
Belvea anA the banker*. One con- 
ference 1» «ald to have l.itely lastitl 
over a wetk-ond tint of town. 

All of the ili tails liavo lieon sot, 
other than tlu' cxai t nnan< iiib'. 
methotl and co.st. 

Dependent upon St.mlcy-K- A is 
the follow up thai with tlio I'oli 
Ciiruit. altli..u;;h the l.alrr not 
positive. S. Z. roll's ci-iuiiuu'd re- 
f u.-*.'!! to . phow his books on a deal 
invoU inn over $20,0(10,000 Is reported 
a-- • ■■miiiei,r in(,' to irritate tin' pros- 
I'. . Ii\a- pin-rhafi' r.s. 

Anoilu r lolitr repoi teil a ad pro- 
Ilo^s<'d amalgamation lh,it may fol- 
Itiw the lii;,' mei-K,-r i.s that of p'irst 
National with l>athe-l)eMille. AI- 
thou;,'h from accounts the afliliation 
of the producers in prospect is he- 
mming more complex in outlook 
daily. 

A reason assigned for the 30-day 
limit for the 8tanIey-K-A deal to 
be consummated is that the par- 

ticix)alinK parties will be unable to 
endure the repeat of vexatious de- 
t.iils, after they have been agreed 
upon, bej-ond that time limit, with 
an expectancy that someone will 
call everythinif oft if not brought 
to a head. 

In the K-A end will be included 
the Orpheum Circuit. 



PEABOST, mSEF, AT SEATTLE 

Seattle, Sepi. 13. 
Bddie re.ab.idy, in his 12th week 
at the 5f>i Ave. ^ere, will stay indef 
at the I'.uuse Instead of switching 
to r.ji'tiand. Peabody will go to 
T OS Angeles on hla next movt^ un- 
d. r the 'W^aetttai and Mnrco ct^n- 
Iraets. 

The hanjolst-ma.ster of ceremo- 
nies has a sliding contract with 
F. and M., dependent on gross re- 
ceipts. 



Mot. WMk. Mm*-*, Buir>le 
HKADUMlKte '■■■TH-ACttKE i 



N«w 0*l« House 

Olso, Norway, will soon have an- 
other picture theatre. "Colesseum," 
said to be the largest moving pic- 
ture^ house in northern Kurope, is 

i' ne.irlng completion. It will have a 
seating capacity of 2,100, of which 
1 1,600 are on the orchestra floor. It 
opens Nov. 1. 



\mm SUES RAMISH 
OVER JULIAN STOCK 



iMS Ant; Icp, .s. i.t, 13. 

Adulph Kamislj, tlieatrifal mag- 
nate. Mill has IrouMes piling up on 
him as a resiilt of his tran.^actions 
in the Julian r-iroleum Corpora- 
tion. Carl Laemnile. president of 
Fniversal Film Corporation, has 
tiled suit against him to recover 
193.547. The complaint filed by 
I.aemnile in the Superior Court 
alleges that he hout?lit 2,000 shares 
of Julian I'eirel. urn .'ihiek on the 
urging of Rainish and that the lat- 
ter indemnified him agulnst loss, if 
he bought and held the stock. 

Laenimle's complaint sets forth 
that the stock was bought Feb. 20, 
1»26, for t52,527; that it was paid 
for and held bjr Iiaemmle until Dec. 
24, 192S. During the time the pic- 
ture man was holding the stock he 
alleges it advanced in price to J71.- 
527, and that when he Anally sold 
it Dec. 24, mi. iraa only able to 
obtain $27,980 for It. It is alleged 
that L«emmle Is entitled to $43,547, 
or the difference between what he 
got and the price it reached. 

In a second cause of action 
Liaemmle alleges that S. C. Lewis, 
president of Julian Petroleum Cor- 
poration, held certain stock certtfl- 
cates which he had delivered to 
Ramish to deliver to Laemmle. The 
complain; does not state whether or 
not these certiflcates were intended 
as guaranty collateral. The suit 
alleges that Ramish failed to deliver 
this stock to Laemmle and that the 
latter did not discover Ramish had 
this stock unUl Juno 1, ItZT. On 
this score he oaks an additional 
$!>0,000 damages. 

When Ramish was informed about 
the fling of the suit, the latter said 
that he was willing to bet Laemmle 
had never verified the suit, as the 
producer Is In Europe, which in 
Hamish's mind means that some- 
body else is behin<i the actf-^n, 
Ramish stat^ that l.aenimle is not 
the only cne that he recommended 
the stock to when he thought the 
compan:' was good and he was try- 
ing to help II out. Ramish said 
that he had bought more Julian 
stock tl an anybody and that he did 



not guaranty Mr. Laemmle against 
loss. Kamish said he does Void •ome 
stock for Laemmle nn^ that 
Laemmle knows it. He said he 
held this Block trust as it was not 
to be sold or put on the m.irket and 
that he has kept his word. 



U. A. May Handle Foreip 
To Eoiploi Exchanges 



Owing to numerous production ; 
delays United Artists Is dickering ' 

for disti'ibutl(>n of foreign rieiures j 
as a nie.iiis of I'eej.iiig file ex- 
change.^, sales staff and largo of- 
fice forces busy. 

At present, and for some time 
past, rnited Artlr" has few pic- 
tures on hand foi release. Charlie 
Chaplin hasr.'i. p. de a picture for 
a year and a ha;^. Douglas Fair- 
banks has done only seven months 
work on "The Gaucho." Corlnne 
Grifnth suddenly turned tempera- 
mental. Plans for most of the re- 
maining productions scheduled have 
not yet been laid. 

None of the contributing mem- 
bers of U. A. caa 1>a rushed as, ac- 
cording to Uie working arrange- 
ments, each unit Is separate and 
distinct with the privilege of unlim- 
ited time and mon ^n the making 
of a picture. 

|£st Wck negotiations were 
startej between United Artists and 
Ufa whereWy the former offer to 
distribute "Tartuffe," newly re- 
tltfed, "The OiM^A Hypocrite." 
U. A. is also e9mi4arinK other for- 
eign iwoduotionii, *•>»• from Ufa. 



Schenck in N. Y. 

Los Angeles Sept. ^'j 
Josejili M. Schenck, president of 
United Artist.s, is due lo ae;i\a. i,^ 
New \(iTk today ('j uesday) f,,r a 
seven we.'ks slay. Schen<.'k wa.'i to 
have gone ea;;' fr)r the Dempsey. 
Tunney flght .n Chicago, and go to 
New York fiopi there. 

Due t(' ti.d sudden death of M.-ir- 
cus Lcc . Schenck decided to start 
a weei . irlier than he had figured 
en. Jtimes Quirk, editor of "Photo- 
pi"' ■■ w ill arr .iTiijiany him Or his 



XUfln (Of SQIAAT DATES 

Danbury, Conn., Sept. IS. 

Danbury will be the lone city In 
Connecticut v.ithout Sunday after- 
noon movies after Sept.* 11. 

No request wa*, Bade hor« by 
theatre owners for afternoon ahows. 
They are eald to • Vie* fflMday 
matinee* with dietKcoi'r 



Costello WeMing in twe Weeks. 

Los Angeles, Sept. 13. 
Helene Costello, daughter of Mau- 
rice Costello, is to be married to 
Jack liei'gan, Mew Torlc within 

two weeks. 




CZAR OF RHYTHM 

Did His Stuff This Week with 

AL JOLSON 

at the 

METROPOLITAN, LOS ANGELES 



Ten Minutes of Solid Laughter-'-Everybody Is Satisfied 



BALABAN & KATZ AUDIENCES-SAT 



mm 



MR. A. i lALABAN-^ATlSnED 



MR. HOWARD PIERCE OF DETROIT-SATI 



MR. mi HARRIS-SATISFIED 



MR. WM. MORRIS-SATISFIED 



MR WM MORRIS, JR.-SATISFIED 



MR.ABELASTFOGE-^ATISFe 



MR. HARRY LENETSKA-SATISFIED 



MR. JOHNNY HYDE-SATISFe 



MR. MAX TURNER-SATISFIED 



MR. PHU. mELL-SATISFIED 



MR. SAM BRAMSON-SATISFIED 



WALTER AND EDWIN MEYERS-SATISFe 



MRS. LEWIS AND MRS. DODY-SATISFO 



THATT IS WHY WE ARE SATISF'IED 

NOW PLAYING ALL BALABAN A KATZ CHICAGO THEAIHES— PUBLIX ROUTE TO FOLLOW 



LEWIS 



AND 




CRITICS SAY: "A PERFECT PICTURE HOUSE ACT" 



Direction WM, MORRiS 



PC OUR "HELLO, HELLO, HELLO" 80NQ IS COPYRIGHTED 
• AND FULLY PROTECTED. PIRATES. BEV/ARE! 



WaduMday, September 14, 18S7 



VARIETY 



IS 



THE TALK OF THE TRADE 

and there''s plenty to talk about — 





WHAT 



7\ 



with 



VICTOR McLAGLEN ^feoMlIND LOWE DOLORES DEL MO 

RAOUL WALSH Production 

"7*^ HEAVEN" 

. with 

JANET GAYNOR CHARLES FARRELL 

FRANK BORZAGE JWucfioiK 



Two De Luxe Specials 
DOLORES DEL RIO VICTOR McLAGLEN 



m 



99 



"LOVES OF CARMEN' 

and 

"EAST SIDE WEST SIDE" 

with 

GEORGE O'BRIEN VIRGINIA VALLI 



Lois Moran 
Edmund Lowe 



Have You Played? 
"PAID TO LOVE" 



George 0*Brien 
VirgtniaVaUi 

Blanche Sweet 
rSINCED" 



Sweet Box Office Bets 
SS" 'THE JOY GIRL" "1 

Olive Borden 
Neil Hamflton 

"HIGH SCHOOL HERO" 

Sally Phlpps 



~^ Jaaet oaynor ~" 
•2 girls" WANTED" 




GAY RETRE4j:^ 

Sammy Cohen — 

Ted MeNamara 



AddedProfUs 
JOHN GILBERT 

in 

"CAMEO KIRBY" 
with Gertrude Olmstead 

**HONOR FIRST" 
with Renee Adoree 

**ST. ELMO" . 



WHO PLAYS WITH FOX PROFI 



with Bessie Love 

WITH F O X 



VARIETY 



PICTURES 



Wednesday, September 14, 182T 



Cullen I^ndis' 1st Wife 
Has Warrant for Arrest 

Los Angeles. Sept. 13. 
~ 4.'ullcn Landls. ithQ rccontly nuu - 
■led the divorced wifo o£ Edward 
011ton, picture nK« nt, ha.s l)oon hav- 
ing dlllioully Willi liis first wife. 
Just priur to his marrying Loca 
Hearn, Landis .servi-d live days in 
the city Jail for bt-ing in arr<ar» 
for his monthry payments of ali- 
Bony to his flrat wife. Now his 
first wife has obtained a warrant 
(or his arrest from Municipal 
JudK:e i^iorgia Bullock ohargrinK 
that be has failed to provide for 
bis two minor children, June, niii' . 
and verrek. five, durins the moiuli'i 
of July. Aiii-'iist anil SojnonilK-r, of 
this year. 

The complaint states that I^ndis 
li earning fl.OOO a week and that 
•( this amount he was ordered to 
pay $350 a month toward the sup- 
port of the ohiliircn. 

It was Just one month ago that 
■imfM ti>e termer Una. 



* Maycr'a Oparatien 

lios Angeles, Sept. 13. 
Louis B. Mayer Is' confined to his 
home in Santa Monica fcllowiift an 
operation Sunday for tinMlais, 



BOB AXHSIBOIO A8 LEAD 

Loa Ancelea. Sept. 13. 

Bob Armstrong, who mada his 
screen rt. bnt In "The Main Event" 
after concluding his state tour in 
"Is Zat So." JwaJbeeiLcast for hla 
second picture by the aame or- 
ganizatir,n. » 

In this one, •The Leopard Lady," 
lie will play the male lead oppo- 
siio J, in Cooilal. The picture goes 
into pr<i(IU'-tion Sept. 25 under di- 
rection of Rupert Julian. 

Jessie Wadsworth negotiated the 
contracts for Armstrong and James 
Uradbun°, Sr., also In the film. 



GRACE CUNABD'S RETimN 

Los Angeles, Sept. 13. 

Grace Cunard, picture star of the 
early daya, will return to the'aereen 
as & leading woman. She la play- 
ing the lead opposite Hoot Gibsoi: 
in his current production, "Western 
Suffragettes," which Breexy Eason 
is directing. 

George O'Hara haa th* jHvenlla 
lead In this picture. 



Loses Driving Lieanaa 

Los Angelea, Sept, U. 
Marty Kemp, picture actor, had 
the license of hla aporty roadster 
suspended by Judge Valentine for 
drivinc: at fj." 



Shores Follows Raboch 
But Without Interference 

I,os Angeles, Kept. 13. 

Giida Gray's first picture for 
^muel Goldwyn, "The l>evU Dane* 
er,"'atarted with Al 'Raboch dlrecT- 
Ing, is being completed with the 
mega!)lK>iie held by Lynn Shores. 

It seems that Goldwyn and 
Raboch could not agree on certain 
details a.« to ahooting the scenes, 
etc., nor was Gil Boag, husband of 
Ollda Or.iy, satisfied with Ratjoch. 
with the reault the director decided 
to glTO up. 

Shores, acting aa aaaistant direc- 
tor, was assigned and Is said to be 
directing without interference by 
either Goldwyn or Boag, taking over 
tbe task only on those conditions. 

Shores for a number of years was 
an assistant director at the Para- 
mount studios on Long Island, 

Raboch has returned to the plc- 
turo oo-dlraetlnc with Shores. 
Shorea la doing all the eloaeups 
witb Raboeb ^olng the mob acenes 
and long ahota. 



Radin Laavoa Commonwealth 

Mathlaa RadIn, general aalea 

manager for Commonwealth Film 
Corp., has resigned after an alBlia- 

tion of two years. 

Ills future plans are Indefinite. 



GT.N.Y.EXHIBS. NOT FAVORING 
FARAMOUNTS FRANCHISE' IDU 



Generally Walking Out on It — Enforces Playing of 
All Paramount Relea«ei for 4. Year*, Including 
Foreign Mades 



k 

"TBELAWNET" POSTFOSBD 

Los Angeles, Sept. It, 

On account of the Illness of Sid- 
ney Franklin, director, M-G-M haa 
postponed the making of "Trelaw- 
ney of the Wells" until the mldaie 
of October. 

Franklin, now recuperating, la 
going away on a three weeks' va- 
cation before beginning work. 

Meanwhile, Ralph Forbea, cast for 
the Juvenile lead, is to be featured 
In "Dogs of War," to be directed 
by Stuart Paton for M-O. 

The postponement of "Trelawney" 
will start Norma Shearer immedl- 
.Ttclj- to work in "I't- c and i;.i.sy." 



THE LIFE 
OF THE 

PAR TY 




Nerma"^ 



the Stars of M^Q-M 
are smUing starsl 

THEY'RE happy stars because 

SHREWD showmanship 

HAS won than 

THE widest distribution 

OF history — 

THE records show it. 

M-G-M has crept.up to 

AND passed 

YESTERDAY'S leaders. 
MERIT won us leadership, 
MERIT will hold it! 
WE never rest on our laurels 
WE make new ones. 





Paramount'* franchise plan, of. 
fered to independent exhibltora ia 
Greater New York two weeks age^ 
has been turned down with but » 
tew exceptions. In caset where the 
theatre ownera were bard preaaad 
for films. 

The franchtae plan, aa explained, 
waa flrat welcomed. Paramount, it 
Is reported, offered to guarantee ex- 
hibitors pictures at a stipulated 
price and with more convenient 
playdatcB. The franchise waa ta 
run for Ave yeqra. 

Meetings followed when exhibi- 
tors discovered that in addition to 
Paramount productions. Including 
shorts and newareels, they would 
be expected to accept all Paramount 
releases. Paramount Is obliged t» 
buy, a large numb, r r,f foreign flima 
abroad, this number Increasing an- 
nually with the Inc. ^aso in impor- 
tation of .^merlcan lilms In coun- 
tries where Ll>e quota law prevails, 
as In Austria and Germany. 

Accprding to the present con- 
tlngenOiyatem a film haa to be pro- 
duced In Germany before a permit 
can be oht.iinf i for the Importatloa 
of an Ariu'rican picture. Paramount 
as well as other Amcilean com- 
paniea, buya up German and Aus- 
trian productions which may lie re- 
lca.sed In the United States wher- 
ever possible. 

Independents In tho Kevk York 
area have a decided aversion to for- 
eign pictures and regard any buy- 
ing arrangement with Paramount 
Impossible where these concoctiona 
are Included. 



Sr «i Wood Directing Shearer 

Los Angeles, Ssi>t. 13. 
Bam Wood has completed "The 
Fair Co-ed" with Marlon Davles.for 
U-Q-M, and will direct Norma 
Shearer next. 



PAUL 



CREATOR OF 
STAGE.BAND 
ENTERTAINMENT 

Known a'h the 

"PAUL ASH POLICY" 

NO« AT 

BALABAN & KATZ 

New Orlrntal Theatre 

CHICAGO 
*X1(CLV8IVSI.T COLrmHA 
BECORDINO ARTIST" 



Paul A»h FrearnlKlioni glacrd b; 
LOUIS McDERMOTT 



Theri h No SubatUute tm 
Paul A»h Entmrtmnment 



TILL JANUARY, 1928 

" B. B. B." 

Tbt mrw «rm (error) In •hew l,ii«lnM« 
At Coffee Daa'e— Anii<-lr>. CiiUf. 



Weanesday, September 14, 1927 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 



19 



CONFIDENCE DISPLAYED BY LOEW 
GIVES TONE TO ALL AMUSEMENTS 



Sells "Ex" and Make* Up Dividend in Quiet Trad- 
ing — $2 Payment Off Paramount Tomorrow — 
DttU Trading— U. Pictures Sell Off on Merger 



lioew gave a splendid demonstra- 
tion of Us stable poaiUon during 
the week. Late last week It sold 
ex lis Quarterly dividend and on 
Monday made up the bait point be- 
•Ides moving slightly above its best 
of last week near 56. 

This showing comes upon the 
beels of several happenings that or- 
dinarily might be expected to weak- 
en the market position. First, the 
directors somewhat disappointed 
ex^ic '.ations when thejr did not de- 
c:iJ< the $1 extra as last year. It 
lukd been oxpi^oted that the com- 
pany would at least repeat last 
year's extra even if the hopes were 
not realised of a, new regular rate 
of IS per year and an extra of $1 
when profits Justified. 

The death of Marcus Loew had 
ao effect upon ticker prices, al- 
tbougli the possibility of a bear 
attack was considered. If the stock 
had not been strnnfjly held it is 
apparent tliat it would have Ktven 
away under this double strain, par- 
tlealarlr after lonn were assured 
of their dividend. Instead, it moved 
in an orderly manner within a nar- 
row ranse. Buyers report that at 
Its extreme low of last week, when 
tt erm* out several time* «t (4H, 
teokers were unable to IIII a eon- 
alderable volume of standing or- 
ders at that figure. 

Par. Sells Ex Tomorrow 
Paramount sells ex its quarterly 
$2 tomorrow and its behavior there- 
after will be watched with inter- 
est. When the 2 per cent stock 
dividend was taken off late In July 
h marked the turning point in the 
lone decline. There were evidences 
«t that time that the issue had 
been artiflclally depressed Just 
before the closing of the books, ap- 
parently in r, dcliborate effort on 
the part of itie operating clique to 
gather in timid longs. The man- 
auvre succeeded perfectly, and the 
move up from 92 to a top of 107 
was begun promptly. Now the 
price has receded to between 104 
and lOE. If old pool methods arc 
reepated it should swing in « nar- 
row range for some weeks before 
it goes into a new trading area 
higher up. Less and less is heard 
of possibilities of wide open manip- 
tilation for a sh.ike-out, the trade 
being pretty well satisfied that the 
%orst of the rouKh work is over. 

Good at Box Office 
- In addition, early autumn busi- 
ness at the Publix box oflflce is said 
to make a good showing. A good 
deal of credit for the improvement 
la being given to Sam Katz, who is 
believed to have got his presenta- 
tion policy down to an amusement 
form that has found wide public 
support, particularly among the 
lounger element. 

On inoonaequential tr.tding 
tTniversal Pictures on the Curb last 
Week that stock dropped more than 
-.A-VOlnta. the explant'tion cominR 
Out later In a comp.iny statement 
outlining a propos;il to consolidat<' 
the Universal I'irture CJorp. and 
the Universal Chain Theatre Corp. 
the latter, which la quoted In the 
oVor-the-counter market for im- 
listed securiti^^s, has not ni)pearetl 
in several weeks. A tliird Universal 
Stock Is the First Preferred, traded 
in on the stock Exchange. 

The consolidation arriingement 
calls for a Kuaianico l.y the Picture 
Corp. of the diviiii iuis of the Thea- 
tre Corps preferred stock for two 
years, dating from Aug. 15 last In 
the trade it has been the view that 
the Inclusion of several unprofitable 
houses in the Theatre Chain made 
that organization difficult to weit-'li 
In terms of stock prices. The com- 
pany announcement of the propo.>i.il 
IS appended. 

Other Steeks Steady 
Pox maintained Its improvement, 
selling yesterday at 60 in extr. mely 
quiet dealings. No improvement 
h.Ts her-n noted in either I'athc or 
Orphi um, neither of which came out 
yesterday up to 2 oVlork. Last 
Plll-'WII Wtfe 21 lot I'athc and ;«-frr- 
Orpheum. The bull flurry in Shu 
oert coincident with the opening o 
legitimate season seemed to ! ■ 
»«>OUt over. No sales yesterdri ■ 
With the last transaction .at 



Roxy in benefiting from the pub- 
licity attending its record grosses 
lately, while the out-of-town i.ssues 
seemed to be steady, probably re- 
flecting scattered buying as public 
interest turns toward the theatre 
again. Dealings in Stanley in Phila- 
delphia were especially large. 

Universal's announcement of the 
theatre deal mentioned follows: 

"The board of directors of Uni- 
versal Pictures Corp. has voted, in 
consideration of the acquisition by 
the corporation from Carl Liiemmle 
and others of a substantial majorit> 
of the common stock and all of the 
management stock of the Theatres 
Corp, to enter into an agreement 



under which the Pictures Corp. will 
ijuarantec for two yours from .\ug 
15, ISL'T. and under certain condi- 
tions, dividond.-i on tlie first pre- 
ferred stiok of the Theatn s Corp. 

■ The propo.sjl w^U! aecepte 1 by the 
directors of the Theatre Corp. and 
it is expected that tlie aKreement 
will be closed today (.Sei>t 31. In 
■ inneiti<m with the payment of 
the September dividend, further de- 
tails regarding the guaranty will be 
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I I,os Aniieles. Sept, 13. 

First N.itional is planninu to add 
inotiier wcj-tcrn st.ir i^.-iii'.-. to its. 
leoiir.im. through demand for west- 
now uml er ffn nsl riic Uun .ttJihin JJu^. i^nA.aiy__Mnallt!r_J>jQU.<es and the 
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with thre or four good pictures, or 
i to ctm.ice a former cowboy with 
soiii.-w 11 (I of a II. line. It i.s al.so 
probable that First National will 
make a deal with «n Independent 
with three or four good pictures, or 
a 1..1.-.1S somewhat similar to .{tllM 

cb.uien Holers now haa fair' :€!!•'; 

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Woody With Roach 

As a result of the recent trip here 
of Hal Koach. John S. Woody, at 
one time president of Associated 
Exhibitors, becomes the new gen- 
.t-iiii|«rat eaatem manaser for Roach. 

Woody will look after Roach dto- 
(rlbatioB through the - Pathe and 
the IfetM'Ooldwyn-Mayer. 



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A BAD DREAM 



Every theatre owner has had a filghtmare such 
as is illustrated in the accompanying scene of 
panic from fini 

The nightmare to bad anoug^; tha tcaMtf 

would be immeasurably worse. 

Make both impossible by equipping your pnv 
jection machines with the marvel among modem 
^ty devdojpineiita^the SBITFRY SAPBTYJ 
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Itompared 
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VARIETY 



PICTURES 



Wednesday, September 14, 1927 



BRITISH FILM FIELD 



Lots of War 

With tlif Htiui (iL tin- sv;isoii tlii-. 
M hn>i conn- tiir tirsT floo'l of 
itfiti.sh film.«. Tliii-f have bton 
jtMo^vn i»ml three more are due 

Am a safe advance bet, one would 
haw said tht rc was little chuncc ot 
"Tlic Sommc" beins possible for th<j 
Amprtean market, Noel Coward's 
"Ba«y Virtue," perhaps. StoU's "A 
Woman R«deemed'* perhaps not. 
Hut "The Soinme* A British war 
Jilni! 

U is so unlike tlif i.rf'Vi"U'- ^\r^v 
tilnis, so iiiufh a "doruiucnt " ul tht- 
Iterioit of thp war wJiieh iinniftU- 
ati'ly preceded Iho t-ntry uL tlu- 
rnil«Hl Statf.s and at tfic saiiu- lime 
Imlancfrt (it even hUowm tlic (jer- 
nian» nhellln^ HritiKh troops witli 
• aptured grunn, and soveral rnemy 
(h *'ds of heroism), that If some onr 
.has enouffh Imagination to rotitlo it 
!lr "War!'* ad^ an epllogur showlns the 
" -•• condition ft Which the allied forr* s 
wero reduced by the becinnin?jr of 
1910, and make it the t< \t and the 
rf-ason for Americ a's roniiiiK in, tli* \ 
ou^hl to do pictty well \vitli it. 

Canadian troops aic w< II featured, 
too. which is anotiior anKl''- And as 
an anti<1ote to >>t llipfr4 nry ;ind war 
fever this film should do a whole 



t. If .'.T:y (wi. w.iiiis to b*' in an- 
t'lhtr Kr'-iit w.'T ;ifr»-r •■^^-inf,' n>i' 
wanUeiinK iii-.-in- iiml Minil Ironi 
:*hook. or wvir' ■ i-i M.i^ony in a 
foot and a half mi inu.i, Ih- y are ri|M 
ftn" psy. op.ith. 

M. A. Weth**i • II. whoso fori.- 
se» nts u» be 'doiunicnted" tilnis ii-> 
diicrted the IJvinfrsiune pietuie .nul 
"Uu^inson Crusot") made "Tlie 
Somme," and^is there Is not a name 
or ft'atured artist in It there Isn't 
tlu "nnknown uT-tistes" snnff for the 
Statts. 

New Kra art- i Ih' proiiucers and 
distributorx. ami in iliis country it 
will be a clean-np 

Other Films 

••Fiisy Virtuf" is dliei ted by the 
much -boomed Ah'*-' ■! IJi'ehc 'frk. !le 
is in danger fr»»m lii< friends. }!■ is 
full of possihilin- s. but he fuis 
after imitai ions of < lennan syni - 
hidism loo nituh. \\itli infar-'.iN r* - 
sults in stune ei.s- 

iKobei jeanK. sT;i_- - a< tres*<, is the 
It ad. 'Piu- su-'. y . ' .i r. s mi tJiO niis- 
fort;ii;t ,s t omiii- .i* i Ix-e.i ise <]\f 
s») luaiiiiinl. (; a - j.i.-t ups show 
OllK TWis*'. I'l - l-Je vior\-. too. pi'ob- 
ably written tj\ N-" 1 1,'oward in his 
infiincy. Apart from tl>e faidt re- 



ft tred to, tiie director ha? done hts 
b( St with a poor story and an eijuaU 

' ly poor ram. All riKiit for her* , but 

! out for the States 

I The Stoll film. A Woman ite- 
I (Ueiiied. ' is chteily notii'eable for its 
I bail i-aptionH. IJusbanu about to 
I ;ihoot his wife .mil liinm^lf after 
^ di--. ovcr.n^' is a spy and has 

>t>drn plans of hi.s inveiiiion. Hus- 
band sayp; "Yuu will write out a 
confeiision of infidelity and Irt tlie 
world take tiiat as the e.<\i.se of Uie 
trapedy." Can you beat It? Ves! 
ffusband flnds wife has l>een wedded 
before. Doesn't know If first hubby 
is alive or diroroed or what. AHks 
. . and how do I even know that 
vi.u are my lejjal wife? ' To wbieji 
wific answers: "How cm you say 
that'/" And she looks jusi like the 
i.aption in her eIo.«eup. 

f 'levor and original shots of air- 
planes aeen by . pilots through 
whirling propeller and nice shots of 
Paris from unusual angles. Noth- 
ing else of Interest, ^fpe^ ially tlie 
eabaret s< en< s. 



British Internat'l and a Film We«k 
Out of the egg laid by J. 1>. Wil- 
liams a brood of promising ehieks 
Is emerging. Around tbe end of tbis 



month a week of trade shows of 
Ibis organisation's new product will 
be held, four pictures to be pre- 

m nt'-tl in Ihe 8amc week. 

Harley "Knoles directed one, ""Tlu- 
White Sheik"; Tnomas Bentley, woo 
Ji;us liad Some exi>erience on your 
si<h', tlid ■Til.- Silver Unitig"; Al- 
fred Hiii lico k looks like he's got 
Ills l»iK eiiiinie with "The King," a 
I'ojciiig and hiK top picture, and 
Arthur Maude megaphoned on "Pop- 
pies in Flanders,** 

Di s tribu tlon hsre by Wardour, 
financially allied wltb British Inter- 
national. 

Thorpe, former managing director 
of Wardour, Is now at British In- 
ternational In the same capacity. 

liU-sinK'T, of the South African 
Film Trust, ;in<l an American. Is 
heavily interested In the producing 
company and Us Elstree studios, 
which are the blfirgesi and best here 
to date. 

Mors Studios from JaydssT 

When bis action against tte Colk 
who pushed him out of British Na- 
tionft] is through, Williams is going 
In for another studio promotion. He 
Is dickering for the old buildings 
and grounds of FarPs Court Kxhlb- 
itioii, where there is a ready-made 
studio about 70U feet by 50, and not 
a pillar. 

Tliis location is only 15 minutes 
from Piccadilly and joins up on the 
grounds with two railway systems. 
It may be a good bet — if Jaydee can 
g«t the right folk to play with him. 



UTERATI 




first rim theatres 

everywhere 

play 

-, . . ' . . ¥ ^ • 

paramoun t 





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^ Apenica's finest motion picture tbeatres book PamnoanC* 100% Prpfnua 100%! The leading fint ran 
cvetywhcre are playing these new and greater PMMMMwM^Svltlie eo —e jB ea ngidHly on dieir Mils. 



ii Have yon observed the smart, quality type of entertainment tlw Christies are delivering? Have you seen 
in "Row, Sailor, Row," BoUit Vernon ' 
in^F^eoehfUed,** 



BiUy Oooley 




fa IKielor Qiiaek,^ Nell Bams 
rent r el eas e s? For years the recognised leaders 
in the short comedy field, die Christies are ex* 
celling even dwrnsdves in this galaxy of 36 
they are making for Paramonnt*s 100% Pro> 
gram. ^ This new 1927 public is comedy-wise. 
They dteaand the brif^t, sp arkling, new-style 
FnmBovnl«Ghristies. See one at yonr Para- 
■Mont Eadbumge and note its snperiorily to the 

on the aMMnket! 



in "Short Socfc?.* * Jimmi e Adams 



' =n '^ot Papa** and the other enr- 



PHIL MYNC 

Pbll Paymi,. the intrepid paawn- 

ger who went down with "Old 
Ulory," 'ho Hc.irBt Malne-to-Rom« 
pliins. was nianiiKlnK editor of the 
New Vork "Mirror," the Hearst tab. ^ 

An Intrepid little fellow he waa, 
too. Past 40. deaf, he nevertheless 
was a hiKh-KtrunB orRanlsm. Ua 
editpil till' Pattorwn-McCoTmIck 
(N. Y.) "Dally News" and lost his 
conneciion when. In spite of re- 
peated protests from Patterson be- 
cause Paynp kept running puhlu ity 
about Vretry Hopkins, with whom 
he was Infatuated, he published a 
complete pace about the notorious 
siren. Hearst hired him and save 
him the widest power exercised by 
any sal.u-lod editor in the big: town, 
plur i IiiiiiuB for evf IT 11,000 ndded 
circulation. 

I'ayne ran the shoot from noth- 
ing to over 400,000. In ao S^Hg he ^ 
rode roughshod. The libel stills 
ivoro onnrnious. Ho primod tho 
Ilall-Stcvns murilor tri;!].-^ in Ni w 
Brun.swick, N. J., and when he left 
had some $2,000,000 in ■vita afnteat • 
him, personally, as well aa ITearst, 
on that Job slone. In sliced artlcloa 
he had dared the defendants to kuo. 
When they were acquitted they did, 
fat pretty. Be IIV<A In New Jer- 
sey and was sued and served there. 

Payne was tlio man who "turned 
up" Earl Carroll. An invited eu4'St 
«t the bathtub-wine party,, he de- 
livered Carroll aftor publishing the 
full dotall.<^ and beinf;: questioned by 
the PiHtrict Attorney. He testified 
and editorialized against Carroll, 
and braved the harsh criticism of 
all Broadway, whfch. as hard 3-*^ it 
Is, frowns on tip-offa. He had tlie 
courage of his convictions. 

Payne always claimed be had 
received permission from CwoU to 
break the bathtub Story. Canoll 
never denied it. 

Recently h* naitieA Boratby 
Rughes, a youBK brunet ebonia glil 
who was "Miss New York" at the 
age ot K, and whom be put In 
"Bunk,'' a revue that be fostered 
and angeled. 

Fayne>tdid not have to to on tba 
trans-ocean fliKht. Hearst begged 
him not to. His roportorial seal, 
bis passion for the sensational 
droT* bim to it. He did that Uk* 
be did everytbing-^witb fanatical 
fervor. 

Payne distinguished himself along — 
Broadway by letting a couple ot 
immature girl faves pan the movies 
th^r have never been "taken" 
in the history of any dally paper. 
Thla deaplte Heart's known loyalty 
to that industry and personal par- 
ticipation in it. Payne bad a girl 
in Hollywood, a staff member from 
New York, stationed tiMN JuM to 
wire in tlie dirt, personal, in«vie# 
and professional. 

A shafTKy liltio cliap, unpropos- 
(Continued on page 43) 





The World', Moit 

Versatile Orchestra Leader 

Appearing at Marl<s Brot. 
Wonder Theatres 

MARBRO GRANADA 

CHICAGO 



Wednesday, September 14, 1927 



VARIETY 



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RIGHT ON THE BOX 
OFFICE BUTTON! 

Look *ein over Sime! 
Sid! Lait! Rusli! 

More coocmtratctf sHoW- 
ineii** dynawite than # 

Dempsey-TutmesrlmMliililtl 





Keep your 9if mk m§^ 
tling FBO 
The Kid's shootin* in tiM 
BIG ONES! 

''MOON OF ISRAEL** 
walloped the ROXY for 
terrific $100,000 gross— 
blasting heat and rain! 
Held over Cameo, Glovo- 
land, s s iiosi iili ll ii i W i t 

Glean-up Motvopolitan 

airtlFonwair;*^^^^^ 

And now— _ 

''RACING ROMEC 
million*volt conedy inggernaut, 
«lr.ct«d by SAM WOOD from 



HUM IT! 



SING IT! 



SHOUT IT! 



15,000 SHOWMEN CAN'T Jill^iJ 



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VARIETY 



PICTURES 



Wednesday, September 14, 1927 



UNION LABOR MATTERS 



S««ttle, Sept. 13. 

In Beninshttni two houses, Amir- 
Ican and Ugypttan, have been dark, 
due to strike of opoaturs and 
■taeehands. The new Mount Baker 
And Avalon are running; with ex- 
ecutive staff men replaolng strikers. 
IfUBicians are not out. 

All the houses, except Avalon, 
are West Coast owned, Al Finkel- 



sti in ownlnp the Avalon. The union 
nu n ask $10 pei- wiek Increase with 
the .scale now $42.50. 

In Seattle, a two-year agreement 
has been reached between theatre 
men and unions, at same scale as 
at present, with a blanket $5 per 
week increase beginning the second 
year. 

Situation is unsettled In Tacoma. 



Dayton, O., Sept. 13. 

With Uie Victory theatre declar- 
ing Itself iiHable to meet stareband 
salary increases, Dayton la left 
withodt prospects of legit entertain- 
ment tlilH winter. The msnatrement 
cancelled all booklngrs. 

ICeith's and the local burlesque 
house gave the stagehands a 10 per 
cent. Increase and stated they were 
willing to allow the Victory to give 
but five per cent. Following the 
uiiic n's refusal to accent these 
terms, negotiations were ■ ' rted to 



put a picture policy in the house. 

The theatre Is controlled by the 
Schwind Realty compuijr, 

Quincy, lU., Sept. 13. 

Musicians at th*) Washington 
the.atre (pictures w!ih alternating 
vaudc and stock) wallced out Satur- 
day night. The Orpheum and Be- 
lasco, owned by Oreat States, have 
been without music since refusing 
to meet union demands to augment 
orchestra and organ staffs. 

Folio wins the walkout the Wash- 




BreaKs All Records 

% /br Laughs f'n^ // 

COLLIBGJB 




-be* 



LOS ANOBLES 

"Sure-fire gbwrn-chaser. Aadi- 
ence howled with iJee."'-'iLet 
Angdu Record. 



"Uproerieiuly fwuty.**- 
Ande* Eoemng HtraU. 



"Keeps crowd laughing — the 
funny pktmt," — Im jlnfcbt 
Ittttttraiti Ne9$. 

"Audiences appioach dirow- 
ing a fit." — Lot Atigdu EjOt- 
tang Express. 




inKloii cut out feature pictures and 
has started the Cjalu I'laycrs on a 
split-week policy to repo-ted gnoi 
business. 



Los- Angeles, Sept. IS. 
A new three-year contract aettlee 
differences six hours before ths 

time set for a general walkout hero. 

Musicians were given seven and 
one-half per cent. Increase for the 
first year, two and one-halt tor the 
second year, and no Increase for ths 
third. Motion picture operator.": 
12^,2 per cent, the lirst year, thrr© 
and three-fourths the second, and 
none tor the third. Sta|W hmifl 
heads and assistants: $Z.S6 flnt 
year, $2.50 second year and $1.51 
the third. Grips and clearers: 61 
cents a performance first and sec- 
ond year each, with' third year to be 
arbitrated, but not more than tt 
cents increase. 

Stagehands' new contract destgw 
nates overtime as starting at 1 a. m. 
Instead of midnight. There will be 
a six-day week of 48 cumulative 
hours, with men to pay for reliefti 
out of their Kalatn-s. 

Traveling band leadrrs and mas- 
ters of ceremonies aie not included 
under the six-day agreement. They 
are to work and he paid tw le^ 
days. 

Tlie.atre managers were Mpre* 
sented by Harold B. Franklin dar« 

ing negotiations. 



Washington, Sept. IS. 
All union matters have been aeU 

tied with the theatres here except- 
ing at Loew's Palace. It appeafW 
to be a question of a change if. 
playing policy at that house. 



Williams' Propositions 

Los Angeles, Sept, IS. 
J. D. Williams claim^ In dis- 
patches from abroad that he is 
making a total of 12 pictures abroad 
and in Hollywood. After m ewre- 
ful checkup among Coast etudloe 
and producers, It was found tllftt 
no organization has m,-ide a denl 
with Williams either to produce tee 
him, or to rent him studio fMttl- 
tles. 

Williams. however, has been 
making numerous propositions to 
stars, directors and others whom he 
believes dlssatlsAed with >rnMit 
contracts, to sicn to appear lit 
tures abroad. 

No eontraets have been signed as 

yet. 



AL 





'The Dynamic Director" 

•VB'S ntB 1A8T WOBD" 

Cruica ssir: "Pierr Personallty— 

PEP— Youth — mnirs r — nancep— Ma- 
•Jclan — Also a Maittrr of reremont«9 

In Kvery nr»iii ct — Kii.q Every^hlnK 
That Mrtkt-s a (;l,iri>,u.'* Entertainer." 

Altcrimf in)? at 

HARDING and SENATE 
THEATRES, CHICAGO 

in uMX c iRx riT 

Thanks to my tpontor 
Mr Sam Trinz 

Also to my producer 
Mr. Chas. Niggmteyer 

And ballet matter 
• Dave Could 



yke Jfappiest of all KEATONS/f 




Do ycm hear WraveimVE !-thatVthe wordr^EXTRAORDIN^ 
says Quinn Martin in the New York World About *The Cat and 
the Ganary>^ JJniversars Startling Long-Run SpedaL •^AMAZING!" says 



Fred JHall in the New York Times. ABout^TheCariHid^e Canary.?' 
"HAIR-RAISING!" says Dorothy Herzog in the New York Mirror. 
'INSPIRED - MOST SUCCESSFUL!" says John S. Cohen in The New 
York Sun. "THRILLS, LAUGHS AND PIERCING SCREAMS!" says 
Donald Thompson in the New York Telegram. ''SCREAMINd 
SUCCESS!" says Herbert Cruickshank in the New York Telegraph. 
"SHIVERS, THRILLS, AND HECTIC SCREECHES FROM THJ^ 
AUDIENCE! " says Betty ColiFax in the 
NewYorkGraphic. All about "The Cat and . 
the Canary." Thepictitre that shouts "We 
told you s6!" YESSIR! WE TOLD YOU! 
THE BIG FIRST RUNS TOLD YOU 
BY THEIR RUSH TO GRAB UNIVER. 
SAL CONTRACTS! This is Universars 
year! The biggest of Super-Specials, ' 
Big Gun Jewels that would be specials in 
any other hands, Super-Shorts proven by 
PERFORMANCE! The Big Gun Critics 
are raving! The Big Gun Exhibitors 
are raving! We're raving! No wonder — 



Presented tjy ' 
XJarl Lat;mmle 

With tm aU'Btar cast headed hy 

LAURA LA PLANTE 

AiHittt Edmtmd Carew, ^ntgi^ton, HdU^ , 
TuILyMiir«IuilU0eorgeSlegmann,E1or«fittdu 

FiMMU th« Broi^wav wcccii btJoiuiWlllftrd, 

HI ftiyir. tuning them o«^aS, ; 

V at 0ie beautiful .Ky : 



Sitting on Top of tbo Worlil 

—Unit's Universal! . 



BROADWAY^ N« 



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Climb aboard , 
^nrthe 0eeatest 

num^ parade 
JaliigtoQEy wHii 

C A M ^1 I. & I 
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A f s urn R I S I 

f N E PAT E N T 
L E AT N E R KID 

ROSE OF THE 
fiOLDEN WEST 

THREE'S A CROWD* 

ffMB POJOR NUT 

mi upi or Ruiy 

mi RID^RIUDIBS 

mi STOUil DRIDI 

AmRKJUl BEAUTT 

SMILE, BROTHER, 
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INI PRIHCE OF 
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Y Ike i 

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BUSTESi 

y IVmE-OEENi 

MONTH 



Everybody's Playing 
First National 's-big^est 
stars-bi£ money shows 
NcGuirk Month 
brin£in£t box-office 
weapons to crack 
any resistance- 

■ ■ FIRST ■ ■ 
NATIONAL'S 

on of 

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Wednesday, September 14, 1927 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 



21 



F.N.'s Record Is 10 
Units Shooting at Once 

Los Ant'i'l>'»<, Si'iit, IJ. 

With Harry Langdon, Colleen 
Hoore and Ken Maynard BCbeduM 
X start on new productiona during 
die next two w^eka, Flrat National 
reaches a new'productlon record at 
die new studtoa. 

A total of to companlea will be 
ihoctlng at one time. 



DE MULE'S mVESTMENT 

Los Angeles, Sept. 13. 
Cecil B. DeMllle is flgurlng In 



HARRY RAPPI 

THE INTERNATIONAL STAR 

in "STRUMBERITA" 

IIKAIIMNEU IN 

GERMANY 
ENGLAND 
AUSTRALIA 
AFRICA 
NEW ZEALAND 
PARIS 

Now playing Balaban and Kats' 
Beautiful Pictura Tbeatres, and 
a sensation. 

p. 8.— A ThoMaod Dollar act for 
aiiiu a little l«M. 



big l;iiul diMl ntar rimpniv, Ariz 
lie liouKlit in tin IMOO arris in the 
Itoosi'Vult lrrii,-iiiiiin illstrk't, t.i- 
gether with F. A. KelU, prcxlclont 
of the Salt River Water Users' As- 
sociation of Phlcnix. , 



Cottello Gets Divorce 

Los AnKoIes. Stpt. 13. 

MauriiM} Oostfllo. scrtM-n actor, 
was Kr;mli'il u ilivor<o friim his 
Wife by Superior Ju<l«e .Joseph 
Sriruul atu-r ullcsins he was sub- 
jected to cruelty and humiliation by 
hl.s wife for many years. 

Costello's two daughtera. Helene 
and Dolores, both in pictures, 
entered into hi.s plea when the 
screen actor declared that at no 
time could he assert himself as a 
father toward his children without 
their mother giving them to under- 
stand that he counted for nothing 
and that she alone was master of 
the hoiise, 

Costello was corroborated in his 
testimony by Albert Dorris, best 
man at his wedding Za years ago. 
The couple were married in New 
York in ISOZ and separated last 
April. 



BICHOISOK'S HEZT FOR F. N. 

Lo3 Angeles, Sept. 13. 

First National has purchased the 
exclusive screen rights to "Two 
Weeks Off," a new play by Kenyon 
Nicholson and Thomas Barrows. 

Nicholson is author of the stage 
play "The Barker," which First 
National will make for the screen 
with Milton Sills starring. 



CLICKING EVERY SHOW 



BABITONE SOLOIST 

' NOW LOEW'8 STATE, LOS ANGELES 

(SINOINO WITH THE BAND> 



AI ice Lloyd in 1st Bill 
Of Capitol's, Montreal 

Montreal, Sept. 13. 

"With next wef k's initial presen- 
talii.n lull on tin- stasie of llie Cap- 
itol. j)ietures, .Mice Lloyd returns 
here as the featured stage attrac- 
tion. 



After Montreal. Alice I.kiy.l. honk- 
ed for i'antages by the Morris otliee, 
win play Toronto, Winnipeg and 
then proceed to the Pantages Pacific 
Coast houses. 



L. A. TO N. Y. 

Richard A. Rowland. 
James A. Quirk. 
Joseph M. Schenok. 
John C. Fllnn. 
Johnny HInes. 
C. C. Burr. 
Oorhold I>avis. 
Joe Rock. 

Joseph M. Schcnclc 
James Quirk. 



N. Y. to L. A. 

Katherine Young Wilson. 

Anne Nichols. 

Wm. De Lignemare. 



FOX SVm IXOTB 

Los Angeles. Sept. IS. 

Frank Lloyd, who recently term- 
inated his contract with United 
Artists Without directing a picture, 
has been placed under contract by 
Fox to become effective Jan. 1. 
Meanwhile he is traveling. 

Lloyd walked out on John Bar- 
rymore during tha story treatment 
of the latter'a pletur* M be did 
not have the WBM W*M«p|tion of the 
story tor - the eerMd M thik star 
had. 



Ivan Kahn on Foreign Trfp 
Ivan Kahn, actors' agent, left New 
York last week to spend several 

niftntl'.s in Kur()i>e. 



Rituois* .Iiivt'iiilo Series 
On Friction Character 

!.■ s .\n.,-el, <. .-^.-pi. i:!, 
Cli.arles |{. Koi;ers lias pu ■. ii.is.'.l 
the scl'een rights to "Uuss' l"ar- 
rcll." tletion eliara.-ter in a s, ri. 

of juvenile stories til. it ll l\.. Ihn II 

aiiiie.iriiiu; in the ' .\ inei-ien II \.'\" 
mawazine. The stories are h,\ 
Thompson Kurt is, who also soM 
Kogers a series of aviation yarns. 

Tlio pro.lttee.- intends to make a 
sotjuenee of jmentle fealure.s liaseil 
on the ■i;iiss )■■ n i rll ' ehm a. ler. 



McGUIRE-LANDY WEDDING 

I.os Aimelfs. Sept. 13, 
K.illiriine .Martin .MetJuire. 22, 
nini player, is going to marry 
Ceorge I.anily, 33, publicity direetor 
for First .Nation.il stiulios. Tie- 
wedding is selieiiilled to lak.* pl:n . 
Sept. 18, and will be one of the 
biggest (unctions in Hollywood 
since the Hanky-La Rocque cere- 
mony. 

After the ceremony the couple 
will leave on a three weeks' trip 
to Lake Louise and Banff, Canada. 



NEWSMAN AS FILM HEBO 

Los Angeles, Sept. 13. 
.Roland Drew, former New Y'urk 
newspaperman and a newcomer to 
pictures, has been chosen for the 
role of "l''elii>i." in.ate lead opposite 
Dolorls Del Hio in "Ramona." ' 

E<dwin Carcwe Is producing and 
directing this one for Vnited Ar- 
tiste with the company now on lo- 
cation in Utah. 



California, 
Here We Come! 

ABE LYMAN 




and His Brunswick 
RECORDING 
ORCHESTRA 

To Break All Record* at the 

Boulevard, Los Angeles 
Early m October 




HERMIE KING 

AND BAND 
Bed IMPRRIAI. THKATBX. SAN FRANCISOO. 
for WBMT COAST THBATBHB, Inc. 

Direction FANCHON and MARCO 



'"'[■'' After Having Spent Nearly Three Years with 

One of the Greatest Benefactors of Which . ^ 

Show Business Boasts 

PAUL ASH 

I AM NOW PERMANENTLY (?) -LOCAmi) AT 

BALABAN & KATZ f 
NORSHORE THEATRE, CHICAGO 

AL KVALE 

ANI> HIS JAZZ COLLEGIANS 



p. S.— With Pride I Say HARRY GOURFAIN is my Producer 



1 



JOHN GRIFFIN 



BAI 



rz woi 



Now at CHICAGO THEATRE— Chicago 
llF^ THE WORLD 



IRISH 

TENOR 



OireclioB : UUslAN ROSEPALE GOODMAN 



VARIETY 



FILM REVIEWS 



V/ednesday. S«pi«nib«r 1^ 1M7 



CAT AND CANARY 

r««l' ! i > i'-u; l.*rrl !.n Ax . ;i - 

du'l' -i ' rr- :.. h ax- rr-.'-;rifT ,i ■ h-i ■ • ■ 
bv J r.r. W.il.rl l..n r,. a- • •■ 

I r'.-rti -rv tl.n; r>-.:a ■ - f » v.uii; . * 

i 'irK, ui.'lvr V « tj .'f-' .. .ri. 

Annabel. « W«»t . I_i-^.-t I-a 

faul Jon. « ,-r ■. 'i H I 

Chtri'D WUlOT r -r.,; . -.r:.:. 

''IMam-^»*H'<™ Mir^:.^.! 

£lKll>.., li TTule A»t- r 

H»rr>' Anhjr K luun l Car^w,- 

dtrnn 4 K;i>ra Kir.^-h 

*m»mmf nmma..t u^rLha Miaoi 



HWdriclw.... 
lll|l<n>ifti.:.i. 



,...J » Murphy 



"The Cat ana the' Ctmrf," ty 
John Willurd. was on* ot Ihe «ar:: 
myntory mellcr «uccAaes «n Brc-ii - 



The Talk of Chicago 

EDMEIKEL'S 

ORGAN CLUB 

HARDING THEATRE 

"roth Week and .^!Ul Grou-in^j 



|w;,v It. IS of tli<= ',ini'" I .U'rn Sn 
■.iil> C"i'i»-«1 I'v iht- y:h«»r mya- 
ttr> thri;:ors. 

\Vh;it dl?tir.cuis!.« « T'river^al ^ 
fi.in vt-jniijtl ■ f If ■• C-'" rl '> i-" 
Lvni's intfUi*r«i.'. hunuiinv of a 
w. iol ihera»\ .r.;r»"iiu ir.*r some of 
his rio\t-I set'-.njn. ami iji-as with 
\^hirh he b^«'am«> idt-nCiti^^U. It Iff 
the Utrmiln dir>;<. tor's Ilrst A«n«rlcan 
prrHluutlun."' 

TiM ifltky t* MM f't thos« hauntrd 
houM and »<<«n'ric r«.-Ii:«'8 will 
comblnationn. Uyst^rioua panels 
and dUBcult r<Milci|j> of the will com- 
plicate matt»r«. in<-ludins the necea- 
sary n)iii-d»r. tht'ft of Jewel*. «us- 
p*o:mc *v»ryt-ody. including Carl 
L.v-rT-inil' of romniirtLic th^* mur- 
(!• r, ar.a ti.- ir.»\it.ibV a^idience- 
ti; --ir!-- •!« t.i «rho di ! i'.'" l<enl 
■ ri> ?hi.t.- tfce f h.iraoltr s mvods 
±r.l a:.^dcs with pi.xuHibl-- |jiial}iluy. 
so :hut ty th*^ tjmt the d-noutm''nt 
us »__- rly awaited e%'rr>bo<3y on tho 
3>-. r. including th» hercme and 
111. c uueraman, are possibly "it. " 

The (tor; and the Lenl direction 
could carry almost any cast, al- 
thourh the corabinatian ot players 
a^ ' s«ero nnusualJy well suited to 
thT pn.'ceedines. Mayhaps Flor« 
Pinch put it on a bit too thick and 
Arthur Eklmund Carc^we overplayed 
sen-.swhat, but th>?y were satisfying. 
Laura I-i Plnnff It-oktil r""».tty .in.l 



i Ti. iy Mtir!<hall, and Martha Mattoz 
i!. ..I. unt. rt tin cliaracterixation was 
»ucc. ssfui in makiiis her aioot per- 
.'on.tliry complicate matters, *» was 
Ltni a pjrij......... 

Ti> n;.^l rur.^ R Lit overlonjr and 
13 s jsi. I '.i.flv . f .ir::p'J'-ation. Other- 
wise it h a n.oro than an avwage sat- 
isfying w«.ek-.st.»r.d featjrc for the 
Colony cr any of the ftrst-run 
houses. Great for the neighi.or- 
hooda. - jlM- 



SHANGHAIED 



Miliar f«*tur«J Fruni Btory by l:>l«ard 
J M<jntacuc. C»*t, <J*riru<3e .Vetor. Aim 
Brotfiu *&4 Ten JteaUcbi. At liippoJrume. 



p. £ < » prod u>.t iun d 1 r [ e J 
i la- t. Hitrrin^ Ince witft 



her thtr* and what could hav« been 
ezpUined in the flrut rvel, without 
sucnding all that inonny on maliinK 
the picture, was finally Irorifd out. 

Santschlis in It. t'/o. Once he »«ayK, 
'ThafU take u?* four daya out - of 
o«r cour»>e, cap n." 



COLLEGE 



MASTER OF CEREMONIES 









•m 

(14 Hi.' > 


LEOh .i,A84 

USl MORCtk 

MNCH0N-N4SC0 
OUR CAhC 


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VAUDEVILLE HEADUNER . 

Address LEON VAVARA 

C O WM. MORRIS AGENCY 
Oiphpwin Tiwfctre Bldg^ Lo» Angrft 



DICK MARJORIE 

MAXWELL and LEE 

THE DUMB BELLS 

with John Mamty AadrrMB'a "JOV BBU«" 
MetropolitMn, Ronton, This \l>eli 
ikc«'« BnflTiilo. IlnfTitlo. »it Week 
tHr..<ti.«i : \\1III\M MORItIS 



Title bpspeakW Bettitn an>l luri.l 
meK.dr.iriia With "*a»tureJ (.lay- 
ers beyond what It considered the 
prime of life for picture people the 
only chance la either In powerful, 
dramatic chantcteriutloiMi or with 
a speedily moWiMr yaflt fmMfav 
for fist fighu, atrustlea and what li 
known as "action." 

Aside from the title there Is no 
trace of any of these elements. 
Neither of the leading players are 
known as strong ciiaracter actors 
and from their work in this picture 
It is hiiriily Improbable they will de- 
rive any further rating: as such. 
With action wearisome, untouched 
l..y huk'jm and libraried all the way 
tbrua^h the production misses. 

Miss Miller is introduced as the 
"spawn of the waterfront." The lo- 
cation is Friaco and spawn from a 
waterfront auch as that ia a tough 
handicap ior tb* sirt lo •varcome. 
In addition ibe'a a cafe dancer, 
manl^andled as she makes her way 
through the crowded tables. 

t^liirper Haley is rolled for the 
works by the proprietor of the cafe 
and In revenge he shiuighaits the 
girl. Here the customers have to 
swallow a hard one. Once on board 
shiii the gh-1 suddenly turns ov.in- 
gelistic and threatens to swat every- 
one who tries to get fresh. She 
even acquires a liking for the sea 
and does the hornpipe on board a 
attired In kitchen ovcr- 



Josepli M. 8ch*rKk production: t'nlt*d 
Artifct* rel*»se. Hwrt«fr K«*ton »Larrv.j 
1 •ir*.teJ by Jam«a W. Home. Story i/y 
4'*ri HarbsQc<h sad Brrmn For. Kuanina 
tin*, at oUastM. At Mark tlnail, H»w 
York. wnMl «cvt. lot; 

Tti« Otri Ana Oorawall 

Iter Friend Flora Itrajnley 

A lUral Harold <-loo4»wtn 

Friends. .Buddy Maiion, Orant 'Wither* 

The Dean Sn;u Kdwardu 

<"rew O-vach Carl Hartoaa«h 

i!a*rtell OMSk «•>> Sam Oawford 

A Motlier .....Floretue Turn#T 

A Son Buster Keaton 



I Strsjng-arm fomedy here is only 
1 partly effective. Buster Keaton's 
odd twists of Indirect humor never 
get a chance to function, so deter- 
mined have the acanarlo writer and 
director been to set on a aariaa of 
gags that would be fool-proof. In- 
stead of leaving the laugha to come 
from this genuinely funny come- 
dian's pantomime, they seek to 
; make assurance doubly sure by 
turning out a pUpsticIc picture on 
the theory that the mob always 
falls for atencll humor. 
A aample is in the boat race 



scene, where Keaton, the dumb- 
l>ell coxswain, has lost hla ruthlep. 

He r<.scufs the tiller and straps it 
arounil hi.s waist, then seats him- 
self a-MUaddie the stern ot' the sii. ,i 
and steers his crew to vic-oiy oy 
executing shlnimy mo\cmc-'.s th!.t 
direct the boat's course. The tcn« 
of the picture Is like that, and ii la 
more often dull than (\innr. 

■When Keaton gets a chance for 
his own characteristic oddments 
of humor he Is a loy. ms comio 
gets capital effects from a t^aracter 
backgroun'l and a situation in 
which there is some element o; 



STATE RIGHTS 
FOR SALE 

in North America, on 

THE SPREADWC EVIL' 

Seven Reels 

A truly eJuLation&l production, 
domed by Hon. JoMpkwa DsnitU, 
iMdinv pkyatdaiia flnaaelera and 
■lataamen. Played to record busln«fw 
!• D«tri>ir, Cleveland, St. Louis and 
Oth^r (';;i.-f. 

Ki r terni!*. addreM 

JACOB SCHREIBER 

11* lOrhicaa At*,. Ds ti sl t . Mick. 



So the daya roll by alowly and the 
mlnutea mm like hoot* :for the 
mob out front. Tor the fiflteth time 
Skipper Haley's grim Jawa tighten 

as he regisnfe*' determination. Strid- 
ing up to the gal. ho grasps her 
puny arm In his big mitt and hul- 
lers at her. "The sea s too guciil for 
yoit. Clet back to ttie gutter where 
\ou belong." And he semis her, 

A year later in a chink j.'iiit the 
t;;il is again picking penni. s off the 
floor, poor but virtuous. sa\ ing it all 
to repay the skipper for the mon.'v 

he ha.: been ru'.->: .! r.f II .!« 



r-=rTiUICIK)ll V 
MARCO IDEAS 

f Tha Biggest and Best for Picture House 

Stage Entertainment ^ 

AL JOLSON 

TfMir Biggest, Broke House Record at 
METROPOLITAN, LOS ANGELES 

THIS WEEK 



ORIQINAL 
DANCES 



MATT DUFFIN 

In Appreciation to FANCHON and MARCO for Another Wonderful 
Season with Weat Coaat Theatres 



How Finighing My Third Tour' 



Heading East Soon 




Take Four aiMl Five Enooret 

A BIG BOX OI^ICK ATTRACTION 

WEEK SEPT. 19, UPTOWN WEEK OCT. 3, HARDING 

WEEK SEPT. 2fi, TTVOLI WEEK OCT. 10, SENATE 

And Back Again at the ORIENTAL, with My Pal— PAUL ASH 



ILOMAY BAILEY 

'■ THE GOLDEN VOICED PRIMA DONNA 

Waak.Sapt. 14, Uptown; Sept. 21, Tlwoli, follewMi by my THIRD RETURN ENGAGEMENT AT ORIENTAL THEATRE, CH1CAQ0, FOR AN INDEFINITE RUN 



Personsl Munsgemenl, MR. PAUL ASH 



(IN A SPANISH APACHE) 



DANCING MILLARDS 



Wedresday, September 14, 192T 



VARIETY 



Gen 



ion 



to 



0»j 



Pl^.r ^ HoiMe DirectioiK MAX HART 
Many Thanks to Mr. NAT SHILKRET of THE VICTOR CO. 



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VASnPTf 



FILM REVIEWS 



W«dRMdax, S«p««iib«r 14. 1M7 



r-athaa. In ■om* Of the paasftsea 

.( th« n«w flbn these things are 

Tli« \in.ler!>lrB sltuaikn is that 
h* Is an eirr.' -'i ><.iir.g bc-.l) in.iKinK 
his way through college aii'l Intent 
■ipun di'ing »■ U in his sfjdivs. But 
hlj; swt eth< art wnnr- him to !»hine 
on t.'-- ;:.'.-tio furlj. Here his 
kn.'t r, . f ns' i'-u-* V-url-'^-iUC has 

i»onir: - w->rk uj.-'.n anl they 
have r.L- . i him d'^'-vn with 
i'he.tp iz'i-'s. li.s f't-rio; mar.ces in 
field ^.iiji'^s are very t'lnny, Bul^ 
the sytitbetic g4g? are not. 

The flcture will do business be- 
eatue the Keaton name assures 



AT LIBERTY 

High -class Motion Picture Musi 
cal Director— Baton or Violin 

Address Box 150 

VARIETY, NEW YORK 



that, but many pictures of this 
grade will Cod him marklns time 

rather than advancing. Not so 
m:iny distinctive screen humorists 
of 11. e first grade that we rin afford 
to have Keaton go into the sla;;- 
sticlt, juzz gag Ij jsiness. Th".'e are 
plenty of comics to 8Ji>i<ly the 
bar.ana-peel ciist'-'nicrs. while the 
[Chaplin - L! oy J - Keaton - liangdon 
ijToup is limited. 

They'll laugh at "College." but it 
will go down as Just another pro- 
gram comedv resting for Its pull on 
the excellent things Keaton has 
done b«'(ore. rather than building 
on Its own merit?. 

Technics! proJuction well han- 
dled. Tiiey htve brought In a 
cru'.vd "f rea; y..ung coKege athletes 
tj fill in the !j.-ioki;: 0 ind. The boat 
race is a sp^en-iiJ bit of stagine 
'.ut = i'Je (if Its travesty features, and 
tii-- fciiots at field eanies are Inter- 
esting on tli. own. College at- 
m'^.«phere is neatly surcested and 
tririally the film is exper-ly made. 
A* mucli c.innot s.-iid for the 
titling, hoked up to the last degree. 

Kuth. 



SOFT CUSHIONS 



PanmavBt prodoctioa ud release. Di- 
rected bx Kddi* Cilne. Tnm ■torr by 
Oeorm Randolpto Cb«M«r. Surriiic Doug- 
Ua Maclean. At the Paramouni. New 
Tork. week Sept. 10. Runnlnf time, over 
t>t iiiiDutee. 

V' ji.S Tb.et DwugUs Maclean 

0;rl S»4e Cnrol 

S:>i\« LH^alvr Hie hard Carle 

Fat Tbi^'f .....Pllfc^e^il Po»e. 



ell and Prank l«lch. as the two 

other thieves, la not siifflcfently 
-■strong-. Thea:> boys contribute very 
little of their share of ^tl]^'^lB. 



I^-an TniK eae 

IVlK« JuOco 

The Noutry 

Tfc« Wii.r 

• 'h.»f <,'^nsplrator. . 

Tbe Sult^ 

Tne Folic* 



.KntBk Li«-i«ib 

\S'ade lioieltr 

, .Nig*-! J* liruiier 
AibiTt I'rifr' O 

hoxi» Kar»-<?T 

Alb«rt <Jr;i.n 

Fre4 KeUey 



Cruue of the Hellion 

Dake Wome prodactloa. pre««nt«(] by 
Ray^rt Pi' turTi. Hlorr anid cominalty by 
Ovt"^* \v,- PypCT". Camenunan, Walter 
Urclm. )tonn]nif time, tl ralaa. In pro- 
jection roc-n. New York. Sept. 12. 

John Harlan.. .duuiea K. Pren<~h 

Jji'k Hnrlin Donald K^llh 

I>1:\'.A Dr-ikv. IMna Uun'f^y 

• ap a n I'ra..:9 Sheldon 1jCw1« 



West Coast Motion Picture Directory of Players, 
Directors and Writers 



AL BOASBERG 

HEMPSTEAD 0502 

New under Persanai Menage- 
ment ef EDWARD SMALL 
COMPANY. Granite »«. Awaiir 
able Sept. IS, 1«e7. 



EMUE CHAUTARD 

New ptrnxtm 
PERC CHCViLLON 

in 

'H'HC SEVENTH HEAVEN" 
FOR FOX 

Os MMeMCSSSS* SSM 



MALCOLM STUART 
BOYLAN 

MilQOUCTION EDITOR 
*: Titling 

Fax 



Supervisor of 
DRAMATIC SCRIPTS 
•Fer UNIViReAl. 




JOHN F. 
GOODRICH 

:ed Tees wttk 
Parameunt- 
FamaiM'UMfcy 



EKABETH PICKEH 

Director Fox Varieties 

OriatMta WMl TItlea 
Kdtter ^Mtwrwi 



L. G. RIGBY 

SCENARIST 
NOW WITH M G-M 
VBWLANCUlO 




Ramon Romeo 

ValTHMl Coetrert 
Writer .4»l«lle( 

Fdwnrd Mnntasne nn 

"THE BIG GUN" 

Urijcinal and AttiptalUm 
• K fr.J r ON l> \\< IS(. ■ 
M ir.itlmii Hantf -p^clal 
( ..ininn; DfMill.- "■[►r-rijil 
■ 111'- < rini>M.ii Nalion" 



JOHNNIE GREY 

WH. 2132 



LORNA MOON^ 

"MR. wir 

"AFTER MIDNIQHT" 
'THE LOVE WEB" (Preparing) 



PAUL PEREZ 

Now Tltllns 

JOHNNY MINES' 
"HOME MADE" 



FXci.rsivK 

MANAUEMENT 



REnr.rcA 

ud Nil T<IN 



IF YOU DON'T 
ADVERTISE 
fN VARIETY 

DON'T ADVERTISE 



Just a fair Paramount program 
picture, with Douglas Maclean and 
the title pcrli.i;<3 to be counted on 
I'or d druw. 

In tome far-off ICifasian Innd j 
tiu-e UvtJ a liunJs.ino, lovable.] 
niniulc-witled rogue wlioi^e noin de i 
pi-»..menade wxs Ailan ti.c i-'i- s. I 
.Asian was ni-iny, many i.-iii jrit^ I 
al.f-ad of iiis liint.s. II >d l.c Iiv.d to I 
If' e modern vaudeville he would 
never have been oLdigeU to eke out a 
precarious existence by Uivorcinf ; 
tiie simple sucker from iiis jack. Yor 
.A.ilan was the Houdinl of his day. 
.No bonds could bold Um and no 
walls were thick enough to harbor 
his presence for more ^an a lim- 
ited length of time. 

Oil-- day there arrl\-ed tn town a 
prehistoric yokel, attired in broad- 
cloth and velveteen, with knce- 
l-ntt'h britches. lie .stoop*"! to 
I'lu an ciTant ."^traw fix'rii his book 
and so i?ained the attention of A?lai. 
and hia t7.o partners In crime. 

As a hero Asian could be und'*r- 
»tood. But the corpulent knave and 
the lean thief were Just a couple of 
dishonest crooks. And more than 
once they attempted to dg wrong by 
little Asian only to b« foiled an4 
baffled. After the yokel was robbed 
Asian was deeply Intrigued by a 
pretty face gazing at him tantaliz- 
insly from a window la the hotlse of 
a .sl.ive dealer. 

The grirl was Sue. A dismal n.ame 
for a girl who looks like that. Vir- 
ginity is written all over her round 
little map In milk-white letters. 
Asian went In and decided to buy 
her. A thousand something or oth- 
ers was the price, so the (OS left a 
drposlte of 40 and promised to re- 
turn later with the balance. 

Sue dreamt of soft cushions. She 
claimed the stars had shown her she 
would be the Sultalt's favorite some 
day. On that day Asian promised 
to pull the beard of the Sultan. For 
saying. so and committing? the error 
of stealing a door-knocker Asian i 
was arrested and I rought before the 
Kadi. 

The latter knew nothing of golf, 
but became possessed of a strict , 
sense of Justice — the minute he saw I 
Sue. He Judged thusly: "I will con- 
flscate the money because it was 
stolen and I will keep tbe (irl be- 
cause she w« N'I'K''* Tl*h ««nlen 
money." 

Tremeodona poaalbtUtlea In Oils 

story, but neglected. Titling Is an 
attempt at modern slang mixed with 
biblical phraseology and registers 
less than 30 percent for comedy. In- 
teriors lavish and beautiful. Gag- 
ging seems mostly to flop. 

Maclean does not soom to be com- 
fortaltly cast. There Is nerd for t!i'^ 
Chaplin type of conudy liore. Mac- 
lean Is a little awkward in an at- 
mosphere of flowing robes and tur- 
bans. 

Sue Carol Is a highly attractive 
leading lady. Scantily attired, she 
scores best In one of the final scenes 
where she black bottoms (or the 
white-bearded Sultan. 

Maflean's support, Russell Pow 



A touilidown for Kayart. As fin*- 
an Independent as ordinarily en- 
countered In a year's unreeling. 
That Is should satisfy practically 
anywhere seems certain and, by the 
same token, that It should make 
money (or producer, distributor and 
e.\hibi{or seems In the bag. 

It's a sea story with all the r«> 
liable stock in trade aboat hairy- 
chested brutes and black mutiny 
on a thrco-ni.'istcr. 

Tom Santschi is the brute, a whole 
waterfront of big muscles and bad 
di.«po.-ition all In himself. With a 
realism thnt mak^s for awe, he 
beats Di r.ald Ki lth. not once but 
many times, uiitil it would seem the 
younVer and smaller actor was 
black and blue. This fight stuff Is 
great. When the kid finally k. o.'s 
the big l.i-ii^cr it creates a scene 



packed with gallery and kid appvaL 

The captain of the ship is quite 
a tough hunibre himself wlien nurs- 
ing an alcoholic edge. The kid h.ta 
to fight him as well as the hullyin( 
first mate. In the struggle (or % 
pistol the first mat* plug* the cap> 
tain (rom ambush, and the kid 
thinks he did it. 

Ship Is carr>'lng foU. The kid. the 
girl and Peg-I^g, the sympatheiig 
old salt, throw it overboiu j. Mut 
their ruse is discovered and the kid 
is forced to don a diving suit at.d 

CO t.\'-r- lifter tflf^ ' !ie:;t. Tlr- ril>t 

nmte frnrticM for ills henchir.an. who 
also K'.* - ,i.,wn in a divini; suit to 
hump -.ff llie kid, onr-e the cold is 
found oa th-.' ocean's bed. Lots <.( 
good inf lodrama in tliis setjU'-r' --. 

Francis I-'ord. tisually a du'- t. p, 
returns temporarily to the t.'re,i.... 
paint to give a well-pointed inter- 
pretation 0( the one-legged old jack 
tar. Edna Murphy is her iisunl vi- 
vachjus blonde self. 



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PRESENTATIONS-NEW ACTS 



VARIETY 



Monolog 

24 Mint.; On* 

p.lac* (St. V.) 

Alexander Carr Is at th« Pal«e«, 
alone In vaudovllle at last It's the 
•Bly tim* t>a l>aa a single 

around New York. Previously, and 
he often appeared In other days, it 
was with a sketch, usually the late 
Aaron Hoffinans "Toplitsky," a 
dMtolt tiMt sever did less than 30 
KlBUtes when Carr was p.aying It. 
•i with Carr At the Palace U Leo 
■dwarda at tfio piano. That stops 
Altxander from playing a sketch, 
for 1*0 U * piano player. In this 
act Leo Is alsoT a singer. Leo played 
one number lor Carr, then played 
tor his own number, about a girl 
be bad who was strong for him 
but abe blew aa they mostly all do. 
' Leo didn't even rtlok around to hear 
Mr. Carr's final bit, a recitation was 
about ".Takie's First Play." a vers* 
Carr said he wrote hImseK and let 
blm keep It. For at tife flniah from 
the applause he shottM have had 
"The Star Spangled" inatead. The 
verse bounded on and oS "Th* 
Merchant of Venice." 

Best of Oarr'a met, ineludloc the 
n;nder the Matsos Tree," Carr aald 
h* had sung once In musical comedy 
(and If only once why niifat in 
Tsude) was a story, Yiddish In part 
and well told by Mr. Carr, of a 
Jewish man and wife who wanted 
to go up in an airplane. 

This story got over so well that 
Carr might throw away the rest of 
^Is turn thta week ud Jilat tell that 
one. 

His first was something about a 
moaning Italian that couldn't hul l 
interest, while hia second was In 
Scottish, with the>t>roKu* wavering 
between Scotch and Yiddish, but 
ending flat. 

The program aays this Is Carr's 
"Triumphant return to vaudeville." 
Those careless printers. 



ASE REYNOLDS and Ca. (t) 

-i A. M." (Comedy) 

a> Mint.; On* and '"ull 8ta«* 

68th St. (V-P) 

Abo Reynoluj. long In burlesque, 
has a surefire act for vaude. In a 
comedy skit packed with laughter, 
Reynolds and » youns woman build 
up a little story with a moral at the 
Bnlsh. 

Mr. r.cynolds escorts the y. 1. 
home after a teed and a show. Me 
is frisky over ilia achieTement In 
etl^plng a pippin. Tl^e exchange of 
dlalag and comedy byplay that fol- 
lows when the girl entertains hlin 
in her apartment leads up to the 
~ girl llashlngra badge, infe r mjng Mm 
she had been engaged by his wife 
to trail htm. He phones his wife 
he will be right home. 

As played by the couple the act 
is capital entertainment. Reynolds 
sets away from broad burlesque 
eren when certain hits and sltua- 
tlOBs oiter all kinds of opportunities 
^ t* TOUfhen them up. 
,^ A oUti member appears as a eop 
When Reynolds and the woman are 
in "one." 

At the 58th Stfeet the act scored 
tleanly all the way. Marie, 

WINIFRED and CLARE 
gueical 
- H Min*.; Full Stage 
Americsn (V-P) 

Girl and young man. apparently 
•elated. Open in evening dress 
playing duet on twin saxophones. 
Next girl goes to violin solo, playing 
with much eCCort. wblle partner ac- 
companies on xylophone. Seyeral 
numbers in this arraagement, -then 
Sin goes back to xj-lo and they An- 
TO in spirited duet. 

. Is not laid out for full value. 

Work is severely straight and has 
no change of pace or playing up of 
material. Olrl Is strikingly good 
looking, but her manner Is flat and 

_ colorless. Dressing lacks the right 
wuch. Need advice of experienced 
wach. Just aa openinc number for 
the American in present form. 



FLORES GIRLS (3) 
Weight Jugglers 

• Mint.; On* and Full 
^nwriean (V-P) 

Three good-looking, shapely girls, 
prohaliiy less than 20, who open with 

* after the manner of the 
Tiller (Jirls, In one. and then go to 
•on stage to show a series of Jug- 
Jfllng feats with Iron balls. Ifs aU 
the (•■mi.lest kind of work. Prob- 
ably .171 experienced performer could 

_J£iLn ihr.-e girls to .lo the same stuff 
in a ,i,-iy and a half. 

Poiut about the turn is that the 
rns arc pleasant to look at, and 
When they appear stripped to a thin 
union suit they make some display, 
"je sh.Tpog are the tricks. 
Light number for light time. 



-HELLO AL" (SO) 
Band Presentation 
60 Min*.; Special 
Norshor*, Chicago 

Excellent stage band bill work- 
ing at ail times In the dutiful view 
of selling . a new criTidurtor ami. 
practically, a ni w ilic itro. If Al 
Kvale needed a scndoft he certain- 
ly got one. 

Nicely staged and cast It had as 
the chief senUeroff, Le.st.-r Alien. 
No need of a.'iklng Le.'-t.r liu.v li.< 
likes picture houses. They gobble 
his faoke wholesale and cry for 
more. Allen was legit In a dance 
for his first number. He wowed 
wilh that and came bnck wiili tli.it 
restaurant tuxedo. The tux was 
the best piece of scenery In Le- 
Alnlre's show last year, so Allen re- 
tains It, shirt and all. It's the 
lonfc*St shirt on the shortest name 
in show business. 

So with Allen and Kvale's pleas- 
ing personality and ■ quiet ability, 
this show would have found it more 
touKh ti) miss than to hit. 

Only one bad Item In casting and 
easily overlooked. That was Clem 
Dacey. song plugger. Despite abili- 
ty, I)Li<-ey remains a phigger. lie 
has pl.iy.'d almost evei\- pitiM 
house in town half a doaii-n tii,- 
Few picture bills around Chi .. 
wiihiHit one of the boys, and some 
are difileiilt to separate i'-oni a 
regular siim'le. Hut the >.iso of 
Dacey has become different. He 
ha.i worked too much local stuff, 
a manner of theatrical suicide. 

Forgetting Pir. y, the balance of 
the show- ' a-d a solid kick. 
Ilonny bo h recently developed 
name, b<- : .led Allen in honors. 
■Six m''n!> i ago Mlas Bailey was a 
floor IV performer. Miss Bailey 
has a clear sopriino voice, sings a 
blue ballad as It should be sung 
and, if she would drop tlie operatic 
urge, would stand within reaching 
distance of single stardom. There 
Is an excellent chance for feminine 
singles In the new Held of picture 
houses, especially 1|| this, town 
where there are not enough to ful- 
fill the demand. 

Charles liuey, kid W hi* tier, la 
Just another lip and tongue expert 
without the youth angle. He 
whistles prettily, but a whistler Is 
a whlstlenir If the art does com<» 
back. Ilucy will rate. X'ntil then 
he's a reliable off and on quick step 
for stage t>and shows. 

Clifford and Elmore, ' highbrown 
dancers, were showstoppers with a 
short but speedy routine. They 
st.age one of those contest bits In 
outdancing each other. The double 
finish Is better than either of the 
solo hooflngs. Abbott Girls, eight, 
who will probably be permanent 
here, were In and out on occasions 
and upheld the sight end whUe CO- 
Ing through standard routlnea. 

The Kvale band, 15, Is as expert 
as can be desired. Carefully picked 
personnel and shows It In playing. 
The pianist on the audience's left 
is a pip. 

Kvale's training uiuler Paul Ash 
sticks out all over him. He directs 
not a little like his former .boss and 
inserts enough of Ua- wwa rhythm 
to be a pleasing flgiire In front of 
a band. The orchestra numbers 
were all excellent, especially that 
announced by Kvale as dedicated to 
Ash. 

Barry GaurtaliCs production was 

creditable. A novel scenic finish 
completed the show in st\io. 

"Hello Al" was an all around aid 
to Kvale and wUl M defi^ bring 
the patrons back. 



MACK and TIVOLI 
Song* and Talk 
12 Mins.; One 
68th St. (V P) 

According to the MllIng Htjk «ni1 
TIvoll have a new act entitled 
"Once But Not Twice" by Eugene 
Conrad. Young woman and young 
man meet on a bench, to exchange 
fly talk, with love and divorce up- 
permost To each remark by the 
m.an tho girl rosponds with a wise 
crack. 

Ballad by the man, a ballad 
slowed up the fast gags, but as 

usual goes over in the neighbor- 
hoods. 

A quiet little a^-t but effective, 
with ni.-iltTi.'il niodi rn. 3farfc, 



HARRY MORRIS and CO. 
Comedy Skit 
10 Mins.i Pull Stock 
American Roof (V-P) 

Yiddish Comic with a toothache 
in a dentist's office. 

Does not get the results of the 
LeMaIre and Phillips act, which, 
whiU;_lili'L In »n osfopatli'.H office, 
is essentially the snme coincly Ide.a 
— the abuse of a small and frantic 
patient by a large and tactless 
prnetll loner. 

This skit c,an be Improved. There 
Is plenty of room, need and oppor- 
tunity for doing so. It Is b.ised on 
tlnie-hnnorcil prtt^clp1»« of hokum. 



ROSE'S ROYAL MIOQETS (M) 
B6 Mins.! One and Full (Spaeial) 
Earle (V.-P.), Washington, D. C. 

Ike rtoso knows midget acts. T\n' 
veiti.in showniau's present line'-iip 
has many new faces and a conipleti- 
,new routine of material, It hold.s 
entertainment the kids will scram- 
ble for and to do the scramblini; 
bring their parents along. 

Here at the Earle (Stanlci, 
tIiom;h the much needed circuslng 
wa.s impossible, tlie house got Sun- 
day matinee business throughout 
the entire week, while the nlght.>. 
held no room for complaint. 

in all tho routines with 11 spe 
cialties backed up by 19 different 
set changes. Little Kurt to the out- 
standing performer. A close second 
is a colored midget. Ivan Turner. 

These two practically carry tlie 
turn, with seven of tlio otiiers con- 
tributing the usi»l vaude. Juggling, 
ball balancing and violin soloing. 
The finish l.rlngs on the entire 
bunch C! stoning. This gets 
them for ilio miniature dancers' 
feet ar:<: legs give a new twist to it. 

Many of the specialties are worked 
out via a minstrel Scat part. frhUe 
ii<- others appear In the tisuii^ '^e" 

. .1 "three." 

Everything Is excellently timed. 
Kose evidently figuring it better to 
leave -^tlKH 
give te» miith. 

Not only are the midgets a sure 
bet In the vaude houses, but. If 
properly handled, would be a dis- 
tinct, mreitjr'te picture houses. 

Jfeafctn. 



"POST CARD FROLIC" 
22 Mine. 

Mark Strand, New Yerfc 

Joe Plunkett has strung A MrWa 
of song and dance spcciaHtaa Mtd 
dance numbers on a neW walon 
of tha peat ears tSea, etfUnft it 

"Post Ciri Frollca." Runs U min- 
utes. Recently the Strand used tlie 
same device. Introducing numbers 
by means of settings representing 
foreign postcards. Here the num- 
bers are tied tip to American locali- 
ties. 

A mammoth picture postcard Is 
shown, perhaps 10 by 20 feet, the 
a<3dress side first, and then when it 
swings around a typical scene. "'Cal- 
ifornia" Is an orange grove. Orville 
Rennle singing and Beth Calvin do- 
ing a solo, dance, featuring her re- 
markable front and SMk Meka. . 

"Grand Canyvn" to aa elaborate 
painting, with an Indian song and 
the Strand chorus In ensemble step- 
ping dressed in Indian costume, led 
by Muriel Stryker In acrobatic fig- 
ures. For Chicago Kose and Arthur 
Boylan do a comic "Amche" dance 
as guuBM and Ma siiL 

ror New York, instead of the post 
card turning about. It unfolds up- 
ward revealing a skyscraper, and 
then turning about, brings Into view 
the Indiana Five, Jaxz ori-hestra, 
for a number. Curtain of metallic 
cloth descends back and the stage 
becomes a cabaret floor with the 
Bourman Steppers doing ensemble 
work and Layman and King acro- 
batic, ballroom dances and adagio 
bits. 

Neat pictorial Idea nicely carried 
out with swift succession of special- 
ty people and working up to a cap- 
ital flash climax. Jtvsk. 



LEE MORSE (1) 
I Song* 

I 10 Min*.; On* 

I Mark Strsnci, Brooklyn, N. V. 

Four or rt\e ,\o,ird ai:o 1.*^-^ .Morse 
■ came from the west ami iinpi e.«seil 
I in the sm.allie vaudeville time. Seen 
j al Proctor's 23d Street to good ad- 
' vantage, she was given the tisu.il 
; K.-.\. go-by, although cliiUitig ful- 
; somel}' a season or two later at tlit^ 
! Parody Cliib. Her trick voice roni- 
I mnnded {he night rlubbork' ntti n- 
' lion and also registered on the 
1 disko. 

. .Mi.-^s .Mor.-'e is a show woman of 
' sm.'iir order. Hfr manner of 
st.ng s.alesm.lhshlp, the ' trick of 
I t itzing the atmosphere with a per- 
1 stmiiMo jM.iiio ar.i'inpanlsl. l>ob 
Downey, in immaculate full eve- 
ning dress: and the variegated rep- 
ertoire evidences the artiste's com- 
pi.-hension of what it is all about. 

In a zlpi'V 10 minutes Mis.s 
Morse opens with "Side By Side," 
followed by what she afterwards 
"If You Don't Shoot Straight With 
Mama I'll Take a Shot at You." a 
clever rag number. Instead of trad- 
ing on the kind applause announce- 
ment, she exptaina after ;t)ie num- 
ber has registered that she Is 
pleased with it« reception, consid- 
ering It's her own. 

Some novel blues cronlng to self- 
accompaniment Wttk SUUar pre- 
ceded the finale, a txtlUtil announced 
as one of Miss Morse's best selling 
recordings atid tleservedly so, ac- 
cording to the treatment of the 
rendition. 

Miss icorse UCOm bwadljr la ,the 
contralto clasdScatHMIt i Sut ; tt Is 
actually a trick vetee^ fNalV IB Its 
fluctuations from reaoBant aeprano 
(falsetto) to nt a nnto li dee p aes s and 
character. 

Miss Morse Is Ideal In the pic- 
ture houses and an asset for any 
announces an original composition, 
revue. 4M> 



PALACE 



STANLEY and KERN 
Songs, Comedy 

16 Mint.; On* * 
Am*rican Roof (V-P) 

Lights discover man In dinner 
Jacket seated at grand piano. He 
introduces himself aa A writer of 

ipopular songs and presents his 

credentials Immediately, winding 
up with "Knee Deep In Daisies." 
about the only number from his 
catalog ringing familiar. This Is 
okay to start, although the lyrics 
should be rearrangett to omit lines 
that might appear egotlstie. 

Girl m.akes appearance In an un- 
godly rig and sings a song aljout 
the things she has never done. In- 
cluding making page one in the 
"Graphic." This to a good Idea, but 
dres.-ied wrong. An exaggeratedly 
short dress burlesquing the present 
trend of fashion or some simllur 
get-up would carry out the Idea 
better. 

Iloth members of team make nice 
artpearnnce and Impression. Mr. 
Stanley, doing what he announces 
as his pet number, slapped bcru£:i 
a recitation in connection with ' Vou 
Can't Be a -GooU Little Fellow," 
etc. 

Coming as a surprise to yery- 
one beliind the front lOWa to the 
revelation Just before the bends 

that Mr. Stanley is one-legged. A 
traffic rop bit, with the man In a 
mini^iture auto -scooter, serves as a 
second helping. 

Popular at the American and 
should be elsewhere. Serviceable 
for the picture houses, with th<, 
necessary eondension acrnm- 
pHshed. 



MARMEIN ENSEM8LB (•) 

"Th* New Ford" 
Dane* Interpretation 
10 Mins.; Three (Special) 
Colony (Pet), New York 

This Interpretive dance of Amer- 
ican industry, conceived and pro- 
duced by tlio Marmeln Sisters, 
brings to the picture house* a new 
standard of cultural presentation 
which, one fears, is a bit too con- 
cert for average film fan fare. 

Picturesque, futuristic, novel and 
majestic before an impressive set- 
ting by John Wenger, nine terpsl- 
chorean artists In sturdy attire sug- 
gesting coats of mall and armor, are 
shown rhythmically assembling the 
new Ford mrtdei. Huge dynamos 
are suggested by the brilliant 
'Wenger settings; piston rods, gl- 
gantie hammers, forges, cranes, der- 
ricks, intricate cogs and wheels and 
massive machinery h.ave been strik- 
ingly caught In the scene and vig- 
orously iBtarpreted b|r tke Mamein 
dancers. 

Unlike the general run of aesthet- 
ic and Interpret.'itivo dancing, much 
of the dance requlrles little ■tnter- 
preutioiw What tt lacka la aup- 
piied by A program netatloik Were 
it projected on thi. screen aa an an- 
nouncemeftt it would be even more 
elTectlve. 

The sptalal mpsle br Ouataf Hoist 
powessea a majesty and color high- 
ly suited to this contemporary 
American dance Interpretation of 
the great Ford plant's return to ac- 
tivity ■with the assembling of the 
long-awaited new modeL Abul. 



TOCK and TOY 

Songs and Daneea 

12 Mins.; Two (SpaeM) 

State (V-P) N 

Two entertainers from the Far 
Blast. Man and woman. In native 
garb the man ainga fltft. Joined by 
the woman, the lag HA* being some- 
thing about a pretty Chinese girl. 

D.ance solo by the girl, of grace 
and skill, a little waltz clog stand- 
ing out. 

The man spectoltses in aong and 
has a flno voice. It's cultured and 
lie shows oloee training of the King's 

, Knglish. 

For the OnliAi the man appears In 
Tuxedo and the girl In a bridal out- 
fit, a wedding number giving them 
an exit scng away fi^m the usual 
topical humJrum. 

(>t. vul.-o the man sends the act 
at. - e the average. Tho turn could 
be used In picture houaea. At the 
state it scored. Mttrh, 



THE OLYMPIANS (•) 
Jazz Orchestra 

14 Mins.i Full 

American Roof (V-P) 

Boya work hard but self-con- 
sciously to be funny. Results are 

pretty much flat and colorless 

Conventional f-fforts to prnvole 
comic Interpretations of pop nitm- 
b*rs start with one of the boys 



(St. Vaud*) 

Not n bit of quc.sti.Mi but there's 
some taletit at ilie I'.il.iL-o iliia u^'ek. 
li a smothered. If the rai.ie.. huok- 
• 1-3 are trying to fool tlie picture 
P"opl,. in the opposition T.'.. hou.■^e^ 
iti'.o h t\v to not franie .i bill by f ol - 
iol>i|,^ 111,. l':ilaie. it's no lise -the 
pillurc iioople havo stopped golne 
there. 

Through l!lo.~som SeeUy dropping 
out for at least both performances 
.Monday, through bad thrt.at or els«- 
Klizabeth Brioe doubled from tht 
S6th Street, show in^ how ia.'.il>- nov. 
Keith-AllM-e cm liwuble an aei Iron 
a griiiiler to a log timer, in' course, 
th" nite ( lobs haven't opened yet. 

W illi .Miss i!ri. e and a Umd No 
3, Kilii I l>a\is and a pi.anist No. 4. 
.Mex. «a[r and a pianist openini: 
after ml. i iiiisli, with a dance act 
and a band after ilieoi, there wa. 
not an argument left as to the va- 
liety you now find at the Palace. 

In the ^.pa<e for the Next Weel. 
announcement is pbnty of sollii 
type. It sa.\s thi' Talace progriui 
for next we, k will be the slronBes. 
ono of the \ear, prob.tbly an error 
meaning (he season, but two week.- 
old. It also says Ibis ' ai-e muslt 
hall" is booking in eoniliiiiation with 
the I'alai e. Chicago. Whoever know» 
the combination should tell it. 

In looking over the I'alace pro- 
gram you run across Mr. Joe Frisco, 
and If able to sit through to next t< 
closing you'll find that's Frisco. th< 
orlglnaL Frisco from tho sawdus 
as Frisco to the Koitli -.\lbie Tulac. 
(remove your hat) and .Mr. Jo. 
Frisi o! With his ' t^igar and Derby 
and making 'em call him Joe wa 
putting over aomcthliig, but to taci 
n that Mr.I That's iHiat they ge: 
for pretty dressing rooms and ele- 
vators. ^ 

The next act that gets a hundi 
will probably send for Mr. Albee t<> 
come down to the dressing room an<' 
nut go on until he geto there. NIc 
actors! Don't get Cross! No mor. 
cut weeks If you're amart. An 
please don't write in about the aup- 
per shows. 

it looks as though, too, that th 
Orpheum Cireult Is Ixx-oming Im- 
portant—to K-A. And it ilkewlH- 
looks as though wilh the Falac< 
New York, iiooklng in combination 
with the Palace, Chicago, that th'- 
acts Insisting only on the two-a- 
day, meaning names or what you 
can get, will have quite a little 
Jump to start with, making that l"^ 
ma.\imiim transportation sound 
foolish. 

One wouldn't expect that Mis- 
Davis would do as well as she did 
following Miss Hrie-e and the Brlc«- 
Kessler'H Music Weavers or some- 
thing likiT that. Miss Brice look.- 
good without doing miKh, and th" 
band looked less, with the act look- 
ing on the Palace stage like one of 
vaudeville's trouble e. 

SonKotie on the ensehtng line ap- 
peared to have muffed cues Monda>' 
evening. Knough clnqners in tie 
house, but they scmingly didn'i 
knew who had bought them tlie tick 
nts. The .npplause was liglit enougl- 
to Indle.'ite they were uneert.iln. \n<' 
.Miss Davis got a l.-irge brisket o 
flowers, picking out the smnllef 
among the big ones to toss to Benn.\ 
Rot)ertp. He ciught It. 

Johnny Dnoley got some laugh-" 
and would h.avo had more withou' 
two women singles ahead of him 
as Mlsn Brice's turn now looks ■' 
old style as does the Caprice Cha- 
meleon dance act with Mollie I>od<i 
and others mentioned or billed. Th' 
bitter's sole novelty Is the Ucb' 
transformation as done in one of tb. 
Music Box shows. It happens twleo 
here, but Isn't big enough to st.'ind 
for everything else, Just as the slide 
hit In the firiee turn seemed silly. 

And while the Urlce net had th" 
orchestra play "Hallelujah" to coa- 
an encore that wouldn't arrive, b<' 
did the skimpy siz-ptece band of th<' 
dance act play "Hallelujall'' ai- 
something that should get over any 
way. The six pieces of the dancer- 
presented a much better appearand 
through grouping than the elghi 
pieces with Miss Brice. 

Following the trouble of concen- 
tration on the first part. Alexandei 
Cnrr 0|>ened the second b.ilf (New 
Acts), and then commenccl to slip 
to do a nip up with Mr. Joe Frisco 
who did considerable of his fituff 
Including dancing, but taking o 
chance with some business in the 
amateur singer . song 

Burl Shepherd with hta whip 
made a nice closer, as did Watfclns' 
animal act at the opener. The lat- 
ter has a greyhound leaper for Uk 
safety flrst. 

Prakson, Importation of last fall 
playing a return here, is a fah 
palmer of cards, d<>lng his be^l 
palming with the gloves on (ne^fi 
and cin'hing himself with the cl- 
gnret. lb* wa:^ r.ver easily No. 2. 

Prob.'ibly Johnny Dooley didni 
know It, as timt was but the seconi' 
show, but his "love and paralysis " 

Cuiillinied on pag) 2S) 



rllnil.lng Int., b.;iby car!t,u:» anir_ 

saying "Da-da." Thais a fai. 
xampln. 

The rest of the clowning in^hide- 
tho Inevitable ounce in bad arttotr: 
(with taste omitted from consider* 

tlon). 

One of many of Its geiraa. 



VARIETY 
COLONY 

(NEW YORK) 

New York, Sept. t. 

n« Colony opened tonight under 
Vnlversal dirpction and Dr. Hugo 
Mtaerifpld's managing directorship, 
mlroducing a type of cinema bouie 
^IVertissonu nt that Is 12 In charac- 
ter and a -trt-at at th<> pop scale or 
frlnd polir\. 

A veteran In T);e de luxe cinema 
thealr*_' lU-Ul. Dr. itu-.svnlt-Id knows 
his pif.sf nlatiuns an^i li.ind.'-'-inlely 
evidenced iliat wall tiie induction ot 
the neiv regime. 

A series of eight units were nicely 
routined, making tor a type of nov- 
elty entertainment which, even 
though Borne o( the U features do 
happen to flop, should sustain the 
program nlo^. 

In sequence, E^tl Velaszca at the 
organ played the prelude fetchingly 
with a girl trio (Three Colony 
Pages) vi'cally introducing the new- 
policy. Dr. KieserifeM per-sonally 
conducted liie Colony orchestra, 
Worthy or(;anization of 1'6. dedicated 
to the propagation of the iiiesenfeld 
Classical Jazz, created and fos- 
tered by the maestro at the Rialto 
and Rivoli for a number of seaisons. 

The Domenico Savino arrange- 
aaent of "When Day Is Done," the 

rictlon. Is well nigh a masterpiece 
that type o( orchestral scoring, 
.MrmttUns for a vary ins number of 
iMtrimieDta) abaidari and moods. In- 



FILM HOUSE REVIEWS 



WcdoMday, Sap te mbw 14, li 



ehidlns the flnaletto "hot" chorus 
with the picturesque Doe. R. setting 
torrled with the l>aton. 

Without apology or condescension 
to Jazz, Ur. llicsenfeld is too much 
the showman to make apology for 
his classico- jazz compromi.se. H© 
appreciates that in a picture house, 
particularly with the character and 
■Ize of the Colony, the customers 
must first be considered. 

The third unit was Stefanesco 
'Irtaying a Gypsy Csardas on a 
ttalque instrument known as the 
Pipes of Pan. It to blown like 
« police wbistla— 1» Quota Rlesen- 
teW'a IntroduetMT— produces 
weird, pagan muaie aiMMWhat of a 
thrill in its relief from tha orthodox 
brass, reed and string anaunbles so 
much heard around. 

Stefanesco should be retained as 
a permanent member of the Riesen- 
feld orchestral organization and 
probably is. The quaint old instru- 
ment, which has been played for 
generations of gypsies In the forests 
«t Roumania seems to have made 
•o unusual impression on its Broad- 
way debut, and the wealth of Mag- 
jpar omto AonMMMlr at the debut 
artlita' command •hould edIfy the 
Colony fans indef without palling. 

A novelty interlude was a clever 
Tony Earg marionette doing a Pad- 
erewski with the Prelude In C Sharp 
Minor, The manipulation of the 
puppet was uncannily life-like. 

International Newsreel trnivor- 
sal released) had a few nevelty 
shots of leaping kangaroos append- 
ed and was followed by a brie<f ani- 
mated cartoon, "The Maestro," by 
Max Fleischer, wherein a canine 
Irom the aoreen .conducts the or- 
^haatf^ 

OutatawUac p rs a eatatlon (further 
MMted In that «ap«ftment) was 
"The New Ford" by the Marmaln 

Bnsemble, terpsichorean creation of 
unusual calibre that merits concert 
production should the general class 
oC filni fans miss Its interpretative 
•iSnidcance. 

"The Cat and the Canary," U's 
flbnizatlon of the atac* tkfUtor, was 
a worthy Inauguntt (aKllir* (Film 
Reviews). 

Dr. Riesenfeld's staff In'Judes 
Emanuel Baer ard Attlllo liarchetti 
as conductors; Leon Trebacs, con- 
cert master; Kiriil Velassco, organ- 
lit; Oscar Potoker, orchestrations; 
John Waiiger, ataca settings; Jerry 
Da Roaa (fOriiMr Cotony house 
manager for Wamar Bros, and be- 
fore that for Horn at the Cameo) 
Is production maaagar; Claude Mil- 
liard, posters: Glendon AUvine. ad- 
vertising niKl pul.lieity; Max A. 
Ccop'T, house m.anau'er. and Ahe 
Meyer. ji.ssistiaiT Ur. Itieseiifeld a.** 
al<le-(Ie-cunip, liaison olllcer and 
general factotum. 

A prediction on the Riesenfeld re- 
gime's success at the Colony has Its 
qualification considering the general 
type of Universal feature produc- 
tions and the house location, which 
to a bit too far up Main street at 
fid and Broadway. It RlesenfeKl 
will make a feature of the unusual - 
ness of his presentations he may 
deveUtp a following of a rar.allel 
order sueh as patronizes the I'Ifth 
Avenue riayhou^;e. the (^nnieo and 
the 55th Street *'inema for tiie un- 
usual in qulrliics, 

(liven h.alf-w.iy d-'t rrit pictures of 
which "The Cat ar. l the Canary" Is 
an excellent p;iniple, the nouse 
■hould m.ike an impression among 
tha downtown cinema templen. 



and five big acts. It must be raude- 

ville. 

Tlr.ir.>iday. besides the two a t. Is 
a 1^ w.iy j-evu.. — nmybe. 

frid.iy business begins to pick up 
and there's only one feature, if jou 
flopped as an amateur actor Monday 
night you can try again Friday. 

Saturday another feature and five 
acts. 

Sunday a picture bolstered by 
"Hits and Bits of Broadway." 

If you're hungry there's a boy 
peddling preiaels up and down the 
aisles. If you don't like pretzels, try 
ice cream or buy a prise package. 
If you don't eat, go on up In the bal- 
cony and smoke. 

Broadway probably doesn't know 
of the Chaloner. Which doesn't 
bother the Clialoner. It's at 65th 
street and 9th avenue, where you 
time your gags between the elevated 
rumbles. Its customera^ comes 
from west of Broadway and the 
Jokes don't have to be so new nor 
the acts so well dressed. 

There are over 1,000 seats In the 
house and the top is 30c. Willia.n 
Toost runs it He has 1< other 
places doing about tba aame. 

The customers ara white and dark. 
In the afternoons and on holidays 
the kids flock in and (111 the front 
half of the house. The kids go In 
with guys of long pants who buy 
their tickets. 

Inside, tlie kids take over the 
place. They chatter and climb all 
over the seat.s. They walk up the 
aisle backward and run down front- 
ward. Periodically they remain quiet 
while an attendant atimten mo- 
rosely among them. 

The "HiU and Bits of Broadway" 
is a Sunday stock aSalr. The rest 
of the week the troupe of six is 
playlnv other Toost houses. Sunday. 
It returns to an adoring public. 

There are three men and six girls. 
Two of the men are Irish comics 
and the other is a straight. The 
six girls are mostly specialists, al- 
though there is a bovine blonde who 
lifts her limbs languidly and looks 
ahead stoically l>ecause she has no 
specialty. She is tired. Always in 
the line; never in the spot. She 
must hate her art. Even before she 
has reached the wings she quits 
dancing and sidles oft la a cloud of 
boredom. 

Sunday's "Blta" was poignant 
with memories. It ran tO minutes 
and consisted of burlesque bits 
sandwiched among routines by the 
glrlB. 

It started with a girl coming out 
and saying: "I am musical com- 
edy." Then some one else came out 
and talked aboui there being noth- 
ing new In musical comedy. Then 
a guy came out and asked musical 
comedy to show her stuff. 

The two comics and straight 
started off by presenting a box of 
candy to a girL The eomica muffed 
their presentation a pa a clhaa to the 
delig ht of k lda and aWta. 

Said* one comfc In adTiee to the 
other: "Grab hold of her digits." 
I-^verybody laiiplie.l because as far 
as the Chaloner customers are con- 
cerned a lady's digits may be any. 
wliere. 

The comics said other things. 
The comics are of the old bur 
lesque school. They wear big 
clothes and say nothing new. One 
is "Casey"-Jim Pearl; the other is 
Charles Collins. Included In the 
company are Bob and Betty Carl 
ton, Peggy Glcaaoa, Ma Cavla and 
Petgy Beld-'n. 

viM'.ec i-".s ara tha Cake mlnd- 
rea<.li-ig gag and the "who socked 
me?" business. E^h runs for an 
era, dragpinp and dragging. But 
the customer.s howl. 

Tho chorines wear different cos 
tumes. Whatever they happen to 
have, it seems. The blonde had on 
so little and she seemed so tired. 



illustratad dcacriptlve matter and Is 

also a Ttaltor. Did nicely on the bit 
which was resultant of enough ap- 
preciation to tip off that Widenor 
is going to be an acceptable weekly 
feature to the localities so long as 
he sticks. Between the magazine 
and organist was siioitej a .short. 
"Voice of the .N'!t;iitMiKale. ' pre- 
sented exactly as »tlie I'aramount. 
New York, used it. Telling a bird 
romance, a feminine whistler and 
flutist were on each side of the 
screen to take turns during the col- 
ored reeL 

Ted Lewis was Immediately after 
the organ rendition and played 
around for^ close to half an hour 
before calling It a performance. His 
band of eight men is now aug- 
mented by a male dancer under 
white facial makeup and dupliciu- 
ing Lewis' clown costume. Tho re 
son for this came later when the 
main performer turned in the best 
Interpretations of a pop ballad 
that's been heard around, the ac- 
complice mimicking Lewis' action 
as the latter delivered the song. Two 
girls are also in tha act, ene wear- 
ing a replica of the former Bobble 
Amst costume and woriclng just 
like her, while the second miss was 
up on her toes to fair success. But 
Lewis sold it and worked up the 
village parade flniah to heavy ap- 
plause, the house orchestra co- 
operating neatly. 

A warm and expansive Interior 
that seal^ 3,400. but a little more 
cramped for space as to foyers, 
lounges, etc., than the major the- 
atres in other towns. It costs from 
■t to M eenta to get in up to five 
p. IL. #ttar which tha price scale 
lifts to We. upstair* and down and 
76c. for the loges. House opens at 
a. m. and Hmia off at 11 p. m. 
"The Magic Flame" (U. A.) Is the 
next picture. 

An extensive rear and high bal- 
cony booth holds two spot lights, a 
flood lamp, two fllm projectors, two 
stereoptlcon maichlnes and the Mag- 
nascope contrivance, a third pro- 
jector. 

Saturday night the two box of- 
fleea had waiting lines extending in 
oppodta diraetlons, while two legit 
musicals In the Tldnlty had nothing 
better than half houses. f^id. 



Al Jolson'a mind as to what he 
means to picture houses, that frolic 
proved it. Unquestionably the great- 
est attraction to any popular priced 

b. o, 

I'r(X'eding the "main event.'' Rube 
V^'olf atel tiie stago band had about 
IS niiinites to Ihem.selves with two 
si'Oi lalty acts on the bill. Rube 
.swung the band Into action with 
the "Zampa" overture, a good opener 
bringing himself out with the cor- 
net, after which Vivian Faye, toe 
dancer, held the spot to the tune of 
"Rhapsody In Blue" by the boys. 
The band again with a jass arrange- 
ment, then Uta. daxsling blonde 
with an accent signifying Polish ex- 
traction, hopped through some song 
and dance routines, while playing 
up to Rube. 

The girl is a comer. With a mil- 
lion dollars worth of looks and fig- 
ure and a very cap.able knowledge 
of selling her stuff, she can't miss 
anywhere. The band closed their 
session with a fast comedy number 
featuring sp«cla)tlM by the boys. 
Heit> Kern, featuired organist of the 
house, was forced to forego his spe- 
cialty for his week, ^ut aided ma- 
terially in helping ot»t the band. 
Lou Silvers w.ts In front of the lat- 
ter In the pit for Jolson. 

Reginald Denny in "Out All Night" 
•n screen. 



DIVERSEY 



METROPOLITAN 

(LOS ANGELES) 

Los Angeles, Sept. t. 
AI Jolson In a picture house! 
Tsst alrl And very much there. 
Thursday momhig found an eagei 

and asdtod mob of n^^tlves in front, 
back and all around the Met, "hel- 
tering themselves in the shade while 
waiting patiently to go in. It would 
be a safe venture to sajr It 'Ms the 
biggest lineup wltneatsS M this 
house for all times. 

Due to memorial seiviees for 
Marcus Loew, the box ollice re- 
mained closed until 1.30 p. m. today., 
ordinarily open three hours in ad- 
vance. 

Thirty minutes after the organ 
ushered In Paramount newsreel to 
part the drapes with, not a solitary 
stall, apstalra and down, was va- 
cant Tha Ue. aeale all day long 
didn't mean a thing to the cash 
customers and there were mighty 
few of the others, with little or no 
paper given out. After the first per- 
formance it was a cinch to predict 
that the week would bring record 
smashing results for the Met and 
sat a tarvst for any otbar picture 
hooM «■ tba Paeille.oaaat to shoot 
at 

Jolson did ave shows the first day, 
with as many scheduled for Satur- 
day and Sunday, cutting one show 
for the remainder of the week. 

The outburst of applause that 
gixetcd the "Mammy" singer on his 
entrance was a tribute. It didn't 
make much difference to the mob as 
to what he was going to do or say; 
that Al Jolson was iliere in person 
was enough. To some Jolson's pres- 
ence remained somewhat .skeptical, 
probably never having seen him be- 
fore, but before the bl.ickface como- 
rian was through there was no 
doubting his originality. As many 
imitators as there are of Jolson, and 
some very good, there is only one I 
AL He proved It here again and 
again. Ga«s and stories that I iv^- 
been told aad retold by anybody and 
everybody were gobbled up when 
Jolson told 'em. His style of dellv- 
i always has been nnd still is In 



PENN 

(PITTSBURGH) 

Pittsburgh, Sept. 10 

Locw's and United Artists' new 
Penn w ill do nicely for this town 
It's in gold and red, has a little of 
this aAl lots of that the Hffl^ers hnw 
and salute and tha peasants avl 
dently like It Also the main pic 
ture, "Adam and Evil" (M-G-M) 
with Ted Lewis as the stage dish 
\'erily, they approved the layout this 
opening week. 

Mt>nilay nii-ht's premiere was port 
poned until Thursd.iV because of 
Marcus Loew's death. Hence, on, 

.'Saturday the natives were far from <=«" polish "p an ancient 

acelimatize,i to their new surround- I ^'^s IneertlTx a new twist and 



(CHICAOO) 

Chicago, Sept. 9. 
Orpheum circuit has gone stage 
band — absolutely, positively and 
how. It was inevitable. 

While this house has always fea- 
tured pictures above everything 
else, the vaude attachment classed 
it as combo. Now, it is only a ques- 
tion of time until Orpheum shall 
bec<mie a picture house week aa far 
as all Chicago Is concerned. 

The Initial hill looked like a gen- 
eral gathering place for number two 
acts. There are more No. Zs to be 
seen In Orpheum's next-to-closlng 
spots today than peanuts at a cir- 
cus. Then, again, this method 
miglit make a lot of legitimate 
d«ucers sorry *.hey squawked for 
No. 4 on a five-act bill. That Or- 
pheum Tfiii suffer for it is another 
th'.ng that vaude won't see. 

Above all, and more of a'haodi- 
eap than the deuce %ct8. Is the 
stage band selected to introduce 
the policy here. Austin Mack and 
Century Serenaders (IS) are hard- 
ly for the stage, especially In this 
tcwn, where excellent conductors, 
possesslTis m. c. ability on t)ie side, 
are to be found in abudance. Mack 
CT» neither talk nor sell a show. He 
Is appare ritly a good director iinfi a 
fine pianist, but a permanent stage 
bandsman at the same theatre and 
playing to the same crowds w.''ek In 
and week out must have sor. sthinj; 
besides a knowledge of music T'-us 
the DIversey is forced to use -l spe- 
cial m. c. This week the ni mluee 
Is half of a two-act That Idea will 
probably be followed each week, 
with a new announcer every seven 
days. The arrangement could be 
worse, perhaps, for there are nu- 
merous straight men and cc t'es 
who know their audiences. l;;tt 
there are just as many str.M,^iits nd 
comics who don't. The l^iveisey *b 
taking that chance, and s. me i^ay 
it may strike-a good one who can ''C 
persuaded to stick rtround. 

Opening week's m. c. was Booth 
(Booth and Kenna, mixed singlnp 
turn). A linger more than a comic 
or toastmrstcr. Booth fell short of 
requirements. Re and his partr.- r 
were the flrst of the acts to 'work 
before the band, the gir! at tlie 
piano and the man singing. Their 
reg routine was rery well received, 
but Booth seemed lost when talking 
straight. He attempted comedy in 
one Instance, but presumably "saw 
ho couldn't manage it, for he 
stopped. 

Frank "Peg" Jones, with hlf 
st.anilard or.e-legged- dance and 
moutli organ routine, was next and 
Babe Kane followed. That illus- 
trates the economy of the show. 
MIsa Kane Is a neat performer on a 
cafe floor, but on a stage Is neither 
.a strong enough songstress or step- 
per. Paul Howard, a good attrac- 
tion <oi- stage land frontage, was 
f.irc.-;' rp compl; villi two eiicii-cs 



take a cut without cracking, tlieg 
blow you for tho picture huu .es 
There'a only one way to win 'eni 
back, Marc, The same way tl-,e i ic. 
ture houses took 'em away, m - y 
And, Mare, who smarten* d y.,u 
up? Lo'.ji. 

PARAMOUNT 

(NEW YORK) 

New York, Si pt. 10. 
Paul Whiteman, In the flr.st week 
of his return engagement to this 
house, puts on a brief, sn.ipiiy show 
running around L'.^i niiautes. .\o 
fancy scenic trimmings, but de- 
livering e\ery time with his l>;uid 
of syncoiiators, trained to ixrfix:- 
tlon, and harmonizing in manner of 
extraordinary delight to Jazz love:'8, 
Whiteman's band is not trading 
on its reputation. As presented this 
week the band numbers top every, 
thing, including a male show-stop- 
ping acrobatic dancer. Proving tliut 
if ^^'hlteman and the boys had to 
play In front of a plain drop they 
would still be worth the full price 
of admission on sheer entertain- 
ment value. If applause following 
"When Day Is Done," may be con- 
sidered any indication- 
It is reported Whiteman re- 
hearsed an elaborate offering en- 
titled "Down on the Farm" for threo 
weeks previous to coming to New 
Tork. Jack Partington, Publlz 
presentation director, called off 
with Whiteman putting on the plain 
routine instead, in two days and 
doing great as is. 

"Songs or .So'nhern States." 
shdrt film, u llnie interest, hut 
rendere<l acceptaijio tiireugli the 
musical interpretation by the I'ara- 
mount iiouso orchestra. 

Jesse Crawford, organist, with 
Mrs. Crawford at the stage console, 
opened with a novelty humber en- 
titled "Dancing Tambourine," but 
seemed to get better results 
"Just a Meniorr." As usual the 
Crawford stylo hits them all ;r.im 
every cnitlc: livikltirr it a great week 
for musii witij Wiiitenian on the 
stage. 

"Soft Cushions," Paramount 
screen feature with Douglas Mac- 
Lean, not so strong, but getting a 
few laughs. As good as most of 
the feature films being shown in 
this house. 



CHALONER 

(NEW YORK) 

New York. Sept. 12. 

If It's variety you want — 

Monday tho Ch.aloner lias two 
Splendid features and offers you an 
•noortunlty to try your luck on the 
■tag^. 

Tuesday there are two more of 
these splendid features and a bcvjf 
of entertpfnera from B'way night 
eluba— maybe. 

Wednosday two more of the «. t 



Ings with early mat tradt^off ex 
cei't on the lower floor. 

Tho Penn's a nice-looking house 
laid out like the Paramount. New 
York, and Metropolitan, Bost<.:i, 
among uthers It even has a fan': 
of tho Paiiimount, Tie balcony 
cuts off, the loge sight lii.'" *o the 
screen foe a couple of feet. \nA thp 
hou«e Is using a Lotw Magnascope 
projector iliat spreads the picture 
aer(»ss the stage on s maminoth 
screen. An exa.-t duplicate of (he 
ParaniMimt outDts effect. In this 
' .'ise the enlar^'. inent was used fr.r 
the M *;-M news weekly. An okay 
flash. 

Pen A't.' rt Is ascending and de- 
scending with the pit crew of "i 
over whom he waves the baton. He's 
programmed as a "guest condttrtor" 
and took the boya through "1812" 
aa the send off. 

At the Robert Morton organ Is 
Ken Widenor, who does seven min- 
utes of displaying the inslnnnent to 



peddle ;t off as new tuiy time And 
make *em like It. 

'Wher rorgs i • -onceme.!. J, 
son ne(,<ls no l» jre!.». 
tl. ffTh ''ngl"g a tiumbcr r.o 
tt; ha it is, ;*'« sold. His e.i 
i.ig -.t*' '<■'."' a. Here I ''oi'.ie," 
fitted «'Jto . air! ! timed the ^oast 
def- ignc lt> the heart. ,The 

olo anu reliable 'Mammy ' reached 
out for an outburst of hand artillery, 
to which Al responded with ".Mother 
of X^lne," his own nunil er. use;i in 
the \'.;jphone to "The Jazz .Singer." 

With Jolson outdoin;; hitnself on 
this number it couldn't miss, and 
when he walked off after IS minuli 



aft.-- littinL- bar. 
ti^»nl' tic i'lain tiif . 



on the platform extendrng bom the 
stage, the show stopped cold, with 
the loudest outburst of cheers and 
whistles svar heard In this house. 

The screen flicker had already 
started, but there was no stopping 
tha mek until Jolson came hack 
with a bans speech and another 
s. If Hi m s wns any doubt in 



i',i his •-. :itor- 
i .vnrd > . .niv 
inseits .^e., |.e.,p. n,,- 

bits a'l 1 t^ 1 .■ ,eitt ar.y stomach 
' t bending bones. 

" . i. .'vo-man guitar and 

s'r.nintc ; . u: !• v did hetter here In 
'r nt ot til,' b .rd than they ever 
ed to rt. ^'.>. 2 In vaude. Chilton 
.M Thoni.i8. young mixed colored 
dance imir. also quite well known In 
vaude, did nicely In their spot, but 
should never have been burdcmil 
with the closing position. They are 
nice little ho-jfers, young and fast, 
but !iavo li"vcr rated better than 
|tlie deceo. Thty could not go wrong 
t with <arly spotting in front of a 
I band, nor could the houseHhat plays 
them that way. 

A fair band number closed and no 
solo organist appeared. Picture was 
The I'oor Xuf and matinee busi- 



ness was as good, ir not better, than 
any evening biz seen at the DIver- 
sey In six months. 

Mr. Helman, how do you Hke the 
picture businpss? Not so bad. But 
you'il have to spend more coin. 
Marc. Don't worry about the opera- 
tors, they'll get what they want any- 
way. Cut the acton, Marc Tl 



METROPOLITAN 

(BOSTON) 

Boston, Sept. 9. 
Clara Bow can still pack 'em In. 
Coollsh w^eather and a- warmish star 
mado "Hulav a s . retire card, and 
«:".'en those who yawned at Clara'a 
r. »-!ue ot her leading man from 
Iri.wning in a raging rivulet gave 
a i^ood hand to Jack Partington's 
"Way Out West" imit which was 
a weVome Chango as a presenta- 
ti. n. 

This PuDlix house seems to be 
getting its stride as compared with 
. few months ago, when a series of 
: .. i feature films and Ford-lzed 
pr sontatlons cast a curse on the 
Met that took a lot ot aggressive 
sliowmanship to dlsi>el. 

"^Vay Out West" lent Itself color- 
fnlly to the new type of unit policy 
and Gene Kodemlch did the best 
Jo*) to date with his local crew of 20 
m.»n from the pit. The musical in- 
terpretation of "Uncle Tom's Cabin." 
! with Rodemlch explaining the bits 
in -a tenorish sort of a Paul Ash 
way, was effective. He had so much 
talking routine th.at he forgot to 
force his voice, and as a result he 
carried to the rear of this bli,--est 
New England house much more dis- 
tinctly than heretofore. In addlton 
to working with the unit, the or- 
chestra did a straight routine with- 
out the cowboy uniforms, Sonla 
Roz&no, soprano: Pletro Borchl, 
tenor, and Frank McDon,%ld, a solo 
viollnl.st, worked In this section, 
which was an out-.and-out play to 
tiie lovers of classic nuisic. Arthtir 
Martell, at the organ, who seems to 
hold first spot In popularity among 
the Xew l-!ngland org.anisls for nll- 
arouiul versatility, also made a i>lay 
to the melody lovers with a rendi- 
tion ot "Tlie Glow Worm." 

The oi ehestra was faded out after 
the operatic stuff by a scrim screen 
on which a short news reel was 
shown. The lights on the music 
stands were left burning and scrao 
of the pictures were rather startling 
as a result A bathing girl swim- 
ming through a choppy sea that 
was apparently dotted here and 
there with lobster buoys that on 
Investlcation ttirned out to be tho 
shininc skulls of the orchestra 
players was a trick illusion that 
will be renienihered long after many 
A J.'tfVCioo scenic splash is fort;utten. 

Will Kiigers grinned his way 
Ihrotiph nublin, and was followed 
by liie "^Vay Out West" unit, which 
included a better trained group of 
girls than usual, Lang and Volk, 
Miss Holly Hall (who, one wa<r said, 
wns named in honor of a college 
dormitory), Kendall Capps. Mooney 
and Churchin. Hilda Ramon and 
Jack Powell. This hoy Powell with 
his tr ap and drums ntisolutely 
stoppe.l the show. He Is ije.il ufllt 
material. 

If the new i^-ilicy of Piih'.ix can 
hold to this week's snappy and yet 
fairly inexpensive stand.ard. there 
need be no more worry as to how 
to get business enough to carry the 
extremely large unit on this Boston 



Mnesday. September 14. 1927 



FILM HOUSE REVIEWS 



VARIETY 



27 



NORSHORE 

(CHICAGO) 

Chicago. Sfpl S. 
As stage band conductor bvtp Al 

Kvale is likely to draw an abun- 
dance of the Oriental's p.itionndc to 
this cxtrrme north side house. 

Being i'aul Ash's pet pnnoKe for 
» yo»r, Kvale was virtiially lusaeu 
Into stardom. 

While hurled Into the lights by lo- 
comotion other than his ow n, Kvale 
must now retain that place. It ap- 
pears he will be BU<.oes.sfiil. 

He has the job. thoiigii, of tiirn- 
ing a flop house into a pr.imable 
proposition. The Noi-.Mhnrp has l«.pn 
a failure. Situated eicht or nine 
miles from the lioop on Howard, the 
last street on the north side, it Is 
the roost distant de luxe picture 
house in town. 

The north side flaps— and north 
side flaps are some flaps--w!!' no 
doubt douhle between the Oiicnul 
and Norshore. It gives them a 
fhance to ogle twice a week instead 
of once. It was noticed th^it after 
the show many boarded the .south- 
bound elevated. That means they 
are coming from the south and also 
that theatres furthelr down will And 
tbeir' grosses cut. 

'Whether the Granada, nearest to 
the Norshore, will suffer remains to 
be Reen. Benny Mcroft has his own 
draw there and Is not likely to lose 
it. but Charles Kaley. with whom he 
rotate.s, has little foUowinp: 

Kv.ale was F>ipi>oi-trd b>' ;in ex- 
cellent sendoff shf)W in his initial 
week and he clickid. A rclljied 
clown. Kvale iH even silly at times, 
but the Kals tliilik he's cute. 

The hiK priin of "Hello Al" (Pres- 
entations) was Lester Alien. This 
town is sold on little Lentcr. niostlv 
through hia performance in last 
year's "Affairs." So Lester #i-as a 
hit before he walked on. A nice lit- 
tle speech at the end, notwitlmtund- 
Ing plenty of praise for Kvale, the 
house, and picture houses. 

reature was "Chang" (Par). Some 
shorts and an organ oPferini; by 
Chauneey Haines oonipl'-ted tlie 
opening bill. Haines is a tine musl- 
Clan and that he has trteii.-j lias lioen 
shown in the past. If hi.s leadoft 
number Is a tip on what is to fol- 
low, Haines is bound to be liked 
iiere. 

Deaplte Lester Allen. Haines, the 
iileture and the rest of the layout, 
the .show was mostly Kvale. An- 
other example of how B. & K. plug 

». new attraction into something. 
Plenty of ballyhoo and some good 
supporting hilU for K'v.ile v.ltl sell 
lilm. and conseouently the tiousp, 
for Al is half sold now. 
■ Norshore'B flrat week's inisincs.i 
With the stag* band was better man 
ihe house has haf since It openod. 

ACADEMY ' 



of 



wide ley swings for tlie elimax 
the girls' blai kbottoni liit. 

Brcnnan and UoKers ^tave the 
change of pace called for. their 
comedy fitting In nicely after the 
production flash. This pair dovetail 
neatly Into the presentation style of 
promam. their material having 
(omedy values without sacrifice of 
clitiiM a.s would ht^ the case m most 
non-musical huih'hlng terms of 
character types. 

Max Fisher's band closed the 
show, tearing off 20 minutes of solid 
entertainment. This 10-man combi- 
nation measures up In seductive 
Jazz arrangement, rl>'<, In bi asses 
and snappy in rhythm ln^!ri.:non- 
tation Is excellent (i<r both sides. 
Piano, banjo and tlrU!::.^ supply the 
foot-tappiitK rhythms. \\hi;e llie 
saxes and volunie biass.-s ;;i\e the 
liody to the arr.angemeiu. The boys 
number a cuuiile of likeable sing- 
ers, notably a sympathetic tenor, 
■•nd thev Ket smooth, easy comedy 
inli; ibeir 1 y-|,iay. One of their 
best bits is a novel arrangement 
of the Indian number from "Rose- 
Marie" with Interesting trapa ef- 
fects Introduced. They did 20 min- 
utes, flnlshing a five -minute encore 
still going strong. Ktuk, 



NEW YORK) 

New York, Sept. ». 

l-'ox has seized upon a slilnlng 
opportunity to put tlie Ac oleniy on 
the map with its new Hoxy policy. 
This week the house Keis the jump 
on the 14tli street neiKhhorhood 
with the first showing of ' What 
Priea Olory." 

tt <fa» no trick to pack tl eni in at 
the 50e. scale. They stood 10 deep 
all evening long. Showmanship was 
manifested in the bill that backed 
up the picture Bmash. Bright, 
smooth entertainment of the new 
presentntinn order, run off with 
snap and dash, and eiib ulated to 
make a host of friends ler tlie 
house, ai'ling the process of build- 
ing a clientele for an establishment 
that is ill a touK'h position, as well 
as a dillicult theatrical neiKhhor- 
hood. 

The frame-up is in the n( w style 
and smart and brisk of Its type. 
Two little dunce productions, com- 
edy single, comedy duo and a flash 
band with a personality leader work 
out Into eminently satisfactory en- 
tertainment. 

lieniar.liiie T.e Grande .ind Co. 

■•ilart llie 1 e.MlinK ni'ely. .Six 

bojs and a K'rl have a lively song 
anil daiKO routine, coin()a<'tly put 
together for such a bill. The turn 
sells an .astonishinK lot of nialerial 
in its brief 11 minutes. T"ain v.ork 
helps. 'J'n o of the bo> s start a 
number introduction; two moro 
lioys join In and the ,girl gets into 
the finale for capital acrobatic steps. 
Last word In speed. Do juHt enough 
and away with the crowd calling for 
more. 

Sam Hearn In a nuuiolog single 
does 10 minutes, helped out with his 
violin specialty. Talk is brief, but 
only fnir, taking nvae fion. H.^arn's 
old man charaeter tli.in from the 
talk it.self. The vio liii hit makes .a 
^r> 'it rmish, the pnneti eomini^ in 
bflHiant nmsif.al perfoi ana ne,. from 
a eomedy eliaracter. Talk on 14th 
streets means llttlo to the cosmo- 
politan tlietitregoers. 

Herbert Kinney and Co . two men 
and two girls, another sinning and 
dancing interlude, ajipc aliiig on 
Kight features and dancing, 'lirls 
.'^'o lookers and can dance well 



WARFIELD 

(SAN FRANCISCO) 

San Francisco, S» pt. 10. 

Orpheuiii vaudo lost one of its 
bigsest bets and Kanrhon and 
Marco lined- up an aco attraction 
in siffninff Frank E>eVoe, ballaaint. 
as a featured attraction for picture 
liuoses. out here. DeVoe made his 
debut this afternoon under the 
-Fiin c ho n a nd Ma rco banner, and 
proved a sensation. 

Curtain rovr;iled a simple though 
tasty HtaRo S''ttinL,'. Two tall 
screens on citlior siuc of Hit* orches- 
tra. A mammoth golden v;ise. witli 
i\\c ylr*'anit^rs (jf Kold cloth loading 
from vaso to the lly loft. With a 
rod. ^rern and K'lld li^^Iitine effort, 
the ijicturo was comph tc. For the 
overture Uocsncr .s' nt th'- l>and Into 
"PaRliarci." Crissoy and D:ile. ec- 
centric dancers, wcio introduced for 
their rag doll number, which drew 
laufifhs. Then Roesner introduced "a 
famous prima donna, assisted by 
John Maxwell," which had the cus- 
tomers guessing. Maxwell sang off 
stage and then appeared ri^bt side 
to audience, every Inch a prima 
donna. Suddenly furnlngr to the lei't 
he was n-verilcd in male attire. For 
a \N t'il -deserved ^-n'ore 
sanp. using' hoth voics. 

N'cxt, the band ^v■ull^' into u pttp 
number, deliver, i in nov.lty style, 
with KocRnpf, .issisU-d by Dicic 
O'Meara, on:- of the band boys, dis- 
playing" a flue line of stepping that 
won them merUed applouae. Crissey 
and Dale then returned for anotht.- 
novoUy bit. 

Th«n came Frank DeVoe t-r ■ jv 
fl ra t »ppeawtnco b«for« a picture 



STATE 

MINNEAPOLIS 

Minneapolis, S^ept. 9. 

ifoumi gav« State Fair visitors as 
welt as local fans its usual plethora 
of entertainment The comtdnntton 
of screen and musical numbers pos- 
sessed a high degree of strength 
And merited its reward of apptaUiiA, 
laughs and brisk patronage. 

•'Kehoes from the Metropolitan." 
an overture by l-'rod H* i.seke and bis 
pit orchestra, was a lip-t»»p start 
Comp^i^siIll^ f.ivr.iiic frnm thf 

vari()us ^;r:lnti ..jMiiis, it makes r-n 
impressiv o nuiul" r, X-' wsi cci cum - 
prised a coupe of International Kin- 
ogram and rarji mount shoi s, run- 
ning very briefly. 

Weber and Fields on Vitaphone. 
unit No. 3. had the house laughing 
long and loud. An organ novelty by 
IMdie Dundstedter followed. This 
was lhe^>rogram*8 most pretentious 
offering. 

While the regulation slides con- 
taining the words of a soiiiimontnl 
song wore being screened. Kddle 
t urned in a i lever nri^an n rr.i ntre- 
ment whicli bad the on hestra ac- 
companying in the most melodious 
portions. After this the curtains 
])arted to reveal a scrim |)ehln<1 
which a pretty garden scone setting 
off a group of six girls and one 
man, 'cellist. The girls were charm- 
ingly costumed in white summery 
Colonial attire. Two were violinists, 
one was a pianist and three were 
singers. After a pleasing instru- 
mental rendition of the piece the 
singers brouf;bt the number to a 
.•^tidn^i cluse with their vocal rendi- 
tion of tlie words. 

lilo.^som SiM'h'v and Bennio Fields 
:anl their \)i;i nisi s, on Vit;i phone, 
made a impression in the next 

si)ot. wliile Os.^man and Schep han- 
joisls. in perstui, KoaU'd the cusi.trr 
ers with their snan pluvim^. 

"Firemen, Says My Child" irar.>. 
the feature phot<»play. cles*'d and, 
judging by tlie laughter and ap- 
plause, found considerable favor, 
<:ood all-around show. 



to siiii; pusla-d the .show oit to a 
«reii start, liauiey fc^isivr*. a pep 
pair from the ctiot U8, offered a tap 
and proved they could do it. 

Next came Jumes (iriilin, tonur. 
Oriltln has a nice voice, a pleasing ' 
|H>rsonality and a yen ft»r si>ot | 
lights. Ourry and Oiiborne were in- 
trodnced as the champ t'h at h-ston ■ 
dancei's of i■'^lca^o. hut hrs. tried 
u Ilowcry danci'. Tlie te:im is sir.niK i 
for kickiuK each other. To»» rou^;h I 
and a lh.»p iia a i.i u^li -getter. 

Smash hit -'f the show was i)ie 
Uuhe I'tantl. lJiJtT..oo (hmned a haiul I 
cap and Siui.sa jacket fur this and 
with all the h.iys playing brass it 
was loud. An attempt at "I'oet and 
peasant." with Ihiffanu .solving on a 
cornet, and with snur notes predom- 
inating, was a scream. To offset 
the burlesque the musicians gave 
a medley from standard bperas with 
the dancers working in front. An 
intere«iltn.g number. Tim Marks 
then entertained by a whistling solo 
and encored wiUi .sume .st' iiplng, 
which was Weil received Next 
came I,unise I'loi m-r, pop .st)ngs. 
KaiinihToy and Van played on 
hioom handle tiddie.s. .saws and bel- 
lows, sang a little and danced, and 
the crowd wanted more. Thp.tinale 
had all principals working, plus 
the chorus dressed in snappy over- 
alls. The hottest finish since the 
new tab units started. 

"Hula" ( Par.) was the picture. 
Completing the bill were the I'ara- 
mount News and some local shots 
of the Smithvilh* races. Tiffany's 
"Meiii'tries" proved restful aiter all 
the li(>ke. whuh preceded it 

(jreat nudii-nce sliow and one that 
will gel liie money. Ifttf/hr^, 



STRAND 



de 
They 



hOUM sliaiMce. With BdHI* WtlliH 
at the piano, DeVo* want Into a hot 
snng, followed by a ballad, durlqc 
which he went Into a talkinc •oIlM- 

quy wliile AVillln crooned a melody 

at the piano. Next. I>eVoe sold a 
comedy lyrie. which brought out hia 
Khewniansb ' p. Rack fnr the encore. 
I'rank did it and had to come back 
aRJtin. 

Roe.-.;ncr finally ni.anapred to KCt .a 
word In. and .sent the b;ind into .a 
lively lemp4j, with the refr.ain suni? 
by a plant In the band. At curtain 
time Hm eoatomen were still yelp- 
ing th«lr approval. 



(NEW YORK) 
Curious thin.e: aluajt tl 
luxe picture house shows, 
spend thousands ot dollara on sliken 
and cloth of gold drops: hire a 
corps of people big enough t't stage 
» hippodrome pageant and pay enor- 
mous sums tot super-special fea- 
ture picturex. And thcti you come 
Slaxne'i i away ind the thiag that silck.s In 
■aiur mind out of the whole enter- 
lainmeri. was V how-l.»gKed 
conied'ari who h. .oe 'Afh ,;lobe 
un his he.Tl. 

.Son-.etl' < lik. that haMie la ,at 
the .«t d t' -s week. Oji ef the 
clahara. ,nd Ineeiiieus jtre.-iiU.a- 
•i.»n riiuL ■ iii, tl " tlilnf? that stood 
out v.as a .sim|»Ie *^peeia!ty dance. 
I'.'s in he 'Post C'iird l-'rolic." a 
-■lerieH ^tC p; *t.pr'al bits with itie'ore 
l)Ost .-ards as their hackKi'iemtl. T-'or 
the II "iher 'called "Boston." a hoy 
and a slrl i>tep down from the post 
«ml drop and go Into a unison 
dance, i^rfect In rhythm and gra.ce. 
They have not stepped ten steps be- 
fore It Is disclosed that the wide 
trousers burlesquing the college 
mode, holds both dancers.* That's 
all there is to It. Just a trivial little 
ide.a. out jauntily carried out, and 
it hecenies a novelty With a Uttle 

punch. The dancing couple are 

Uee\a's .and 1-f ll. 

The preseiil.atlon show huilda up 
to a fine danee prodnetion In ,a <'ab- 
aret hit d'i?ie lief'.re the i>ost card 
picture of New York, with a Jazz 
hand Marini; and a chorus of 
sprightly daneint; f;lrls. neat climax 
to a series of atir.ietive sonn. dance 
and scenic hits. Tho presentation 
is the heavy end of the show, for 
the picture, rnited Artists* produc- 
tion. "College," with Buster Kea- 
ton. Is no riot, although It has Its 
moments of gagging comedy. 

News reel is Interesting; push 
hall idaypd with autos and a para- 
ehnte Jump from a hlUnp. hoth hy 
I'athe; International's shots at 
Demi)sey and Tnnney training; Fox 
with views of a vr»Ican<) spfintttKr up 
through the se.-i In the South Pa- 
cific and .for the llnlsh more Inter- 
n.atk>nal with piefures f)f the Detroit 
sRfced boat races as seen from an 
.aiipla ne. 

A slant sul.J.a t fiom Pnthe list 
ffave odds and ends, a hrlKht hit 
being the mechanics of the clock 
in the Metropolitan Tower, New 
York, run by a motor no bleget than 
that behind an electric fan. The 
overture from "Orpheus" was the 
contrll.ution of the symphony or- 
chestra, rather a heavy number 
for the purpose, but re«lsterln(r with 
Its familiar pa'^s.iu'es. }t»9h* 



i i n i iKh Iflii.'i |,t ' , (is i iiu 'l ill v a I'll l l i e 

rl..tlas (Ia«h. KiniieV is .a t.all step- 
per, leal, I, sens:ilienal h'l; T i ' i o ia . 
" i;r.y l,ave a n.ally ..at .and 

«"11 v.iri il -laaip of tminl'ers. Kin- 
hev .an, I ihe two Kirls w..ik in all 
sorts of cotnhinaiioiis with the sec- 
ond man. at the piano. I'lrst -cliuss 
"ni.-ili with Kinney UoinB a svriea of 



OLYMPIA 

(NEW HAVEN) 

New Haven, Sept. 11. 
Opetiinj^ tho -first Ihihlix show of 
the season here Last nii;ht ut the 
Olympia. the I'arainount, New York, 
will now h:-.ve the shows after a 
week's break-in, and the producers 
wtlh have time to smooth out th>^ 
rough spots before metropolitan au- 
diences get a chance to look at the 
show. 

".lazz a la Carte" Is the title of 
the first .lack Partington production 
and, with Alex Hyde.and the Olym- 
pians as a hackgrouiMl, got oB to a 

bii; start. 

.SettiiiiT i.s a s,,rt of series of cano- 
pies, each i-isipR h^'fore revealing 
the hand on the stage. After the 
opening tho first number w.as the 
wow. The Samuels Brothers Bot 
the most applause with their mili- 
tary stepping, and not another num- 
ber that followed could surpass 
them. Peggy English, aided by a 
male trio, got off some blues soncs, 
and .a few dance specialties by Roy 
Itf,«fa-s .and Charles Iteselle held the 
( U.-^temors for the finale. 

Eddie Weaver ajil^eared with the 
new (ilynipi.a (U'U'.an In a series 
(.ailed ■'fita;:\ns I Have I'laycd" 
(Ci-au ,''or,rs>. W' a v r i.; popul.ar In 
New Haven and male s the < rowd 
sInK his tunes. 

A short Paramount News and 
Topics completed the hill, fieorjtc ^ 

Kay anil the pit orch^str.a «»i)ened i they should see the currf'nt low 
with an alilirevi.ated overture, hut i.ro.v I, ill at the .Vewinan. This one 
dcservi s iri .re time than he is al- n t .ia ' o\r r for p, niiinn aiiplause 

Intlnd i — Kuy l.-- 1,. f.,r llie liesl musi- -.n ,! ,• . 1 l iael.s ■ llMStie Iteyels'' 
eal dir, etor in Iliv<n th'atres. is ti.e ii !, .,f I lie pi- 

the folks llkinir 1 iai ' ■ ' t' r i ban any | tbe f a;,ai. I bit In I 



NEWMAN 

(KANSAS CITY) 

Kansas (.'Ity. S<-pt X. 
If Iheie's any doubt in the minds 
of those r' "p'insit'le fer rubbv slaire 
shows as to whether customers 
want hlith biow stuff or hokuir. 



GRANADA 

(SAN FRANC! ^:o^ 

San l-'ranr-i.^i^), St-pt. 5. 

Sati.sfyinfj I^in- hod and Marco 
.specially Klmw , whieli, with the 
lleciy-Hatton s< reen fealiue. ' i'lre- 
»non. Save My Child," proved an- 
other .strong; drawing rard. l-iaitk 
Jenk», hand leader and niu^ler of 
ceremonies, is much in evldenre, 
and acquits himself sMIfefftC^ortly. 

Jenks is rapidly devMopln^ a 
strong follnwinte with Granada cus- 
tomers. His clean-eut personality, 
musical ability and talent for st^^n- 
pinK and putting over son^ nuin- 
1)er8 plainly demonstrates 1'. «t M. 
made no nilsUike when tliey took 
him out of tlio Molrop(ditan (Los 
Angeles) stase band. With a liitlo 
more experience Jenks should dc- 
volifcp into one of West Coa.^fs 
most proficient leaders. 

The current program openod with 
the band playing a pop softly, then 
swelling to a jasiy swing. Jenks 
played a aolo on the trombone and 
Ovn with two of the band boys sang 
the refrain, koberts Sisters, new 
sister team under the Fanchon-Mar- 
co bannei', are dainty harmony 
sonKsters. They registered with the' 
matinee rrow-vl and are .sun- to 
pleii.sfi over the elrrtiit. Ji'iiks next 
put the hand through a coniedy 
number, titled 'Frankfurter Sand- 
wk'hes," a Hcjuel to "Anim;i| Crack- 
ers." For a fini.sh the band did a 
German band effect that scored. 

Marlon ^Staddler and Matt Duf- 
nn, with their always popular rag 
doll dance, went over to a bang. An- 
other lively number by the band. 
Jenks singing several rhoruses with 
his Hebrew and effeminate inter- 
pretation of the number wows. CJlll 
and W.iiTcn. c olored hooft-r.'^, knew 
h<jw to put t heir stepphl^^ af-roHS. 
l-'or the final"', .Jenks directed the 
ban. I tliroiiKli a s<Tni -heavy hi dec - 
tion, whicli Kav«> hitn an op|>ortun- 
ity to display his work with the 
>>aton. The applause was evidence 
of the verdict. 



this conld be develoiv.il into a help- 
lul r.\»t'.ir<. 

Kert Kirl and (Jirl.i. closing, say 
little, but L^t'i riK'lit to Ufui'k wiUi 
the si\-net.' Kill band i'riiidin< out 
pop nunil't I S. irl i .ii i i»>s a pair of 
l:<'I t'uini l> feintio- li-t 'T'-rs in a.Mi- 
lii-it aiiil witli the brief inuKi^inK^ tbe 
f'.ijijo number, dishes out entertain- 
ment a hi Second avenue, " 

Three Ixingflflds, acrobats, open- 
ing, did bt^ter' than either of the 
two following turns. A strong wuiii- 
:in uuderstaniV'r is evidently a rar- 
ity in tlo'se p.irt.i. Kvery action 
-I'M-.il, thf y.ivVs ability It> bft" one 
I'f her male i|.n tiu i s l>eirii; suill.'ient 
in more than one iiistan. e. 

A dry lineup for tho Comiu-id.,ro. 
as a whole, lacking hoofers and 
vocalists and conspicuounly aby of 
slapstick comedy. 



RIVIERA 



(OMAHA) 

Omalia. Sept. 8. 

The Riviera apparently has 
reax:hcd its gt>al of oft'erini? a stage 
show so Kood that it will carry any 
movie. «ood or bad. The ".Mont- 
niartre" lua .-Jeiitation was a cliJntlX 
tt) *-tY,irls Ibal h.i\e been on the 
upKr.ole since th,- art of the pol- 
icy. Almikst eveiy spot on the bill 
vaui applauded roundly, uvea Oy a. 
nuilinee audi, a(a*. 

The line-up included: 

Horn and Lawrence, slnglnv 
comeillana; Don Carroll, baritone. 
Irene Tayhir. blues slnKer; BHly 
liandall, violinist -dancer; Anp and 
Jean, dancers; chorus «f nls Ktrki: 
ncoree Johnson, orpni.in ; stase 
band ot 13: At Kvann. master of 
ceremonies. 

Cleorge Jonnson, at t'. ' >rf;an. 
scoros even hctter tha/ ' ual witb 
pop ntunheis, tiv. i^ ■ unfailint; 
fa ,1 .le. leisiclan an*, showman. 

.'■^^a^;■o sie,A itself 'dl,;Ks witli the 
ra>: luff roniK.- c toiitp In for the 
lion's sh.iie -s Taylor Is a nitty 
( .e)iif;h looker . ith pjeaslnff voice 
uni persons Ity. At Evans contIn> 
lie : to win and In this show re- 
peated, by request, several baritone 
solos he has sunK before. Al also 
manaKea to keep the thow solnic 
without entirely revMHW Im |* 
pullliii; the strlnKS. 

Picture was Paramount's "Swim, 
(llrl. Swim." Kebe Uonlels' farce- 
eomedy of the type .she has been 
Iiuttlni; out of late. Hy It.self. It 
wouldn't h.ave stood up so well. Hut 
it added X hit of hody to the trlm- 

liiiKs dished up on the ataca. 



Ifber fil-etir slr;i ,.r Sl.iU'e bftod. of.Pi: 

()l\ iiipia i- i,',i,iil.ir with the Yale j A r 
j bo,\ s. .in,l tu i , r fails to draw a Kant' ^ lo, r. t 
frojn the fad|e^;e. lertstunies stlllttini^ In frot.t ot tbo 

"Tho Way of .\!l I'lesh" fe.iture. hand. A number that gave the 
I itobvrlt. I iiicmber« ol Ui« orcUentra a chanc* 



'Tiiiiil'iii iintl 
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LOEWS COMMODORE 

(NEW YORK) 

New York, Sept. 9. 
On a cool Friday evening in this 
.Secoml avenue neighborhood the 
house was less than half filled. 

This is the end of the first week 
under the new Loew management. 
From appeanuiees th© i^resent pol- 
icy haw not y*rt cnuKht tbe fantry of 
the unhoitioKene.»us mot) wiio f re- 
qut'lit ttie IiMivi'- Imusf.vi 'I'bf rt'i^u- 
lar picture fan ci'-wd, whn.,*- fl.i%'«r 
in nnmistjika^de, w;i'-i not |M-.--cnf. 

"Annie Ijaun**" was tti" f-';itnre 
flim. Kor a district of IblH kind im- 
poflsilde "l*<'Stiny of Kij.s.si.t," ^ro- 
t'«>4que creation made up mostly i>t 
newsrf»el shots, drew better from 
reports. "An African Adventure," 
another M-U-M release, and very 
plennin,?. also failed to take hold In 
this atmosphere. 

The type of eustomers represent- 
ed In this section se- m to n-act best 
to slapHtlrk and low comedy. As 
far lis ttie .ludt^'ncf* Were concerned 
Miller and Hradford were speaking 
to th«'m'-''lv<-s. 

^'.^tt<>\:•i ;i nd N'ac*». anotber sonp 
and d.jnee tf.irij, whr> followed, mado 
a hit with brilliant comebacks, such 
as "Oil. no. I didn't." 'Hope to die 
and kiss a pig." 

Sid b''Wifi peerned to have the 
right ide.;i. but Isn't quite low 
enoutch to get the deep laughs. Pid 
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»,.| | tl nnmh. — tlld Is 
itternpt i fpert on ashing and answering rid- 
dles. This one he ref'-rr^^d to as an 
"Al T)ow sp'-/i.ir*: • Wbv e:in"t a 
male seal sle. ^ at ni«)it 7 T'.i '-aus'» 
has & flapTter on e;if b sid<* ' 

I^wis (pliiys the rn.Mtomnrs to put 
the queries and, If worked x^r^i'^'rly. 



BRANFORD 

. <NKWAftK) 

Newark/ Sept 19. 
Somehow or other the atase show 
doesn't seem to click this week as It 

has heretofore. It has one merit, 

however, of fc^'tting better as it goe?* 
along. The iiHual Ingredients are 
there, but tbe lirst part Just at)out 
dies. 

Charlies Melson aiid the Oanp; are 
in Kubevllle, and befor« a modern- 
istic drop representing tho Itube- 
ville station with a border all in 
lavender tones and green the l>and 
<-nterH ns ruben and plays a eerlea 
of numbetf) hitherto known In 
shows. This Is a flat start, made 
worse by the badd not pUiytnc very 
well. It Is mildly received. Five of 
them six Martin Olrls. dressed In 
red Jumpers and bat.s <l*llled as the 
Little Farming Malils) dance In 
uni.son, which ii.'>ch rather (bit. The 
flr.st laugh eomeH when a large box 
Is l»rf>ugbt In and, being opened, ro- 
ve;ils ;i.s rin old aIt)UTn jdclure (Iiant 
and Aiiair posf-d grotes(iueIy. They 
follow with an eccentric danrc. 
Kdith Snyder suereedH with a blrd- 
Ilke whi.stling areiunpanled by tlie 
band. Next comes the RuhevlUe 
Quartet, followed by an instrumen- 
tal bit with ntrange devices for 
playinfr. They do well enough, but 
their routine seems old. 
. Rhow takes a brace when Charlie 
Melson ste t>s f o r w a rd to rend er 
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" after the fash- 
lon of "The Three Trw.H " lie pnt.^ 
It over In great Btyle with the b;in;i 
playing n i([iroprint*dy after e.-jrh 
I "bra. He. 1 1 i:'>es over big and bi'- 
Inini'ii tujM ,'t MlHiiirieeTiien t of ".lark 
,irul tlie IJe.'inst.tlk" next week Is fu 
vigorously a|t[ilautle<l that he'd h'-t- 
ter get It ready In earnent. Another 
hit follnw.-^ In Tex Morrlssey and 
her mul**. The mule is as funny as 
any stage animal witnessed. The 
animal has a sense of humor, docs 
a fine cooch. tries to bite Melson. 
gets dnw/i Into the house .and kisses 
the girls, who, though probablv 
pTantH, H<reriTn as fff<'CtiveIy ns if 
they hnd Tiitd. rmd make thlngii 
generally etijoyable. 

The l»and get- a g'^od w tit/ 
aero.'-;?". pliyiniT It to -in b eff.- t th >( 
the whole liroi'-f sinjis ft wit In oil 
belnir a^k.*) 'I'lio firm Miid^ dnt ■ 
It e]:id In T' lonl il ( ..^!nnie .and lle-n 
(fet :i btoL'lt as M-ds-on '^tartw to 
dan< e with one after tlie (tther, onlv 
to lo.-e the irlrl t" a member <<t tb" 
ban l. (jt\n nian pbiyw on ns f'harli.- 
loses tlio lapt irirl. but he Is .^oon 
shut nt). An he does this and reg- 

son glv''^ n Hi)l-'rKlid satnplo of M-* 
rertl :i' tinrr nbitit v. Vjndlng f^r vv- 
tiriTien In hlfl jiock'-f Ve -^hoot-i rr'in>< 
with lh« bardni' Tl. btit again th-'v 
a?" Hl ib-n nv.-.iy bv tb'» Kirls and 
Met '.n. frintntibanHv wlnnipff. ftndx 
he liu.^ the stuffu ull lo liluisQlC Tliia 



VARIETY 



VAUDEVILLE REV1EIR5 



Wednesday, September 14, 1827 



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li.iwt\'r. t!':< Wife n.;i!iy 
d ■ wiu n :\ 4 h.M|)-;...jking 

Muii on ti ^li'-. t f..Il"\ve-d tlie 
Ti'ims to announce that H.oss.m 
Si-tlcy wi'u!d iT-t apj" aP. In tlie 
fctjby" the sitrn Ui tliat f iTi t Ivid 
. 4m)pij.tf. to bt; fidlu'wi-d bven hidde n alonijsidv the bi.x otilce 

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the th-atrc to r<turn niorny. This 
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Tin on the srago to 
0 aattiing Huitx. Biv- , ,. . , 
ri . ful. A comedian | 's a 1^--A house 
th< . . for a laugh. In j 

I'd i;r.ilcr u spotliKht | 
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STATE 



ed t'> ann-'iiri' ' 
th" n'' A -I ' . l an 1 feature. A movie 
o£ .Melson appears at the side of the 
screen and b« tells the audience how 



(Vaude-Pcts) 

"Ht au tie.sle ' I I'araniour l^ r.'tn 
one hour and 50 minute^^. Any 
time a screen feature eats up about 
two hours of theatre entertainment 
something must suffer. So vaude 
suffered at the State Monday. But 
the folks seemed to get a whale of 
good each Is as his words appear a kiek out of the picture, 
beside him. It is such novel (at j Tiie .s^i.ite s pipe orsan is a fine 
least in Newark) toilehes as these inslrument. Whoever idayed It 
that make a lirantord show always I .Mond.iy nifht got a lot of music out 
worth seeinu^ The newsreel runs of it. 

SI Yen minutes and ineUidos three j Amonn other tliin^-s noticed was a 
raramounts, thi-ee Kinos and one , new and yount; a.ssistant manager, 
Path«i -U l««l,«verage interest. The | h. K. Kion. brook lonnerly at the 



J^nunottBtt sliota aeem particularly 
clear. 

jtm Tkom«»:R*|E^ entertelns at 
the oraaa (or seveai more minutes 
with "The Atlantic City Beauty 
Pageant." With a parody on 
"Gorgeous"' he announces his stuff 
and then playing ■■Beautiful Lady" 
he shows shots of many contestants 
pi-p.uatelv. The shots are not so 
niiK h and it is stran^'e how homely 
a iiretty t^ii\ can appe;ir in a col- 
ored still. Tliom.i.s shifts hack to 
"( Jorgeoiis^' a^'ain, but they evi- 
dently don't know the song very 
well and sing but a little. In play- 
ing Thomas sticks to straight stuff 
and a Arm rhythm, using as his 
only trick ft bell ^teit briefly. He 
gets an ovation. 

The feature "For the Love of 
Mike" gut the crowd excited and 
there was a great show of cnthusl- 



Kiviera. Then Ji>t> .lordan, musical 
director, is back from his vacation 
and the business Monday night was 
good. 

The M-'G-M news weekly had 
some interesting shots, with com- 
plete silence at the scenes at Mar- 
cus Loew^s funeral. 

Geurgallis Trio, two men and a 
woman, ojuned with sliarpshooting. 
A good shooting act of its kind. 
Tock and Toy (.New Acts) gave the 
hill an Oriental touch. Xext the 
(iiniinutive pair, Jay .Smith and 
-Maiie Hart, finding favor with their 
comedy patter, songs and clowning 
by the blond Miss Hart. Since laat 
along Broadway the couple have 
made a marked advance, with Miss 
Hart a much Improved comedienne, 
hhe should soften the make-up, as 
it aad too much glare. 

About the biggest comedy score 
went to Pressler and Klaiss, the 



asm over the boat race. Projection | slim and elongated I':d. I'lessler get- 

o,, ,. tin;. ^ laughs with his fol de 

rol at the piano. This sort of stuff 
still retains its comedy potentlalitlea 
1^'or the finish Harry Olrard and 
.Myra I,ee with 12 women wero 
■strong on the vocal end but didn't 
fool anybody with their dancing. No 
"■r'J.', '* * ensemble and as 

such fllled up the huge auditorium. 
The try is for harmony and the re- 

adapted for picture houses and has 
more feminine vocal strength than 
.some of the Broadway operettas. It 
IS something of a novelty but is all 
straight singing. Afarfc. 



was bad in the first part. The whol 
show, with the omission of the 
overture iind a film "Then and 
Kow,"' wliich are cut for ttiis per- 
formance, runs 119 minutes. 

The program has begun to carry 
th^ scheduled time for the impor- 
tant features. Much more useful if 
carried- In the Ma, ■ AutHn. 



MARK STRAND 

(BROOKLYN) 

■Rrooklyn. N'. Y.. Sept. 11. 
Another fast Strand show wlt^ a 
Wealth of talent. "Syncopation a 1a 
Carte.'" with the Art Landry Jazz- 
Ista as the band unit. Introduced 
Jack North arid Cy Landry to 
Itrooklyn faris who generously wel- 
comed the comedian and eccentric 
dancer. 

Strand familiars like Mailer 
Pmith, baritone; KMor.i Stantonl, 
Fol-rano; KaUi.ino :ind his m.-mdolin, 
and l':\-i'lvn Hit-/.ie were neatly do\p- 
tailed into the Ilym;in firesenta t ion . 
.^inilh and .Miss .'Stanford duetted 
"Calling"" to unique orchestra ne- 
rnmpanlment by the Lnndryltis. 
and Fablano'a mandolin acore was 
beavy. 

Cy I^ndry Is an Halshermanesque 
•tepper who leaves 'em hungry for 
more. >{orth"s sense of comedy. 
With hia exaggerated gestures and 
pusturea of pleasure at the public 
reaction, also begged off. 

I.,ee Morse (New Acts) held down 
a healthy 10 minutes following the 
overtnv.', "Man tle Slav." 

Til- lltooKlwi Strand has its new 
Kinil'atl oiiMii in ojx'r.-it ion anil it's 

11 I'M', 'llth'.uj;!! presently rele>.Mteil 
to f'alnr,' O' '■otiiiianinu nt on tlie 
off stenvs. Il\'man shouli] pi\e the 
eon.sole si>«>ciaMst a SolO opportunitv. 
Hard lioiled Haggerty" (RN ) tli.' 
film feature. .■! Ix-i. 



KIDS OF HI' 'ATS 



good parts and big fllm productions. 
They had enough "name" to be 
idcntiSed at the Riverside by mem- 
bers of the audience, not aa re- 
turned vaudevllllana, but as "pic- 
ture actors." yo wh.tt they are do- 
ing in \aude u itfi ;t sl.ipstick In one 
hand and a cu.-t.ird I'ie in tiie other 
will remain tin ir own secret, no 
duuht. 

Aioa-ne pifilrvr [lie nionocled plio- 
to,.-rapli of Cliarlie Col,ui"n in the 
lotihy dis'play will have dilliciilty in 
discovering the perfect EiiKlish 
gentleman bene;ith tlo- walrus inus- 
taolies and putty nose of old Bill, 
the good-hearted British Tommy. 
The Cobuma' act. In two aectlons. 
holds a quota of giggles' and aug- 
gests that with changea of auvterlal 
the character ia good in vaod* in- 
dellnltcly. 

•After intermission came Nonnan 
Frescott doing ,a hoko mind-read- 
ing turn with John T. Murray as 
the professor. .^}iee|.sh> ad ISriy. Fred 
Rose and (.'live 'i'horne, althfvugh 
quiet in their methods, managed to 
be the "sure-fire"" act of the bill. 
Miss Thome does a darb of a Swede 
dame and the material, heavy on 
double Intendre, is bri.ght and sold 
expertly. 

Odette Myrtll making a pro- 
grammed '"flying trip In vaude- 
ville," sings a Bong in which one of 
the lyrics is: "She gave liberty to 
her limbs." Might be a good Idea 
for the French lady to follow that 
prescription. She continues to wear 
black velvet bloomers, reaching 
decorously to the ankle. Some one 
has truthfully observed that ankle 
bloomers destroy romance. 

Bloomers themselves bear the 
name of a woman whose principle 
object In life was to amputate sex. 
In her modest way aho succeeded. 
Mlsa Mjrrtll can accept thla, or not. 
as well-lntentloned hinta. 

Bob Andnraon and his clever 
horse cloaed. 

Half a house on the m.-iln floor. 



( Continued from page 1) 

thors a;id others with whom the 
InMfiMtion or the creative faculty 
plajra 4 large part have fewer than 
do th^ lead' rs of irt"llectual pur- 

•uitf.. 

■ "Many people suppose that thi 
ccohonilc handicap, especially the 
irregularity of Income, is the great- 
est reason for small families anioiiL: 
artists. literar.\- people and the like. 
I'ndoulitedly tlu re is much truth in 
this, but the. problem Is far more 
complicated than appears at first 
sight. For insl.ince. |ieo]ile like 
carpenters, \\itli irrcf^ular incomes, 
have fhr moro children than those 
With regular aalarles. like policemen 
•nd clerks." 

The prnfessnr goes into leiiKthy 
detail to imiiilre whettier or not 
there is some deeper subjective or 
temperamental reason why the 
highest development of literary, ar- 
tistic, musical and dramatic nhlllty 
tends to the extermination of that 
class' Instead of fostering the genius 
which it might produce. 



RIVERSIDE 

(St. Vaude) » 

The Hiverslde remains Kelth-Al- 
bees "for Instance." 

Should troublesome a. loi s— there 
arc a few— inquire what follows the 
Palace (or other omharrassinK per- 
.sons ask where tlu' big time is) the 
hookers can show their dimples and 
say: "For instance, the pttyuMde." 

I t is an Instance afnd: It^a not 

twins. 

Looked for a while as if the house 
woul'i go into grind with the rest. 
I p to the time of ojicning last week 
there was a persistent report that 
the Kiverside would switch to a 
"Loew policy." The intention to 
hold It in the two-a-day class ap- 
lieared to be a reluctant one, an 
effort to leave big time at least a 
barrel to cover its nakedness. 

Aesop's Fables opened and set the 
pace. A lady In row ■ I-; " k.-pt tell- 
iiw her neiKhbor, "These are very 
clever,'" and addinn "aren't they?" 
Kach time she asked the question 
[With less conviition. If the char- 
lacter of vaudeville audiences has 
chanKcil, if actois complain they 
have to "talk down" to the seat- 
holders, students of the times might 
well suspect Aesop's Fables of some 
of the blame. One a week over a 
period of years would be apt to 
blunt a natural sense of humor or 
work for the movie houses. 

Tyillie Mauss opened with his 
"death wheel." A short act, a good 
act and a aure applauae-getter It 
made « dandy get-away for the 
vaude following the kindergarten 
Fables, 

Paul Kirkl.'ind seeniid a little 
bored wliili' workinj; .jncl very much 
so when acknowledging a scanty 
deni..iistration. Possibly he felt 
handictifipeil. being the second dumb 
act in a row. 

It'irr Twins and Arnold Qluck 
never turned the motor over to get 
started. Intended as a class act. It 
lacks speed and hasn"t enough Innate 
cliis.s to get by without the aid of 
•lutstanding moments A mirror 
dance for a finale, Reaving Gluck 
anil the i)i,ino player in the Wings, 
was good, but was a flop as a 
etirtaln. In the chantjinK- s|H)tlig,hts 
Cliiek was alternately a fiale "lily 
and a red Indian, lie should change 
the numhcr of his gr.'asepaint or 
the light plot of the act. 

.Some laughs, not many, came with 
Jidin T. .Murray and Vivian Oak- 
land, fourth. This team left vaude- 
ville eome seasons ago and was 
generellr aupposed to be doing bet- 
ter than okay in the moviea. They 
were aectt- often and frequently In 



BROADWAY 

(Vaude-Pcts) 

To whom it may''conoom — hoping 
it's the editor. 

There is a trade paper called Va- 
riety, It haa to do with the amuse- 
ment btialneas In general and the 
theatre- in particular. Further de- 
duction reveals that the weekly is- 
sue of this sheet .iairlcs a vaude- 
ville section. And if tliere weren't 
any vaude news on lap you used to 
be able to at least lind out what was 
doing in the twice and thrice daily 
bouses by reading the reviews. 
Picked up the paper the other day 
and found n^wW, but under "Vaude- 
ville Revlewa" discovered a series of 
short Btories. 

What is It getting to be over 
here? A contest'? Who can say the 
lea^t about a vaude show in a re- 
view? Listen. When I used to get 
the paper always pictured the Va- 
riety gang in high stiff collars, but- 
toned Blioes and derbies. A reflec- 
tion from the text. Tell that Ed of 
youirs to inform his 46tli street mob 
to take oft the chamois when they sit 
down to a typewriter, lose the bell 
oft the bottom of the trousers, cut 
oft the opera length hose at the shin 
and go back to garters that clasp. 

Do you guys honestly think any 
vaude review can make a bum out 
of Dreiser? Theo may take four 
pages to open a door, but when its 
open it's open — you'll admit that. 
With you mugs of late an oi*ening 
act is the cue fi,r .1 synopsis of an 
American tragedy , and not so synop 
at that. 

Tst-t-t-t! Ed. TeU you sum- 
thin". Your reviewers are chumps. 
They sit through these modern ex- 
amples of vaude that are being 
served then go back to the office 
and say nothing about it. Is it a 
secret? Maybe It should be. Any- 
way, your current descriptive mat- 
ter on vaude shows reads like a 
workout for a mag seri.al. 

I'erhaps the boys are tired of try- 
ing to outgues.s the booking olllce. 
You score a jioint there, for how- 
can you outfe-ucKs a driver who's got 
one hand on the wheel, the other 
around pictures, is thinking about 
opposition and trying to stay on 
slippery policy car tracks all at The 
aame time 7 

Tou can't but figure 'em and they 
won't take suggestions even from 
themselves. They know vaudeville 
and yiey know salaries, from the 
Inside looking out. Their angle. 
From the outside looking in Is still 
an<>ther slant. 

You guys have got both views. 
Who can forget the Inside and the 
outside la In front of your nose. Ed, 
why don't you hint that the boys 
say soaiethtng about It now and 
then. Understand you can't call on 
the booking office, aocially. Well, 
what there Is to know about the 
booking office Is right In Its the- 
atres. Bead it or see it — and weep'.' 

But that's not getting vaude re- 
views Into Variety. Why. tin re are 
more ""notices" under f ills .N. xt 
Week than on the review pat-e. 1:,'- 
tween US two^Ed. somethiir ought 
to be done. Pm -lot an anarchist 
and I"m not "good for the picture 
housea." If you lada are paying to 
sit through these shows why don't 
you spread a little Information 
when you come out? 

Used to read Variety for 15 rents 
and liked it. Just picked It up the 
other day tut if) to ace the bo>» 



breaking out in a literary rub un- 
der a "review " bead. Behave. 

I'm coming'back to the paper. See 
where I'll have to part with 26 pen- 
nies per week to read it. too. You 
l an get me. kid. But not while that 
staff of yours is struggling to make 
lit) its mind whether to write vaude- 
ville reviews or a first novel! .Sid. 



(Sid is the soft-lifer of Variety's 
staff. Not only docs he get his 
wife's show routed out of town, but 
he takes weekly vacations for the 
same reason. So while away dis- 
cussing probably what's wrong with 
Variety rather than the show busi- 
ness, perhaps he Innocently and un- 
knowingly hit trpon a solution of a 
problem. 

As the drama is boresrime to a 
vaudeville reviewer of years, through 
the drama jilaying as thou^'h 
padded, from that reviewer's ob- 
servation of speed in the sketch of 
the vaude stage, so has that same 
vaudeville commenced to seem 
dragged out because of the speedier 
one-hour atage bllla of the picture 
houses. 

Reviewers who know vaude and 
pictures as well unconsciously lapse 
into any excuse to frame a review 

rather than to rrpc.it on a vaude 
bill. 

^'•</, If he had been a more ardent 
reader of the ploture reviews and 
not such a mug for the railroads, 
would have detected this much. 

But that he failed to even men- 
tion the feature picture at the 
Broadway might adggeat he had 
some Inkling of the thing in his 
bean after all.) 



81ST ST. 

(Vaude-Peta) 

Nothing startling the first half. 
Routine show. 

Second week of spilt policy not 
noticeably helping, with scarcely 
half a house Monday night. 

The lady in N-4 confided to her 
friend on the aisle that she was 
getting tired of the vaude here. Thla 
reporter paid strict attention to the 
ensuing confab hut was cheate<l out 
of further rejiartee when the coufilc 
took leave after the deucer was half 
w,ay through. Some discussion about 
pictures accompanied the exit 
march, lost in the heavy introduc- 
tory for Roger Williams. 

Van Cello and Mary, former rlsley 
worker with some barrel juggling and 
latter dressing with presence and 
two costume changes opened and 
did nicely with the routine. 

Roger Williams followed on w-ith 
his string of sound imitations 
brought ufi to date since last around 
by a radio in background f'or a 
broadcasting bit. In this section 
Willi.ams gives Impressions of soloist 
and'jazz b.and over radio in addition 
to his other familiar sound impres- 
sions and does favorably. 

Peg 'Wynne, singing comedienne 
with mate p ianist, switch e d from 
fourth to third place at this ses- 
sion, started off slow but gradually 
warmed up. thanks to comedy an- 
tliTB. Miss Wynne is a better clown 
than songstress but should watch 
out lest she go overboard on both. 
At this showing there was consider- 
able ri.inger, but she picked up neat- 
ly and bowed out to fair resfionse. 

P.ert Lahr and Mercedes were a 
welcome Cfimedy oasis in a desert 
barren of laugh material and had 
no trouble in cleaning up. The duo 
never had it softer than here but 
worked with, as much gusto as If 
they had plenty of competition. 

Muriel Kaye and Frank Serli 
closed with a concert .and dance di- 
vertissement. Former is an accom- 
plished ballerina and latter concert 
pianist. Miss Kaye offered the usual 
ballet .solo routine, tofiping tor fin- 
ish with a black bottom on toes that 
sent the olTering over with a bang. 

The Desired Woman" (W-B) 
screen feature. Kdba. 



86TH ST. 

(Vaude-Pets) 

_ New York, Sept. II. 

Dear Joe: 

Here I am In New York. 

Everything you aaid about this 
dump of an otlicp is true. Walking 
up to the second floor on those 
stairs is hko doing a trampoline act. 

The boys mentioned that you 
were quite fond of that cat down- 
stairs. In a w.ay, it's too bad, be- 
cau.se the cat Isn't here any more. 
Ar hiir Caesar «tei>ped on It while 
talking about himself. 

Put they've got another cat, and 
you can hardly see the spot where 
the other one was. 

Caught the 8Jth Street tonight. 
Its a nice looking place, only you 
have to take a shuttle and a Lex- 
ington avenue onr to get there And 
when you do get there, what do 
you find but Pob Hall or some- 
thing? 

Hall pulUd a hot one. To prov.^ 
tli.it he was extemporaneous in his 
yei-se.-. I.c ri'\-e.-il,'d that the act just 
before him. which he had been tell- 
In:; 1 I. out in rhyme, was a brand 
new one. The act was C.iiy Voyer 
and Idmiiany. Walt until Voyer 
hears about It. 



Loo.ted up the ut on a chance that 
it was new and found that Jolo had 
covered it in Itlt. For Jolo's in- 
formation, the act ia the same. With 
the exception of working In "one" 
Instead of full atage, just a.s lolo 
recomm. ndpd in 1019. You don't 
recall that, Jo, do you, nor me .' ifg 
okay for both, 

Arthur Milliu^d and Minna Marlia 
are cross-firing In a barber shop 
set. With quite a few of the craclca 
from "College Humor." That's a 
good monthly, but 35c. The gin can 
draw laugh* with the stuff, and did. 
Not a big-tim* act, but good for 
the Intermediates, Should be good 
with a 3Sc. aource. That's more 
than MadLson's budget cost. 

Mr. Voyer's marriage sketch, rep- 
resenting coujiles married one week^ 
five years, and 10 years to show 
the contr.ast In affections. The 
crowd liked all of It. They seemed 
in the 5-year class. 

Elizabeth Price, the singer, has 
an eight-piece band with Iier. and 
a colored dancer. Out of It all she 
gets two real spots and barely 
makes herself known. Band Is okay 
and the hoofer Is nifty for S6th St. 
I haven't been below Proctor's SIth 
St. yet 

The, feature was 'The Desired 
Woman"" (Wamer"fi). 

Business wasn't like you find at 
the Oriental, but there was nothing 
to complain about. 

I think you will like this town It 
you ever get here. They tell me 
there are two sides here, just like 
Chicago, which has four. They tell 
me a lot aboiit the aides because 
my route here is west side; Stan- 
ley, Arena. Columbus and Circle. 
Sometimes I go to the New York, 
and Monday to the 86th Street. 
That's east side north. 

Please tell my folks that for wli, t 
I did to them, they are hunk now, 
even if they don't know It. 

Be #>od»— and stay In Chicago. 

Binp. 



.NO ifw nets on the l.ill. .Murray 
Tmlton opened with l.fOo ict df 
travelog film concerning India. He 
stnnda to one aide of the stage and 
tells about It, while the fllm Is un- 
reeled. Orent for near-sighted peo- 
ple. 

Scnnlon. Denno Bros, and Scan, 
lun iibiiivd ulong in second spot 



AMERICAN 

(Vaude-Piets) 

Simple, straightaway specialty 
show at the American, just artless, 
unpretentious entertainment, and 
the customers ate it up. Two par- 
ticularly tumultuous wows, of an 
opposite nature. One w.as the low 
coined v turn of Donald Kerr and 
Effle Weston, and the other was the 
tried and true piano number of 
Zelaya. ■ 

Not quite so unrestrained, but stlD . 
substantial was the comedy acr**, 
batlc act of Lloyd and Brioe,, .TO* 
rest was just routine small tilM 
vaudeville. But It was the three 
numbers mentioned that made the 
evening worth while. ThatVl »n 
average of three out«f eight, a.qaota 
that In this day find age i« 'alia^ 
gether sat isfying. 

There is this much that is com- 
mon to all three specialties. They 
all had their basis In a clean-cut 
specialty of some kind; they put up 
a show that la their distinctive own 
and Isn't a pale copy of a line that 
somebody else made a hit at, or that 
was suggested by some agent or 
cc ach. 

The rest was just a bill. It started 
with .a man and woman pair open- 
ing with a duet on two xyloiihonefl, 
hater the girl going into violin solo 
to man's acconiiviniment on the 
xylofihone (Xew Act.s). flo C,et 'F.m 
Rogers is a negro song and dance 
comic, working with a light colored 
girl. Nothing develops, Rogers 
works hard and the girl has a voice, 
but there Is no true negro cooiedy 
In the«ct and it merely passed. Tit* 
girl Is good looking, but she Should 
not dress In pale pink and wear 
sheer white stockings. 

Hilton and Carroll arc a couple 
of girls who gag in rhyme poking 
fun at each other in the old way. 
Work pretty hard at their talking 
songs, one of them plnyini; .a sort of 
extemfxire accomfianiment. They 
don"t dance and they sing very little. 
A t.alking sister act has to be very 
clever to get by without shaking a 
foot or a hip. and these girls do 
neither. 

Marvin and Davis are man and 
woman with a slight sketch act 

ending with a song scries. Talk 
doesn"t get far, but the singing of 
the girl and the duet fini.sh get them 
over w-ifh the customers. The wom- 
an liius an agreeable mezzo voice, 
perfect for ballads. Semi-rough 
business th.at goes with the linish 
ntimber is neatly done. Girl has the 
making of a comedienne and man is 
a likeable straight and foil. 

Flores Girls, athletic trio of look- 
ers (New Acts) closed. Rmh. 



BOASBEBO WEDS AGAIH 

Minneapolis, Sept, 13. 
AI Boosberg, gag man. took his 
third matrimonial plunge here when 
he plighted his troth to Rosalind 

Goldberg, non-professional. 

The wedding occurred at the 
Hotel liadisson last Wednesday. 
Only members of the immediate 
tl liiaiii 'i' g fu i iilly u nd a few fr i end s 
were present. After the ceremony 
the couple left for a short honey- 
moon in the east, and are due in 
Hollywood after »)< t 1. 

Bonsberg, who gave his age as 
34, has been twice divorced, the 
last time about three months .'ii:e. 



Wednesday, September 14, 1927 



VAUDEVILLE 



VARIETY 



29 



H-G-M RADIO NETWORK ON MONEY 
MAKING BASIS BEFORE START 



Pitying A. T. & T. $1,000,000 For Land Wires Lease 

Unit Sale of Senrice — ^Loew AcU Employed 

and Released for Commercial Radioing 



Metro-Golijwyta-Mayer la nwo- 
tlating for lU land wlrd nrvlee 
with the America:B Telephom * 
Telegraph Co. before startlngr lt« 
contemplated coast-to-coant radio 
network as a M-G-M ra<lio ],lus- 
The A. T. & T. contract involves 
$1 ON.MO to that company from 
Metro for the wires alone. 

It to expected that M-G-M will 
have its network in operation In 
January. Meantime It is building 
IP a aerlea of Individual networks 
in separate localities to be merged 
^er Now Year's. 

The New Tingland chain will re- 
Tolve around a Boston station and 
ealar In ' Its amnaement programs 
only to small stations of 100 watt 
power. The key station for N. E. 
win be eitlier known as WLBT 
(Ix>ew's Boston theatrel or WMQM 
<lf otro-Oold wyn- Mayer) . 

WHN as Key 

WBN. New Tork, will IM the key 
station of the national network and 
It Is planned that WPAP (Pali- 
sades Amusement Park) and an- 
other station at Secaucas, N. J., 
Will Insure eomplete metropolitan 
eovenge among them. 

A feature of the Tjoew-Metro net- 
work win be tlie unit sale of radio 
entertainment as a service similar 
to an exhibitor service in the pic- 
ture fleld. 

In enlisting outside stations In 
the proposed network, Loew acts 
in various localities, adaptable to 
tiM. radio, will broadcast from 
Iriiatever town they're flaying, and 
jit nlkyed by land wire tQ tli« New 
i^nlfc broadcast central Cmf re- 
bresideasting generally. 

By the system of operation, 
If-O-M, despite its staggering 
land wire Investment, along with 
other thinps, will be on a profit- 
able basis from the start, through 
the subscribing stations, bttac **- 
tsased tolls tor land wiNli i ini ce 
w«U as entarti^aiiMMb 



Tan girls, picked by the Dally 

News" In a bathing beauty tieup 
■with the Marcus Loew theatres, 
have been equipped with stage out- 
fits and scenery and an act built 
up around them that will play the 
entire lioew circuit, starting Sept. 
15 at the Bedford, Brooklyn. 

Harriet, a former 'Tollies" girl, 
totag specialties; Don and Mae 
•Awto dancers; Lewis and Wln- 
throPk hoofers, and Roy Stadler, 
eingM, are the professional talent 
mnroundlng the beauts. The act 
IMM teen staged Iqr Vlel)pr Byd*. 



10-Mtnute Marriages 

Port Chester and Kyc, N. T., 
are now the popular suburban 
marrying places. A new law 
In Connecticut, forcing a wait 
of Ave days between the 
license granting and the cere- 
mony, killed off the Greenwich 
quick marriage run. 

It is said that Port Chester 
and Ityo, n< ar the Connecticut 
border, are in opposition for 
the wedding trade. An existing 
rivalry is reported having 
given the chnmpionship to Rye 
to date, 10 minutes, gross, for 
license and ceremony. 




Boy Turin* Joined 

Paris, Sept. S. 

Two brothers Joined at the back 
In Siamese twins fashion, have been 
UviBg It years otiMONlr ia Novi- 
basir, Serbia. 

The hoys are underdeveloped. 
One must always look up and the 
ftther down, and when one walks 
na eaiTles his brother on his back. 

Neither can speak plainly. 



SAMKY KCm CON 
CiMEITAS SIMPLE 

Jugged for Juggling Old Shoes 
to Fool Nice Hotel Men — 
Police^ Chi Found It Out 



CliicaRO, Sept. IS. 

A new and simple confidence 
game that taxes the operator only 
a pair of old shoes baa boon dis- 
covered by Chicago police. Con- 
sequently Sammy Aero, actor, is 
held on larceny charges. 

The eame Is to call up any hotel, 
ask for the manager, adopt the 
name of one of the hotel's best 
paying guests, ten tha manager a 
pair of shoes will be ddlvered in 
your absence and request that he 
pay for them. Then deliver the 
docs, collect the dough and blow. 

Aioro fa aocQsed of the afeOTe. 
Tha victim Im Charles Oritfore, 
manage r o f th e -Devonshire, and the 
name used was that of Al Bclasco, 
tha stage band conductor, who 
stops at the hotel. It 'cost QrUtore 
$1S.2S for a pair of worn-out shoes. 
Belasco daaiaa aithar pqrcbaslng 
the leather or eallln* U9 tha mana- 
ger. 

Aero lives at 350 N. State street 
ana is fairly well known In vaude 
circles. Ha la chargad with pravl- 
ous offences of simlla- nature. 



MR. JOE FRISCO 

International Humorist and 
Dancing Comedian 
Ueadlinlnc Keith's PAI<ACE, NEW 
YORK, ThU Week (Sept. 12) 



$1,500 'WAY TOO HIGH 
FOR COAKLEY AND VAN 



BLACKUST FEAR PASSING OUT; < 
ACTS PLAY FOR "MONEY "NOW 



No Loi^ger, Either, Appearing in Inde Houses Under 
Assumed Names — Harry Breen Went Into 
Cameo, Jersey City 



FLORENCE MILLS BACK 
. riorenca MUls will arrive in New 
Tord aboard the 'lie da France" 
Sept. 27, cominc- from abro«d. She 
Is taklnp her firs't rest froia Stage 
ieUvity in live years.' 
.With Miss Mills is har hnakMd, 
V. B. Thon^pson, protasslonaL 

nBiATimx; "old max* 

. Harry IJeresfor.I. loglt, la ra-en- 
tertns vaude In an "Old Soak" Skit, 
lUrection of Ben Boyar. 
. Don Marquis, author of the orig- 
inal, le making the vaude adapta- 
noa. 



Buddy Ooyla With F. A M. • 
Los Angeles, Sept. IS. 

B<»yl<', blH.kfHeo eonalc, 
. Wly in vaudeville .anil v.-ith the 
Shuhert.-!, opens for Kanclion and 
Jiarco in West Coast Theatres pic- 
tare houses Oct. 1, 
^i.lter Meyera of the ■Wllllnm 
Agency on tha coast booked 



P. G. WflHams Mansion 
For Actors' Home 



X final deelaloB la atld to have 

been reached yeaterday (Tuesday) 

by the trustees of the Percy O. 
Williams K.st.ate, In refcrenre to the 
provision In the Williams will deed- 
ing his manslota on tha Williams 
Islip (L. I.) property as a home for 
actors, following the death of Mrs. 
Williams. 

The trustees reached the conclu- 
sion tha will should ba followed. 
There had been a thought of a tem- 
porary home elegantly located and 
favored by its present guests Just 
across the Hudson in New Jersey. 

Mrs. Williams died a few weeks 
ago. She had been aa invalid for 
years. 

At present Hal Williams Is the 
sole survivor on the direct line of 
bis father, with Hal having two 
children. He now rcceivea one-half 
tha income of his father's aatata. 



No. 2 Moran and Mack Act 
Would Have Received $400 
Out of $1^ 



Coakley and Van are in New 
Tork laying off. It'a « blackface 

act privileged to do Moran and 

Mack's familiar style of act. They 
may either have to di.ssc'lve part- 
nership or discard all the M and M 
stuff. 

Charles Mack has placed a sal- 
ary on the Coakley and Van turn 
considered prohibitive. It resulted 
in the latter cancelling the Pan- 
tages -booked house in Atlanta and 
coming direct Into New York. It 
is ufiderstood that Mack insisted 
the act get |1,G00 for the Atlanta 
date, with }1,100 going to Mack for 
the use of his material there. 

Coakley and* Van had accepted 
the Moran and Mack act on con- 
dition that they keep it away from 
any of the territory to be played 
by Carroll's "Vanities." The "copy" 
team arranged to play western 
houses booked by Pantages. It is 
understood that Coakley and Van 
played Detr oit (two weeks), To- 
ledo, Indlanayel li^ apo k ne. flaa t t le, 
Vaneonvepk and were headed for 
San Francisco and I<os Angeles 
when stopped through Mack decid- 
ing that that was a quick pick up 
of monajr for than to plajr tha 8. F. 
and It, A. theatrea in place of 
Coakley and Van. 

Alexander Pantages agreed to 
pay Moran and Mack $3,000 week 
ly and tha proposed bookings of 
the other team were set back. Fol- 
lowing a few dates the chance 
came to play Atlanta. 

Moran and Mack are reported to 
ba nnder coatraet to Karl Carroll 
and must report when that ahow 
goes Into rehearsal In the near fu- 
ture unless receiving a release they 
are reported to have requested. 

Tha agreement with tha Moran 
and Mack turn to aaa their black- 
face dialog was that In the orig- 
inal bookings that Coakley and 
Van played, Charlea Mack, who 
onns the materlnV received aaa 
third of the C. and V. salary. 

Both acts did very wall in the 
Pantages honsas. 



Johnny Healy Retires 

After almost 40 years with the Al 
G. Field Minstrels, Johnny Healy, 
probably one of the best known 
blackfaoa performers of recent 
years,: has retired and Is spending 
his reclining days at his boms in 
Philadelphia. 



SWITCH TO LOWS 

After.^being K-A fatlifMli f..r 
many seasons, Charles und >:aii .n 
t)unl>nr have hern Fij'ne.l for a 
Loew ;.. ir T v ..],.;, Pi I't. 1'. 

oke.d by Lyons St Lyona. 



Show's "Battle Royal" 



By way of injecting a com- 
edy novelty Into a llro.-iOway 
show Will Mnhoney Is reported 
planning to stage a "battle 
royal" in his new "Take the 
Air" production. 

A "battle rt-yal" Is a free- 
for-all mess aroimd by Ne- 
groes. Not less than Ave en- 
gage In a battle within a ring 
or pit. The last man on his 
fe^t declared the vietor. 

Mahoney is to battle some 
six or seven big blacks and 
being the only white man in 
the melee, he Is to win but not 
with a "battle royaL" It'a aU 
in comedy. 



YlOlir HiOJ. DROPS 
DEAD BACKSTAGE 

Had Just Completed Song at 
Hillside Theatre — Was Mrs. 
Manny, of Manny indHtdl 



violet Hall, of Manny and Hall, 
dropped dead of heart trouble as 
she had completed a song at Ix>ew's 
Hillside theatre, Jamaica, Monday 
afternoon. 

Miss Hall was able to leave the 
stage wlu n she lapsed Into uncon- 
sciousness from which she never 
rallied. 

Miss Hall In private life was Mr^. 
Len Manny, the couple having been 
married about 15 years. 

Mr. and Mra. Manny met during 
tha burlaaquo days «( "The Merry 
Ronndera." Following their mar- 
rLage they formi>d » ataj|« p^ner- 
shlp that was unl 
Hall's demise. 



Th.>t X.. ..I.- ..rii.-. '•!!..• M l. klist," 
for >oars in olTiH-t in Iho Isoiih- 
Albi olli. . ^.. • ins ;o be fust dls- 
aiuxMiin!-. lIuiKuli tlio bKoking of 
ni;xny stand. ird acts in independent 
bouses either regarded aa "opp08i» 
tlon" or pUiylng the same terri- 
tory as that covered by the K-A 
dati'S. 

Many acts have laid off weak 
after week r.-ither than accept India 
time, with the latter pa.xini; aa 
much nioiu'\-. at tim.-.s a iittlf luoreb 
Vet the heavy elix.k of a K-A 
"blacklasting" impelled the turns ta 
pass all the outside offers up. 

With the advent of more Inde- 
pendent time as well as a plethora 
of picture house engagements tha 
old "don't play that time" slogan 
has been kicked into unconscloua- 
ness. As time progresses K-A ex- 
ecutives are apprised of bo<ikinga 
of some of their former standards 
and regulars in what is out-«ad> 
out competitive theatres. 

Hany Breen has been In K-A 
houses so lony that be has been 
recognized as a typical "K-A act." 
Breen would not even play a club 
date that might cause any reac- 
tionary talk on the K-A booking 
floor. 

Harry Breen appeared at tha 
Cam<)0, Jersey City, a half watt. 
The Cameo is in the same territory 

with the State, J. C, booked by 
Larry Golde In tlio K-A othces. Tha 
Cameo is booked by the Dow 
Agency, New Tork Indapandaat 
vaude booker. 

K-A acts are now booked by in« 
dies and seldom play under flctl^ 
tlous nanxes nowadays. 



Fannie Brice After 
Freedom from Nickey 



Chicago. Sept. IS. 

An sprilicatlon for dixni-f was 
(lied yesterday In the Cook County 
Court by Fannia Brice, under the 
name of Fannie Borach AmdtsteIn, 
against Nleky Arnsti ln. her hus- 
band since April S, 1319. 

Miss Brice alleges adultery by 
Nlckf, without mentioning by name 
a corespondent. No alimony or set- 
tlement is aAad Cor In tha papers. 

Tha Ansteiaa bKra two ehUdran. 



BENNY DAVIS ON H. F. TOTJB 

E.fnny D.avis Ls returning to the 
picture hoii -' H for a t' nr. Mrs. 
Davis (Dorothy Gomperl) and a 
T i i ind will bi ! Ill lup pe rt s t th e sa ng 



E&ILBEPAi. 



Vivid reminders of tha days of 

Ilarrlpan and Hart will form the 
nucleus of an act to be i)rf'scnted as 
"Memories of Harrigan and Hart," 
ths aonpuiy beaded by SImer Har- 
rigan, son of tha orlginaL 

others in the turn will be John 
McShane, William Maxwell, Klls- 
worth Jones and William Fuller. 

The act Is scheduled far » X<ocw 
circuit tour, booked by John Hyde. 



ritcr. 



Daxis Ju*t got bftok from Atl tn»!c 
droppiT.y soma monry In the 
rml avsy rinb, wlileh suffered along 
'vi'h general conditions at the re- 
curu 



Gut Edwardi Ficki 'Em; ^ 

Six Of tm. in Talw 

Tulsa. Ofcia, Sept. 13. 

Sis Tulsa singers, three men and 
three women, were pieced under 
contract by Gus Rdwards after his 
week's stand here. Kdwards gave 
try-outs to practically all Tulaans 
with stage yearnings. 

The men were Ted Wilmoih, 
Charles Osprlng and I'orris Weaver. 
All have sung In presentations at 
local movie houses. 

Opal Outhrle, Mildred Ilyram and 
Gwendlne Nash were the women. 
Miss Clltbrle will bo us. il In PnoUx 
houses. Miss Hyram Is figured* for 
a vaude circuit, and Miss N.ash is 
slated for tha chorus, Edwards 
said. 

Miss Gutbria has left Tulsa for 
two weeks at Bamboo Land, Dal- 
las, where sha will appear with Ed- 
warda. Tha othera ara waiting for 
ealla. 

— a, 

HEIKT ViHK TimiO 

Ix>s Angeles, Sept. 
Henry Fink, former revne iira- 
ducer around New York, who has 
been ni^pe.aring with tho Fanehon 
-and — M or eo - "Moan" — m — tha — West 



Mrs. Chaplin with K.-A.; 
Dolus Better Than First 



At tlie Keith-Albee Now York 
Palace Monday afternoon, Mrs. Lita 
Orcy-Chaplln, who recently di- 
vorced her oomcdian-husband ia 
exchange for much coin, was intro- 
duced on the stage by "Johnny 
DBoIey, an artist on the regular 
bill. 

The introduction presages an in- 
vasion of vaude by Mrs. Chaplin, 
over the K-A Circuit. 

Pantages Is said to have been in- 
terested In the possibility of aa* 
curing .Mrs. Chaplin as a freak aet, 
but h.ad set no salary. 

The girl h.as had little show 
experience and tliat In a picture 
or so when leadinc lady for Chap* 
lln, during which time ha married 
her. 

.Mildred Chaplin, tha llrst Mrs. 
Chaplin, also appeared on the vauda 
stage after loslnf Charlie. 8ha 
kept working while the excitement 

could be held -Mp. But as Mildred 
didn't get as much money or pub* 
llclty out of her Charlie divorce aa 
Lita has Millie didn't get as mucll 
dough for acting as Lita will. 

Tho No. 2 Mrs. t'liapHn settled 
for |i'l'.T,(iO0 for hersf-ir, while tha 
lir.st Mi-.s. C. xx'onnil It nr) for 100 g'S. 



Mildred Andre as M. C 



Chicago, Sept, IS. 
Mildred Andre, formerly heading 
her oxvn act in vaudeville, "Five 
Violin Beauties," has been booked 
as mistress of ceremonies at tha 
Miller, Milwaukee, by Max 
Indefinitely, opening Oct. t. >- 



/WW 



William Morri* 
CALL BOARD 



Cc.ast Th'ritres circuit, haj? been 

I'i •••:n:- • n l wviiinj llu; till';;; foj- 
' 'i he 1 ■ Hero." 

It 1« b>-intr rnadft .is «n Inl*-- 
P'r l'-rt r! 'nre l.v Tol n -jit.i.-t un<l' r 
tiiC iuiij 1 : i:^l<jQ Oi Jlairy Cvii'. u. 



■1 Can book 100 Tandeville 

■ act* immediately. Nothintf 

2 too larpe or too small 

" Cominiinirate with Jolin 

= Hyde or Eilwin Meyers of 
■i the Nfw York Office 

'Z SLXs \i>Ku. iiiM>.vonr.u 



Wcd^Mday. StptMilMr 14. 1927 



HE MAY BE THE 

WORLD'S WORST CRITIC^ 

"SIME" WINS $1,000 

I ADVERTISING CONTRACT AWARDED TO f^^l^JY 

NORMAN 

FRESCOTT 



THE TELEPATHIC HUMORIST'. 



"VARIETY" CRITICS* BOX SCORE 
COAST TO COAST CRITICISMS 

Publuhed in "Variety" 

Reriewinc NORMAN FRESCOTT and HU New Act, 
"SegM «r Um Zodiac" 



CRITIC 

"SIME" 



January 28, 1927 
fUviaw af Earl Carroll's "Vanities" and Chariot 
Rsviaw, NEW YORK 



SCORE 

HOME RUN 



i . . comedy bit is done with Norman Frescott, called "Signs of the 
Zodiac" programmed as "conceived by Fre scott." The latter was formerly 
mind-reading vaudeville turn with ~ ^ 



in a 



a woman. 



The 



names and birth-dates from the audience for much comedy, -Frescott doing 
the audience work. It'a a n*w atyle of conifedy mind-reading; and thafa 
going lotne, after all of the others. 



"LOOP" 



July- IS. 1M7 
Naviaw af th« Palao* Thaatra, 

CHICAQO 



THREE BAGGER 



. . . Immediately upon; the rise of the curtain after intermission, the 
show became a show. . . . Norman Frescott, telepathic worker, was 
next, and another bit. The comedy in the Freecott Act is a standout 
Frescott is an entertaining mystifier. 



"lINriAR" Jun. 8, 1927 ETkl II 

LV-iilva^lV Ravlsw of ths Orphoum Thoatro, LOS ANGELES FV/OLi 
Next to closing came Norman Frescott. with his mind-reading, or "Signs of 
the Zodiac," as the program says, and provided a most untnUresting four* 
teen minutes with the turn. 
' ■ 



AFTER A RUN OF 

10 MONTHS ON BROADWAY WITH EARL CARROLL'S "VANITIES 
10 WEEKS ON THE ORPHEUM CIRCUIT 

AND THE KEITH-ALBEE PALACE AND RIVERSIDE, NEW YORK 
FEATURED AGAIN ' 



»» 



SECOND SEASON 





1 


Lll 





i-'RES 





CARROLL VANITIES 




Wednesday, September 14, 1927 



VAUDEVILLE 



VARIETY 



31 



WEALTH OF MARCUS LOEW SET 117.000 DIVORCE SUITS PILE UP 
BY SHOWMEN AT OVER $50,000,000; CHICAGO COURTS OVER SUMMER 



Accumulated Rapidly Within Past 10 Ycmv— Heavy 

Holder of Class Banking Stocks — Cost $400,000 
Yearly for Upkeep of Pembroke on Long Island 



Orer $50,000,000 Is the estimate 
ylaced on the wealth of Marcus 
Itttm br WMilthr ahowmea Intl- 

Bla hoMlncs are Mttd to have 
lapidly multiplied within the paat 
It years. Investmenta outatde 
ot Marcus' holdinf^s in show cntCr- 
ariaM, Inclusive o( his own.Iioaw'a, . 
'Bm. war* ahrewdly tutded hy clpaa 
associates in Wall Street circles, 
until, from the account, he accu- 
mulated a very I.irge quantity ot 
class banking; shares that have 
greatly increased in quotations. 

Variety of May 4, last, in a haz- 
arded estimate of the present worth 
of the 20 wealthiest show men had 
Marcus Loew rated at $35,000,000. 
Ttat wma atated to have been low 
•t the time by those closest to him, 
while strangers stamped it as exag- 
gerated. 

Marcus Loew's personal hoIdinf;:s 
111 Loew's, Inc., are said to approxi- 
mate 300,000 shares, without this 
taking Into account what Mr. Loew 
may have divided between his fam- 
ily in recent times. All of his Im- 
mediate family are aaM to b« inde- 
pently wealthy, thrOOgk'ltia Wish 
that that be .so. 

* Marcus Lioew's own choice ot the 
wealthiest showman is Let Shubert, 
BO expressed by Mr. Loew at one 
time, with Adolph Zukor mentioned 
by Marcus as the second richest. 
At that time Mr. IjoMt ftated he had 
BO idea of what he himself was 



HARRY ROGERS Presents 



HIS 



ORCHESTPA 




5ml ronn't, VKUN I.IVDO 
N'-it \1>ck. sli.'ii'H. ItiitTiiio 
HSAUI.IMN)! KF.ITII-Al.ltKK and 
OKrUKLU CIBCL'ITS 



FAMOUS ETHEL 

MEGUN KIDDIES 

Featured by 

FANCHON & M.\RCO 



worth. Marcsa s'atd he had not the 
least doubt but that L^ held the 
first moneyed position in the show 
business and Lee la enormously 

wealthy. 

Variety's estimate on Mr. Zukor 
was $40,000,000; on Mr, Shubert, 
$$0,000,000. It rated John Rlngltng 
aa first at fSO.OOO.OOO. 

Saya Erianger la lliahesl 

An astute and rich showman, one 

of those who deelare Marcus Loew 
had over $50,000,000 at least, stated 
Monday that ho looked upon A. L. 
Erianger as the richest showman 
in America. His reasoning was 
that whereas the latter-day rich ot 
the show business had had but a 
comparative few years thus far to 
hang up their wealth, that Erianger, 
who is now quite ill in Atlantic 
City, has been a big money maker 
and getter for over 40 years; most 
of that time as the leading man- 
agerial and directorial figure of the 
stage. 

Dallies in their comment upon 
Marcua. Loew'a career gingerly 
touched upon his wealth, generally 
u.sing Variety's estimate of $35,000,- 
000. but with qualifications. 

Mr. Loew's income ot recent 
years ha». feam atHpeiidoaa, ac- 
cording to accounts of his bene- 
f.aotions and expenses, the benef.ac- 
tions being by no moans the least. 
He Is said to have carried a weekly 
charitable payroll ul aver 19* peo» 
pie. "Xoans" madi by Mfareus with 
no thought of return were innumer- 
able, he being well-nigh unable to 
refuse any reasonable request for 
aid, even from strangers. 

The Pembroke Estate, the Loews' 
summer home, at Olen Cove, Long 
Island, Is said to have required 
$400,000 a year for its upkeep. Mar- 
cus purchased the former De' La 
Mar Estate when it was badly run 
down with restoration to a magni- 
ficent estate and mansion. Pem- 
broke represents $2,000,000. Recent- 
ly when offered $6,000,00 by a 
sugar magnate for the estate, Mar- 
cus held a conference with his sons, 
Dave and Arthur, as to the ad- 
visability of selling, it was related. 

Loew, pere, is said to have told 
the boys he thout;ht they sliould 
sell Pembroke as a business move, 
figuring tho upkeep and Om in- 
terest on six millions, ib ftMrtUne in 
itself, he told them. But' his sons 
are rojiorted to have urged their 
father to retain the eatate and con- 
tinu* ta .It** Ml It, . alltca ho ae 
greatly eiijoyed Pedibiwke aa a 
place for his legion Of fHenda to 
spend week-ends with him. 



NARJORIE SHUaEY 
DimNSARANAC 

Contracted Tuberculosis While 
Caring for Husband, Jimmy 
Fallon, Who Also Died 

When the death of .Vlurjorie Slur- 
ley at Saranac Lake, N. Y., Sept- 3, 
was reported the vaudeville world 
realized that the curtain had been 
rung down on a romance that 
seemed all the aadder from the 
facts. 

Marjorie Shirley was the widow 
ot Jimmy Fallon (Fallon and 
Brown), wlio died of tuberculosis 
in Saranac Lake In May. 1924 
Jimmy Fallon had made a hard 
flfiht against the disease which he 
contracted during the war when 
Jimmy wore the uniform of his 
country. 

In that fight it waa Marjorie 
Shirley who left Broadway and the 
stage to be at his bedside. Through 
the long days and nights Miss Shir- 
ley nursed Jimmy, contracting the 
disease herself. 

After Jimmy's death Miss Shir- 
ley started to fisht for her own 
health. She was finally forced to 
seek tha Mthor and dryer climate ot 
.Saranac'Lake in the Adlrondacks. 



Judges on Vacation — 5 With Show Biz Attach- 
ments Recently Disposed Of — DeMarcos Di- 
vorced; Waiman's Annuled 



Mary Komman't 2d Act 

' lios Angelea. Sep^ It. 

Mary Komtnan, torintrVf with 
Iloach'3 "Our Gang" comedies, on 
the Orpheum Circuit last year In 
an act with Mickey Daniels, also 
from the "Oaav/' will do • sketch 
for the Orpheam agafai thia year, 
with Scooter Lowery knd bla- ats- 
fer, Annie LoweiTf 
Roach lot. 

The act. opened IB Denver Sunday 
and Vni head east from there. 



WtfE'S CONFESSION 
LANDS IN COURT 

Fred Bird. Dancer, Had Non- 
Understanding Spouse — But 
She Suffered, So She Said 



NELL KELLY FINED 
San Francisco, Sept. IS. 
"Madcap Nell" Kelly, fealuved 
comeilienne in Kanchon am! Marco 
present.'itions, spent several liours 
in the lierkeley, Cil., 1 icKup Mon 
day wiien arre.qted for speeding 
while carrying a iiurse un. qual to 
the emergency o*" a finr. 

An Sf>S for !h»- A'* -.t <*i>,i^t ni in- 
i:-. r tin illv ■ >■ ■ I .s'.-ll h'-r h'.- 



; :'.Washington, gaiK. M. 
VrhifK - . «r«d Bird, taude ViUe 
hoofer,. latMettied hia wito was 
putting <«( Mrtlttat tatt ^l^ta,'' Md 

thei uli/ hrm^fhf "ii^hy Hfftftff * 

for aep*jr»t» note t u am a ftiwn the 
aforeaafll wife; ha elakaa te haTe 

had something up his sleeve. 

That alleged something consists 
ot letters from the wife confessing 
"I have been untrue to you." These 
were appended to a cross bill filed 
by Bird. 

Bird charges he once found her 
registered In a Cleveland hotel un- 
der an assumed name. She Informed 
him she was living with her sister. 

One of the wife* letters. In part. 
States: 

"I have been untrue to you, 
Freddy, and in my heart I have suf- 
fered for it since doing such an 

al)siird thing. I did not mean to be 
iinlrl e to you and cannot uniler- 
.■itand why I ever did it, but I did, 
Freddy." 

The dancer ako attaches letters 
alleged to be from Salisbury, Md., 
and signed by "Henry," in whicli 
the wife Is urged to keep a Satur- 
day night engagement and in 
which the wife Is cautioned to 
watph your step and don't let him 
get wise to anything." 



Ciii.'ai;.!. i,t 13. 
Cook County's hard working di- 
vorce judges, now finishing oft the 
short end of a delightful summer's 
vacation, are in for ,i toiiu'h fall 
and winter. Further announcciin'Tit 
by the court clerks made public 
the fact that there are 17,000 marital 
bustups awaiting legal review In our 
court rooms. 

That 17,000 Is the idle accumu- 
lation of the vacation period. The 
summer, with barely a Justice no- 
ticeable in the vicinity of the county 
building, has been terribly slow 
when compared with the preceding 
torrid winter and spring months. 

Of the several mixed two-acts 
lucky enough to find a judge in 
the past two weeks, five have bear- 
Ing^upon show business. The singu- 
lar case was tor annulment, filed 
liy Harry Waiman, vaude, aKainst 
Jeanne Sayal Waiman. 

It was testified that the Wal- 
mans, married in November, 1(Z6, 
but never co lublally cohabitated. 
Mrs. Waimai., A-ith Leo Kendall and 
Co. last season, and now rehearsing 
with "Vanities," did not contest. 
She is It. Judge Wiiliama ordered 
the marriage dissolved. 

Rotli parties were app'ir, nlly sat- 
istied wlien Tony De.Marco (The 
DeMarcos) was awarded a divorce 
from Maybelle DeMarco for deser- 
tion. Desertion Was admitted to 
be forced, due to M:v3'l>elle's 111 
health .and her consequent desire 
to "settle down." Her letter. In 
.vhich she agreed to divorce, w.as 
submitted as testimony. 

Mrs. DeMarco was her husband's 
first partner. They were then 



30 Days for Clarence 
Wheatly. D. R. Inspector 

On the complaint ot I. Miller, pro- 
ducer of colored show* In Harlem 
anJ ofilc er o f tha Footlights Club, 
115 West ISlat atreet, Clarence 
Wheatly, colored song and dance 
man, of I West 135th street was 
sentenced to 30 d.ays in Special Ses- 
sions. Wheatly, with half a doxen 
aliases, pleaded guilty to petty 
larceny. 

According to Miller, tlie i--. '-.nt 
icained entrance to a dr s.- .k t oom 
in the Fuotliglit Club two wei ks ago 
and was caught aa he waa pi oar- 
ing to leave the place with six silk 
shirts belonging to actor members 
ot the club. He immediately ad- 
mitted his guilt. 

IJep -.ts .-nado by Probation Of- 
ficer J»<tm A. Campbell sliowed that 
Whi i^iy had been traveling th 
cfj ,ntry in small colored acti r-* 
tliat he also did some cabaret ', 
at Asbury and Atlantic Clt- 



knortii as tile I>,-Mars, .idopting the 
right narrie of Tony, who was born 
Louie DeMar In Detroit. Nina Kroh- 
ner Is PeMarco'a present dancing 

paitncr, 

.1 ( itu> Ko..rnor pranted a de- 

cree to Flo Tanner, prima, from 
Bob Schonecker. Bob did not con- 
test an accusation ot cruelty. 

Included Pep-in-Law 

Attributing dlflloulties to her 
f.ather-in-law. Mrs. Roy f^etschOW 
filed suit against botli her lawful pop 
and her husband. Mrs. Getschow 
was known aa Beulah Blatr In mu- 
sical comedy about 10 years ago. 
Her husband, for whom she left 
the sta^^e, is tlie sun of Ce^fri^o 
tietschow, wealthy plumbing con- 
tractor. Agalnat her husband aha 
Institutes claim of $1,000 a month 
separate maintenance. While frova 
her father-in-law she seeks tZM.OOO 
tor alienation ot her husband's af- 
fections. 

Eddie Anderson, contender for tho 

featherweight championHhip, is or- 
dered i>y Judge Williams to pay 
1150 to his wife, Alice, and answer 
her petition for temporary alimony 
by Sept. 20. Mrs. Anderson, daugh- 
ter of the owner of the Florence 
Hotel, claims EMdie has saved 
1 100.000 from his 
purses, and tlui'. ' 
cent, of tile stock i-i 
per. New York. 11 
alleges, average froi., 



'lent light 
15 per 
■ . I- «lip- 
■ I. :..:s. she 
') to tl.TOO 



a week. Cruelty eh.art'ed, 

Anderson has ij.-< .i laid up in the 
hospital since fouled in his tlK> r. 
here with Tony Cansonerl t 
weeks ago. His attorney repre- 
sented him in courC 



MARION 

SUNSHINE 

KEITH CIRCUIT 



HERMAN NO MAGICIAN 

ITt rmnn Kurkcr. vau<l*n'llllan ma- 
i,'i< lan. \v;i.s »it ft»rf M.iKistrate Vit;--' 
on a cliarjie of fortuno ti-Ilintr :»r<l \ 
nlflo practicing; mndirlne wit'i'. if n ' 
license. On the first char'- r';.ick*^. j 
was fined $50 ar'd on ■ hoc m : » 
hold for trial In Sper.* nsioii r J 
Uucker ai»|)ai er'o' foiwi ♦hr. i-f -' 
inf; toUKh for 

I the rnrket 
rourt. 

I A r>"H-' - 

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WANTE D IMMEDlATttY 

Exceptionall y Good Male AK ! L i F K ! 



RALPH G. FARNl M 

1S60 BivMdway Mr- 





SUN'S 11 irp-r 

r.us Sun 'Apuni . a.d ,i. ■ J il 
additional hot!'' in ■ ,)'■• le Nt-w 
York tcrrlf? • • .Vll . i be booked 

out of Sf r. b.onch, playing 

five ;icts ,;. spl(' w • 'k 

Li"* 'iu;jfl..» TcTcpIe, (.;4ncva. 
N • . ,^n^l•■ .■. .S-.laniiinea. N. y.; 
«"* "Iv.^ii.ind, «>i,».ario: Olynipir. i 

S ••'h 'olllnl. K. v.: .«lr:.iMl. I'.il-' 
Tier ..'. y.: Clinton, < "urnrTi' doi .■ 
ar a \ i-sity tlie.atres. I'ulTal' 

■ ■ tniT, Silve** Creeki N. y. 
• •'lIl.-.msvilK N. T. 

Tipple With 

'I'-rt Tipple iias 
ll.r to lake i ' 



;s'lli;; .lohri 

ensiliit^ and 
ers'in I'ubiix units. 



'DAINTIEST or DANCERS" 



ED I TH CLASPER 



Wtlh Hll> SIII.ItM \N IMl Ml '.lll> ,.i 

in "SMUGGLED GOODS 

ORPHEUM CIRCUIT 



II II \ I IIWIN 
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^ A New Thought— Tenderly Expressed/ 

BABY YOiiR MOTHERS 

( LIKE SH& BAMEO yOfcl) 

ly Dolly Metse, Andrew Dontidly 5- Joe Burke 



x\ A K. O. NOVELTY 

SOME DAY YOUL 



11 

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Some Day Yafil 

Allegro Moderate 





^ BW icjjii .- 'o be dona 
•eems rou / i« your - self? 



If j3» 




A Beautiful Ballad Of The Lastirr^ ^" / 

iRE 



was-iftnMIt for kiiw - o:!e? ' A'./ day tjj; 
fir-'l atjr>«rif OB the _Aelf. 'Vou'^ir-rt 4! 

But \\X ;r.vl t«cp ylMd-fng 




ME 





YtKj dooH •?j'*Yes:' Yoii don't, say "No," Tta 



Ij BENNY DAVIS g^^^^RYAKST ^ji^ L.WOLFE GILBERT 




jzilmf A/el0(ij^^ Trot SqW, 

WALTER. DONALDSOi^^ PAUL 4SH 




dOflPl •^•'Yesr Yoo don't sa y "Na;' Yoa iloti) 

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O n/ ^The Whi p pootvS III 




hy WALTEF^ DONATED SOTM 




711 SEVENT H AVE., 



PHILADELPHIA 




Y9U ^VGo Wrong 



Wednesday, SeptMubc^ M 1M7 






^jlg Oxptivattn^ Hawaiiam W^ltz. Son^/ 

OHOLULUMOOH 



AyFRED LAWRENCE 



\ Another Chicago Sensation / 

YOU DONt LIKE it- 

—mr MUCH 7 



Words 



NFD MILLER. ART /1AHN aiyi CHESTER COHN 



A Hsw Endiam^ Soi^ V the wiiters of * In A Little Spanish Icmn* 

tHEEME-BECRIE-BE' 

(PROM SUNNY ITALY) 

Ay LE^IS&YOUNG^twrf MABEL WAYNE 



A Rip -roaring ^^Tcu^h" Son^/ 

I N GONNA DANCE WIT. 

DEGUY WOT mmMii 



lA/AI TFD n'KFFFF 



'ARRV ARCHER 




<ANSAS CITY 
•yety Theatre BW^. 
JOS ANGELES . 
Majestic Thea. BMg. V 



NEW YORK N. Y 



C H I C AGO 
167 No. Clark St. 
MINNEAPOLI S 
433 Loeb Arcade 



LONDON. WC 2 ENGLAND 
138 Charing Cross Road. 

AUSTRALIA, MELBOURNE 
276 Collins Si}.. 



Dance 
Orch Gstra t i ons 



50^ 



FR.OM YOUR. 
DEALER. OR. 
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VARIETY 



VAUDEVILLE 



Wednesday, September 14, I9gf 



.Road Shows at Maryland, 
If Aud., Balto., Gets Stock 

Washington, Sept. IS. 

U negotlattoiiB now underway go 
through Steve Cochran fflll reopen 
bla National stock, which ha* been 
• cleanup here during the sum- 
mer at a dollar top, at the Aiuil- 
torium, Baltimore. 

Shubcrts have oA'ored the Audi- 
torium to Cnoluan, informing him 
that should he take over the house 
their rou<l attinctiuns will go into 
the Maryland. Haltimore, now play- 
ing K-A \auiii'\ine. 

I'lan call.s for t)u- .sliiftlnK of the 
K-A bills to the (Jarden in tliat city. 



HERB' WUIIAMS 

"BIG TIM»" 

Reminiscences 



This Week 14 Years Ago 

Orpheum, Brooklyn 

(Tiro ■ Dar> 



1^ 



KMII.IE SIHTEM 
"HKKH- WILUASIS aa4 

« <)I.H S 

MARTI M'TTTI and SVLVXSTKB 
tJiW HKICK and I.ILUAM 
(iA-NNK 

MAKle DREftSLEB 
BBRNAXn RdNHOLD mm* CO. 
DOOLKY BBd 8ALK8 
WKNTWORTH, VESTA CO. 



Agent His Own 'Opposish' 
Booking Riral Grcnits 



An unusual condition in Kew 
York is two independently operated 
chains having vaude booked by the 
same man. Mike Olynna has the 
floral Park (L. l.\ theatre. Bay 
Shore and Patchosue, also on Long 
Island, while Salvatorc Calderone is 
operating in Mineola, Valley Stream, 
Lynbrook and two In Hempstead, 
with a house under construction 
at Glen Cove. All the Qlynne and 
Calderone houses are booked by 
Arthur Fiaher. . 

As a result of FUher-booked 
shows in these L. I. spots Fisher 
bpoomos "opposition" to himMlt. 
Where it will end depend* upon 
the b. o. 



Pan's First Proseotatiens 



This Week 10 Years Ago 

Majestic, Chicago 

(Twe a Day) 

GR6H8 and KINO 
HKN A r.tKKKK 
BOW.MAN nKOTIIKRS 
.lOK IIOWAKD'S KKVIKW 
"HKKK" WII.I.I.AMM and 
WOI.KI S 

ALLAN BR0OK8 aad CO. 

OHVKI 

HVBBKT Vrmm ma* CO, 



This Week 8 Years Ago 

Keith's, Washington 

(Two a DS7> 
t. LABNKR OIRIJ) 
t. DUVAL and SYMOIOM 
S. 4 HBYMAK08 
«. AIJCB HAMILTON 
B. VALGRIK BERaiBB 
«. BEE PAI.MKB 
1. "HERB" WILUAMS aad 

WOLPl'B 
a BINALDO BB08. 



Los Angeles, Sept. 13. 

Probably the first house to be 
operated by Alexander Paulages 
with other than a vaudeville and 
pieture policy Is the Forum, recently 
taken over by Pan. 

It Is due to open Sept. 19 under 
the management of John P. Goring. 

Presentations will be used. 



More Last Halve* 



S 

Miss Hopper at State 

Edna Wallace Hopper, "the eter- 
nal flapper," at tt, returns to 
Loew's State, New York, next week. 

For the first time sine's the State 
opened an early morning matinee 
for women only will be staged by 
Miss Hopper on EYidajr, Sept 1(. 



K-A IN BAYOimE 
With the Btanley-Fablan inter- 
ests acquisition of tho Kreserateln 
and Hockstein trio of houses tn 
Bayonne. N. J., bookings of the De 
Witt shifts from Arthur Fisher, in- 
dependent booker, to the Keith- 
Albeo ofllce. 

The Strand and Opera housa will 
play a 'straight plcturo policy as 
formerly, wUh tho Da Witt playing 
nve acta and 
week. 



With the shifting of nearly 
all Kelth-AIbee houses into 
split weeks the K-A bookers 
find that they have more last 
halves open than first halves. 

Some of the K-A houses 
haven't opened yet. In a meas- 
ure that makes the K-A offices 
shy of houses to book their 

turns. 



LOEW'S BOOKINGS 



Among late bookings for the I.oew 
Circuit are Catherine lleduold. 
operatic singer; Mildred Harris and 
Co. in one-act comedTf "Movie 
Mad," ofienlng at Iioew's Cleveland, 
Sept. 19, Four Diamonds, first 
Loew date, Brooklyn; Gertrude 
Ederle and Helen Wainwright; 
Margaret Young, Oct. I at Norfolk; 
Nate Leipsig, Loew's Bedford, 
Brooklyn, Sept. 22; Chas Chase, 
starting at Newark, Sept, 19; 
Georpie Price In 20 minute "single," 
opening Cleveland, Sept, 19. 

The Bderle-Wainwrlght diving 
act will not play any split weeks 
for Loew, owing to the impossiblltty 
of tearing' the tank apart and In- 
stalling tt, for th» twles weekly 
dates. 



Patti Moore's Baby Dies 

A son bom to Mrs. Sam Lewis 
at the New York Nursery and 
Child's HoaplUt. Aug. SO, died 
shortly after birth. 

Professionally Mrs, Lewis is Patti 
Moore, She temporarily retired 
from the stage flve months ago. Her 
husband at present Is on the Or- 
pheum Circuit with Ned Wayburn's 
"Buds." 



MARCUS LOEf S FUNERAL 



picttires on a split 



n6K3SQ TUISAt 

Tulsa, Okla., Sept It. 
Both Pantagea and Loew are 
planning to locate vaude houses in 
Tulsa and buck the Orpheum. In- 
terstate circuit housa, according to 
stories in the local papers. Repre- 
sentatives of both circuits have 
beeh In Tulsa during the past few 
months. 



RETURN ENGAGEMENT 

Keith's PALACE, NEW YORK, This Week 

(Sept. 12) 

FRAKSON 

IHE MAN WITH 100 CIGAREirES" 



Europe Reps., ARNAVD A LARTIGUE, 3 Cite Bergere, Paris 
American Rep.» M. S. BENTHAM, PaUce Theatre Bidg,. N. Y. 



Never, in the opinion of a native, 
has Long Island seen in one con- 
tinuous stream as many and as ex- 
pensive automobiles sm last Thurs- 
day filed out of Pembroke at Glen 
Cove, following the serviies for 
Marcus Loew. 

622 automobiles made up the 
cortege. These machines were 
parked during the ceremonies along 
the rambling diiveways of the 
spacious estate upon which Marcus 
Loow lived for the past two years 
and where he died in the early 
houra of Sept i. That Pembroke 
should have come to be the borne 
of a man who began life penniless 
is accepted as symbolical of the 
great showman's career. 

Approximately 2,000 persons at- 
tended the services, traveling 30 
miles out of New York to do so. 
A considerable portion of these 
made the drive to Cypress Hills 
where_ Interment was made. Spe- 
cial details of ^motorcycle and foot 
policemen regulated tnafno as far 
away from I'enibroke as five miles. 
Natives lined sidewalks and fences, 
openly awed, as the Impressive 
caravan passed. 

Services were held In the main 
hall of the mansion, at other times 
its living room, it such a tremen- 
dous ball may be termed a living 
room. It was In this room that 
Marcus T^oew had greeted the thou- 
sands of friends whom he delij^hted 
to entertain on week-ends with his 
family. Here, too, he played his 
well-loved nightly game of bridge. 

An organ, adjacent to the hall, 
played In subdued tones while the 
vast assemblage was gathering 
prior to 11 o'clock, and played as 
the people waited for their cairiage 
numbers to be called following the 
euluRy delivered by Rabbi Aaron 
Eisman, which consumed 16 min- 
utes. 

Just before the bronze casket was 

carried to the hearse another man 
said everything in one sentence: 

"Marcus Loew has gone but he 
will always be present" 

The services and all arrange- 
ments wore in keeping with the 
spirit of <iuH t tli^inity which al- 
ways characterized Marcus Loew, 
In his days of affluence as in the 
days of bis early struggles. 

Robinson, the Bullish butler at 
Pembroke, whom Marcus used to 
jocularly call "the pest" counted 
315 Horal pieces at the services. The 
name cards read like a section from 
"Who's Who," Showmen, profes- 
sionals, statesmen, jurists, finan- 
ciers, newspapermen vielng in a 
last tribute. Cables and telegrams 
from all over the world were re- 
ceived. The flowers are said to 
have cost around J200,000, 

Admirers' Letters 

One of the most remarkable in- 
cidents accorded Marcus Loew',s 
memory, and the thing which 
friends and relatives believe would 
have pleased him most, were the 
communications, often anonymous, 
received from patrons of the Loew 
theatres, sympathizing with Mrs. 
Loew and the family. 

The pallbearers at the funeral 
were David Warfleld, Nicholas 
Schenck, Edward A. Schiller, 
Adolph Zukor, Will Hays, Arthur 
r.risbane, David Dernstien, John 
Golden, E. F. Albee, Lee Shubert, 
Joseph Michaels, Charles M, 
Schwab, Aaron Jones, 

Honor.Try p.'illbearers wore Sam 
K;itz, .Sidney Kent, J, J, Murdock, 
A, L, Erlangcr, I'Mward Bowes, 
Messmore Kendall, Felix Feist, 
r.irl Laemmle, Leopold Friedman, 
Richard Rowland, Willinm Hamlin 
I'hilils, .Samuel .SprinK, William 
Fox, E, W. Hammons, Cecil B, De- 
Mllle, SIme Silverman, J. J. Mc- 
Guirk, D. W, Grifflth, J. Homer 
Flatten, William L. Phillips, Jo- 
seph P. Kennedy, R. H. Cochran, 



William C. Duran't, Maurice kunt. 
enthal, J, Robert Rubin, 

Whole Coast Mourns 

Los AnKeles, Sept, IJ. 
Every picture studio on tlie Pa. 



clfic Coast paid tribute to M; 



r^'us 



Loew on the day of hla burial by 
conducting memorial services at the 
same hour, 10 o'clock in the mora, 
ing. Every theatre In Los Angelet 
remained closed until 1:30 p, m. 

At each of the studios outside of 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer flve-minute 
services were held during whlek 
time all employees were on the out. 
side ,and silence was maintained m 
a tribute to the most outstandtag 
figure in the show. world. 

At the M-G-M studios the servkts 
lasted more than an hour. Some 
15,000 employees a;nd Invited friends 
oC Mr. Loew attended the services. 
Services began with the singing of 
the 23rd psalm, after which ad. 
dresses were made by Dr. A. H. 
GianninI of the Bank of Italy, an 
intimate friend of Mr. Loew, and 
Rabbi Edgar Magnis, 

At each of the West Coast The« 
atres circuit houses, upon the open- 
ing "Ive.'id Kin<lly Tiiu'ht" was played 
by till- liMU-:,. ,,i rli. ^ti .1, 



824 Lafayette Parkway 
<Csre Celditx) 
Chicago, III. 

Eddie Milne, 

Pantagss Booking Ottlee. 
New York, N, Y. 
Dear Eddie: 

Al Boasberg is going to write 
a new act for us and we will be 
later on the bill than we were 
on most of the trip we just fin- 
ished. We played a return date 
at Omaha after our four wtaki 
in the Black Hills and did a 
master of ceremonies and a new 
act and we hope that Massri. 
Goldberg and Frudenfald were 
not disappointed in the return 
date. Betty has a eole in new 
and Is doing more than well. 
She'* showing Mort up as far as 
voice is concerned. 

Regards and best wishes, 
MORT and BETTY 

HARVEY 



WAY 



WATTS 



AND HIS 



UKULELE 



After iniiliiiitr my 110th week 
for West Coast Theatres, Inc., 
reopened as nwiter of cere- 
monies at the 

WEST LAKE THEATRE 



My Due Appreciation to 

FANCHON and MARCO 



THE SENSATIONAL 
ECCENTRIC ON THE 
HIGHEST OF ALL 
THE WIRES 



PAUL GORDON 



HEADING EAST 
BEFORE SAILING 
AGAIN 



JUST FOR FUN 



ALLAN RENO 



TOURING PANTAGES CIRCUIT Direction RILEY BROS. 



WednMday. September 14, 1927 



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VAUDEVILLE 



WtiOMiaj, September 14. 1927 



2 Colliers as Act 

With Willie, M. of C 

Willi. im and Huslcr C'olher have 
boon t. anv'J for vaii l' \ Thoy 
PI'vu at ttie yiXl-A- <.-. < iiiciiuu. Sept. 
26, Jutiipinff tiirr' t to the I'alace, 
Js'ew Vork, following wck. 

The il-lor C'"I;i. r wiii do a ma.'-- 
ter of ctutiiU'r.i'.s vtuir in ;nUiilion 
to the tvvo-uct villi liici -Sun. The 
present arranefiiH-nt t^is b;it tlioso 
two Tuotki* Ir\f(l "At for th<^ com- 
bine with j,u.-sitjiy .sl:\i.i.i1 oihcrs to 
follow. 



FORUM 




^'^^ 
MARGUERITE 

and FRANK 

GILL 

Headlining Keith-Albee Circuit 

Thli Wark, Temple, Uetroit 
BXAKT tjONOB, STEPii AND STYLES 



Atip. ti, 

IMiior VariPty: 

Vuu bn.uL'ht m(> In fnr a little 
ndviTse criticism in your review of 
••White Llghtg," which I know you 
did accldeiitalljr. I m playlne Billy 

I Wirislow. tlia drunk. Apparently 
y>.ii didn't like the n.ale Irad, but 

I you blame-d mo fur playins It. The 

I charai tiT. ••Danny Miles," la the 
lon.i. \Vill yoii 1)C a good fcliow 
and m.'iiie a correction, but don't 

Ini' iuiun itiil Lawrence as th» chap 
jou meant. 

Incidentally, they've allowed me 
to build the drunk up quite a bit — 
Kot one or two good notices here In 
Phllly. 

Thanka fi giving the show a fair 
writa-UP. Boh I.yrtn. 



Aug. 25. 

Editor Variety: 

Pursuant to the recent opening 
of •'Footlights" at the Lyric theatre 
in New York and the rather adverse 
criticisms It suffered at the hands 
of the New Tork dallies, I notice 
where I am mentioned in the cast 
of playerfolk who. It appears, are 
not so good. Several of the New 
York t>apers pointed out the ex- 
traordinarily bad performance given 
by a ••Mr. Geo. SweeC which hap- 
pens to be none other than myself. 

I wish to call attention to the 
fact that on the night of Aug. ISth, 
the night that Tootlights" had its 
New Y'ork premiere, I was in the 
city of New Haven, Conn., attend- 
ing a performance of ••White 
Lights," the male lead of which I 



am playlnv at th* pmeat time at 
the Adelphi theatr* in Philadelphia. 

Oeorge Birr ft. 

Denver, Sept. 7. 

Editor, Varletjri 

Almost every day for the past 10 ^ 
years I've been on the point of be- ' 
I l;ibnrins my rusty Underwoo^l to] 
Kot off a line to you, telling you how j 
I detest that "awful weakly" of 
yours, which has easily act me back 
over 100 smaoVera dnrlnc that tin in. 
not counting the ten franc s p-r 
week (or the eight. week* I spent in 
Paree. 

I used to figure that at 20 cop- 
pers your sheet was a barKain — 
being only t8 cents too high, thon.eli 
having an advantage over ordinary 
newspaper In that It Is of softer 
texture. But this one shilllnR per 
copy is just about breaking my 
heart. 

I will now get down to business. 
It has always had me guessing 
where your news ho^unds gathered 
all the authentic dope on the biz. 
Vtalttng here for some time has at 
last given me the cue. The two 
papers here print many an article 
which also appears in the world's 
worst. 

Such a enntt For two cents I 
can read all the dope tliat you are 
now trying t« apalc me a Quarter 
for. 

Hope the weather la New Tork 
is terrible and that you're enjoying 
it. ^ MUM CallaAan. 

("The one-armed luggier with the 

wooden leg") 

P. S.: You may hear from n\',> 
again — though you hope not. 



PROF. D. THURSBY 

liMCiNG TH^ IN ENGLAND 



READ 



LiTwpool "DtSkf Coorier" 



"Professor Dave ThuMby, one of Ameri- 
ca's Briatcst lauRh-provokers, created mer- 
rimont by liis p-seudo-sclentiflc lecture on 
blr<ds and beasts, and must be written down 
ae extrmiiljr toimr* — 



"EnDare" (London) 
HOLBORN EMPIRE 

Manager! Bert Adams 

SCTENXJE AND COMEDT 
"The novelty of thla week'* bill la un- 



TerfomMT^ (London) 

'VMtxmam Thureby, a olever front-cloth' 
entertainer, offers a funny burtosque nature 
study lecture that carries witb It many MB 
laugtMi, and Is well received." 



«ein>tedQr ^ _ - - . 

leetnre en Natute, w lil d t ' w «e u« lit otasy 



"Era" (London) 
Tiuf s— ui Thurebr M I 



RETURNINC SOON 10 RESIE AMERICAN OIIES 



AMERICAN REP. 

TOM KENNEDY 



ENGLISH REP.t 

HENRY SHEREK 



Must Have Photos 



No pictures — no contracts 1 

This is the latest edict Of 
Independent Irookcra te agenHL 

Bookers claim _they are no 
longer going to' l>e annoyed 
chaslnsr asents after signing 
contracts for acts for the pic- 
tures and billing matter. 

Practically all independents 
around N"W Tork are enforc- 
ing the order. 



BIRTHS 

Mr. and Mr.s. l-^dwin Carewe, son, 
at Hollywood Hospital, Hollywood, 
Sept. 4. 

Mr. and Mrs. Sol Oould. son. 
Father is formerly of Robey and 
Gould, and now appearing te • 
vaude act 

Mr. and Mrs. Sam Rose, Sept 4, 
daughter. Father la resident man- 
ager Locw's Bay Ridge, N. T., the- 
atre. 



Pan at Floral Paric 

Pantasres vaude goes Into the 
Floral theatre. Floral Park. Long 
Island, next week. 

The I'loral h.as been taken over 
by A. H. Schwartz, head of the 
Sokwarts chain of U I. and Brook- 
lyn houses, from the former lessees. 
It was built by the Village Trustees 
of Qneenn and opened In April. 



INCORPORATIONS 

IrfwloMrt KatorpriMs, X«oekport; th«- 
fttras. pictures; 100 aharas no par; Sam 
Dembevr, Jr., Austin C. KeouKb, J. M. 
Schlno, Filed by P. J. Knerr, Albany, 

N. y. 

1»27 Theatre C(»rp.. Klnga Co., N. T.; 
nmusenipnt plnrcs, etc. ; |2*,000; SytvUi 
Kaye. Benlamin Werther, Harry Klaln. 
Filed by Cohen & Werther. N«w -Tork. 

Clrrnit Hltoivs, Inc., Manhattan; tfae- 
atrlcal, cfrcuscf*. etc.; 1,000 shares r.iin- 
mon no par; Jacob L Ooodsteln. I. Wien- 
er, Sadie Saplr. I-'^leil by Jacob I. Good- 
steln. New York. 

8-B Theatre Corp., Oloversville ;# pic- 
tures, theatres, etc.; 10 shares no par; 
B. Pratt Kelner, J. O. Selnuer. George- 
V. Lynch. Filed by Schlne Enterprises. 
aioversTilla. 

Arepo Frodarlnff Co., Uanhattan; pro- 
ductions, pictures; 200 shares no par; 
Simon Anhalt, E^dmund J, Roberts. 
."Samuel J. Kransel. Piled by Joseph 
David Shlfrln. New To^. 

CrysUI Slipper KnterprUM, New Tork; 
employment: $10,000; Isadore Deutsch, 
Robert Marks, Samuel Marks. Filed by 
Jacob Lewis Gro^s. New Tork. 

Pain's f-lreworku IlUplar Co., Iju!., 
New York; 125.000; Frank H. Twyeffort. 
Warren C. DuBoIs, G. M. Kendrlck. 
Filed by TiryaflCoit * DvBotfl, New York. 

Xorthpoct AmvMMHl Omk. Manhat- 
tan: picture eQDfpment: |T.»00; Henry 
I*lman, Maurice Feldman, Leslie Lester. 
Filed by James Ronthal. New York. 

Itoermar, Inc., Manhattan: produc- 
tlonsi proprietors, etc. ; 100 shares no 
par; Hilda apltz^r, Elliot B. Patey. 
Teresa A, Schicklin^. Piled by New- 
ffass. NayCack & Waldboim, New York. 

WiUmae Prodaetlons, Mmnhattan; radio 
rlrhta. musical, picture rights; 1.T50 
sharee eommon no par; William J. Wil- 
son, iTle MacCarthy, Sydney A. Sanders. 
Filed by WlUlam HunUtOB Oeborae, 
New Tork. 

BTATEMKNT AND DBRGNATION 

Fftmoas ArUsts Oori>oratlon of Am<»H- 
ra., Delaware; drawings, settings, con- 
duct exhibitions, plays to be photo- 
craphed nnd rfprnduced as motion pic- 
tures; &0,000 shares. 2K,000 shares pre- 
ferred 110 pa- value. ?f^.000 shares eom- 
mon no par. New York oRlce, 159 West 
13Sd street; Albert Mlllman. president. 
Piled by S. Ryan. Albany. N, Y. 

CHANGK OF NABTB 

From New York Orand Opera Co., 
inr , to La Clanci New Ten Grand 
f>i,era Co., Inc. 



Booking Acts Into 

Bronx Film Houtet 

Presentation acta are belii> 

hooked apain Into Ave of the Con- 
Hulidatod Circuit's picture bouses 
In the Bronx, N. Y. The newest, 
>,SM*8ei|^, openeC Sept. S at l^Sd 
street and Jerome avenue, known «s 
the Oxford. The opening bill In. 
eluded Ycrkes' Hell Hops (band), 
Jean Qaynor, LIsbeth and Ilomere 
(courtesy premiere performance 
only) and others, 

Betty Smith Is booking the plc» 
ture houses for the Consolidated, 
Including the Forum. Mt. Eden, 
Fleetwood, Luxor and Jerome. Con* 
soUdated's vaudeville house, the 
'WllBa, is «ii the A. * B. Dow bpoks. 

JUDGMENTS 

Coterad Theatrjaal Cmpleysesi 
Ben. Asafni M .T. Tel. Co.; |33. 
Tent Restaurant, Inc.; same; |<t^ 
Leslie Bradshaw; same; $47. 
B. W. Smith! same; t54. 
Lew Pmnki CHjr of N. T.; $T2, 



CHARLEY 

TOBIAS 

Th* Boy Who Writea the 
Songs You Sing 




PLAYING KEITH-ALBCE 

trnter of 
^^p«w-l)ew-_Dew»T "^{JJijgj 



•*u* Isitliie Bar 
"Me TaiT 
-we" <Mr 



m He) 

'Dally Uti "hu^i 

uniM intll • ««dl« or ions, .t f.rst 
.r hll offMlQC and ka«T)a Ui. r od rv : ' 
until the end. He errn ]■ aliK • ■ - 

audlenc« ling one of bi* own i 7^ » "^h 
teeUllee to Us abnUj w Mug le.d«r ■» 
mH as a coaMdSHk** 

Dir. TAVt fiUSAlID 

Per. Bep. JOE BIEDER 



IT IS WITH EXTREME GRATIFICATION WE ARE ABLE TO ANNOUNCE OUR FXJRTHER 
SUCCESS IN ENGLAND. WEEK OF AUGUST 22d. THE SERVICES OF A SMART COMEDY AND 
SINGING TURN BEING MUCH IN DEMAND WE WERE CALLED UPON TO PLAY TWO HOUSES, 
LONDON COLISEUM AND WALTHAMSTOW PALACE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER MATINEE AT 
COLISEUM OUR POSITION WAS ALTERED FROM 4th TURN TO 2nd AFTER INTERVAL-THE 
"POSH" POSITION OF THE VARIETY BILL IN THIS "POSH" MUSIC HALL OF THE OLD 
WORLD— AND THE ONLY COMEDY IN LAST HALF OF PROGRAM. WEEK OF AUGUST 29th 
FOUND US PLAYING OUR FIRST OF TWO RETURN ENG \GEMENTS AT VICTORIA PALACE, 
THE MUSIC HALL OF THE RECENT ALL-AMERIC \:4 i>ROGRAM. AT THE MOMENT WE 
HAVE MUCH PLEASURE IN ANNOUNCING REEVES & LAMPORT AS THE SOLE REPRESENT- 
ATIVES OF THE INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS, KIMBERLY AND PAGE. THE WORLD IS OUR 
MARKET. 




JOHNSON AMD McINTOSH 

, PLAYING THE WEST COAST, WITH DUE APPRECIATION TO FANCHON and MARCO 



WHAT'S 

IN A 
NAME? 



WcdnMday. Septembw 14. 1087 



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MR. ALONZO OF THE POLI CIRCUIT SAYS: "HAVE THEM ASK ME WHAT 

YCHJ MD IN THE KM^ 



What Managers Say — 

"Rajah Raboid smashed 
every record on file for 
tihit house in Mid-Sum 
mer Week of Aug. 8 
—J. F. (ycoNNF ■ 

Mtp' Majettic 
HoUftfx, .Vo0a Scotia 



"Rajah Raboid did abso- 
lute capacity business 
for the full week of July 
4, 1927, here, both mati- 
nee and night. What a 
showman he ia!" 

—WAWMKKiOLDING 
Mgr. Keith's Imperial 

St. John, N. B. 



"Rajah Raboid and his 
publicity campaign — a 
combination hard to btet 
— smashed all record* 
here." 

—Mr. PATTISON 
MittropoUltM ThmalM 




What Managers Say — 

"Rajah Raboid received 
more publicity and stood 
more people owlt than any 
act that ever played this 
house. His^ Friday night 
stunt turned them away 
by the hundreds.*' 

Mgr. Brockton Theatre 

Brockton, Matt. 



"Rajah Raboid did a 
turnawsy business for a 
full week and repeated 
the second week. He's a 
iMdMMffice magnet." 

Wath. St. Olywpia, 

Botton, Mfu*. 



"Two weeks in Mobiiey 
Ala. Nuf»aid." 

—M. LVCKLE 
Bijou Zheatre 



Why Pay $5,000 or More Weekly For a Name 

WliEN 'YOU«CAN PACK IN AS MANY AS YOUR THEATRE WILL 

HOLD AT EVERY SHOW WITH 

RAJAH R/VBOID 

THE ONLY MAN IN THE WORLD WHO CAN TELL PEOPLE WHAT THEY ARE THINKING OF WITHOUT THEM FIRST 
WRITING IT DOWN. NO PADS, NO PENCILS, NO WRITING, NO STALLING. ANSWERING QUESTIONS THE MINUTE I 

HIT THE STAGE. ASK ANY MANAGER THAT HAS PLAYED ME 

BOOKED SOUD KEITH-ALBEE BOSTON OFFICE UMIL JAN. 1 



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New York Representative, MARTY FORKINS, 1562 Broadway 



VARIETY 



VAUDEVILLE 



Wednesday, September 14, 1927 



BerrConrad Engagement 

■Wlth.iut announcement it U un- 
derstiMid that Beth Bert and Con 
Coni ail have reached Ml agreement 
to marry. 

No date for the c.-i-.-inony h.is 
liecn set. 

Miss li.ri, the danolni? star, i.i 
bein^' laun. h. ii at. thu he.id of an 
elahoi-.iti; iiindurtion act for the 
picture housed. It ,i|>i'tis .'^cjit. 25 at 
the Mosque, Ni waiU, .V. J., hooki-d 
bjr the Stanley Cmiipany. It is said, 
for four weeks to tests iU draw at 
)4,000 weekly. 

Conrad, »h'^ is a romposor and 
producer, bfhiiul tli- Heri prc^duc- 
tlon,- l« repoi tcd preferring lo play 
it on a percentage. 



INSIDE STUFF 

ON VAUDE 



TINSEL 
METAL CLOTH 

FOR DROPS 

86 in. vriM kt 7So • yd. and np 

A tall llti' <\! sold and (llnr bro- 
C«d»«, in*t!il (ioths, Kold and atlver 

trimmings. rlilnestoBM. «p«m(1e>, 

tlRtita. opfrn hose. etc.. etc., for 8t.ii5e 
C(.s!uinc.s. .Siinirl"s ui'i^D regueat. 

J. J. Wyle & Bros, Inc. 

(SurrrH'.iin* to Hlrjtman Si Wt\l) 

18-20 East 27th Street 
NEW YORK 



Vtudo acts in demand for picture houses are oKered more money 
tliau they arc r.v.iwns on v.aude clrcuil.t where noiw routed. 

A ■si-.ter ' cnmhhiation which hiis a K.-iih-.M^w agent and la working 
on a K-A route were oftori l a H ,tt.-Mn^ ^al;.rv to play picture houses 
in hlg eastern cities. As the girls were not working at the tinie they 
went to thslr agent. H» tol* tlW W»U»taW 

.salary was as it would *iU th*lr chaneig eomplMalr ** Playta« any 
further K-A time. _ 

And thi.s despite the honeywrented l. tters the K-A heads are writing 
to vaudevilUans .-vbout whtt they are doing for the acU and that th're 
is no auch animal •»» <%lii^H«t.» Th» agent in tki« ffVttovlw Inslaiic* 
waa honest anougb t» tell tha act tli« truth. 



NEW HOTEL ANNAPCH.IS 



H'aaUagtea, D. C. 

Mmtle, $li.-,a 

Iloublf. *5».e> 

in ' lio It ■ of 
'1 -a" ' L^iltrict 

11-:2and H tt*. 




Henry Santrey with his wife, Anna Seymour, and her bre'her (Harry 
and Anna SejTnour) have a route of 30 weeks this season in vaude at 
$3,200 weekly. It takes in all lilt 15 weeks on the Orp> -um circuit. In- 
cluding a few repeats: nine wreks on the Interstate time and tb* «tlMr 
.ix weeka on the western end of the KeUh-Albee circuit. It'a Ml iaeMlie 
in salary of about t730 for the Santrey bunch .%ho lately raturned to 
the States after soundly scoMng In Australia, 

The Santreys had about accepted an offer from the Hollywood. Detroit, 
a new house ot $3.000/t3.SO0 weekly for a year (no tranapwUtlon) when 
.Mr. Santry decided it would be wiser to tour, after having been away 
iiuite a while on the Australian trip. \t the Hollywotod Henry was to 
have acted as M. C. At present the family Is giving three turns, prac- 
tically the entire blU. 

Pat ROM^'liBd tlie Booney act with Pat, 3d, and Marlon Bent will 
open at the dCpittfi fplctures), New York, Oct. S, for two weeks. Pat, 
Sr. Hill act as master of ceremonies, his flrst app^niBe* tn a picture 
till atre. An option i.s held by the theatre, second IsrgeM Ml IBroiiidway, 

for a prolotifj.ation of the emiaKeriy^nt. 

Senator Vrancis Murphy ha3 iiad his bank checks illustrated. They 
are quite an ad for the Seib but he must have very small bllls'to settle 
for the circulation his cheeks deserve. Besides tUie reading matter, 
enough for a pa!.'e ad In any paper, Francis has twe IllOtlins 0( himself, 
one in charaitrr and tiie other in proper jierson. I^S % tOSS up which 
becomes him tlie must, although the Senatot* claims that since he has 
had his teeth fixed, he's no longer the show business's homeliest comedian 

After you wonder how anyone can get so much on one check, includ- 
ing a protective ^de margin, it may be noticed that under the name of 
Senator Francis Murphy (in large t.vpe) are other lines, saying: ' ("are 
of Morty Forking, 15<4 Broadway, New York City." Mr. Forkins's pic- 
, ture is not there. 



Marcus Loew 

BOOKINQACENCY 

General &Kecutive Offices 

LOEW ftUllDING 
AN N E X 

160 WESX 46^ ST- , 

BRYANT- 9850-NEW YORKCITV 



J. H. LUBIN 

VENKKAI, MANAOKR 

marymThTIchenck 



NEW AqTS 

"Ths Dancers.* with Jean Myrlo, 
Mile. Desha and tieon Barte. 

Bob S perry and Mahel Bell have 
dissolved as a team. Miss Bell has 
formed a new vuule #tllano* with 
Ernest Davis. 

Jimmy liurns. who quit perform- 
ing some time ago to enter the 
asemy field in Alf Wilton's Agency, 
is goins hack to vaudeville. Burns 
has formed a vaude partnership 
with Salome Uanlon. 

George King, former vaude book- 
er. Is making a try at vaude pro- 
ducing. His flrst will be Jean Be- 
dini's "Hello, Goodbye." 

Martin HQwnrd and Sylvia Scott 
have dissolved their vaude partner- 
ship. Miss Scott will do a singing 
sini;le, wliile Howard will do their 
former act witli a new partner. 

William Macart, sketch (five peo- 
ple). 

Vera and Klien Rooney, daughters 
of Josle Rooney (Josis and Julia 
Rooney, sisters of P.at). 

Tyrone Power, leglt, la vaude 
skit with small company. 

James Bowman, formerly of the 
Bowman Bros., and Hurry PieldH 
luive rejoined as team. 

Bothwell Brown and Co. 8 people. 

Morton-Stanley Revue, with Al 
Morton, ' Chick Stanley, Isabelle 
Lubow. Emily 'Verdi, Jack Kessler 
and Harry Miller (Lew Cantor. 
Inc.). - _ ! 

Betty Chambers * Company (S). 

Alvares and Veritas (6), 

10 Colleg^ns Band. 



aiuliLs" 
opening; 



"Vanities" Original Cast 
With Murray-Oakland 

When the Carroll s ' ' 
starts oo Its road tour, 
Sept. 29 at Springfield, Mass, 
original cast of principals. wlt|| 
Murray and Oakland added will be 
in the Une up. 

Julius Tannen; Johnny Dooley 
and Moran and Mack are the orig. 
Inals. 

John T. Hurray and Vivian Oak- 
land have bee* la the picture col- 
ony at Hollywood for three, or four 
years, having played In many nima 



Eddie Lester is assistant manager 
of D. S. Moss' Franklin theatre, 
New York. 



IN AND OUT 

Blossom Seeley cancelled the cur- 
rent' week at the Palace, New York, 
through an attack of bronchitis. 

Elizabeth Brico and Band substi- 
tuted. Jliss Brice is douiiling be- 
tween Palace and S6th Street. 



SAM 



DAYTON 

and 
OLIVE 

RANCY 

in 

^KALAMBOOR' 

By FRANK ORTH 

Next to closing on any bill 
Keith-Albee Circuit 



HOUSES OPENING 

The HelUnweod, Detroit, the Co- 
hen brotliers* new house, is a 4,000- 

seater. independently operated. The 
picture houbC goes in for Paul Ash 
entertainment with the boeking of 
Jim Dimmlck's Sunnybrook ocehes- 
tra, placed by Seymour Simons. 

Fuur additional houses have been 
.added by the Jack Llnder Agency: 
Oneonta, Oneonta, N. Y., four acts 
on spill w ee k; Oa p l tsl . ll a v e r s t i i sr . 
.V. Y., Ave acts, last halt; Flay- 
liouse, Hudson, N. Y., five acts, full 
week, and Apollo, downtown New 
York, five 'acts, Friday, Saturday 
I and Sunday. 

Capitol, Chatersburg, Pa., has 
! been added by Consolidated-Plim- 
i nier Aucncy. It plays ilvt acts on 
a split week. 



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ILL AND INJURED 

R. J. Lydialt at Mayo BrothftH 
Itnspital, Rochester, Minn., fgr ob- 
servation. He is manager of the 
Association (agency), Chicago. 

Charle^> Gaa, of the Harry Miller 
Co., New York, was se\ crely in- 
jured in auto accident at Atlantic 
Cltjr. Gm drov* hia car Into a 
tree to avoid another car running 
into him. His injuries are not se- 
rious. 

Ceorgia Knowlton, actress, of 
Denver and San Francisco, is 111 in i 
the Hollywood Hospital in Holly- 
wood. Her condition Is not sorliUiH. 

Jack tJaln, hu-^iness executive of 
the Hollywood IVuamount studio, 
at hoint! with an alLack of lUi. 

Ui>berL E. Ilickey, press agent 
with the John Ucihlnson Circus, wa^- 
operated upon for aiMtendieltifl at 
the John B. Murphy Hospital, Chi- 
cago. He Is convalesQins at the 
home of his mother at llSl Elmdalv 
avenue, Chicago. 

Kent Jackson, chorus iplrl with 
Will MorrlsRey's Ehcposures. aprainetl 
an ankle a few minutes after the 
npeninff performance Sunday at the 
Columbia, San Francisco. 



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BURUESQUE REVIEWS 



PERFECT 36 

(COLUMBIA) 

. . Alld7 IfeCun 

♦•w Mary Connors 

U"f BIHy Fields 

W Ktcve Mills 

i"" ' Eddie Oreen 

Co"" P«U W«ll« 

E«<t.- -,;: Bell» Norton 

JSl Browi'.V.V.' aenevioy. Ptallllp. 

Morri» Walnstock spoMora this 
nnit In the Columbia this week, a 
JJplta? example of the ftu.t dlmin- 
Lhing real burlewjue ehows. 

"Perfect 36" has the genuine bur- 
iMoue flavor and for once ia along 
"iclnal lines. It doesn't happen 
eften that material that departs 
from the stoik stuff rcKist<>r8 rori- 
■Istently. but the Walnstock organ- 
lutlon puts it over. 
^Book & credited to the owner and 
to Stere MlU»i one of tho two fea- 
tured cornice. Study of the program 
makes It appear that the show has 
been somewhat revamped and ma- 
terial has been cut. What remains 
represents a high percentage of live 
new matter. 

Enumernting the bits and special- 
ties that registerod, there is a firat 
rate bit out in "one" with Mills and 
Green, the latter returninR to bur- 
tesque in his old blackface char- 
aMer. It has to dojirith the simplest 
tllli hinged on whether a gun is 
loaded or not. Green being the ner- 
vous darky. It la mwty with aoUd 
lauKhs. 

Fields sells a spicy blackout about 
a woman patient In a doctor's office 
that Is hilarious. The same come- 
dian does a siilendid specialty later 
on as a drunk in a night club, work- 
ing here with McCann and Frances 
Korton. This turn as it stands couUl 
be built into a 16-minute specialty 
that would command money in 
nudevUle. Hllla. MeCann and two 
women principals do another up- 
roarious bit, having to do with a 
street pick up and an elaboration of 
the "do you live with your folks" 
routine, all of it a natural. 

The comedy is thus well cared for 
and on that basis the show makes 
friends. Behind it they have packed 
In a musical show with plenty of 
flaah of the usual sort; a big chorus 
that can <ance more than a little, 
and a good deal of ingenuity in a 
production sense. More Important 
■till they have a good group of prin- 
cipal women, all experienced bur- 
lesque workers and displaying a fair 
average of cla.ss. The t.rganizatlon 
does excellent team work. All the 
rlrls have their chance and none Is 
forced. 

The dances provide a moderate 
aea-ionlng of spice, in dances and 
in the book, but it is always in 
good control and never once over- 
Mfepa, The show doeen't need the 
ktek St raw 'displays. It can safely 
rest upon the substantial work of it.s 
three comedians. Mills, Melds and 
Green, with the glrly-girly punch 
»« a seasoning for the comedy. It 
is only where the laughing side of 
a hook-up is feeble that the blue 
dances have to be called upon to 
bolster up a weak sister. This show 
needs nothing of the sort. It is 
""rth the gate on a laughing basis. 

The chorus— counts 2S In some of 
the ensembles— is strengthened by 
the three McCann sisters, plump 
and lippy kids who are likeable in 
all departments, either working in 
the hne, out In front or doing tlieir 
apeclalty. Tlu-y are designated as 
wile, Sal and Pat for the quartet 
on with Andy, who introduces them 
daughters. Ifs remarkable 
'>nat three live workers can do to 
Jive a score of glrl^ the appear- 
jnee of more class than one looks 
JOT in wheel shows. Their spirit 
pervades the whole bunch, 
f *f « ''^ f"""^ f "fer- 

•h; , '^'^ * "■■'St I'^iSH builesiiue 
" It stands in all department < 

.Kit^l'J^i"'.'^ oom^dy. Which is the 
•Dest kind of bOz office insurance. 

SUGAR BABIES 



r»P'«ln S»-a„... 
iJtul. Wallace.. 
AJi-lph .SUlj.,.. 
Kostmary 



(MUTUAL) 



Charles !>. Schultz 

...Jack Henklns 

Jack Hoeen 

..Altbea Pflrnes 



Olirl," ■ • Milll* Kenneey 

Ut.'o. I« 'X'^'k I'ortla Lee 



, . . Horry Fields 



bliwl^ ( '"'Ho Jake") Fields is 
c„r«i I'lo'luc r as well as chiel 
lew "'.""s macliino-m.ade bur- 

5 s) ^' """'S & Sea- 
than " serves as rather better 

P°'"' «" girly-girly 
knlh '""s down hard in the 

"niartmcnt. IT»du. tion tl ish 
hanrti "J^hees and numbers are w ell 
oj? i?'"' ^hcre Isn't a sponlanc- 
?un„f^|«'« two hours of the 

r. f m'^",'"'"""''' liappens, thcv have 
rrj'i„i 1 '° noise, knockabout and 

6 n,,'''"'" ." ' ' «» uHimi u make s 



minutes when If became evident 
that tliey had nothing and would 
presently have to resort to the blad- 
der. They did. When a burlesque 
pruduvlHK comic invokes the swing- 
ing bag all hope Is lost. 

Fields has a certjiin style that 
ought to make lu way. He works 
with abundant conlidonco and 
aplomb, so it must be Just a dea: th 
of material. Hla aaaiatants have 
practically nothing axoept aelf-as- 
surance. 

he women, particularly the six 
girls whose runway work Is a per- 
manent feature of the Hurtig & 
Seamen Music Hall In 12Sth street, 
where the show was caught, saved 
the day. The show s own prini ii>al 
women, Althea Harnes. VI Penny 
and Millie Kennedy, have all the at- 
tributes to make a wheel troupe ef- 
fective. Miss Barnes, prima donna, 
has an agreeable voice and manages 
ballad numbers and a couple of 
dramatic bits most gracefully, be- 
sides dressing at all times attrac- 
tively. VI Penny Is a good looker 
and an exhilarating shimmier and 
Miss Kennedy is accomplished in all 
burlesque lines, including appear- 
ance In a state of extreme undress. 

Besides these two, Dottle Reed 
and Portia Lee, who otherwise work 
in the line with conspicuous aucceas, 
are lively workers. All these girls 
did their part fully to make the 
show amusing, but there was noth- 
ing to break the monotony of girl 
numbers. It was either hip waving 
or dullness in the bits. So they 
overdid the hip waving. 

The runway workers are a par- 
ticularly goud looking half dozen 
young and vastly above the wheel 
average In appearance. Any one 
ought to be ablp to make the musi- 
cal comedy grade, as far as looks go. 
Runway work doesn't give them 
much chance to exercise dancing 
talents, limited as It is to routine 
grind undulations. A girl clown 
works with them for a couple of 
numbers, doing a rough Sis Hopkins 
character and mixing with the audi-^ 
encc for low comedy busine^.^. She 
was probably the laughing hit of 
the show. 

Jack Rosen is In "Dutch" charac- 
ter to supplement Fields Hebe. He 
haa little In character, dialect or 
method that promises much. The 
other two men are Jack Henkins, 
ctra\!;ht, whose prinr'^nl a s t 
an energetic style, and a Juvenile, 
apparently Charles L. Schultz, who 
has all the earmarks of a new- 
comer. He does some excellent 
straight dandng, but as a.faeder oi* 
builder in btta he ia a dud. 

Tliere was rot a single comedy bit 
that stood out. They worked hard 
and furiously at some familiar ma- 
terial, but it never got anywhere. 
Probably the best bit Fields him- 
self did was a semi-dramatic epi- 
sode of a Hebe in a hop Joint. Miss 
Barnes did nicely with a production 
number built around the song, "My 
Man," but without the Apache 
dance. 

For the rest the show is Just a 
series of shimmy numbers, with a 
specialty solo of hip waving by Dot- 
tle Reed at the curtanl climax. That 
leaves a lot to be desired in a well- 
rounded burlesque show. Ruth. 



a , ' as usual it maxe 

Inrv,. genuine laugh- 

Work "eutenants pnlnstnkyigly 
Sroml,"" * sonietliinu' that 

and ih amusing riim.ix 

llana-lnll".^" ''■•"i^iiB '•v. iy thing 
"King In the nir. 

opera hafln t been runnln 



Bringing Up Father 

(COLUMBIA) ' 

Providence, Sept. 2. 
Musical comedy version of Geonge Mc 
ManuH* cartoon strip; book by Nat 1^ 
Itoy; music by A. M. Zlnn; dancee and en- 
seniblea by Joseph Noonan; stared by Bob 
I.a l^nde.. At Empire, Providence, ifwk 
Avfi. 2tl (rolumbi.i W'heell. 

I'jisi; I'fte '■■jrW'y. E.'a'.rice Harlowe 
Jiniiiiy <'«iir. rs, K:»th*»rlne Uutler, Paul 
Hush, Jullt Uc Ht'Uiiont, Sieve Paul, Tom 
Itrl,.y. Wllli-im Thcmpson. 

I-Jirls: Ml!«.fi.-9 Connoi*, Pettlnglll, Curley. 
Vic. 1j& Tour. Daisy lA Tour. Herbert. 
C'uyer, GauKhnn, Hall. Va'car. MvanH, 
Hry,Tnt, Sli,'a. Cliirk, I^lstly. Dlllni.jre, 
Be-ity. Willl.im.i L>ai linprton. Inxun. 

The fall scasun oi burle.'-quo was 
ushtTcd in here witli "Hriiigiiig I'p 
Katliir" (in I'olities), an trnlirtly 
new .show despite last season's title. 
Even in its musical comedy form, 
this premiere offering carried no 
good word of cheer concerning the 
forthcoming burlesque to the cus- 
tomers here. 

Besides the gals, the die-hards 
here must have their comedy. They 
had heard most of the wheezes of 
tills show In earlier years and had 
believed them dead when the new 
prohibition laughs came In during 
the war. But they all came back, 
including the old se.aslrk gag and its 
original line "Shall I bring your din- 
ner uii?" which had many, aged 
companions, 

Musi.-, liowever. Is refreshing. The 

song "t; lie t;ii-Is" went over with 

a wlinm, w hile "Clrlie (liils ' was a 
likely number. "Heautiful Fares" 
was tuneful, liut diiln't get a break 
when it ^^■.■ls r-eiuii-rcil 'niirl a f.'i.^h- 
lon displ.iv, though "Hall to the 
Hrldo' vv.Ts treated Justly by Bia- 
trl i . ' e Hailuw e In a s p e elalty 



ber and scored, "aoodla Girls" was 
put across nirely by the chorus. In- 
dividually and as a group. In a nov- 
elty number that lifted the first act 
from some very dull moments. 

What polities had to do with the 
show is still to be determined, for 
tnued trials asd tribulations 



of Jina, Haggle and DIntv mei-elv 
taka tham on a trip tu spum tiu- 

tbame of the production m tliin. l.ui 
aarves the purpose of a framework 
Room for numerous laughs In tlie 
story, but they have not been devel- 
oped. 

As Maggie, Beatrice Harlowo Is 
little short of perfect, and no one 
will ever come nearer to McManus" 
tirading spouse. Pete Curley as 
Jiggs, who would have handled the 
comedy had there been any, and 
Jimmy Connors as Dinty Mooie did 
what they could with the material 
available. 

Juliette Belmnnt Is the vivacious 
and vicious prima donna, who had 
few Idle moments throughout the 
evening. She sings, plays the vio- 
lin, dances and performs as an as- 
piring countess— doing a pretty 
good Job of the whole thing. 

Gals are shapely and as such 
should have been kept at the busi- 
ness of kicking and wiggling. In 
one scene half were hodecked in 
Spanish shawls and half In Japa- 
nese flower dresses, to give an ome- 
let effect: while In another scene 
they were marched In a fash- 
Ion parade with headgear and gowns 
little more than rldlculousi On 
both occasions the gals were as out 
of place aa abode abaorber* on a 
trolley car. 

With comedy and some overhaul- 
ing this show might be a forertin- 
ner on the Columbia wheel. It has 
music and gals. lAnlam. 



MOONLIGHT MAIDS 

(MUTUAL) 

Joe Oonn , Joseph Ryan 

Josephine Cheatcm Josephine More 

Grace Gettem • Urace Wallace 

Johnny Stall Johnny Cook 

Snooae .Tom Wlllard 

Anna Pep Anna Toe be 

Khner Klata I31|ly Hagan 



Sam Kraus' show features Billy 
Hagon and Anna Toebe, former a 
grotesque comic out of the ordinary 
in type, and the latter a first-rate 
rough burlesque worker of the "good 
fellow aort. generoua aa to figure, 
energetic In style and aupplying In 
prodigal meaaure what the Mutual 
clientele pays for. 

These two are the mainstays of 
an excellent unit in the wheel, sup- 
ported In thoroughly satisfactory 
fashion by Joseph Ryan, an espe- 
cially gooa, masculine straight man, 
Johnny Cook, nice-looking Juvenile 
and two subordinate principal wom- 
en, Grace Wallace, lottnded pony 
size dancing aoubret, and Joaephlne 
dKore, prii«a donna, with a flashy 
voice for burlesque. 

The line up has many points of 
merit. They go in for hip waving 
as the mainstay, but handle that 
important element of tfte Mutu.al 
Idea with a good deal of intelligence. 
Instead of the familiar routine of 
grind numbers repeated repeatedly 
and all of the same sort, they play 
up their wiggles wltii Ingeniou s 
bustnesa, giving it kick and em- 
phasis. The whole attair has the 
ear marks of expert handling by 
somebody who knows his Mutual. 

Miss Toebe has a figure eloquent 
in action and works up her strong 
dances cleverly by the addition and 
subtraction of coverings for high 
voltage effects. In one place she 
worked In front of the bunch, all 
hands wearing the new coolie coats. 
Two by two the girls divested them- 
selves of the Jai'anese wrappings 
for a glimpse of much undraped 
girl In IIul.'L innvements. Between 
each pair Anna herself showed how 
it really should be done. The whole 
buslncFS worked up to an exhilarat- 
ing largely undressed finale. 

In other ways the outfit shows In- 
telligent direction. They seldom use 
the familiar pop numbers straight, 
but instead have given them their 
<twn lyricH, usually parodied in a 
spicy way. Tho comedy bits are in 
the same vein, usually pretty hot, 
but always with the saving grace of 
genuine fun. They seldon\,pull the 
mere noUe and knockout for Its own 
sake. Assault and battery have a 
funny Idea behind Instead of being 
an alibi for lack of humor as fre- 
quently is tho case in these troupes. 

In .'^iinrt. the attraction h.'us some- 
thing of tlie real burlesque flavor — 
the (juality of artlc-^s absurdity that 
alone makes this stylo of enteit.'iin- 
ment worth while. It's difllcult to 
put a finger on this substance of the 
wheel show, but when it's absent 
they're terrible. This outfit has tho 
quality in good measure. 

Hagan works quietly In a curious 
nondescript chnr.i' t^r that is half 
tramp, half pat«y and a little 
"Dutch," while partn' .-, Tom 

Williaiil. doi s the i- i !il.'<r tramp 
type. Hagan h.ir-: nothip f ' .-.tecially 
striking about his work ■".;-':ei'>t that 
he does get his laughs m Ic.'i'.ini.iti 
style. One bit, a hot '■ .ising scene 
with Miss Toebe, had sorr.i; excellc 
pantomime. Wlllard U iust a me- 
chanical assistant clown. 

The girls, 16, are the usu .1 mis 
cellnneous lot, but work more wi.i 
Ingly than tlie aveingc and tielp the 
show vastly th< rt hy. 

Costuming snd production ar< 

«n,1 n-..h]., plninp .« < 1 c f ■ i-l r>r y 



background to the show. The out 
fit Iff not especially strong on spn 
clalty people, although Josephine 
More and Joseph Ryan do a singing 

bit nifely. mixing In spicy IjtIcs 
with sentlmentr*! ballads the w.iv 
burlesque audlerr^es dote on. Mi?R 
Wallace Is the only womMi i^n^MSt 



BMESQUE ROUTES 



Weeks of Sept. 12 and 19 

COLUUBIA 

A r.Mfi'.t 3C— t'asino, Brooklyn; 
19. Kmpiro. New. irk. 

Around the World— Music Hall, 
Akron; i;>, iilympic, Cincinnati. 

U.ire l^'acts — Empire, Providence; 
19, tJayity, Boston. 

Be Happy— Gaycty, Buffalo; 1», 
Gayety, Rochester. 

Bringing Up Father— Plaza, Wor- 
ceste'r; 19, Ij. O. 

Cock-u-Doodle-Doo • — Columbia, 
New York; 19, Kmpire, Brooklyn. 

Cooper, Jlmmie — L.. O.; 19, Casino, 
Brooklyn. 

Darktuwn Scandals — Capitol, Al- 
bany; 19, Casino, Boston. 

Flying Dutchman — Casino, Phila- 
delphia; 19, Palace, Baltimore. 

Fooling Around — Gayety, Toronto; 
19, Gayety. Buffalo. 

Gaities of 191',S — Clavetv, Roches- 
ter; 22-2t. Coloiii.il, l il.a. 

Here \Vu Ar,^ 1,",-17, Colonial, 
Utica; 2:;-:;i. c.ipUol. l iica. 

High Hat Hevuc — tiayety, Boston; 
19. Columbia, New York. 

Kelly, Lew — Casino, Boston; It, 
Plaza, Worcester, 

Kongo — Gayety, Detroit; 10, Gay- 
ety, Toronto. 

lender's Revue — E^mplre, Brook- 
lyn; 19, Casino, Philadelphia. 

Let's Go — Gaycty, Pittsburgh; 19, 
Music Hall, Akron, 

Nothing But twirls — Miner's Bronx, 
New York; 19, Kmpire, Providence. 

Rain — dmpire, Newark; 19, Miner's 
Bronx, New York. 

Snyder, Bozo— Olympic, Cincin- 
nati; 19, Gayety; Washington. 

White Cargo— Palace, Baltimore; 
19. Gayety, Washington. 

Wine, Women and Song — Gayety, 
Washington; 19, Gayety, Pittsburgh, 



MUTUAL 

Band Box Revue— Empress, Cin- 
cinnati; It, Gayety, Louisville. 
Banner Burlesquers — L. O.; 19, 

Empress, Chicago. 

Bathing Beauties— GAyety, Mil- 
waukee: 19. L. O. 

Big Kevlow— Oayety, OMBIm; It, 
Garrick, Des Moines, 

Bowery Burlesquers — Garden, Buf- 
falo: 19, Corinthian, Rochester. 

Bright Elycs — State Sprlnglield; 
It, 125th St, New York. 

Dimpled Darlings — Mutual, India- 
napolis; 19, Garrick, St. Iiouls. 

FInnell, Carrie— Cadillac, Detroit; 
19, Kmpire, Toledo. 

Follies of Pleasure — 12, Allentown, 
Pa.; 13, Lebanon: 14, Wllliamsport: 
15, Mahanoy City: 16-17, Reading, 
l a ; 19, Y'oikvilie, New York- 
French Models — Kmpiraf TOtedo; 
19, Kmpire, Cleveland. 

Frivolities of 1928 — Grand, Akron; 
19, Garden, Buffalo. 

Ginger Girls — Gayety, Baltimore; 
It. York, Fa.; 20, L. O.; 21, Altoona; 
22, Cumberland, Md.; 23, Union- 
town, Pa.; 24, Beaver Falls, Pa. 

Girls from tho Ftollies— 16-17, 
Wedgeway, Schenectady; 19, Gay- 
ety, Montreal. 

Girls from Happyland — Corinth- 
ian, Rochester; 22 24, Wedgeway, 
Schenectady. 

Girls from the U. S. A. — Lyric, 
Newark; 19, Hudabn, Union City. 

Happy HouriH^lS, York, Fa.; 13, 
U O.; 14, Altoona; IS, Cumberland, 
Md.; IB, I'n.ontown, Pa.; 17, Beaver 
Falls, Pa.: 19, Acadeiny, I'lttshurgh. 

Hello I*;iree — Academy, Pitts- 
burgh; 19, Lyric. Dayton. 

High Flyers— Orpheum, Pateraon; 
19, Gaycty, Scranton. 

Hollywood sScandals— 12r>th St. 
New York; 19, Gayety, Brooklyn. 

Kandy. Kids — Gayety, Louisville; 
19, Mutual, Indianapolis. 

Jazztlmo Revue — I>yric, Dayton r 
19, Kinpn ss. Cineinnatl. 

-LaOin' Thru— I'Jmpire, deVilaad; 

19. flrand, Akron. 

Moonlight Mnids -Cnyety, Scran- 
ton: 19, (Jayety, Wilke.s-lt.arro. 

Naughty Nifties — (layety, Wllkes- 
Barre; 19. Allentown. I'a.; 20. Ixli- 
snon; 21, Wllli.nn,«port: 22, Ma- 
hanoy City; 23-24, Beading, Pa. 

Night Hawks — Star, Brooklyn; 19, 
Trocadoro, Philadelphia. . 

Nite Llfo In Paris— Garrick, St. 
Louis; 19, Gaycty, Kansas City. 

Parisian Flappers — Olympic, New 
York; 19. tirfiheum, Paterson, 

I'lcttv li.iliiea — Kmprcss, Chicago; 
19. Cad ilia'-. Detroit. 

Record lirenke-is — Gayety, Mon- 
tre.il; 19, Howard. Boston. 

Social Maids — Tror.adero, PhTIa- 
delphla; 19, .Mutual, Washington. 

Speed Oirls— (Jarrlck, Des Moines; 
19. Gayety, Milwaukee. 

.«tep A I'ing -Hudson, Union City; 
19, Olvmpie New York. 

St. p Lively <:;ir!.". - Vorkvllk?, New 
York; i". "t-iT-, Brooklyn, 

.Stolen .'-V. (ets — Howard, Boston; 
19, fi.ate, .Springflt-ld. 

Si i-.-ir Babies — Gayety, Brooklyn; 
19. 1/yric. Newark. 

Tempters— Oayety, Xansaa Cttyj 
If'. Gayety, Omaha. 



In the troune. unless you'd call Miss 



Toebe's Oriental tor.so gestures 
dancing. 

"M'lonligiit Maid^i'' ought to bn a 
good troupe to filllow aroimd the 
clrcuil. It gives the boys what th. y 
want and sells with a good di:il of 
real skill tbs Mutual burh s'p'e idi a 



Mutual Grosses Good; 
Herk on Wheel Survey 

Two Mutu.il burlesque showa 
whleli. regard) d as weak the opi n- 
ing w.^k, h.'V tin,'' str,'nKil;''ni-.l, 
both in principals and material, 
with Improvement reported. Ttaajr 
aj\) '■High Life," produced hy Joa 
Leavitt, and Joe Perry's "French 
.Mod'ls." 

I. 11. Herk. president of Mutual, 
left Monday night for a brief Inspao* 
tion four. Including Montreal, To« 
ronto. Toledo and points west. Mrs. 
lUik aeroiiipanied him. Mr. Herk 
will he in Chic igo around the 22d, 
when Gi'ne Tunney and Jack Depnp* 
sey face each other. 

That Herk will n.-gotl.ite for an- 
other Chiiago li.iuso Is reg.ir.l. ,! na 
a certainty. It is also reported the 
Mutual will Invade Providence, R.I,, 
long an undisputed burlesque point 
for tlie Columbia. The Columbia 
plays the Cayety tin r.'. 

Business in the .Mutual stands 
were reported good last week de> 
spite heat. 'Kandy Kids" got al- 
most $6,000 In Cincinnati, with the 
Incoining show there Sunday, "The 
Band Box Uevue." chalking up 
around $1,200 on its opening. 

"Night Life In Paris" got t5,}00 
In Indianapolis, with "Dimpled 
Darlings" close to $1,000 on Ita SUB* 
day opening. 

Midnight shows are again In 1 
with shows now regularly Uatai^ 
the Kmpire, Cleveland; AcadlMHM 
Pittsburgh: Bmpress. eSBSXH^ 
and Cadillac, Detroit. 



BURLESQUE CHANGES 

Alma Montague replaced Franlda 
Hunter aa aoubret with "Wine, 
Woman and Song" (Columbia), 
joining the show on tour this week. 

Billy Lyons supplanted Billy 
Wendt as juvenile with "Step Along" 
(Mutual) last week. 

Jean Bodlne Joins tho stock bur- 
lesque tab at the New 126th Street 
theatre. Boubret, . . 

Charlsa J. Lyon has been Installea 
as treasurer of the Lyric, Newark, 
N. J. 

Johnny O'Oonnell has withdrrf^ 

from FYed Clara's "Let's Go." John 
Rader succeeded. 

Chic Bricmont hn« replaced Tom 
Wlllard with "Moonlight Maids'* 
(Mutual). 



Mutual One-Nighters 

For York State Gap 

Mutual Burlesque Circuit' haa 
filled two of the three days layoff 
between Rocheatar aaAMMMaUliy; 
Beginning thia week thi ahowii wm 

play Geneva, N. Y., on Monday and 
Oswego, N. y., the following day, 
and a day's layoff will go to ScheneC'- 
tady for tiM taat halt. 

Another one-dair atand la belnv 
negotiated to fill the open day. 

PROTCCTWG TITLES 

The habit of burlesque atocka to 

use any titles has caused Sam 
Scrlbner to Investigate. 

One of the Harlem burlesque 

stocks (New 12(tk Striat 

which was using thfc title sf « i 
lumhla show (Let's Go), was ai*» 
dered by Serihner's attorney to l>l« 
mediately change Its billing. 

Tha house complts4 In iMMwaak. 



Burlesque Engagements 

Reported by the Iko \Vi l>er oltlce: 
_. Jimmy JJ.)Sfl> danetng juvenile, 
■With "Bringfhg Up Father." 

Sam AdamR, comedian, with BUI/ 
Koud's "Be Happy." 

Joe Kelly, juvenile, with ^SM 
Howard and Joe Lyon. 

RESIDENT RUNWAY GIRLS 



Hurtig and Seamnn will have a 
pertnanent group of girls working 
on the runway choruses of Mutual 
wheel attraetlons playing Ilurttg 
and .Se-atn'in's. Harlem. 

The enhemble, comprising eight 
hand picked lookers and wigglera 
were added this week and WIU ra- 
innln throug'.out the acnson. 



DOCTORING "MUTT & JEFF' 

"Mutt and Jeff" h.l.^ clns'-d te'lOiiO- 
rarlly on the Columbia wheel. The 
show was hauled in for fixing and 
wlU start out again when flzed. 

"Be Happy," also ordered In for 
fixing, reopened in Stanifor'l, Conn., 
Saturday, and will pick up Its for- 
Cohimbla route.- 



TULSA'S TAB 

Tulsa, Okla., Sept. IS. 

Ing roij^o al t.ilj ^•■.O'AH at the Lyric 
IN.p pri"' house, three shows a day 
and Kutuiday midnight show, 

Comp.my Includes Tom Ticwia, 
Gettni'tr- l.oii' 1-. r.iiiUae Allen, 
.\tin.i liiv.rre, Jimmy (''rlggs, nrad- 
die I'vllard, Uvb iicyers. 



V A K X B T T 



WadoMdajr, S^ttmber 14, 1927 



PRESENTATIONS-BILLS 

THIS WEEK (September 12) 
NEXT WEEK (September 19) 



fHiows oiirTylhif nutnerals luch na (11) or (12) Indicnte op^ninB this 
wpok on sund.iy or Mumlay, aa dat* may be. For next week (18) or (19> 
with split wt'oksi al»o indicated by date*. 

An ostprl^k (•) hofi.re n;imp siKniflos act is new to city, doing a new 

turn. roapptMt 111:4 afl- r .ihs.'iire or appearing for firat time. 

Pictures In In ). In rhisslflcatlon picture policy with vaudeville or 
pre»ent,iTi,.r. _s adjuM t. 



GERMANY 



(Month of September) 

Ma rows 



« City Olrii 
Dtrdy A Hsmsa 
•loiiK OsKaMun 
BufeaelM * 

R«Bk the Mttit 

Witalr OriW ■ 
Maru 4 
Jof Miller 
MiKRuaice * Haity 
Alf (irunen 
Inge f.nrptt 
Viola Rune 
Marffot (li F'iH'iin 
Xenia & 
Alva Tounjf 
Ariinnnl H;tp:\ 
reraecho.'ejina 
■III OtaMfiier 

Vtpvei M . 
BelaMto t 

Korman St OImb 

r»l»la am Zoe 

T.ca Germalnca 
Tylda * I,e« 
Doildr DeliiMn 
The Hu(oe 



Maria Herht 
FarORl Bd 



PaTltloa Bden 

r i V d Ath 

Jiiftn l.IitH.HfiN nd 

.Ia27 TIricRs 
U.,1).-: i„ 

rlrrrut 

'"•Inire tVldern 
Iliilf Ronay 
<* Van Ks.^on 
llarvty Sla 
N..rm.iii * Olai-n 
Garden & Irner 

Seal* 

Terpalchore 
Mareh T.iona 
n.ibt Sllckney 
l.eon I>c)m)te 
I.nrdAIn 
Javk.son Glrla 

U'lntM-cart«a 
rrisliiiia Pellm 
I>r ItenHtnkl 
Gaslun & Andree 
Alf Loyal DoffS 
7 Mounters 
Foy & Key 
Vaaquea 
Maxim « 
Ukralae Chelr 
I HalUaoa 
Peter* * Billy 
Frane ft Bncenl* 



PARIS 
Thii Week (Sept 12) 

Vlakta 



Sollr 8!a 
Hal Rherman 
Katcbouchefla M'U 
Oerlye ft Lyala 

* ^'Llly Scott 
PInlla 
Ceillaa 
Ueir Ball 
JnfBraOy'i Don 
Andreaa 
T Tiller Olrle 
Sarah Carllh 
Charlotte Martens 
Vali rle A n.icnn 
Marty & I> r< li'inpa 
Fanny ilaynikl 
Antlreaa A Meret 
Iraco & Clement 
O I>elli 
O Ou)- 

Paul Clason's Bd 

Empire 

Alnio Simon Cllrard 
Fritchle 
Caree's Horaes 
Carjol 

Banna Bruffotta 
liuca Ker 
Pierre I'^Uamand 
Norma ft Hliancey 
Th|i Makara 
The* M Dags 

J-QN 



Si.yras 

Wilina BerlfRly* 

I'udley Imlft 

Il;iral>l llar>"r 

M.\NCIIF)STKR 
Hippodrome 
V & K Sl.intnn 
Klla Shields 
Trlbelle ft Smile* 
Fraak Kllat 

MBWCASTU 



Sunny Rav 

NOTTINCflAM 
£mplra 
Telling Tale Her 



Boyal 

Tvonne Rev 
BHBFFIiSLO 



Apache Rev 
gWANSP.t 
Rmpire 

I''i>liea lieiKere Rev 
WOOD URKEN 
Knpira 
Will Hay 
Houston Nie 
3 DainileiM 
i.'hris t.'liarlton 
Uunaell Carr 
Christiana ft Duroy 



MISS MAE WEST'S 

New Starring Velilrlr 
"THE WICKED AGE" 

The folUiwinff placed by 

ALF. T. WILTON 

Ouit Haulelt 
Malkilai Sarlaa 
Bea ■•Oaarrti 
BerKla Wtalv 
CamM Osly 
PsfBT Oaraa 
MmU LMaard 
Hairy wmiaais 
Vllva Oavti 
Oa«M Nmll 
1560 Broadway 



Hal Clares^ea 
Haisell Broeki 
F. T. ItcynnlSs 
Rutk Haatw 
Citaar 0ns 
LealM Klrnn 4 



Itryaat tO«7-tttS 



Saito MS 



BnM aia Co 
JokeaoB Clark 
Bmeat Rastlns* 

Chaa Auatln 
May H.*nders.>n 
Clifford * Orey 
Facory Sis 

Il.tCKNEV 
Empire 
Ann Ruler 
H:\rin.tny Kixfts 
11.1 



III 

Hlr.vL.U H iiliie 
Unrare Kfiiiwy 
Tiiriil.it S Tamlm 
Demetria 

I.ONHOV 
Alhanibra 
•t Hilda's Dd 
Talbot O'li'arrell 
Tet Sea 
Ifadlnl ( 
Mamie Sautter 
Jim ft Jack 
CHII* Potter Ua* Up Rav 

PROVINCIAL 

ENGLAND 



Hmitt 
Lm Fluher 

Moulin Roar« 

Karl LesMa 
Ktca Mae 
Andr« Randall 
Marthe Ilerthy 
JackHon Girls 
Yvonne I^eKear 
Ml3s Flur)an» 
Nadia Kpen 
Dandy Sk Jay 
Jean Varemo 
Hjiark's Bal 
c:ayto ft PUmt 
C'arlel 

Fred Ifete'i BA 
Olxmpla 

T-arcy 2 
IJrUlct 

(^cruldn Sc 0«rda 
RoffB Ctintl 
rharlcy I.loyd 
I'aiiiJita lti'8 
Riandrtys 
Sokolowa A Boure 
The Prlncafl 
Luxor 
Waltoiw 
Nlsht OB Bwar 
Uttl« Bara 
Wltalr Orlwtt 
Ferrari Tr 

N 

») 

CeUaram 

Dolln A Namtchln 
O K Billot 
BIta Retlord 
O W«o« A Y 

l>upent8 
Norinnn I^inc 
IJaros 

Victoria Palace 

Wee OeorKle Wood 
N'TVo & Kniix 
.1 II S(|Uliea t*o 

Klunrue Broa 
victoria Co 
Gilbert A rrench 
K.\ Victor 
KJ Baya* 

Togo 

tnm c'ROHs 

Rmpira 

Love Hirds Rev 
8UKriI'BI>8 Ut'SH 
Rmpira 

No. 17 Co 

STBATFORD 



Pidore Theatres 



NKW TOBK CITT 

Paraaaoaat (M) 
PItipatrick Pre* 
Orawforda 
Paal Whitaman 
"Soft CuahloBa" 

RIalto (10) 

Paramount I 

Gmll Rodo 

■Way o( AH Pleah' 



Maodoaa C* Rav 
ABOWICR flBKEN 

Rmpire 
Dollle & inili^ 
DIIUnMiR.lM 

Bmptra 
Ventoen Rev 



Blae Barapbam Bv 
BJUHTOL 
Rlppedrom* 

■MI'S I'tin-Jitnii Rev 
CAKI>IFF 
Kinplra 
L*asBe of N'ghbora 
CHATHAM 
Bmpira 
Welooma Home Bv 
CRISWIOK 



Jover* 

Victor Andra 
Ana Penn 

di:ndkb 
Kings 
nreat Carmo Rev 
KDINBlR(in 
■mplr* 
Wonder Snow Rev 

Empire 
Oraai Widow Re* 

Hn.i. 

FaliMi* 

lat Prize Kev 

Rmpira 
PIccadlly Rev 



Palae* 

VonI A Horace 
(lolder. Co 
Blllp Bannelt 



<!•> 

Rdward Molltar* 
CamUl* Tapitera 

TTnna Hantte 

Rivoll rian. .'ra 
"I'niTerworld" 

Roiy (10) 

Beatrice Iti^lkin 
JaniL-a Melti.n 
"7th Heaven" 

StraiBd (M) 

OrvlUa Rannia 

Bath Calvfh 
R ft A Boylao 

Muriel Stryker 
Amund SJovak 
Strand Bal Corpa 
Virginia Johnson 
Reeves A Leu 
Layman A Kling 
Indiana b 
Allan Mackenzie 
llourmnn Co 
"College" 

CHICAGO. II.I.. 
Avalon (13) 
Buddy Fisher Bd 
Oeo Olvot 
Akerman ft Dick 
i'lalre A Wllmont 
• nlood Ship" 

Capitol <1«) 

nel DelMrldBC Bd 
Kirby * IieGaec 
MilUT & i'l li^rsun 
Geo Morton 
Vltaphona 
•■Bocky" 

CUeasa (U) 

R L. Spltalny Bd 

Leater Allen 

•llula" 

Granada (It) 
Chas Kaley Rd 
Nowhoff A I'help 
Martini A Crow 
Chan RruKge 
MlROon I>alrd 
Vlliiphone 
"Country Doctur" 

Harding (It) 
Al Belaaco Bd 
Heller ft Rlley 
Paulln* Qaakln* 

I>il Four t 

(Kiulil Dancers 
"Ueau Ge.ne'* 

Marbro (I!) 

n.n Mitmit ijd 

\ liantion.) 
"Country Doctor** 



Seaata (It) 
Hark Fisher Bd 
Arnaut Broa 
Bllllo Oerber 
Tyler Mason 
Fenton McKvny 
Gould Danccra 
Vltaphone 
"Becky" 

a«nUis>« 
M half (]4-lT> 
M Hlllblom Bd 
Adelaide Hall 
Phil Howard 
Jaffre Sis 
Mahoney A Cecil 
Ted Leary 

Tlvoll (IS) 
Ben Krueger Rd 
Al Herman 
Bernard De Pace 
Scotty Waston 
Maxoaa Hamilton 
"II Hllea Out" 

Uptown (It) 
Prank Maatcrs Bd 
Lewis A Dody 
"Solen Bride" 

^BAI.TIMORR. MD. 

Centary (ij) 

Anatole Prleriland 
"CoUcBe" 

New (IS) 
In Dreamy Spain 
'Cat and Canary' 

BCFFAM, N. T. 

Balaia (II) 
ArHltchall Bd 

Fashion Show 
Way ■ Out* West Ilv 
"Swlin Girl Swim" 

Great ijOiea (11) 
Hall A E.isley <iQ 
I'enny Re.'d A Q 
Recklow Co 
•What Price Olory' 

I«fayetta (II) 

Joe t^ook 

'Lost at the Front 
CI.RVKI.ANn, O. 
AUra (II) 
Rums A Klasen 
Bobby Tremaina 
Vale ft Stewart 
Lyndon A Farhaa 
Allen Rocketa 



(>t> 

Al Kvata Bd i 
Ulit Wataoa 
rnWT Baralar 
Bob I«aalla 

Healy ft eilRorJ 
'Sarvlee for Iiadler 

OrtaBtal (ttl 

Paul Aah Bd 
Myrtle Qordoa 
Wlil Stanton 
Renny A Weatera 
Marjorle Whitney 
Ir.^ne Ilillycr 
Paul Small 
"We're Gamblers" 



Id half <l«-tT> 
Pat Waal Or 
FanchOB ft M Idea 
Qaorge * FleMkca 
J A J Trigg 

Ksther Campbell 



CaHhay Circle 
(ladart 
Oarll Bllnor Or 



Rnbaeine • 

( Martia Uiria 

Grant A Ailair 
I.«a Htevena 
Tex Morrliotey 
Bdith Snyder 
Henry Marshall 
'For Lo.e of Mike' 

PH'M>'i riii A. p \. 

Staaley (11) 
T*4 I«wl* Bd 
'*Aaale I<*arie" 



EXCLUSIVELY OLSIGNEO 
GARMENTS FOR GENTLEMEN 



BEN ROCKE 



1632 B'way. at BOth 8t» N. Y. City 



Laughlln's Psria 

Marietta 

It A N Ifanaoo 

Octova 

Scovell Dancers 
Kosliiff li.aiiifrs 
Raby Tip 
Rrondway } 
Laurette Du Voll 
Una Thrailklll 
Stare Savage 
"7th Raavaa** 

Chiaese (ladef) 
Stewart Brady 
Koaiolt DaB(»ra 
Morgaa Daaoara 
"King of KInga" 

Crilarioa (IS) 

Jan Rablni Bd 

' The Big Parade" 

RcTpUaa (•) 

Lynn Cowao Or 
Fooraorae 
H>Ba Shim tkl 
Sally * Tad 
> Balrpiaa 
UlUaa Paw*ll 
"Hoekary" 

TAew'a Rtata («) 

C'lifT Nazarro Or 
Fanchon A M idea 
Renoff A Renova 
Gene Dennis 
Joan Knox 
Wayaa Bradford 
Suaklat Beauties 
Three Is a Crowd' 

Katrepelitaa (S> 

Rube ^olf Or 
At Jolaon 
Vfvian Kay 
Lydia Rubertl 
"Out All Night" 
Hlllloa Dollar (» 

Leo l'orl.st..-in Or 
'The ^i." Flame' 

I 111 ivn (9) 
ITobait Ktnnedy Or 
.la.k Sum' Co 
Kunlce llealy 
Line-up of Oirls 
'Cheating Cheatera' 
Weatlaka 
!d half (U-17) 
Ju'nlta Conivr s Bd 
Fanchon A M Idea 
"College" 

l.YNN, MASS. 

Olympic (lit) 
Itajah Rabuld 

MII.WAUKF.B 
Oriental 

id halt (14-17) 
Hal anils 
DAB Baretaw 
Cba* Haer 

Fptowa 

Id half (14-17) 
Cogert A Motto 
Uypay Byraea 

W I eceaal a (11) 

Dave Schooler 
Jan ton Sis 
Tlvoll Girls 
F ft J Robert 
Bert Darrall 
Bddle RIII 
NRWARK. N. t. 
Bmnford (10) 
Charlie Meleon lid 



PlTTMirBCR. PA. 

AMIaa (It) 
Xllllaa Bha v 
At Tann Co 
1 Rltx Broa 
"After Ml.lnliiht" 

Grand (II) 
Warlngs Penn Bd 
"Chang" 

Paaa <ll> 
Borah Mlaevltch Co 
Adier Well A H 
"Magic Flame" 
(l«) 

Gilbert A Sullivan 
"Annie Laurie" 

PR'V'D'NCK. B. 1. 

Pay's (i'J) 
Winifred *St. Clair 
Parlalan Redheads 
Chase ft Collins 
Johaay Herman 
Oaait ft Lamarr 

SAN FRANCISCO 

California (10) 
Otno Severl Bd 
"CamlUe " 

Oraaada (10) 

Frank Jenks Bd 
Fanchon A M Idea 
"The Drop Kick" 

Xatpoial (IS) 
Rarmie King Bd 
"Alia* the Deacon" 

WaiMd (IS) 

Walt Roeaner Bd 
Frank p*Voe 
John Maxwell 
Chriasle A Daley 
"Romance" « 

ST. LoriA 
Amba^aadar (II) 
Ed Lowry ' 
Alfredo A Haxlne 
Anna Chang 
.Stanley A BIrnes 
Hatchings A H 

HlsKoart (11) 
Jimmy Hodges 
Accent A Jcneeko 
Frankia James 

(Two to All) 

WASH'GTON. D. C. 
Palace (1*) 

C Hale Oiria 
Rome A Dunn 
Joyce Coles 
Daganova-A T 
C Harrlman Pres 
Dick T.elbert 
, Con Felice 
"College" 

(17) 

Al Hoora Band 
C Hale Girls 
S Singing Tara 

"Mockery" 

Blalto (10) 
Rox Rommalt 
Heart Sokolov 
"Caaae* Klrby" 

Fox (IS) 

Roxy Presentation 
"Paid to I.ove" 




NKW TOBK CITT 
Ameflciao 

lat half (19-;i) 
Oherle * Lewis 
Aaron A Violet 
I.eipBlg 

Oillvert A Avery Rv 
Caaler & Wells 
Joe Browning 
Koehler A Bdllh 
(One to mil 

td half (:2-!S> 
Steppla ft Sao 



Chas Ahearn Tr 
(Three to flll> 

2d half (22 13) 
A I LIbby Co 
GlnKer Snaps 
Raby Peggy 
(One to -All) 

Setaaeey St. 

lat half (19-21) 
J 1 Colllna 
Rusalan Art CIr 
BriBco* ft Rauh 



Tack A Toy 
Rarr Maju A R 
Rotblns A Jewelt 

Kev Comi'iue 
(One to (IIU 

Id half (22 li) 
Ford A I'rke 
Torn A .I.-rry 
Hart W.iyn. r & L 
Swans Ac CiifTiJid 
Gilbert A Avery Rv 

Uncola Sq. 

1st half (If -21) 
Franca A LaPell 
Roaa Roaalia 
Savoy A Mann 
Smith A Allntan 
Mort Stanley Rev 

id half (22-25) 
Howard KIchola 
HlghtosMr t 
Taylor A Bobby 
The Olympians 
(One to nil) 

National 
lat half (19-21) 
I'aul Bros 
(iates A Clare 
Harry Hay<!en Co 
Swartz A Clifford 
Senorlta Alcaniz Co 

2d half (22-:j) 
Kramer A Cross 
Stanley A Kerns 
SagtoB ft Farrail 
Aathoay ft Rogers 
Phil Seed ft Co 



let halt (tt-tl) 



Id halt (2>-t() 
C ft L Gerard 
Frank Terry 
Andra DelVal Orch 
(Two to nil) 

Premier 
1st half ni-ll) 

1 LungHelds 
Marvin ft White 
Leo GreaBWood Co 
Tfyior ft Bobby 
The Olymptana ^ 

td half (ll-ll) 
Takewa Jap* 

Wilsons ft Waihb'B 
Jas Kenoedy Co 

Dotson 

Rav Comlaoe 
BAY BIDOB, N. T. 
lioaw 
tat half (19-21) 

2 Reddingtons 
Dick Ryan 
Stateroom No. II 
O A M Bingham 
Bway Butterflies 

2d half (22-25) 
Aerial Smltha 
Jack Houach Co 
BriatoU ft Belle 
Smith ft Allman 
Bathing Beautiea 

BIBM'aHcVM. .%LA. 

TeoipU (!•> 
T Styllah Steppare 
Segal ft BoberteoB 
Parl*l*na* t 
Bora* ft Kan* 
Beaco* Arbuckl* 




Takewa Jap* 

Keena 81* 
Jaa Kennedy C* 
Klein ^ros 
Tempt of 1>:7 
(On* to flilt 

Id halt (tl-tt) 
Raekoa 

Meyers A Nolan 
Harrlgan A Hart 

Briscoe A Uauh 
Brandies Orrh 
(One to nil) 

State (IS) 
4 Readings 
Edna W- Hopper 
Lew Brice 
(Ironnon A Renee 
(Two to fill) 

▼letorU 
let half (ll-ll) 

Aerial Smltha 

Jack Hou-i^cn Co 
Teck Murilock Co 
Warner A Mary A 
Ixirk-tt A race 

Id half (2;-20) 
Diaz Sis 
Keena Sis 
Klein Rn.a 
Tempt of 11127 
(One to nil) 

BBOOKLTN 
Bedford 

lat halt <ll-2() 
Baaang ft Fox 

Tom ft Jerry 
Stuts ft Bingham 
Baby Peggy 

Fridkin, Rhode Co 

2d half (22-25) 
J J Collins 
Caaler A Wells 
Holland ft Odea 
Leiprig 

HortoB Staaley Rev 
Gates Ave. 

1st h.ilf (10-21) 
FoAl A Price 
P ft B Roaa 
Saston ft Farrell 
Bob Nelaon Co 
Kerr ft Waaton Rev 

Id half (22-IS) 
Olbaon A Price 
Rosa Roaalle 
Karl Hampton Co 
Wni Kbc Co 
4 Diamonds 

Melba 

1st half (19-21) 
Aerial DeGroffs 
BrI.stoI A Kclle 
Wilsons A W burn 
DotSOB 



JACK Le LIPSHUTZ 
TAILOR 908 Wabiot St. 



WHEN 

PLAYINQ 

PHILADELPHIA 



ORDER 
MONOAYi 
FINISH 
SATURDAY 



Sonny 

Dorothy Haskell 
Angela Vllale Hd 
'U'kfast at S'nrlaa' 

Park (U) 
▼Irt Hoore Or 
'Blaek D'mend Ex' 

DKTROIT, Mica. 
Capttol (11) 

Vincent Lopez Ttd, 
ituss Morgan Bd 

"Out All Night" 

HIrhlgaa (II) 

Toklo Blues Rev 
Willie Solar 
I Ueyakoa 
I.OU Koalolf 
'We're All Q'mb'ra' 
UVt.UTH. MINN. 

Oarrlck (11) 
Ke'enolt A Marae 



Toek ft Toy 
Doran A Sopper 
Ballet Caprice 
Trade 1 

Karnsw'th A Sands 
Pressler A Klalaa 
(One to mi) 

Roulevard 
1st half (19-21) 
Tbelma Arllne Co 
Stanley A Kama 
Farnaw'th ft Sanda 



2 HI B I 



mnd*- 



Roslla 

Id half (lt-M> 
Paul Broa 
PAR Roaa 
del the Habit 
L * M Wllaoa 
L*w Wllaoa Ca 

Commodore 
let half (19 11) 



Bathing Beautiea 
(Two to nil) 

2d half (22-25) 
Zoeller A Wllburn 
Warner ft Mary A 
Chaa P Seaman 
Mexican Romanee 
(Oao to BID 



lat half (11-21 1 
Howard Nichols 
Calvert A Irwin 
Boh Cjinrnn c^i 
Wm Ebs Co 
Gertrude Kd-'rle 

2d half (2: 2f. i 
4 Gaertners 
I Co-K la 
Harris A P^pin r 
Itarr Mayo A H 
Gertrude TdTle 
Greeley Sq. 

l.'t half (19 :n 



Rallet Caprice 
(One to nil) 

2d half (22-29) 
Roaalan Art CIr 
Aaron ft Violet 
McAIIIMer ft T. 
t<eo Oreenwood Co 
Bob Nelaon Cn 
Bway Biitterfliea 

MetropolltaB (1») 

Oorgalla 3 
Rou e O'Hara 

Grey A Tlyrim 
Van A Si lieni k 
(One to nil/ 
Palar* 
let half (11-11) 
4 Uaertnara 
Ginger Snaps 
Blaon City 4 
Step ThI* Way 



BOSTON, MASS. 
Orphenm (19) 

.Toe Mendls 3 
Ifudnuta A Schw'ts 
Van A Vernon 
lIuzzlnRton'H Bd 
Chas Olcott 
(One to nil) 

BrFFAl.O, N. T. 
State (II) 
K T Kuma Co 
Myrtle Boland 
Nel Roy A Co 
Sid IjowIb Co 
Radio Fancies 
(OB* to flill 

CUnSLAMD, O, 
Slat* <!•) 

Francia I 

Kennedy ft Kramer 
Hayden UAH 
Ryaa ft Lee 
fleorge Price 
Cantor'* Revels 

COLVMBCS. O. 
Broad (19) 
Cautler's Dors 
Arthur Lloyd 
MldKut Pa.slimes 
Jean Graneso 
Caatle of Dreams 

BBTROIT, MICH. 
State (III 

Billy LaMont 4 
Mma Pompadour 
M Harria Chaidln 
Rich ft Cherle 

B Hamilton Orch 
(One to mi) 

KVANSV'I.K. IND. 
Tlvoll 
lat halt (19-21) 
P' Brachard Tr 
Mahoney A Cecil 
Batcheller A J Co 
Carson A Wlllard 
5 Harmaniaca 

HOBOKKN. N. J. 
Slate 

1st half (19-31) 
HIghtower I 
Athlone 

Chelm St Orr Co 
ll'wo to mil 

2d halt l2;-25) 
Thelnia Arllne Co 
Wm Dick 
Princess Chin 
Toonerville 4 
Lopa Cortex S 

JAMAICA. I,. I. 
Hillside 

1st half (19-21) 
Gibson A I'rlce 

3 Co-Eds 

Earl Hampton Co 

4 Diamonds 
(One to All) 

2d half (22.;.-,) 
Cherle A Lewis 
Irving Kdwardfl 
Stateroom No. 19 
Slutz A Kineliam 
Rosita 

ME.\IPULS, TBNN. 
Stale (19) 

Clown Rev 
lltiardnrii A RnwlM 
Nielsen A Wanlen 
Rayind A C;iv.-rly 
Walter Fehl Co 

MONTBl'il.. CtN. 

T.oew's (101 
A'l^al 1^ C/.. rh 
M lion A ."li rr t 
Haves A T.i"« 
LaFoIlette Co 
Harry Hines 
Saranotf Co 
MBWABK, N. J. 



Packard ft Dedg* 
Smith ft Hart 
chai Chaa* 
Harry Olrard Ca 

NRW ORI.HANS 
Slate (19) 
Andressens 
Mays Burt A F 
Coogan A Casey 
Moran ft Warner 
Oeo Bheltoa Co 
(Obo to BID 

XOBFOUf. TA. 
Btate (II) 

MItkua 1 

Peronne A Oliver 
Malta Hart Co 
Herbert Clifton 
Seabury Bwor Orch 



PBOVID'HrB. R.1 
Carlteo (19) 

Zelda Bros 
Sandy McPhsrson 



Hyams A Rv,„, 

CAM liui,..., 
Beix J.,n i.,r,s 

TOlUtN rii, c.t!4; 
Tonga ti(. (IJ, 
B A L n,l,,,„ 
Bernard Weber fsa 
Anita Pam Co ^ 
Williams A Clark 
Cunnlngh'm A C 

Wlllard ' 

lat half (i».|„ 
Kramer A Crom 

C A L Gerard 
Harrlgan A Hart 
Hart Wayn.r ft c 
Serenaders * 

Id half (JJ.H) 
Buaang A Fog 
Gates A Clara 
Joe Dr.,wning 
Alcaniz Co 
(One to nil) 



Loew Western 



CHIOAOO, lU. 
Rialt* (1») 

RarmoBle Morton 
HcCane 81a 
Briaeo ft DaLorto 
RIalto Newa Co 

BELOIT, WIS. 

Majeatio 
1st half (11-11) 
Jack Fennewell 

DRBOIT 
CiaderaUa 

1st half (IS-il) 
Bottomley A Irving 
Cantor A Duval 
Daddy 

Thos Potter Dunae 
stara of Teaterday 

Booeerelt 

Id halt (22-24) 
Bottomley A Irving 
Cantor ft Duval 
Daddy 
Thos Potter Dunne 
Stars of Yesterday 

BVANSV'LE, INO. 
Victory 

2d half (11-14) 
Ths Rodera 

Welford A Newton 
Clifford Wayne 3 
Badger A Mueseler 
(One to (111) 

GBBlBN BAT, WIS. 
Strand 

1st half (17-19) 
Elinor Charier 

2d half (20-23) 
Jack Pennewell 

JACKSON, MlVn. 
Capitol 

1st half (11-21) 
I*w I'^tzglbbons 
Howard A Llnd 
Kltaro Japs 

2d half (22-24) 
Almond A Gray Sis 
Joe Del.ler Co 
Current of Fun 

JAMSBrUt, WIS. 



1st halt (14-11) 

White Cloud 
Brown A Blalae 
(Three to All) 

KAL'M'ZOO, MICH. 
FuUer 
1st half (11-11) 

Mine Pompadour 



iiONnoN, cam: 

l«ew's 

1st halt (19-11) 
Alinon'd A Gray 1^ 
Manloy A Baldeig 
Current of Fua 

2d half (11-14) 
Trolla Co 
Pes Jone* « 
Oeae Colllna Bar 
MILWrKKK, Wilk 

MUler (II) 
Leo Prince 
Oscar A King 
Nellie Sterling Co 
Chrlaty A McDon'ld 
Bea Haaaen Tr 

Oriental 
1st half (20-11) 

George Mortoa 

Bert Darrell 
2d half (23-14) 

Inez A DeWya 

(One to nil) 

Tower 
1st halt (13-11) 

White Cloud 

Cogert A Motto " 

Gypsy Byrnes 
2d halt (23-it) 

George Mortoa 

Bert Darrell 

(Oae to mi) 

WUeoaala (17) 

Ilutcninga A H 
Frankle Jamea 
Roy Dietrich 

M-BKWMK, mm,- 



let half (11-11) 
Horaa ft LaBort 
J ft A BUmbeek 
Delmore ft Moore 

Id halt (3t-M) 
3 Larconlans 
Lew Fltzpibbons 
Shafer i llernlrs 

NKKNAH, WISI. 

Meeaali (li) 

TjCo Prince 

Larazola 3 
Crhrco to nil) 

OSHKOSn, WM, 

Oahkoeh 
lat half (ta-il) 
Hudaoa Sla 

td halt (23-14) 
Bllnor Charier 



ROY ROGERS 

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226 WsBt 47th St. Suits 901 



Donahue A Boyne 
Trella Co 

td half (22 24) 
Moran A LaRert 
Manley A Bahlwin 
Chaa ZIta Co 

KENOSHA, WIS. 

Orphenm (IS) 
Ben Raaaaa Tr 

(Other* to HI) 



WAT-BrWR, WK 
Claaalc 

2d half (22-:3) 
Andre A Francia 

WACKESHA. WII. 
Park 

Ist half 118-11) 
Andra ft Francis 

id half (M-14^ 
HttdaoB Sla • 




NEWARK, N. J. 
Pantagr* (19) 

Dekoe 3 
Rohrln Bcrta 
Stafford A Loiilne 
Winifred A Mills 
Chernlavaky Bd 

ni FFAM), N. T. 
Faatace* (19) 
The Wortha 
C Sharp Minor 
Ray Hullng'a Ssalu 
Uomane A Castle 
ilrandell's Brevities 

NIAGARA FALLS 
Paatage* 

l.t half (19 21) 
The Itlckarda 
r.lioin A Mai. me 
Hurry Ames Co 
Fransneld Sis 



(O ne 



Id halt (22-25) 
Royal Scot Hylans 

TORONTO. CAN. 
Panlagea (10) 

The Wheelers 
Astll A Fiintalne 
l-'r. d R..ners v.. 
The VolBntcera 



HAMILTON, C.tft 
Pantagee (It) 

The I'errya 
Chas Moratl C« 
KHz Kinir Rev 
Lera A Spencer 
Oautia'A Phcipe 

DKTROIT, MICK 
Paatages (II) 

Loulae A MItehed 
Ijoulse Mnyo 
Billy Miller 
lilckman Bros 
Snapsnots 

TOLEDO, 0. 
Paatagea (W) 

Tha Tesana 

.lane Dillon 
Italbnnow 6 
Sunahine SamlBf 
Ruck'r A "iird 



rantiiKe* (1»' 

Dubi.la Co 
3 Cy.hnes 
Oilier ll-l.'-rt Brv 
lJi.n Sniiili 
Fulton A rark»f 

lliNNE.troU* 
fHiMasre ('•• 



Wedne«d«y, S«ptemt 



U 1927 



VARIETY 



41 



BUbUt Ch»pma« 
Lrbliik B«wli«m 
Kid H'^<1 

Corner Pni» 
nd OordoB 
ywnpa 

TANCOVVKB. B.C. 
pUtWM (1*. 

Ptrlih * 
Jack SirouM 

Alien « Norm»" 
KIcholu Bev 

T.tCOMA. WASH. 

Putacea (lO) 
Ambler liroB 

(jLv * Itay 
j,rr>- Uould 
BIKoU'tlo Broe 
Alfred LatiH 
TouDg Al-i.»lia"> 
PO»TLASI>. OBK 

rantuea 

» B Ore«» 

•ton* » lo'e*" 
U»d«rwood Dano'ri 



Stan 
.dwa luv 
■M !• AU) 

..•O BBACB. CAL. 

raBii«M (!•> 
I Nermaa T*laa 
I Ai'ta lt*M 
1 s lalwama 
! luva Tu>(m7 
Burt k I^hmaa 
< IJIerloi 

SM.T l..»KF. CITY 
ronlaice* 

Paul Oon't.r. 
Ruwell f " rconl 
Frank Ki .'> li 
Mme AI<lrl< r. 
ClKtol * UeRei 
Calif Nil* Hawka 



0<H>K«. CTAH 
nuita«M (t») 
Haler * Joyo* Sl« 

walby Cook 
Jack Ijivler 

Tom Brown Bd 
(Two lo fill) 

OMAHA, NKB. 

Fantaxea (ID) 

I.ltllejohna 
I,evan 4 I)orla 
Marcetl Fullet 



THIS WEEK 

DF.VO and FRANK REVCK 
loew'n OrMley Sjinn"* 
MABVTN and WHITK 
Melba aad 

rWtY ■■AI »»S.2?** 
FntoM, Mm Brttata 



CHA8. J. FITZPATKICK 

|«* WMt 4«th atiM*. Not* ««k 



PAIXAi, TEX. 
MmMtla (M> 

Helen CarlBua 
liitvdeu A laylor 
W A B Rtttick 
atuart A Laah 
Original Cavallera 

Vr. WOmTB, TBX 

II«in«li (U> 
Brscdsa * II CD 
HOUSTON, TRX. 

MajMttc <ll) 
Ttallet Capric* 
Hull A Allman 
r.it L>alen Co 
I Jol.a Jr\lnK Pi^hrr 
' ^hadowfraph 

I.XE ROCK, ARK. 
Majealle 

1st half (18-20) 
Vt-riion 
Horllik Co 
The Fakir 
HowelPa Cnllcgtnna 

:.l hnlt (21-:4) 
I'rur n.iRKett & F 
Wiirlh * Willing 
'T»o lo nil) 

NKW ORLE.\>-g 
Orphenm 

* >ra 

Gene Bnrnew Co 
Cfo L Spaldlnc 
Ilrooki A Roas 
McKeo O'Connor Rv 

OKLAHOMA CITY 
Orpheum (II) 
Bett.s' Seal! " 



T'la Crotnadera 
Bun., * 
BddU flOM 
Jim BurchhIII Co 

DAN ANTONIO 

Orphenm (IS) 
Dedloa ClrcuB 

Calvin O r.i>nnor V 
Ji.M .^lla-<l C.-i 
llurir g; ['u.-kia 
i'.-.- Jaiiia Rev 

TI'I.SA, OKLA. 
Orphrumdl) 
Th« Lt.landa 

Rubin! A Rosa 
Florence I' dfea Co 

I-"ri,nk F^ - n 
KlM.ut ..lour 

WU'HITA, KAN. 




lat kalt (11-10) 

Black A Cold 
Lapan A B&etedo 
Rich A Banta 
Fountain Dane* 
(On* to nil) 

td half (>l-2«> 
Jack ColUor Co 
Manafleld Dancers 
Rice A Werner 
Ta lenberB a lipars 
lUrirt to lil;) 

« l< niT.\ FAI LS 
Majestic <1S) 

Prince Toklo 
Cnrleton A Ballew 
Kline A Wheeler 
Weaver Bros 
Mr A Mrs Stamm 



Baker A Grar 
Kmpiro Comedy * 
town-Bowers lU v 

tAN FRANCISCO 

Pantoces (IB) 
Carl Schenck i 
Patricia Shannon 
prank Dobson 
CTtaroa to All) 

t/OB AMGKLVS 
PutacM 
i Orontoa 
eataplllars 
VoaoymooB l,td 
SoUy Kay 
1 DaoBton Shawa 
(Ob* to fill) 

■AM SIMQO, CAI.. 



■d LaTlna 
4aby Danlla 
Moraa A Mack 



Kxponitlott 4 

Around the World 

KANSAS CITY 
rontaces (ID) 
Hack A Mack 
Diamond A w'nian 
Barrett A Clayton 
Britt Wood 
Daaea Studio 

MKMFHI8. TENN. 

Faataces (19) 
Don Valerlo Co 
LAFranco A Garn't 
Roy Byron Co 
Joa Roborta 
R(T Faausiea 

ATIAMTA, OA. 

ra^lasat <!•> 
Bobby Baashaw 
Franda Raaaalt 
Om Moor* 
Vtaeaat Laval B4 
(Ob* to fill) 



AsiodatioD 



CHICAGO, IIX. 
Aaocrtcan 

1st half (IS-20) 
Robinson A Pierce 
J A R» LaPearl 
O Rsrlck Co 
Irma M% Co 
(0ns to fill) 

2d half (:i-:4) 

Melody May Bd 
WUU* Karb* A 81* 
<^msy A PIcrc* 

(*rhree to ml) 

Belmont 

Isl halt (IS-IC) 
FlSRler A Ruth 
Robinson A Pierce 
Broslus ft Barton 
Ouy Rarlck Co 
(One to fill) 

2d half (21-24) 
Frlsh ItPCior A T 
(Others lo fill) 

Enilewood 

1st hslf (lS-20) 
Russian Art Co 
Carney ft Pierce 
Holdcn ft rierco 
G Mu6i(Bl clowns 
(0ns to nil) 

id halt (>l-14> 
Pl*h«r A Oltmora 
Irma Milo Co 
Ryker ft MrDougal 
'Two to nil) 

Majestic (I«) 
l.ydla Harma 
Kennerly 4 Davles 
Dorothy Buah Co 
Hollingsworth A C 
'Two to mi) 

^HAMPAION. ILL. 

Orphenm 
. Ist half (18-20) 
!)*« Jamleson 
(Others to mi) 

Id half (J1-S4) 
Bd Pardo Co 
Alexander A P*ny 
'Three to mi) ■ 

BAVENPORT, lA. 
rapltol 

'd halt (2I.54> 
''ori.yilio ft Kelly 
-cin I'o.K-orK 
Three to fill) 

HAIIISON, WIS. 

Orpheum 
1st halt nS-20> 
•'Her ft Mack 
■1 'Towns 
'Three to mi) 
■ Jd htlr (21-24) 
1* '•■ Violin 
"Jthirs to nil) 



MILWAUKRR 
Majestic (18) 
Eva Mandel 
Jay llcrble 
Johnson A Baker 
Clay Crouch Co 
Tllyou A Rogers 
(On* to ail) 

MINNKAPOU8 
1th St. (U) 
OoB* A Barrow* 
Glencoa 01* 
Ward * Vllaoa 
(Threa to ml) 

BOCKFORD, ILL. 
Palace 

1st half (ll-:o> 
N A a violin 
Htanton A Dolores 
Ferris * Ellis 
Medls* A Dupree 
(One to (111) 

2d halt (il-t4> 
2 olowaa 
(Other* to fill) 

ST. LOUIS, MO. 
Grand O. n. (II) 

Danny Duncan CI 
(Other* to nil) 

ST. PAUL, MINN. 
■ Falae* 

lat balf (11-20) 
On Tour 
Pickard's Co 
(Three to ml) 

2d half (21-24) 
Krugel & Robt'lH 
Aerial Aliens 
(Three to nil) 

80. IlENn, IND. 

Isl halt (18-20) 
Chilton A Thomas 
C Downey Co 
Oddities of Juncle 
Fisher & GiliiH.re 
Harry Ix-van Co 

Jd ha'f (21 24) 
Paul Vn nn Co 
Ward A Van 
Wilbur A A . In ma 
C Arnistronc Co 
tOne tn fill) 

SPIUN«F*I.D. ILL. 
Majmtto 

lat halt (18-20) 
Nixon A $<an* 
Paul Tocan 
Jack Kneelnnd Bd 
(Two to nil) 

2d half (21-!ti 
P Whitealdo Co 
(Olhwa to mi) 



CBICAOO, lUL. 
DWeiacy 

1st halt (18-20) 
Miller Sis Rev 
wraun A Godfrey 
(Three to fill) 

2d halt (21-24) 
FerrI* A Bill* 
(Others to mi) 
Palace (18) 
II A A Seymour 
Santrey A Seymour 
M Santrey A Bd 
Ferry Corwey 
EsfcIIe Fratus 
Mltly ft Tilllo 
Toto 

BlverU (U) 
L Fltzccrald 
Johnny Hyman 
Whitlni A Burt 
(Three to mi> 

State-Take (IS) 
Bnvy 

Clayton A Lennle 

Fleaon St Folsom 
Reck A Recktor 
Ed Dale Co 
(Otker* to All) 

Tawer 

1st half (ll-20> 
Wilbur A Adams 
Ohio Slate U Bd 
Ijcff A Dcmsrest* 
Ward A Van 
(Two to nil) 

Id half (21-24) 
Miller ft Mark 
(Others lo fill) 

DKNVEK, rOL. 
Orphenm (IS) 
RI.I Moore ft Pal 
Margo Ueth Co 
Jean Adair Co 
3 Lordona 
Mel Klea 

K.ANS.AS CITY 
^Orpheum (II) 

Ardino ft Tyrell 
(J.-ne Austin 
Jerome & Gray 
Miller A Corbclt 
Wells A 4 Fay* 
Latham % 
Murray Co 

LOS ANGXLBS 
nlUslrect (IS) 

Cole & Snyder 
Davis & Darnell 
I.onf? Tack Sam €■ 
.«aMnl i'o 
HJno to fill) 

Orphenm 

Harry Wooll 
Hal Hurt 
Wayburn'* Buds 
T.tiat. r Bro* 

11 Nell A Vermoat 

Deiro 

Beatrice Lillle 

MILWAITKBB 

Palace (IS) 

I'.-li'.o Ilev 
II lb.; KKan Co 
.'^enit^r Murphy 
r DWmor Co 
(' 'ne to fill) 



HINNEAPOLIS 
Heaaepla (IS) 

CoIIeilan* 

H Carroll R*t 

In the Gym 

Ann Grcenwoy 

Ken Murray 

(One to fill) 

0.%KL.4ND, CAL. 

Orphaam (IS) 
Cartwell A Harris 
Sid Marlon 
Harry Holman 

Geo McLemon 
Nick -Lucas 

PORTL,AND, ORK. 

Oephaw <M) 
Hooper A Oay 
Emmy** Co 
GAM Beck 
Bardelanc* 
Waitaa A Zjyaa* 
Sherwooda 

BAN nUMCISCO 
OaMaa Gate (U) 

Solly Ward Co 
Falls Beading A B 
Flanagan A Ross 
Como A Moro 
Mendosa'a Co 
Bdltb Melaer 

Orphenm (II) 

Ed Conrad Co 
Harfram & Saxton 
Weist & Stanton 
Uadiluck'a Co 
Yvetle Rugel 
Harry Kahne 
Belmont Bro* A J 

8E.ATTLE, WA8II. 

Orphenm (IS) 
A ft M Havel 
4 of Vs 

Harlequins 
Ins Alcova 
p'rcd Ardnlh 
Freddie Fradkin 

ST. 1X)LIS, MO. 
On>henm (IS) 
Fred Hughes Co 
A A F Stedman 
Waybum'a Variety 
(One to All) 

St. LonI* (IS) 
F La Vere Co 
McLeltan A Sarah 
Ilardeen 
Boganny Tr 
(One to nil) 

VANCOl'VBR. B.C. 
Orphenm (IS) 

II.Tyea Lehman A K 
.M.i'ker A Hertford 
Itordner ft lloyer 
Hany & Whiter. iK-J 
Shenn A t'.mtnr 
Marie Vero 

WINNIPEG;. CAN. 
Orpheum (I A) 

Wc.«tl & McGinly 
H.'irrlnctnn S.s 
A'anne.ssl i 'o 
F II itliar<]Ron 
Saivjer ft Kl.ly 
<-Tifrord A Marit.n 



NEW TOMK CTTT 
Breadway (U) 

(iardner's Co ' 

Mi'ore ft Powell 
' I) .Slanley 
Ruas ft Wyse 
Sylvia Clark 
i\...k p. a 
(Three to fill) 

rollaenm 

!d hslf lis IS) 
J A II Reyes 

Rogers A Donnelly 
•lohnny Barry Co 
Hal Nieiiian 
Parker A Babh Cu 

Slat M. (I?) 
Broken To> s 
Carl Met^ul.ough 
Kitty Doner 
3 Sailor* 
Dlgilanna 
(One to nil) 

ISIh St. 

2d half (ISIK) 

n. <1 l'en...hue Co 
\\ rji .Sully 
li.ne Kl.ardo 
I'l wn ft Whitt k'r 
CJiie lo mi) 

«h Am. 
2d hajt (16-18) 
ViMccnt O'Dtinnell 
Kildls Lambert Co 
Three to nil) 

S»lh St. 
;d half (It-lt) 
Will Aubriy 
(ilivr KVr-tt A A 
/. Ida Santley 
Kiiuy A Duval 
Din Coleman 
Da ve Harria 

Fordham 
2d halt (15-11) 

Jackie A Billie 
Millard A Marlln 
Majo A Lynn 
Manny King Co 
Gene Costello Co 
' 'Jne ta All) 



:d half (IS-ll) 
Homer Romalne 
.Sherman A Ryan 
lllock A Sully 
Albertina Rasch 
M..«s ft Prye 
I'p in the Clouds 

Hamilton 
2d lialf (15-18) 
Miller A Best 
Kuyal Uascoynea 
l.ovett'a Ca 
Daly A Maea 
Tllll* A 1* Xsa 

Hippodrona (U> 

Torino 

Conway A Thomaa 
Lovenbarv 81* 
W A J Mandell 



Tho* Ryaa Ca 

Runaway 4 

f Bubantea 
(On* ta All) 

OOMR UtAND 
TUpaa 

td halt (11-11) 
l>ance Ca 
Jarvls A Hsrrison 
Francis Cove.le 
Doe Baker Co 
(One lo fii:) 

FAB ROrK\W\Y 
Striuid 

2.. Vialt (ir.-Hl 
Aniiz.n A- Ni'e 
Ir\ t^K ft '"'» ir ^• 
Iteb.y ft MM.l.ell 

H. aly ft Cr.."" 
Ida May Cliailwlrk 
Powers A War ice 

BRtM>Kf.TN 
Albe* (12) 

S Wnlrlwlnds 
Clark Morrell 
Bert Oorile.n 
Frankle Heath 
Shaw A Carrol Ry 

I. Tng ft Ha ev 
(Three to fill) 

(19) 
Traeks'-n 
Mayo ft T.ynn 
Ma M ch.tdwl'k 
Murray ft Oakland 
(Othera ta fill) 

Baeharlrk 

td bait (15-18) 
Thrillers 
Robert Fulpora 
Murphy ft Allinun 
T ft K .Andrews 
(On» to fill) 
Platbnsh 

2d balf (15-1*1 
Mem of V Herbert 
Hurst A Vogt 
John Dooley 
I.eBtra Lamont 
Brown A T.ehart 
I.ahr ft Meree.les 
Allen A Canfield 
Green point 

2d half 115 IK) 
See backs 

Kemper Bayard ft.I 
Karle A Riveinoe 
Brown A Coron 
Orpheum 
2d halt (tt-tl) 
Ai Colem Ca 
Paula 

Gangtes Co 
I'ipry Diers Co 
Collin* A Peterson 



ATLANTA. <iA. 
For*) the 

2.1 h.llf .15 11) 
(">•]. h Jun c.i'Mb 

ATI..4NTIC CITY 
Earle 
id halt (It-ll) 
Rose's Midget* 
T«tB('a net (It) 
Sultan 

Lcameaug A T'c 

Hartinl Tr 
Tami'S 

l.'ii. -! r ft I ,...».« 



II Vl.TIMORK. Ml) 
lli|ipo4lrume (It) 



./I M. 1 



I'" 

r. 

J .(J W ll.ile 
li.. \ ■ n Ml AJUa ri 1. 
1.. Ills I. on. Ion 
((tr.e to fill) 

Mitrjbind (It) 

S!.l 1 l.^'H 
W.il.v .(.■ I.eU 
K.l.tie I'c.v 
iMre ft Wk.I 
< feolr F.^h;. n 



/' I la Sia 
telne to fill) 
• IK) 

'^urg. ut A l.ewle 
I i Mii erons 
Fleureite JoeRrle 
Vox A Wallets 
Tad Tieman's Co 
Naughliin A Gold 
liobn A Bohn 
(T«o lo fill) 

rabtre (It) 

Mowatr ft Hardy 
I'.i Tat-'ce liarvin 

I l ..l.y WilBi ii 

1 r.trlel.in A Slil.-lds 
I . >an .V 11. lUs 
lli.:el KlaluR 

I Dave Vine 
(Two lo mi) 

(!•) 
c ft 1, Fondau 
It. u.l.ni A Bernard 
Jul. a I'eka 
Kt! y .la.kai.n Co 
.■ .hill W. lis 
I'ann. Itucan Co 
. l b., e lo I..:) 

< I. K-IH R<i, W. V. 

Rol>illM>n (iO. 

21 b.-.lf (ir. Ul 



;..tT 



td bait (l(-ll> 
Runaway 4 
Farrell A (Tbadw'k 
I Dabutanta 
Allan A CaaAeld 
Cbarlot'a Rot 
Raymead PIka 



OFFICIAL DENTIST TO THE N. A 

DR. JULIAN SIEGEL 

iseo Broadway. New Tork 
Bel. 4Stb and «7tb Sta. 
This Week : George Fltehetta, Cba*. l>*aB 



*TI.\STA, CA. 
"eith-Mhc (II) 
^ Tiniberg's Rev 
, Al STIS, TEX. 
"{•■•w* O. R. (It) 
<3iM I4« ar«i |U« 



Koth-Westen 



Yatei A X*awley 
odlva A Seals ^ 
<1«) 

T.tibin T.aur[« * A 
Blily IIouBe Co 
Parisian Art 
Mi. hr-n lin.n 
l)"<irn;ty Stedrnan 
Vaidma Co 

M half <li-18) 
naffin'a Co 
Orare Eiller Co 
Seed A Austin 
ItofT. r "Wimama 
MonnK.pifit 

Chariot Rev 
V?5lh St. 
2fl half (1(-U> 
Mortisfin 

nancy's Crsols Rv 
Vacpa 

Ooinir StraUht 
Vfc Hnney 3 

Palnce (14) 

Watl.lti's To 
Frr. k.-^on 
Kihel DavU 
Jnlinny I>ool*r 
lUonanm Seeley 
Alex Carr 
r'aprice Chamrleon 
Fridco 

Utrt Shftppard 
(19) 

niosBom .secley 
.lark ll^nny 
Foy Family 
Jpd tH'ulf-y 
Frank Evers 
Ad;ihla *;')reri 

1 X.' W.inl 

(Two to til!) 
r.oinc -Nortti 



M half <lt-ll) 
S KIrkelooa 
Anderson Ilros 

M'.rf^on A I-Tke 
Frank Mfniynn 

C hancy & . Fi-X 

lat ha:f (19-2I) 
Cofi-lps of 1&27 

2d half t22-2'^) 
Bfhee A Ilub>.al te 
Combe A Ncvlns 
Jack Boff* Clifford 
Count Bcr/ilvlcl 
(Two to fill) 

AldBANT, N. T. 



2 I >; 
1 ' 



-liitll 



niRM'<;H.\M. AU\. 

Majestic <L8) 
Carlton A Ch'p^l!'' 
Reed A Duthers 
Alexander A Co 
Olive Olaen 
9jrawa D«r>y, P^'^K 



1 I>KVKI..\\D. O. 
K4-a4l'» Hipp 

?f1 L.Tlf |15-1S> 
I'rin <• \VnT:C 
Kve-rt i t S(i ri'lt^rf on 
Si'ir.'lny ltd 
I> vula & Ilccd 
(One to fill) 

Mi'NciE. rss>. 

Wj isr < i>nni — 

2d half fl5-18) 
Ch' \-d it-r Ilros 
i: )\v T.r.rocf a. 
I fill) 



1 'I'v. 

RANtllSKY. O. 

Srhaile 
•d hnlf <15-1«» 
Joe Jenny 4 



TFJiltE II.WTE 
Indiana 

M ha.f i:-U) 
IJ A R G'.inan Co 
Daxia A Nelaon 
Chirton A Thomas 
rrhres to nil) 



il Al'-xuniier 
' Blv«ralds <ll) 
\ Willie V;\i]ss 
I T-.tuI Kirkland 
lurr 2 

Murray A Onkl.ind 
Mr A Mrs *'oliurn 
Kane & Th^rDe 
I res' utt 
oa< tte Myrlil 
liob Ari'l'r'dn 
(19J 



, <*npltol 
td half (i:> U> 
Ch'mhrrn ft Euile 
44M)ly'a Alley 
M'lva T'lma 
MeRae A CUKg 



H(,»(e Vi'yMK T'o 
3 Whirlwinds 
Uert Gordon Co 
Itubin blckwlth 
Krincoe 

Cjihers to fill) 
Royal 

^d half (IS-II) 



Maratrom A Manl y Kdwarda A DeM 



2d balf <1&-1S) 
Modsna's Art F'he* 
Sidney Stone 
Tabort A Oreen 
Claude ppcarr 
(One to All) 

1st half (19-21) 
Kr]Fn A lieMond 
Ilayfi! M A JTayea 
(Three to fill> 

AU-ENTOU V, PA. 
i'olonial 

2d half nZ-lS) 
Fltin Tinibhn 
Karton * Ka-.'In 
Folf-y A MaMimo 
Fr<-d Rantley 
W'e'der Sia 

Al.TOONA. rA. 
Mlschlrr 

2d half (U-1!t> 
Mitck A f^tanton 
Iria (ireen 
Skaiini; llanilltona 
(Two tn fill) 

ASbl'KK r'K, 
Main 8t. 

;,1 );..f M-.-ii) 
\\ m Km n-'ily 
Fr^iik Work 
l'f:\rr n A- Ar.'lf s n 
Ariiust g & iMiwncy 
(Oii*i to fill) 

AHHE^IMX. ti.C. 

}d half <ir.-H) 
11 It Weir Co 

F-' ir-n A nurin't: 
N'.ir,!. M<jMe Co 
Aftu . L'litlt^n 



,I:ii-k H< nny 
Itoyd A W;tlkn 
(One to flill 
(19) 
Hal Nleman 
Odrit* Myrtel 
As We Wers 
T. Ill mi 
.^;n>w Off 

nrrcll Kov 
I'<-tiy lliKwina 
Grf-at Jnhnaon 
Mops A Prys 

niRM tJH'M. AI.A. 

II Tlmberg Co 
HOSTON, MASS. 
(^rdon'K Olympla 
(Sf ollay fki.) (17) 
i.tv ton * n.Tnre 
W iltun ^19 
H'ndrix A White 
It'iiiby Johnston 
H^tya Marnh A H 
s Ibini A Albert 
lla.\ nf B & Beck 

Cordtm's Olympla 
(Wnah. St.) (It) 

ri.-I.la A Fink 

I, a my a 

()|> n I^ndlck 
I>'Orsay A Stedman 
Tuodles A Tsd 

Keith** <lt) 
Airenos 

Green A T.aFe11 
Paul Decker 
Jack Joyce 
Vcnlta 'Gould 
niUy Shone Co 
Mosconi Broa 
Billy Halltn 
F Evera Co 
(19) 

Krafts At UiMcnta 
Henri Garden 
(Others to All) 

N«w Bss t oM (It) 

0 ponnell A Blair 
c A M Dunbar 
Fern A Marie 
Ann Frank Co 
Bums Broa 
Frank Husbsa 

BRADFORD. PA. 

2d half (15-11) 

Jnck n* Albert 
Morrell A Bllnor 
Harry Jol«on 
Ray A Stnns 
(On* to fill) 

BRIDGKPORT, CT. 
Palace 

2d half (15-U) 
Fttz A Murphy 
u hitey A Ford 

1 <:tnte« Co 
3 Floroe 
Itilly Reeves 

Poll's 

2d half <I5-1I) 
Kir.\ A Ayrra 
Aral-Ian Mpht 
Jolly « 

Martin A Martin 
Art Stanley 

BI KFAI.O, N. T. 
Illftpodronin 

2.1 half (15-18) 
Marif Vi.lf ntl 

Pt nna A Weber 
Wayburnn Co 
Florence Brady 
Crv^on A Davis 
Charlea Frlnk 

lat half (19-21) 
N a w a h I 
St nna A Dean 
Art Minry <'n 
(<niu Tn to fill ) 

2d naif I ^li 
Carl Fr»" d ^>T•h 

OAMDF-N, N. J. 

Tower's 
2d half (U-ll> 
I-Vi-nk RInrlaIr 
Sf.thern I'o 
r:u<>per A Clifton 
Hohyria Co 
(One to nil) 

CANTON. O. 
I.>«enin 

2d b;!f ni H) 
c,,.^s,J.8 '.t :'-27 



1 . 



I';i\;m .V M'-C'y 
.U.n F Hfinanl 

Uoyd A. Kiviria i 
CMS>'KIaA>*D. O. 

3 Klrkellos 
Sullivan A IaSwIs 
J'oby Wilson Co 
I.^avs Vine 
Alms Nejlaon 
(One to nil) 

Paliue 



I., a 



> I la 



U. RAPUMS. MICB. 
RusssBn Tmrk 

Id half (It It) 
S Bennett HroR 
T A H Itonuiine 
San llalperni 
l.ayt».n A May 
crwo to rtUt 

li>t half tI9 :T> 
-Tun .I»ii;a Jt-n >• 
Harrisv-n I'.iL.n 
\\ II. I'ii vtTdhain Ci. 
JohnnU Bfrkea Co 
I'. : 1. V * s„u>a 
tone to nil ) 

Pan Fttt h'a I'o 

(oih^r.v to nm 

r*BKF.\!ii||>K(:. PA. 
tMrand 

ea .V At n. M 
KoKin A ■'. I Vil 
Mit'an A d.ile 
Blue iira>o 4 
ti.inf to I'll) 

IIAHRISII'RG. PA, 
New 

2d half 1 i:.-lS) 
K.l Sheriff Co 
Wil-,..n A Kft>j>le 
.I.-..n Sn-lu-rn 
S. in.lv .V iMiiBl.ie 
\' (•» :i.l) 

IIAKTFORD, CT. 
Cnpllol 

2d half (1S-l!l) 

''roh * I'iann Co 

Ittnn.'tt ; 

I'irkxon K CaBf.ldv 

iT»o to nm 
noiiNKi.r., N. T. 

Sliattu< k 



HAG Cam. en 
MT. IKRNON. N.T. 
Prwtor's 

•d hsK ii;-ll> 

]\ :,. , 11:-. .» 

Cr«o (ill ) 
Mt»KHl>r M N. \J, 

;d ha:f I i:--i8) 

P Wilbur 

^Oti.t-rs to f 1> 

N\SII\'I.K. TF.NM, 
Prliirr«n 

Td hii.f i\h It) 
1 V.-nil 11- Mit.X 
I lt- ..l A rf 

I 1 A -hi-. ? n ■ 

! S itn. ll \ 1 (iHart 

! <.> li.<T<l<-n A /. 

half (l«-:i> 

R;( h.itd \ int.-.ir Co 
' I.,iv.in .V H. Ilea 
I M:i»i II A Kf. 1. r 

H . -:>,•; ; II. i: H CO 

voitx lo bli) 

NKWARK. N. i, 
Prortor'a 

?d half (U I8> 
Ted ft A Wnidman 
Hucti^ y A Cubs 
Kit on A Rfrit 
llrrr A Minolt* ' - 
I U llatnp: ■ 

N. BR'NSWK. 



SaiKcni A ia 
\ ux A Wallers 
Allan Pryor 
4 Camerons 
choos Frollra 

(19) 
Kaye A Hayrs 
Whits A TIerney 
Sen Murphy 
t Three to fill) 

con MBl S. O. 
Kellh'M 

;d half nr.-is) 

I.uraa A Mllian 
K^Ains KiiL.n 
Cahill A Wells 
Mem of Opera 
Claude A Marlon 
Gray Family 

1st half (19-21) 
Carr Broa & Bt:tty 
Wilbur Mack Co 
Dericktton A Brown 
Maaon A Dixon Itv 
(Tlirce tu nil) 

2d naif (:'2-25) 
VcK M. Ketchnle 
Chan<-y ft Fi.x 
(Others to nil) 

PATTON. O. 
Kstth*« 

Sd half (tS-U) 
A J Corrolll 
Sullivan A I^wis 

W Mack A Co 
A Neilaon Co 
Nauffhton ft Gold 
(One to fill) 

l«t half (19-21) 
Alberta Dee ft Co 
Charlton A Uhtt^lda 
Stppplng Along 
(Three to nil) 

2d half (22-2S) 
Sampsel A Lsonb't 
Margucrlts A OUl 
Kddle Nelaon 
I.^a Gellla Hev 
(Two to mi) 

DRTROIT, MICH. 
Temple (18) 

y.i /.la. Sis 
llMxIiiia Karle 
U.-K-r lii;l,..fr Co 
N..II UaltLiin 
.Sk< ll' y ft Hell Kcv 

t'ptown 

2d half (U-ll) 
Ada Uruwn 
Harrison A Dakin 
Forbes Prout 
Onynor A Byroa 
((.ine to fill) 

lat half (19-Sl) 
3 Brnnftl Bros 



Ili' 



; t(, 



I) 



( < 'no :o 1jII> 
AHHTMII I.A. O. 

Pa I are 
2d Ka:f « 15-1") 
Rul y ft Miiik 
Beehte ft Hut'yatte 
Flddl«r» VB -Ia» 
(Two to Alii 



I t h.ttr ' la 21) 

r. KKy MfKeirhllie 
I r(.!,n- y A Fox 
I (Others to fill) 
I 2d half (22-2S) 
! ff.rr Broa A B-tty 
1 T" r|rk8(,n A Brown 
I w ihiir Mark Co 

M.i^'.n ft I'lion Co 

(line lo lill) 

VIM l . llf A Tt . O . 

Kelth'a (12) 

TiMj-ual 2 

It>an Sl» 

I'' Try I i.TWt y 

y.-l'ly .X' laon 

l-*^teKy M;.«-ki « l.nlf 

BMbf) Ksan Co 

\\ u.xte 111 ow*rr 



V H;.tl 
.t Mrls-ev 

III NT *. TON. W.V. 
Orpheum 
:d half (15 II) 
Dunn A Weat 
Fisher A Hurst 
Toy Shop 
.Tack Oeorffo 
Moudtnl A Bernard 

ITHACA. N. T. 

Stale 
rd half (15-18) 
Jack MarruB 
(t»thers to till) 

JRRRRT citt 

state 

Cd h.ilf (15 1«> 
M:iy Cahcr 
Abe Itcynalds 
Bob Hall 
Jerry A Baby O 
(One to nil) 

JOUNHTOWN, PA. 



Id half (lft.]|) 
Foley A t«Tour 
Arcarrl Uros 
IJoyd Nevada 
Oloria Dsvon 
tOne to nil) 

KiyORTON, K. T. 
Klncslon 

td half (IS-ll) 
Jolly Juniors 
Ilobaa A Lawrence 
(Three to nil) 

LANCASTER* PA. 



• lilt 



Clhrec to nil) 

2d ha f (ai'-2r.) 

I.fttii' Athcrton 
iOthcrs t(, IHl) 

BUKAIIKTH, N. J. 
Clly 

2d half (IS U) 
May I'Hher 
Drlacoll A Perry 
Ked Don«hu« Co 
Minor Root 
BUly Champ 

FI..MIRA. N. Y. 
MHjeallc (l.-.-l'J) 
l..-uMi.; A, GardiiT 
llon> y Co 
(Tbres to nil) 

KRIR. PA. 

F^le (It) 
OregK Co 
Kaye ft ftayre 
OreiKhton A Lynn 
Radio Co 
(One to fill) 

FAIRMONT. W. V, 



td half (IS-ll) 

Oliver A Wnllflrs 
(Othera tu nil) 

M>l ISVILLR, KT. 
Ntttlonnl 

2d half (IB-ll) 
.lulia Dyka 
Maaon ft Keeler 
l>nnny Dugnan Co 
l(> rtj«rt Bolt a 
tUne to five) 

LOWRMa, MASS. 
Keith's 

2d half (IS II) 
I bach's Co 
Ml<rk.-y Feeley 
Lehr A Belle 
Rogers A W> nne 
Ci.dy ft Wil«on 
Moaon A i*haw 



. Id half 1 15-U) 
Waihue ft May 
Murray ft I'ain 
(Thr'-f to ftli) 

XKWIti K(;ii. N.y, 
Proctor 'a 

:.i ti.. f ( 1 s> 

Vi iik.'.t.n 

Donovan ft I-co 
Jaok Hanley 
Lady Sen Msl 
Owen McGlvney 

M. MMrtMyx. cr» 

M half iriMl> ■ 
Mark A Mattm 
(Olhsra tf Sn> 

BsUsTtew 

2d half fill 11) 
FoatTr ft SramoB 
Margutrite A Jsaa 
^kelly A llelt 

< rwm to flH> 

NO.' ADAMS. PA. 
Kmplre 

2d half M5 18) 
Frank Shepard 
Texas ChlCk* 

Rudeii A DimotftA 
Itcrrena A FIfl 
T ft B Wat era 

F.d Marti* 

OTTAWA. CAN. 



M hsrlff (11-11) 
Rasso 

M ft A CTitrk 
Walter McNally 
l.omax A JobnatoB 
DeTrlgos 

P'K'RSB'RO. W.T. 
Smoo4 
Id li;tlf <1J,-18) 
V A P Hinna 
Huntsr A Ferclval 
O'Connor * Vavgta 
(Two t« iU> 

rAmM, 1*. A 

2d hslf (lft*ll> 

Bill Champ 
I.riifia A Lamont 
(Thrift lo nil) 

PATKB.HON. V. tm 
Kegriii 

2-1 hiilf I lS-18) 
4 FlahlKS • 
Hul>ln lU'Uwlth 
Van Hn\ en 
Hetty Miller 
(One In fill) 

PERTII AMBOT 
MajesCto 

2d half (IS-ll) 
Carr ft Downey 



JOHN J. KEMP 

Theatrical Insurance 

651 Fifth Avenue, New York 
Mamy HIU MM-» 



M halt (ts-ll) 
CerdlR « Wale. 
I>oran Rtvc* 

rosmopoiitan 4 
Summer* 2 
Iti-eve. A Well. 

GEBM'NT « N. I'A. 
Orphrum 

8.1 I... I' '1 11/ 
K'.l.t K. A y < ., 



I.. 



II & A Ix v. re 
(Two to n:|) 

<.I.F..NH KIJ", K. y. 
RIalte 

!a I. air (15 111) 
I'tino All 
Sirouil • Wlilte 
iThr.e 111 T.t.i 



MAX n STK. N.II. 
I'Mlsre 
Id half (IC lt) 
Jintin A Ann 
race & rlasfl 
Helton A KftvlB 
Kutinan & Kvans 
V;inlly KaIr 
(One to DU) 

MlCtOVIIXC, rA. 
Park 

td halt (IS II) 
Beed * T.urer 
f:uby A Pmlth 
(Three to fill) 

.MeKISWr'BT, PA 
nipiMMlrome 

!d half lU-lM 
A'Unia & Ilapli 
M .rciia A r«r!t.,n. 
Hhr'-e to nil) 

MO.NTBWI., « A.V 
M e M I. 



liavp Ff-TgUKon 
(Three to All) 

THfLAnKtrmn 

M half (ll-ll) 

Mollle nnier 
Ilert .Walton 

('nrnpany AKrn'l... 
(Two to nil) 

Crona KejM 

ill hair (IS- II I 
W,Itr,n ,1 \v. I., r 
Caprni. n llr 



ll.-i 



Id hi.^f (15-11) 
r.'.KT Iniholt 
ll..>l» ,1.. 

1' 1 • * 'a r."iti II A J 
Ai ' I juiily 
I ■ |. '..HI- ft Rfam^.i 

.-and. A In ..na • ' » 

<Cor.Unu»(l un page 4J) 



fl I -11. shy 
rWIe (It) 



(Tnret l.> ni!i 

II» 
f i'lla t ill 



WiUte Mauw 
Van Lane A V'eren* 

while A TIerney 
i: .1. A Maya 

-«e|i Krl«< 
\ t,iM l"..T A J 



VARIETY 



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Goods Called for and Dellvsr»d 
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CMtumM of Evary OMcription 
For Evary Oeeation 

110 Wost Fort7-8lxth Straal 



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UENE LANKKH 
TM 7th Avonoo Brrant 1<<4 



FABRICS 



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TBBATMCAI. OOOM 
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IM-IM Waal Vwty-VaaMli Wraat 



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Cottum* Fabrics a SpaoiaKy 

S EAST 36th ST. 
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loasaal 

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b«ai aw awa mllla.. BryMjI^U^ 



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nemoilellris and Heiialring by Cruftsmen 



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SI. WMktas «TU 



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Quick Drylnv Furniture Palate la Oloaa 
aad DaU Flalah 
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Wednesday, September 14. 1927 



WOMEN'S PAGE 



VARIETY 



43 



GRAY MATTER 



By MOLLIE-GRAY 

(TOMMY GRAYS SISTER) 



CALIF'S N»2W MARRIAGE 
UW IS IN DISFAVOR 



At th« State 

Uirunl s company o£ la Kills at the St.itt 



in 



S.V11 ^V;lnciso.\ Sti.i. 13. 
County Clerk Hurry 1. M.iltr»\y 
li.'ts ojifnly attacked/ ni* a failure. 
1 the new California marriane law 
providing? for a lapse of ilirre dayp 
ltt-twt.-i.-n i»8ue of liftn!?i* .unl lialt- 
of m.'irrlage. 

KollowinK the fin>t. month of the 
new law Mulorevy <Um riln il it an 
"impractical and the cau--i' nt niut-h 
intonvenit-nt'f ." A.<; tu ilii law pre- 
\-<-ntinK su-t-.ilh-d ia-niun iag'-s," 
orgalis Trio si-nnul to be a black Batin ! the otilclal assorted it was the 
r-hot away, revi-alliig | "bunk," as Ucenie bureau tliTkii 
j have always refused tt) Riani li- 



UTERATl 



BILLS NEXT WEEK 



»een months ago and BtlU wearing the same costnmet, in two 
w>"" " .,nii,,ue, an appropriate name for the whole act would be 
instaiict-f. so . ^^^^^ j,;,ri, •• N. w postumfcg and at least one modei n 
.•Lavender .1 ^ impression of moth balla which the girls are 
1 ver and attractivo to deserve. The black velvet and silv. r cos- 
ine ciL-vtr attractive and show there is no fundamental re isou 
lunieH and lanio ni«: " 
f..r (he other costumes. 
The feminine member of the f.oorgal.s Tr 
^nirled target till that part of hi-r i-oMum.- v^^l^ 
Mvelv blue crepe frock with a silver foundation, 
'r 'k and Toy, after appearing In native costumes, sing of what 
"lUrning and exhibit It. They do very well but are not throuirh y, t. 
Toy having no Idea what to do with her amis. She made an at- 
trsu-tive bride in a beaded pink cnpe fn.c k .-ni.l wide hand of rhine- 
tnnes holding her pink veil and acoompanii-d by a shower bouquet. 
Miss Hart («mlth and Hart) wore a simple green prgandy trimmed 
enl7 with a spniy of darker green leares and one rose •A skirt and 
Mdlee. i 



th> 



At the Palace 

Klizabeth Brlc© met many Mends Monday when replacing Blossom 
StJley at the Palace. Her three changes were smart and attrnrtlve. A 
vale green taffeta frotk worn first had three n.-irviiw ruffles trimming 
the full skirt and a jeweled l>uekle tucking back one side of lier laiK*- 
hat An ensemble of yellow had th^ coat embroidered with small colored 
flowers and the silk fringe ol the gown came from the back of the right 
hlioulrter to circle the skirt. ., The very pale beige crepe frock had the 
hodioe beaded in small fl g n fw, 8<>l or <i <t and each of the^ three r o v e of 
bead fringe on the skirt wag 'ft cMMBoniling shade. tSliie wore a beautiful 
diamond pendant always. _ 

Mollie Dood danced with "Caprice Chameleon" (not on the program) 
and the audienc§ showed Its appreciation of that and tho novelty of 
the light effects hinted in the njime. One frock was white with ai!ci»rtiion 
pleated net ruffUs. edged with black triiiiniinK skirt, n*/ck and slt-evt-s. 
Another was a fluffy ballet costume of pink and white ostrich alternat- 
ing with panels of silver apan^tak - WlUi it slie wore a sliver hat with 
iGnK plume of the same feather*. 

Ethel Uavies's gown was of black net and s.itin with many rhine- 
Btones, but tho short coat worn witii it was covered wiili tiny mirrors. 
She sang of a striking wife who forgot the possibility of strike-breakers. 
- IMIkiCbn^r by johnny Oooley. Her coat and 

harwere ditrk red wttll narrow monkey fur on the sleeves. 



Colony's Fine Program 

It the Colony's progrumt Wider Dr. Hiesenleld continue as line and 
i iiiely proportioned tlM first one, they will draw. And cyen If the 
iirogranis fall, which Seems hot Uk^Iy, there will still he the most be.iu- 
tiful and smartly dres.scd "Seating Hostess'-.s " in any tlie.-itr. . Th' ir 
frocks were soft satin in pastel shad(-s -^viili Ioult <lr;i|.f i v from one 
bhoulder and side panels on the skirt, with large ilower of contrasiinf 
shade holding the shoulder drapery. 

Max Fleischer was "out.ot tlie tnl^well" for the occasion and must 
have been pleased with th* .^PRreclatlon tit his "Tht Uaestro" in which 
his famous dog diroota ; ttttr «r^«Mra playing "Stars, and l^ipes For- 
ever." 

A piano solo by a Toi^ SMv artitt was delightful. 

■What the new Ford Win do for the pleasure of real motorists is a 

question but the Marmein Ensemble make a novel and interesting ballet 
(p( it. Dressed in suits of metal, tin iii-iil.;ihly, tli>-y imitate l.he ac tion 
of many kinds of machinery all to the hiss and thud of a factory. 

"Th* C«t and Ikio Cananr dom get in it* share of tlirilla. often due 
to nervous peoplo In tho audience as well as the helpful ones who tell 
the girl what's coming. Photography is Interesting yet not to'o dis- 
tracting. 

I.aura LaPlante gets most of her frights In a tailored negligee of 
Btriped silk, and Gortmda Astor in i inetallle brocade edged with white 
fur. 

Flora Finch's robe oould havo boon a rug except for Uie ribbon girdle. 



ens'^s to persons dlv'-''\ < r'-tl to be 
miller the intlut-nce of li<iuor. 

Women who have traveled het-^ 
from distant cities to be married 
are ptit to great Inconvenience hy 
the new law, according to the Tr;iv- 
eltirs" Aid Society of San Franc is, o. 



(Continued from page ie> 
sesslng. nflTlicted with poor oyea and 
worse ears, his trotisers always 
baggy, packint; a sluai of proofs 
or a orief vase full of documents, 
he looked' like anything but the 
storied flre-enting yellow editor — 
and yet he w.is the most bri.stlInK 
and the most llorKl of them all. 

Mis passing was his la^t and most 
fitting gesture to the cause he 
served and the personality h*- 
posse s.-iCd. 

Wliib- b.lc'w-.l by vei-y few. he 
wa» admired by many and feared 
by more. 



! II-, 



tt''-iitintinl 
r.riMiil O. II. 

.1 I.nlt . ;:. u I 

R. How ■ 



"FOLLIES" GIRL TITLING ! 

Betty Brown to Get Screen Credit I 
Hereafter en Sennctt Comedies 



Betty Brown, former Ziecfeld 
"KolUes" girl, who after retiring 1 
fi'om the stage opened a modiste j 
shop In New York, h.as gc-ne into 
pictures, but not as an a(-tr(---.«. .she ' 
is on the payroll of the .Mack ,Sen- | 
nett studio in Los Angeles as a ! 
title writer. Slie has been there six 
weeks. 

Althoiiirh not given credit for the 
work, Miss Hrown has turned out 
some wise cracking wordings and 
she Is to be given screen -credit in 
the future. 



Bob S<i*nMood, the Copper 

Rftbei-t K. Slit-rwood, editor of 
"Lif. ." admits the diny w.irk in 
eopjiing Toni Mi.v a\\iiy fpoiii Va- 
riety. To make the coi> iK-rfect, he 
sent Variety an advance proof of 
Tonis first story in this week's 
"Life," akMUt Tunney and Uemp. To 
rn.ik- It tougher, the hard-working 
l.if. ' ed added that next week 
"Life " will have another Mixer, on 
thi! Montmartre Cafe, Hollywood. 
I It isn't certain that Tom has 
walked on Variety, but It does 
look that way. since Bobby Inti- 
mate.s It n'ubd iieavy dough to 
wean Tom a\v;u fr<,m the shei-t 
that label.d him "Variety's Cub 

Heporter." 

it's a wallop to lose 
still Jack Conw.iy has 
to send on some more 
stories fr<.im Hollywood 



tt'll, to tl' ) 

Tr . t,i* T-'Rnip 

I'tuiiU-tt ^ M.-^s.-n 
r.ortlon A- Walkt-r 
mne to l\U( 

riTTftni'iio. PA. 

navi* (It) 

Paltnn A Vinn*y 
T>el>rll « Vine 

<'Ul-klM> 

Marxtiall O I.Arue 
Manilitn t''aliaret 
tone to tilt) 



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Kelth'e 

ill imir (ts-i<) 
Al 1.. <• !•.> 
IbnrsT Mree 
ll.iuiii-.l 
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M >no to till) 

TORONTO, OST. 
lll|>p<Mlronie (It) 

I .NuKiMd Hetf 
Nawuhl 

Johnii.v Tl»'rki'H 
t'eIoni;il 6 
Slun StanK-y 

(t.>ne to atl) 
(H) 

naM,io <'o 

A>lill & Fontaine 



"REVERY" IN COURT 



While 
Thomas, 
promised 
"Tomato" 



RITZY 



(Continued from page '2) 

was the third wife to divorce Ralph 
Uarton, the cartoonist and lUus- 
tiator. Marie Jennings was the first 
and Anne was the second, piatber of 

his children, Natalie and Diana. 

-After that, in 1920, Mr. Barton wooeil 
•tiul won a finirth bilde, ('.erniaiii- 
TaiUefere, lYench modernist com- 
poser. 

Lady MiNicent 

for Tjody Millicent Hawes, Miss 
Miirbiiry'.s recent guest, she is a 
daughter of the fourth earl of Ross- 
lya. and became the wife and widow 
of the fourth duke of Sutherland, 
n«»t- divorcing Brlg.-Gcn. Percy 
l^tigerald and marrying Lieut. -Col. 
^ISMge R Hawes. She Is the mother 
tho present Duke of Sutherland 
Wd of Lord Alastair Leveson- 
wiweri who married Elizabeth 
^■narest, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 
warren Demarest, of New York, 
, toother Demarest daughter, Char- 
Wte, eloped a few years ago with 
vount Edward Zichy, with whom 
►he then danred in a cabaret at At- 
lantic City. The count's mother 
had been Mabel 'Wright, of New 
'ork, i,nd divorced Fernando Yzna- 
«a after he had been dlvi.rced by a 
•^'*'' of Mrs. 01iv(-r lielin'-til. .Mnhol 
Wright then setth-d in Hungary as 
"i« Wife Of Count Bela Zlchy. ' 

I*<'y Millicent Hawes created a 
'wsatinn In England hy publishing 
^ eoeitly irov.-l, -That Fool of a 
"■Jm.in. ' A few years ago she had 
' Play produced In London, "The 
t'lguoror." which w.n» « falh.re. A 
;""<rago she visited Hfillywood, nn-l 



.*«• mad,, nui.-l, <,( in tli<- liloi cil- 
•"jy- In .N'.-w York she has beet 
;""ig at the B-irclay, seeking i 
'iitrofKilitun production of one oi 
b'.;pys. 

Earl an Actor 

»fth ''go her l.ro.lier. th< 

■ of ICo.sslyn, came tu New 



York and acted under the name of 
St. I'lair Krsklne in a Charles l^'roh- 
man production. In £}ngland he re- 
mained on the stage for seven years. 
He divoixcd his flrst wife, Vlol<-t 
Vyner, and was divorced by his sec- 
ond, Anna Rotdnson, chocsing as his 
third ycra I;. 15 lev. 

Anna K4.l'in.--i.n appeared in 
many Broadway productions prior 
to launching out on a spec- 
tacular career abroad. As Anna. 
Countess of Rosslyn, she failed 
to secure social recognition. 
In reduced circumstances she re- 
tiimwl to this country and died, the 
body benig claimed by a sister, 
Margaret Robinson, of Philadelphia, 
who a generation ago was al.so 
known as an actress. A brother of 
the Elarl of Rosslyn and Liady Milli- 
cent Hawes, the late Alexander 
Krskine. married 'Winifreds Baker, 
d.uurht-r of Henry Wllllnm Beker, 
of California. 



Many in Movies 

Moses Taylor, who Is president 
of the company that presented six 
plays at the iCewport Casino this 
summer, has a magnificent estate 
In the colony, but last year bought 
the adjoining Reginald Vanderbilt 
property. This year he tore down 
the mansion, once the scene of lav- 
ish entertainments. Mr. Vander- 
bilt v.-as divorced by CutlilM ri 
Neil.= on. who thin m.'irtl'.d .Sydney 
J. Colford, who had been divorced, 
SI) ; recently died. Reginald, when 
the father of a married daughter, 
mrirr'i d niona Morgan. 1«. Slif- and 
hiT twiii-si.-;cr, Tli'.lrna. ou. r sup'ci 
in the movies, SUA mg as iaii 



I Continued from pai i 1) 
ni^'l.tei-.s wa.*^ jiresent. d^■^pa. tjirt,- 
>»fh*-r premieres. Nearly ail the 
first line critics were on hand-. Some 
of the out-of-town men arrived too 
late to secure tickets, and stood In 
tho rear, no 'otlii r standee tickets 
being permitted. 

"Revelry" is based on Samuel 
Hopkins Adams' novel, the subject 
matter of v hich are a late Repub- 
lican president and the'poUtical 
scandals of tlie administration. 
When the- play opened in PhlladM- 
phla two weeks ago under the di- 
rection of Robert Milton, it aroused 
oonsidera-blo opposition, that com- 
munity being strongly Republican. 
An attempt was made to (OMO: the 
play off by coiu-t injunction, trhleh 

was denied. 

There wt re no performaiM-cs .after 
Tuemley of last week, the engage- 
ment suddenly terminating. Politi- 
cal pressure on the theatre manage- 
ment is reported to have brought 
about the shut down. Whether that 
i emanated from 'Wawhlnfiton or from 
local sources was not indicated, but 
the fact that there Is a fight on to 
scat Senator Varc (Pa I wa.s point- 
ed out a.s a po.-sible angle. 

Protecting Actors 
Milton stated he desired to pro- 
tect the actors In the controversy, 
as the pl.ayers stood in the position 
of Innocent bystanders and should 
not be subject to attack. The pro- 
ducer also declared be closed the 
show on ixis own, anticipating fur- 
ther trouble after the denial of thr 
injunction. On the other hanrl. thf- 
Sianley Company people, who con- 
trol the Garrick In Philadelphia, an- 
nounced "Revelry" had been ordered 
off by them. 

Full-. wing that, two 1 (lit..,-i..lH .-ip- 
peared in the New York dailies, 010- 
in tho "Heraid-Trlbune" (Kep.) to 
the effect that It was unpatriotic to 
produce the play, the "Kvening 
World' (Pem.) replying that if that 
were true. It wits equally unpatriotic 
Itf, make way wMh the publics 
money. 

It was reported that several Ni-w 
Vurk criti.-s had been instriK I' d tci 
view 'he play according to the po- 
!iti nl leanings of their papers. 
That could not be verified. Among 
the out-of-town pajiers r'-iiresented 
at "Revelry's" premier wire tlie 
Wasliington "Post," Haltimor.- 
"Sun" and Chicago "Journal." 



Amputated Poems Best 
New York "Sun" Is using a num- 
ber of poems which It rejected some 

time ago. and all because the poet 
used his head lor something besides 
composing poetry. When the poems 
were first returned by tho paper's 
literary editor, the poet took oft the 
ilrst stanza in each earn, changed 
the titles and sent Them Tiack. They 
were accepted. 

Stark Young on "McCall's" 

Stark Young Is to do play criti- 
cisms for "McCnll's. ' Robert Sher- 
wood is covering films for the bume 
publication. 

Victor WaUon in N. Y. 
Victor Watson is hack in New- 
York and refwrted as strongly In- 
trenched M. over on the Hoarot 

staff. 



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Tiu k French. Jr., of Newport, 
whoso sister Julia divoried Jack 
Geraghty, the Newpoi t i-iiauffi nr. 
also tried his luck as a movi- i-.-iiia. 
.i^s did the S'-- ;..ll^ <■ i . i- d Iti.b- , 
f i t I,i e K.ihr.r wl-. v. ..s ilni.n i il; 
■trv — Ills secun il ,-wif*-. t ' l iv i i 'i " — >l" 



$17 PSYCHO COURSE 

(Continued from page 5) 
Company at $10 per stock. It Is In- 
ferred by the publishers that stock- 
holders with a yen for writing will 
naturally have a better chance of 
selling manuscripts to be used hy 
the publication it Is Inter Intended 
to put out. 

This school of analytical experts 
has lately located in Newport, Ky., 
having moved from Indiana, Not 
pti long before the International 
Writeis Ix-ague was in the studious 
confines of Cincinnati. The reason 
for the numerous changes In ad- 
dress are reported due to a desire 
to be more centrally located, if 
Newport can lie coiisidei*i'd moi-e 
central than Cincinnati. K's jusl 
across the river. 

No Postcard Loiters 

A mutiny broke out in the ranks 
last week. Myrtll K. Vani-i-, om- 
of the members, decided that all 
was not well and began to write 
to all the other members attacking 
Aryan personally and questioning 
Ills status as a judge of screen pos- 
sibilities or manuscripts. The 
keenest hurt being inflicted by Mrs. 
Viince is that she Is writing on 
postcaid.s. against tlie express 
wishes and r* gulat ions of tin- 
League. Mr. Ary.iii ibn-.s imt want 
oul.-iders to gle.-in any knowledge 
pertaining to Uie wrkings of the 
Ix'OKue. 

In retaliation Aryan Is ri iKirled 
hiivlng wi 'lti-n no niln is he would 
usi- liis Innui-ni e with nuioi I'i.-'is 
piililislK-rs to rejei-t m.-iti-rial from 
.Mrs. 'Vance's fa.-cinatlng pen. In- 
asmuch as very lit'V, If any, of 
Mrs. VaTir* nMi--ri:il has seen 
type, tho iriflij-nii :it ni.'i'hinir- is 
I coMir,i:ing the aitai.k and on post- 
card.s. 

A |:enl named Dave Basara, Uv- 
! lug on the Island has been flourish- 
ing a leit' r in whii-h hf; has been 
' iipixoiit'-il a coniiiiltti-e uf one to 
Ki iti all the meuihi rs reiniesilng 
till. Ill 10 riifriiin fnuii wr,llirig im 



A II. I, r-Jt n lti-,-1. 
Hill k, r ft Wj nn 
l-'rank McGlyDU 
Krni-st HIStt 

Mt-iu of Opera 



M halt (ll-II) 
Princeton Ik Tsle 
Worsen Rru 
Bxsar Jb Meteslf 
MIdcet roniea 
■ut * Dnmke 
(One to All) 

PI,.\'n><I»'UH. V.Y. 
Htrand 
Id liaK (15-11) 
Bmmett O'Mara 
(Two to (III) 

rOKHJiMD. UK. 
KeHh's 

Id half (li-ia> 

nil kiK'ii 

Sayer Mldfttey 
I.ihr » Hilli- 
Ilorori, * W.vnne 
I'oily A Wilni.n 
Mason A .Shaw 

IMIKI MOI'TH 

Leruy 
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A « I. Ilarlow 

.S'Uk HufTord 
ollilin e 
Mm A- MM Sin 
(line to nil) 

POI tlllKKKr^lR 
Avttn 

!.l huM (15 1«) 
A A n KnllK 
.St-nna A llenn 
Hruohn A ItUHh 
Jill, liunn 
Scralribli-U l.eK» 

PliOVIDKNCE. B.I. 

!il halt (ID-lS) 
I.aiiiio r A IIu-Ji»i,n 
Small A Maya 
Foy Family 
llyHi? a Burrell 
Juliet- 



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TKKNTON. N. t, 
I'apilul 

Syili^tl A Sp..|ty 

< r.-i.p,.r Sinkers 
Nelll.- Jay Co 
(Two to ail) 

TROY, N. T. 



M halt (It-ll) 
Brendell St Jlmtt 
I.ouiee Wright 
Tenderhoe A Reed 
Odrlle Co 
Muran Ula 

|;mon <:itv, K t, 
Oapltol 
2il hnlf <16-tl) 
A .V I. WlUon 
Uuy Voyer 
Joyner A Poater 
(Two to All) 

mri, N. T, 

Oalely 
2il liair (U-ll) 
nilly Purl 
tSenaro <'o 
IThres to HID 

wAKitai(,.«i. 



BBADINO, PA. 



a production al the Cosmopolitan 
pliicllo. I.iitir Thilinn. who divon i-il 
.laiii' -i V.iil I 'i-u'. 1 r.-5i , and becaim- 
tlio .-..i-iicl \iii'i of lAjid Furness, 
w.-is a tlo-i' fiiind of CJloria Swan- 
son, and visiied the Famous Players 
Studio at Astoria ^\ii»n Miss )?wan- 
.s'Oi WIS v.iiiking tl.'re. Amos. 



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I fiourkey, an heircus who row 
known as Mrs. AVheldon Ki" ling. 

Mr. Ki'-i.iig, who ha.s eft' 1. 
visitid n: Niu| inheiitiil al- 

most a n.illiun dollars from his sis- 
ter, Mrs. StIlHon Huti-hlns, of 
W;i"hinglon. who had inherited tha* 
^ulll from liT "Ideily l..i.i. .r,d. 



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lliiig i'leji Is frani'-d 
on the plan that 
slio lid 11,. ir works appear iheri-iii 
' the (.iiiitiil Kiiiil iniglit have u bel- 
ter <-hane« of r'-e< Iving recogniilon 
' from motion piettire company de- 
I p.'ii tni' tits. 



Id halt (It-ll> 
Clave Appolon 
Harria A Popp»r 
W ill A Iva Holme 
Stanley A Aire* 
1)1-1 Btwood 

Kit IIUONI), VA. 
I.yrlc 

2il h.-ilf I U-ll) 
ncl' Muiiiliy 
Stiiltli & narkfr 
t'ounii'iiM Simla 
I.»orolliy Uarton 
Jlin * Hetty I'uki 

ROI'III-^TKK, N.V 
T**niple 

3d liiiK (U lS) 
Iti-nefi A Calvert 
l.^Hter A Stewart 
Pryor A Ile<!oata 
ItiiKi-r Imhiifr 
Jiilinny Mnrvin 
lx>ttl'; Mayer t 

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)li-;ii'Bt llroa 
iliay Kaniily 
Tftbor A fireen 
(Tnlnnlal 6 
(Two to fill) 

2d half (:2-:() 
Cue Powler 
Oehaa A (Jaretaon 
Nile A ManeAeld 
(Thrc. tl. nil) 

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tti hiHif fin ifii 

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Slit Townee 
lUO* to All) 

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Mare 

III half (ir,-l«i 
Featlvltlre of 1>27 
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Wuudland Rev 
Noi-I l.i-atiT 
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WASIIT.TON, n. O. 
Btrle (II) 

i <'!iiitlnff fitara 
Ann Krnnrlg <*o 
Hobble O'Nell CO 
U << I- MHKley Re* 

I. Faulkner Co 
Texaa 4 

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Iti.h Murph-, 
I'aHontra 

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Royi- A Maye 
Ae We W"re 
Jill p.xih-y 
Whito A Ti(-riiry 
Wlnlfr<-rt Ilyrd 
Stan KavanaUKh 
i'arialan Art 

(II) 
Karyl Norman 
Terhaa A Wallseo 
l.Haln A Arrber -> 
t'ounteaa Sonia ; 
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Mery Marlowa ^ 
(Two to till) 

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Palace 
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Ed Martin 
Vi ni'lian Maefl 

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rhestar A r>e»«re 
Harry Martina 
(llnu to All) 

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ltohT»y Ailnma 
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44 



VARIETY 



TIMES SQUARE 



Wednesday, September 14, 1927 



NO MORE HOSTESSING 
FOR JANE WEAVER 

Girl from Cleveland Topples 
Over from Exhaustion — Court 
Raises $10 Fund for Her 



Clnlminc that vhe played In "Ki<1 
Boots" m Cleveland, wh«n that show 
■topped there last year, Jane Wea- 
rer. 20. hostess in the \N'innlpec 
Club on 46th street, near 8th ave- 
nue, was freed in West Side Court 
by Magistrate George W. Sinii »<in 
when arraigned on a, charge of dis- 
orderly conduct. Miss Weaver is 
stopping at 207 West 90th street. 

Judg« Simpaon was so atTected 
by the dancer's story that lie started 
a purse which resulted in Miss 
■\V Paver rcreivinK $10. She Iliankod 
the court and left to go tp friends 
in New Jersey, stating she soon 
would leave tor Cleveland. 

"I have had plenty of night life 
on Broadway," Miss Weaver con- 
cluded. 

Tlie young dancer and hostess 
was taken into custody by Patrol- 
man I'ranoi.s Blatzheim of the West 
100th street station. He came across 
Miss Weaver prostrate on tlie side- 
walk on Kivorside Drive and 90th 
street. She clung to a well used 
purse I'a.'^luoned in the shape of a 

dOR. 

The bluecont sought to arouse 
Miss Weaver, but was unsuccessful. 
She with her dog "Toodles" was 
taken to the West 100th street sta- 
tion and later transferred to West 
30th street where a matron Is as- 
«lgned. 

Miss Weaver recovered sufficient- 
ly later in the morning to explain. 
Employed at the Winnipec, she had 
finished her work late. Becoming 
111 and without eating lately she 
said it was exhaustion and lack of 
food that caused her to collapse. 

When her story was heard Magis- 
trate Simpson extracted a $5 bill 
from his pocket to give to the young 
dancer-hostess. Joseph Spencer, 
chief clerk of Waat 81d« Court, with 
several of hia ■taS Joined in the 
movement. 



Fishing for Addresses 

Variity's information de- 
partment has frequently been 

tresp.issed uprm by installment 

hiHi.^cs an. I iitht rs cf tliat nlass 

inlormatiun. Many liave used 
various subterfuges.' Sup- 
po.sedl. smart locaters have 
i;<<nf tin" oxtrt-iiie tif wirinj^ 
that a rt'Ialiv.* of tho inquir-'^d 
lor party had difd and it was 
imperative to And out the lat- 
ter s whereabouts. 

Variety Is pul>liratlon and 
not a collection ayency. Hear- 
ing that in mind considerable 
time, postage and wiring may 
be saved. 



ACCOMMODATING "WAITER' 



QuilCM Cap* Thought 
' Making Book 



Ha Was 



Posrril'in^ himself as Otto Wag- 
ner. 49. waiter of 2237 E:ast 15th 
street, Brooklyn, was arrested by 
Detectives Tom Weppler and BUI 
Shelly of Inspector James S. Bolan's 
staff on the charge of making 
"book." 

Wagner was arrested at 133 West 
51st street. The sleuths testlfted 
that they saw Be%'eral unidentified 
men give Wagner slips of paper 
that bore the names of race horses. 
Wagner, tliey said, was seated at 
a table. 

They arrested bim. He declared 
that he was not a bookmaker, but 
a jobless w.aiter who was ho1<1ing 
the slips of paper for a friend. .\t- 
torney Joe Broderick asked for 
Wagner's dismissal, which was 
granted by Maglstrata Oeerge W. 
STmpsoa in ^'eat Side Cotirt. 



ROUND lUE SQUARE 



High Pressure Newsboys 

.'SelliMh' of .sju i ial eiluioiis of dailies on big sluries is nothing ne,*-, but 
the circulation departments of one or two tabs are using high pressure 
meth.idM. Not Infrequently the cries of the newsboys attract attention 
as tliey walk from block to block in pairs, sometimes In threes rind four- 
som, s. At times there is a nick, the boys charging five cents for papers 
ordinarily prieed two and thre,- cents. (Generally the special nows story 
harped on by tlie boys doesn't mean inucli or else it is not excluaiva. 



Stair-Sitting John Barred Back Stage 

Back stage, at one of the topplest revues in New York, a feminine 
dancer has been the subject of admiration from a John whose surname 
typifies the highest in one of America's foremost public service cor- 
porations. " 

At every performance he reported toi the stage doorman, slipped a 
$10 note and entered. He planiid liimself on the galvanized Iron steps 
leading to and from his enamorata's dressing room. The whole troupe 
tumbled over him. Everybody kidded him, including the lady of his 
passion. But still he came and still he sat. 

It -finally led to an order from the management permitting no one to 
pass the stage door, he it mother, husband or sweetie of any of the 
company. The doorman Is out the ten smackers per show, the dancer 
doesn't care, but the rest of the outfit is leaping. None can have a 
caller except the featured comic. And the sorest of all Is the son of 
the multi-millionaire, who thinks he didn't do anything out of turn and 
l an't understand whjr he'a barred. 



JSdffie I^can Met 

Nurse — Now Married 

Patrolman Kddic Duncan of the 
West 47th street station, for sev- 
•ral years on a Broadway post and 
well known to many show people, 
la wedded to Jessie Oraham. nurse, 
ia Rabaevelt Hospital. Iter. John 
Horner, curate of Orace Church, did 
It. Many bluecoats from the sixth 
sqund of the West 47th street sta- 
tion Itade Kddle a farewell. 

Tiie romance began about eight 
months ago. Kddle was on his beat 
on Broadway and 45th street when 
he had to hurry a promenader to 
Roosevelt Hospital. Miss Graham. 
Whose home Is In Bartlatt. O., was 
In the emergency w.ard. They be- 
came friends and soon Eddie was 
courting the pretty nurse. 

After the brief courtship, Eddie 
proposed and Miss Graham ac- 
cepted. When Duncan quit his 
tour his fellow bluecoats in uni- 
forms framed every window In the 
atation houaa making a picturesque 
alght. They cheered him and his 
fcrlde. 

Jack Wilson, broker, 546 West 
180th street, was the best man. Jo- 
^ sephinc Totten, night supervisor at 
the New York Foundling, was 
bridesmaiii. The couple left to mo 
tor tlHcMiKh Canada and then to 
the bride's home. 

Belleclaire Hotel Cashier 

Held for 1180 Shortage 

Hans Van Oudnaller. .IS West 
73d street, formerly iMshler at tlie 
Hotel Belleclaire, 7?th street and 
Broadway, was held In {1,000 hail 
for further examination when .ir- 
ralftned before Magistrate Stern in 
Vttut Side Court on a charge of 
srand larceny. 

. Fred Monsees, manager of the 
hotel, charged that the cashier hail 
appropriated $1S0 of the li.iiei's 
m oney to his own tise. In ilie alli- 
davlt Monsees said that the hotel 
kept a fund of $600. used to rash 
checks of guests, and that when an 
accounting was made it was found 
there was an $180 defleit. 

Van Ondenaller denied that he 
had taken the money and insists 
that there was a shortage at the 
time he obtained the position. He 
pleaded not guilty and wiU be ar- 
"^ralcned at a later data. 



Detroit Bank Clerk 
Tried Suicide in N. Y 

Unsuccessful In his suicide at 
tempt, Peter Polahowski, 18, 5S17 
Campbell street, Detroit, assistant 
paying teller In the Wayne County 
Bank, Detroit, was arraigned before 
Magistrate Dodge in West Side 
Court, charged with violating the 
Sullivan law and held without ball 
for further hearing. 

According to Detectives Fltspat- 
rlck and Liove, West 47th street 
static*! Pivahowskl shot himself in 
the chest in a room at the 
Flanders, on West 47th street, after 
leaving several notes stating it was 
the only way out of his difficulties. 

The police said Polahowski ab- 
sconded with $1,800 of the bank's 
money and came to Broadway, 
where be spent all but tSOO of It 
seeing the sights. When becoming 
remorseful and after shooting him- 
self, Polahowski was taken to 
Bellevue Hospital, where he recov- 
ered sufficiently to leave. 

Federal authorities were notlfled. 
When the gun charge Is disposed 
of. I'olahowskl will bo returned to 
his native city to stand trial in a 
federal court for embezzlement 



What a Columbia Student Found Out 

A slight Impression that Variety's Intimation In last weeks Issue to 
nite life reporters that "tipping off" in any manner or form is not 
recherche in the mid-town sectloli, may have referred to Walter Winchell 
("Graphic") or Mark Bellinger ("News"), the original nite loafers among 
the newspaper men of the dailies, should be corrected. The intimation 
was entirely unnecessary for either one. 

In retalllatlon, however, Mr. Winchell may have printed the follow- 
ing about "Varietjr" in bla "Oraphie" column, headed "Tofur Broadway 
and Mine'*: 

Hawi 

Ernest Brennecke, who teaches English at Columbia and who Is some- 
what of a highbrow, became enamoured recently of the literary style 
of "Variety." the theatrical rag. He read various excerpts from It one 
day to his classes in feature writing In the summer school, his thesis 
being that while its style might not be appropriate for a dally news- 
paper or a magazine. It was actually excellent writing In that particular 
type of trade paper. Several of the students, who had never heard of 
"\'ariely" before, subsequently bought copies to ^tudy It at first hand. 

One sweet young thing reported back to Brennecke that she had fre- 
quently bought such magazines as the "American Mercury," "Atlantic," 
"Scrlbners," etc., from a certain newsdealer and that he had seemed to 
treat her In an unusually deferential and respectful manner. But when 
she asked for "Variety" something quit* different happened: Ho tried 
to date her up! 



ACCUSED OF TOSSING 
GIRL OUT OF WINDOW 

Mae Taylor In Serious Condi< 
tion — ^Thomas Ruth and 
Richard Barlow Held 



Thomas Ruth, S3, lessee of th* 
Barlton Hotel, 118 West 72nd street, 
and Richard Barlow, 41, of lit Wtai 
72nd atreet, charged with "tossing* 
Mae Taylor, tf , hotel laundress o( 
300 Woat 71st street, from the aee> 
ond atory window at the Earltoa, 
were granted a long adloumraeat 
In West Bide Court ML« Taylor's 
condition la considered a'Vious. 

Philip Phllbin, attorney for tk* 
defendants, asked for the lengtby 
adjournment until Mtaa Taylor re- 
covers. Magistrate Qoodman grant- 
ed the delay. 

'When the alleged assault oeeur- 
red, Miss Taylor was a guest ot 
Ruth. She had been phoned to by 
the hotel lessee, detectives said. 
Miss Taylor was In his room only 
a short while when Barlow entt-red. 
Ruth stepped out of the room for 
a brief while. When he returned, 
the police said, wor*j followed, and 
soon Miss Taylor found her self la 
the yard below. 

Guests in the hotel phoned the 
pollee. Detectives Butler and De- 
fararl of the West 68th street sta- 
tion responded and sent the laun- 
dre.ss to the hospital. ?^h>) later re- 
gained ccLSciousncss, they said, and 
accused the pair o| -throwliMF ItW ' 
out the window. 

The two men have been i 
to bail. 



Baby Ruined Bargain 

A young m^gried fellow who lives in Mamaroneok and works In Man- 
hattan was offered a 10-gallon keg of wine at an exceptionally ga>od 
price. He grabbed the bargain, and proceeded to stealthily cart it home 
in bis car. Every time he stopped at a traffic signal in Manhattan be 
broke into a cold sweat In fear of being accosted by cops. By the time 
he arrived home he was In a highly nervous state because of his worrl -5. 

The next morning his wife called him from Mamaroneck to "xcltedly 
inform him that baby had just shoved a small bar of soap into the keg. 



Chinese Convention of All Relatives 

A Chinese convention in New York downtown. Chink district, of Chlna- 
(otel f>om all over the country, and all of whom in some wi'.y were re- 

lated, barely caught notice from the dailies. 

It's the first time the family has gathered In 10 years. It's members 
meanwhile received the chance to again s.ue their money for another 
good time reunion. Chinamen came frcm as far as San Francisco, 
than to' th« Chinese. 

the visiting scene of their annual . ,ji;ve,ition. the dailies also passed It 
up although there were more huniorouii aniiles to the negroes' conclave 
During the previous week when over 150,000 colored Elks made Harlem 



HAND SHAKE FOR 50c. 



San t'l-anciseo. Sept. 1,1. 

A slieker antiripatinj^ the cop-j 
vislteo San Mateo. Hurlingame. Red 
Wood City and Palo Alto, fashion- 
able residential suburbs of' San 
Krnncisco and made a house to 
house canvas selling tickets at SO 
cents each. ' 

He claimed they were licenses to 
their holders to shake hands with 
Charlie Lindbergh upon his arrival 
in town this P'riilay. 

The smooth worker was Just 
ahead of the police selling tiekets 
to a Lindbergh testimonial banquet 
at $1 a plate. 



Long Distance Rubbering 

A theatrical office two blocks across from a large new hotel Is doing 
a lot of field-glassing. The guests of the hotel deceived by the distance 
of the ottice building are leaving the curtains up and the binoculars are 
kept busy. The hotel has a large electric sign running perpendicular up 
the cerncr of the building. 

The letters ota the sign serve to Identify the rooms as Q-7, H-4, ete. 



NOISY STAGEHANDS 

Three stagehand.s, at the Ford- 
ham. New York, were arraigned he- 
fore Magistrate McKlhiry of West 

Farms Court, llronx. Sept. S. on .1 
eliar^e of viol.itiii^ a eit\ or,liti:ine,\ 
The men were Howard Small, I'eter 
H:i7. ird and Jack Anderson, charged 
with h.i\ inu ni.-ide unnecessary noise 
at the T'lirdh.Ti u ni:mt' il iiiir at trrrly 
tionis. 

'I'he pinch was made by Patrol- 
man Kultz nf the Bronx station up- 
im complaints by residents near tlie 
theatre. 

MaKistiale MiK'hiicy suspended 
sentence afi,'r linding them guilty, 
and warned theni ngnlns't making 
nny further disturbance at the the- 
atre. 



Tout Taking 'Em 

Times Square is boiling over the reported separation of money by an 
1' "ged toiit and bookmaker representing himself as a brother of a well 
known key. Sums from small :'n.o'ints to |100 have been placed with 
this t Her, who has failed to turn hack any part of a winning wager. 
I.ast week two bets were placed with him and both won, but he failed 
to' show up with the bet money and the winnings. 

Some of the Tietlms are loath to squawk, fearing it may cost their 
Jobs.- - - 



Slot Macliine Not 
Gamblktg—Sare Thng 

Galesburg, 111., Sept 13. 
A slot machine is not a gambling 

machine or device — ^If you'll take 
the word of sir citizens of this com- 
munity who act as a Jury in a Jus- 
tice court and heard evidence la 
the replevin suit brought by 8. Les- 
ter agalnsOohn SvfTckard, chief ef~ 
police. The hearing was the sec- 
ond one in the suit, the first on» 
being dismissed when a Jury failed 
to agree upon a verdict. 

The Lester machine was one oi 
IC confiscated recently In raids opea 
cigar stores and candy shops In the 
city. 

Parents, whose youngsters had 
been bucking the spinning wheels 
with their weekly spending allow- 
ance, had Joined with reformers is 
attempting to squelch the nlckel-ln- 
the-slot device. TtMirfS. aU up la 
arms now at the Jury' finding, Iwt 
the lads around the town, playtnS 
the game, have figi-ired that th« 
Jurors weren't so dumb — the ms- 
chines are a sure tbhw for ths 
owners. 



On Banquet Crashing 

Sam Marx, who wrote an article for "The New Torker" on ftate-crash- 
Ing as an art Is writing a new article on ba.. luet-crashlng. Ma-t con. 
cedes this is easy, but states the art consist-- in escaping the speeches. 



"Graphic's" Funny Doughnuts 

Tlie "Oraphic's" crusade to provide mote doughnuts for Uxi drivers 
has a humorous angle for those newspapermen who know "Dr." Jack 
.Mlley of the Macfadden health staff. Jack tvelghs 210 pounds. 

The title ot the series was:. "TasI Racket Exposed (By a Starring 
Driver." 

Deublc-Headed "Hokum" Gambling 

A press asent for one of the film romtianies 1ms Invented a new 
r.inil.lin:^ Kame whieh he has nameil "hcliiim." It is played with a .series 
of miniature horses advanced down the track by the throwing ot dice. 

It is declared by iu inventor to possess all the evil featurM ot both 
craps and playing thp ponies. 



Cheesers Looking About Again 
The Cheese Club, collectively, is awaiting bids from hotels or restau- 
rants with wide open spaces that need anyone to fill in. So far no 
Cheeser has been annoyed by requests. 



DESPONDENT CHORISTER 



Alice 



Agnew Tried Suicide W 
Slashing — Recovering 



bad 



Despondent because she 
quarrelled with her girl friend and 
her lack of success as an actrei* 
Alice Agnew, 21, 736 7th avenue, at- 
tempted •lulclde by slashing "w 
throat and arm with a razor blM* 
She was taken to Hellevue HospIts^ 
where It was said she would re- 
cover. 

Miss Agnew, who was in tli« 
chorus ot "Queen High," lived »t 
the 7th avenue address with Balie 
Stutz, chorus girl in "Honeyroo*" 
tione." The two women were dw" 
eusslng their respective status, anl 
It was s.aid. Miss Stutz told «>• 
Agnew girl that she "was nof 
out for the show business." 

A short while later she was dis- 
covered with her throat and arni 



sla.shed. rollceman Mc<iovem, 



Wesl 



Harry Illrsehfeld, president wlthoulmeritous of the club, Is sil.I to 
h IV,, an eve on one of the newer hotels not yet open. Harry thinks he 
< .m slip the i.oys Into the cellar and Walt until the Joint ojtens before 
apii.-arim; to holler "Hello!" 

.Mr. Hirs. hfiM disclaims that bis eli.b Is no longer au fait or just 
ah fat at the Kriais. The Friars will have the Chee.sers' big .affair says 
Marry, now set for March, 1932 but subject to postiwnement. .Vor Is It 
his with, says the "Able" comical sketcher. that's he's still president- 
the entire former personnel ot Cheese officers had to be re-elected, the 
(Continued on page 4S) 



47th street station, summoned f" 
ambulance and the young '""'^ 
was rushed to Bellevue. 
brother Sidney, ballplayer In <^ 
Pennsylvania League, and 
parents, wiio live in — Medl fc 
were notified and are on their 
here. 



Larry Lawrence has b. 'ome »»^ 
soclated with the Bill M i. i- 

Symon Gould is no 
nected with the SSth St. Clnem»' 




TIMES SQUARE 



VARIETY 



4S 



Female 'Spndwichman' 

Man's liist iifld oC « i:.!c 'vor 
has been invaded. A woman 
carrying • sandwich board on 
42(1 street, 

AdvertUing a beauty parlor, 
too. She could alKO have been 
placarded as the "before tnk- 
Ine." 



Mendez' Misjudgment in 
Picking Legs Serious 



A Greenwich Village Stroll 



By LEW NET 

(Mfv Huft sftsr having beso kidded in Variety by Len Libbsy of | 
Saatom uoi I*'* *"*^*' Pi^n**di ■•••"s to h«v« fallen. i 

This VlllaK iMbeinss another of tho sovaral mit eonlrib- I 

atof* Varloty mpp—n *» b» aeeumulatinB.) . I 

New Tork, Sept S. 

X>ear Variety : 

To And myself on a Variety page 
hemmed In by Undbergh. LltUe 
-Utch" Mayor Walker, and a pair 
of shoplifters restores my interc. 
In life So I have wandurod cut oi 
The Little House on Bedford street 
to learn what I can mbout our Vil- 
we theatres. Wo have about a 
«oien of these, more or less pre- 
tentions, more or less highbrow, 
Biore or less dominated by person - 

*"up*<>n MuUT Squaro the Triangle 
nerslsU, If you can And it. I could 
finite a book about Kathleen Klrk- 
wood s struggles, nimposses. charm 
and IndofaOgabllity. and another 
book about her Httla Triangle the- 
atre, wiiieh does not belle Its name 
whether viewed from the architec- 
tural or purely personal angle. At 
this moment Kathleen 1» presenting 
•Qare Facts." 

1482 Renovating Bill 
Down on Grove street near Bar- 
row, Mi.'-a Borden's perfect little 
theatre has been daubed up and 
down with $463 worth of paint, In- 
cluding emerald gcoon, mauve, the 
inevitable lavonder and tho sugges- 
tive gold. 

It is a pity that Qeorges Rena- 
Vtnt and his Grand Guignol plays 
aid • t take sulBclently last year 
to be repeated this s> asoi;. The 
Orove Street theatre is now run- 
ning under a German namo and, 
beginning the flrst of October or 
thereabouts, modem plays In Ger- 
man will be presented as long as 
there is patronage. 

The management la not Ameri- 
canized. Their idea of getting the 
favor of the press and uptown 
patrons is to snub you when you 
ask for information as though you 
came around looking for a hand- 
out But eventually these little 
matters may adjust themselves 
when the prima donna lessee leaves 
the box ofllce for the dressing room, 
Vrkleh won't be lone. * 
A Crooked Street 
A block or two farther down on 
short Commerce street. Just before 
it turns and ciosses itvelf. Is the 
Cherry Lane theatre, at present 
closed by a tire regulation. It 
seems that they have never In- 
stalled a sprinkler system and con- 
sequently the present occupants are 
unable to use it. 

The new I'laywrlKhts" theatre 
has taken It over and Is doing Its 
cussing and ca.sting in a house next 
door. They plan to present "Sing- 
ing Jailbirds," by Upton Sinclair; 
"The Centuries," by Km Jo Basshe, 
and "Suburb," by John Dos Passes. 
Last season this Infant organization 
staged "Earth" and "Loud Speaker" 
at the 52d Street theatre, and for a 
brief spell at the Grove Street. 



"VARIETY'S" BlAY GUIDE 



\Ve,l,',y) 



Manuel Mendea. 27, restaurant 

worki r. Hotel Palisades, 42d street 

and Tf'iith avonne. was found guilty 
uf .1 -J i.surdcrly, roiuluct <:ii;irge when 
lie was arraigned before Magistrate 
Stern in West Bide Court on com- 
plaint of Policewoman Margaret 
Taylor. 

Mrs. Taylor said she went to the 
Chaloncr theatre. 9:; I 9lh avenue, 
and after seated but a short time 
Mendez entered. He began to an- 
noy her by squeezing her leg, she 
alleged. When he continued his an- 
noyance she took him by the nape 
of the neck and led htm to the 
street,' arrentlng him. 

Mendez denied he had annoyed 
her, saying he felt sick and might 
have accidentally touched her while 
trying to r< lax, but that if so It 'was 
unintentional. 

After adjudged guilty, Mendez 
was remandi^ to West Side prison 
to await a probation officer's Itaves- 
tlgatton of his character. 



For rI.ow people, at well as laymen, this Guide to general amtitements 
in Ne.** York will be published w.eei*ty tn response to repeated requests. 
M may serve the out-of -towncr a« a time-saver in selection. 
Variety lends tho judgnisnt of its expert guidanea in tho various 
eiitertainment dsnotsd. 

No slight or blight is intended for those immentionsd. Tho lists are 
of Variety's compilation only as a h.indy reference. 

PLAYS ON BROADWAY 
Current Broadway legitimate attractions are completely listed and 
i commented upon weekly in Variety under the heading: "Shows and 
Commsnts," 

I in that department, both !n the cominent and the sctual amount ot 
I the gross receipts of each show will be found the necessary information 
as to the most successful plays, also the r.cale of admission charged. 

NEW SPECIAL FEATURES WORTH SEEING 
"King of Kings" "The Garden of Allah" "Sovsnth Heaven" 

"Patent Leather Kid" "Les. Miserables" "Wings." 
Vitafhono Shew ("Seventh Hoavon," Fox) 

BEST NEW FEATURE PICTURES OF MEEK 
Rialto — "The Way of All Flesh" Rivoli — "I'nderworld" (run) 
Capitol— ^Ben-Hur" (2d wci iij Roxy — "Seventh Heaven" 

Paramount — "Soft Cushiniis" .Strand - Collega" (Keaton) 

Colony — "Cat and Canary" 



WODISKA SPENT MUCH 
ON WIFE, HE SAYS 

But Mrs. Wodiska Sobbed 
While in Police Court- 
Divorce May Follow 



NIGHT LIFE 

Thu Silver Slipper, Frivolity .ind Everglades arc the old .■.t:irdl>ya, all 
money-makei-H, .-ind dc^i i v( lily sc. ri^ht tliroiicli the season. TIm^ already 
nudo sho'ws are further untlrcssc-U. The i'rivolity has u new oilition and 
It's a wow. AU beauts and very hotsy. 

The Chateau Madrid Is the most popular "spot." Tommy Lyman at 
the Salon Royal still draws •<ni, and ihc liolel n mls round out the worth- 
while ii.-i:. 

Of the "class" rooms, the Lido, Mirador and Montmartre each have 
dance teams as attractions: ail good, with the dance music best at tho 
Montmartre. Lido's new feature is Tacht Club Boys. Tbe Dancinc 

Murraya are at the Aluniniartre. 

ROADHOUSES 

I'p Telham road, Woodmansten Inn, Pelham Heath inn and the Cas- 
tillian Royal are battling it out. Furthtj^ up on the Boston I'ust road. 
In iMjirchmont, Johnny Johnson and his smart dansapatlon arc drawing 
'cm to the Post Lodge, particularly the ultra- Westchester younger set. 
Dtnty Moore, across the read at the Rsd Lien Inn, is also g e tti n g som a 
trade. With Harry Sus!!klnd at Hunter island Inn, better trade Is looked 
for ThPre. 

Dcun the road on the .Meijiek h!}rhn-.iy .ire the Castillian Oardens 

(Al Sliuj'ne heading tlio revue^ and Pavilion Royal. 

pr.COMMENDED DISK RECORDS 



Victor >No. 20872 and 20675 — This Is tbe quartet of special releases of 
, , George Olsen's recordings of the "Good News" hits. "Tbe iBcst Things 

Mistaken Identity. CUimSi in Life Ar« FVe«" apd "Lucky In Iaivc" are one couplet; "Varsity Drag" 
iiAMmmux't.u avH^i»u,7 * . Good News," tho other, all from the samo musical. That unique 

RmIw Rnth tn NiemeTer Olsen trio and Bob Borger solely, with Ray Robinson instrumentally on 
aMUfv awui, w trombone, are outotandlng li>ghllghts as interludes. 

Ruth, slightly I Columbia No. lOSS— Kitty O'Connor, "tho girl baritone," haa two new 
Yankee ball- ; ones in "I Ain't That Kind of a Baby" and "Lasy Weather," done In 
iier best style. 

Victor No. 20885 and 20674 — Paul ivhltr man offers a flock of production 
music on these two disks from the Ziecfeld "Kollies" and ".M.-^uhatlan 
M.iry." "Shaking the Ulucs'Away" and "Ooh! Maybe It's You" are 
disnppointing as Berlin compositions, and DeSylva, Brown and Hender- 
son having nothing unusual in "Broadway" and "Manhattan Mary" from 
th" .*diow of that name. 

Brunswick No. 3S8ft— Ernie Golden and hia Hotel McAlpinKes, includ- 
in:; a trio, do wonders with "Somebody and Me" and "Let's Make iBe- 
li<-\e," zestful fox-trots. 

Victor No. 20830 — Waltz lovers win enthuse over The Troubadours' 
t!<-atment of "I'aradlse Isle" and "Can't You Herir Me fcsay I I.ove V*iu." 
Tho first should be an outstanding waltz song this fall. Franklyn Kaur 
tenors the vocal chorus. 

Columbia No. 147S— An unusual type of recording Is Don 'Voorhees' 
treatment of tho "fantasy on 'Et Louis Blues'". It's an ultra or- 
chestration, g oB o r M y performed, and a novelty concert-Jass record. 



Our oldest and most aubstnntial 
group has already opened at the 
Provlncetown theatre, wtth "Abra- 
ham's Bosom," which will continue 
until Sept. 26. The next play has 
not yet been ehosfn. 

Carl Reed Loses Lease 

Carl Reed lost his flve-year lease 
with four years to run at the 
Oreen'wlch Village theatre, and the 
•wner, Mrs. Parker, Is back to run 
ttings herself. Her house man- 
gier. Slim Martin, is spending much 
^ort to gather in Mppoit for this, 
wa most elegant of our Village 
■wsos. Actual contracts or en- 
■Momenta have been made. 

Our "VUlago landlord, Strunsky, 
*• planning to erect a new Little 
Theatre opposite the Provlncetown 
theatre. The tenants In the two 
buildings back ot where Barney 
Gallant used to havo his Studio 
Club, have boon notified for sev^al 
months past that the buildings they 
are in may bo .torn down at any 
tlnwk 

Eva Le Oallienne, who rented the 

•Id French theatre on 14th ."street 
Jnd 6th a', cauc, docs not se< m lo 
have a theatre In the VillaKe thi.s 
•ea.spn. 

Following Beth Brown 
^'I'W that lletli L;ri)Wi], wlio use,l 
U, i,] a li.iscmcnt on 8tli strer t. 
"as subscribed to Variety, I sup- 
I><>»e I might as well do the same, 
■Ince I live in a top floor studio 
*lth a roof thrown In for nofhinpr 
But don't send me a 1,111 boroif 
'■"'St of November, because I 
rent 



George Herman 
known as "B.-iIte. 
player, made a curtsey before Mag- 
istrate Stern in 'West Side Court 
Monday morning, where he ap- 
peared to answer a summons charg- 
ing him with as.sa lilting Bernard 
Neimeyer, artist, 01 ■West 70th street. 

At the request of Xeimeyer the 
magistrate adjourned the case until 
Friday, when the affair will be aired. 
The Babe made an emphatic denial 
and s-iid he wou!d i'r(Hliice substan- 
tial proof that he was innocent. 

Neimeyer charges that tlie Bam- 
bino punched him on the eye at n 
i>. m. July 4 at 74th street and 
Broadway. Neimryer said he had 
just been released from a hospital 
and was looking into a restaurant 
window when two women passed. 
Suddenly, he charges, Ruth, whom 
he did not know at that time, ap- 
peared and asked one of the women 
If he (N'cimeycr) had insulted them. 

After tho women had both denied 
it. the artist said, I'.uth struck him. 
He stated the homerunner walked 
oft with the two women. Neimeyer 
.said he followed and : -l<ed a. traf- 
nc policeman to arrest Kuth, hut the 
cop, after getting a look at the Babe, 
declined, instructing him to go to 
court for a summons. 



RECOMMENDED SHEET MUSIC 

"Gcod Newt," nong hits ("The Be.^t Tiiincrs In Life Arc Free," "Varsity 

l)ra(;," "Uood News" and I.ik i.y In I.o\r") 
"Just A Memory" "Are You Thinking of Ms Tonight?" 

"Baby Your Mother" "When You're In LBVe" 

"Blue River" "Blue Heaven" 



Ad.lidi ^^^)disk;l. wealthv di.i.- 
mond de;i!o:-. i^^toprnni; .at the .Mm- 
ger Hotel, w.as disoh.xr^ed in West 
Side fcart by Mayistrnte Willl.Tm 
J. Dodge. AVi.diska, who d'es a 
large theatrical business and has an 
olllcc at 10 Wvst 41lh street, was 
freed when his sobbing wife told 
the t'oiirt that sho had no desire to 
proses ute. 

Wodisk.i was arrested outside tho 
Manj^er Hotel on tho con^plaint of 

hfg wife, Tauline l.. \inson Wodiska, 
:5, wlui eli.ilKed tl..it her Ini.slianii 

seized her by the wrists when sho 
sought to havo divorce papers 
served on him. She told iiews|>apcr- 
m.c-n that ho forcibly ejected her 
from his room. 

Mrs. Wodiska h.-is a son. Morton, 
6. *She h.is custody ot tho child, 
Wodiska stated to reporters that ho 
Is paying his wife fSS a week ali- 
mony fees. 

According to WodUVa, lii.-* wifo 
accompanied by r. process server, 
came to his aiiarttnent In the hr.r,*I 
and crea'ed a tlisturbjinre. He s.'iid 
that he Ml.aillj a '■■ iiti d i.iie papi rs. 
It was then hia wife stepped from 
a hiding place and created a scena. 
Hotel employes were forced to eject 
her. he sjild. 

Wodiska said that he had Just re- 
turned from Ills oinue on West 4Ttl> 
street when he wa» Intorcoptvd tV 
his wifo on tbo 20th lloor of tM 
^tel _____ 
Wo Hart ^777 

'Wodiska was asked by newspa- 
permen if his name w:;.-^ nttt iden- 
tidcd with Flo Hart, the actress, 
soma time aco. Ho admitted 
but said that ho was not respon* 
Bible. "Can I help It If my namo ^ 
was mentioned r' rejoined 'Wodiska 
to the reporters. 

The diamond dealer went on nt 
great length to explain tho thou- 
sands of dollars he has spent on 
his wife and her family. He blamed 
his domestic troubles to too much 
mother-in-law. "She always sided 
with her family," said Wodiska. 

"I spent almost JJOO.OOO for a 
beautiful home at I'elham. line day 
my wife moved out the entira 
household," ho dechired. "I wap . 
then forced to sell the house at • 
$40,000 loss." 

Wodiska told newspapermen that 
his spouse was extremely jealoua 
of him. "It she wants a divorce t 
won't contest it," he said. Wodlsk* 
inherited much ot bis father's, JU« 
IlUB Wodiska, waalth several yeara 
ago. 

Mrs. Wodiska almost bcramo 

hysteiienl In court. She was calmed' 
by her attorney, IjOwIs J. Kehi- 
steln, 1440 Broadway, vs ho win 
handle the divorce action for Mrs. 
Wodiska, he said. 



ROUND THE SQUARE 

(Continued from page 44) 

l>ress states, and will remain In ofllce until the current lot of stationery 
with their names on it is used up. 



From Frisco to N. V. by Bus 

A vaude act has traveled from San Francisco to 



Neimeyer said Iliith later disap- 
peared in a taxicab with the worn- ^ vaude act has traveled from San Fiata isco to New Tork o'verland 
tn. Neimeyer obtained a John Doc [ t,y motor bus. It was Henry West, nephew of William Weston, New York 
summons. Some time later, he said, i vamle agent. The buses carry a single person through for $77 with the 
he discovered that his assailant was I fare from the west coast to Chicago, $53. This makes it cheaper than 



the famous Yanltec slugger. 

Babe told the niai;istrate he never 
had seen the man before and said 
he was sure a mistake had been 
made. He said on the night of July 
4 he was in Garfleld, N. J. To prove 
this assertion he produced In court 
Philip riohLsmitli. 1477 .«t. T,awrence 
avenue, Bronx, and i'i,,-irl(s J. Klllas, 
3201 87th street, Jackson Heights, 
Queens. 

Both men said tli"y had accom- 
panied Babe tn a reception at Gar- 
field lnimedi.it' ly fullowlng the run 



train travel although much longer of course. Kailway fare one way la 

5 108. 

■\Vest declared that It was not as tiresome as one might Imagine. Stop- 
overs are allowed and the traveler is permitted to pick up another bus 

the next rooming. 

The bus leaves S. F. at 8 a. m. and runs to Bono thence to Denver to 
.«alt 1-nko to St. Louis to Chicago to U< troit to Toledo to Cleveland to 
llitsb irgh to New York. The buses run up to restaurants all along 
tie- way and makes many stops. 'Where night travel Is made in the bus, 
il.e ( hairs are titled so that a traveler can sleep en route. 

Tbe passenger can take as much hand liigBaKC as pos'sible to carry but 
heavy baggage must sent other ways. Two bus Ilnrs ci 
present on the long overl.-inrt tour, one being the 



Kanic at the Yankee Stadium, and 
II.. y remained In Jersey until quite 

late. ■ 



Two bus Ilnrs operate at 
Yellow Way which 

Into New York and the other, the Plckway which coos only as far 

as Pittsburgh. 

Froth Blowers Organize 

Ye Ancient Order of Froth I'lowers, a menii n hip itng In aid of Brltisli 
li.s.ii.led war veterans, is (ind.ai; not a few si.i.senbers along Broadway 
l l il ' ollijH th P FTJrfrc?r;:nTi of u li lvia on I n roiiiing sh ip s. — For $ ' i l l i one 
he -onics a life member. In addition to a humoroUS booklet, he also gets 
a set of silver cuff links. 

Tlie booklet inquiries: "Do you gollop your beer with scstT" The 
A.' O. F. B. aims "td foster th* noble art and ge„nn and healthy pnstiin 



Sassed a Cop— Trouble 



That It docs not pay to sa.ss a 
traffic cop was Impressed on Helen 
Flint, S9, actress, 1( Kast 64tli 
street, when brouRht to West 47th 
street station and served with uvo 
summonses by Mike Ciiny, Iralllo 
cop at Broadway and 47th street. 

Miss Flint was charged with vlo- 
latliiK the eight-foot law, passing a 
Btopiiej surface car, and witli oper- 
ating a car without a license, .Sho 
will make her explanations In TMt« 
flc Court. 

Curry said he observed^ tho 
woman swervf^ her machine to tho 
left of a stationary surface car. 
When he stni>ped her and dem.inded 
an explanation he said she became 
abusive. When diplbmacy failed 
Mike bnKight the woman to the st!V> 
tlon house. 

There, after I.leut. Mef,..nmaB 
heard the facts, he directed the cop 
to servo the actress with two 
summonses. She did not. tell Curry 
what show she was connected with, 
but dill pay she was rehearsing at 

present. 



^ E»st IJth 



treet, an 



invite you to niv <vi'C shop there, 
vliieh Is the tin'en little prlntintr 
jilant In New York. 

Besides, I don't print for money. 
I play with type in exactly the ^ 

same spirit that an amateur hero i of fu-h blowing, amoin;st genih inen of leisure and ex-soldlcrs." 'fliu 
high school play playf with i motto Is "Lubrication in mo lerT. .n." 

.Members are honored If getting recruits. For one recruit, the member 
Wishing you the same. I still am. | lii Just » blower, f* 3t a blaater, 100 a tornado, COO a moMOon and for 



HOME- V RECKgR SYITOICATE 

Meriden, Conn , .<eiir 13. 
Charging 1) it four S.eiil. u'ton 
men nlienul"! tho affectn.:,., .,r lils 
wife Hobert.a, James J. l-'i rrueei of 
this city has sued one for $10,000 
and the other three for $7,600 each. 
Mr, and .Mrs. Ferrucci »-ero mar> 
rled in July, li22. 



VARIETY 



SPORTS 



Wedncadajr, September 14, 1927 



NEWS FROM THE DAILIES 



Thia dapartmanl Mntaint rtwrlttm tliMtrleal nawt Itama at pub- 
liabMl during tha waak In tha daily MPara af Naw Yerk, Chicago 
and tha P.in>fio OoaaL Varialy lakaa no aradit far thaaa nawa itam*; 
aaah haa baan rawrlttan fram a daily papar. 



under tha wheela of a freight train 
while riding the roda on hta way to 
the Coast wltb a companloii. 



CHICAGO 



NEW YORK 



Thp Sands Pxint Casino at Man- 
has»«( N't'pk. I.. 1., Wrtrt de8troyed 
by fir<>. A ;:Oii.>00 loss is estimated. 
Tba building has been used as a 
JMtcktlw and bathing club, besides 
M iutiliiaament resort. 

The third plagiarism suit against 
"The Spider" has been filed in I'. S. 
district court by Robert Rhode, au- 
thor of "The Great Macumber 
Stories" appearing In Popular mag- 
azine. 



The Xew-spaper Club of Nfw York 
has* taken a long-term ItM.se of ihe 
three upper floors of the Husli Ar- 
cade building, 136 West 4i'd street. 
There are a restaurant. library, 
lounce, billiard and card rooms in 
tha naw headquarters. Membership 
bJ« .about JW, 



truoklnpT coi-porutitin : John 
nier and Klizabcth Kane, 



Brem- 



A. P. dispatches from Cedar City. 
Utah, tell of a heated di.spute be- 
tween Al Roeell, I' irst National di- 
rector, and Kdwin Caiewe, United 
Artists, for possession of a moun- 
tain location. Rogell secured pro- 
tection from armed deputtea and 
continued working. 



Anastasia Rellly. of "Tours Truly," 
denies that she la engaged to Joe 
Henjamln, and at tba aaroe time 
nnnouncea aha wtU wad Tiieodor^ 

[;uhl, of Detroit 

Word ijas been sent here that the 
large picture companlea will charter 
.special cara to oarry their atara 
frpm Hollywood to tha big light. 

Mayor ThomjMon will paraonally 
indorae and aponaor Tax Austin's 
next annual rodeo. 



Cirowing tired of waiting for her 

big chance. Alice Agnew, chorus 
girl, slashed her throat and afm 
with a ^zor. She will recover. 



LOS ANGELES 



Pour men were fined $30 e.ich for 
creating a disturbance Aug. 27 In 
lA>ew's Orpheum theatre during the 
abowinv of "Callahana and Mur- 
phya." Each aald he would appeal. 

Valeaka Surratt filed auit for 
|1,«M,M0 agaiiiat Cecil De Mllle and 
aaaobiatea on charges that "King of 
Xlnfa," tha flira, contains bits from 
"Mary Magdalene," an unpublished 
novel on which she holds film rights. 
8he claims the novel was submitted 
to De Mllle and rejected. Defend- 
ants named are Cecil De Mllle, De 
Mllle Pictures Corporation, Jeanle 
MacPheraon. scenarist; Produders 
DIattQHittnc Ctorporation and the 
Xeltli-AIbee Vaudeville Exchange. 



The win of Amelia ninKb.im, ac- 
tress, who died Sept. 1, disposes of 
an aatato «i( "over |10,0M" t*,tw» 
•latirat ' ' - 



Peggy Worth, aetreaa, confiscated 
the wearing apparel of Beverly Ju- 
neau, showgirl, claiming the girl 
wouldn't pay $225 for rent and inci- 
dentals Incurred in occupying Miss 
Worth's apartment. Miss Juneau 
promised to pay and M*ss Worth 
agreed to return the clothes. 



A bench warrant was Issued for 
Virginia Hurst, known as "Lady 
Diana Bathurst," former motion pic- 
ture extra, when she failed to ap- 
pear before Municipal Judge R. 
Morgan Oalbreth to anawer a traffic 
violation charge. 



Margaret Phillips, cabaret enter- 
tainer. Is in a serious condition in 
Columbus Hospital following a 
beating received while automobiling 
with Harry Giles, or Guyon, alleged 
gambler. Giles is said to be the 
girl's suitor. Mrs. Phillips has been 
kayoed before. Last June she re- 
ceived a fractured akull in a mixup 
with John Borfcla. Mra. Phillipa is 
the widow of Johnny .RiUUpa, gans- 
ster. 



Harry H. Schoneman, musician, 
obtained a divorce from Florence D. 
Schoneman, desertion. The couple 
were married in 1908 and separated 
in 1»2«, 

Jaime del Rio, husband of Dolores 
Del Kio, motion picture actress, 
fractured his left hand and badly 
sprained his right when he fell from 
the top deck of the S. S. City of Lios 
Angeles. Del Rio and his wife re- 
turned from a trip to Honolulu. 



Lena Molena, motion pfeture ac- 
tress, was saved from drowning by 
the crew of coast guard cutter No. 
261 off the Isthmus of Catallna 
Island, when she dove from a small 
dory to retrieve a lost aor. Mel- 
boqtna Bpurr, photographer) was in 
th* Wat with her. 



Sidney Hart waa unanimously 
•looted executive bowd morabor of 
the Hebrew Aotora' Vplon. 

An accounting of mopeys raised 
by the motion pbture Industry 
through benefit performances for 
relief of Mississippi flood sufferers 
was made public by Will H. Hays. 
A total ^f $417,212 was turned over 
directly to local Red Cross commlt- 
teea. Ooa Angelea led tOl other 
eiUaa by contrlbuUng «54,t7(.84. 
Na# Tork flgurea not yot «om- 
pleted. 

Norma Smallwood. ".Miss Amer- 
I^'.a" of 19'J6. was scheduled to otTl- 
ciate over the pageant events at At- 
liintlc City's annual beauty contest." 
but blew out after unotflclal reports 
of aabry diaputea. She wanted. 
$1,200 weekly, the aalary aha has 
been receiving for.j>rofe8sional en- 
lagamcnta. 



Two bandits, walking Into the 
Mualo Box theatre In Hollywood, 
held up Charles Jonea, the lanltor, 
and carried off tUO. . 

Jason Robards, stage and sore^ 
actor, admitted a property settle- 
ment had been effected In hla di- 
vorce suit against Hope Maxlne RO' 
bards, filed July 21 last. It Is said 
the settlement may bring about a 
wlthdr.awal o£ the divorce action. 



Subscribers to the St. Louis Mu- 
nicipal Opera company guaranty 
fund will receive checks refunding 
their pledges. This season Just 
closed waa the ninth consecutive 
one that showed no deficit. 



Hot Doff Racers 

*8t. Loula, Sept. It. 

Ashea to aStaaa. 

Moonahine to atlU. 

If the ponlea don't get us, the 
dog tracks will. 

'Twasa't MMiigll ifor niir- 
mount to reopen with the 
fleetest of the fleet in horse- 
flesh; the rext night they 
opened another greyhound 
traek in St. IauIs County, not 
far from the city limits as the 
Ford bumps . 



WOODCHOPPER-HEENEY 
FIGHT TERRinC DRAW 

Return Match at Garden Has 
« Fans All Steamed Up- 
Straw Hats Sail 



Two armed bandita looted the 
Ches Pierre at Il.tM. 

Four ticket acalpera. arreatad at 
Cubs Park, were fined flOO each 
by Judge AllegrettL 



•led 



Less Than 100 tram 

Studios to See Figrht 

Los Angeles, Sept. 13. 

XiOoks as though Hollywood has 
grown cold on the Dempsey-Tunney 
fight which will be held In Chicago 
Sept. »2. Production activities have 
Interfered and hardly more than 100 
people identified with the picture 
'industry will be at the ringside 
when the boys shake hands. 

Among those actually going to 
the encounter are Joseph M. 
Schenck, Sid Orauman, Hal Roaoh, 
Buck Jonea, Leo HcCarey, Charlie 
Chase, Robert McGowan, Charles 
Byton. Wallace Iteery, Shirley Dor- 
man, Sue Carol and Mervyn t,eRoy, 
Not one is golnv ftmn the Do MiUo, 
Sennett, Metro-Ooldwyn-Mayer or 
Warner atudioa. 



An A, P. dispatch from n.nrdone. 
Italy, reports fino people p;ild the 
equivalent of $.')Ji each to wlmcss a 
special performance of U'.Vnnunzio is 
tragedy. "DauRblor of lorio." IVe- 
sentatlon was made by a group of 
Italy's most noted acto rs.. ..Pg a aoo ds 
will be applied to the CtmipMion of 
a Itoman theatre. 



Arthur M. Loew, son of Marcus 
Loew, denied a report recently pub- 
lished in the '.'National Underwriter' 
of Chicago that his father was 
among nine nven Insured (or over 
^•♦•,•00. ^ 

Lola Delander, 1«, of .Toilet, III., 
was selected "Miss America" at At- 
lantic City's annual bathing beauty 
contest. The young beauty does not 
smoke, eat plcklea or drink coffee 
or tea. 

Mrs. I.lta Grey Cliaplin arrived In 
New York to be Iniervbwed and 
contemplate vaudeville contracts. 

.7ane Wciver, dancer, collapsed of 
hlinj?er on Riverside l.>i l\-e .ind w.'ifl 
arrested on a charge of disorderly 
conduct in collecting a crowd. Later 
She promised Magistrate Simpson 
she would go back to her old Job 
with a iTtrrnl tnr''"'Y I n C leveland 



Helen Marie Butcher has a divorce 
from William Edward Butcher, film 
studio manager,, formerly with Par- 
amount. Grounda, - deaertton. 



A jury in Oalesburg, III., 
slot machines are not gamblln 
vices in passing on tlaa- oaao 9k ^■ 
Lester, whose masMMa Ml Mien 

seized. 

Mario Cham lee, the tenor, in an 
airplane left Maywood flying field, 
Chicago, Saturday night iTSrdarto 
reach Frisco and (ulflU <n engage- 
ment Monday. 

Raymond Shoker, Chicago gang- 
ster and rum runner, is near death 
in a Detroit hospital, suffering from 
bullet wounds and a fractured skull 
received in a fight in a room of the 
Carlton Plaxa hotelS Shoker told 
Detroit police he had come in from 
Chicago to arrange for the ship- 
ment ot a cargo of liquor. He aald 
three men entered bis room and at- 
tempted to leb bim. and pidled 
their guns and flrod When ho re- 
sisted. 

Week-end and holiday vice raids 
Jammed Municipal court with 2,000 
cases in one day. The docket was 
so heavy that three Judges Instead 
of the usual one wat* assignsd to 
the hearing. ThrM 
were jammed. 



John Vllllers-Farrow, Hollywood 
scenarist, admits that his wife, 
Felice Lewin Farrow, former San 
Francisco society girl, is contem- 
plating a divorce action. Accord- 
ing to Farrow, incompatibility led 
to their separation '.wo months ago. 
He declared a property settlement 
haa been effected. 



Marguerite Franklin, known on 
the stage as Peggy La Brea, was 
granted a divorce from Arthur 
George Franklin. She charged her 
husband with entertaining freely 
cnreryone but beraeU. Orounda, de- 
seriion. 



A reiwrt from Reno, Nov., stated 
that Carolyn Tbonis(»n, stage ac- 
tress, was divorced In District Court 
there from John T. Hemot alao an 
a I' I or. She Charged failure to pro- 
vide. 



She blew that city with a road show 
and has worked here In a cabaret. 



Two men and a woman, protest- 
ing they were being charged m()re 
than plenty for an evening spent at 
the Frivolity club, started a row 
that resulted In Injury of three po- 
licemen. TItey were arrested on 
charges of fi:4onlous assault. The 
party conalated of Thomas Brem- 
mor, who said ha Is bodyguard for 
Jamc* AtPsiMb pt«iiM«i>t oC a 



A man describing himself as John 
W. Considlne, Jr., film producer, 31, 
of 1550 Wilcox avenue, Hollywood, 
was Injured In an automobile acci- 
dent at Sixth and Catallna streets 
when the car he was driving was 
struck by n machine driven by Ed- 
ward T. Miller. John W. Considlne, 
Jr., general manager of the United 
Artists studio, denied he was the 
man. 



.Shot.'? fired from a fa.'^t-movinc 
automobile pierced the plate plas.s 
window of the diodes of the Mo- 
ment shop, on Sunset boulevard, 
owned by Jacob Proebstel, husband 
of Alice Gentle, opera singer. Police 
advance the theory that the shots 
were wild ones fired in a bootleg- 
gera' war. 

Adele Arbo, actreas, waa fined $15 

In Judge Dudley S. 'Valentine's court 
for speeding 35 miloa an hour In a 
15-mlle zone on Juno is last. The 
actress was anesleJ on u v< tij lant 
after she failed to appear to answer 
tlie specdiiii; ch.iriri'S, Tier attorney 
exiilained that she i;uve the ticket 
to a fi iend to "H.x." 

Floyd Crisna U, film nctor, playing 
111" part of a hansom lab driver in 
a .lohnny lllnos pii tuie. was Injurei 
when the se.it of the vehicle gave 
way, tlirowing him Into the street. 



John A. Worthen, human fly and 
trapeae worker in vaude, was kilted 
mjti Hawttna. W yo, whenhjallpj 



Gene Tunney haa penetrated ex 
elusive North Shore aociety circlea. 
The clifunp waa honor gueat at a 
dinner given by Mr. and Mra. Gor- 
don Kelley and their aon and daugh- 
ter-in-law, Mr. and Mra. Ruaaell 
Kelley. Meanwhile Jack Dempsey 
continues severe training out at 
Lincoln Fields. Prom 2.000 to 4,000 
watch the former champ work out 
daily at a $1.10 per head. 



Boston Blue Bloods Sign 
Petition for Sunday Ball 

Boston, Sept 13. 

A petition providing for legal 
Sunday proteaalonal baaebaU In this 
Ity has been filed with the Secre- 
tary of State, to be acted upon at' 
the coming election. 

The petition weus signed by sev- 
eral prominent BoslmlBMk iiMtad- 
Ing many of tha •O-MDad "blue 
blood" element. 



AtbdidJJicMhi 

While bOtnc weighed' in at the 

Boxing Commlaslon'a office Thurs- 
day afternoon, Paulino Uzcudun 
was served with a $5,600 attach- 
ment suit by Jack Curley, who is 
proceeding on a If- |Mr awMriBaa* 
agerlal contract. 

The flght promoter claims he ad- 
vanced $700 for Paulino's fare from 
Buenos Aires, but aa floon as the 
Argentinian paauler landed bo 
awitohed managera. 

In a previous action by Curley, 
acting through Goldsmith, Gold 
blatt & Hanower, the suit was 
thrown out. owing to a haky com- 
putation ot the fighter'a earnings 
In this country. The attorneys now 
have a certified statement from the 
State Boxing Commission as to 
Uzoudun's Income, 



Plans for the new Chicago Civic 
Opera house, to be erected on Hearst 
Square, are complete and will be 
submitted to Samuel Insuil upon his 
return from Burope next week. 



Billy Sunday win be In Chicago on 
Sept. 16 to celebrate the EOth anni- 
versary of the Pacific Garden Mis- 
sion operated by Melvin Trotter. 
Sunday was converted 32 years ago 
at tbi.s same mission by Trotter. 



Albert Blair, known as the "Ala- 
bama Kid," confidence man, was ar- 
rested here trying to dispose of $41.- 
000 In stolen bonds. Police claim 
Blair Is at the head of a large ring 
with headquarters in St. Louis. 



Field Museum Is running opposi- 
tion to the picture houses here. 
Starting this week they will ahow 
Jungle pictures to the children and 
grownups free of charge every 
Saturday morning for six months. 



Jerry Daugherty, chauffeur for 
Tex HIckard, was arrested, charged 
with ramming another car purpose- 
ly. Police allege Daugherty waa an- 
gered because Oie other car had 
passed bim. as be stepped on the 
gas and smashsd tbo rear and ot it. 

John J. HItobell, ohalrman of the 
board of the IHInola Merchants 
Bank, Mra. Kellogg Falrbank. and 
George Lytton have been appointed 
a committee of three to handle the 
specl.al fund of $30,000 to pay the 
musicians of the Chicago Symphony 
Orchestra. The musicians will re- 
ceive the "scale" from the orches- 
tral association, and'wlll get their 
$10 raise from the committee. 

A bomb waa toaaed Into the For- 
est Park club, an alleged gambling 
joint Owners attributed the bomb- 
ing to ousted 'pikers." Hymle Zim- 
merman, maaasar. aald the club 
w,as owned W Bd "Klondike" 
O'DonnaU. 



Fox Wins in Ball League 

The motion picture baseball 
champtonahip was won for the sec- 
ond successive year by Fox Films 
when they defeated tha Fatha taam 
by a T to 1 score at Proteetoiry OYal 
Saturday. 

Jake Miller, the Fox twirler, 
pitched a game with seven strike- 
outs to his credtti Manager Ed 
Freet^an of Fox shared hitting 
hondi-s with his teammate, Barney 
Wolf, each making two hits. Katzoft 
scored the lone Pathe run on a 
single in the laat imiflf *. 
Crouse. 

The fin.al standing of movie base- 
ball clubs la as follows: Fox, won 
0 and lost 1; Pathe, won ( and 
loot S; Warner Broa., won • 
Firat National won S 
United ArUaU, won t 
Consolidated, won 0 



loat 

lost 
lost 

lost 



and 
and 
and 
and 



WOLGAST'S LIFE SENTOCE 

1.03 Angeles, Sept. 13. 

Ad Wolgast former lightweight 
champ,' waa adjudged Insane by 
Judge Robert H. Scott at a hear- 
ing before the county lunacy com- 
mission, and committed to Patton 
Asylum for life. Alientlsts testi- 
fied that Wo.lgnst'a mind waa on the 
way to complete collapse. 

Wolgast Is unaware of his con- 
dllinn. suffering from delusions of 
his past almost constantly. 



By Jack Pulaski 
'Paoiino Uzcudun, the SpanUlj 
woodchopper, and Tom lleeney of 
the Antipodes, slu-shed away at 
each other Thursday ni^iit an4 
when the judges called It a draw 
straw hats started floating around 
\he Garden. It was a mauling con. 
test and looked liked Tom earned 
tho match by a slight margin. Ha 
had tho best of the last sevej 
rounds. The splgs squawked, claim, 
ing Uzie had it while the Llmeyi 
figured their man waa cheated. 

Bettln% odds were 11 to S, baekM 
down from 3 to 1 In favor of th» 
Spaniard. Last time these heavlej 
fought PaoUno waa given the da. 
cision. but there was a beat aban 
the reault and they were rematebad. 
This time It was over the IS-round 
route and It turned out that the 
longer distance did not suit PaoUno, 
Tho woodctaoppor is something of 
a draw aince ha knocked out Harry 
Wills. Recently When his match 
with Delaney waa declared a foul. 
It seema that there waa a difference 
of opinion. Some say Uxle hit Jack 
so hard in the tummy that Delaney 
drew hla leg up. Then the referee 
ruled it was foul. All of^wh(ch 
might account for the attendance 
at tho Qardon. Rarely has the place 
been so. well filled at this time ot 
the season. 

Paoiino had the better of tha 
early going. .He kept boring in with 
resounfiing socks to the New Zea- 
lander's body. Now and then ha 
connected with a left hook, but the 
stolid Tom didn't seem much hurt 
The Spaniard continued to hide hla 
map, walk in and clinch. Heeney*! 
back in the region of the left kidney 
bore the brunt ot the pokea. 
Quieted Paoiino 
Then Tom started operating. Ha 
discovered how to straighten up 
Vzle. Until then It looked aa thoudf 
FMltaWa JMT was made ot ffiad 
tlowlvet, it's quite possible that 
Heeney has started the process ot 
softening up Uzle. 

A sure indication that Paollna 
took a, bsatiat einta attar tha M 
and tha decialOn. Ko clowning tkia 
time, no monkey business on tha 
mat, those funny nip-ups and such. 
Uzle waa just about used up. Hayba 
they figured on Faollno tor a tiUa 
match next aeaaon, but that la aat 
If he goes agalnat Heeney again or 
somebody else who can get hii 
ntmiber. Uzie ia tough but ha li a 
cat^bar. 

More Boeing 

The semi-final, a 10-rounder, fol 
even a bigger quota of booa on tkt 
decision which waa given to HaroM 
Mays over Benny Touchstone, B 
was a corking scrap and BeaiT 
seemed to have a good margin M 
points, even to the sharpshooter!. 
The odds were 4 to 1 on Tonck- 
stone. If anybody cared to vnV- 
But the squawks didn't coma oiV 
from the betting boya, the gaagb 
the gallery joining with tfeM 
downstairs who objected. 

After lamping the battle •»* 
listening to the decision, tha tM 
UM.iOOWHtantir used- in tba «a«B^ 
"Dbnt Bet oil Fights"— la «•* 
understandable. 

Touchstone has a rattling rlK" 
cross and waa surprised that 
ersl auch socka did not toy Xw* 
down. Harold can take It »roun« 
the head, but body blows ne*™ 
made him fold up several tlo>«* 
Yet he frequently came back an4 
forced the fighting. At the enii« 
the second rounds, just aa the o™ 
rang. Mays shot a right to Betinr' 
face. Touchstone had ^^"^ 
turned to go to hla corner. CauJW 
off balance he started to fall *'* 
did go down on his hands but l» 
up aulcklv, 

Tho smoke police didn't pM" 
the fans for a change and e"'"^ 
body lighted up. There waa no ra"* 
smoke visible than when tho 
hara to sneak their olga""" 
proving the ventilating sy«t»™ 
oke. 



F. N.'S Ball Team 

Los .\nKeles, .Sept. IS. 
A baseball team has been organ- 
ized at First National studios with 
a. C. Hosklns as manager. 

The team will play local semi- 
pro clubs during the tall and win* 
ter. 



FREE FIGHT OVER 2 JA"^ 

.s;an Fiaru'isi o. Sept I* 
Was Sharkey fouled by l^^""""^ 
This question so aBitate<' 
citlzena Af Berkeley, acros.i the . 
that a free for all flebt dcvcwrjj 
Monday and resulted In six 
and held for trial. 



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EDITORIAL 



VARIETY 



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fot LXXXVIII 



No. 9 



40 YEARS AGO 

(From "Clipper") 

Tx)tta opened at McVicker's. Chi 
caKo in a new piece entitled "Pawn 
Ticket JIO." The "Clipper" corre- 
.pondent comments that «ome of its 
suweetivenesa will have to be toned 
down A performance like the mod- 
em revue prdliahly would have 
called for the wagon In that age 
of . aensUlve pobUc moral*. 

Mr?. James Brown -Potter was In 
conference with Harry C. Miner In 
London over her forthconalnR tour 
In the States. Miner Insisted that 
he should select her first play and 
have an adaptation made, and they 
were in a deadlock, with Indications 
pointing to a rupture. In the end 

Miner won his point M^iJ^f- . „,„ .... .... 

VNT iave way for the first time In l taking over the meKaphone. 



A director, out of encasement foi- some time, was taken h 
independent company to make a picture with one of the C"iu-trns 
feminine stars featured. Assigned as a supervisor for this picture was 
a youns man whom the head of the organization greatly favored. 

The supervisor, whose experience at picture studio's has been less than 
two years, tindinf? he had a nr-w m.'in on the lot, decide<l he would sh<iw 
his autliority. \\iiiio the difcror was rehear.^^ing seme of the minor 
players In a scene, the supervisor was talking over the same scene with 
the fllm eutter. At the tame time the featured player had the flrst 
cameraman to one side telilng the latter how the scene should be made. 
The assistant director performed a similar mission with the t^ectfnd 
cameraman. 

When tlie director got ready to shoot the scene and called for lights, 
the supervisor, featured player and the aaaistant director asked him how 
he was going to make the scene. Then the supervisor, after listening 
to the explanation, shouted, "No, this is the way It should be done." 
.^s ho cxni'tudfti, the featured player said, "Tou are both wrong. This 
is the way It should be done." 

Then trotted forth the assistant with his Idea. The director was be- 
wildered and Anally up stepped the fllm cutter who insisted that the 
idea of the .suiiorviKor was rit-lit, with the first eaniwnmm acceaing with 
tho views of tlio f. atui'cd player, while the se«0^; CMMtrMMai V|»ImM 
the views of tlie assistant director. < 

That was too much for the 4ir<K!tor, Wh« (stt he 4IA not V*>1M to Quit 
and thought a great idea would be to take a vote as to how it should 
be done. Tho vote was taken witli the supervisor winning and directed 
the scene. 

This has haj>]>ened a number of times on the set and the director is 
fearful when the picture Is eut •nd.thv.Mc ■WW CSt a Mik' aMti nobody 
.will be anxious to exercise their option on Ma selrviees for the future 

with the company. 



NEUE REVELL IN NEW YORK 



By NELLIE REVELL 



That the social aspirations of wives of directors and stars have a good 
deal of influence on the affairs of their husbands was obvious In the re- 
moval of a director from the making of a picture and the producer him- 



IMT career. 

B. C. Hart opened his New Co- 
lumbia theatre tn Cleveland with 
Banlons' "Fantasma." 



As Trixie Fiiuanea says "I m.-iy know my lard but I m no d.un channel 
swimmer.- No. Trix, neither aiii I and in the future 1 shall hang mf 

litrl;,.rv liinU but not "■ ar the water. 

iito ihc swim at .\ti. nti. 'My i-. >uU>'d jii a Wrenched 



■lollit s on 
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to 



back and hereafter all of my llights will i.ratoricil. 

Speaking of Trixie, my long years in the hospital worn cheered tv 
Trixies pri.miso.s of the nuc times we would have together in California 
when I got well and lu.w 1 wcu'.a . nji.y her front porch. 

I've been to California. Tlie front porch was there with welcdhie all 
over it but Trlx was not there, excepting for a week. Sh.. was on the 
road the entire six months of my Oillfornia visit. No sooner had 1 left 
then Trix Is engaged to return to Hollywood, to play the aunt in "Gentle- 
men Prefer Blondes." Doift let that titU. fool yott Trix, tluy don't prefer 
them for vcr>- lons--or brunefs either. 

Doug Fairbanks likes a laugh at all times and to show he has a real 
sense of humor even enjoys one on himself. He was tellint,- the quests at a 
recent luncheon of a dialos lie ha. I had with Lubit.-^i li. Hm- 
rector. They were making arrangements for him to direct 
picture, but Uoug had one stipulation to make. 

"VTou are a very great director," he said, "But I havo a number 
ideas about the director of this picture and I shall want them carried 
out." 

I.ubitsch looked at him cynically and declared: 

"Tliank you for saying I am a Brei^t director. I return the compli- 
ment— vou are a great acrobat. You climb fences, leap to the top of 

liuildings, ascend steeples. Hut when you get up there you do nothing. 
If you will listen to m.'. 1 will t;ilie y..u. the t;reat aeroliat, let you climb 
to the top of buildings and steeples and when 1 get you tliere I will 

make you act." . '. — i„i: -■ ' ■ - — , < — '—^ — 

And Doug's only comment was: "Then you would be a great dlrectonr. 



T-ni;in di- 
a Fairbanks 

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Bob Hllllard was engaged by Mrs. 
Langtry, Maurice Barrymore also 
was tn Mrs. Langtry's company. 



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p. T. Bamum had already opened 
negotiaffons with the western rail- 
roads on transportation for the eir- 
ens to the Faotflc CoMt tlM follow- 
ing season. 

Two circuses hit Minneapolis at 
the same time. Holland & McMahon 
and Sackett ft "Wlggin opened up 
for week engagements and started 
well. But the fighting between the 
two troups got so hot the common 
council ordered both outfits to quit 
the town. 



Steve Brodie abandoned the prize 
fight and pedestrian business and 
opened a saloon at 114 Bowery (the 
Itaee was a landmark until a few 
years ago). 



Weber and Fields with Gus Hill's 
combination and Russell Brothers 
with the Hallen and Hart company 
were playing at the Liondon and 
Eighth Avenue respectively. Lew 
Dockstader's minstrels were a per- 
manent attraction at their own 
theatre. 



NOTES 



As the producer wanted this picture to' be the outstanding one of tlie 
year from his organisation he kept his eye on It pretty closely, although 
in the past the prod^esr iMUl itot kopt tt TSry «lM* ooM^et WKh Ms 

productions. 

Elach evening he went over the rushes with the director, and would 
compare notes with him regarding certain scenes that were t.aken fol- 
lowing conversations that they had had the day before on the playing 
of them. It seemed to the producer as though some scenes were shot 
differently than had been agreed between producer and director. After 
this had happened several times the produow Mked tho director why he 
agreed with him that the picture should b o d rtio oao wajr «hO ntg^t be- 
fore and the next day do it differently. 

The director said he had thought the matter over during the night and 
decided It would be better to shoot the scene the way he did. 

After the picture had progressed for a week the director came to the 
producer and said that one of the plaj-ers was not giving his best and 
should be let out. At first the producer stood out for the player but at 
the director's request agreed to let him go. 

The player was called in to get his discharge. 'When inquiring for a 
reason and not receiving a plausible one ho intoroMd tiM producer that 
the director's wife did not like him personally, and as a result liad In- 
fluenced her husbanu to get rid c£ him. 

The producer turned the thought over in his mind as well as the other 
ones where the director had changed his mind over night, and attributed 
the changes to the influence of the same wife. The wife had been known 
on other occasions to havo -instructed her husband how to make his 
pictures, The pr od ucer heard of th is and inamediately <frdere d tha t the 
director b« given a blue aUp, taking ovor the in<«aphone himself. 

One of the largest picture studios on the coast where an employees 
council has been helping reduce the cost of production they have also 
been minimizing the minor items in order that the general overhead 
might be brouglit down. Kecently one of tho companies at the studio 
worked all night. It is a habit in Hollywood to have distilled water in 
olllces and on stages, as the local water is not conolderod drinkable, 

One of the actors in the company, feeling thirsty, WaOied Off tho set 
to get a drink of water, noticing. the night watchman collecting the empty 
W'.iter containers and taking them to a nearby hydrant where the Watch- 
man relllled them, taking them back to the stands. 

After he had watched the watchman perform his mission he r«a|u1ied 
that the water was not fit to drink. The watchman replied "1 know 
it, sir. But orders from the front Is orders." 



Wrifllit Players will open a sec- 
ond season of dramatic stock at 
the 'Weller, ZanesviUe, 0., Sept. 19. 
R. n. Fisher is manager of the 
local company; Claude Miller stage 
director.' "Little Spltflre" Is open- 
ing. 



Ksri 8ts«rart has returned to New 
Tork after a trip to Havana. Mr. 
Stewart is undecided whether he 
will return to the show buslnes.q in 
a managerial capacity or consider 
a commercial line proposition before 
him. 



"Nigger Heaven Bluet," the song 
which aroused the ire of the 
Negroes, has been dropped from 
The Manhatters." Ada 'Ward who 
*"* It has left the show. 



The Keith-Albeo press depart- 
ttent on the sixth floor of the Pal- 
•c« theatre building, Npw York, has 
»>o»«d to the annex. 

Frances Gershwin, sister of 
,3^® Gershwin, has taken up the 
tsge as a profession and is appear - 
In "Merry Go Round." 

"Tvl"''^ Cameron has been cast for 
J^he .Man-kilting Tiger," by Ben 
««ht. which Is being produced by 
°»m H.arris and Al Lewis, Friday, 

'n Allrjitown 



A writer tor a national weekly went to the coast recently to prepare 
a series of articles on the life of a screen comedienne. Try popular years 
ago in short reel and feature pictures and who has always been an out- 
standing figure in the screen world. Ho called upon the lady for ma- 
terial. She suggested he see prominent independent producer for whom 
she had worked a number of years ago, to supply him with details that 
might have slipped her mind. 

The writer called upoti the producer at his offices. The latter sug- 
gested that he call at his home on a Sunday afternoon at a time when 
they would not be disturbed. 

On the Sunday afternoon the writer rang the door bell and was u.shered 
into a large room, very dark, having heavy curtains hung around it. 
I noticed as he entered the room a beam of light coming through a hole 

dining on a couch In'ihe eeitter of the Mom Mhoklng a e'lgaret lii a long 

holder. 

The producer, lying there is his brocajied pajamas. Invited the news- 
paper man to sit down. They talked for about Ave minutes on general 
subjects when the producer finally said to the writer, "Tou had better 
see my manager. He knows more about the lady yo'u are Inquiring of 

than anybody." 

There w.as a pau.se and tli- writer rose to leave. Then the producer 
said, "By the way, one thing I «ant you to know, when you are talking 
to Mr. So. «nd So, you are listening t«l the voice of— the producer." 



After reading the list of l>on'ts and Sliall Nots wliicli the Motion I'ic- 
tur<' I'roducers' Association has agi eed on it looks as it from now o'n 
the lilms are to be as pure as the untallen snow and as full of sweetness 
anil light as a Mother's Day greeting card. For they have put Into 
blai-.k and white eiactly wluit may and may not be done in pictures. 

There's to be no "What Price Clory ' langu.iije and sex will be men- 
tioned with a delicacy that one usually accords only to nitroglycerine. 
Crime and criminals will be avoided aA4 *4wal«r «I>r>>> wiU be inoludad 
in every picture. There's to be no willful offense to any nation, raoo 
or creed and kissing is apparently to be restricted to the sort of a hUO- 
band gives his wife In the third year of marrlatie. And the otily thing 
we can think of that is now fltted to be picturized is either McOuSey's 
TblM Header or a treatlM oB -^jMnantary algebra,^ 

John Barrymore refuses to t ike either HfO or what l|i«t-«orld Judgea 
its momentous, serioMsly. llis i<ecn Wit Is apt to disrupt the dignity 
of some very Impressive occasions. 
Fred Niblo told this story on him: 

There was a yacht race not long ago, off Hawaii — iahd Jack, who Is 
always down at the sea in ships or otherwise, came sailing In flrsL 
There was great rejoicing over the winning Jack. 

Came the great moment when the Judge impressively rose, cleared his 
throat, took an enormoua loving cup and cerettollloualir presented It with 
ail the ribbons attached, to the hero. 

Jack swept the assembled crow<l a most courtly t>OW, turned to tho 
Judges and received the mammoth trophy. 

"But, gentlemen," with the Barrymore flare of his l|p, and a qulsslcal 
gleam In his eye, "you undereatlwto ly capacity 1* 

Kath ar i n e HilUefcer, the title writer, and her husband, Capt. Caldwell, 

also a title writer, both on Fox's stuff. :ire the parents of a live-year-old 
son. When in California they live at Hotel Hollywood where little Hatty 
is (iiiite the idol of tho guests as well as the staff of that hostelry. The 
Caldweiis came east to title "East Side, West Side" leaving their son 
with his French governess at the hotel. A few weeks axo, Harry, Jr, 
Informed his parents ho pras learning golf. The parents immediately 
dispatched to him a tiny golflng set, the snjallest made and the also 
recommended by the salesman (Oir « «lilKI Of Av,*. Back comes • WlTO 
from the young man: 

"Oolflng outnt very nice but Blllo -(iNM lUtructor) says if am going 
In for golf seriously, I should have at. IsHirt a Junior set." 

The liurns-Vorhaus comiiany obtained the services of a f.ituous Her- 
man cameraman for their initial venture. He Is Ciiarh s Kh in and if 
you saw "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligarl" you will remember him for bis 
unique work in it. 

Klein hasn't been In this country very long, but he prides himself 
that he h!is pii ked up rapiilly the American studio lingo. To such an 
extent that when he tried to get a horse and wagon lined up In front 
of his comera one day, be yelled "CuV' to tho horao tmstead of "Whoft!" 
But the horse, being a rank amateUh* kept right OB going. 



Which reminds me of Herb Moulton's remold MMMit the hiabilify 0t 
most equines to progress far in pictures. 

They never get along with the directors," said Herb, "bec a u s e 
they can do Is neigh." 



INSIDE STUEE_- 

ON LEGIT 



I'.-i. 



Mr. and Mrs, Ely Streck 

^oMiinip <•(,.) 
''"■k Friday 
nuMria." 



will arrive 
(Sept. 16) 



(Brooks 
in .New 
on thr 



In the picture house presentation an set, ensemble or single. In the 
present stage band m.anagement may be secreted within the band or 
otherwise, and nut programmed. In that event if the act will advise 
Variety, Its reviewers will mention the turn. 



AvmI" agency partnership 

"liam Schilling and Harold Wi 
"Issolwa 



"The Way of -Ml Fb sh." Kmil Jannings' current Paramount release. 
Is very similar in theme and construction to "The Whispering Chorus," 
wlii< h C. H. iJe.Miile inoduecd for Paramount nine years ago. Although 
critics generally rated "Wliisiiering Chorus" as one Of the best pictures 
of tliat time, it whs b. o. flop everywhere. 

After DeMlllc saw how "Whispering Chorus" was received, he declared 
he would give thi.' public what they wanted, hokum and all. 

Pi ilev I'oore Sheehan wrote "Whispering Chorus," and Is als o credited 
with the ori.;_inaJ ofA^'ny oT .Ml FlesI,," wilh KtWcn plfty of Ihe 
by Lajus liiros and Jules Furtlwnan. Although critics raved over 
"Whispering Chorus" not one mentioned the similarity of the Iik<v*1c- 
tures, when "Way of All Flesh" was reviewed recently. 



George Manker Walters, who wrote "liurlesque," Broadway's newest 
success which had the collaborative aid of Arthur Hopkins, its pro- 
ducer, is no newcomer either as an author or m.'in.ager. He is man- 
aging tile Astor the.atre and Intends keeping the job. On the coast 
Walters wride, titled and produced "Tho Naked Truth," a feature pic- 
ture) which he brought to New York. Through a scries of mishaps the 
nim es< .iped from his hands for little coin, although It made plenty for 
others even on repeat showlnts. Neither did 'Walters even get 
publicity out of the picture. Il<' was also a stock manager of reputation 
handling the craclc Prinress roiojuiiiy at l>es Moines and in the south. 
Watters has been up and down in the siiow scale, caring little for 
money. Formerly he wro^te as George D. 'Walters, changing the middle 
name as a mark of affection for his wife. 



A report in Variety lately that Jock Hulbnrt (i:rutli-h> woul.l come 
over hero to act as master of ceremonies In a Broadway nile club, was 
believed to intend Instead that Jack Buchanan, the KngllKh Juvenile. 

The English say that neither would come over for a M. C. Job ohly; 
that Buchanan is now In receipt of about Ij.OOO weekly from playing 
and Ills Interest in "Sunny" In Brltiiin. " " 



le w s tha w tli r>e m onl Bke r s t e r nK ii' hi ' U ll x i n i t i l lw« l l»a(«d 



V o 1;, 



.Silvemail 
with 



Persi«:cnt rep..i !" tl.;'t Paramount wlU resume producing at llie l^^nt: 
Islan.l studios liave no basis. One report arising through Tom .M^ ichan 
renialiiing east has no more foundation. Meighan made two pictiire.s 
close ti'geiher ofi the coast so he can ritiialn east until Noyenibir. 



on the program of- "Such Is Life," at the Morosco, New 
uses hfs professifmal n.'iine as tli'j director. As the 

.Marie Armstrong Ilif ljt in ihe writing of the pl^-y. '.!■'■ proKr,»m 
s'lts him fr.rih as ' peti r Ulenny." In adilitioii the n.une oi ".M. Bun- 
doon ■ appeals In tlie cast. The iierson implied is nn exprersman Whol 
ilo. s n'.t ti.ivi- a wiird to s.-ki". The sa'tue name was employed on thf , 
lirogram of ".Vew York Kxelmti-e ' wlii. h "Pel. r rsleniiv" wrote 
s' .ison, U is said .Uunfluon Is Sil\ei ., idea of a |irop' a >,j.,i,il noi 



a VARIETY 

TWCK CONTRACT RIDER 
CONDEMNED BY EQUFTY 

Option to Switch from Stand- 
ard to Run-of-Ptay Form Held 
to Give Unfair Advantage 



LEGITIMATE 



Wednesday, September 14, 



Kquily has notiHcil u. ■luljci.-i 
through iU dtpulles tluit cuntiui ty 
'o which ridprs have beon attaolieU 
;ivinff manaBP'a <ht' iiiivilige oC 
' taangiiiK the Btaiidard mJniinum 
' ontncta (two wcelu notice) into 
I UB oC the play rontracta, must not 
accepted. The addition of the 
rUtlta is held to be a now muna- 
' icarbtl device to lie up aetoiu with- 
out BMaacen being similarly held. 

Bjr thU lyfltom actors holding the 
mlnfmum form ot contract would 
upen In a play and t>e subject to 
the usual two weeks notice. Should 
ilM manager decide to hold the 
pktirer be could do so by issuing a 
run of the play contnu^l. but in the 
Intarim the a< tor would be denied 
the H^t to accept another en- 
gaoment, which might l>e more 

^uity intends to insert in all 
contracts a provisioo calling for a 
special matinee on the lYiday jft 
tiM Mtli week ot atti-actions, 
whether playing New York or on 
lonr. Theae matinees are to tie 
played without aaJair by actors, 
tiM aaaaacan to turn over the pro- 
ceada. actnal ezpensen, to the 
AotOfa^ mad. The ide^i was pro- 
poaea laat wprliit and endorsed by 
tba flhabsrti^' aad 'Wfuaatr. -..-with 
independenta also ToicinK approval. 
While the Managers' Protective 
AsJ<oeiation lias nut lortnally adopt- 
«»d the plan, it is expected to do so. 



Dinner for Critict 



Wally Gluck, programed as 
prosentinit "Half a Widow" at 

the Walcbii-f. New Yoi-k. w.is 
V(jic.l i,\n of lond'il .Motidiy 
tiefore the premiere and Harry 
A. Berg, programed as the p. 
a., was inducted into the di- 
rectorial poKt. Irwin Sirousc 
will do the pnliliciiy. 

'I'lu- shfiw's backers gave the 
reviewers a diniMr he(ol».^le 
opening. - ■ ■ ■ ' 



FUTURE PUVS 



piece wae preiioiMly tried 
A vilittntwn <«r twrMan and 



•WaaUiar Clear, Tracit Fast," by 

Willard Mack, went Into rehearsal 
this Weeit with Martin Sampeer 
figuring as producer and- Mack 
staging it. It opens out of town 
September 28 and follows into a 
New York house a week later. 

Cast Includes .loe I..nn ie. Jr.. and 
William Courtleigh. co-fcatured; 
Marion Falrliani;s. .loseph Sweeney, 
Herbert Ashton, Charles Hill, Clark 
Marshall, Tony Francesco, Tommy 
Meade, Florence ESarle, Mary Lucns, 
Walda MansfleU, Frank liyon. Buck 
.-uid Bubbles. 

"Different WonMR," by ICugene 
Walter, is being groomed for an- 
other tiT with B. Doody spon- 
sorlngi 
The 
out -and 
recasting. 

"Holy Joe," by Paul Oerard Smith 
will re.'ich production via Alex 
Yokel, press agent, next month. 
KokeFs prodvelng activities will not 
IntartSN with hia present assign- 
■MBt as prsas reprasantatire for 
Bam H. Harris and Albart bawis. 

Joaea and Green have set back the 
data tot the production of the new 
"OrSSBWich Follle.<), " now tentative 
ly scheduled for Januarj'. Prior to 
its production the new musical star- 
ring Joe Cook will be presented. It 
is to !)e called "Rain or Sliinc" The 
tirtn's llrst presentation this s. MHan. 
will be "Tampico," a draTu.i. will» a 
Mexican background. It wu.s dra- 
matized from the novel of Joseph 
Horgesheimer. 

Clarke Painter has completed cast 
tot "ThaHoiUH! In the Woods," mys- 
tery melodrama, by Martha Stanley 
and Adelaide Mattlicwa It wilt bow 
in out of town early next month and 
follow Into New York. 

t^st includes Frank Mcf'ormaek, 
Richard Gordon, Klizalicth Dunne, 
Albert Phillips, Maurice Holland, 
James Boshell, Oertrude F'owler, 
Rosemary King. Albert Hyde. Louise 
Sydmeth and Victor Shipley. 

"The High Hatters" is being cast 
by Lee Kugcl and due for rehearsal 
next week. ' 

The Theatre Guild will inaugu- 
rate its new season October 3 with 
"Porgy," due to supplant "The Sec- 
end Man" at the Ouilrt, New York. 
"Porgy" goes Into rehearsal this 
week under rtirecticm of Rouhon 
Mamoulian. fast indii^les Rose Mr- 
<"'lendon, I-'rank \\iNt)n. Kvelyn K\- 
li.s. (:cort;ctlc ll;.rvcv. Jack C.irter. 
Percy V'erw.'iync. A. It. Comathiere. 
hUward I'ielding. IIukIi Itennie and 
Stanley Dc Wolfe. 

H. H. Van I^>an Is making hia 
' Initial bid as a playwright, collabo- 
— rnl'ng *■'"■ '"•'"'vr ffn 



"BANDBOX FOLLIES" 
STRAN^AT DALY'S 

"Bandlioz Follies" stranded at 
DaUy's C3d Street, New York, Satur- 
day Just before matinee performance 
when the musicians walked out 
when salaries were not paid. The 
musicians had a claim for the week's 
services and rehearsals. 

The musicians bad attempted to 
collect from liunnBJWEITniryohn 
Milton Hagen, prdiaes M. aliMa the 
opening of the show last Wednes- 
day. The amount had lieoa prom- 
ised after the IVMitir., sight show. 
When attempts Were iftkde to col- 
lect neither producer could be found 
with the musicians liolding a meet- 
ing later and delivering an ulti- 
matum. 

Closing threw the cast in panic 
since none had been paid for the 
previous three weeks at the CJrove 
Street, when the revue' was called 
"Greenwich Villagers," nor for the 
week uptown. Feminine principals 
appropriated wardrobe for the 
amounts due and arc still holding it 
The uptown intai^o on the sliow is 
problematical, with most of the cast 
willing to believe the house had been 
more than liberally papered for th* 
fly* days' run. Reports that the 
producers had guaranteed cast a 
nominal (5 a week at Equity since 
moving up was also scouted with re- 
ports from 'Eiquity being that such 
an arrangemaltt wis iMte h«t nb 
cash up. 

"Bandliox Follies" had its origin 
at the Trianijle. Creenwich Village, 
couple of months back as "Bare 
Facts." John Hilton Hagen de' 
camped with music and lyrics after 
three weeks and formed a new aaso 
elation with Maxwell Piatt for 
"Greenwich Villagers," whicb-lMwed 
in at the aroWHtiraat, Oraspwich 
Village. Aside from several skits 
credited to Ballard Macdonald, tlie 
revue was practically the same a.s 
"Bare Facta," and was generally 
panned by tba rCTisweHb Fhitt and 
Hagen later arranged td movs it to 
the uptown house, attempting in 
vain to get a second review on the 
piece on the uptown move. 

Since Umb a new edition of "Bare 
Facts" has appeared at the Triangle. 




GEORGIE PRICE 

ReiMjrIs: "RROKJ^ ALL RECORDS 
Br SErVBHAL THOUeAND DOL- 
LARS AT THB OHBAT LAKES 
THBATRE, BUFFAX.O, I^T 
WEIEK." 

Maybe I should mention the fact 
Uiat "What Price Glory" also played 
on the bill with What Price Oeorgie. 
Week of Sept. 11— »tat^ Detroit. 
Week ef Sept. H ttats, Cleveiand. 



PAULINE LORD^ NAME 
UP IN GUNE TRIAL 

Author Charged With Murder 
of Friend— Actress Alleged to 
Have UaiiMl CHm MMiy 

Hartford, Sept. IS. 
The name ot Pauline Liord has 
been brought into the case of laeon 
ard Cline, playwright and nOTellst, 
now on trial at Rockvillew Conn., 
charged with the murder ot bis 
friend, Wilfred P. Irwin, on May 1« 
at Ciine's farm in Mansfield, Conn 
According to a story printed in the 
Hartford Courant Miss Lord some 
time before the crime was com- 
mitted htauaa a factor in the lives 
of 4>oth .cntaa-.aod his wife. One 
repert, tiM- aleiy aaM. was that 



Crowds on Wwmj 



The other evening when 
Broadway was crowded about 
theatre tln>e, the number of 
out of tuwners could be noted. 

A couple of Variety report- 
ers walking behind three 
young men, ot the transient 
class, heard one of them say, 
as they reached the Central 
theatre: 

"Tills looks like a theatre; 
let's see what's here." 

Central is a Shubert house. 



THREE SHOWS OUT 



Two shows suddenly stopped on 
Broadway Saturday and a third 
wUI be wUhdrawa at thia week- 
end. 

"Mi.Hter Romeo" Independently 
presented ends at W'allack's Satur- 
day, after a light two weeks de- 
voted principally to cut rates. 



"MISTER ROMEO" 
Opened Sept. 5. Junior re- 
viewers got the assianmaiit 
and called thaw s flop. 

Variety (Ibee) saidi "WiH 
preh a My not make llie die- 
tenee." 



"The Bandbox Follies" intimate 
revue llrst in the Village under the 
title of "Greenwich Villagers" 
moved to Daly's last week with a 
new label and supposedly new ma- 



"GREENWICH VILLAGERS" 
Opened Aug. 18. Not taken 

aerieusly by dsilies. Got second 

string notices. 

Variaty (Edba) said: "Will 

net kieli !|i|> mmh dust," 

— " 't 



WEST COAST'S STOCK 
CIRCUIT OF 1-NIGHTERS 

7 Houses to Get Troupes 
Changing Bills Weekly— 
C. E. Royal in Charge 



Los Anxdc's. .si. pt. IS. 

West Co.ast Theatres, lur., have 
established a one day stand dra- 
malic stock circuit for seven of 
their hou|es in small towns and in 
districts where vaudeville and 
Kanchon & Marco present^niona ar» 
not used. Charles K. H.iyni, 
has been producing dramatic stock 
shows around here, ia director for 
the companies which will chann 
their Mil weekly. 

The first show is "Gappy Ricks" 
and opens at the Rialto. .Soutu 
Pa sade n a. Bept 11, for one night, 
after which It will play one night 
each at the local Kits, Pomona, 
Riverside, Ontario, Wilmington sad 
Santa Paula. 

Should this plan work out, 
Coast Ihtanda exi»ahaiBg the stddT 
circuit to enahle each company te 
work from two to three weeks in a 
piece. 



terlal. It succumbed after lasting 
five days, blowing Friday. 

"Africana," a colored revue, 
closed without- aetlee at ttie Na- 
ttonal Saturday, Mtae nine -weeks 



WINTZ QETS "KITA" 
George Winta hca a««eifed the 
road righto ot "Me Wt*" CoT spot- 
ting in terHterteejuitencked by the 
original pradeetlelb' - 



"An 



Awful Night," which the Shubcrts 
will produce. \*an Loan, as a fic- 
tion writer has had two Rt.ige adap- 
tations, namely "The Noose" and 
"Blood Money," the latter current 
at the Hud.'«>n, New Yoric. besides 
many pictures,' 

"Seven Au.ilnst Thieves." by 
.Tames Light, has been added to the 
rorthcomiqar season's list of the 
Provlnretown Pliiyhmise. New York, 
ht ie director of the Province 



town t^roiip. and the play marks his 
flrtit effort by the ilowntown croup. 

Another play by l*aul tJreen, 
whowe "In Abraham's Bosom." won 
the Pulitzer prize, has been added 
with the list holdinp out for one 
more to complete the ae^ison's rep- 
ertoire. 

Harold Atteridire and Jean 
Schwartz are collaborating on a 
new musical, "The Fatal Blonde." 
No producer has been mentioned. 

"Love Time," muaicai by Ballard 
MacDonald, Al Siegel'and Gene 
Lucas, will reach production next 
month via Georue Choos. 

L. Lawrence Weber's "il«>mancinR 
■Round," by Conrad Westervelt, is 
now In rehearsal, under the direction 
of C. T. Davis. Piny was tried out 
last pprinf^. 

Ijawrence .1. Anhalt and Wendell 
Phillips OodRC plan to produce this 
fall a musical comedy of negro life, 
entitled '(:ophere<l " The story is 
by (Jasper (jarrctt, the music and 
1> rics by Hall .Tohnson, with addi- 
tional lyrics by LnjiKston Phillips. 

"Closed Doors" went into rehear- 
sal this week, due to open cold at 
the Greenwich Village, New York, 
Sept. 2C. 

Kvery member of the Theatre Huibl 
jctlnif e^mpiiny yi^eepl .^la^^alo Cill- 
more will be concenlr.iled in IhB 
flulld's i.n.diiclioii .if r..rn.-.r.l 
Shaw's "Tlie D.ict.ii 's I )ili mnia." 
l:aliid ll,'ini,Ma\. until tbi^ cnL::ice- 
nicut IcifliUK man at th" Old Vic. 
ly.niloTi. lias l)cc u .icMe.l. .Mtieil 
Lunt. Dlidley Pi s. K:,rl I.arri- 
nuu-e. riiilip T.' i. 'i, Il- nr\ Ti ivr-*. 
I.ynn l-'oniannr- I'- I'M \\c^.ii.-v .ind 

OnollTer woman \ el to be H'-lccled. 

will nppe.'ir In ' I in, nr." Ihidlev 
I I'inse* » '11 direct. 



the actreee had flhaiieed Cllatni first 

payment on his farm, but that the 
.authorities will not say more than 
that "there is a grain of troth" In 
the story that Misa Lord had aa- 
siated Cline. 

The story further said that Ciine's 
property "still is listed on the town 
records of .Mansfield as the property 
ot the Tryoa Real Katete Agenoy 
in Wlilimantie, from whom Cline 
acquired the tairm. At the real c 
tale office it waa explained that 
Cline had entered Into a time pay- 
ment pim the gnfshege mt the 
titoperty. The first pajrmaat on the 
property was made by Ciine's per' 
sonal check and entitles him to pos- 
session until Dec. 1 when the sec 
ond payment \m due." 

Xecording to the Courant'a story, 
at the real estate oflice it was "re- 
called that at the time Mr. and 
Mrs. Cline made arrafigements to 
take possession ot the piup e tty they 
had spoken in the highest terms of 
their friend, Miss Lord.. At that 
time Miss. Lord was rehearsing In 
"Daisies Won't Tell," a play by 
Cline, sobedoled to have He open 
ins In either New Tork or Stam 
ford (Conn.), which both members 
of the Cline family had planned 
to attend, they told cmployesk ot 
the real estate office." 

dine formerly was a newspaper 
man at Detroit. Since In Jail await 
ing trial he completed a noveU 



to moderate business. It opened at 
Daly's, a dispute arising with the 
house management over financial 
matters. After staying dark sev- 
eral days It Tcaamed at the Na- 
tieoaL 



ShiiborU Buy Plymouth 

Boston, Sept. IS. 

The Plymouth theatre hero has 
been purchased by the Shnberts. 
Tope'her with the theatre property 
the Shuberto have acquired three 
five-story brick mercantile buildings 
adjoining the theatre. 

Several months ago the proi>erty 
was sold to trustees of tlie Alexan 
dor Cochrane estate. At that time 
it was stated that the Shuberta 
were negotiating. 

Assessed value is t4gS,000. The 
land is taxed for )S27,I0« and the 
l.iiildinKs for tlS7,200. 

'I'lie theatre was opened Sept. 2S, 
iIHt, and was er<'cted for I4ber 
I'ompany. For many yaare the 
house has been under lease to the 
Shuberta. ^ 



"AFRICANA" 

Opened July 11. Coleman 
("Mirror") declared: "You will 
like "Africana" if you care for 
real hot, fast-moving colored 
revues." 

Varisty (Ibee) said: "Indi- 
cations for a fair success." 



Equity Halts Leventhal 
Venture on Old Claim 

A rua,i Company of "The High 
Hawk" placed in rehearsal last 
week by J. J. Leventlial was called 
oft at Equity's orders Monday, 
awaiting the nilnfr of a bond to 
guarantee two weeks' salaries. 
Leventhal had agreed to supply the 
guarantee. Equity acUng when it 
was discovered that he had failed 
also to give contracts to the cast 

There was no special claim 
against Leventhal personally, but 
the Lepane Amusement Co., in 
which he was a piincipal, got 
Jammed with "He Loved the 
Ladies," which had a brief engage- 
ment at the Selwyn last springr. 
William Birns and Itay Peyton, also 
concerned in the corporation, ob- 
jected to Leventhal's rental of the 
Selwyn and refused to be held re- 
sponsible for the debts of the 
"Ladles" Hhow. The latter quit 
owing the players al>out $700, which 
.le^^ay- 



ofr at the ratS of $106 mOitt.' 



"Pardon Boml Up 

Rehearsals of "Pai^on Me" have 
resumed, after having been stopped 
by ISquity, through posting of %l,iW> 
bond covering chorus salaries by 
Robert Newman, producer. 

The relceae ie strietly for chorus 
on this lunount, the understanding 
between Newman and Equity being 
that the principals will not be al- 
lowed to go into rehearsal until an 
amount eoverlng two weeka salary 
Is posted. Newman promised the 
latter would be up this week. 

Equity has also stipulated that 
Newman must also liquidate out- 
tandlng elaisas on hia previous 
'Off Kay," whkth he la saM te have 
promised to do with part et his in- 
take from the new mnsleaL 



"Enchanted Ule" Weak 

Ifuftalo, N. Y., Sept. 13. 
■'Enchanted Isle," new comic 
opera, opened here at the Brlanger 
Mo'nday and failed to Impress. The 
hook is amateuriah In eonception 
and treatment and lacking in 
comedy. 

The services of a script doctor 

and at le.tst a month in the sticks 
to whip it In shape are needed. A 
quick demise is predicted If tho 
show Is taken into New York next 
week as adverUaed. 

It is believed that Ida Hoyt 
Chamberlain responsible for both 
lyrics and music, is alao the angel 
of the venture. 



Old Claims Confound 
Martin's New Project 

"The Reat Thinfr." which Frank 
Martins was producing, stranded ia 
hehearsal through Elquity intervsn- 
tion when the prodoear had fsM 
to post bond. 

Martin's name adorns Equity's 
list of "unfair producers." Rehears- 
als continued several days before ft 
member of the cast Inquired at 
Equity. This gave the tip-off for 
the calling off of the show. 

Martins' status at EX|ulty is 
to be due to unpaid obligations ts 
members on previous prodiietloaa 
Hta laat attempt' was "The Blw* 
Cockatoo." which stranded after 
several performances at the Com- 
edy, New York, last season. In t*»t 
instance members of the cast re- 
ported to Equity they had been P»ll 
in "ruMjer checks." Equity g«»« 
Martins' an opportunity to redeem 
them and when the money didn't 
materialize sanctioned a walkout 

It is imderstood Martins will •>»*• 
to liquidate the outotandlng oIsii»» 
as well as posting bond 
permitted to resume reheeisHt 
'The Real Thing." 



Sir John in Montreal 

Montreal. Sept. IS. 

Sir Jolin Martin Ttarvoy and hts 
company fmm Kngland will open 
Jan. 2 at His M.iie8ty's here for a 
run. 

Sir John's repertoire Is certain to 
Include "The Lyons Mall" and 
"Scaramoiiche " 

"Charlie's Aunf is to be revived 
here during the season 
English cempanyt 



''Souris" Back at 494 



Oct. 10 the Chauve Souris with 
Balieft will rettirn to the 
Street, New York, where the fof' 
eign collection made their llrst 
side hit. It is preparatory « • 
tour that will fake the ^"■•'■■JJ, 
the coast, again under the dirtn"" 
of Morris Qest. |- 
Gcst will but lightly "'"'"15!, 
theatricals this season. He «« "J 
to the Pacific Coast later on. to » 
In the making of "Tho r>'""'inS " 
the God.s" Into a I'nited Arii- 
siie< i'il lilm. al.so lenditii; Ills •'""r 
to Max Heinhardt, the I-^'iroP*" 
rector in a picture R«''"'"*'^fLt»» 
make out west, from a story W" 
hy himself. 

liill Oviatt, III f"r .-^im' 

which Bill lost 55 l><>|^ ^ 
to the 



during 

iMr another [ has returned 
i Oest oiBcet 



i.mstocK ' 



Wednesday, Beptember 14, 1927 



LEGITIMATE 



VARIETY 



ENGLISH PUYWRIGHTS JOIN 
WITH AMERICAN DRAMATISTS 



Will Not Negotiate With U. 
Okayed by Guild Over Here- 
tion AI«o Agreed Upon 



S. Producers Not 
-Process of Adapta- 



An ImporlMit IW of BngiUsh play- 
wriirhU wUI 1)e rtortly announced 
by the Dramattats Guild of the Au- 
thors' Lea^e of America, as having 
aifreed to abide by the Baalo Mini- 
mum Contract wWoh •II Broadway 
producere muat uao In huyinK 
Bcrlpta from authors, 

4mong them are George Bernard 
Shaw. John DrlAwatert^Slr Arthur 
Wing Pinero, St. John Bnrlne. Sir 
James Barrle, Henry Arthur Jones, 
John Qalsworthy, Frederick Lons- 
dale, Somerset Maughan, Arnold 
Bennett, Noel Coward, John Mase- 
neld, Major r.eith (Hay), A. A. 
mine and Ashley Dukes. 

Tho eo-operatlon of the British 
authors was accomplished last sum- 
mer by GeorBe Mlddieton, repre- 
senting tlic Guild when abroad. Ac- 
cording to the agreement they will 
not submit acrlpta to any American 
manager not In (ood atandlo^-with 
the Guild. It la ondontood the 
French dramatlsta contemplate 
similar action. 

' Where a manacer aeouros forelsn 
plays other than anflMk, the work 
of adaptation muM b* «OM hr an 
American author moBibor of the 

Guild. 

A compilation has been made by 
the Guild, showing that 400 plays 
have been "sold" to producers by 
membem of the Guild since the 
basic contract became effective late 
last spring. That number Is more 
than double the total actually pro- 
duood oa Broadway ia any one aea> 
na It lacludea wmm which are 
"tried out and then discarded. 

Of the balance quite a number 
an being held (or later presenta- 
tion or boinc rarlaod. Ike plays 
registered by the Otilld does not In- 
clude the foreign plays secured by 
nianagerp. Heretofore there baa 
been no tab on th* number of 



JOLSON'S PLANS 



L«8 Angeles, Sept. 13. 

Al Jolaon leayes here Sept. 18 for 
Chicago to attend the Dempsey- 
Tnnney light, then going to New 
Vork to be prpsont at the premiere 
M "The Jazz Singer" at Warner's 
on Broadway, Oct I. FoUowing the 
New York opening Jolaon contem- 
plates returning to the coast if he 
dops no more picture hoo.se work. 

It is understood Jolson will finance 
the production of "Hit the Deck," 
featuring Skeets Gallagher. It is 
to bo made at a Hollywood theatre 
around November. 

From this outlook' It appears as 
though Jolson will not head a Shu- 
bert show this season. 



From Church Choir to 
Show Prima at $700 Per 



Margaret Schilling leaves "A 
la Carte" to commence under 
her new Shiihert rontrin-t, 
closed tliruiJi;ii Lienj^tniiii Pa- 
vid. The prima donna starts 
at $300 a week and .graduates 
$100 weekly per year up to 
$700 on the last year. 

She will head tlie No. 2 Doni- 
pany of "My Maryland." 

The prima's career Is unique 
In that *he has not experi- 
enced the usual tough breaks 
of the H>iow business, roming 
from a Yorkvllle section of 
New York church choir to the 
Capitol theatre's broadcasting 
studio for a 'week. She rc- 
maintd Itjur, and pla>0(l »^very 
picture house on Broadway, in- 
cluding a 14-weelc consecutive 
run at the Strand, when en- 
gaged for the revue'. 




Kerosene Lamp Revivals 
By May Marks' Stock 

'Watertown, N. T., Sept. IJ. 
Word has Just come from south- 
em Canada that May A. Bell Marks, 
leading lady in the Marks stock 
company about II years ago, will 
go out on the road again this sea- 
son, making her headquarters In 
this city. Miss Marks and her com- 
pany intend to play the Kerosene 
Lamp Circuit in this section, iriait- 
Ing all of the smaller one night 
stands. 

R. W. Marks, who la May A. 
Bell's husb.i'nd, will manage the 
company, booking from here. They 
will probably play and motor back 
to Watertown for tho night. A 
part of the company will be made 
up of players In this city, members 
of the Old Marks company when 
here about 15 years ago. 

Miss Marks has announced that 
she will play the old popular 10- 
30- and 30 shows again. Among 
the plays to be revived are: "The 
Girl of the Golden 'West," "Under 
Two FlaRs," "The Point of the 
Sword." ■I-itllc Starlight." "Ba.st 
Lynne," "For His Sake," "A Bird in 
a Glided Cage", and 'Stolen for Re- 
venge." 



''Abie" io Bronx m Od 



"Abie s Irish Rose." from the Re- 
Pliblic. N,.w Yorli, is .scheduled to 
"pen at the Bronx opera house late 
in October for an eight-week stoy, 
or as long as the demand continues. 

If staying three weeks it will be 
uie long-run record for the house 



Mac Bows Out 

Los Angeles, Sept. 13. 

">ulfl C. Macloon, who once 
aisled himself the i;ol,i.sco of the 
'■'Oast, Ik tired and weary. a<rord- 
"ii; to friends, who state ho told 

, he was washed up and out 
« show business and would leave 
theatre world foV tho more solid 
•molumeiita of real estate. 



Changed "Band" 

Changes in cast and book h.ive 
<'f"rt,-.l in "Strike Up llie 
•^nil." satirical musical c.ni.dv 
lown'"**^ by Kdgar Relwyn out of 
T„rk, S.''pt''"26** 
H'rbeit r.irthell ia out after dif- 
_rn.ro» wi,,, „„. manapenunt. r-- 
>'a'-od by Krtwin R^J.bins. J'.lan. l.- 
^y'."^"-' '■"Placed Edna May Oliver, 
"'I r-h.n T,y. Ames went In for J>w 
""nrn. 

The serond act hts b»*n rowrtften 
entirety. 



Composer on B'way With 
Important Backing 

An unusual form of theatrical 
"angelInK" is the move by the ex- 

clu.'^ivc and ultra Hath and Tennis 
Club of I'alni Uoacii t.i ba. k their 
popular dance music purveyor, 
Harry Rosenthal, in a Broadway 
production. The Bath and Tennis 
Club, throiu:b its board of govern- 
ors, iruluiliii.u- \'v'a|f"i- ]», chry. lor 
and Anthony J. Drcxel Biddle, Jr., 
are bankrolling Rosenthal on 
Broad way. 

The exrlusive society orrbestra 
purveyor b.is .a rnusiiMl cuincdy of 
his own composition and it will be 
the first Rosenthal production. 

Rosenthal is not a newcomer .as 
a composer, hnvinir written a num- 
ber of ll.u ijis bits, ,Tnd shows, both 
here and in ICnKlami. 



GOOD XOEBISSEY NOTICES 

San Fr.Tnclsco, Sept. 13. 

■Will >lorrlssry's "Kxposurf!-," a 
floj) in I. OS AnKclcM, inay K'-t it 
break here if a Ruceessful opinin.^; 
and good notices count. 

The troupe nrrived in a spe' i„l 
train from down st.ile In lime to 
unjirKk anil -iji oji llv ir stiiff Inir- 
riedly for the r.pi'ning ai the <'o- 
lumhia Sunday nicht. 



TWiXVETREES IN LIGHTS 

(■!,i. .y.-l.t 11, 

ITr.r,,c e T,ivyM4ilit, li, i U,r tin- 
opening of "^'.Njoei ii .in Ti il' . ^ 
decided to feature Helen Tw!.' - 
trees in the role of Sonflr.i. 

Miss TwelvetreCK' n.\nie Is tip In 
lights. 



"ALL ALONE" 

JERRY JARNAGIN 

OltrilEf^f. I. OS ANOBT/BS, 
THIS WKKK 

I. OS .Angeles "11. .-oi j " ; — ".Jerry 
.larn.i^in docs a i'iano Art in om^ 
that is a Hi :VKl,.\Tl().\ : Tlie 
foi-mei- aceorniiaiiist of Irene l-'i.iiik- 
lin knows his tecliiiiiuio ami puts 
it over with real ariistrv. A real 
Vairdeville liigbli.-'ht " 
6454 Ivarene Ave,, Hollywood, Calif. 



MGRS.-TICKEr MEN 
MEETING PRIVATELY 



Brokers Refused Open Talk 
Call— No Faith in Mc- 
Bridle Plan 

The managers have decided to 
confer with the ticket brokers in a 
private and businoss-like manner, 
as suggested by the ticket men. 
Last week the managers scheduled 
an open meeting, the brokers re- 
plying that was not their Idea of 
doing business and declined to at- 
tend. 

Thereupon the managers discov- 
ered there was nolhi,ig to talk 
aheut without the brokers being 
present and calfetl off the meeting. 
Later a eommlltae met in XM Sbu- 
bert'a offlee and doekM to accept 
the brokers' suggestion o( ft private 
confab. 

It appears that the managers or 
some of "them are all heated up over 
the McBride plan. Last night they 
were to meet with the brokers 
about it. These are to be final 
meetings, with another reported for 
Thursday night. Along Broadway 
it was pliied that the sessions were 
crucial and that there might be a 
play-off at the Polo Grounds. 

Brokers See Tuttle 

A committee of brokers called on 
IT. B. District Attorney Tuttle at 
his request on the matter of the 

McTJride plan. The prosecutor 
wanted to know why they did not 
favor it. The ticket brokers told him 
tlic managers individually and not 
as an association wanted to tie uji 
the brokers as an organisation. They 
pointed out that the ]n;ilia;<crs de- 
manded a $10,000 bond from each 
agency without any managerial 
bond nor any guarantee that ol- 
lotmoniK woulil rinnin as they are 
now. Tlic brokers iici ic,i tcrl, too, 
that .should they make an ;igrooment 
with a number of Individual man- 
agers as tlie latter wanted. It 
would not mean riiiicli more than a 
publicity ruse — for tho managers. 
Buys Go On 
Tlie Bl ide plan is Just where 
it stood a month a;;o. Brokers 
listened to the Idea iioliicly and 
then thought It over, coming to the 
conclusion that they ar,- already un' 
der enough res!riciions vi.a. agrc,.-- 
mcnt with Tullle. Kn < |,t, tb..-.. 
niarn;;cra i,a r t irir.,: 1\- inlci , ste.i 
few in tlie ticket flelrt believe the 
McBride plan will ever be arcom- 
idished. 

Meantime the agcni- y buys for the 
TK V.' sl,f,ws , onliiiue. Tic only dif- 
f, rence l.s tb.it tbi y ar.' not f'.icl 
to tnk.' the re.illy I, 1.1 :i'- ■<" \ 

_(anrii,t do it .a:. .',0 ' > w ■ niiwHc 

i;.|iiily at i"- i;..Miiei! nieMinir l.i't 
^vr-, k pa-.-sc,! n r^S'tlution endorNin-,' 
'I'uttlc'.s invesilsaiion of the ticket 
situation, but did not miss slam- 
niing tho managers who "have 
pbiyed unfairly with the public liy 
conspiring with (.'hers to r.ii^e ti e 
price of tickets ahove their face 
value." 



Pope Praises Poem 
By Hector FuDer 

Hector I-'nIler, of command- 
In;; po>^iic'n IS a national 
publietst, .it> It two V(\irs ai:o 
wrote a verse on the l-Iiicha- 
riatii! Congress, minted hire 
and there, it receivod the fle.'i 
Ipi- admiration that'gftes with 
a li.iity, aiMl w.i.-^ for,ueii,n. 

In tlio New YoiU ■Times" 
i\port Saturday, Sept. 10, of 
the visit to the Pope at the 
\".iticaii. Home. of .M:iyt,r 
.laincs J. NWilki 1- an,l bis lour- 
ing parly, ihe fidlowing oc- 
curred : 

Tho remainder of the 
W'alkt r party were then ud - 
niittea ami liie roiic spoke 
a few word.s to cu ll as tlu',\ 
knell and kisxed his ring. 

When Mr. WalUer'H per- 
sonal aide. Hector Fuller, 
was introdth'cd, Vius de- 
tained him and saiil: 

"You must be the man 
who wrote the diploma of 
honoray citizenship of New 
York City for Cardinal Bou- 
zano when he jiassed through 
on bis way to (.'hi^-ago for 
the l-:uehari.-tlt Con^^ress." 

When Mr. Kuller admitted 
this the Pope continued: 

"1 wish to congratulate 
you. It is a fine piece of 
work. When Cardinal Bon- 
zanu showed It to nie I 
asked him to j;ive It to me 
and I had It placed in the 
X'aticnn archivea '.X0i^ the 
edilication of (li|i<Ke . gen- 
erations." -' .., '■ 



THE WALUCES TELL 
ALL FOR SEPARATION 



s ^Affairs'' Stops 



CliicaKo. -Sept, 1,1. 
LeMairu'B "Affairs" closed sud- 
denly ijun^ity, .ariiiitMi waipnld. 
Closing notice previeUsty poeted 

s»t Sept. 17 as the date of de- 
partuie. 

"Affairs." In Ave weeks at Oi* 
Woods, failed to reach expectations 
at any 8t.^e of the short-lived run. 
The show was inferior to last 
year's wtition and internal disen- 
sion reduced the morale. 

The pnmatnre etosInK Was ar- 
ranged when LeMaIre figured the 
extra week's try as useless. 

In the third week the entire cast, 
excepting the chorus, was asked to 
take salary c«ta. Prior to this tlie 
players had unanimously waived 
the show's Rquity bond. AH but 
Harry Ctinley agreed to acct-nt tlic 
cut, while Harry Fox and Al Her- 
man left the show for that and 
other reasons. 

HeceiptH of Suialay night's per- 
foiTnancc were dt-\'otcd to trans- 
portation fur the eiioruH. I'riiici- 
palet are understood to have sut- 
flclent means. 

Ilorolby liiyant. load of Clioiii.- 
Kgulty, was un<-ible tu barn fr4,in 
Chicago, up to Tuesday, bow much 
was n-qulred to bring the' ehoriis 

homi". It app<*ars that a niimher of 
the Kills w«-re d,>siroUK of M.iyir.;: 
1 in Chicago. .Miss Bryant has a 
j bond for t3,000, more than suHlclent 



Milton. Comedian, Didn't Find 

Second Marriage So Nifty — 
Mrs. Wallace Agrees on That 

Miiten Wallace, the rtlniinutlve 
coimili.in or "Able"* Irish Hose." 
btresses ills five foot one Inch 
stati.re ill answer to" hi.,* second 
w if,''s pie. I for Hcpar.ite nr.ilnte- 
iiaiice. Walla<'e states that Mrs. 
Kos*> Wallace has it on blm by €^ 
iiulu's oyer his siste, and 50 pounds 
over his 13-"i. 

Mrs. Wallace alleges cruelty and 
tiii^ usual charK*'S, Wall.ico states 

lie );,l,e up $r_'.", .1 W.ek OUt Of I'.iS 

$l,"iO ^al,.ry Mom "Abie." bul that 
he is now out of employment, hav- 
ing given his notice with WaUy 
(■luck's "Half a Widow" musical. 

Wallaci' ilenl' S worldly aTl.ieneo 
in i-eal estat<\ hank nceounis, ei.- , 
and the comedian alleges he will 
not have as good a season as he 
did with the limited engagement of 
'Abi.cs i.i bsh Rose." _ 

Wall. I. e .states he did not offer to 
insure his wife for )I0,O06 with any 
intents or purposes towards «apl- 
tnl punishment, as she n1IV>fre«. 'hnt- 
it was be who took out nn addi- 
tional 10 ^;'s in Insurance and made 
Mrs. Wallace tho beneflciary. 

Walace has two children by a 
previous marriage. Mnurlce, 9, and 
Andrew Mack Wallace, 2. 

The comedian also mentions 
something about 4ila wife having 
regarded hhn as a mc«I ticket and 
bragging that when She was Mrs, 
Jacob Cohen her flB|UH!i*l oper** 
tlons put Wallace'* ||fl n'WMtc'iw 
shame. ^ 

She in turn claims the comedlanl 
hat) never forgotten his first wife 
and e\en a few minutes after their 
m irriii-e in the Bronx (N, Y.) Su- 
preno- Court he wis© cracked about 
the virtues of Mrs. Milton Wallace, 
the first. 

Kcndler Jk Ooldsteln and Jacob I. 
noodstein are counsel f9r HM Htl- 
g.inls. 



$200,000 OFFER FOR 



From reports, a pending offer for,: 
the picture rights of "Broadway," 
Uic .led Harris running hit In New 
Yiil k, at |-'0.t,(JOO will be accei,!' d 
this week by the producer, after 
approval by the autbon,'fllU .IMin« 
ning and Qeorge Abbott. 

In the division of the film rights 
proceeds Dunning will share for 75 
jier cent, he receiving that percent- 
age of the show's royalties as well. 

It dIspoAwd of for 'pictures the 
show will set the release date for 
the film probably in 



to i>ay ,stilaries tind transtiortation 



I for the entire i liorus. Tho cost 
I bavini; waived the liond will have 
to make their own way back to New 
York, lOilulty lH)t li'-illg <llsi'Oscd to 
i be rcspon.siblu for tranaporliitl"ii 
1 where nwmbers waive their ituar- 
antee privileges. ' 

Ziegfcid Gives Wiiit/. 

Road Scale luea 

Flo '/.iegfeld's till to a te.'iO lop 
on the current Follhs' !,:;s given 
n similar Iden lo Co., me Winlz, oii- 
eiator of the road '/.icjifelil Inl- 
; lie.- •' "A'int?. bas jai ked up I'lc 
' i.iad d.i'.- ^cales lo Jl ST, and 
I In i..,ili ad.s and iirc-s matter 
incnt III,- ro id sliow Wintz is cap- 
I iiali/.ing the slogan of 'A $ti show 
: for half the iirice ' 
! The Ziegl'cM tilt f.,r New TTork 
' production obtains for the first 12 
' rows at the Nr,v Amsterdam, with 
] the lemalnder of lower floor getlinK 
J', wlib h prevailed thro ighoul 
; III • , ions edition. 



'Padlocks" Paid 1 Salary 



' Paillo, the Texas (liiinaii 

iiow/ Willi several reported back- 
. IS, lit the Shubert, New York, 
l.'iilcd to p,(v off till sal;iri«-s Mon- 
day nil i;t. loi- last we<*k. 

Several of the principals are Siiid 
to have received but half pay, Willi 
oili'Ts something on account. 

All ehorlslers are reported paid I,,,- 
in full. '-r'*;^j 



Geo. Cohan's Daughter 
Wil^IJvo in Dayton, O. 

liayton, O,, Sept. 6. 
.N'eil 1 lit. of tills city, orchentia 
lender, wiio eloped with Alary 
Cohan. l»-ye.ir-old daughlei* of 
t!<oi;;e M. Cohan, will bring his 
brbic iiere In two we,'kH. Hi'porlH 
arc ihMi be will locate In Dayton 
anil go into business with his 
father. 

A second marriage In the Catholic 
Cliureli will take place on th' ir nr- 
rlviil here, it Is believed. 



OUKCANS IN SHOW 



Beryl Mercer in Lead 

Beryl Mercer will head the rust 
of "Tlie High Hatters,'" to be pro- 
dui eil by l;ee KuKi l. l!eb<.,i i • .. Is 
we, r dated ti» st.irt last nmntii t, it 
tli i u i .Kl i — Kug i d's U ln t.iB WM |. < . s it 



Chi< ii«o, Kept 1^. 
The iiuncan SlsterH are goins to 
appear in a stuKe production. It 
'uill oiien .'it the Krlanger thetitie 

ie n re Ml April. r-iMowhi Ibe in- 
j ItaL'i UH-iit of "Ho'ie, • ' .,t 

i that houaSL 



back until mId-October. 



ELHE FAT VERT ILL 

Kliii I.', si.ir of "I'lie lielle of 
A'. • riue .\ ' y-iv ni'e. ifc seriously 
ill St Dr. I'littinKer s s ini'ai I nn, 
lloll}«'Oud, C'al. 



w 



VARIETY 



LEGITIMATE 



Wedoetaay, September 14, ig 



SHOWS IN N. Y. AND COMMENT 



Figurn •stimated and comment point to •oma attractiona baing 
■ue«*Mful> while the same groaa aeeraditad to othera might auggaat 
madioerity or loaa. The variance ii explained in the difference in 
houM eapaeitiea, with tho varying ovarhaad. Alao tha aize of call, 
with eaniaquant diffaranea in naeaaaary groaa af preflt. Varlanea 
In buaineit nccaaaary far mualeal altraetian aa agalnal dramatia 
play ia alao eonaidcred, 

Claaaification of att-action. heuaa eapaeity and tap prica of tha 
admiaaion aeala given balaw. Kay to elaaaifieatieni C (eomady)i 
D (drama): R (ravua)i M (mualaal aamady>i W (farea)i O (aparatta). 



"Abie'a Iriah Roae," Republic (271th 
week) (C-801-»'.'.75). World'a rec- 
ord run shijw to CDntinue on Into 
Novenit>er, with "Abie's Children" 
due then: f)UsincHS last week, with 
extra matinee, over 18,000. 

■Afrieana," National (R-l,l«4-t2.7S). 
Waa withdrawn lait Saturday af- 
ter pUylnc nine weeka: never big 
and reported In flnancial dlfflcul- 
tles several times; "The Trial of 
Mary Diipran" next week. 

"Alloi-Oop," Carroll (,ih week) 
(R-997-M 40). To date has done 
fairly well; newer musicals may 
affect pace; rated around >16,000. 

"A la Carta," Beck (4th week) 
(C-l,lM-tl.85). Went into cut 
rates last week, balcony locations 
allotted; but aReneles continue to 
do lively tiade in l;<wer floor 
tickets: last week around J17.000. 

*Blood Money," Huclsf>n (4th week) 
(D-],406-J3.30). Kstiniated $9,000 
or better, which i.s moderately 
good, but not exceptional; eUKht 
to show somethlner strongrer tor 
a run. 

'Broadway," Brondhurat (52nd 
week) (CD - 1,148 - »3.85). Cele- 
I>rate8 aolld year's run this week; 
with Ijabor Day matinee aldlne 
last week, eross went to $17,500. 

"Burlesque," riymouth (3rd week) 
(CD-I ,«42-$4. 411). Uroadway's hew 
Tion-miisieal U'.ader: extra mat- 
inee and in nltw performances the 
takinps almo.st 131.000; srreat 
business at this season: hlgrh 
scale flRuies In heavy gross. 

•Creoles," (Klaw (1st week) (CD- 
S30-t3.30). Attracted attention 
whOB tried out on coast last win- 
far; Richard Hemdon presenting 
4raiM written by Samuel Shlp- 
MU and Kenneth Fariclna; opens 
Vridar (Sept. 16). 

"FalNaBi" New Amsterdam (5th 
W««k) (R-1,702-$G.(;0). The musl- 
' .eal leader; is revue smash and 
maintain lofty spot through 
i; last week J47,300; stand- 
aao not so heavy as first weeks. 
•Footlights," I^yric (5th week) (M- 
l,04(-tS.30). Final week here: due 
to move to Walla,ck's next week, 
sltWaith h u « m> gg haa ahown 
nothInK to warrant continuance: 
$6,000; "The Enchanted Isle" next. 
"Good News," Chanins', 46th St. 
(2nd week) (M - 1,413 - $5.50). 
Opened Tuesday lust week, omit- 
ting Wednesday matinee, but 
selling out for all six perform- 
ances, getting $30,300; newest 
muslcU a cinch hit: normal ca- 
pacity figured over $38,000. 
"Grand Street FoHiaa," XJttle (16th 
week) (R-530-$S.tO). Making a 
good run by holdtns over into new 
aeasan tor a time at least: satis- 
factory business both ways at 
$8,000 and hetter. 
"Half a Widow," Waldorf (Ist 
week) (M-1.131 -$3.S5). New mu- 
sical with new producer. Wally 
Gluck: has been out of town for 
several weeks: rejxirted liavlng 
shaped up fairly well; opened 
Mnndav. 

"Her First Affaire," Bayes 4th 
week) (C-a«0-«l.*0). Claimed to 
be tumlnir a profit, but hasn't 
ftarted anything; house ana show 

■ CMir^ to operate on mod^t lia- 
alA; claimed to he averaging well 
over $6.0(10 weekly. 

"Hit the Deck," lli laseo (21at week) 
(M-1.nnn-$:i,S'-,). since opening 
has Iteen ill a class all its own 
othiT liuisiral suecesses not ex- 
pected to nialiTially affect ca 
parity h.TC: exiieeted to hold over 
well throut'li lu w sen.son: $26,500. 

"Manhattera." .Selwyn (7th week) 
(1.0fi7-$3.30). nue to move to the 
Amhas.sador next week, revue 
having been strengthened: last 
week around $11,00«, but should 
take a»jiimp. 

"Merry-Go- Round," P:<m Harris 
(16th w.'ek) (I! - 1.ll.-,l - t.l.sro. 
Moved licr- froin Klaw Monday; 
d.-ipil,. parr slipiiln.; down to $7,- 
<•"": !• ■ '• -1 I: re fo'ir w.^-ks. 

"Mikado," r.oynle (1st week) (O- 
l,I17-$3.sr,). Itevlval of OllI.ert 
and Sullivan operetta liv Win- 
cessful in the fi.dd for past two 
seasons: opens Saturday night, 
throp AmQS. ivhn lias been stic- 

"Mister Romeo," Wallai k c.'d week) 
(C-760-$3 30). KInal vvi eU; <iid?rt 
mean niueh and t:i)<:tiiis ver-y 
w.a];: "[•'.. otliu'his" will move 
o\-. r f'oni l.\i-i,' Monday. 

"My M.iryland." .lol-i'n'.'< iWi rte.k) 

( Nf-l.TTfi-?'. '"V Oil. lied M.oi.!ay 
Tlitrllt; Siuiherl.s' newe.st opelelt.a 

smash which has been playing 
rhilnilrlnliln for pajit e lL-ht 



months; other companies nlr^ildy 
ffolntc on tour. ■ 
*NigM in Spain." 44th Ht. (21st 
week) (I{-l.:i26-»5.r.O). Tf Nine 
nTloek Clrl" Is reiKlv in t)nw. 

« ks .MS vfliediil.Ml "Spain" will 

prolialdv lie nuned t.i another 
house: i-e\ lie li.as Itren a\Tr a(.'iritr 
$30 nna. 

•Padl^e^n of 1927." Shuhert (11th 
work) f n-i.S'>3-$5.50). Announced 
(or Mother throe wcoka at leoat:. 



another booking' ("Arisona") due 
about then; "Padlocks" rated 
around $22,000. 

"Peggy-Ann," Vanderbilt (38th 
weekl (.M-771-$4.40). Will go 
through October, possDily beyond 
then, busines.s standing up strong- 
ly at $15,000 and more, ' .\ Con- 
necticut Yankee," being readied, 
next attraction. 

"Pickwick," Empire (2d week) (CD- 
l,099-$3.85). Something of a dis- 
appointment; critics reversed out- 
of-town opinion, especially Phila- 
delphia; first week nearly $12,000, 
which may mean even break; 
shows some briskness at box 
office, 

"Rang Tang," Majestic (10th week) 
(H-l.sno-$3.30). Colored revue 
mo\-ed here from Koyale .Monday; 
Tiiurh larf^er eap.acity gives show 
chance at jumping across, already 
good at $13,000 to $14,000. 

"Revelry," Masque (Ist week) 
(U-80O-$3t30). Started something 
In Philadeli^ia last week, show 
bein? forced to withdraw pre- 
sumably through political pres- 
sure; presented by Robert Milton; 
oix»ned .Monday, 

"Rio Rita," Ziegfeld (33d Week) 
(.M-l,750-$5.50). lias held to big 
money consistently; expected to 
hold over easily through new sea- 
son: $45,000 average 

"Road to Rome," Playhouse (3^d 
weak) (CD-l,TS0.$$.8t). StreDgth 
in paat two montha baais for 
management'a expectation of con- 
tinuance until next spring;, $1(,000 
to $17,000. 

"Saturday's Children," Booth (34th 
week) (C-708-$3,30). Listed for 
another month (Oct. 15) \,iit may 
stay longer; stood out us one of 
the best comedies of li.st season 
and hasn't had a losing week; 
last week around $13,000, an extra 
matinee aiding. 

"Such la Life," Morosco ($d week) 
(D-StS-$3.$0). Still here^. but 
very still; maybe another week, 
■ with "The I/etter" listed to follow 
in Sept 26. 

"Ten Per Cent," Cohan (1st week) 
(C-l.lll-$3.30). Said to be a co- 
operative venture; presented by 
Thomas Jackson and H. S. Craft, 
new In managerial fM4; Written 
by Eugene Davis; WKlUC_PUm- 
mer, Jr., featured. 

"Tenth Avanua," Bltlnge (5th week) 
(CD-892-$J.S0). Started oft very 
well, pace considerably topping 
flsurea of Chicago engagement ; 
off somewhat last week, but 
profitable at $11,000. 

"Tha Baby Cyclone," Henry Miller 
(Ist -week) (C-946-$3,30). George 
M. Cohan wrote and produced 
new comedy, wiiieh opened Tues- 
day nlK'ht with Grant Mitchell 
featured. 

"The Desert Song," Casino (42a 
week) (O-1.477-$5,50). The im- 
provement In business last month 
continues and gives Weight to 
holdover possibilities through 
fall: Jumped to $25,000. 

"Tha Circus Princess," 'Winter Gar- 
den (21st week) (M-I,493-$5.50). 
Reported going out of town late 
next month: getting fairly good 
trade, hut never was big as ex- 
iieeted: estimated at $'24.O()0. 

"The Ladder," Cort (4(ith week) 
(1>-l,04:!-$:;.20), Will tarry for 
several weeks in October, enaliling 
nullion;ilre iiae;;er to keep show 
in ,a solid >iar. despite steady 
Inss.-s. will ii .are record in liulli. 

"The Second Man," Guild (20th 
week) (r)-914-$3,30). Two weeks 
after tiiis. havin,g successfully 
held over through summer; busi- 
ness since early August has been 
around $10,000. 

"The Spider," Music Box (26th 
week) (n-l,oon-$3.s3). Went to 
$17,00u or lietler last week, an 
extra holi.lay matinee (Labor 
Ii.iy) (ounting: looks Kood until 
holidays .at least. 

"The Squall," 4Sth St. (45th week) 
(l)-n6!i-$3.30). May get a year's 
mark; since going of cool August, 
business Rood at $.1,000 to $0,000; 
"Tnmplco" probably next attrac- 
tion. 

"Tha Triumphant Bachelor," Bilt- 
more (1st Week) (C- 1.951 -$:! 30), 
An Owen Davis iilay with Koli- 
ert Atues fe;itured: lire.^ented by 
the .Novel rrodni'lions. Inc. new- 
liian irc ri.il name: npi ns Thurs- 
day l,-:cpt, ir,l. 
"Wild Man of Borneo," l;ijou (1st 
« -.-ki (('-6ll:-|.$,'! :!li|. I'hilip Cooil- 
m.ui presenting; comedy written 
by Mare Connelly and Herni.in 
.Manklewicz; o|x-ned Tuesday 




HAL SHERMAN 



After two and haU yaua still a 
main feature and box ofllce attrac- 
tion In E^land. 

Direction: Wiillam Marria Office. 



FRISCO GROSSES 



San Francisco, Sept. 13. 

With only three iegit houses oper- 
ating last week and all playing 
comedy, there was little choice for 
the seeking of dramatic entertain- 
ment "Abie's Irish Roae" continued 
at the Capitol; in the third week of 
ita ratura, and aldeA bjr tha two 
holldaya (Labor Day and Admis- 
sion Day) held up nicely to around 
$7,100. One more week of Anne 
Nichols' classic, and then the Cap- 
itol goes dark temporarily. 

Henry Duffy's Alcazar and Presi- 
dent Were the others. At the former 
"The Alarm Clock"- continues to 
draw 'em for $6,700, giving the house 
something to talk about. 

At the FFaaldent "$ Qlrla Wanted" 
was in Ita third weel( and Jumped 
up over the preceding seven days 
by grossing around $6,800. 

Columbia got under way after a 
summer layoff with Morrissey's 
"Kxpoatures" opening Sunday, and 
at the Curren, "The Devil's Plum 
Tree" opened Monday. 



Chicago, Sept. 1$. 
while the !oeaI picture the- 

atr.ie were In the throes of 
Tto-ir lockout of the unions last 
week, the legit bouses through 
an appointed committee met 
with the stage hands, effecting 
an adjustment for the next two 
years. 

Each of the backstage hands 
will receive an increaae of SO 

cents per performance. Heads 

of departments also back stags 
are to receive an advance of 
$14 weekly over 4he present 
scale. 

Tha arrangement waa ao 

quietly arranged for and 
reached, that hardly anyone 
beyond those concerned knew 
of it. 



$5 Minimum Salary 

To Dodge Equity 

With the moving up of "Green- 
wich Villagers" from the Grove 
Street to Daly's the show passed 
into the luriadietlon of Equity. 

Producers have gotten around the 
Equity angle by fixing a minimum 
$5 weekly sala;y for members of 
the cast and guaranteeing the 
amount at Eiiuity. 

When moving ,up the show was 
recaptloned "Bandbox Folliea" and 
a few princlpala were added. 



FIXtllO "PLUM TREE" 

Ruth Chaflarlan Ptmw l a r a Delayed 
in San Franciaco 



ii lnhl. 

"Women Oo On ForeVer," .Forrest 
(2d w.>ek) (C-r.0l5-$3.3O). Opened 
Wednesday l;ist week, being rjited 
^."raw" an.1 titling iiromisiug 
tr.i.l.' th.rer,,!.. allh..u-;ll house 
p:old.,i. $i.r,i)i) ,1. limed on tliiril 
nitlit, 

i ''Yellow Sands," Kulton (Ist week) 
I (C-913-$3,30), All Kngiish coni- 
) pnny presenled"l>y Sir Itarry Jaek- 
»pn; ^taiBe In alirad o( schedule, 



San Francisco. Sept. li. 

An out-of-town showing in Santa 
Barbara of "The DevU'a Plum Tree," 
intended aa a atarrtaw ptaea for 
Ruth Chatterton, developad a weak 
third act. 

The San Francisco opanlng at the 
Curran was poatponad until tomor- 
row (Wednesdagr) Itisht to permit 
doctoring o( tha sorlpt 



46TH ST, LEASED 

Laurence Schwab and Frank 
Mandel hare taken a. lease on 

Chanln'a 46th Street, heretofore 

controlled through a rental by the 
Shuberts. 

Last season Schwab & Mandel 
leased the Ambasaador and were to 
have spotted "Good ' News" there 
last week. The booking was 
switched to the larger 46th Street, 
the Ambassador lease being turned 
liack-to the Shuberts In exchange 
for the 46th 'Street 

The rental figure Is understood to 
be considerably more than for the 
Anitms.sador and extends for three 
years with an optional renewal pro- 
vision. 



Cukor with Harris 

George Cukor, formerly with the 
Krohman Company, has been ap- 
pointed general atage director for 
Jed Harris. 

Cukor will stage both "Coquette" 
ami "The Royal Family" for tlie 
latter producer. 



FIRE HITS WINTZ 

Dayton, O.. Sept. 13. 

All the scenery, props and cos- 
tumes of the seventh edition nf 
White's "Scandals" and the last 
Music Box Revue," put out last 
year by tleorge i;. Wintz, of this 
city, went up In flames Wednesday 
afternoon In a warehouse fire here. 

Wintz Is only putting out the 
• Tollies" this year and had offered 
till- other material for«ale. 



BUY FOR "MARY" 

This week an agency buy for 600 
seats nightly with a 10 per cent, re- 
turn was arranged for Qeorge 
White's new musical, "Manhattan 
Mary," slated for premiere at the 
Apollo Sept. 26. The show has been 
kept out longer than Intended be- 
cause of cast and atructual changes. 
Opening night has been scaled at 
$27,50 top, with the normal nightly 

■> nt $6.60. which para the 
")• .il'ies' price list. 

The McCarthy Bisters have been 
switched from 'White's "Scandals" 
to "Mary," the WUllams Sisters 
from the latter show being sent to 
"Scandals." 



Is Pittsburgh Shot? 

Pittsburgh. Sept. 13. 

Weather, heat, people not home 
yet, too early for new season and 
other reasons were advanced locally 
last week to explain why neither 
"The Ramblers" at the Alvln or 
"Manliattan Mary" ,at the Nixon, 
both musical, tailed to do business. 

Another Item is the attendance 
Saturday afternoon at the ball 
game, with tho Pirates a contender 
for the title. About one-third of 
capacity. 

Both shows are holding over. 

Revision and rewriting of White's 
"Manhattan Mary" will take the 
show into Newark next week. It is 
due at the Apollo, New York, Sep' 
26. 

The switching around, principally 
in the .second act. brings about an 
exchange of the McCarthy Sisters 
for the Williams Sisters, the latter 
hopping on to Chicago to Join 
"Scandals." Dorothy McCarthy is 
assigned to Flo Hrooks' role, while 
Aimee Itevere, another cast addition, 
will force Franceta Malloy into 
other script channels. 

The Mlssea Brooks and Malloy are 
apt to remain Idle while drawing 
.salary, according to report. 

W. Smith's First Tragedy 

Hartford. Sept. 13. 

WIncliell .Smith, famous as a 
writer and producer of homely 
American comedies, will for the 
first time In his managerial career 
procluce a tragedy. 

The playwright anii.iuneed that 
he has bought a play in throe acts 
called "Merrliyn Wise," by Miles 
.Malison, whose play "Fanatics" is 
current In I.ond.m. The piece will 
be produced at llic Little Theatre 
in Ni'W York in November. 



"Bare Facts" Hit, Moving 

"Dare Kaets, " current .at the Trl- 
ancie. Greenwich Vill;ige. may move 
to the Greenwich Village in two 
weeks if not to an uptown liouse. 

The new edition has eliik.-d to 
stleh nn extent that the ,n.l |n 



having opened Last Saturd.iy 
night: light trade indications. 

Outside Times Square 
' P.andti.ix Follies" atleinpte<l nt 
uptown engagement at Daly's, but 
sure unibed last Friday; "In Abra- 
li.im's Bosom," Provlncetown and 
then shortly to tour; "Bore Facts 
Trlp"-'» 



j its present location cannot be met 
on account of the Uainlbox Triangle 
unable to make ticket s.-iies to the 

I public through not being a licensed 
theatre. 

Kathleen Kirkwood, who stiged 
, the revue, says she lias b.-en of- 
: r.Tod several uiuown linnses. but 
I prcferatiiadowntown location. 



ONLY ONE SMASH 
SOFARWPHIllY 

Openings and Closings Often 
Within Month — Dowling 
Show There This Week 



Philadelphia, Sept 13 

No show reported doing sense, 
tlonal business last week. The olB. 
cial Labor Day oiiening seemed te 
be marked by a sharp decrease 

"Kevelry," which was closed br 
the Stanley Company after Tuesday 
night's performance due to the un 
pleasant notoriety arising from the 
suit brought against the show did 
virtually nothing at all in its 'final 
two performances at the (larrick 

"White Lights" was so bad at the 
Adelphi that it was decided after 
Monday to malie last week the flnsl 
one for this Iji Penna musical com- 
edy. Booked for four weeks hers, 
The gross was probably under 
000. Cast and production changes 
had virtually no effect In helplu 
matters. ^ 

"Speakecuiy," the George Kosener- 
Edward Knoblock nielodi ama at tin 
Broad, also limped badly in its third 
and final week, with around $6,0M 
figured. This thriller departed, but 
not for Broadway, after a rather 
weak three weeks' engagement here. 

"Strike Up the Band" won soms 
corking notices, but the clientele 
did not like It at all. The Ont strhig 
men, who saw it later in the week, 
waxed even more enthusiastic about 
It in their "second thoughts," but 
the pungent satire and absence of 
the usual musical comedy hokum in 
the George Kaufman book didn't get 
across. Phllly probably has a cer- 
tain patronage for this kind of clever 
show, but perhaps they do not real- 
ize It is in town. At any rate the 
gang that liked "Manhattan iiazT' 
didn't like "Strike Up the Band." 
Week's gross reported at around 
$17,00«, not holding up to the open- 
ing pace. 

Another of last week's openings 
started weakly, but picked up stead- 
ily. That was "The t;omlhaad to 
Love," at the Walnut. This contin- 
ental .sophisticated comedy Impor- 
tation won great notices and also 
"word-of-'mouth" advertising, tha 
advance sale began to grow. IMt 
in the week excellent houses were 
recorded, with the groaa estimated 
at around tlO.OOO. 

The third of last Monday's open- 
ings, "Artists and Models," at the 
Chestnut, showed nothing .sensation- 
ally hot, but with the aid of big 
maflnee trade and a couple of con- 
ventions, achieved the best gross of 
the week, aroimd t24,000. Notices, 
however, not so warm for this big 
revue, however. It stays three 
weeks, may be four. 

"My Maryland." with still a thlnl 
set of principals led by Max Kid- 
man, Marguerite Zender and Bart- 
lett Simmons, claimed better than 
$16,000 with tlie aid of an extra 
matinee Labor D.ay. the only show 
to put on the extra performance. 
New Ones 

This week has two openings. 
"Black Velv,et," at the Broad, and 
"Sidewalks of New York," with Bsy 
Dooley, at the Oarrick. 

Next Moaday will ilnd "The Man- 
Eating Tiger" at the Walnut (two 
weeks), ".Murray Hill" at the Adel- 
pill (ditto), and "The Five o'clock 
Girl" at the Shubert (three weeks), 
.Sept. 26 Kthel Harrymore will ar- 
rive in "The Tonstant Wife," th« 
first non-musTcal not in the cate- 
gory of tryoiits. Also, probably on 
that dale. "Tho Connecticut Ian- 
kce," perhaps at the Chestnut. 

Oct. 3 will be the greatest amy 
of dramatic openings bunched to- 
gether since Jan. 7, 1924, when then 
were eight "first nights," five ol 
them non-mii.sical. This season's 
collection will consist of "Tlie Play's 
the Thing." at the Lyric; "The .=!il- 
ver Cord," Walnut; "Gentlemen Pre- 
fer nionde.s." Adelplii; "The Con- 
stant -N'ymph." Garrick, and "Criss 
Cross. " opening the new Krianger. 
Estimates for Last Week 

"Black Velvet" (Broad, 1st week) 
—Arthur Byron in this melodrama 
opened Monday. Prospects f*''' 
"Speakeasj" around $6,000 or !««• 
in last week. 

"Strike Up the Band" (Shubert, 
2d wei ki . KiiMfman-Cershwin mu- 
sical show too satiric and "inside 
for Shuhert clientele here, .Arcunil 
$17,000 or less. 

"Sidewalks of New York" (Gaj- 
riek. 1st week)— Eddie Dowimr* 
nui.sic.ir comedy production, starring 
l'.;iy Dooley. Avancc sil* 5* 
"Kevelry" closed after Tuesday 
night. Ilnsiness neglis::iMe, 

"The Command to Love" (Walnut. 
2d we.'l^l Tlus sophistic-lied coin- 
edy picked very encour.aginSi 
and sliould do some re:illy big I""'' 
ness. Hated at $10.(iOO or pe.ir it- 

"Artists and Models hcstnitt 

1.1 ^...fiti— i'-'-^ ilhv'""'' '■' ' 11 

mi.\od notices. Business si'""5^' *'j 
Wednesday matinee and coupw 
conventions helping. Around $-'" 
000; nothing wonderful. .y, 
"My Maryland" (L.vrlc. 34th wW'' 
- ')],ereita had matinee. Bette"* 



we* 



$16..-i00. 

The Adelphl dark this --^ 
■ White Ughts" last w.n'k 



Wednesday, September 14, 1927 



LEGITIMATE 



VARIETY 



•1 



GOOD NEWS' REAl OUmAH 
AS LATEST HIT: $33J0; 6 SHOWS 



'"Baby Cyclone," Another Show "In"' - 'Revelry" 
Very Interesting— 42 Shows Now on Broadway 
— AgMicy Buys Doubled 

/ 4 



•With the Influx of nine new show a 
ih 3 week, more than half of Broad- 
way's legitimate theatre, are now 
operatlnR, with the total number of 
attractions 42. Business la anything 
but strong, except for the leaders 
and the few pronounced hits among 
2bie newcomers. The season la not 
•MPected to really snap Into fall 
Stride until the end of the month or 
Mrbr October. 

Am usual at this time, there are 
Butny more flops than wlnnera, but 
WMauM there hava bMn fewer 
mmleres the number of indicated 
Sflures appears to be greater. 

Of last week's entrants, the 
BUaical "Good News" at Chanin's 
4tlh Street Is easily the out- 
rtaader. It played but six perform- 
ances last week for a ginsg of 
-$J8,300. Normally the show can 
IJ8,6O0. Because of the Uinitod 
capacity It will not actually con- 
tend for money leader^^p. 

"Pickwick," at the Empire, was a 
disappointment, the critics not lik- 
ing it. The first week's takings of 
$12,000, hardly an even break. 
••Women Go On Forever" seemed to 
be attracting trade because of Its 
raw situations. "Mister Romeo" 
did look to have a chance at Wal- 
lack's and Is due to cIo.se Saturday. 
"Yellow Sands,'^ an English suc- 
eeas, advanced Its opening date and 
started at the Fulton Saturday. It 
was rated quite too British and 
Monday saw only a handful of pa- 
trons. 

"Maryland" Unimpressive 

Monday saw f"ur openings. "Rev- 
Wry" mt tTie J ^i'lue drew a class 
audience and It waa regarded ex- 
ceptionally Intcrestinpr. "The Baby 
Cyclone" at the Miller was rated as 
••In." "My Maryland," despite Its 
lonff Phil.idclphia run and reputa- 
tion, did not impre-ss the first 
nlRhters, some reviewers frankly 
pointing out Its faults. •'Half A 
Widow" at the Waldorf as the other 
■tartar, with fair indications. 

"Burlesque" maintained Its over 
capacity speed of the opening days 
and last week went to nearly (31,000, 
far out In front of the non-musicals. 
A real smash is Indicated, last 
week's fipurea, however. Included an 
extra matinee (I^abor Day). 

Nearest to that were "Broadway," 
which celebrates a year's run this 
week, "The Spider" and "The Road 
to Rome" ail bettering $17,000; 
"Saturday's Children" at $13,000 
registered remarkable business; 
*Tenth Avenue" around (11,000; 
"The Second Han," $10,000; "Blood 
Money," $9,000; "The Squall," $8,000; 
"Abie." the same; 'Her First Af- 
faire," over $0,000 and satisfactory 
for this house (Bayes); "Such is 
Uf*" very little. 

Musicals 
Tlie "Follies" got $47,300, the dif- 
ference In previous figures being a 
difference in the number of standees; 
"Rio Rita" close to $45,000; '•Night 
in Spain" big at $30,000; "lilt The 
l>eck,'^ $28,600; "The Desert Bong " 
strong at $25,000; "Circus Princess," 
$24,000; "Padlocks," $22,000; "A La 
Carte" somewhat better at $17,000; 
All«2 Opp," $16,000; "Peggy Ann" 
evjfr $16,000; "Manhatters," $11,000; 
^rand Street Foliiea," $9,000; 
Merry Go Round" low, $7,000. 
•I ■^'■■'oana" stopped suddenly at 
the National and "The Trial of Mary 
iJugan" will open there instead of 
the Rltz; "Mister Romeo" will close 
« Wallack's, ••Footlights" moving 
.-it''* J''""* Lyric, which gets 

rhe Enchanted Isle" Mopday; "The 
command to liove" wiU open at the 
''""Kacre. while "Pour Walls" will 
fellght the John Golden. 

Buys Double Up 
»™ " , °' agency buys Jumped 
rrom 5 to 10 this week. A(l(llfi..ns 
»re: •'Good News'- (Chanins 4iith 
,'The Baby Cyclone" (Henry 
J Her s). ••My Maryland" (Joison's). 

Kpv.iry'. (Masque) and "Yellow 
• "nils (Fulton). The latter's buy is 
nut^d, that going for "Revelry." 
out , nay be Increased. The others: 
R» .*'*1 <'^«'» Amsterdam). "Rio 
«"a (Zlegfeld), "Hit the Deck" 
iHeiaseo), "Burlesque" (Plymouth) 
ana A la Carte" (Beck). 
„ Cut Rates 

iwo of this week's Tjfw shows 
^nt Into cut rates imtnodiatcJv. 

Jen I'l r Cent" (C.lian) hein:,- cn- 
tcrcl for the first ni^'ht and "Half | IfU'c 
a \VM.,w'' (WriMorfi K„inK on the 
secon.i nlj-'lit. Tlie l,.alanoe of the 
r.' ""rnc-tlons at barg.Tlns are: 
Mcrry-Oo-Round" (Klaw), •'The 
Cl^-u-s Princes*" ( W i nt e r O a rd o n) , 
l^lie Desert Song" (Casino). "Foot- 
ii|ht.y (Lyric), -Padlocks of 1927" 
(Shuhert), ".Manhatters" (Selwyn). 
Kanp Tnng" (Majestic). "Allez 
'/op (Earl Carroll), "A la Carte" 
(Martin Eeok), "Abie's Irish Rose" 
■Kepubllc). ".Saturday's Children" 
JBooth), "Her First AITaIre" 

."Such la me" (Morosco), 



L A. GROSSES 



Los Angeles, Sept. 13. 
"Oh, Kay, " with Elsie Janis, at the 
Mayan, again led the town with an 
estimated gross of $19,000 In fourth 
week. At the Belasco. "Tiio Great 
Necker" did around $11,000 In Its 
15 th week. 

Edward Everett Horton. in "Go- 
ing Crooked," at the Playhouse, 
hung up 57,800 for the sfn'ond week. 
At the Morosco, "7 th Heaven" Is 
playinir against the picture of the 
same name at the same scale and 
aot around $7,000. considered ex- 
cellent. 

"What Anne Brought Home," 
opening at the El Capilan, did ap- 
proximately $6,70« during tho first 
week. Mortlssey s "ICxposures," final 
week at the Hollywood Music Box, 
estimated at $6,000. 

At the Hollywood Playhouse, "If 
I Was Rich" hit $5,800. "Wild 
Westcotts," fourth week at the Vine 
Street, got around $5,600, and •'The 
Scarlet Virgin,*' last week at the 
Orange Grove, reported under $1,500. 



Cast Changes 

Harry Mestayer who walked out 
of rehearsals of "Blue Hawaii" 
when a contract In blank was 
offered him for signature by the 
Shubert olllce, rejoined the cast. It 
was stated that the dispute was 
settled with the Shuberts giving 
him a contract nUed out and signed 
as required. 

Clay Clement has replaced Wilton 
Lackaye In A. H. Woods' farce 
from the French, now called "What 
a Man." It is due In Chicabo about 
Sept. 15. 

Lackayo'a role contained but 
about five sides, and although he 
had a run of the play contract, he 
advised the manacer that he would 
welcome cancellation. 

Tl»e piece opened under the title 
of "Mr. What's His Name." Lynne 
Overman Is featured. 

"White Lights" continues in a 
stage of nxins and cast changing at 
the Ad<Iiilii. I'hiladelphla. Sam 
Asche and Marian Marchants went 
in, supplanting George Sweet and 
Helen Milllgan. 



Shows fai Rdiearsal 

"Send No IMoney" (Willicu 

Sir, ' 

"Golden Girl" i .-;i.ul.eHs ) . 

"Synthetic Sin" (Mor.iseo 
Holding Co.). 

"House in the Wood*" 
, Clark l*alnt«r). • 

"Night Hawk" (Lepane, 
). 

"Weather tflear. Track Fast'* 
(.Martin Sampter). 

"Wicked Age" (Anton Scl- 
bilia). 

"Oarden ef Eden" (Selwyn 
& Knopf). 

"Hidden" (David Belasco). 

"Mary Dugan's Trial" (A. 
H. Woods). 

"Show Boat" (Florens Zieg- 

feld). 

"The Five O'CIoek Girl" 
(i'l.illip Goodman). 

"The Cocoanuts" (Sam II. 
Harris). 

"Morning Qlories" CRobcrt 
Newman). 

"The Belt" (Playwrights 
Theatre). 

"Blaelc Velvet" (M. J. 
Nicholas). 

"Vanities" road (Earl Car- 
roll). 

"Hoosiert Abroad" (George 
C. Tyler). 



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LOOP'S FALL SEASON BRIGHT; 
MONEY SHOWS NOW-MORE DUE 



Tragedy" and "Desert Song" Heavy Dough Getters 
at Start — "Scandals" Below Capacity, 1st Time 
—"Brigand," One-Man Show, One Waidii 



Stock at Hyperion 

New Haven, Sept, 13. 
8. Z. Poll WiU open his Hyperion 
here Monday with resident stock, 

"The Little Spitfire." 

Vincent Coleman and Florence 
Shirley will lead. Frances Williams, 
Robert Perry, Sidney Mansfield and 
Adrlenno Earle are In support, 
while George Arvlne will manage 
the house. 

The Hyperion took a flier at stock 
last season but gave up after a 
week or two, continuing through 
the season on the Columbia wheel. 



"Take Air" at Detroit 

Oene Buck's new musical show, 

••Take the Air," will open In De- 
troit Oct. 9 with Will Mahoney and 
Trlnl featured. Others in the cast 
are Dorothy Dilley, flugh Bennett 
(Oklahoma warbling cowboy). Pier- 
son Brothers and O'Connor Sisters 
The book and lyrics are by the 
producer. In association with Anne 
Caldwell. Score is by Raymond 
Hubbell, James Ilanley and Dave 
Stamper. 

George W. Buck is now general 
manager for Gene. He succeeds 
Frank X. Hope. 



Minn. Ledts Have Off 
Week Durinc: State Fair 

Minneapolis, Sept. 30. 
Lacking cooling plants and not 
holding as great an appeal for 
small-town state fair visitors as the 
vauile and movie houses, tlie leRlt 
the.itres found the going rather 
rough last week with the mercury 
hoverinj? in tlie upper SOs. Kvcn the 
rain which fell nearly every day, 
and lirought Bsa pla ft on t the fair 
to tlie loop dl4 mt Mem to liaq? a 

great deal. 

"The Butter and Egg Man" was 
given a good performance by the 
Balnhrldge Players and won general 
favor, but there were empty seats 
at most of tho evening per- 
formances. Takings were slightly 
above $5,000. 

A musical comedy tab version of 
"Is Zat Sor* brougrht about $5,S00 
into the Palace box office. The 
McCall-Bridge Players .give three 
performances on week days and 
four on Sunday, so that amount la 
not so hot. 

Tho Cayety, always a mecca for 
northwest tran.slents durinc fair 
week, had a splendid week with 
The Beauty Parade" (stock- bur- 
lestiuc), getting about $6,000 for 14 
performances. ■ It waa all tha more 
welcome after two Tarjr poor open- 
ing weeks. 

This week the Metropolitan is 
lighted with' Mltxi in "The Madcap": 
the Shubert has "Naughty Cinder- 
ella"; the Palace, "No, No, Nanette" 
and the Gayety "Midnlxht Round- 
ers." 

"Footlights" Won't Quit 

Despite bad notice;/ by reviewers. 
••Footlights" la determined to carry 
on. with Jacob Oppenhclmer report- 
ed having sufBcient faith in the 
backstage opus. 

The show current at the Lyric, 
New York, Oppenhelmer's house, Is 
good for another fortnight at least 
and will switch to another for con- 
tinuation. 

Opening as a 'freak," the pro- 
ducers have since decided to angle 
for appeal on the "dame" an^e by 
ajjding 20 mfre choristSrs. Jacob 
Oppenheimer secured the additional 
salaries by posting a conditional 
bond with E^qultjr, g w a rgB ta artnt the 
added startera at MMt i«rO WOeka' 
employment. 



HELEN FERGUSON AHD DUTFT 

San Francisco, Sept. 13. 
Helen Ferguson, who recently 
closed after pUiyiiiK tli" feminine 
had for 18 weeks in ".Mi:,?, the 
IJeaeon," at the H..llyv."od Play- 
H,,ll.\\vood. r''l. laced Ch.ar- 
lotte Tie.i.lway with tho Henry 
Duffy players hero In "Tho Alarm 
Clock" at tho Alcazar. 
Mis3 Treadway opens as leading 
om.m tn the di. i in.i ti e s t ' i e l t at 
the San Gabriel Mission (Calif,), 
playhouse. ' 



"Women Go On Forever" fForrest), 
"M inter Ilomco" (Wallack's), "The 
Squall" (48th St.). "The .Second 
Man" (Guild). •'Blood Mon»y" 
(Hudson 



Cochran Stock Moves 

Washington, Sept. 13. 
Steve Cochran eiosed his third 
summer stock season hero at the 

National on Saturday night with the 
18 weeks of the current summer 
topping the 24 of last year by a 
good $8,000. This at $1 top. 

Cochran is currently presenting 

"7th Hea\'''n" in Baltimore, with 
chances beiuK th .t hi.s company will 
go Into the Auditorium tor the win- 
ter season. 



I'lii.-.iKO. S.'pt. 13. 
Tile Loop rit;lit now can boast of 
the most presentable legit list in 
three seasons. It packs a kick and 
Is doing biz. 

Improbable that tho theatrical 
tastes of a city can change so quick- 
ly and In tj(0 sliort time b,'tween 
seasons. But tlie clianKC, no doubt, 
Is due to the hit shows inspiring 
the buyers to buy, whereas last sea- 
son held few hits and offered little 
Inspiration. 

The list Is swollen this week by 
the entrance of "Chicago." jtiaying 
for the tlrst time on the home 
grounds, at the Harris Sunday. 
"Broadway" Is to follow shortly and 
"Lulu Belle" in a month. With this 
trio iruIiriHV shows how clicking 
to survive, there Is no telling what 
legit heights Chi will reach this fall. 

Heavy conipetish cut itself a 
pound of flesh last week. The 
grosses, ynder the strain of looking; 
out of both eye corners, e.sculated 
downward. thoUKh few slipjied to an 
extent tliat would cause worry. It 
is natural they should fall, on ecmdi- 
tion that the fall Is slight. Several 
seemed to have found a steady and 
profltable pace aim wlU likely con- 
tinue that way for some tlm» 
Two Hita 
Two of the first weekera found 
ordinarily rough Chi a proverbial 
paradise. ••An American Tragedy," 
regarded hereabouts as a •'natural." 
could h.ive doubled Its ticket allot- 
ment and still pack the (I.arrlek. 
while •'The Desert Song," at the (J. 
N., did wonders with the critics' How 
of languaj^os, 

Willie tills pair were wallowing In 
opening week's success, another lli.'it 
entered found the going not so sim- 
ple. 'The Brigand" as a show was 
Just one man, Iieo CariUo, and a 
one-man drama is not possessive of 
power here. Carilio did his darndest 
and waa unanimously raved over, 
but his background waa nil. Rather 
than enter a life of cut ratea, "The 
Brigand" withdrew at UW «enple- 
tion of its lirst week. 

Living on the revenue of two-for- 
ones is murder in Cliicago. In New 
York, Leblanglng Is necessary. But 
Chi looks upon a bargain piece as 
terrible enough to rate no more than 
free admission, even if it hasn't seen 
enough of the.ahow to teow what 
It Is all about. 

For the first time in the ten weeka 
it has been in town "Scandtlis" failed 
to register capacity. The decline 
was neither large nor suiriclent to 
dissipate the WhitJ sliow's title of 
town toiiper. Second to ".Seanil.ils" 
came "Vours Truly," while "The 
.Spider" trimmed ■'TraKedy" in liie 
non-musical class. The former Is 
now a recognised Mtahow, the nov- 
elty attaebmeait meaning mora than 

plenty. ^ 

"Crime," though Still dOlDK Ikrofit- 
ably. Is In tho first of Its last two 
weeks at the AdelphL Al Woods 
prefers" to duck ths SkOW WMla the 
duckolng's good. 

Le Malre's "AITaIrs" departs at the 
end of the current week. Much in- 
ternal dlfflculty killed Interest, on 
and off. Rufus LeMaire, with last 
year's success under his belt, had a 
million-dollar chance this season but 
muffed it. With all the show's dls- 
countlngs, it deserves a better break 
than It Is receiving at the Woods. 
Estimates for Laat Week 
"American Tragedy" (Garrlclt. 2d 
week). Maiden week'a $18,000 
atampa ahow as potential season 
sticker; Dreiser's local popularity 
(home town) and his w, r. nov>l 
will help. 

"Chicsgo" (Harris, 1st we,-k). 
Openerl SNnd;i:.'. 

"Crime" (A.ii Iphi, 7th week). He- 
tains steaily patronage, but will 
n,akc way for "What a Man!" In an- 
other Week; $15,800, okay ■for t>oth 
ends. 

Desert Song** (Great Northern, 
week). Klrst week's $27,000 



weeks, then "Tile Barker," than 

"Lulu Belle ' for run. 

Ths Spider" lulymjuc. Bth 
week). Slipped with rest but hit 
$23. soil to heat Hen -inusle.i Is ; 11. > In- 
dicati(Ui nmelty an^-le has lost 
briuluness. 

"Tommy" (Cert. 3d week). "Nloe" 
show going along q vietly, church 
and wuiueii's clubs buying in lots 
and lifting gross to $13,000. 

"Yeura Truly" (Four Cohans, 4th 
week). l«on BrroU bringing in hta 
***t oft show' oo-operottnt. 



$30. its 

show to istlek. 



LYCEUM, ST. JOE, THROUGH 

.St. Joseph, Mo.. Kept. i:i. 
l.v. ,-:;m, legit house for 35 years. 
to be ah.ind'.n c d f ur ti i ".iti i » al 



is 

purtwjse.s 



and the owners. L. M. 
Crawford and C. U. Phllby, will 

cot!Vi-t It Into a parking garage. 
It w.is the e-T' hisive local borne 



2d 



shows operetta will profit in Chi- 
cago: possibly move to better loca- 
tion If value Is verified. 

LeMaire's "Affairi" (Woods, Eth 
week). Tlite week last; never got 
starttd: $|(i.00O, low; house into i.i'> 
tures .'^uiid.iv Willi "i'.iient Leather 
Kid" (1st .N.). 

"Scandals" (IMr, n«er, inih week). 
First time tincler capacity. Stlli 
hlKh at J3l>,no(j. 

"The Barker" (Blackstone, 20th 
week). Now Loop's veteran show: 
hurillprt Inrntlnn nnd finish at Hlgli 



mONES' AND B'WAY' 
WOO IN BOSTON 

'Bonnie" Down' to $i2JB00^ 
"Barker" $10,000 and "lly 
Princess" $17,500 



Boston, S^t. 13. 
^ Ufaek of perfect summer weath- 
er hU iU oSact. 
With the ajcoeptlon of the two 

admitted hits— "The Merry Ma* 
luncs." Cohan show at the Colonlij, 
and "Broadway," at the Plymouth—, 
business was otY. "Bye, Bye, Bon- 
nie," and "Half a Widow" Indicated 
that tiiey were susceptible to out- 
side influences ariu have not /nuch 
backbone to stand oil • MM braalb 

"Bye, Bye, Bonnie," went eft from 
an average of $16,000 to $12,600. 
Besides the weather^ it waa believed 
that competition from newer musi- 
cals counted. This is the final week 
of six weeks' engagement. Show 
has demonstrated th.it it has draw- 
ing power, and is rated a good road 
propitsition. 

"Hatf a Widow," which wound up 
St the Majestic Satunlay after a stay 
at the Shubert, did not Ket ovi r to 
any extent after it was transrerred. 
This musical never shonFed mudi 
strength here and. does not took 
good. * 

"The Merry Malones," the Cohaa 
show, tn the first week at the Co- 
lonial ran close to'capacity, with m 
gross of aboM f».«M; tnOs BiMir 
opened with a:dvaiice sals almsitt 
enough to take care of the gross tor 
the first week. It kept bwUding Up 

s It went along, and the two weeks 
that iire left fcir it In this city look 

gocl. 

"IJroadway" opened at Uio Plym- 
outh, following i}n tho heels of the 
flop, ".Si iret .Service Smith." This 
show is expected to (iross still bet- 
ter. 

New openings In town this week 
were "My Golden West," Shuherts 
in association ^Ith L. Lawrence 
Weber, musical version "Arizona." 
Originally tho namo of this show 
was scheduled to be "lionlta." It is 
at the Majestic. 

Because of conflict of names, ••My 
GoMSn UtrV* the tnusloal that came 
into tM« (Biabsrt lart week, the Ut- 
ter show has boon switched to '•My 
Prlnceaa." 

The Bddle Sowling show, "Honey- 
moon Lane," opened at the Tremont 
Monday night. "The Barker," the 
Charles L. Wagner productloicwlth 
Walter Huston faatvradj^iM* Into 



t» rsplaos 



Sabr 



tlin Hollis 
Cyclone.^' 

Last Weeitt' Estimates 
"The Merry Malones," Colonial 
(2d week). Did better than $21,000 
the first week. lyuoks very strong. 
.Still In the process of Tielng molded 
Into shape for New York. 

"Broadway," Plymouth (Sd week). 
Started off strong, with a gross tbo 
flrst week of $15,000. Better grosses 
are expected for this ahow with a 
good weather break. 

"My Golden West," Majestic (1st 
week). In llri.il we. k here of "Half 
a Widow" tlic leisiiiesM was ott. 
Tl,i4 inM il w.is a hit and 

h.el :-'.:ne -ill llie \v:ev. 

"Bye, Bye, Bonnie," Willnir i last 
week). Tills iiuisi Ml Is henlnnlng 
to show the eff.n IS of the 8i.\ we< ks' 
stay and the competition, $i:;,!i0O 
last week. 

"Hnn.ymnnn Lans." Tremont (Ist 



week). U irii a good start this mu- 



ard Bennett's personal draw; mov- ' 

Ing Sept. 23 to Illinois for final two isi ' il ope„ed f .r tho regular ceason. 
weeks; $9,000. "My Princeis," Shubert (2d week). 

"The Brigand" (Illinois. 1st week) Did fairly good business. flT.SOO. 
Initial nnd linal w. , k in one; srion- I "The Barker," llollls (1st week), 
for legit since 1913 when litigation sors saw no chance iifler panned l Final week of "The Baby Cyclone" 
barred the Sbubcrta from the Tootle opening; personal bit f..r I.eo Car- showed that It had used up its loeal 
theatre. I rillo. Illinois goes dark for two ' drawing power. $10,000. 



82 



VARIETY 



LEGITIMATE 



yrednesday, September 14, 



PLAYS ON BROADWAY 



tion of *■ book. "Tha PrcF!uI> nt's j l>runk and with drawn gun b* WS- 
lSaupht«r,*' a fi-ink ^:<>vy hv n v\orii- cir»<'B"1'hf Oilier man, "Vou aOla 9»v 

an who published U burs -if lix wife, you b ." Several killings 

iDontha ago. | uHutage, too. 



REVELRY 



Dim-. J 
by .\I : n 
name i > 

■tnife-l -.1,. 
WUllM ;Murkl<am 

Dan LurcocK 

Andy dandy 

Charlln Madhiral. 

Dukf Korre-st 

Titn I-'o-^KUte 

Jeff Sim?' 

FYolhitiRham 

Flmt (;uarJ 

Se4M)nd Guard.... 
B<Uth WcMtPrvelt. 
aindya Hartley.., 
BovBl* ronwt... 



i.r- ac'« 'ititi prnloiT, wrlten 

.Ihillii tV'iIIl tll'3 iMX'k Of »>IUU' 

t ' )|i>|)kiti9 A'Ikiiim, pre^nlM 
hy Roi.fTt Milton Sept. W; 

^ B#rton Churphlll 

, .OeorKO MacFurlane 
....WUllam B. Uack 

Jamea Crane 

Harry Hitnni.>*iPr 

, . . .Frederick Hurion 
.Jc-fI(Jr»"n ilo Annfli.-, 

Chariea KUia 

D.ivi<l Munrc- 

I^ifiiiel H.vuiis 

....Bleanor Woodi uR 

Roae Hobart 

AdPl* Klaar 

IrtM Uoawr 



A t«na«k prominent flrst-nlffht 
ftudfence sat in the Chantna* Masque 
Monday night to witness the pre- 
miere of an intensely Interestlnff 

play, "Kevelry," which in book form 
and on tho stage recently In Phila- 
delphia arouHecl a flooii of comment. 

The Philadelphia eneagement sud- 
denly terminated. When the book 



BEN HOLMES 

Featured in "Gay Paree" 

THIS WEEK 
Salt Lsli. ThMttre, Salt Ijik. Clt7 
DlrMtloa Mr. J. t. Shabatt 



cumo out :i 
coiMiH-nt 1 
V. lu» is ;h ' 
tho TJIP\<'1 



Hit a >■• i! it brfill^hl 
,.Tr. I ■] l■^:cll■Ia l'ii.,lMl:.;f, 

dii'Al \\ itii '^t.itinj; Itiat 
i-vei .':ii"ulfl have been 



publishrd as it i. ili- t..,l on tlie presl- 
dtmial riliiiinisini.ti.Ti prior to his. 
SamuPl Hopl<ins Adams, who «u- 
thoi-cd tlio novel, aald the Incldenta 
were true, save the flnale, when the 
pri-.^i't-'nt sui''idfs. 

Till.- oil SL;i7i.Iril th:.t stained the 
administration, the n simiations from 
ttiA ( aliinot vvliieh nearly collaiiseii, 
tlie notorious house witli tlie Kroon 
blinds on K street, Washington, the 
chief executive'* love of living, all 
count in th« incidents. 

But ,the names of the characters 
are disguised almost in entirety. It 
seems that Adama Jumbled them In- 
tentionally, feeling that^ey would 
be recognised in part at least. That 
a president of the country was In- 
tended aa the hero Is quite plain. 

It Is the story ot an administration 
whose foe* muck-raked without 
stint. It Is the atory ot » lovable 
man who trusted his fMends only to 
be double-crossed all around. In 
that sense "Revelry," which title 
seems bitter satire, may be regarded 
as a defense of the man. 

Present at the openinf? were rep- 
resentatives of the press services 
and important out-of-town dailies. 
The subject matter was di.scussed 
because no one could clearly Iden- 
tity the intended oharaotasa einsept 
the president. Talk Indnded men- 



Maurlne Walklns made the adap- 
tation, atlcking close to th« book 
wiiich required episodes and scene 

cliaiiRoa, not accomplished with 
much spi'<'d. Horace I.tvorlsht pub- 
li^-liid tlio novi-1 but dodged tlie 
Etanc presentation, not liking tlie 
adaptation, it is said. 

The prolotr Is In two scenes, pic- 
turing the "Crow's Nest," whei-e the 
president played pok4r with his al- 
leged close friends. This scene, used 
several times. Is the K street house. 
Tlie other prolog scene pictures the 
president meeting a divorcee in 
whom he becomes ttiiicIi iiii' r-. st. .1 1 
but with wliom he li.ia p - 
That is made clear in a siii^sciin. ni 
scene. 

It is she who forces the chief aide 
to confess that an oil deal was made 
to benefit the prealdent. out of senee 
of duty to recoup his losses on the 
stock market This was never 
linonn to the presidt>nt until Shortly 
before his death. He hated jtraft 
and theft, although It was going on 
all around him. 

There has been no play on Broad- 
way In which so many oaths have 
been heard ainiie the unexpurgated 
presentation of "What Price Glory?" 
The president's etalef adviser, sup- 
posed to be a plain citizen and the 
man in on the know of the crooked 
deals, used the four-worded oath 
several times and other terms 
e<iually as expressive. 

There is a dash of melodrama in 
the play when on* ot the aaaistant 
secretaries dlseovera uiother assiat- 
ant had been Inttmat* Kith his wife. 



fiOQD NEWS 



One important cast change from 
the Philailiieiphla abowing^Beirton 
Churchill replaced Charles waldron 
for a perfectly understandable rea- 
son. Ciiurchiil's impersonation may 
not have sh.irply etched the kindly 
man intended but he made a gallant 
it gullible flsurc, programed as Wil- 
lis Markham. 

The playing of George MacFar- 
lane, once a baritone, was outstand- 
ing as the president's chief aide. He 
looked the role and proved himself 
a crack trooper. 

Quite a ca.st was assembled by 
n^'li'-rt Milton. There was Jefferson 
*lc AnL'eli^^ as the man identified 
with the K street house. His was 
the only humorous character, al 
though the go-between on the vari- 
ous deals was manipulated by Dan 
Lurock, the UacFarlan* role. James 
Crane did the philandering assistant 
secretary Charlie Madrigal, whose 
pet expression, "You tell me and I'll 
tell you." sounded as if it was taken 
from the real person. Eleanor 
Woodruff as the square-shooting 
woman who attracted the presi- 
dent. Adele Klaer as the wife who 
was caught cheating, and Rose Ho- 
bart as Charlie's lover, were all good 
choice*. William R Hack was the 
yellow secretary, snared in oil scan- 
dals. 

The play constriKtlvely is no won- 
der but It Is undeWably Interesting 
and is bound to draw attention. It 
should register success In some 
fashion. It not expurgated, and if 
political pressure does not force it 
oft. ihee. 



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TAurenc. Srhwab snd Prank 

"brlns you'" tin llwi of pr<--.st-nii i: 
met coIl*ielat*) niu.^iral cjini-ly ri 
M;ened. liuolv by i*<;tnval> BtiU It i 
Syivn. Ljxlc. by He S>lv.t una 
Brows, iiisor. by Ray IlupJersuti. 
ductlon credit* to Bubby Cannellv f'lr Ouno. 
el^Klntr: I&licar U«c<ir»ror for b'»)k. sm. 
ilnKu by Donald OonaUicer. ('uiituiii'-M hr 
Klvioiie. OrctieMra conducted by Alfred 
CinKliiiun, Opened Sept. « *t Oliaiiin^ 
l«th St. 

I'rlnrij.jiJs: John Prl('r« J .nA?^. .Tolin CronL 
One till)-. Eilwln H. .laini,-. Ji.Un Sh^. li.in 
I-Aiward EmtTy. Stilfl-y VMn.in, .Vury l..vvl 
lor. Incss Courtney. Dtin Toinkirirt, 
('oyle. Jark Kennedy. Uuttt M:iv,.n, /i.'lml 
O'.NphI. George Oiyt-n". Music. ul,--n 'I'lin 
(Hob Rice. Fran Fn»y and Hob IJui«.o), 

ClirlH: Ann Lee. Miir*uret Slif;,. tiweiido. 
lyn Vernon. Betty t^Hyle. RuUrta <Jr**enak 
Kmily Burton, Zeda Manatldd. Uo.ttl l.un£ 
Claire Joyce. Ctarletin. Eoklund, Ir-ni 
H:milln, Minerva Wirw>n. .\nii;i 
L>onithy Day. Carol Younfc, Cl.tra i. .:h* 
f*herry Pelham, Betty Uarson. Kthel i.nvl 
rcn(-e. Mildred Blevena. Zilpba I*e \vut 
Valeda Duncan, \'ioIa tJoriiiK. Irt-ite ^\.ir* 
ner. Ruth Kolly, Kluie lymibiird. 

Boya; Herbert Uutbwell. Andreaa Ervinrr 
Roy NelKin, Jack Kennedy, Frank CulL n 
Jo* Carey, MrtUlam Pahtman. Warr.i 
Croi>by. Arthur Apell. Charlei Mas'on I'hil 
Dewey, nerald Ochlert. Jack Bont, Oeonc» 
(Hivcr, I>i!n J>ouBla*«. Richard Renaud. 
I.jiKy r.arkin. M;u-k Murriiy. John llCAvoy. 
Irving Carter, Giibcrt Ulilla, 



MESSAGE 




TO 



PRODUCERS 

, ACTOR KANAGER and STARS 

VranohiMi tor be imied fer 80 weeks or : 
llagriig latest V. T. Smaatie nd CoM#f I 
met a t i m a t eed pnftt eaeh week. 
On turn fumaiSm f S^ - — 
Xailroad Farei, Royally Ika»te loii Matiaf BOla. 
Flat a weekly profit 

Alio aa additional weekly income baaed on the box 
ofSee Tilu «f jtm attnettoa. 



THEATRES 



OWHERS or LESSEES 
Xheatres in eitiaa af over 100,000 population 



1la4hoM w. will iune an excInsiTe fjtMM^lMi 
tariBg ajnll leaaon't booking. 



H^dd^ I 

OMMif tueaia ait a Hiniai 

Every play of proven box offxee Talno. 

A leleetad aaat at Playen haa4ei bf • fH9t_,. ]>lajiaK at 



PLAN OF opaurm AP^mvp^ KT fos Aerostat et^mr AMgm, 



il Interested to acquir* a Franchise 
WHim, Win «r CtH 



INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT OF DRAMATIC THEAim INC 



1440 Broadway, New York 



Speed, pep. youth, talent, co'or, 
comcily and niiisic has 'Cood X, ws.'' 
If the comblii.'itlon of all those, hap- 
pily presented, i.s not sutliciint to 
carry this newest Schw.ab & Mnndal 
musical Into the big-money class, 
then New York does not know Its 
theatre. From indications "Good 

.News" la Mt ftr a heattbr run^ of- 

smash proi>ortions. 

With a familiar Dick Morriwell 
plot skeletA, the proceedings are 
fetchlngly paced to forget om'a 
captlousness and get Into the spirit 
of flings, even unto the extent that 
tlie old, fam.lli;ir treadmill, so dear 
to tho Kentuck.v Derby climaxes, 
grips. The hero makes the end 
run for the winning touchdown, 
tackled a yard from the goal post 
(suddenly coming into view), but 
manages by superhuman effort to 
make the tally and eke out a l-S 
victory in the last few seconds^ 
Doesn't that sound flimish? 

Around this tbcme is built up an 
excellent entertainment wherein « 
cas' of Bquity' undergraduates 01<i- 
port themselves moiC or lees con-, 
vinclngly. 

Mayhaps John Price Jones is too 
si.if conscious a manly hero and 
civmpus Idol and Gus .'ihy a bit 
mature for campus capers, or some 
ot ihe girls too gah-gah to be kosher 
co-eds, but for the main it's great 
fun and there's nary a dull moment. 

"Good News" is a type of enter- 
'alnment that'll pull the week-end 
football crowds and still be douhljr 
appealing to the L R. T. frat mem- 
bers or alumni ot the U ot Ter. 
(Guinan). It Is happily conceive;; 
for box-offlce strength. 

Mary Lawlor is the ever-tetcbiot 
Ingenue, eanclng beautifully ana 
singing well opposite Jon - - Mr. 
Shy and Inez Courtney as a coraedy 
team are outstanding. 

Zelma O'Neal, fortified with a 
couple of corking song opportuni- 
ties, scored individually and almost 
stole the show. Of the O'Neal Sis- 
ters (JImmie's daughters), this ef- 
fervescent, hoydcnish comedienne 
panicked 'em with her "stomping^ 
In "Tho Varsity Drag," recalled 
time and again, and tying it 
up to the point where they re- 
fused her plea tor leniency. Miss 
O'Neal will travel fast In the show 
biz, now that she has her opportu* 
nity. Martin Sampler signed tha 
younsster following her pictur* 
house impressions opposite Jo* 
Penner, recently on the StailMr: 
time. 

Then there are Phirley Vernon, In 
the college t>ello part, not particu- 
larly Bympathetir. and i)l.'iyod that 
way. although with cmisi'.lerable 
personality relief, displaying IMiss 
Vernon'* dancing ability. Ruth 
Mayon In several numbers im- 
pressed, a.<* did Don Tomkins as the 
freshle and Wally Coylo in specialty 
bits. 

The biggest "name" and salary 
In the show Is George Olson, who IS 
(Continued on page 54) 



SCHWAB & MANDEL Present 



SHIRLEY VERNON 



PRIMA DONNA in 



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AT THE CHANIN'S 46th STREET THEATRE, NEW YORK 

Personal Direction LOUIS SHURR 



Wednesday, September 14, 1987 



VARIETY 



53 



"BROADWAY'S" First Anniversary on Broadway 



As Roy Lane, Hoofer, in "BROADWAY," taysi 

-And then you'll see the old nauu's-wilh a hlg ad in "Xnritt) tell,,,' •>,„ -l,,„k Iumo. ( I .lican.cd 



alu.nt It \i-,u<. 



44 



JED HARRIS presents 



BROADWAY 



5? 



Worid-bamous Dtabui of the Cabaret* 
By PHIUP DUNNING and GEORGE ABBOTT 



Staged bjr the Authors 



New York Company 

"BROADWAY" 
Broadhurtt Theatre 

"UyT^^JP" -"*- POBCAM 

KOI LpANB _ l.KB TRACY 

^'Ji-S'*^" M A 1 1 ) A READS 

KATIB KI.iZAHKTll NORTH 

iPJ?,-™ • owiiii JOSEPH SI TIliN -CAI.I.EIA 

MAZIB SMITH...... MIl.l.HEI) WALL 

RUBY l!;i>ri n \ AN ri.KVR 

PaABI; KI.OISK STltKAM 

QRACB MOI.I.Y ]t[rAia>KI. 

vv.i;.- V. i .o w k n k n . d a k k 

«f iVjy ^-¥S2??,- » E I . I Z A H KT H A I . I , KX 

8TBVB CRANDALL RoHKKT i:i.Ki K I KR 

DOLPH HK.SIiV SHKItWIIOI) 

nS!??!?.^ -^S^^KI*"* WILLIAM KOKAN 

;?5l'^■'JI JS'JSS,^^^ • JEROME IIHBI,DO.N 

£il!„!f"^*""* THOMAS JACKSON 

?¥JJ£I FRANK VERIOUN 

li*5S* ••••• MIIXARn MITOHEni. 

>•»«■ RICHARD ROISTBB 

OjMnmi 8*pt. 16, 1926. Still Geina Strong 

Detroit Company 
"BROADWAY" 

M(-K VKHDIS Ol'RTAVB ROLLANP 

HOY I.ANE..., WALLACE FORD 

1,11. HICB (IRACB HUKP 

KATIE JULIA KNOX 

JOK EDWARD CIANNELLI 

MAZIF. SMITH CATHERINE COLLINS 

Rl'RY ,-. MAKJOIIIE OROSSLAND 

I'KARI. I,KK SMITH 

OIIATI-: • I.I>IS STiiANK 

ANN ZITA MAfrn)N»UT.lI 

•nil, I. IK- M(H)RE HAItUIKT E ,Macl! I I1H< i.N 

STKVK ( RANDALL ROBERT RTKANGB 

I'llLl'H f JOSEPH ORANMIY 

•■PfHtKV THO.MR.-^ON , .lAY WILSON 

•■SCAR" EDWARDS ALLEN .TENKINH 

PAN McCORN liiSKI'li KI.NIJ 

HEN,N'Y DoMis ;'i.r»:(:E 

LARRY C.KNE WEST 

MIKE I'AT AHEARN 

Aftar Record-breaking Run of 22 Weeks at the Garrick Theatre, Dttroit, 
Movoa to Selwyn Theatre, Chicago, Sept. 18 



Pacific Coast Company 
"BROADWAY" 



NICK VERDI8 

ROY LANE ? 

I.IL RICE 

KATIE 

JOE 

WAZIE SMITH'. 

RUBY 

PEARt. 

CRACB 

ANN 

'■niLI.IE' MOORE 

STEVE I'RANDALL 

licit. I'll 

roRKY' ■TIIO,MI>.«ON. 

•Si A If: EDWARDS 

DAN MoCORN 

HE.NNY 

LARRY 

MIKE 



. .VAI-RIi'!; H. BL.VCK 
TlCl.AIC' <-AVANAUaH 
. I. EE LORETTA 
JANE LKE 

samikl 1,kv1ne. 

.m;i,i,ik leatii 

rosita kylb 

DCIIllK KEHPER 

EVELYN KNAPP 

MAOnE NUTTEIl 

...... .I'LAIRE NOLTE 

..,.IIiMU'KR ATCHLEY 
Lnrrs TA.N.NO 

I.nlls HAVNES 

MiiKltlS ANKIM'.M 

litiUKUT K,l l.Ki rT 

I AMES (*. PALL 

STElllE.N I'LAIIK 

WILLIAM HOLLY 



OpaiMd in Danvar, Col., Sept. f 
Angelee, 



Opens at Ma-on Opera Heuaa, Loa 
Calif., Sapt. 26 



Philadelphia Corrpany 
"BROADWAY ' 

Opana Oct. 11 at Lyric ThaStra, Philadelphia 



London Company 
"BROADWAY" 



NIi'K VERDIS 

HOY LANE 

I.IL HK-E 

KATIE 

JuK 

MA/.li: SMITH 

icriiv 

I'KARI 

SRAiE 

ANN 

• KII.LIE " MOORE.'. . .'.'.'.'.'. 

STKVE I RANDAI.L 

Dim. I'll 

•'I'llRKY' THiiMrMi.N' 

■SCAR" EDWARDS 

DAN McCOR.V 

BE.NNY . 

LARRY 

MIKE 



WALTER AIIMIN 

ROY I.I.IIYD 

...... .ELEANOR IIICKS 

OlxiA IIAN.SO.N 

HEN WELUK.«J 

JOtiEPHINE EVANS 

OLIVE BLAKENKY 

KARK.V PKTERSliSI 

i.l I.LI A \ LYNrii i.V 

.MAin' IIROWN 

VRJLET l>iT.N.'^ 

. .IIER.NAIID J. NBUBI.L 

l ARI.O DE ANOBLO 

JOSEPH CRKHAN 

. .OERAI.D LITNDK<!AHI> 

HARTLEY POWKR 

VICTOR TIIEMAI.NB 

1LIKF.MAN JEWELL 

ALSC HARFORD 



Seven Months at Adelphi Thaatra, Lenden. Now Tourina the Provineaa 



Boston Company 
"BROADWAY" 

S;:?* - • ■ «'-;c.5r?,.5t^^V-V'A^'^ 

III IKi'-M WALIKR (il.A.SS 

KATIP • • HELEN RAY.MONI> 

J,,,.-"'' • JANB 8ALI8UURY 

wAziB iMiTH:::::::::::::::::::^:r::::::::f:::::::j^AR6 

y.uVui RAMONA KIXIAN 

inVi'L' KI.KA.M.k AIDI.KY 

V;JO ki.(jiii:m i: .marsiiai.i, 

•*HiLLiE---M;,6RE'.V.'.'.'."'.\-.\\'.'.\'.V.\\\V.'.-.\ ' ' ' MH^VT-jr m'^ 

•• PI 11 • ••■ T iiVi M ASHLEY COOPER 

••ic-AR ■ ElTwASkH • JAM1-;.S S. KEARNEY 

D A s Ml c, • JULIAN NOA 

1<K\>JV ROBERT -W. CRAia 

WILLIAM I. NICHOLS 

li^i'S ' LYNN ROOT 

I.KiiN II. WATCOFF 

Opened Sept. 5, 1927, at Plymouth Theatre, Boston 



Southern Company 
"BROADWAY" 



MiK \KI(DIS.. 

IMiV LANE 

I.IL KICK 

KATIE 

JOE 

MAXIE SMITH.. 

RPBY 

PKARI ,., 

ORACE 

A.N.N 

•■Mil, I. IK 
S|-K\K ( 
D'lM-H. 
••PlIRKY'i TIIO.MP.SI 
••WAR" EDWARDK 

DAN McCORN 

HENNV 

LARRY 

MIKE 



.MOORE. . . 
RANDALL. . 



Jt'LES BENNETT 

JO.XEI'H MrCAI.LIO.M 

IMilllH RICH 

HESTKK S( ICIlKHi ;a AD 

K.MII. IIIKSCII 

KAY VAi:i:iI.'< 

pei:c;y iiahtin(I!< 

di.kanur la11i> 

I'IKTKIl DO.MINICK 

PKOCY VACIillN 

^'ONSTANCK ItRoWV 

DONALD KIRKH 

- JAMES Ml Ml'<:il 

TIIO.MAS MANMMI 

ALHKRT vi;l-;s 

pat o'itiiii';N 

J'lllN FLK.MINII 

I IIAKI.Ks RAINMFOHD 

HARRY COOKE 



Opens at Orpheum Theatre, Reading, Pa., Sept. 26 



Middle West Company 
"BROADWAY" 
Opana Nov. 7 at Park Thaatra, Younsslown, O. 



100' o EQUITY I 50% LAMBS ISO' i PERFECTION 



Music by Mussina Wachtal's Orehrstraa 
Scenery Built by Frank Dwyer, Inc. Painted by R. W. Bergman Studios 



EXECUTIVE STAFF 



CENi:nAL ,M ANAi ; 

OE.NERAL I'RICSS HKP 

(IBNBRAL STAOE MANAOEIt... 
MANAGER DOHTON COMPANY, 



,,. WIIlTAKKl: KAV 

RICHARD MANKY 

;PII SITHLN-CALLKIA 
. CHESTER niCR 



.MANA<;i:!: chicmiu c.mpa.'vv 

.MAN.\i:KR PACII-'IC CdAST cii.mpa.ny 

PIIKSS REP. PACIFIC COAST cij.MrANV. 

MANAOEH ,«orTIIKHN COMPANY" 

I'ltKss HEP. S'll-niERN co,MPANY 



THOMAS KANE 

JOII.N- RTOIIT 

..FRANK MATHBWM 
.LAWHBNCB NKLMM 
HOWARD UALII 



rU ROPE AN COMPANIES THIS FALL: 
Fovaresi Operett Theatre, Ei::!ape8t And Presentations in BERLIN, BUCHAREST, 

KammerspeM Theatre, Vienna SOFIA, LENINGRAD and GLASGOW 



"BROADWAY." in P!ar Novel Form, Published by GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY 



On the occaeion of "BROADWAY'S" rir.;t b r hday, together with George Abbott. c6-auIhor of "BROAD WAY ," 

thanlcs to Jed Hari-ty, Crosby Gaige, membei-4 of Companies, Press and iPubUc 

PHILIP DUNNING 



i offer Hiy siiic e i e 



M 



VARIETY 



LEGITIMATE 



Wednesday, September 14. 1927 



GOOD NEWS 

(Continufii Irom iiag* 3C) 



that alune. Th» enserablcu are (aa>t 
and at times almost frenzied in 
their terpslcliorcan calistlienics; tlio 
ludles u( tlie rnsemble meriting 
^;iven the only Uisiilay billing out- much commendation for tlietr labor- 
idc'lii'^ tlicatro an 1 on the niur- ious cimtributioDS. 
lice. tiUi-u anil his ih.ihIi. (18 nun) The first art is iliviiled Into three 
,liuU>^ili' at }:'•■""" vM'Pkly Hitli s.pnc'S, opininK at the Meetint; 
il.mrt News." ci'iuiilnuiu« liic i'ki<-p. A il.irmiti)r> scene iiermits 
• >ikLln: pit ol'':h«;Mri ln.couip^iii- Ifc.r s.^iii. liy r..:iu-.ly lictweon Junes 
)i-ni. ilio untque trio ( I'.olj liirr, laiui Sii> . are rtM.m-matfM. Uio 



lank l^'ic'V aiul lloli liiirnfr) us ihe 
fluli 3. anil olsin pcisoii- 
i\v. Willi IS liehinil llii' fiiiits in u 
!.i hit. Alfred lloodni.in con- 
lucta for the iihow. Olsen wisely re- .| 
linquishiiig ih* baton to the youth- 
lul vtt musical condiytor. Olsen 
■nly leads the overture and inter- 
iiiiMSion specialties. 

The Olsinitvs .irc in .il frfi 'i cul- 
leglate Kct-up ot V-ncck sweaters 
over oxt'ord shirts, and tUc usher- 
ettes of the Chimin c>»rry the idea 
through with appropriate Jerseys 
and sport skirls. 

l''our t>iK sunns in "temd News" 
by the piolilie l>e.><y!v:i. lirown and 
Uender.son. \\liii h the liiiii bearillK 
ihelr name is piilili.-liiiit;. The trio 
lias "The l!est TIliliKs in I.,ife" (lial- 
let). "Varsitv Uraij." "Clood News' 
and ' Lucky in Liovo" to he proud 
i.f. "Ladies" Man" also iias a pos- 
ll)IUty after the blK tour will have 
eglstered. "Oood News" is a "Hal- 
. -lujair type ot number. Olsen al- 
-.idy has "canned"' the four song 
Us tor~Victoi', back to back on two 
lisks. 

Knute P.Diluic. the isotre Dame 
(Mi.tliall eoacli, is Klven production 
. reiiit thi-oiiKli an autliors' acknowl-' 
I dcenieiit for asslstapre on the foot- 
iiall techniiiue. This proliahly con- 
rerns tlie loeiier room scene, wju're 
the coach of the cast is puttiiiK the 
losing Tait team through tlie custo- 
mary tongue lashing. 

Bobby Connolly done a su- 
perb Job on the dante staging. It 
compares with anything around and 
considering that Sammy Lee, a 
heretofore .''chwah & Mandel ally, 
did 80 well for S-M s 'Queen High," 
etc., Connolly had to <ro some. 

For Instance. "Varsity Dras' is 
appropriately oiitfittcil with a rollcil 
Stocking costjime idea. Wiioever 
){av« MIsB O'Neal her routine for 
that number deserves a rt>yalty on 



> 



latter l.ciiig joined later by Inez 
t'ourlney. the (lip and forw.xrd si-»pli. 
She invades the hoys' dorm and 
seemingly gives Shy stage apople.Nv 
at this indiscretion. The campus is 
the final scene. 

The second act. much shorter for 
all its number of scenes (most of 
them olios in "one") opens at the 
si'vorily house; thence to the ;^ate- 
way. locker room, holt -in-the-fence, 
eail run and l)oat house in seiiiience. 

A crap K.ime bit. in wliuh Miss 
t'ourtney, as the pseudo-dumliheHe. 
takes over the hoys, was a comeily 
wow. 

The Olsen orchestra in the pit are 
an attraction in themselves. Their 
Victor record and radio rep is ap- 
parently on firm foundation, the 
audience recognizing the boys gen- 
eioiislv and also acknowledging the 
intei.-r,il Olsen trio. Their Instru- 
meiii.il tei hniiitic I not forgetting 
th.ii \iiiiiM.so of the trombone. Itay 
Itohinsiin) ami the smart orche.i- 
tratlons evidence a futuristic touch 
that Idi nds H i ll w ith the general 
zip and go of the show. 

Unlike the axiom, "(!ooil News" 
will travel fast among the legit pa- 
trons and should BtMy on Broadway 
the major portUHi,..'tP Mt.;all. ot the 
new season. Abel, 



the sauiu lialdish light faroeur of 
olii. In this trick he has plenty 
)f material and makes plenty of it 
The .s'upiiurt is superb for this style 
of laugh-coaxing. 

Nan Sunderland, a long and slen- 
der comedienne with a scream that 
shoiilil he preserved on a record fur 
all time, yips it along great. Two 
fine performances come from Doris 
Kieiiiiiin ami Jolin T. Doyle, in 
niin-'i. but uutstanilint', characteri- 
zalii.i..-. 

Tile pint iiii.xup is a "natural."* It 
winds itself up by its own power 
and ^ets si.arleil into a hall and 
keeps rolllnc Nothing forced. The 
whole thing plausible. And always 
amusing. 

'"The Baby Cyclone" should be 
good until Iient here. The dog 
fanciers of New York, and New 
York h.is more ot thera than any 
4>tlier town because ft is the <-hlId- 
Ii'ss zone among the upper classes, 
can make It last that long. And 
It should do (or the Peke Industry 
what "The Captive" did for violets. 

Z.aif. 



. PLAYS OUT OF TOWN 



THF MFRRV MALrVNES ""t "'O strains ot "Over Tlii re- 
int. IVIi:.KK1 mi\L.\jnr^ ^^^^ dancing but. 



Mu.^ical ramfsly in tv\o uctu &ntl ten 
Acencv; premlera mt tb* C'olonU) iheatro 
Sept. ft^ ataffM br liJdwanl Rujrce with 
"ittep danneH by Jftck Mumub mnd geuiure* 
by Sam Korrwt"; »*K>k. Ivrlfn and M-nrv 
by Ufxirtte M. (.'tjlian , -.'ii a: k-tt 'j. Ij.-t di- 
«.'tinnr 



Ann<mncer?.Hfl. 

Marlin 

* ';irl\ hI** 

Mm. Van Ruran.., 

Annab«ll«> 

Mr. Weatcott 

(llwla Weatcott... 

Joe W««tcott 

Molly Malone 

Tony Howard 

Ksnnedy. . , 

'aptaln of Police. 



, . . , Il'Tinini; 
. . . .l»avid l»nil.>n 

Ina Hayw:irtl 

« . . . Mui'Jorle l.^n» 
..Robert NewbuM 

Mary Jun^^ 

. . ..Alua BdwanlK 

P.illv WiilU^r 

Kr!,nk otto 

F^iink Ma^terii 

Mercer IVmpI.'ion 



I'aplain of Puliee ^.Jame» Ten>plPti>n 



THE BABY CYCLONE 

Otvtneo M. Cohan prwents a ronu' ly writ- 
tt-n. Mdyed ftnd produced by hiiii.ie>lf. 

KvMnsi Joatph HoHckcy 

<Vandall Agntm OiMe.i 

Jewie HuMey.v Nan Snnderl<in<l 

J<»peph Meadow*. Orant MHchell 

Dr. Hearn John T. Dnyle 

(Jene Hurley Spencer Tracy 

Lydia Webster Natalie MuorWi^nd 

Cawtldy ....Charlea T. MrOnrtliy 

Kelloff ^••i^.M^a.&a.e.aAJrjLt.sJoseph Allen 

Robert WebM«r TmlHani Morris 
Mn. Robert lifetiater....... .Oeorvlft r:tlnc 

Bdwarda iOUvv Putnam 

Maid .'Dbrls Iteenutn 

MoGrMken Bftrlowe Borland 




ERMA 



LUCILLE 



LOYEY GIRLS 

America's Newest Sing- 
ing, Dancing Sensations 

Opening soon with Marx Bros, i 
Sam Harris' "Coconuts" 
Direction SAM E. COLLINS 
who alM beaks ths Better Artists 
in the Smartest Nite Clubs and 
Picture Theatres 

SAM E. COLLINS 

219 W. 48th St., New York 

3'jl0 Chlrka-rlns 



George M. Cohan la what in the- 
atrical contracts they call "uniaue 
and extraordinary." 

Actor, director, producer, man- 
HKor — the little (tuy has It. 

Nothing diacouraKes hini. Tie pro- 
duces hits; ho delivers flops; be lias 
hiH moments of dii*appointiuent and 
hi.s bi^; peai\s of .success. Hut he 
keeps on and at it. 

So now he comes throuKii with a 
.show called "The Haby Cyclone." 
It"a about a dog — a l>ke. 
Who'd ever think GeorKc Cohan 
would give a second think to a 
hound? Least ot all a Peke? 15ut 
who can t«ll — anything? Maybe a 
Peke is his secrat paab. 

It la supposed to be the precinct 
ot a reviewer not to tip oft the Idot 
ot a show for fear it will ailtitilnat* 
the suspense ot Louis H. Publte. 
This reporter, being ethical if noth- 
ing else (which means he's prob- 
ably nothing else and not ethical), 
will not expose I tlM Story of thia 
ploy. Vor two r ei tS oii S . This ottav 
isn't necessary. 

lUit the piece Is written by 
OeorKie Cohan, anil th.at makes il 
an American, clever. vn)staniUiiK bit 
I'f m.anuscrlVt that will eiulure. It is 
so human — because it's .'il)out a doK- 
Only GooFKie would tliink of ttiat. 

Of course, the star is still GeorRle 
Cohan. No gener.-ition produces 
several like that.. Life isn't aa gen- 
erous as to bring fotth..niOro than 
one Georgle in one generStUtn. 

Yet even he can't present « flvUc 
on a st.ii:o without the aeirvI<Mi Of 
skillful, Kifted, professional actors. 
-Anii. as \iso:il. he casts his own 
t»usine.ss bis own w.ay. Tliat "wrreat 
little feller" Knows how. He was 
liorn in the racket. And he ll die in 
it. That's his mission. And he 
I never turned bis gentle little back 
on what he was born to do. 
Grant Mitchell is featured. He la 



HALF A WIDOW 

Opcrilnit S^i t l; at WnIJ.irf New Vork 
W'allv Clurk Is iiii>Kr;,ninit-U fur the in-i-s 
•■nt^itii.n i>f thii ■■iiiu.iKal |jl;iy of tlie W,.rl.l 
w.ir' in ihi.-e a. ts ami four ^ifn- .s, Ijii.jk 
;tn'l ti>- Fnink l>upree anil Harry II. 

Siniih; m-j.-ilc b/ Shep Camp. I'roductiim 
siaKwl by Lawrence Marston and Eilwln T. 
Kmery. dances hy Billy Pierce anil Henny 
itul>in: choral work by UeolTrey O'Hura. 
nalK^U,*, .laoKtiO r of Plern'. .(Jertrude Lang 
»'Hi.t:un H.iti CviTotte. of the A. B. F. . . 

Halfred Toijns 
Ixty I'resR. formerly a pants preaser, 

now a K. P..... Benny Rubin 

Nlia, aa lulisa (ervaot at Red Crou 

Hut Julia Kelety 

CastalB W*(«lir, sCUm a. k f 

, ' .' -- Itobert C Cloy 

Canh'PMw(er, 'tied CiOM nui.'te 

France. Halliiiay 

Lieutenant Turner, of the A. E. F 

y aeolTrey O'Hara 

Jean Marie Alphonse llettlnscourt. 

French utficer t'aul l>>ucet 

I'lerri. I..xfarB''. Iniil. eji-r \ll>ert Froom 

The Three Musl-tJet I'ht-irs of the A.fc.F.— 

(]yp, the dip Lew t;hrli*ty 

Stubba I,ewl8 Newman 

Brsnnlgan Ralph Sanfnrd 

June Love, Red Croaa nurne. . .Beryl Halley 

Antoinftte Vivian Martin 

Natioiuil .Male Cluartett. Xon-*'om. of 
Captain Kverett"a Co., A.E.F.— 

Mullitiy Harry Don.iKhy 

Tony -Uaniel Da Silva 

lied Heniy .Iiiikln 

.Scotty ; K ^Kar Weill, 

Orilerlv CJeoige ItoKera 

KNSKMIII.K 
Red Cross an.l s I.alin!i Army Girls— Maud 
.\l1yn, Ituth liurr. Maria Convere. Kllzu- 
beth I'randell. Fainllls i>avies. BtuUne 
(irayci-. Dorothy L9r«n% AiiUI Many, Mlr- 
iam I'hiliips. Ava Saai Veraa S^ott, 
Beatrix Tinsley. 
PeaMtnt Utrle— MarKot BaKla. Louise Brooks, 
Bunny lirown. Ulunche Boer. Rose Klem- 
inir, t^rolyn Uerken. Hilda Hollla. Jesse 
Jamen. HhWey Lyons, Bemloe Plante. 
cienay Ramsay. Ilys Ra\'ei, Bernadette 
Spencer. Gertrude Waldon, Oeimldlne 
Wells, June WelU. 
Boys of the A, B. F.— Hanr Ardatoff, 
Oeorce Bratis, Andrew Burcoyne,' Albert 
Cartles, Gordon Clartce, Alfred Cortes, 
William Dunn, Roman 'Von Stemburs 
K\Hky, Ilenno Jeurling. Al Josephs. Cyril 
Joyi .' Zachary Karr. John Krivokosenko, 
Henjurain I,ewls, Leon Mandas, Harry 
Miller, Abraham Mitchell. Bernard Mitch- 
ell. Arthur |Nulena, Greitory Pravduk, 
Georse Sawyer. Marshall Hcott. Norman 
SUnsel: Cterles Sultan. Senjamin Tll- 
kenr. WatMr TImofr, Bern VInafradolI. 
8«a Vltto, FMer Zensel. 



T>ella Malone... 

John Malone 

Helen Malone.... 

.\nnle 

Charlie Malone.. 

Tom 

Jenkins 

Mr. Rosinsky.... 
Mrs. Roelnaky... 



.Dorothy wrhitmore 
. ,.Oe<rtTre M. Cohan 

.Sarah Kdwar.K 

I'atsy Ball 

<'harlew FInan 

Richard Iiarr> 

4!arr.v Rose 

Nat Jerome 

Angela Jacobs 



Boston. Sept. 7. 
Merel.v another one In George M, 
Colian's series of Irish song and' 
lance musicals. 

Cobati has gone In foi .scemTy, 
costumes and it looks like lo" 
railroad ticket.s when "The Alei'ry 
Maloues" take tiie inldnlgiit train 
for Xew York in a few weeks. It 
is uniuestinnably the biggest nut 
Cohan has ever had on a musical. 

It is 100 percent George M. Cohan, 
the story being bused on the love 
of a poor Irish Kill for a wealthy 
litaii's son. The seore insjiires nieni- 
toies of m.lny nuniiiers that Cohan 
lias tiuiiic to lice. Tlie comt^^- is 
smart ami ciiuci<lish, but there is 
nor a real guffaw in tliree hours of 
rapid-fire routine. 

Cohan has used his whole bax of 
tricks on this one. Applause never 
brings an encore repeat. Out from 
the wings will emerge something 
new. He has one full scene of 
slraiKbt comedy dialogue. One 
prinei|>al asks "W'hats alt the 
sliuotin' for?" A stage t>4nd blares 



An alleged mu.slcnl entertainment 
like "Halt a Widow " inspires a 
strange yearn in favor of Uolshev- 
lam. 

Assuming that the report i» cor- 
rect, the danger of too much afllu- 
nee In one dicectlon manifests Itself 

with a production of this character, 

A wealthy tobacco ni;in is reported 
rcsitonsible. 

^V'by an>boil\- pn\-e up a b. r. to 
anffel this u'lnrilicil liii'lc is a debat- 
able Issue oL no srnuil proportions. 

"Half u Willow " is one of those 
musicals wherein lamlscapea top- 
ple over; cues go awry; tho princi- 
pal comedian, Benny Rubin — and 
tho Mrio saving gntee, Incidentally— 
Is comiielled to 4d lib profusely and 
interniiit the transition to plug 
si.'tge waits: wherein adagio, ballet, 
contortive and Spanish Castanet 
il itii I CS lilt oti and off tor no rea- 
s"n: ami wh>re generally almost 
everything misses. 

As for the libretto, the following 
are a tew samples of rare humor: 



"The reason the Americans won 
the war was because they prayed, 
and while the Germans also prayed, 
who in the h could understand 

thorn"; 

"Do you know the Kiog'a Eng- 
lish?" ""Well. If he isn't he ought 

to be"; 

"Oohl what a cat's after me (ca- 
tastruplic). 

Somebody must have heard how- 
well the male choirs scored with op- 
erettas like "The Student Prince" and 
pronto, 30 male voices were ordered 
for the martini ensembles. Tliey did 
everything from the usu.al drink 
songs to American flag hus.salis. not 
forgetting a male quartet warbling 
"La Marsellaise"" in French, and a 
cview of all the gang songs of the 
•car dais, from "Good Morning. Mr. 
Zip, Zip, Zip " through "Mademoi.sellc 
from Armentierres." 

If it weren't tor Benny Rubtn's 
bl ight presence there would be no 
survivors for the finale. Even the 
stanch relatives and loyal friends 
were being driven out In series right 
along. 

The 8hep Camp score has some 
tuneful momerts. but the music is 
basically mediocre and reminiscent. 
( 'anip, the coni[iosee, i.,^ also pro- 
granimed as luuipany roana^jcr aiul 
is sail! to be hnsirn .^s mriiiap^er for 
Wally CliiLk I'roiluctloiis. Glucks 
ixist performances are vague ex- 
cepting that he dabbled In vaiide- 
vllle previously. 

The cast struggled hopelessly with 
a hopeless assignment. That they 
kept serious visages w.is an accom- 
plishment in itself, Gertrude Lang, 
Halfred Young, Julia Kelety, Robert 
C. Cloy, r'rances Halliday and Geof- 
frey O Hara were among the sturdy 
principals. 

The show hasn't a chance In the 
usual business way, AM. 



)Ut. 

lers and another of blaek-botii,in. 
Ing stenographers. And the diar- 
acters all through the plot kid the 
author on the "rotten plot." 

Hi cause of the tragic deaih of 
.\rlluir Ue.inon, who dropped •!. ad 
al trie dress Teliearsal, C'lii.tn 
stepped into the cast thpoUKli ab- 
solute necessity. Tiio role was en- 
tirely unsuitable, but tlie ovation 
he is getting every night in ii.isum 
la one of the most remarkable 
tributes of sincere admiration on 
the part of the public ever seen. 

The cast contiiins no featured 
name, but the show shapes up as 
it Polly Walker is not only luing 
groomed for stardom, but tliat 
Colian la going out to niiike tlie kid 
a card, it shapes up ail tliroui;U 
tho show and reaches its cliorix at 
the finale, when he gives her a spot 
and an empty stage tor the final 
curtain. Just prior to this black- 
out one of the charaetera in klddin« 
the show steps to the footlights and 
says: "The author aad producer 
ought to put her name out front in 
eli i li ic liclils. and at that, you i an 
never roll what he is apt to do."" 
Will reiipon Ciilian steps out of the 
finale enscmtile ;inil does an i>ut- 
.and-out Tinker- Hill appeal as in, 
"Tcter Pan." Kar ing'llie audience, 
he says: "Wli.at do you folks thing 
about that suggestion".'" The town 
la looking the polonlal over every 
day to see It the name- of "PoW 
Walker" is up In electrlc-lIghts. The 
girl is good. She Is well gowned, 
sings well, dances satiafactorily, 
radiates sweetness, antl is extreme-' 
ly easy on the eyes. 

Uobert N'ewbidd is c'iri\'ini^ tlio 
show. He has the part of tlie bil- 
lionaire, and has to handle must of 
the kidding ot the plot. Willi liia 
Hnyward he swings into whtit is 
really opera-boutto In a scene laid 
in an offlce where in true operatic 
style they wrangle as to how to foil 
the author In a conventional plot. 

It Is all Cohan at his best and Is 
the Tavern-esi|iie type of humor 
that is go rich in Siitlrc. 

The remainder of the cast carrie.-t 
niong the plot iiracttcally siraigiit. 
The story is that of a 'billionaire's 
son who falls in love with a girl 
In tho Bronx whose father is a 
small-time rwlitlcal boss. He hires 
detectives to- locate the son when 
the latter vanishes to avoid an an- 
nouncement ot an engagement to a ' 
rich girl he does not love. The ai** 
Is jerking soda in the Bronx. *t_ 
the end ot the first act Cohan baa 
the girl turn him down cold tor HO 
other reason than to have .another 
.tct of sustained love interest. 

The show is .a dancing slmw as 
usual. The chorus can il.tnci-. and 
do, and how! They tap and clog 
as woll as the .tveragc deuce net. 
They are (l.inkeil bv a riocl< of .spe- 
cialfv d.itv-inu- acts, with .filler and 
Hr.iiU 'd '.iiiying off top honors 



Playert in Ltgitihmt* 
Directory 

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PHONE 
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MARIE SAXON 

"THE RAMBLERS" 

SHUBERT ALVIN THEATRE 
PITTSBURGH. PA. 



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THE ACCOMPANYING, "OUR CREED," 
IS THE ROCK UPON WHICH T.P.R.O.A. 
IS SOLIDLY FOUNDED 

NEW YORK OFFICES 

Knickerbocker Theatre BIdg. 

1400 BROADWAY 

Pfiens! Wisconsin 2240 



OUR CREED 



FIR.9T: To hrinir tORpth.-r in a pitif.'sMi 
an'l fraterii*! relation all ■he;ttrinal \\ 

ri'i)rfs*'ntAiivfH — both int-ii ui i women — 
ar-' I'tiRitilp f i»r nieml'cr-ihlp 

SK<"ONIt: To foftT a hitth standard for 
contlut-t of tl'e work of Ita metnb«rii. 

THIKI); To iiiHiiiialn lh«> «trlcl«*t •thicn 
no ui>ho)t1 only ihoM practices which arc 
anH honorable. 

KOUIlTIt: ,To securo anil tnnlntuin an r> 
iniili* contract, fair alike to' employe an<l 

KU-'TIf* To •ncouniKf it." nipinhera to xv 
thd fj|te>-in ami luiitlMriioe of liusint*Mi« atveort 
hy rcniierliiK faithful and einci«nt Ht>rv i> u 
.111 ttin<'.<.. 

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rt«iain ihi- uiii-miMi -.i i ,,i tli.- j.rf 

tho lilllil..' alil.- \-y 'I . i ri[;,,i]. r. nii-l 

ih« frti-ti in uU .I'Uei tiHitin aixl 
Iprlal 

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my iiii-l ull II r.'KuI.iritii-.H anil u\iltf h Ulch 
t«! I.r..niilii ttf iljt n.rfU'e. 



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WE RESPECTFULLY DIRECT THE CON- 
SIDERATION OF THE THEATRICAL 
PROFESSION TO THESE PRINCIPLES 



When in Need ot Competent and 
Experienced Free* RepreeentativcB 
Call Ui 



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Secretary 

THEATRICAL 



EDW. EVERETT PIDGEON 

Pratidant 



SAMUEL M. WELLER 

Traaturar 



PRESS REPRESENTATIVES OF AMERICA 



Wednesday, September 14, 1927 



LEGITIMATE 



VARIETY 



55 



,„ Bt onplnB the rtjow. Then there 
^fe e Jlft vloUn-pUylng «lrta. Mlk« 
? A» -T Yankee Dooaie Bnw» Band 

rn,i the Diplomatic, Male Quartette. 
• Like a Wandering Minstrel" is 
rohana bii-'gost hope out of the 
SB,ont sere with -Easter Parade" 
!ha second bet for a plus. The one 
MBiber that didn't go so hot was a 
JrSedy tlieme based on the fact 
OMt the rich man a son la "a. son 
of a bl-llionalre." . . . 

Cohan has a lot ot work ahead In 
hammering this gorgeoua musical 
into really good shape. But Ifs a 
.how. It can't help but live. A 
danclns show by Cohan can't help 
but ill thorn In, and the fact that 
this one Is like the last two or three 
Is but a guarantee that those that 
flocked to see the others will like 
a seor* and plot that Is reminiscent 
at Its predecessors. 

Ths 'act ^"t the show Is a wow 
la Boston is of itself no barometer. 
This town would give Cohan the 
eold dome on the State Capitol if 
he happened to mention that he ad- 
mired it. , Libbey. 

Shannons jof Broadway 

New Haven, Sept. 13. 

Omiy In three acis liy James Glpnaiin 
PlVMOtAd by rrosby G.-iiKe and Karle lio-.th 
•t lb« Shttbert, New Haven. S. pt- ^- 
gtmfSd by I'aul Wckey. S.tllnga by 
Yelentl. _ _ 

Pa Swaniey OeorKe Parren 

Charley Dili Oeorge Spelvln 

pilTifl **.•. Ouy Nichols 

mntrva Harper ..Helen Merhmann 

Bert 8»»a»e Thom.i!i Joyee 

Vance Atkins l^eo I.ln.ihard 

Otrar Kajni..n,l 

Chuck Bradford Frank lltarn 

Emma Shannon Lucille Webster 

Hleker Shannon Jamea Gleaaon 

Maw Swanaex..--, Ix>ali« Crollna 

Thresea Sutton Suianne Sheldon 

Charles Bradford, 8r Percy Moore 

Newt Eddy ,,Charleg Urok.ate 

Aonle Todd ••.....Daphne Wll.'Mn 

Juffhead Jones Eddie Heron 

M(U* Allen Harry Tyler 

Alice Allen Oladyi Crollus 

ne roar Helody Boye— 

Tom Willard Ke,.I<.r 

Bill II. H- .-'lajinah 

Jake MHltht'w /.enlner 

Par clarence Doench 

A OmrUBS Orat PMI Sheridan 

nr. Albee Bertram Millar 

■ew i (MBce ot Bwaatey Honse. Time— 
flutjr sprlas. Plaee-A Kew Soslead 
town. 



James Oleason went back to the 
iwo-and-more-a-day for the Ideas 
he ha.s imt into "The Shannons of 



Broadway," opening last night at 
the Bhubert, New Haven. Jimmy 
himself Is In the leadlnp: role, with 
his wife, Lucille \Vi h-<t. r, opposite. 
And Jimmy certainly knows his 
tanks, f-rom the looks of this new 
one, at first glance, Jimmy should 
have spent a 'little more time on 
Broadway. 

Though the title carries "Broad- 
way," there is no connection l>e- 
tween a couple of liains playing the 
opry houses of New England and 
the Palace (but anything can hap- 
pen at the Palace). The .show opens 
on a cold winter's night wiih a 
stranded tab show trying to gr.ab a 
berth In a -small-town hotel \\ here 
actors aren't welcome. The inn, 
the Swanzey House, is on its last 
legs, between the back taxes and 
liens held by the town's rich man. 

Pa Swnnzey. proprlf tor. Is ordered 
out. In order tliat Charles Bradford, 
the cold-blooded villain, may take 
over the liotel, because the railro.ad 
is coming through and an airport is 
being established near by, the vil- 
lain having on his side the town 
lawyer, and putting the deal over 
crooked all the time. 

Mickey and Kmma Shannon, a 
married two-act, offer to buy the 
hotel with their savings, and start 
In to beat the village autocr.'it at his 
own game. The Wife shines up to 
the shyster and gets him to secure 
the options which the villain Is after, 
but the latter bu>s him off. 

The next turn finds the railroad 
taking another route, with the 
money boy holding the bag. A chain 
hotel buys the Inn, and the team is 
left sitting pretty, to head for the 
big time. 

A minor lov^ theme has the rich 
man's son, who hits the booze, re- 
forming to help beat his father and 
marry a poor but really nice girl. 
Vaude Is intrdouced mainly through 
show folks stopping at the inn and 
showing their stuff, while Gleason 
and his wife do • Uttte hooOng and 
blue-blowing «mtii*ir own. 

Qleason and Lucille 'Webster wen 
about the whole show, but, the re- 
malnder of the company is well 
oast. Harry Tyler as a hard-up 
vaudevlllian and I'erry Moore as 
the villain were unusually fine, while 
Helen Merhmann and Thomas Joyce 
were above the ordinary. 

"The Shannons of Broadway" is 



fair entertainment, but can st;wid 
plenty of flzlng before It makes New 
York. It may not tarry long on 
Broadway at that. Robcrti. 



Sidewalks of New York 

Philadelphia, Sept 17. 

A lot of people th.^ut-hi that Ed- 
die Dowllng had corralled nearly all 
the obtainable hoke In the world for 
his "Sally, Irene and -Mary ' and 
"Honeymt)on Lane," but he proves 
in "Sidewalks of New York." oi>en- 
ing at the Gariiek last night, iliat 
those former successes were just 
beiiinners In the art. 

"Sidewalks of .\ew York" has sen- 
timental api>eal for the masses 
standing out all over it. At times 
it out-stajuds Cohan, without, of 
course, kidding the "rags-to-riches" 
theme as George M. would do it. 
The familiar east side is, ot course, 
capitalized more than ever, and to 
allow for color and gorgeousness 
and elaborate costuming, there are 
plenty of Fifth avenue scenes as 
well. Naturally, too, the old "East 
Side, West Side" tune Is brought in 
repeatedly, and Is always good for 
a storm of applause. 

To cinch matters. Governor Al 
Smith is introduced, and several 
references are made to the likeli- 
hood of his becoming tho next Pres- 
ident, 

With this array ot sure-flre ap- 
peal, plus the yarn about the pa- 
thetic romance of two inmates of 
an orphan asylum, their separa- 
tion, the boy's bid for fame as an 
architect while the girl is forced to 
stay in her humble station, and 
their final reunion, "Sidewalks of 
New York" Just crackles with 
' What Get.9 "Em." 

Dowllng has been very wise and 
fortunate In his choice of people 
and material. Even the wise boys 
and the sophisticates who may 
pooh-pooh the story and the atmoa- 



I>here, are almost certain \v eheer 
for Hay DooU-y who. tor on.-e, has 
the sjtof'iglit to luTse:i'. li^y has 
ah\a>s been sh.ulowed I'v "l - lli-'s ' 
stars, and has liad to p':i> foL. ll-'re. 
she creates a deliblte eharacier and 
does It With feelitig and artistry 
Some thought she couldn't hold a 
story or carry a love interest. She 
does both, although her earlier 
scenes, as the kid in the orphanage, 
which Rive her B chance to pull 
some of her familiar Juvenile antics 
are her *»est moments. Women are 
goln^T to be er;'7.y over iiay's scenes 
with a real b.iby. wliieh li.giire prom- 
ineiuly in the \arn bee-iuse Gertie, 
the orphan lu roine. c, is Into all 
kinds of trouble on the b.iby's ac- 
count, although it "-e.illy isn't her 
own. Incidentally, tne sIk.w i r.ished 
in with some great luil.lieiiy by hav- 
ing a contest Ifrc for babies to as- 
sume the part. 

Next to Miss Pooler, the strongest 
bid In the show Is the old tuners' 
number, another old favorite of 
Dowling's, and also sure- tiro. Jim 
Thornton. Josephine Sabel and Har- 
ney Kagan are the vei. r.ins, and al- 
though they are rakf-cl into the 
story by the heels, as it were, they 
stop the show. Thornton doesn't 
perform but Fagan dances. How- 
ever. It remained (or Miss Sabel, In- 
troduced as the "Ann Pennington of 
15 years ago," singing "There'll Be 
a Hot Time in the Old Town To- 
night" to coax the real ovation of 
the thre^ 

Another old-timer has a real port. 
This is Kiske O'Hara, who plays the 
role of a kindly policeman. Given 
to warbling tenor ditties and leading 
his blue coats In rousing choruses. 
O'PIara hasg't as much aolo work a« 
was expected, but clicks nicely and 
looks the part. 

Dancing specialties are contrib- 
uted by Ruby Keeler, tho Ahearns, 
Linda, and Charles Davis. Harlem 
Red-Hots, a colored organization 
discovered by Dowllng, a high spot 



IS .lis 



set 

straight 



of the evening. Tin 
of Tiller girls. 

l''rank Kitmdon has 
rol. : t'arl Fran, is dot>« one of those 
ir'siiiul soeiety ehappies. and still .a 
tiftli old-tiincr, Elizabeth Murray, 
besides i»M traylnR on« of those in- 
evitable Irish mothers, also intro- 
duces one of the dancing numbers. 

Jimmy ilanley hasn't provided tho 
sonn hits that he had In "Honey- 
moon I.rftne," I'ut lliei-e are severiU 
p»>ssible bids for g.-neral popularity. 
It looks as if ' I'laygioiind in the 
Sky" elickcd strongest as a b.illad. 
and "Wherever You Are" as a 
slightly li^-hter nielodv. "Spring 
Time of Long Ago.' "lleadill^- for 
ll.irleai." "Way Uown Town'' and 
"Just a Little Smile" also have pos- 
sibililies. 

The show has been pretentiously 
staged, gem-rally In good taste. Ed- 
ward Mc(;re(;or staged the book and 
Earl Lindsay put on the dances. 

It Is n fast and furious show In 
tempo, danelni; ami in Its niilltiplic- 
Ity of specialty numbers. This with 
the tiied and trusted hoke should 
II - ke It a wow for the Dowling fol- 
lowing. Wafire. 



AHEAD AND BACK 

Garrett Cupp has gone to Chi- 
cago ahead of "The Patent I.«ather 
Kid." Walter LIndlar is managing 
the picture at tho Globe, New York. 

Jack Pegler. handling Chleage 
unit ot "Patent Leather Kid" 
(F. N.>. 



Anna Nichols Coast Bound 

Anne Nichols and William Do 
Lignemarc, . general manager tor 
"Abie's Irish Rose," returned from 
Europe and left for the coast last 
week to parttotnato In tho fllminc 
of "Able" In tho Paramount atu* 
dioa. 



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I" the Utterly niirerent Mnsleal Comedy 

PEGGY-ANN 

with LOLO-MeeOMNBLI. 



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"Frelirhled with laushter and fonl 
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"PICKWICK" 

with JOHN CUMBERLAND 

_ and m JxinQon caat ot 50 



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••veil 8:.ia. Matlneeii WED. ft SAT., 2:30 
rtOSALIK .STEWART'S REVUE 

, A LA CARTE 

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l;^lnrnt ( att nnil i'liorus uf 
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A T,a <'arte" nila nn evening v^ith »n 
?, the beat revues are made of, 

It once Inaulttng Its audience." — 



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M:il» Thurs. anil Sat. !:30 
GEORGE M. COHAN Prsssnts 

GRANT MITCHELL 

In the New Cohan Fara 

"irilE BABY CYCUHiE" 



TENTH AVE' 

niLIJ.AM KDNA FKA>'H 

BOXD BIBBABD MOTCAN 



A rUy 
of Hrll'ii 
Kltfhen 

with 



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"The Road to Rome" 



Playhouse 



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30. Mats. Wea. & Sat. 



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PLYMOUTH J? 

B 



URLESQUE 



A Comedy by Ceonte M«Dker 
Wattcra and Artliar Ilopklna 



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Slumf oik's Shoeshop 



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OPEN UNTIL 9 P. M. 
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VARIETY 



NIGHT CLUBS 



NIGHt CLUB REVIEWS 



SALON ROYAL 

> (Ntw York) 

tjyiionymaiiii with the Salon Royal 
Is Tuiiiniy layman. Without Lyniaii 
tlicTo wiiiilil be no H:ilon Kuyal. 
Till" iMoiii in the Acinij.>li;i llolel 
on U i-.st DSlh street was a Hop up 
to Ihe advtTii ot the bwict-siiiging 
tenor. 

Along cucae Lyman ami ttio cur- 
few edict. It was a double break. 
With the room located in the hotel 
proper, it was not governed by any 
I a. m. curtMT. V«4er the law, 
hotels with &• wr mora rooms are 
exempt Hence tha alOBan o( the 
Salon Royal, "Curtew shall not rtns 
tonight." 

Then camr Tummy I.yman. the 
songster ^\I.o fur a doL-a-ie made 
Broadway truvoi do\vntt»wn to He8- 
_ter street in the (ihctto to Jimmy 
~Kelly's. Lyman, while abroiul, was 
a Montniartre (Paris) favorite an.l 
also popular in London. On his re- 
turn society tried him via the Am- 
bassador hotel, wliera Mrs. Martin 
daughter of 8. Strain, the own - 
er of the hotel, personally recom - 
m'^nded Lyman as a Park avenue 

en'ertalner. It wasn't long before 

the liebs and the haute monde were 
slippinf^ Tommy hand.somp pratu- 
Ities for hl-i iiivxpiuRated ver.sions 
of 'Trrinkie ami J.iliiiny" iirid klnd- 
dreii low-rtown, indlpo pxiin.'Jtula- 
tlons. But Tommy wasn't quite at 
home among lorgnette Jugglers. 

For Lyman Is what la known as 
a table worker. He croons 'em 
confidentially as he circulates the 
room and, ■ometlmes, the suests are 
prompted to personally compensate 
the entertainer for his serenading. 
Like* His Own 

Lyaiaa is more at ease rubbing 
•houMM* vUh tba awk *» KMws 
and likes and who he ktmrt Uke 
him and his work 

Such Is the evolution of the BaMm 
Royal. «iriiat Lyman has been call- 
ing it a day— or night— as late, or 
early. In the morning as 8 a. m.. 
probably HpeaUs most for every- 
thing. 

The rest about the Salon Royal 
doesn't really matter. It proves 
tiUKt Ml iBdMdoal can make a nlgM 
V eltib irO aam elaborate showe or 



girls. All Lyman has wiih lilm Is 
the jacQues CJieen on lirstia ami a 
few hoHtesses: the latter the \isual 
cafe fol-de-rol for lonesome sp. na- 
ers. 

Lyman coos and croons ballads 
and sentimental ditties in betw^een 
dance sesniuns. He handles the 
average pop song in a manner all 
his own. He turns and twists lyric 
phrases to suit his own Individual 
fancy and the treatment in.>re than 
passively enliances tiie reu'lition. 

The room is jii.st riglit for the at- 
traction. It i.s o/.y. Intimate, at- 
mospheric. Judicious lighting ef- 
fects further help matter*. 

The Salon Royal isn't just the] 
place tor a stooge. Boisierousncss 
is not countenanced by the others 
who elect to remain quiet for Ly- 
man's warbling, and they seem to 
be In the majority. There la some- 
thing arresting and eompelllnc In 
Lyman's voice. 

Somehow or other, no matter 
one's oiindition. one really likes to 
absorb a.s nuirh of the I.yman tech- 
nique and lyii. s w po.ssible. The 
Intorveninf,' d.iiu e s.'ssi.)ns are suf- 
ficient opportunity for letting off 
steam and matters proceed smooth- 
ly, accordingly. AM. 

PARK~CENTRAL~ROOF 

(NEW YORK) 

New York, Sept. t. 

Of all the hotel roofs In Greater 
New York, the Park Central Hotel's 
possesses the ni jst nite club atmos- 
phere. Its intimacy and compact- 
ness in.sures that, while the room 
can be held open the year round, it 
seems, because of its construction, 
without freezing out the costumers. 
Although perched on top of the 26th 
floor. Its system of encasing elim- 
inates draught and «eNk BMWW, 
the P. C. contemplatM iMiIlnlr tt a 
season Oct. 18. 

Reports of the Improvement of 
Cass Hagan's orcheetra were the 
things that prompted the review 
trip. This band, although but a 
few months In the business, has de- 
veloped into a crack dance combina- 
tion, also e\'idencing some unusual 
Instrumental features In the seml- 
oonoert numbon betwcjn Maatons. 
Their capabUItir in both Atraefions 



Is unusual amoos popular orches- 
tras. 

The root otherwise has Ralph 

Wonder as m. of c, who flrst Intro- 
duces Hart and Campbell In piano 
routines. The boys have been 

aioiind. at Palm Beach and In New 
^ ork. aii'i do pop ditties pleasingly. 

T.isl-elh and Itomero, daneing fea- 
tures, improve as they progress 
I'hey are neat and rlassy and with 
seasoning will travel far. The team 
has been here since the hotel opened 
but for a fortnight's absence, belnc 
recalled by demand. 

Sydell^istera are a cate wow of 
huge proportions. The cirls are a 
genuine novelty, doing dance rou- 
tines, one In male costuming and 
close-cropped liair. They wowed 
at the hotel and are great for any 
floor: niore Intimate the better. 

The I'ark Central offers an after- 
theatre divertissement thtit's a bit 
moi-e elaborate than the averaj;e 
hostelrj''H, and seems to be develop- 
ing a draw as a result. Ahcl. 



Wednetday, Sept«nb«r 14, 19j7 



LEADING ORCHESTRAS DIRECTORY 



I IRVING AARONSON 



And HIS COMMANDERS 
Exclusively Vi&or 

IsdrflBltoly ■« 
AMBA88ADEI;R8 BBSTAt'BANT 
rlmimMi RlTMeii 
PABIS, FBAMCB 



FROM DETROIT 



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Orchestras 

flOtWai BMOBIM 



TOVNatl MdUOM DOtMII 

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MAL HALLETT | 



AND HIS ORCHESTRA 
, MOW KM TOOB 



rHARLKtl 8HBIBMAN, 
SALEM, MA88. 



DINTY MOORE'S 

WESTCHESTER DUKES 

N» at CHRISTIE'S 

RED LION INN 

On tha Ro.Un P(Ht SMd 
43 Minutei from Br««dWKy 
LARCHMONT, N. V. 



BARNEY RAPP 



AMD BIS 

Palm Beach OrdiMtra 

Penmaeat AddrMsi 
BAPPV ABCADIA, Mew BSvca, CMb. 

Mr. MAX HABT 



j IRVING ROSE 



And HIS 

BOTSL STATLEB OXCHES^TKA 
' ST. LOUIS. MO. 

Km, at. iM* 



TOMMY CHRISTIAN 

AoA His' Or^^MSlnt~^ 

Dir. Arthur Spizzi Agency, Ino. 
ISM Broadway, New York 



VINCENT LOPEZ 



And His ORCHESTRA 
Exclusive Brunswick Artist 
ISM BROADWAY 
NBW. YORK 



AND HIS MUSIC 
BXOLUSITKLT VICTOB 

Dirsetisn WiiUAM MORRIS 



SAM ROBBINS 



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Direction 
WM. MORRIS— JACK CURTIS 
lndrp«ndent V. B. O. 



B. A. ROLFE 



AND HIS PALAIS D-OB OBCBISTBA 

WEAF ARTISTS 
Edison Records 
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1600 Broadway, New York City 
riiun* Pran. SAM 



CHARLEY STRAIGHT 



And HIS 

BSUHSWICK ORCHESTRA 
Now— Lincoln Tavern 
(Morten Qrsve) 
CHICAGO 



PAUL WHITEMAN, 



And HIS GREATER ORCHESTRA 

STANLEY, PHILA. 

W w iMea Wn.UAM MOBBM 



FRIVOLITY aUB FIGHT; 
3 HURT; 3 ARRESTS 

Two Brothers with Woman in 
Nite Ckib— Checic Disputed 
- ■ P oHoere an CaHed 



A flaht In and outside the Frivo- 
lity, Broadway and iZA street, early 
Monday taaulted In the injury* to 
three policemen who tried to end 

hostilities and the arrest of two 
men and a woman on chi^Gres of 
felonious assault. Those arrested 
were John Bremer, 21, clerk, and hU 
brother, Thomas, St, hodysuard, 
both of (S Dlriaton avenue, Brook- 
lyn, and Elizabeth Kane, 2«, 388 
Harmon street, Brooklyn. 

From the story cleaned by Po- 
liceman Maurice Coftey, West 47th 
street station, about I a. m. an 
argument arose In the Frivolity 
Club over the payment of a check 
that had been presented to the 
Bremer brother and Miss Kane. 
When the argument waxed too hot, 
someone summoned Policeman 
Harry Reinhart. 

Reinhart went into the club and, 
the police said, he was immediately 
set upon by the brothers and some 
others, burlnr the course ot the 
sfnifrsle, the cop charges. Miss 
Ivane wrested his nij^htstick away 
from him and handed It to one of 
th* Bw sir .boys. 

RelnhAirt was beaten with his own 
cluh, It Is alioRcd. and one of the 
blows struck his shifhl. Ofuising the 
safety pin that held It inside his 
tunic to pleros his brcMt, Rein- 
hart quelled -the disturbance and 
got the Bremer brothers and Miss 
Kane on the sidewalk. 

There the light broke out anew. 
Reinhart was MfBeli ja blow in the 
face that Imoekad hjm to the 
ground. White struggling to get to 
his feet he was kicked several times 
in ths stomach, thS' police stated. 
aonsoM phoBsd Waat tmi'^glMet 
statioa tor reserreai 

2 More Cops Hurt 

Policemen Coffey and John Wag- 
ner were despatched to the scene. 
\\'hen they arrived Reinhart was 
still on the ground, struggling. Cof- 
fey said that when he attempted to 
push his way through the crowd, 
the Kane woman gratsped hold of 
him and tried to Interfere. He 
pushed her aside and went to his 
brother officer's aid. 

During this time someone struck 
Coffey on the back of the head with 
a blunt instrument. Wagner also 
was struck on the hand an sus- 
tained a slight Injury. After some 
dlRlcully the brothers and the 
woman were rut into a taxiAb and 
taken to the station bouse. 

There Thomas Bremer continued 
to struggle when police tried to 
fingerprint him. An ambulance was 
summoned from Dellevue Hospital. 
Policeman Reinhart was attended 
for his injuries and left tor his 
home. 

When the trio were arral^ied In 
West Side Court before Maglstr.ite 
intern they pleaded not guilty. Miss 
Kane said she was three blocks 
away and was arrested when she 
handed one ot the Bremer brothers 
his hat, She denied participating in 
the fracas. 

After hearing the story ot Coffey 
Magistrate Stern held both brothers 
without hall for ex.iminallon to.lay 
I Wednesday) and fixed h«ll at 
$1,000 for Miss Kane, who h.id siih- 
mltted to fingerprint in FT and wb- 
fotmd to have no record. 



Adrian Rollinl, director of the 
New Yorker Club's orchestra, wll 
write •aclnslvslr tor Jack 



OiSIDE STUFF 

ON MUSIC 




■Blue HaavM" Oiia .OHt by Disk Man 
Another slant on B'elst's "^us Heaven" antedatlilK the Berlin eom> 
position, "Blue Sklee" evidences how a recording esecutlve did the re. 
verse by bringing a song'to the publishers' own attention. 11. Knurson 
Torke of Brunswick heard Tommy Lyman warble It at the Salon I'.oyuL 
New Tork, last spring and even Lyman didn't know who the publisher 
was. stating that Dick Whiting (co-author with Walter Donaldson «| 
the number) had taught It to him sometime ago. 

Finally Torke dug up a copy and recorded it with Kenn Si.sson's or. 
chcstra tttr Brunswick last June 23, thus bringing it to Feist s own ,it. 
tention, Sinoa then Paul Wbtteman has taken an unusual interest ia 
"Blue Heaven." 

Daneahalling In 

Ray Miller who has been away from New Tork for some time comes 
to New York to "can" for Brunswick next week. Miller is working his 
way east via a d mee tour. Anotlu r Hi unswlrk hand, Hal Kemp, |« 
(lance-touring its way nOrUi from Carolina also for recording purposes. 



"Then Came a Time" 

Gus Kalm had been trying to have Paul Ash put on "Baby Feet. Go 
Fitter Patter" at the Oriental, Chicago, for some time, but Ash has had 
no Immediate spot for the now Kahn song. When the musicians' strike 
closed up everytiiing, Kahn Wired Ash, "Please do net use 'Baby Feetf 
this week. Thanks." 



Lopez Likes to Fly, Too 

Vincent I.oper is the third of the protnirient orchestra leaders to be- 
come intensely interested in avldtion, so much so that his concern almost 
cost him his Ute. He had his plans ot going over with Lloyd W. Bertaud 
In the ill-tated "Old Gloiy." Loner ^.•as negotiating to take the trans. 
Atlantic flight as one of the passengers with Phil Payne, managing editor 
of the New York "Mirror," bui was discourusred. 

Roger Wolfe Kahn's aviation activities have been somewhat responsl. 
ble for the millionaire's son foraaklng Jassmania for flying. Harold 
Leonard ot the Waldorf-Astoria Is also preparing for a flyers license 
at Mitchell Field. Mineola, L. L 

McKinley Wins Guggenheim Scholarship 

Carl McKinley, organist of the Capitol, New Tork, won the coveted 
Guggenheim Fo'uodation scholarship for original composition. Mr. Mc- 
Kinley will si>end two years abroad, studying, tor which the prize pro- 
vides. The contest was decided in Chicago. J. uer the organist played 
the winning melody on the Capitol's organ. 



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Clah Monterey 

Jack E<lwardsi' Rex 
Jack Carroll Or 

CsBtUlUa Gardras 

Al Shayne 
Marcla White 
Phil Rom.ino 

OaatUUaa Boral 

ne« Jackson 

- SlMpy" Hall Bd 



Al B WbUa 
D«re« I^Ue 
4 Walkllil H'w n's 
Day* Bmto Bd 
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ETerslade* 

Bunny WelJon Rev 
Marjr Oleaeou 
Mae Wynn 
Velos A Tolanda 
BlUjr VnatlB Or 

VUvaUtr 

N T O Bev 
HeUn Dobarty 
Vaa Carroll 

Hotajr-Totny 

Pete \ViKilpry 
Al While 
Alice Wravi-r 
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Hofbma 
Ftnor Show 
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Betal AabMaMar 
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BaM AtHm 

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Hotel Naaaaa 

ITarry Stodclard Bd 
Kalckerborker Grill 
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MIradar 

Mr A Mrs Murray 
Meyer Davie Bd 

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Moot mart rr 
BmU Coleman Bd 

N. T. Frolics 
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Cnlored Rev 
Happy Rhone Bd 

Palais D'Or 
R A Roife Bd 
Pelliam Heath Ian 
I,ou Uo'd Or 
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Rocar Wolfe Kabn 

Paaft rodira 
Johnny Johnson Bd 

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Tommy I.ynian 
.lacnues Green Or 
.Sh'p'h's Buy T'vem 
.lac-k MrNuIfy 
Daly A Mason 
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Jack Wblta 
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Dave Mallen 
Ituddy Kninrdy 
Olo Ol.icn Hd 

Taxa* Oalnan's 
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Texas Strollers 

Waldorf-Astoria 
Harold Leonard Or 
Woodananatea Ian 
Duncan 81s 
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Alanno 

HAL Swan 
Fevrea 

Lowell Gordon 
l.^ater & Clarke 
Henri Gendron Bd 

Che«- Pierre 
Plerret Nuyten Rv 
ICarl Hoffman's Or 

Coloslmos 

RuftHoll & Durbln 
Hell A Coats 
Hetty Cnisl.-y 
niiie Dixon 
Cora Walah 
Betty Welton 
mVy Love 
Phil W:iHh 
Pete de Quarto Bd 

Davla Hotal 
Frank IJbusa 
Mile Ctaico 
Gypsy Lenor^ 



Mscheron A H 
Al Uandlar Bd 



Jack Waldros 
Colletta Bts 
Grace Johnsou 

Fern Rogers 

Jimmy Ray 
Kleanor Itendell 
lOnrlca A Tlieodore 
Ralph Williams Bd 

JHTery Tavern 

Del Eates 
H.'ltn Havage 
K\.-lyn HofTnian 
Betty Hane 
Mary V^'illiama 
Dclorea Sherman 
Hugh Swift Bd 

Llshthooaa 
Doraa Leslie 



Jimmy Ray 
Helen Gordon 
Perleo Sis 
Manuel A Vldo 
Sol Wasner Bd 

Parody Clab 

Hamy Harvls 
Ceorffa Da Costa 
Mar da Ryan 
Kdna Thalrs 
Alleen Tanners 
Jules Novit Bd 

R«>ndezTons 

Rddle CUfford 
Babe Kane 
Cele Davis 
Helen Swan 
3 Sebans 

Carolina La Rua/ 
Seattia Kln(s BB 
Balaba Gardaaa 
Laa Bvana 



Krneatlne Caru 
Karola 

JAM Jennings 
Tripoli 3 
Naomi Smith 
Kata * Kittens 

Tartaca Garden 
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Roy Dietrich 
OHva O'Ifeil 
Ous Edward's Bd 

Valrntlno 
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Salerno Bros 
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Louis* Ploner 
Frank Sherman 
Jean Oeddes 
Vanity Pair Bd 



ATLAHTIC CItT 



Bennx Arts 

Karl Lindsay's R*T 

Harry Rose 
Chic Harrymore 
Di.rothy Van Alst 
laabte Durnn 
Ruth Ooodwla 
Bveljm Kaarney 
Thelma Tetnpla 
Grace Carroll 
Mary Carlton 
Marglt Dybfat 
Pansy Mancna 
Betty Cnlieit. 
Adrlenne I, ample 
Parodlan's Orch 

Clab Krelyn N««blt 
Evelyn Nesbit 
oiRA Rllita 
l*«KVr Heavans 



Manny Klnr 
Mayo A Maria 
Fraxetto's Bd 



Dorothy Davla 
Ruby Kaeler 
Mary Lucas 

Hens Valeria 
Jockey Francesco 

Arthur Franklin 
Joe Candutlo Orch 

Folios n«>rirera 
Dorothy Braun 
Bird 81s 
Eddie Da^ia 
Honey Post 
Ifnroal Harrison 
Mary Qieason 



Mcamtb'n Bd 
Oold«B Ina 

Tiat>ette 
Jark White 

Minerva 
■dnn Howard 

Mary Tounf 
Gertrude Young 
Mary Melliniccr 
MarRle White 
.\l Lewis Bd 

Martin's Cafe 
Toini Tnffre 
N'an White 
Paulino Herman 
Bert A Clark 
Batty Wallaca 
Whita Bros Bd 



Bits-Carl ton Hotal 

Anatol Frlfdniaa 
Frled'and's Rev 
A I Wohlman 
trwln Sis 
Mary HIgglns 
Marie Russell 
LaBl'ne A DuCb'm* 
Louisa Allen 
Marffarat Callan 
Hreone Sis 
Meyar Davis Orch 

SIlTor Slippw 
Mario Vlllani 
Marie Pollitt 
Evelyn Powi-ll 
Ilanley Sin 
Paplno A Carth* 
• Cbarma 
Mualo Weavors 



WA8HIKG'rOH~ 



Jardin LIda 

Rileaa Lally 
nick Caibart Or 

I« Pnmdia 
Jsrk Golden 



Illmber Bnt 
Meyer Davla Orch 
Mayflower 

Sidneys Orch 
Mlrndor 

M ITir; .n > h 



Bwnnaa | Villa Roma 
Meyer Davla Or iDranaff 81a 

Toll Hnnee TnTem|^"» #loma B« 



W«dnMd«7. September 14. 1927 



R A D I O-M U S 1 C 



VARIETY 



n 



LONG DISTANCE REVIEW 

(FROM CHICAOO TO PACIFIC COAST) 

By W. B. McCLARAN 

4 (Varltty** CoiTMpvndMl at Grand Rapid*, Mich.) 



Grand Rapids, Sept. 9. 
Sat Into the wee hours last Sun- 
j., morning waiting for word from 
ItaMiy Cannon at KFI. I»s AnBoles. 
SSSby I» of old stock fame and only 
neently connected with Kat;i'ilne 
Burna and her lj.,kli,t,' office at 
f x. Bobby br.osht to the KFI 
■tddlo a goodly abare of hi* beat 
vattdevlUe taHnt 

Hetrodyning WEAR 
It's of no Interest to Kenny at Mt. 
Vernon that the new WEA*' trans- 
mitter Is on the air, but out here It 
means a l»t. However, the test pro- 
■raisi of the week showed taht the 
iutlon la being betrodyned by 
staaona, and badly. It'a m abama. 

Doll Danea and Bluaa 

That adorable ;'Doll Dance" Irom. 
WHO, Des Moines, played by the 
Russian Raggers, probably one of 
the old Dps Moines bands working 

under a new name. Good music at 
that from the Crystal studio. Jlour 
closed with "St. Lpuis Blues." 

WKBH Comet to Life 
If s no't often that WKBH, at La 
Craaaa. Wla., la heard, bnt thla past 
waak has proved aa axoaptlon, and 

wt have been splendidly entertained 



IDE ROBERTS 

Ogdcn, Utah. 
My Ne Plus Ultra B & D 
SILVIOU BELL" Banjo is surely 
a wonderful Instrument. I cannot 
begin to tell you how much 1 
think of It. The tone is the "last 
word" and every one who has 
seen -it raves about It. too — no 
wonder. I wish to congratulate 
you in making such a beautiful 
instrument and one with such a 
marvelous tone quality. Pan- 
tagee, Omaha, Sept. 2. Kansas 
City. U. 

JOB ROBBRTS. 



Mew 1MT>1BM IBMtnkM 4S-ph» 
C sts lua* »«■♦ Oat— FBKB 



The Bacon Banio Co., Inc. 

GROTON, CONN. 



by Jack Turner and his music at 
the Winter Garden dance hall. 



WOMT Bit Whaaxy 

Then came the organ from the 
Mikado theatre at Manltowac, Wis., 
over atation WOMT. Freddy Bal- 
lard at the ronsole and doing a 

mighty fine job of plnyins, but poor 
modulation and a )iot uikIi* wrr*- 
combining to ni.ike it sound raihei' 
wheezy. 



Eulogy on Marcus Locw 
WMCA Broadcast 



Pfatlon WMCA broadcast a 
midnlKht memorial service for 
Mareub Loew Thursday (Si pt. 
S), lasting from 12 to l'^.S9 
a. m. 

V.i:ltty s eulogy on the be- 
loved showman w;id a feature 
of the broadiMst. It beinc re.Td 
on tlie air aiui *.redited to 
Variety. 



AROUND NEW YORK 



By ABEL 



Old-Tims Fiddlers' Contest 

KTHS at Hot Springs with Its an- 
nual conteat for old-time flddlera. 
We heard only the flrst night com- 
petition, and hence can't say who 
won the gold cup. but we liked old 
man Biiekf-r of Three C);iks, .Mith,, 
and hope he won. KTll.S . ,n !< 
looked to for some hot dance bands 
this winter. 



Saliino 8seda by Air 
KSO, Clarinda, la., on the air but 
not trying to sell a package of seeds 
to every listener. This one of the 
stations that is causing the radio 
commission much anguish. But 
when we tuned in a snritely pro- 
gram of old favorites was on the 
air, with AValter Burrage, baritone, 
and Miaa Alice White, soprano, 
sharing honors. 
\ — 

College Ballyhoo Busy 
Out at St. Olai College at North- 
field, Minn., things are beginning to 
shape tliemsclves into a fall term 
of school, and the old michropone, 
which has been gathering dust nil 
summer,. Is a^r.'iin in use, as the col- 
lege heads inform tlioir prospective 
students that the little college is all 
set. Bits of pipe organ music sepa- 
rated short talks on the various sub- 
jects obtainable there. 



N. B. C. Finding Columbia 
Real Radio Opposish 

Chicago. Sopt. 13. 

While the X;ilional Broiulrastinir 
Corp., headiiuartcrod In Ni'W "^'urk. 
holds a contract with Tex Rickard 
for the broadcasting of all Rickard 
bouts, the N. B. C. network (WJZ 
and WE.\F) almost lo^t out on the 
Dempsey-Tunney er.' ;■. r,;- k- 

ard Is not the technical proniotor 
of the Chi set-to. WMAQ, Chicago, 
and a link of the new Columbia 
Broadcasting System, announced it 
had the radiocasting rlj^hts. 

N. B. C. rushed a man to Chi. He 
adjusted the situation whereby 11 
would be linked in the Scripps- 
Howard n e w s p aper's endowed 
broadcast. 

Columbia seems to be going after 
N. B. C. While many stations in- 
cluding those in both chains will 
broadcast the Radio Industries' 
Banquet from the Hf»tel Astor, New 
York, Major J. Andrew White will 
do tlie announc ing. White Is now 
w h Columbi.a. 



Cue <f itie Tiuist pitdiflc radio' 
t.\.Mis ai.i.nid -Mi- \Ut^ lladio I'ruiil.s. ' 

.or; llie air li\e ni^bts a \v« ^'k. 
vioufly do T'. Mer \\hole.^ale Ihrouu'li \ 
\\ l'.\l' an,l \\ .\U\\ than .is .an ' i 
idusi\ e ' iialf hioir feature with WJZ 

I cr w i:.\l'. 

I As Itliim's Radio Franks, the 
Songsters liioadeast from the Mc- 
Alpin station Tuesday and Thuds- 
d.iys; on Sundays, also from WMCA, 
as Finkcnl>erg'8 Radio Franks: and 
; on Mondays and Fridavs via WT.AP 
, as I-'reshni. ill's Kadio i-'raiiUs. on l>e- 
I bnlf of thf Kt' sbnian radio cont-ern. , 
: lUulii is a S!i tsnn liatt. i- w A l\ a 
I idiain of sinu s .and I'n.k. i ;r <M'-! 
eratcH furnituie slor-^. .ill uiiii.-aiiKl 
the Franks i llessinK'r and White-)' 
for exploitation. The lK<ys know i 
their .harmonies. 



When East and West IMest 

^'hen the writer goes east in two 
weeks for a brief vacation be and 
Ken«ey are going to talk 
over without the aid of 'n»lk«.<*' 



An Ancient Name 
From WDAF came the splendid 
band music, with the Ivanhoe band 
enlivening a aultry evening despite 
static that played most of the baae. 
It won't be long now until we can 
be a regular radio member of the 
Kansas City Night Hawks again. 



"MUSICAL SAW'S" GUN 




LEADERS SHIFTING 

Ivos Angeles, Sept. 13. 

Eddie Feabody, being featured In 
Fancboa mat M«re» rrMentaOoos. 
will go fr«>m tut flWili, AlMMc. 
Seattle, to the BrMi«ray, Portland, 
instead of coming to Loow'a State, 
Los Angeles. 

Hermls King, now at the Imperial, 
San Francinco, Is going to Seattle 
In Peabody's placa 

Ceorge Stol Is scheduled to'g* tt 
the San Francisco house. 
.' ■ ij ii 

OlOtlV I3NIKKIIII0 

George Ots^n Is reopening his 

private nif,'ht club Sept. 29. 

The Jay O. Flippen Club (nee 
Deauville) starts around Sept. 15. 



After mohiMtt "WHOOPEE"- on my paeotiait at 
AtUmtkCHy I am back home and rMMb f*. 

"WHOOPEE" 



AT 



THE GREEN MILL, CHICAGO 

JOE LEWIS 

lUgards to "Piper Heltzig," Lew Brown and 
Bobby Crawford 



Previous Rep Good, Charles Fraasr 
Let Down Easy 

Charles Fraser, 27, known to radio 
fana aa the "Musical Saw" and as 
"Musical Charlies," was given a 

suspended sentence in Special Ses- 
sions, New York, after pleading 
guilty to having an unloaded re 
volver In his "liosaesslon. Fraaer 
was arrested by Policeman William 
Weinert on Aug. (1. la City Hall 
Park after several giria Informed 
the officer that a revolver was pro- 
truding from Fraxer'a hip packet 
while he was seated on a bench in 
the park. 

The musician admitted he owned 
the revolver, that he had been 
cairying it about the country for 
the past three years for protection 
although he seldom had it loaded. 

Investigation by Probation Of- 
ficer Thomas McNulty of F'Vazer's 
Rt.atement tliat bo lia<l performed 
ovci .-arious radio stations resulted 
in letters from atatlona WHN, New 
York; WCAM. Camden, N. J., and 
from Leon Levy, president of the 
L'nlvers.al lia-oadcasiing Co., con- 
ducting station WCAU In Phila- 
dclphla. . The writers recognised 
Krazer's name and spoke highly of 
his A'ork and character. 

When be came up for senfenei 
Justice Healy warned Praxer to 
stick to his saw and leave re- 
volvers alone. 



We have ofi'-n woiulered wli\- 
Sunday, night Isn't a jazzier period 
for broadcasting than it is. It is 
the most logical radio evening and 
the most conducive to staying-in in 
ri^.ulint ss for the new business week 
th<- following day. 

The Sabbath idea has been the 
chief deterrent with the big league 
stations probably, but a peppy radio 
prouram d.-esn't nce^ssatih' niean 
"dirty " jazz. .Meb.dy fox trot num- 
bers could not be oi.jeolion.ible. 
What l ould be swi eter tli.an tbe tyi>c 
of numbers like "Suudown " with Its 
breath of peace voiced in the lyric 
idea that "every little breeze is 
sighing, of love undying at sundown, 
etc.?" 



Major FN.wcs and his Capitol 
Family are alright off and on. but 
too much of these long overtures 
are prone to pall. 



With neorgc Ols<n o(I the Strum- 
berg-* 'ailson hour, owing to "flood 
News" interfering, Hosario Hourdon 
is wielding the bat for the period. 
Bourdon a No officiates for the Cities 
Service Hour, the pleasing orchestra 
being augmented by the C. S. Cava- 
llera, a corking quartet comprising 
lyeo O'ltourke, Robert Stevens, John 
Seagle and iJarrcIl Woodvard. 



on the air I-^ Anna H.. i lie wi:b li.^r 
.■!-ai j> l.a l':..u,-e ,.r' l . .-na. Tlic 

I.tdlo I. .Olds, with \o. al '.ut' I-lndeS, 
se. tn to be the old st;ni.H.\s for 
euli. til- .f a 1 e\i'UMt.itji.i; pui'i oses. 

The IIo>al <t.\ pett rii. r) Sf"noj;- 
raphers under .h*t' tlreen's dir-' liun: 
the same leader heading tl.e Kl- in's 
Serenading shoemakers; .\at Slill- 
kret's Maxwell Corfi>e Mouse on hos- 
tra (WJZ); ll.irry llnrli. k's A. & P. 
Gypsies: the s.inka d (iffe. i .\ft. r- 
Uinner Music; H.irry Kesrr's e\er- 
popular I'lioiiuol I'lub INkiiuos id 
li.o K. C. A K.idi.itrous. luailed by 
I'vaidt I'l '.' k'.-' i r he.-tra, with I'rank 
.Mnnn, teuur. \'au;,hn de I^eath. con- 
tralto. iiv.A i:r\a iiiies. soprano, are 
arnont; ti e i.^atar features clicking 
week -in Week- out. 



B(>b Tesseman acain m. of e. with 
The \\'eek-l':uders took the f..n.^ to 
I>eal I'.eaeh. A feanue ot llie liotjr 
were the tiier.sdorC Sisters from "A 
La Carte" with their eltoctlve har- 
mony, and as ever Justin Lawrie, 
tenor; Ivy Scott, soprano, and 
David Buttolph's musical gang. 



The ronce Sisters, b.i. k with 
their unusual b.arniuny voua s, reg- 
istered. .. .Hugo.Mariani's Ballad<>ers 
accompanying the Keystone Duo 
(Steele Jamison and Darl Beth- 
mawi) were also heard to advantagOb 



Leonard's Triple Work 

Hurcjld Leonard and his Waldorf- 
Astoria orchestra will double two 
Shubert revues this fall. I>eonard 
opened with - "Artists and ModcLs" 
which comes into the Winter Gar- 
I den, and will also double into "A 
j Night in Paris," the Century P >of 
show. 

j Leonard will continue at the 
I hotel before -and after theatre. 



I A brand new selection has been 
! (Loni/osed and written by James 
j (K.ats) Walkr and Joe Trent en- 

I titled "Whlteman Stomp." and is 
dedicated to the famous leader. 
The Fletcher Henderson orches- 
tra haa made a Columbia record of 
tbe "stamp." 



Friday night found two regular 
WEAF fcaturea back In the fold with 
Impressive programs as ever. The 

Happiness Boys. Billy Jones and 
Krntst Hare, after a summer ab- 
sence oft the air, pulled their fa- 
miliar "how d'you do everybody" 
and Louis Katzman and his Whlttall 
Anglo-I'ersians, with their distinc- 
tive type of instruDHHlal (OBdUlonK. 
followed shortly thwtslifttr; __ ^ 

Probably the only femalo asMatro 



TEX'S ''CLASS" aUB 



Tex's going in for "class" the 
next time, up in Shuberts' cellar, 
In the Century theatre, formerly 
known as the flopping Chez 
Fyscher. 

Up there Tex, otherWtoC ^PtlBS 
Uulnan, anticipates a startling rc- 
\er8al in type of patron aa con- 
traated to the usual trade drawn to 
the (00 or other Ouinan nite 
placea farther downtown In the 
past. 

Previously where Tex reigncid 
liquor has flowed, as proven by the 
various padlotka that have followed 
her metropolitan run as Queen of 
the Niglit Life. What the ShubeHs 
wlll'do about that may bo answered 
by the tax assessment on the Cen- 
tury. 

High t.'irlff as a (ajveur charger 
and the mineral water blushing 
when looking at the checks may 
cover up aiiy lost protit on booze, 
if Tex can flravv tbe swfdis. And 
the swehs doti t spent— Ihey take; 
no give. • ^ 

Tex now Is with the show named 
after lier ISroadway career, "Pad- 
locks," at the Shubert, New Tork. 



Irwiii Abnims at the Hotel Manger 
is building up the Manger Musical 
Messenger for the vocal Interludes 
. . . . K. A. Rolfe is back u t the Palaia 
WOi and also with the Coward Com- 
fort Hour, and Al Friedman's jazz- 
ists frum '^'oenK's Chinese restau- 
rant (W.IZ) and t;e<u ^-e Hall's. Ar- 
eardi.ms from the .\ri adia ballroom, 
same .sLatii'ii, are otiiers utipressing 
witli their d.amo laoKr.iins. 

\N'bile Abrams was playing I'm 
Coming. \ irRinlan," a switch of tho 
dial found Cass H-man at the Park 

Central b.il.I 1 .ri .a dra s ! i u k Itie same 

P€ le< : !■ i a M : i: ■ : 1 1 1 1] ' - . ; , s- ^ > ■ 1. 




A CHOP HOUSE 
OF EXCEPTIONAL MERIT 

IBM WEST 48TH STREET 
■ ■ Baal ol Broadway s 



EVERY 

*%m" Orcbeilra 

la tTHiutlna 
•VALLINQ" 
"DOWN THE LANE" 
"DREAMY AIMAZON" 
"I'lM COMING VIRGINIA' 
"I'LL ALWAYS REMEM 
BER YOU" 

0«t then <• year keoka 

iRpniNS Musk Corporaxiun 



ON A VISIT TO THE EAST 



CREOLE CAROLYNNE SNOWDEN 



(ONLY FEATURED COLORED SCREEN ARTIST) 



PRODUCING AND STARRINO 
IN HER OWN REVUES 



DUE APPRECIATION TO FANCHON 
OF FANCHON and IMARCO 



FEATURED IN M. 6. IN.'S SPECIAL 
"IN OLD KENTUCKY" 



VARIETY 



OUTDOORS 



Wednmdajr, 8tptMnb«r 14, 



WIS. STATE FAIR CLAMPS UD 
ON ALL GYP GAMES FOR 1928 



Game* ThU Year So Raw Sheriff Closed Them— 
Even Bonds Posted Failed to Eliminate Sucker 
Play — ^Midway Operates Again 



Milwaukee, Sept. 13. 

Drastic changes In the oonJuct o! 
ths Wisconsin State Fair Is prom- 
ised for 1928 by Fred Borcherdt 
Jr, secretary, as a result of the 
disastrous fate of concessionaires at 
this year's event 

Every concession, barring the 
drink and hot dog stands, was 
dowd durlnc th* fair week on the 
eharere of shortchanging or gyp- 
ping. The stands were closed after 
operating two days and then per- 
mitted to reopen when they posted 
bonds to Innira atralsM aiW °' 
■■klir in which merr mi tot a 
prize regardless. 

"Ring the cane," put all of the 
balls In the barrel, and other gags 
•mployed got dough. KeoponinK 
did not last long as the sheriff . 
closed them for good when com- 
plaints were mad* that ■hlUa got 
the good prizes and the boobs got 
a dime trinket after spending from 
a dollar to \$0. 

As a result of the complaints, 
Borcherdt said that ao games would 
be permitted at th« 1*28 fair. 

The midway, which opened thi.s 
year for the first time In five sea- 
sons, will again run next year. 



Click's Wife Nabs Him 
And Plasters Show 

Bill Oltek's wlta got after him 
again. 

As the manager of the BernardI 
shows finished a week stand here 
•nd prepared to pull out tor lion- 
doB, Ont, ha was met by deputies 
who attached Gltck and the outfit 
In tha naino of Mrs. Giiclc 

The attachment held up salaries 
of all employes aoA i« IWldtiiK the 
outfit in Rochester WM th* affair 
i ean be settled. 

Mrs. G]ick says she lent Bill $T.SOO 
before their separation and charges 
he still owes It. She adds that he 
also beat her up in a hotel at 
Niagara Falls. She wants a» ac 
•MWtlng before tli* shMr vulls 
across the border inte O ana< kL 

The Bemardl ah*)** ImU the nld 
way concession ail 4M Bochsster 
BUpositlon. 



CircDses Day and Date 
SoBday Stopped nDalbs 



Dallas, Si'pt. 13. 
Show liuwiness in Texas has re- 
ceived its first real case of the 
heretofore extinct Sunday blue 
laws, ' Mayor Burt, of this city, re- 
fused a permit to allow either the 
Sells-Fioto or the Barnes circuses 
to open Siiiiiiay. 

The Mayor overruled a permit for 
the circuses to play issued by Po- 
lice Commissioner Parker, despite 
both performances were percentage 
benefit affairs. Sells-Floto was to 
have given 25 per cent, of its net 
to the police "and firemen's pension 
fund, while Ii^l^nes offered 10 per 
cent, of his net to the Dallas Zoo. 

This Incident practically marka 
the first actual test ot the state's 
and city's blue laws, this being the 
initial case where a road show was 
offlclally prohibited from giving a 
Sunday performance. It would also 
have been the first time that two 
big top shows played day and date 
here. 

There was a certain public re- 
sentment against Burt's action 
inasmuch as the picture shows 
were open as usual and the popu- 
lace was In favor ot the otrouses 
being allowed to play. 

The Barnes circus was scheduled 
for two days, Sept. 10-11, while the 
Sells-Floto had a one day stopover, 
Sept. 11. 



Houston, Sept. IS. 
Sells-Ploto circus is dat d here 
for Sept. 20, with the Ringling- 
Bamum otrcus slated to com* In 
Sept. 21, each for one day. 



1^ 



BMlii^tlbrAiditm 

Boston, Sept. IS. 
Plans are being made here to 
locate the proposed new $5,000,000 
municipal auditorium on the site of 
the Boston A Albany railroad yards 
at Boylston and Exeter streets in 
the Back Bay. Mayor Nichols and 
other eity olflclals have announced 
themselree in favor of this site. 

The loan bill for the S5,OM.OO will 
b» preaented to the tneomlng Jegis- 
latorib 



PartnetSned; Still Partner 

Chicago, Sept. IJ. 

.Tames L. Barnes, co-producer of 
'^Circus of the Orient," ha? filed 
attachment proceedings In Munlcl 
pal Court to recover $841 from Guy 
M. Duncan, his partner. Duncan's 
wife Is also named as recipient of 
attachment. 

"Circus of the Orient," produced 
by Barnes and Duncan, is an indoor 
animal unit show. It recently com- 
pleted a Pan trip. 

Despite the suit, there has been 
no dissolution in the management, 
both parties apparentljr continuing 
as before. 



Girl's Ribbon Gyp 
And Monks Excite Fair 

St. John. N. B, Sept. It. 
Pearl Oould. elairatng Reglna. 
Saskatchewan, as her home, pulled 
a ribbon racket at the fair here that 
landed her in poUoe court. 

Scorns Pearl, with a bundle of 
nerve and colured ribbons, button- 
holed men as they entered and left 
the grounds. She'd pin a ribbon on 
the coat and then demand a 'dime 
a quarter. After three days' 
work the co'ps pinched Pearl for ob- 
taining money under false pre- 
tences. She received a suspende<l 
sentence. % 

The Society for the Prevention of 
Cruelty to Antmala complained to 
the local police magistrate that the 
monkeys In a show on the fair mid- 
way were overworked. The magi- 
strate ordered the concesslo'nalres 
to reduce the time and ^mber of 
performances. 

Games of chance, chiefly wheels, 
numbered approximately fifty on the 
fair midway. The lid was off en- 
tirely. 



TRAVERS SHOWS 
IN BAD MIX-UP 



Roy Scott, Barker, 
Wanted by Police 



Utlca, N. T., Sept IS.— 
Performers In the Travers Ten- 
in-One Shows, playing the Boon- 
ville, N. fair, got the scare of 
their lives when deputy sheriffs and 
state tro'opers roped them In one by 
one in connection with the fatal 
stabbing of a caf# proprietor, for 
which Roy Scott, barker, is sought. 
He Is today still at large. 

Out ot the case has also arisen 
a side scandal concerning liquor 
guzzling and treatifig by a state 
trooper. 

Prank Hess, 41, road ho'use 
proprietor and cattle dealer, is dead. 
Robert Lawrence ia aeriously 
wounded, having Suffered cuts in 
the abdomen during a fight near 
the fair grounds. The cause of the 
fight Is not known, but is believed 
(Continued on pa«* Ht) 



OBITUARY 



FRANK J. WOODS 

Frank J. Woods, 66, under the 
care of the Aitors' Fund at the 
Brunswick Home, Amityvllie, L, I., 
died Sept. 11. 

The remains were taken to Phila- 
delphia where the funeral will be 
held today (Wednesday) with In- 
terment In Catliedral Ct incter>'. 

Mr. Woods was a vett-ian actt)r, 
his last stage work being with the 
"Abie's Irish Rose" Co, III health 
compelled him to relinquish the 
"Rose'' engagement about three 
years a?|D. 

Among some of his show engage- 
ments were "The Skirt," "The Hot 
Heads," "John Ferguson," "Experi- 
ence," "The Knife,"" "Officer 666," 
"Trey of Hearts," "Polly of the Cir- 
cus" and 'Faust" (Lewis Morrison). 
A widow survives, Mrs. Mary O. 
Woods, living In Atlantic City. 



nOHT GIBCUS SDTE 

Danbury, Conn.. Sept. IS. 
Attorney for Clirlsty Hios.' cir- 
cus "have filed a plea of abatement 
la the t20,000 damage suit against 
the show instituted here. The plea 
alleges that the papers in the suit 
were not properly served, as the 
service should have been made on 
Oeorge D. .Christy, Houston, as 



CIRCUS ROUTES 

Rlngling-B. 
Sept. 14, Santa Ana, Cal ; 15, San 
Diego; M, E31 Centro (mat. only); 
IT, Phoenix, Ariz.; 19, El Paso, Tex.; 
M, Albuquerque, New Mex.; 21. 
Clovis; 22, Amarillo, Tex.; 2S, 
Quanah; 24, Wichita Fails; 26, Dal- 
las; 27, Fort Worth; 28, Mexia; 19, 
Houston; *10, ' Qalveston; Oct 1, 
Baaiimont. _ 

Downle Bros. 

Btpt. M. Mechanicsburg, Fa.; 16, 

■hllipeBaburg; 16, McConnellshufg; 
IT Mercersburg; 19, Waynesboro; 
20! Wllliamsport, Md.; 21, Charles- 
town, W. Va.; 22, Brunswick. Md.; 
U, Frederick; 24, I,ec»burg, Va. 
Sparks Bros, 
Sept. 14, Florence, S. C; 15, 
Newberry; 17, £:a8lcy; 19, Homo,' 
Oa,; 20, Cadsden, Ala,; 21, Annlston: 
S2, Talledega; Sl„ Lagrif ne, Ua.; 21, 
Mewmaa. 



CHANCE WHEEL HEN PINCHED 
Boston, Sept. 13. 
In the Woburn district court Eu- 
gene McDonald and Donald J. 
Kelley, Wilmington, were found 
guilty of operating chance wheels 
at a water carnival and raardi gras. 
Their cases were placed on file 
Kelley and McDonald, according to 
the charges, were operating wlieels 
In disposing of candy, blankets and 
dolls. 

Under the present attorney gen- 
eral, Arthur K. Reading, a strict 
bah has been placed on wheels and 
other games of chance. All Amer- 
ican Legion posts and church fairs 
have carefully avoided running 
wheels or laying themselves open to 
law viblatlona. 



TONY MURPHY 

Tony Murphy, 70. veteran actor, 
died in Philadelphia Sept. 5. He 
had been In tlie show business 
since 1879 and had been with many 
companies during that time, Includ- 
ing Monroe * Rice's "Aunt Brid- 
get," Gllmore & Leonard's "Ho- 
gan's Alley." "The Devil's Mine" 
and "Kidnaped in New York," his 



at Daly's eSrd Street theatre for 
some time. 

Mr, Richards belonKod to the 
Elks and Masons. He was given 
lodge services from the Boyertown' 
Parlors yesterday (Tuesday). 

A member ot New Tork Tiioatri- 
cal Protective Union No. i, his 
sta.cre hand assncl.atos were slioeked 
'o lie.'ir of llis demise, as ho had 
been apparently In good health up 
to laHt weelc 



JACK BROOMFIELD 

Jack BroomncUl, 7.1, Net;ro theat- 
rical man, died Sept. 7 in Omnha. 
Mr. Bloomfleld was the first colored 
theatre owner In Nebraska, where 
he had lived for 54 years. His ilrit 
house was the old Midway, at 9th 
and Capitol avenue. 

Broomfleld was quite a character 
In Nebraska and -the owner of a 
home adjoining that where Jesse 
James had once lived, 

A widow survives, with one son 
and a nephew, Leroy Bloomfleld. 
actor. 

MAX 'ALBERX ELLIOTT 

Max Albert Elliott, 37, former 
treasurer of the Broadway theatre. 
New York, died Sept. 7 at Saranao 



last stage appearance being with 
Gus Hill's "Bringing Up Father." 

WTien his obsequies were held In 
Philadelphia some of Tony's old 
friends acted as pallbearers, name- 
ly Jlmmle Cole, Jlmmle Jones, 
Harry Lester, Billy Kelly, John 
Copes and Joe Byron, ^ 
Interment In Holy Cross ceme- 
rr, niladelphia. ■> 



ROBERT McGROARTY 

Robert McGroarty, stage manager 
of "The Road to Rome," was killed 
while standing on 44th street Sept. 
7, the body of a man who had been 
shot fallii on him from a window 
high up In an office building. A 
Pittsburgh salesman had gone wild 
In an attorney's Office, also shoot- 
ing two others. 

Mr. McOroarty had . been asso- 
ciated with Jane Cowl In the same 

capacity for Sevf-M y.TM ire was 



'Supes' Get Demands One 
Night->Flied the Next 

Minneapolis, Sept. 11. 

The 1(0 supernumeraries appear- 
ing as the defenders ot Trer ta the 
pyroteohnle apeetaclab "Th* ]F«n of 
Troy," at the State lUr^lMNi laat 
week, went on strlka for Ugber 
wages before the Wedacsdajr ere- 
ning performance. 

The "supes" were giten M cents 
a night and tree admitolon to the 
fair. They demanded $2 a night In 
order to permit the show to pro- 
ceed the demand was met that eve- 
ning, but the next day the sMkers 
were fired and new "supes" engaged 
at the old rate. 



29 and has been married sevem 
months. . - 

The aocident was particularly un- 
fortunate, McGroarty having 
stopped to say hello to a friend. He 
had been chatting but a few seconds 
when the body came hurtling 
through the ahr. 



f 1,200 DEFICIT 

Decatur, IIL, Sept. IS. 

Unless the Macon County tUr 
wipes out a $1,200 deficit this sea- 
son the fair grounds gates may 
have to bo closed. 

Decatur merchants last week 
staged a "dollar day" bargain sale 
during the fair as a stimulant for 
business. - — 



lios Angeles, Sept. 18. 

Junior KlafTord, anlnml feeder 
with l:inf.:linj^ llrothers' circus. 
Which opened here Sept. 8, suffered 
a fractured ankle when an elephant 
he was trjlng to feed suddenly 
threw hlin across the lot, 

Stafford was treated at fhe Ue- 
celvine Ilo.spital, 



Minn. Fair Lot| $10,000 

Minneapolis, Sept 18. 
Despite rain most ot the eight 
days, attendfinee at the SteU Fair 
here exceeded the 1921 total by 

about 26,000, aggregating approxl- 
matoly 436,000. 

This year's financial deficit will 
be about $10,000, Last year's de- 
ficit was 816,000. The current loss 
co'mes out of the fair association's 
cash surplus of $60,000. 



FOUCS CEASE TiSR OTPTOR 
Utlea, N. T., Sept 11, 
When Pollee Judg* P, Ck Xlem, 
Herkimer, discovered one ot the 

wheels on • eoncessioB at the 
Kerkimer County fair was crooked, 
he called out the state troopers, 
who closed OW tint. 
The operator left to'wn. 



IN MEMOBT OF 

Frederick E. Belcher 

Who PHMd Away B«pt. It, UK 

JEROME KEIT 



Lake, N. T., after a long illness. 
About three years ago Mr. Elliott 
suffered a nervous breakdown and 
left the theatre to recover. In 1917 
he joined the Stubblefleld Trio in 
vaudeville and married Addle 
Stubblefleld of that combination, 

A widow and a daughter survive. 
The remains were brought to 
Brooklyn for interment 



LESLIE HODGINS 
Leslie iiodgins, forty-two, former 
film comic and professional singer, 
died in 8t Louis and was buried 
In Bellefontalne Cemetery. 

He was unmarried and is survived 
by his father, S. O. Hodglns, a 
brother and a sister, Mrs. Paul F. 
Thais. Since he left Hollywood he 
had been singing in picture iheatrea 
in^ Iiouis. 

VIOLET HALL 

Violet Hall, of Manny and Hall 
died suddenly of heart disease while 
at Loew's Hiliskie, Jamaica, Sept 
12. A news story of her death ap- 
pears elsewhere in this issue. 

MARJORIE SHIRLEY 

Marjorie Shirley (Shirley Sis- 
ters) died at Saranac Lake, N. T, 
Sept 8, of tuberculosis. Miss Shir- 
ley was the widow of the late 

Jimmy Fallon (Fallon and Brown). 
A news account of her death ap' 
pears elsewliere in this issue. 



OEORGE McCarthy 

Funeral services were held Sept. 
12 for George McCarthy. 28, of 
Rosllndale, the youngest member 
of the Theatre Treasurers' Club of 
Boston. His death 'oliowed a three 
weeks' sickness of pneumonia. 

For 13 years McCarthy was con- 
nected with the Shubert theatres 
lii Boston. He started as an usher. 
Four years ago, while he was at the 
Plymouth theatre, he became a 
member of the Theatre Treasurers' 
Club. He acted as treasurer at the 
Wilbur theatre before taking the 
same position ait the Plymouth. 

A brother and sister survive. 



emeus CLOSES NOV, 4 

Tlio RInglIng Uros.-Barnum-Bai- 
ley circus, now on the west coast 
is scheduled te bring Its present 
long tour to a elose Not. 4 In 

Florida. 

I'lio circus will go Into Its new 
•,^ inter quarters at Sarasota, Fl«u 



FRED W. FORCE 
Fred W. Force, 49, vaudevilUan, 
(lied suddenly ot heart trouble at 
his home li MaysviUe. N. T, 

Aug. 26. 

Fred Force and his wife, Mildred 
Williams, had formed the team of 
Force and Williams and had been 
together as a comedy and singing 
combln.atlon many years. 
Interment In MaysvlHe. ^ 
Mrs. Force Is remaining en the 
stage, doing a aingle act under the 
na me of Mildred Force. 



RICHARD J. RICHARDS 

Richard J. Richards, 48, property 
man at the Martin Beck theatre. 
New York, where "A la Carte Re 
vue" Is playing, died suddenly of 

heart trouble Sept. 9, while visiting 
at ttie home of a friend. 
ITlor to the Beck stage he was 



GERTRUDE D. CURRAN 
Gertrude D. Curran, play pro- 
moter and music Impresario of 
Utica, N, T., died suddenly ot heart 
trouble . In Utlca. 

Mra. Jean Parker, sister ot His. 
Oeorge Lalt and Beth Milton (Zieg- 
feld Follies) died Sept 8 of a com- 
plication of internal ailments at • 
hospital in New York. 

Mildred Barnard, 22, niece of Joke 

Lubin, head of Loew's vaude book- 
ing departmept, died Sept. 10 of 
Hodgkln's disease, a rare affection 
ot the glands. 

Albert A. Light, 53, father of Ben 
Light (vaudeville) died in Holly- 
wood sept 9 of heart disease, H* 
is survived by nine children. 



DEATHS ABBOAS 

, Paris, Sept l 

A. Dusart, 84, Belgian ImpresarlUf 
died at Nice, Franco, where he lived 
In modest circumstances after b» 
retired from the theatrical buslneH 
ten years ago. Dusart wiw agent 
for a number of wen known FreneB 
chansopniers, and for many yeall 
was secretary of CuUmann, man- 
ager ot Sarah Bemhardt's tours, 
li. 



J i E l la si t s i h newn i . ^ 

glan vaudeville performer, vice- 
president of Artiste ^rofeesionneil 
died in Antwerp. >_ . . 

Samuel van Meppea, 41, BelrO" 
impresario, died in Brussels, 

Emile Chomet (known as Cliicot)./ . 
70, member ot tlie firm . f K, BenOlI, 
music publishers, I'mh^. 



Wednesday. Septemter 14, 1927 



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CHICAGO 



Professionals have the free use of Variety's 
Chicago Office for intormation. Mail may 
be addreitcd ear* Variety, Wooda BIdg., 
Chicago. It will be held subject to call, 
forwarded or advertiMd in Variety'* Letter 
List. 



Thf Palace finally had a chance at 
. good Fliow, but ii nu.ff. d it Sun- 
5av Sed Wayl.uin'.s \ ari. ty Ke- 
iue' was Hpl't into secUoiia. It was 
Mtaably Just a touEli brtak. p»r- 
vTne caused by lati arrival ol 
IJfnery or Kimethlng like that. Tho 
!h„w began 30 minutes late and 
.here were false curtain* galore, 
ilage handH cettinK »n accidental 
ipot morp than once. 

In reality there wot* only thref 
,ct8 on the bill, Wayburn* unit. 
Jack IJonahue and Fleeaon and Fol- 
tcm The latter turns. ouUlde acts, 
also' worked in with the unit. 

A true vaude hill should come on. 
cet off, next act. and so on. That 
the Palace bill* are not la another 
(Ka that vaude in Chlcaso la no 

"wtth Wayburn's flaah manhandled, 
mangled and amputated In lU vital 
snots, the honor* wore left to Dono- 
hue. Fleoson and Volaom were next 
In line, but were handicapped two 
ways. First, there was a forced 
omittance of the two-act's special 
set and. second, the fact that thty 
are returned In the short apace ot 
two weck.s. HoldinR over a turn is 
somewhat different than brinRing it 
back. Holding over usually denotes 
the act Is there for a second time 
by dem.ind, while reholdlnB means 
the circuit is short of acts. Held 
•over. Fleeson and Kolsom would have 
re-wowed. Fulled back, they were 
made a part of a unit show. 

The berft parts of • Wayburn's 
turn (as reported In other stands) 
were not permitted to exercise 



Whmn .in Chicago 
VttU TtiMm HUm 



H 



MATS. WBD. a SAT. 



SA.M II. 

ARRIS 

HAM n. HAKBIS Prearnts 

FRANCINE LARRIMORE 



"CHICAGO 



20TH CK.NTritY FAIll'K 
By WAL'HINK WATKINS 



A.H.WOODS' EvenlrigB at 8.30 

ADELPHI Da.!!!. Wed. and Bat. 



Sunday matinee. Variety Revue 
includes two tumx capable of sini;le 
spottine and another not so cupuble 
but spotted anyway. Four Oi'tons. 
thouKli nh^...^s an outntandinK wire 
a.'t. \ .lut admirably by th.- 

Waj'bui-n sui roundin>?8 and ojh ri- <! 
the show in * x- < li.-nt style. Tin 
Ortons' regular routine is relitin.-tl. 
but with ihe pi'eseni backgruuiid 
looks good enouKh for any show and 
too good for vaude. 

Al and Fanny Stedman, part of 
the unit and working throughout the 
performance, hit solidly. Nutty as 
evor. this pair, but yet funny. For 
a larpie man Fred Hughes, the third 
Wayburn Bixjlttr, means compar- 
tlvely little. His singing 1* ot a good 



other two sine with the pianist 

chlmini; In for harmony. 

Al>-\.iniUr and m.iii an.l 

woniiiri Ma. k ;ind f.in, \vt ro show 
' ..'o'lili.'l s. Tlu' iliH* lia\o -.'Ml-' K.'^ d 
! dl.iloK .iml woik la,-t. .Mill, r S...1. -.^ 
I lit'XUf (X), f.iui' nu n, foiir woni. n, 

\ei\ t. .Moon, y and Mar..!t'l. 

, malt' h"ofin< duu, open- d the act 

■ with ths ii.suul "WW hope you'll like 
1 us. meet the people, etc." The Miller 

■ Sisters and llrolher Bob were next 
in a piano setting In two. with ont 
ot the girls officiating capably at 
the Ivories, another playing the vto- 

' lln and Brother Boh on the 'cello. 
' The trio are versatile p. rformers, 
I excellent muHioians, fair steppers. 
' <tnd the sisters are g«iod vocal luir- 



Trinz, died in July. lie willed 

tho stuck ill questiou lu jiu par- 
ticular individual ur vuQCcrn.' 

iliil is II) chancery. 



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CORRESPONDENCE 

All matter in CORRESPONDENCE refers to current week unless 
otherwise indicated. 

The cities under Correspondence in this issue of Variety kr* as 
follows and on oaa*a> 



ALBANY 



BUFFALO 



INDIANAPOLIS 

LOS ANGELES 









60 






62 


NEW ENGLAND 


63 


62 


OKLAHOMA CITY 


60 


63 


OMAHA 


. 63 


62 


PITTSBURGH 


. S9 


59 






63 






61 




60 


62 


SAN FRANCISCO 


. 60 


63 


SEATTLE 


. 60 


60 




61 


62 




62 


60 







I;.. \.u,i.- ol Jii'O iii.'.itic or^.m. 
br.'Uclil l'> liie Ki'li. 1 I .M.'rlon Or- 
b'aii c'u. \ itii.ur purchatied an uri^un 
lur his iheulie and ia aUegedi W have 
removed the inatruawii^. before pay- 
ing lur it. 

Wade Bouth, the tchur, devutod 
an entire pcriud at sttttion VVililM tu 
entertaining Fred Hachman. who 
has been seriously ill at Wingtleld 
tianitarluni for a year. Hachman, 
one of the original l^uup liuunders, 
was on the personal receiving end 
uf a series of songs and stories by 
liuuth. 



A. II. WOODS rreiMinta 



* Chester 

Morris 



CRIME 



By Bamual Shlpman and John B. Uymer. 
OriiiMi Cast ■( M * Bk es* tnm M. X. 

SHUBERT 

OLYMPIC «•«• ^fjssr' 

Albert I«wls SBd 9mm H. Harris 
SiDpendona Hit 

"THE SPIDER** 

with Robert Kmmett Keane 



ERLANGER wad. a sat. Mats. 

George White's 
nhwSCANDALSnew 

ORIGINAL 
NEW YORK CAST 



4 COHANS PAGKANT 

GENE BrCK Presents 

LEON ERROL ' 

In a Kaw Glorious Mualcal Coawdj 

"YOURS TRULY" 

THE n DRIJl-H GREATEST CIIORi;.S 
.Aiiirriran Beaoty BriKSde 
Thp Famooa I.ondon Tiller Olrls 



Ki-.'ule, hut his str.-nin .if t.Tlk l.s n.it 
si ll.ilil.". IluKlii'S .loi K woM.I. rllllly 
with an openint' sontr. fli.-n .slips into 
seven or eipht minutes uf story tell- 
ing. He saves himKelt by closing 
with a song 

Uonohue stopp<'d this show. His 
nionoloBUe clicked and his dancing 
was sure-flre. Tliey 'seemed to be 
on tip-toes for the hoofing, for when 
he lifted his foot for the first tap 
the house broke into appl.tusc. Mrs. 
l>.inohue's boy managed to Insert 
some ad lib liiz later in the after- 
no.'n. His darb announcement vva.s 
that heralding the next .-i. t, ■"I'li.'y 
Toil Not, .Neither Do Th. y .spin." 
lack des.-rilic.i it as a Hussi.'in fiance 
act laying off. 

Biz for a change was Kood, thouph 
far from oaiiacity. Donohue prob- 
ably aiccountable for a goodly por- 
tion ot It. hoop. 



The Uajestic'* Sunday afternoon 
business is falling away. Many of 
its "regulars" are playing hookey. 
The Rialto. two blocks away, play- 
ing vaude and burleaque, is packing 
em in Bundays and all days. The 
signs ar«. clear. When the Majestic, 
which used to have a splenilid 
hunch of steady p.'ttron^ can't 
draw them any more, somethinij Is 
pop-»'yed, and th.at something is the 
type of vaude they are offering. 

Angel Brothers, balancers, were 
first. The boys are good tricksters 
and know how to sell their allez- 
oop stuff. LuclllA Benstead, billed 
as the "Australian Nightingale," 
was In the deuce spot. The lady 
has a f.Tir r*'pertolre and a nice 
voice. Miss B.iistead would make 
B epicn.lhl staff soprano for some 
picture house th.-it Eoes in for elab- 
orate present ritlons. 

Billie Mlll.'r nn.I Co. In a sketch 
treyed. The act Is a typlc.il ofTlce 
turn. Miller is a l.iwy. r and l.s vis- 
ited by husband and wife, respert- 
Ively, each seeking a divorce. The 
kick Is that after the lawyer has 
patched np thing* masterfully he 
calls np his wife and gets a bawling 
out over the phone. Miller holds up 
his end. 

Three ellck-halred sheiks, striped 

fri'iisers .iri'l sniippy cut coats and 

> I ■' f Musketeers, fol- 

' s the piano, the 



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NOW OPEN 

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JWs altra-modem Ratal Is but Ave mlnutea' walk from lha lx>op and all th»- 
•<i»s. A comfortable home at moderate rales for dlarrlmtnattn* show p.-ople. 

INSPECTION WILL CONVINCE YOUI 
Personal HaiwrvMon of Mr. Thema« H^nnraaey, OwBar-Man^er 

ruoHB strKKiou lasa 



monlsts. A Florodora H. xtct num- 
ber and hoist, rous Vii'Kinia re4'l for 
a hurrah finish are effc'tivc. ityan 
and Barton, sister dancing team, 
hoofed through interludes necessary 
for the principals to make their 
costume changes. 

Harry Rappi, comedy violinist, 
next to closing, has a funny line uf 
chatter Intermingled with some ef- 
fective comedy Addling. Play* Jttst 
enough straight fiddle to show he 
could play If he were so Inclined. 

Nine Blackhlrds. seven-piece male 
colored band and two colored 
mamas, cl.is.'d. With the excepthm 
of one tio\'s h'lofinc", the balance of 
the turn was .i meaningless liahlile. 
The Act did much to vuR 4«WB the 
hill's rating. 



Bon Serkovltch, formcriir in 
charge of publicity for PobliZ fa 
Omahn, Ka.naaa City and Dca 
Moines, ha«- been-aent- to the Mem 
Tork oflflce of Publlz. 



UNOER MANAGEMENT MIDWEST HOTELS CO. 



* tiai'.l 



DEVON BOTE 

ntw hf.t*-l — evary room T»lth t-.Tth. Movali.r nwit. l.t r a' i nia..! 
tVtfry d«jr. At Loyola "V*" Ftation; SO niiiiut^« to >o(>p 
RATES TO THE PROFESSION— SIOOO WEEK ANQ UP 



OERS PARK 



1314 Devon Avenue 



CHICAGO 



Orpheum Circuit's H.lmont tlie- 
atre that caused all the trouble with 
the labor unions siiould be m.'ide to 
pay fur the entire losses of all the 
independent ezhibs. The Orpbeiun 
claimed it was runnUr k VMUdaville 
house and slfould onUr aae two 
operators. 

Last half of last week's show was 
picture presenlatioji bill with a 
stage band and all the trimmings, 
liughle Clark and his tl.mK \\ilh not 
a re^il vaudcviiU* a< t on ih.^ bill. The 
gang was compos, d ..f a band uf 
nine, wilii Clarii acinic as .M. C, two 
sister acts, single man dancer, sin- 
gle girl dancer, girl aingcr »M Jasc 
Lips RichardaMi, * colorMI boy 
dancer. 

Clark and the band opened in full 
stage in front ot ateamcr *et an- 
nouncing that they were KoiM to 
England to Join a revue. Cla^l Ma 
a master of ceremonies wdttM anit 
a picture house. He ka« * niee per- 
sonality and can *tiiK Mil doiMe a 
bit. 

Re*-t f.f the presentation did not 
get start, d until that hot boy, Kicli- 
ards.in. steppe<i out and tied the 
show into a sailor's knot with some 
very good stepping. Jay.z Lips has 
played every opposition house in 
town, end unless he Is bettering 
himself with Orpheum he should get 
away. He might do better else- 
where, (iirls mediocre and they 
looked like they might have been a 
w. |i-tr,ilned ballet paired off Into 
'I 1.1 «(!'. and singles. This Ls 
soni-^hlng new for f'lark and In- 
m.-.y be able to ciulld it up for in- 
(Ir-p. n.btit pictxire houses th.1t can- 
not afford a permanent stage hand. 

LuMlncr * Trln* Theatres, Inc., 
has filed a Mil '.f Interpleader In 
e ir. ult court. Cook county, re.iuest- 
Ing tliat the court determine the 
rieliiful claimants to certain shares 
of sto.k In'lu.l'.l in tiic estate of 
the lal<' Jos. Ii!i Ti inz. 

T)ie sto.-K . '.nipr jsin;,' l.f'.t'i .■.1;:::' 
"f t'l.i..'^ A (oiMtfi 'n an. I t,L'';' t'b.it. ' 
»»f Class B citiiJiion, all in to.- i.. K 
T. e..mpany. Is in the t. l.i|ior.<ry 
.•uslody of the tlierilre cln uit. in<-..o- 
while claimed by Harry M, l.iibli- 

nt r . w w-iiu r i i uT m T iint. hi» i t i i" 
fL'hlcaKO Tlttfl ft Trust fnmpnny. as 
executor of the Trln* estate. 

L. & T. filed the bill "to avoid 
Ix'ing molested, vexed and har- 
r.'is...ed,'* and contends it would be 
linble to either claimant sh'iuld It 
deliv.i- tlie stock i>< one or the other. 

Joseph Trinz, head of Luhliner & 



PITTSBURGH 

By J. A. 8. 

P*nn— "The MMie Vtune." 

Nixon— "Manhattan Mary" (sec- 
ond week). 

Alvin— "The Bamblers" (8econ<l 
week). 

Gayety— "Let'* Uo" (Columbia). 
Davis— "Smile, Brother^ Smile," 

and vaude. 
Aldins— "iien-Hur',' (secoM V«<tip. 

<5rand--*a li.in^." '.' r 

Pitt ■■■riie .-^liurt -Oft." 
Academy— ■ Hello, I'.ir.-c" . Mu- 
tliull. 

Olympic — "tiiigblly Is.'d" and 
Vilaplione. 

Harris — ".Nevada" aiul v .iiulev iUe. 

Sheridan Square — "Chain Light- 
ning" and vaude.' 

Regent— '.Smile, BrOUfiei', SmiM^" 
and Vitaphone. 

Liberty^'VJiang." 

SUte — "Nevada." 

Cameo— "The Chinese ParroL" 



With Loew's and United Artists' 
theatres uh'ea.ly open. I>o.\\ s Al- 
dine next wc.-k will cliani;.' its pol- 
icy to live acts and pictures. Tliree 
cuiiipu te show* Will be Kiven daily. 
The entire theatre i* being reno- 
vated. * 



and Uia. e McCorralek went out t. ' 
.|Uiet them and she was pone ,a lonu 
time. I told Shorty to c.ill her an.l 
heaid him say. 'tJrace, Bob want- 
you.' Hess h.id gone to bed. 

"I went \K\ the dour and liear.*. 
soni.'on. s.iy. -Stand still or I'll kll. 
yon. li «.is Hoy talking to Grace. 

"1 told him he would get us al 
Into trouble. 

"He whirled around and catigh 
me in the stomach with the daggei 
He pounded me and the colored fir. 
eater did also. 

"(irace run In hollering and Het 
came down then. We ran upstair: 
Into a room aiHl I got under th. 
bc.l. " 11.. says he didn't see Hess 
staldied. 

Thomas Whitmire, ot Ashville. 
N. C, Are eater, said: 

"I'm 19 and li,a\ e been with the 
show three m.'iiths. I was at the 
Hess place and saw L,eonard, the 
■word awallower; Homer, the ytOA 
man; Roy Scott, Big Bob, Uttle' 
Bob and the tatooed m.m. The two 
girls were there. Homer and I were 
dunclng and all were drinking what 
they call whlaky, but what I eall 
liquor." He disclaims all further 
oonn<>ctlon with the affair, but If 
hel.l at Ko'me Jail. 

S.iuabhh'H lietween the carnival 
employe* caused the stabbing*. Ii 
Is believed. 

Scott is being hunted by *tat. 
tro.ipcrs in the Adirondack*. 



The Nixun and Alvln theatres 
opened their season* Monday to 
good business. .Both attractions 
continue. "The Ramhleis" i* at the 
Alvin and "Manhattan Mary" at the 
Nizon. 



TRAVERSSIOf Kff 

fOBhtlattad tfom pag* M) 
to have been "oVer a couple of 
women. 

"A state trouper gave inc a drink 
and it wa* good whisky," Lawrence 
has lust told the police. "He took 
it out of his hip pocket." 

Lawrence, who was manager of 
the ferris wheel at the fair, gives 
this story uf tho killing: 

"About 1 o'ctook In th* morning 
Roy Scott, Bolible sdinebody, the 
Wild Man, the Kirn KatOT, 8W«Pd 
Swallower, two girls, Khorty, .0«y 
I'inch and I were there an4 Hoy 
i^cott aaked for a drink. Shairty 
said It *a* all gone and' the aien 
^ent out. They made a lot of noise 



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l-'riizi Uruni tlf. f<n'ni'-r st.lge and 
screen uctre.sa, i.s in liullywooU, try- 
ing to (ret back into pM^m «fMr 
ao absence o( three yean.' " " 



Nan Blair, formerly with Edward 
Binall and Co. in the bouk :tnd |>Iay 
*de|kartment and rooontly in husini ss 
f Of herself, is now <iss<H-i;itt'<i \\\\\\ 
Lichtle and Knglander Agemy in 
Hollywood. 



For the first time the recently 
listed g percent preferred stock of 
Hal Roach, Inc., and 7 percent notes 
were called on the Los Anseles 
Stock Kxchange. These notes were 
offered to the public a short time 
aso by a croup of local investment 
houses. 



Sid Orauman is giving away $100 
In gold prizes to the elementary, 
high school and private school stu- 
dents in Southern California, who 
aubmlt the beat essays on "The 
King of Kings," Cecil B. DeMlUe's 
motion picture on the lite of Christ, 
now playincr at Grauman's Chinese 
thontre. The judKos Will he Cecil K. 
De.Millp, the iiroducer. .Jennie Mac- 
phersoii. the anthftr. and Sid (Jrau- 
man. The (ir.st prize will be $jO, the 
second J25, the third $10 and the 
next three prizes will be $5 each. 
Contest clones at mtdolclit Oct. 1. 

Dorothy Tost and Swlght W. 
Cummins, both FBO scenario wrlt- 
ara. filed a notice of intention to 
mnir. STba wedding la to take place 
wMitt ft month. 

The current aeason o( th« Bolly- 
wood isowi showed a nat prottt of 

about $3,000. 

Grover Joaaa haa been assigned 
by Paramount to write "The Big 
Game Hunt" as an original for the 
Wallace Beery-Raymund Hatton 
team. 



I^ooks like Alex Pantages is go- 
ing to kf-ep rij^ht on shooting with 
"naraes." The percentage so far i.s 
on the long end for him. A recent 
example of this are Moran and 
Mack. The "Two Black Crows" 
busted avary record at Ban's local 
ketm running the. raeaipta -ap to 
■MM thaii*tio«,OM fo^ threa eon- 
•eeattva waeka. This, more than 
anythtaw atoa, la going to boost the 
atock for "names" In the future 
with Pantages. 

Later it was Eva Tangu.Ty (Xew 
Acts). The same "cyclonic" dyna- 
mic. The holiday mob Monday 
afternoon waa gracious and kind to 
Eva. 

The rest of the hill was mediocre, 
with not enough ollIstandi!l^^ to Kive 
It balance. Kxcepting. perhaps, the 
Sunbeam Dancers, a small-sized 
dancing revue with a good deal of 
•nap and pep. Four apecialty girls, 
Working la Una, wmMB like rock- 
ata. A whirlwind danira team scored 
with two speed routined numbers, 
as did a Juvenile tapper. The sou- 
brette of the act Is cute and can 
smile her way through a song and 
dance any time. 

Hurt and l.,«-hinMn, male comedy 
team, gagged l iH inselve.s in and out 
of the pre-sliut spot with a handful 
of laughs trailing along. Their line 
of material is rehashed and .some- 
times stale, hut the hoys grt Uiuglis. 

Morma Telma, male contortionist. 




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ojiening with a i»ool table in "three" 
and going into "one" for the liiiish. 
atarted the show oft slowly. Too 
much stalling around, detracting 
from actual work done. Alan licno, 
a hoofer by nature, a violinist by 
accomplishment and an EngiLsh 
comedian for no reason at all. Just 
hung .around the "deuce" until bis 
hooiing, then he wound up much 
Letter. 

The Blerios Troupe, four men and 
a girl assistant, closed with gym- 
nastic routines on aerial apparatua. 
Interesting and good enough to 
hold 'em. 

Don Eddy, publicity agent for 
Harry Langdon. has left for the east 
to cover key cities for the showing 
of Langdon'a latest, "Three's a 
Crowd." He returns to |jba altHdios 
in about six weeks. r' 

Helen Bolton, who appeared here 
In "Cradle Snachers," will play the 
title role In "The Ruined Lady," 
which opens at ta# Oniitte Grove 
Sept 15. 



The Ooldstein brothers, Leonard 
and l!ob, agents, formerly connected 
with Jack Partington, of the I'uhlix 
ollices here, have made new book- 
ing afllliations in New York. 



MONTREAL 

Jake Macklln was guest of honor 
at a big stag In the Mount Royal 
hotel here Friday, at which around 
150 sat down, including all the 
prominent theatre managers, ex- 
change executives and allied in- 
dustries' heads in the city. 

.lake, one of the ollicers of the 
Hegal Films Kxchange branch here, 
was thus honored on the occasion 
of his coming marriage. 

Proceedings opened with a ban- 
quet at 11:30, followed by dancing, 
vaude and b«rl»aq«a tWIM pat on 
by the managaoitata of tha various 
theatres. 

Jake waa toaated by Ben Kauft- 
man (Regal), with Tom Dowbiggin 
(Par.) being In the chair. Among 
those present were Edward English 
(Par), Edwin Wells (KHO). .Mau- 
rice Davis (Regal), Thomas E. Con- 
way (Orphcum-(iayetv), Harry S. 
Dahn (Capitol), (leorge Rotsky 
(Palace), J. C. Adams (Loew's), 
William Lester (I niled Amuse- 
ment), I. Rosenbloom (Royal Alex- 
andra-Lachlne), George Ganetakos 
(U. A.), E. H. Wells (Film Board). 
Ernest Cousina (Lf. A.), Howard 
Conover (imperial). 



Jack Denny's orchestra at the 
.Mount Hoy.il hotel here got a bou- 
quet from the Prince of Wales when 
he passed through here. 



George Uotsky, manager of the 
Pal.-ice. announces a new policy for 
the house of big run picture pres- 
entations. These pictures will all 
have siieclal presentations. George 
has not been playing in the best of 
luck at the Palace for some time 
b.ick, but this looks aa' Uwugh he 
is now round the comer. 



Jack MackliiL of the Jiigal Films 
Kxchanvre branch here wiLS mar- 
ried Sept. 11. 



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la ths OeMea Wnt 

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The report of Mr. Justice Louis 
Boyer. president of the royal com- 
mission appointed by th« govern- 
ment of the province of Quebec to 
conatdgr tha t^tu rler Palace theatre 
disaster of last January, when 78 
children lost their lives, is out, and 
the movie men in this city and prov- 
ince are drawing long breaths of 
relief. His ludship reports th.it the 
moving picture is not immoral, gen- 
erally speaking, but adds that chil- 
dren under Ifi Khoulil not be ad- 
mitted to iilin theatres even with 
their p.'iirnts or guardians. He al.s., 
urges th.it Simday perfurm.ani .-s 
should not be jirohibited. 

The commission was given a 
wider scope than the tragedy. It 
was authorized to look into the 
whole question of movie perform- 
ances in this province. Sittings were 
held In the principal cities of Que- 
bec; the Inquiry lasted several 
weeks and 427 witnesses were ex- 
amined. 



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SAN FRANCISCO 

A last-minute change in plans 
brought Will Morrlssey^ "Expos- 
ures" into the Columbia Sept. 11 in 
stead of Iteing held until later in the 
month, as lirst planned. A sudden 
drop in business at the Hollywood 
Music Ltox, where the musical revue 
has been holding forth, prompted 
the switch. 



The RivoII, 15-cent grind houae at 
Market near Saventh, will adopt a 
flrst-run advanead-prica policy Sept 
25, when it will reopen wtlh an im- 
ported picture, "^he Jackals," pre- 
sented by Walter Klofeldt. 

The Campus, Berkeley, Is now be- 
ing operated as a da luxe first-run 
house by West Coaat Thaatrea, Inc. 
Horace Heidt's staga band la one 
of the features. 



The Oakland city council has Just 
passed a new ordinance Increasing 
the business taxes tor barbers and 
beauty parlors, with the prospect 
that tlift customer will ba asaaaaed 
extra to make up the dltterehoa. 



"Vaudeville will be temporarily 
suspended at l*antages for two 
weeks starting Sept. 17, when the 
house inaugurates a run of the feat- 
ure picture, "What Price Glory." 
Instead of the regular vaude bill a 
stage presentation will be put on. 



Safe-and-sane dancing will re- 
place the black bottom and kindred 
steps, according to the dancing mas- 
ters of California, In convention 
here. "The Lindbergh Walts As- 
toria" will replace the Charleston, 
and the novel "Kinkaju" will take 
the place of the "black battoHu" 

"The Devil's Plum Tree" had Us 
first American presentation at the 
('urran Sept. 12, presented by 
Homer Curr.in, In associjition with 
Belasco. J>utlor and Davis. Lou 
Wiswell, who was in with Curran or 
the new play, withdrew In favor of 
the Los Angeles producers. A last- 
minute addition to the cast, starring 
Ruth Chatterton, was Bertha Mann. 
The play Is an adaptation by John 
Colton of "God Incarnate," from the 
Hungarian. 

All downtown picture and combi- 
nation houses, and many in the resi- 
dential districts which ordinarily 

open their doors early, remained 
closed until 1.30 p. m., "Thursday, in 
memory of Marcus Loew. At the 
opening of each theatre organ or 
stage band or house orchestra 
play^ "Lead, Kindly Light," 



Actual construction work on the 
new Kox theatre at Market. Hayes 
and Polk streets, to be erected 
jointly by William Fox and the 
Bank of Italy, will start within the 
next SO days. It Will seat 4,S00, 
making It the largeat in San Fran- 
cisco. 



San Francisco ia assured a new 

Pavilion through start of operations 
to wreck the old Dreamland Rink at 
Post and Stelner streets. The new 
pavilion will hold 8,000. 



Lee M.anchell, director of .a carni- 
val held at Fresno, Cal,, under the 
auspices of the Firemen's Benellt 
Association, is charged with grand 
larceny amounting to (3,000 In con- 
nection with the event, and is being 
sought by police. HI* wife Is 
charged with having left Fresno 
with $350 collected in a baby con- 
test. 



The Circle, adjoining the WarBeld 

on -Market street, a 10-cent grind 
house, has been getting a heavy 
play through showing "Temptation," 
a semi-sex picture, with plenty of 
I udeness. Children under 16 are 
ii'ured, ami this, coupled with an 
enlarged j.;iinting of a nude woman 
,Tnd several otlier paintings of wom- 
en only partially clothed, has been 
drawing the curious. 

So f.ir there haa l>een no olllclal 
Interference. 

Henry Duffy'a road show, "The 
Ghost Train," got under way Sept. 
}j at Modesto for a tour of the one- 
night stands on the coast. 



PORTLAND, ORE. 

•y tAM COHKN 
Pantages— "^hat Frio* Qlory" 

(2d week). 
Broadway — "Hula." 
Liberty — "Uard'Bolled Haggerty" 

with vaude. 

RivoII— "Chang" (3d week). 
Orpheum — "Cheating Cheaters" 

with vaude. 

Blue M o use— "TO> Mliatiig Unk" 

(2d week). 
People's — "The Callahans and Mur- 

phys." 

C o I u m b i a — "Beau Geste" (2d 
week). 



A shift in plans will bring Mor- 
rissey's "Kxp'isnres" frrnn Holly- 
wood into the Columbia to open tile 
new Sf-.ason. "The A'ortex." orig- 
inally scheduled to reopen the house, 
will follow. 



ATLANTIC CITY 



It Is understood all negotiations 
between the Security Savings and 
Trust Company, and Carl LAemmIe, 
for the purchase of the Columbia 
theatre, have been called off. It is 
known that the Universal head was 
a few months ago desirous of let- 
ting go of Ills 800-scat hou.se. The 
Security Savings and Trust Com- 
pany is located next door. However, 
local theatre men, insist that the 
Columbia is now nearing the point 
where successful theatre opera- 
tion, with an 8D0-seater, la next to 
Impoaalble. Abput f 10.000 will be 
spetttj0«Hie*a«iiig;tlM fi»«M within 
the next few ireeks. ' 



Louis Cohen, of West Coast's real 
estate department, was in town re- 
cently and ccmferred wit^ J,> J<. 
Franklin, division managar, Ootm 

left for Los Ani^eles. 

"Chuck " Whitehead, formerly dl 
rector at the Klvoli, will become 
orchastira laadei!- (or Haarjr Sntty 
PlayeiTs, at m Urn* ,9ml 

Forrest H.«Cummlaga, stage di- 
rector for the Henry Dully Players, 
has been transferred to Seattle, 
where he will recruit a company for 
the reopening of the Moore theatre. 



Jack Tillman, for sever.ol vears 
connected with the local Metro- 
Uoldwyn offices, has baan upoiMited 
branch ni aas ig sr at th* Colombia 

Corp. 



In the height of the summer sea- 
son the .Garden Pier ballroom is 

oo i.i i i..^ . | i ni i ii i i , (Bnnd a r) I m n v ii u . 

in lieu of every evening, as before. 
.Manager Joe Glllen found It Impos- 
sible to buck the numerous attrac- 
tions offered on the three other 
piers, McOrath s St,ac> Herenaders 
were released from their contract 
to accept steady engagement at the 
Follies liergeie. One of Jean Ciold- 
kettc's units now t>olUs forth. 



MINNEAPOLIS 

MatropaWaHMIiltd Ut 'ftlia Mad- 
cap." 

Shubert — "Naughty Cinderella" 
(Bainbridge dramatic stock). 

Hennepin-Orpheum — Vanessi and 
"Fighting Eagle." 

Pantages— "Bright 8p«ts of lOIT" 
and "i'aid to Love." 

Seventh Street — "On Tour" and 
'The Frontiersman." 

Palace — ".N'o, No, Nanette" (Mc- 
Call Bridge Musical Tab) and pic- 
tures ("The Silent Hero"). 

Gayety — "Midnight Roundera" 
(stock burlesque)* 

State— "Hula." 

Strand— "Resurrection," 2d week. 
LyrtaWSotl Cushions.'- 
Qra m i" i i " lK)at at the B'ront." Sec- 
ond loop ■hfliirtag. 

Jack Segal la the new treasurer 
of the Metropolitan theatre (legit 
road attr.aetions). He formerly was 
connected with the local Universal 
offices. 

After his second summer leave of 
al>senee to permit him to handle 
Iiubli<ity and conduct a class for 
Klitch Gardens In Denver, Carlton 
.Miles, dean of northwest dramatic 
critics, has returned to Mlnaaapolia 
as drama editor of tha Journal. 

FinkMsteIn A Ruben have re- 
opon^-"* their Princess in St. Paul. 
The house will show first runs at 
30c. admission, opening with Tom 
.Mix in "The lironcho Twister." 
The newer and Larger Aster in .St. 
Paul continues dark because of the 
union demanda that an orchestra 
be employed. 



SAN DIEGO 

By L. J. SMITH 

Sprecklea — Dark. 

Savoy — "The I^ast of Mrs. Cbty* 
ney" (dramatic stock). 

Pantages — Pop vaudevIUa aa< 
"I'assion." 

California — "Underworld" (llkak 
and Fanchon and Marco's "^lari 
Demons.' 

Suparba— "Moon of larael." 

Plax»— "The Miaslng Unk- sod 
'Vltaphone. 

Brosdwsy — "Rejuvenation of 
Aunt Mary." 

M istion — "Backstage." 

Liberty — Stock burlesque. 

The Balboa, which recently 
changed dianged hands, passinc 
from West Coaat control to Adolpb 
Ramish and changing the policy ts 
Bert Levy vaudeville and pictures, 
ia having trouble with the unions 
here. It Is an open-shop house, and 
all the paper put out for the open* 
inn has been plastered with "Ua- 
fair to organized labor." 



Jay Renfro, publicity man for 
Pantagea, has been replaced by Loa 
Barrow, foreman of the composing 

room of the San Diego "Union." 

The Ringling show is due In here 
next Thursday. The County Fair 
■jm- at the aame time. 



SEATTLE 

Metropolitan — "Old Ironsides." 

Fifth Avenue — "College." 

Orpheum — "Vanity " .and vaude. 

Pantages — "Loves of t'anuan" 
and vaude. 

United Artists — "Chang" (M 
week). 

Blue Mo«M*. — «Whea a Haa 

Loves." 

Columbia — "Cat and Canary.'' 
Liberty — "Soft Cushions." 
Embassy — "Kubber Heels." 



West Coast Theatres, Inc.. has 
Just purchased the Judith theatre 
at Lewlstown, Mont., from Rolla 
Duncan. This house will be In 
charge of Will Steege of Great 
Falla, Montana, manager for West 
Cocut. It waa operated for aeveral 
years by Trepip aM Helnecks. 

Strand theatre is down to a Hiree* 
-a-week policy at IS cents. 

At Ro8enI>erg, president of De 
Luze Theatres, Inc., and for years 
with De Luze exchange here, is now 
in charge of the Egyptian. Neptune, 
Uptown and Lakeside, his company 
buying these tout neighborhood 
houfies from West Coaat and Jobs 
Hamrick. 



George LIpscultz, for past season 
violin aololst and leader of United 
Arttata theatre orchestra, has &»• 
parted on a trip, sailing from Baa 
Franotaeo tor Italy, via the Panama 
canat W WttI retark 4bout Feb. 1, 



James D. Hoge, millionaire banker 
of Seattle, has been elected presi- 
dent of the Seattle Symphony or- 
eliestra, of which Kar! Kreuger is 
director. Plans are to raise J25.000 
to support orchestra the coming 
season. 



"WHiat Price Glory," given a 
splendid; exploitation campaign, 
broke the Tower theatre (F. & R ) 
house record in St. Paul last we»k. 
HoIdinK over. 



OKLAHOMA CITY 

Following a sympathy strike of 
Muskogee, Okla., theatre musicians, 
the Muskogee theatre managers an- 
nounced that they will employ open- 
shop niu."icians in the future, and 
that more than 200 applications 
were on file for positions as musi- 
cians. 

■'The Callahans and Murphya" 
failed to meet the approval of the 
censors at San Antonio, Tex., and 
was not permitted to be shown. 



The oiricers and members of the 
International stage emiiloyers and 
picture oper.Uors were 
•rved with temiiorary injuneti.iri in 
the 44lh, district court at Dalhis, 
Tex., restraining interference with 
the operation of the Sunset theatre, 
Dallas, operated by A. C. Janurary. 

A new $20,000 theatre will be built 
by tirimth Brothera at Enid, Okla, 



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^ SYliACUSE, N. Y. 

By CHESTER B. BAHN 

Wieting— First h.air, Mamie Smith 
and iler Gang (all-colwed); SSsl 
ball, "Queen Hisb." 

K«ith>»-.Vwi4evUi«, vIoturM. 

Tampl«-oVM4«vllls (four acts), 
pictures. ■ 

Savoy-MMnr^ VolIlM (tiurlesquc) 
■tnck). 

Strand— "The BIr Parade.^' 

Empire — "The Brute." 

Eckel— "What Price Glory." 

Rival!— "Men ot Hailas." 

Syracuse — "TOe Broken G«t«" and 
"Atta Boy." 

Harvard— "The ITnknown." 

Regent ■ — ' Yjouk I'ants ' and 
"Love s Greatest Mistake." 

Palace— "Kookloo." 

Swan — "Casey at the Bat" and 
*Tarzan and tire Qoldsn Uon." 



Booklnprs announced for the Wlet- 

)nB indicate th.Tt the Shnhcrt play- 
house while housing some e'ulumliia 
Wlieel attr.irtifins will not piny the 
burlesques conseeutively. The Co- 
lumbia sliows will be rust lialt booU- 
InE.' when pl.-iyed, splitting the week 
with the (iayety, ftica. October 
bookings lor the Wieting, as those 
for this month, stress musical 
fhows. "Pecgy-Ann," Oct. 18-16; 
itose-Marle." Oct. 17-19; "The 




Vagabond King," Oct. 20-2Z, and 
Tliurston, Oct. .7-29. This Will be 
the fourth time for "Hose-Marie." 
'Tbo Vasa^nd King" was scbeduled 

but canceled. - 



Major Harvey M. Hobbs, West 
Pointer and old army man, has re- 
ported here as assistant tu Manatfer 
John J. Burnes at Keith's. 



The Frank Wilccix Company stock 
closed its fourth season at the Wiet- 
ing on Saturday, the troupe playing 
for 23 weekS, two less than last year, 
'ilio gi'oss is estimated in the neigh- 
JjulhooU of J'JO.OOO to $100,000, the 
^^allest ligurc in th<' company's 
history. In 1925 the c ompany hung 
up a record o£ |132,0U0 in 23 weeks. 
Increased oppoaitton. Including a 
rival dramatic stock at tbe- Temple, 
■cut in, 

Local houses, including Keltli's, 
felt the opposition of "What Price 
Glory" at the Uckel and "The Big 
I'arude" at the Strand, on JBatnrday 
.md Sunday. The former Is playing 
at 35 cents, the latter at 50 cents, 
witli "The liig Parade' being 
screened at a 10 a. m. morning show, 
a Strand innovation. 

J. J. Raymond's Slate theatre In 
Utica Is battling with the local the- 
atrical unions — stage hands, musi- 
cians and m. p. operators. The 
unioB>-«lptm * 
niond clanaa th* men quit, 

The New York State FtalT hnttc up 
an estimated profit of t4<MI06 de> 

siote inclement weather on five of 

li e . i\ il.ivs. The net is attributed 
to ei cnomics in administraton. 



DENVER 

,By HARRY M. FORWOOO. 

— Aladdin — "When a Man I/oves," 

Vita (.second week). 

America — "Blood Ship." 
Broadway — 'Broadway.** 
Colorado — "Camille.J' 
Denham — "R, U. R." (stock). 
Empress — "GoMen Wedding" 
'Rridge Musical Stock); "Clancy's 
^\•e<ldlng," picture. 
Grphsum — Vaude, 
Rialto— "Annie Laurie." 
Victory — "Metropolis." 



Aurora Arriaza 

SPANISH DANCING STUDIO 
'721 Broadway, New York 

To fir,-,, out 



MXTBOD or SKI.F INSTRITTIO 

« A ST \ N KT ri. A vmo 



iVOIV %s 

Formerly fin 



Ch.irlcs MllUr, vauilevlllc and clr- 
I 'I.-: strong man, erilisted here last 
wc. k, signing up for the ICth infan- 
try. Miller put on four stre<!t ex- 
hibitions here after enlisting, draw- 
ing a sedan 'with aeven passengers 
by hU teeth. 

Carl O. Sc.hroeder has been -ap- 

polntod chief announcer of 'WPBL, 
Onondaga hotel broadcasting sta- 
tion. 



Fablsh, theatrical booker, 
former manager of the Orpheuin 
here for IS years, passed through 
on way to lioa Angeles this- week, 
stopping over to see olA friends. 
Kabish booking some European at- 
traciions at present, but won't crack 
anything on.his new holdings. 

Alvali G. Talbot, head of the Colo- 
rado for the past six years, has re- 
signed the post "to look around." 
Kd. Bishop of the Blshop-Cass In- 
vestment Company, owners of the 
ho.is,, has become active head. 
Fi.iy nisliop, the son, will write 
pol-licity formerly handled t)y Har- 
olil nic e, w1io is leaving the Colo- 
nulo this week as ansistant man- 
ager, after iteing with tbe company 
n j eara. • 



Brock Pemtoerton, New Tork 
playhroker, Is holding a play by 
Forest Rutherford. local playwright, 
for eonsbleratlon by Ina Claire, Ac- 
cording to word from Gotham, 
Rutherford's eomedy dt«ma, "Her 
Own Affair," looks as cood as sold. 



SCENERY 

wd DRAPERIES 



Francis II. Iloliman. Pulaski the- 
atriciii man, who di,.d r, i t ntly. left 
;i will in which he v.arii'ci his widow 
aL-alnvt invislini,' in nnytliing save 
es'ate mor'i,"'-" s. Kovcrnn'. ot 
l.'-nds or on dcpoj^it in sav!;igs 
bank s . 



The Majcsiio Player-- 'ipcned at 
the Majestic. UlmlrI^ c^n Monday in 
"The Little Spitfire." Tho troupe is 
he.Tiled bv Will): riiilre id Hl.'la 
KcH'ler, with Max Mlt7.< dlrectliig. 
The . line p<-.r« will be the opening 
vehicle for tlw Anderson Players at 
the Stone, Blnghsmion, next week. 



rienver's only cabaret opened re- 
cently, determined to brave th«; 
storms th.it have closed every other 
similar establishment in town. I'ine 
Grove has a hot orchestra and a 
number of sODgaters and entertain- 
ers. Business only fair, due to new- 
ness of place. 

Colorado Springs, 76 miles sotith, 
pels its, principal dramatic fare nor.' 
I ii ' ia the .^argent Players, young 
! ircupej-H under the direction of K. 
jHf.r ..,,,r, .^.argent, former director of 
, ''■o'i;.,.,'iiiy I'layers her<». Most of 
I Tri' 'or.;):in.v are from ranks of IJt- 
f 'J'hentre ar.d Community I'l.'iyers. 



I.,u I?elH,oni, manager of the 
OiplKum, has been ill with .severe 
rheumatism In Switterlantt for the 
past few months. .R« la expected 
back here Oct t. W. A. Hartung 
of f)m.-ih?i, oipened the Orpheum at 
beginning of season, but haa re- 
turned to Omaha to take orer new 
Orphetm thera. B. r. flmltb of Chi- 



cago, has taken Haitung% yims. 

pending arrival of Hellbora. 

Dahl's orch estr*. sappl ailtea by 

the Vitaphone at the Aiadditt, Has 

been put bock In the pit for regtilar 
feature pictures. Vita prologs still 
used weekly, replacln.g sta^c shows, 
which opened the house. 



Many new suburban theatres go- 
ing up. Hiawatha opened at Rlxth 
and Downing streets last week. Gor- 
don B. Ashworth owner, with sing- 
ing trio on stago atyl Indian girl 
singin;? Indian song. Kntlre house 
decorated in ..\merican Indian style 
t.'orlLss ,Mc(';,.e, lo<.aI artist. Kejtt- 
ing capacity about SOO. Santa Fe 
theatre, another grind bouss in the 
$100,000 ci.n,s.-<, to opM soon. Both 
second runs. 

A new <iuarter mile track, north 
of town ,has been built by the new- 
ly-formed Denver Grayhound Rac- 
ing Association at a cost of $100,- 
<tO0. Kight r,iceH are held nightly, 
with grandst.-ind admission costing 
5»c. More than 250 imported and 
local hounds take part te ths ovoats. 



ITIghl.inder Boys, local organisa- 
tion of youngsters, have opened 
selling ramri.aign on their fall and 
winter "Kntertainment Series." The 
lirt^t nurnlier. corning sonn^ tim*. dur- 
ing last of Scpterolier, will present 
Paul Robson, noted negro Kinger. 
and Lawrence Hrown, coriiijos' r. 
Theodore Usher is handling the 
a/rair. 

Kmpress, undc^r mnnagement of 
Louis Levand, has ri opi tied with a 
new policy. I>oie Jiridge Plajers, 
from a four-year run in K.-insas 
City, occupy the tKi.'irds. Miniature 
musical comedy and flrst-run pic- 
tures form the fare. Record crowds 
lined up for opening week. Busi- 
ness looks good. 

Broadway reopened with "Gay 
Paree," doing brisk trade first half 
of week. 



.tsrests of his partner, I>'onard I.c. 
vand, in tIM lUvoIi lierr. anit the 
Rialto, fonner Publix ionise, in 
Pueblo. Ilex Jewell I'L-lyers are 
offering musical i-omcdy .at the Jii- 
voll, with second-run pictures. Ad- 
mlsstpa SfiSlM. Umm lOo. to 2Se. 
Levand attt ft tflfirtt s MUace her^ 

America, P nli m sa l house under 

the management of K. .Vf.irshaU 

Taylor, ii.-ts gotten away to a fresh 
fall season uilli ■llic I'al .■iinl Ca- 
nar.v." Soci«:ly audience attended 
Invit.'itional showing iii»;lit Ot.fore 
regid.'ir Oliening, Theatre is iM au- 
tlftil Job now, and ranks as one* of 
best In the west. CarmensH Van der 
\f7.7.. organist, playa feature, sup> 
pl.-inting orchestra. 



I^sllo W, Weir, western P. D. C. 

divi,sion ni,'inaKer. witli tie,-i(U|U.irt' rs ' 
In L. A., stoi>ijed over in Denver on 
liis way to N, Y.. where his oilL ca 
will bo maintained in tiie future., 

Carlton Miles, dramatic critic of 
the Minneapolis "Journal." who haa 
handled publicity at the Elltch tlar- 
dtms for the post two seasons, is in 
Hollywood gathering material far 
his paper. He left Denver two wMW 
before the theatrs dosed. May re- 
turn here next year. 




FOR MODERN 

SENSATIONAL 
STAGE 
DANCING 
Btr.tchlns end 
Lltnberlns BierelOM 

New at 
1S2-13S W. 43d St 

New York 
-T-r 



Kmest I>iomis anti his Victor re- 
cording orclif stra are or, tiif. l,;ind - 
stand nf Klitch f.ardeps ballroonr 
They replace the Totniny Watklns 
orchestr.'u Busin'-ss picked up with 
;iie swan. , 



THEAIiUCAL OUmTTiOlS 
1M0 Sfsadway Now Verk City 

M 



INERS 

MAKE UP 



The new Publix house, first st;trt- 

ed as the M, I r oltrili- a m , fe.\v e.lN'l 

the lienvrr. Is still "nearing comple- 
tion." Nothing as to opening date 

.l<*e Rf>lh, former manager at the 
(FVx), has bought out the In- 



Est. Heonr C Miner, lac. 




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Wednesday, September 14, 1927 



VARIETY BUREAU 

WASHINGTON, D. C 

ei8 Thi Argonn* 

(1829 Columbia Road) 
TotophoiM Calymbia 4M0 



By HARDIE MEAKIN 

Bolaseo (Shubert> — "Garden of 
Bden" (season opener). 

National (Rapley)— "Old Iron- 
aides- (film). In tor run. 

Poli'a (ShuBert)— "Quaen High, 
opening season Sept 18. 

Earls (Stanley-CrandaU)— Vaude, 
pets. 

Ksith's (K-A)— Vaude. 

Oayety (Columbia)— "Wino. IVom- 
Ml and Kouk"; next. " White C:irKO." 

Strand (Mutual)— "Merry Whirl 
Hevue" and pcta; next, "Vom Pom 
Jtevua" and p«ta. 

Pietursa 

Columbia— "BlK Parade," secoml 
week ot run. . . „ 

Fox— Opening on l»th with Roxy 
presentation and "Paid to Love." 

Littl»^"Stark Love" (second 
week); next, "Variety," announced 
aa "uncut version." 

Metropolitan — "Stolen Bride"; 
next. "Smile, Brother, SmUe." 

Palace— "Collefe" and stage prea- 
antatloB. _ _ 

WM** I'^meo Kirbir" {Tox re- 
iaMie). 

RIalta has lU musical director, 
Box Rommell, an exceptional pianist,, 
doing the piano part from the stage 
wtatl•^ Henri Sokolov dlrecu In the 
pit 

Roxy Is putting a new one over on 
the town. Hero It la less than a 

week before the new Fox opens and 
not a line in the Saturday and Sun- 
day spreads of the dallies on any of 
the det;i«l3. No atlvertising cither. 



Ted Barter will not be back as 
manager of Poll's when that gov- 
ernment-owned honae opens on the 
l«th with "Queen High." It's secret 
Who will be on the Job. 



'Without a red figure on the books 
Olen Eicho finished up on Sunday 
night last This Washington amuse- 
ment park la reported by Leonard 
Schlqss, mlinager, M having gotten 
more^hls year than laat This in 
spits ot a generally wet aummar and 
ths ooldeat Au gust In U years. 

X^oa BrosilolT, now conducting 
tiOew'S Columbia orchestra, goes 
into the new Fox as associate con- 
ductor. In this same connection tlie 
Met. Ios«s Frt'il .Slarlt, who also goes 
to Fox. All Meyer Davis sections. 



Growth of Stanley-CrandaU chain 
has forced addlllonal executive 
heads to assist Joseph P. Morgan, 
drandull's general manager, Uuy 
IVonders, formerly In Baltimore at 
the Btvoli, comes In as assistant 
supervisor to John J. Payette, while 
Nat Olasaer, formerly holding this 
assignment now becomes technical 
sunttvlsor, a new job. Nat B. 
BniwM has become general secre- 



Professional 
MEN AND WOMEN 

to Introduce In'twoon Bhuws rare, 
exqulsitp ptrfiiiiH's .-md powders to 
arxi^t frit'tuis. New lYenob concern. 
PayliiR propDsition. 
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UOO-SEAT THEATRE 

CHICAGO, ILL. 

Mow twins lUcceHfullr operntnl. In thA 
heart of i'hlcaBo'a bui»ip»t outlyinK i-oin. 
ln--rr!iil ('nl.r. Willi f.OO.OOO |iopulation 
i:\i.ll.iit ti:iTi>.pMit:itl,.n — 8urfa<*« line!*, 
•■I. ' .111.1 f,i';nn ruiiil.s. (.'an make leaM 

«a very ultr.ii'tivo torins. 

Box 400, Variety, Chicago. 



tary, whereas he formerly was con- 
fidential secretary to Mr. Crandall. 

Robert Bond Gotta has succeeded 
Milton Davis as pianist ot the Met. 
synipliony orchestra. Bavls is to 
lead Me.v er Davis' lye Paradis hjind 
when Jack Ooldrn leaves this month. 



Clarence J. Kini?, for some time 
a.ssiHt;int manager of Crandall's 
nci^'hl'orhootl Colony, becomes man- 
ager of tlie Crandall Savoy. 



Meyer D.avi3' Swanee, newly dec- 
orated by Mrs. Davla, opened Mon- 
day night. wWI* Us Ch(svy Ckase 
Lake venttw* totdcd Up tOt ttuS sea- 



Irene Juno has been appointed 
^V'ashington district representative 
for the 'Wurlitser organ company. 

TORONTO 

By a A. IK 

Royal Alexandra— "Th« Letter" 

(new). 

Princess — "Sweethearts" (mu- 
sical). 

Pantagas— "Cameo Klrby" and 
vaude. ■ 

LeewWAdaat and BvIT and 
vaude. 

Hip— "«mUa. BroOMr. m»IW* aad 

vaude. 

Uptown — "The Fighting Eag\e" 
and fashion show. 

Regent — "What Price Glory" and 
stage sifcw. 2d week. 

Tivoii — '"Metropolis." 

Gayety — "FooUn" Around" (Co- 
lumbia). ' 

Vieteria— FasHlbil Shew. ' 

Hanlan's Point, outside amuse- 
ment park, has closed after a brief 
season that would liave gone well 
in tlie- red except it is publicly 
owned. Sunnysiiii! Beach, also pub- 
licly owned, clus-s next weeli after 
the best season on record. 

S«lio«l8 Ot Interprsthre daneing 
havs biieoms an Un ^«g« hara. A 
halt dAaen kavs opwMd up aad are 
ignlhg thsm up faat 

Tlie main stem here sees a penny 
arcade again for the first time in U 
decade. The old Strand theatre is 
housing a eolipla «f trades and get- 
ting IS cents a peek. 

Two houses feat.uing fa.slilon 
shows this week both with a heavy 
advance sale. Jack Artiiur gets a 
break at the Uptown by lining up 
society girls in the Junior League 
to wMr tiM «latlMa tor hUn. 

Johnny J. Jones shows playing 
the (Canadian National Kxhibition 
worked a neat publicty gag here 
when they sent the midgets to buy 
a few bottles of Scotch at the gov- 
ernment liquor sliops. The vendors 
turned them down, ol course, 
whereupon A loud squawk went up 
that the would-be custoiAer was a 
tuU-MMsd man or woman. Kade 
all the dallies. 



Clinton Sq. will have 800 new 
seals on the main floor and 200 in 
l»alc<tn>'. Iiisteiut of a center aisle 
liou.se will ha\ e two .side ai.sles. Im- 
provement costing 125,000. 



Capitol, Including this week, will 
have three full weeks of burlesque, 
after which Columbia will pluy at 
Albany ^n a split week. Legit 
shows staged first lialf. 

Reports Indicalo that A\'illlam 
Shirley, president of the Schenec- 
tady Strand Theatre coriwiration, is 
to taite over tlie old \'an Curler the- 
atre, Selicnectady, and will operate 
it as a movie house with Vltaphone 
presentations featured. The Van 
Curler, declared unsafe for public 
assemblages by a committee ot city 
iifib l:ils a week ago, Is now under- 
K<'ing ulti'i ations. 




Eartmann, Othkoih & Mendel Tnuiki 

ALL MODELS— ALL SIZES ON HAND 
AT OREATI.T BKDUCBO rRlCBS 

ALSO IMO U«BO TRUNK* OP BVRRV OKMRiPTION 
wa no BBrAniN& wnra won catauw. 

SAMUEL NATHANS, Inc. 

SM asvsttUi Avtmis, between 40lh and 41st Streets. New Ysrk City 
gou Aomrs rom h • V TnrNKs n 

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BUFFALO 

By SIDNEY BURTON 
ErIangor — "Knchanted Isle." "Hid- 
den" next. 

Shubort-Teek— "Fog." "The Let- 
ter" next. 

Buffalo — "Swim. Oirl. Swim," 
"Way Out 'WesV ^ur and Fashion 
Show. 

Hip— ."Gingham Oirl,"" "His First 
Flame," 'SVaybum's Promenaders, 

vaude. 

Great Lakes— "'What Price Glcjry'' 
(second week), vatide. 

Loew's— "Fighting Eagle," vaude. 

''Lafay«tts-^"]:iOst at the Front,' 
vaude. 

Court Street — "Smllln' Tlirough" 
(stock). ' 

Gayety (Columbia) — "Be Happy." 

Garden (Mutual) — "Bowery Bur- 
lesquers," 

ruiffalo Is this season attain di-vel- 
oping into a "dog" town. '■Kr„:.ilinled 
Isle" this week and "The Letter " 
next strike here fresh from Toronto 
try-outs and en route to Now York. 
The premiere ot Belasco'n "Hidden," 
with Beth Kerrill and PhiUp Hert: 
vale. Is scheduled for September 19 
at the Erlanger. Half a dozen 
others underlined for this month 
and next. 

C. Sharpe Minor, organist. Is back 
at the Lafayette Square for an !n- 
deflnlte stay. Minor opened the La- 
fayettt as organist five years ago. 



Fred Stojie at the opening per- 
formance, of the Erlanger intro- 
duced the member^ of his "Criss- 
cross" company to the audience. 
Old-timers got a thrill When Lucy 
Monroe, the prima donna, waa pre- 
sented as the daughter of Anna 
Laughlln of the original "Wizard of 
Oz" company. _ 

The Buffalo Studio School of the 
Theatre is out with its Initial an- 
nouncements for the coming year, 
which Is Its first. The school, which 
is an off-shoot of th^ former BuTilo 
Placers, under the direction of 
Jane M. 1- -cler, and has Walter P. 
Cooke. Lars ^, T' .tter and Pasqual 
Franchot, all }<• v \ banlcer'-., listed as 
trustees. Sheldon K. VIele will 
teach classes in costume and stage 
design and I'ghting. Frances Tilley 
will Instruct In phonetlos. 



D'lrlng the American Bar Asso- 
ciation convention the entertnin- 
nieiit feature was the show staged 
at the Buffalo Consistory following 
the President's ball, at which were 
over 4,000 delegates. The entire bill 
was donated by Michael Shea, also 
the orcheatra. production and stage 
St ff. The prodnctMB was probably 
the heaviest ever staged outside of 
a theatre In Buffalo. 



ROCHESTER, N. Y. 

By H. D. SANDERSON < 
Lyceum — "Crlss- Cross," with Fred 
and Dorothy Stone, 

Eastman— "What Prleii CWsryT" 

film. 

Temple — K=A vaude. 
Fay's — Vaude and film. 
Regent — "Smile,- Brother, Smile," 
film. 

Piccadilly— "The Joy Oirl," film. 

Gayety — "Galetiea of 1028," Colum- 
bia burlesque, 

Corinthian — "Girls from Holly- 
wood," Mutual burlesque. 



With the best of all-week weather 
the Rochester Bxposltlon held forth 
to tile best attendance since 1921. 
Commander Richard E. Byrd, U. S. 
N., was a mid-wcok visitor. 



Now It can be told. It wasn't the 
censors that spoiled tlie fun. The 
i\ofx races, conducted by the Monroe 
Greyhound Association at the Dewey 
avenue track, finished their fourth 
week after Iwing twice stopped. 
Betting under the donation and re- 
fund system was stopped by police, 
ostensibly because of the howls of 
Clinton N. Howard and Dr. Frank- 
lin Bock, local reformers. 

Those on the Inside, however, de- 
clare the action was taken at the iii- 
.stanoe of the Kxpo oincials. the re- 
rormer.s' squawks havinf? been in.ide 
lonsr lieforo and piKcon-holid. lliit 
the Sar.'iloija "whiaperlnjj: fjstem' 
was suh.stituted. and the dogs ccm- 
tinue to draw big crowds. 



The new $200,000 Webster theatre, 
eommunity' film house built at 
Webster avenue and Rosewood ter- 
race by the Bemat Amusement Co., 
Inc., opena in October. It will seat 
1,200, 

Hughle Barrett and his orchestra 
are back at the Hotel Sagamore 
after a summer engagement at the 
Thousand Island Taeht Club. 

Cen.iors (jot hu.iy In two ."pli.-res 
last week, netting on the lionaiion 
and refund system nt the lit-K races 
put on at the Dewey avenue traek 
iiy tlio .Monroe Greyhound Assuria- 
tioM was St.. Plied by Commis.sioner 
of I'ublie .'^iieiy Marker, after two 
weeks of luely w.agerlng, on com- 
pT.iniTor Dr. Fran Mlu W, PuiK nnj 
Clinton N. Howard. The promoters 
now are aeeking an injunction. 

Ground waa broken last week for 
the new Masonic Temple at .Main 
street east and Prince street, to 
cost $1,500,000, It will be completed 
In two years. Meanwhile visiting 
showfolk ot tke fraternity nnd ac- 
eonunotetloft at tk» aid tmpia. 



HOUSTON, TEX. 

Melrepelitan (Pubiiz) — "Swim, 
Girl, Swim "; stage s|>oW, "Patobe^ 

of Joy." 

Kirby (Publlx)— '(Tbe Big Pa- 
rade," second week. 

Queen (I'ublix) — "Adam and 
Evil." 

Majestic (Interstate) — "The Bet- 
ter 'Olo" (.seieen) and ,'audeville. 

Palace (L;iskln management)— "It 
I Was Hlch " (stock), 

Te.ian (Horwiis)— "Firemen, Save 
My Child" (mid-week change). 

r'ali season got underway with 
tlicee big pictures drawing crowds 
at the Majestit, Kirby and Met. 
"The Big l*:.rad3" bein^r held over. 
A two-week try failed witli "Beau 
(Jeste" several week.s :..:?o. Stock 
opened Sunday with "If I Was 
Rich" by the (lene Lewis I'lr.yers, 
replacing the Palace Playeisi here 
Inst year. Helene Millard and Gene 
Lewis are leads. Sam Laskln man- 
ages the house that has been leased 
from the Interstate. 



Rumors say that Bob West, 
organist at the Metropolitan here, 
has handed In a resignation, in ef- 
fect Sept. 17. West has proven ex- 
ceedingly popular since his arrival 
here several months ago. West 
doesn't thi.^k he has been given 
enough publicity or attention, be 
says. 

When the new Loew house opens 
in October nearly 6.000 theatre seats 
will have been added to Houston 
since Jan. 1, 1927. Both tlie Kirby 
and Metropolitan theat»os (I'ublix) 
have been opened since that time. 



Work Is progressing on the Isls 
theatre, maired by fire last jweek. 
It will reopen with a new policy. 
Stock, vaudeville, band show and 
flrst-run movies. R. Frank Norton 
will direct the Isls Players. 



. "Alice In Wonderland," with a 
cast of 60, has been announced as 
the pVemler offering of the Hous- 
ton Little Theatre Oct. B, In Its re- 
modeled home. Mrs. Rutherford 
Lawrence Is president of the the- 
atre, Fred Leon Webster will Con- 
tinue to direct the performances. 
LaMar Powell has deslgnet wA'Mt- 
ccuted all the sets for the 'Opening 
production. 



MILWAUKEE 

By HERB ISRAti.' 

Davidson — Dark. Next, "l<eMaire's 
•'Affairs." 

Gayety — Krin Jackson Burlesque 
(Mutual). 

Alhambra— "Out All Night." 

Garden— "When a Man Loves," 
Vita (2d week). 

M ajsstic — "Face 'Value'' Siiid vaude. 

Merrillr— "What Price Glory." 

Miller — Loew's vaude and picttires. 

Palace— "SlngM" and vaude. 

Strand— "'We're All Oamblers." 

Wieeonsin— "Mockery." 



licslle Ernst, Hearst paper re 
-write man, has joined the Saxe pub' 
llcity staff. John Xeara beeomes 
state field man. t , : . 



W. D. Nleland, advance for RuU* 
Cherry shows, has been appointed 
mid-western publicity representa- 
tive te^tt* Warner Brother* com- 
pany, eBeetiire Nov. 1. 

Jack Keegan of the 'Vltaphone 
staff in New Xork, spent last week 
here putting across the publicity for 
the Garden. H. M. Israel has been 
appointed advertising and publicity 
chief for the house. 

Saxe'a new 2,000-seat Uptown, 
neighborhood Is open. 

Fox & Krnuse announce a num- 
ber of changes in the cast of their 
Minneapolis stock burlesque troupe 
Amonp those .loining are Gabby and 
-■vfat Fields Leon and TUfle Devoe 
liave handed in tlielr notices. Eddie 
Hutlcr is signed for one of the 
■shows. 



ALBANY, N. Y. 

By HENRY RETONDA 

Capitol — "Darktown Scanda's ■•• 
burlesque. >' 
Leiand— "Wliat Price Glor>-" 
Strand— "The Way ot All Flesh"' 
Rita — "One Roung Hogan." 
Clinton Square— "Singed." 
Grand — Pictures and vaude. 



A group of Rensselaer residents 
have started a move to inaugurate 
Sunday movies In that city. The 
mayor la said to Qibjectto the prop* 
osltlon. 

An evangejical meeting wa.s ron. 
ducted in Imrmanus Bleeeker Hail 
second run picture house, Sunday! 
by the Rev. Raymond T. Rlcbey, of 
Houston, Texas. 

"Queen High" Is booked at the 
Capitol for three days beginning 
Sept. 27, after three full weeks ot 
burlesque. Beginning that week, 
Columbia will play on a split week 
in Albany. 



'Vltaphone has been discontinued 
temporarily from the Strand. The 
management announced this was 
due to the length of the feature 
pictufea 



BOSTON 

By LEN LIBBEY 

There were several changes made 
In the cast ot the musical "Half a 
Widow" before It left Boston. 
Benny Rubin took the role ot Uzy 
Preiss, FrancM Halliday the part ot 
Editu Proeter «ad teles BpaiHy 
that ot Ptere Lafitrge, i 



,- The Repertory theatre will open 
the season Oct. 10 with a drama- 
tized version of Christopher Mor- 
ley's "Pleased to Meet You." After 
two weeks this comedy will give 
way to three other plays for the 
preparation ot which the Repertory 
trustees have been allowed an ex- 
tension by Equity of the usual re- 
hearsal allowance. The three are 
"As Tou Like It," "Tou Never Can 
Teir «rt ratrttar, 

"Dick" Sears, New Kngland man> 
ager ot the Pathe Newa service, left 
on the Scythis Friday with the 
Massachusets delegation of the 
American Legion. Sears Is a cap- 
tain In the photographic section of 
the reserve. 



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INDIANAPOLIS 

By EDWIN V. O'NEEL 

Circle — "Camlllo." 

Indiana — "Tlio Joy Giil" and 
"Orange Blos.ionis," I'ublix prest-n- 
tation. 

Keith's.— Dark. 

English's. — "The Unkisscd Bride" 
Barkell stock. 

Apollo.— "The BuRle Call." 
Ohio. — "The GInKham Girl." 



Indiana, Circle and Ohio begun 
Saturday openintr policy this week. 

SundaV witnessed the return of 
the Circle "Concert Orchestra under 
Mikhail Stolarevsky (temporarily at 
the Indiana) to the Circle. Charlie 
I>svin and augmpnted staf?e orches- 
tra, attrartion at the Ohio, goes to 
Indiana, new Publix house. 



Stuart Walker closed ninth season 
SLt K$lth;a If^t wfttji irlth 



NEW ENGLAND 

* 

Tlic ni:iHc) thc^lri- at M idiUotuw n, 
C<jnn., ha.s r.'vciti'.l li.ick to Jan'.c 
& M:irliiw liy Milctinn. Thi. Iiropcrty 
has hccn In tli<> liankniptty <'"url. 
Jaffi'i' At .Miilliiw hi ld a third nmrt- 
gage of $12,000 and bid JUHt tlOO 
over the mortgases, amounting to 
$SS,000. 




Owing to shortase ef tenriBK at- 
tractions Bronx opera heiias dark 

this deck. 

Rppy Epstyn, Who bills himself as 
"Kppy," l.s the ormnist at Univer- 
saJ's new Park Plaxa. 



J. J. Scholer managin«, Oxford, 
Con%>lidated Amusement Enter- 
prises' house, is open, Richard Ii. 
Moss awtistlng. Betty Smith is 
booking the presentations into the 
Oxford. 



Cocalis AmusK-ment Corp. may not 
operate the XapU-a theatre. 231.st 
street and Broadway, due to opi n 
about Dec. 1. Sign bearing name of 
th« concern has been 'painted over 



Prn5;pc<'t rropoTlf-tl l;ist Week With 
"KorK'-t-.Me-.\'otH," Yiddish operctt:t. 
iinfl' T ni.iri:ip<'Tii<'iit <if Nath.Tn (j:>Id- 
hiT^' and J;n-nl, Jarotis. 

Bert Korlcl tr.-in.'^ftTS from ii.ar.- 
nrer of til'' t'r< s- ' nt to tlial f.f th'- 
Mount Bd< n. L-itter Consolnlati il 
lious". 

J. Cuneo is out as manager of the 
Jerome, recently acquired by Con- 
.«olldated from Hralnif A Blumen- 
thal. He roes with H. & B. in New 
Jaraey. 



IBM aaatm. lupoKtd wancr win 
reopen at Keith's next May. 

Keith's to open Sept. 18 under 
continuous p<jlli y with Florence 
O'Denishaw topping bill. 

B<Tkell etock will open winter 
season at Colonial Sept. 18 witii 
"Gentlemen I'refer lihjndes." 



Waring's Penn.tylvanlans ended a 
successful two week's engagement 
at the Circle last week. The orches- 
tra left for Columbus Ohio for one 
night and then to Pittsburgh for a 
week's stay at the Grand. 



OMAHA, NEB. 

By ARCHIE J. BALEY 
B r s n d e i s — "flentlemt-n Pi* f, r 
Blondes," Clement- Walsh players. 
Riviera (Publix)— "frii, to T..y- 

I. ind" (st.ll^^K hiifX "ilrird - i;oi], .1 

II. Hi,-l.-eily." 

World ( I'antat-" M -■ I lanc.ii;- SH:- 
dio" and -A .Million llul. ' 

Sun — '■< 'r.-iilii- Snat. hiTS " 

Gayety (.\l ;n:. !/ Jerry MtCao- 
ley's revtie 

Moon •'/•I .■ lYonticrsman" and 
Joe Marion'"! < la 

Wesley Givens will he ..tat' in.aii- 
ager'for the f'ienienl-Wal.^li iilajf i .^ 
M tb* Br«indeii this aeason. 



An increase in wages where It 
was at nrst anticipated a decrease 
might be expected has been agreed 
to for 200 union employes of Spring- 
field, Mas;)., theatres. Owners asked 
for a deere.'isc on ground of poor 
business. It is said operators signed 
a five-year efintraet. Pidwin l.ynian 
acted for the musicians, who drew 
up a three-year eontraet. anil I>an- 
lel Haggcrty for the stiig hands, on 
a two-year agreement. 

in 
the 

ineral 

work will be dSne by Ijouis~C. cyr 
of Lawrence. 



CINCINNATI 

By JOE KOLLING 
Grand— "'»I'I Ironsid.s" (2d wei-kl. 
Keith's-Vaurieville. 
Cox— "Tlie (loldfish.' 
Olympic— liozo Snyder'.^i Show. 
Empress — "Band Box Uevue. " 
Palace — "Singed" and vaude. 
Lyric — "Iie.xii Geste" (2d week). 
Cspitol — "C.imlile" and Vltaphone. 
Walnut— ".Metropolis." 
Strand — "What Price Glory." 
Gifts— "Passion " (2d week). 

"Old Ironsides," the .-urtaln-raiser 
of. the se.ason at the Grand (Krlan- 
ger honse), sUirtiKl off to a heavy 
I gross last week and prornl.-ies tc do 
bu.slness during the h:il«rn'e rif 
'its three we»'ks' en'.,'ai;':m''nt. Willi 

• tWiee daily I" r- I.il'-S .1- S«e. to 

■ f I -ii. 

Til" twi'-a-d iy p y reiiimii d at 
K' itli M lliis «i i k, folio,', iiii: tl,' 
slio\\ifil,' of pi' lor s at p., pill. 11- 

j pi ir, s dui inL' (lie ..iloriM i'. 'J'lit 
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i^ nl|.^■l^•t■.od tl. I 11 : r' " .'ill i-lio'.\.-' 

'tloM so '■ -111 \sill hi\< ! .-It Jjiltllber 

I of ttirii'-', as tir.'Mii ■ til" f'.rini r 
usual .si'MU. .\iiiiii- loll pri' >--^ fir 

1 aflcrnoun and night pcr'oiinun'.eii, 



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burnish ril or I'nfurnishfd 



Satuni.iy, Sunday and holidays, 

liavi t''fn cut. 

MiMniM"'!* Hli(iwHh;iV(' hccn dropp^ 
at tlio Olyinpii: (CuluniMa Bur- 
h'Nqtif), but arc continuinK at the 
KiiipitHH (.Mutual), where they usu- 
ally HcIl out. 

NEWARK, N. J. 

By C. R. AUSTIN 

Shubert — 'The Ja/.z Singer." 
Broad — "la He CuiUy'.'" 
Proctor'a Palace — Vaude-'The 

KiKllling K.lKle." 

Loew'a State — Vaude- ".Mockery." 

Newark — Vauili'-"i'aliiting the 
Town." 

Moaqua — "Beau Geste." 

Branford — "For the Love of 
Mike"-vaude. 

Fox Terminal <— "What Prtoa 
Glory" 

RiaC 
Vit\ph6 

Capitol — "Haril 
.and "Woman WI 

Goodwin — "FB 
Child." 

Orphaum — "Ginger Snaps vf 

I92Si." 

Miner's Empire — "Italn." 
Lyric — "Cirls of the r. S. A." 
Oxford (Orange) — "Jihattered"- 
'The Lost Tribe." 



-^^"hat Price Glory" at 7r,o. top I<i 
cleaning up at the Kox Tertiilnal. 
This iH tlie fimt real business the 
house lias done for a lung time. 



"rr.dci'worM" did !dK biisiiicHS at 
the .Mo.si|ile thin wok. I'ait of it 
is due to a cle\i'r ino\c on the p;irt 
lit A. (Gordon Itcld. the r<illii 1 visilit; 
director, lie ad\'"i'liMil that thu.^^o 
whii eaine to the la.'t l-'ii'l 'V nii:hc 
show of tlie 1,1'ci . din:.: Mil coii'd 
have a p:"c-\'ic'V of ' I'nd' i -.V' i 'd" 
Thi". of . oui- . . d . ,v I 1,' 1,1 cut. .'illd 

I .'IS ihi |„. nr.. (.• I ' I' it was 

| >--n . II |.'i ■ .It. '.y. I I . ■! '..■ ■.nil l>ub- 
tli'.ity. It i.s aiip.ip 111 iy tlie jlrsl 
,tinie thi'< slurit h.is been tried her(>. 

' .^'I;!!,!'-.- - l-'.il.iaii liiLS Vaseil 
'ttiioilcli Krc^icr A. Il'ilil'ill uith 
'.<in . .1 iin. till Witt oil 

lir..:..'-.. " I!. '...line. fro'M llic I.lb. 

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VARIETY 



Wednesday, September 14, 1927 



Under the Personal Direction of 



^ 1560 Broadway, New York 

ANNOUNCE THEIR ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE COMING REASON 



GALLAGIitIt 



WALTER CATLETT 
J. HAROLD MURRAY 
ANDREW TOMBES 
CHARLES WINNiNGER 
JEANNETTE MacDONALD 
ARNOLD LUCY 
RAYMOND HITCHCOCK 
WILLIAM KENT 
FRANK CRUMIT 
JOHNNY DOOLEY 
HARRY WATSON, Jt. 
BAILEY AND BARNIM 
NICK LONG, Jr. 
BERNARD GRANVILLE 
CHARLES RUGGLES 
GAILE BEVERLY 
WINNIE BALDWIN 
JOHN SHEEHAN 
JOHN GRANT 
ROBERT WOOLSEY 
ONA MUNSON 
RICHARD "SKEETS" 
WILLIAM GAXTON 
LOUIS JOHN BAlnrELS 
PERT KELTON 
SHAW AND LEE 
BILLY TAYLOR 
DOUGLAS KEATON 
FRANK McNELLIS 
GORDON DOOLEY 
MARTHA MORTON 
WORTH FAULKNER 
LEO BEERS 
LINDA 

FRANK KINGDON 
RICHARD KEANE 
GUY ROBERTSON 
JOHN BARKER 
CHARLES LAWRENCE 
QUEENIE SMITH 
MARGUERITA PADULA 
MONROE PURCELL 
EDDIE ALLEN 
EDDIE RUSSELL 
ALLAN EDWARDS 
POLLY WALKER 
ADLER AND BRADFORD 
LEO HENNING 
FRANK MASTERS 
FEON VAN MARR 
JIMMY SAVO 
MAX HOFFMAN, Jr. 
VIVIAN HART 
FLORENZ AMES 
ROBERT BENTLEY 
JOE E. BROWN — - 

NANCY WELFORD 
FLO LEWIS 
LOUISE BROWN 
WILLIS AND MacFARLANE 
VIRGINIA SMITH 
BARON AND NEVINS 
GERTRUDE LEMMON 
LITA LOPEZ 
THELMA EDWARDS 
ESTHER HOWARD 
GERTRUDE LANG , 
BENNY RUBIN 
ART FOWLER 
JOHN BOLES 
KRAMER AND BOYLE 
FLORENCE O'DENISHAWN 
SNOW AND COLUMBUS 
ROME AND DUNNB 
ROY SMECK 
SINGING TARS 
BOBBIE TREMAINE 
CHARLIE BENNINGTON 
_ PEARL REGAY 

PONCE SISTERS 



With FLORENZ ZIEGPELD in "RIO RITA" 

H « « M « « 

« « « •* "ZIEGPELD FOLLIES" 

" H. H. FRAZBE In "YES, YES, YVETTB" 

M M M ** U M M « 

M M « « «l M K « « 

" JOSEPH SANTLEY in "JUST SUPPOSE" 

" AARONS ft FRBBDLEY in "FUNNY FACE" 
" « " « « KAY" 

- EARL CARROLL in "VANITIES" 

" C. B. DILLINGHAM in BEATRICE LILLIE'S NEW SHOW 



SCHWAB ft MANDEL in "THE DESERT SONG" 
— « « « "QUEEN HIGH" 



" " «• «• « oQooD NEWS" 

M <l MM MM M 

" ALFRED E. AARONS in "THE GOLDEN GIRL" 
" GEORGE WHITE in "MANHATTAN GIRL" 
In PICTURES 

With FIELDS ft ANDREWS in "A CONNECTICUT YANKEE" 
" PHILIP GOODMAN in "THE FIVE O'CLOCK GIRL" 



« " "THE RAMBLERS ' 

" "THE FIVE O'CLOCK GIRL" 
DILLINGHAM & DOWLING in "HONEYMOON LANE" 



'SIDEWALKS of NEW YORK" 



" MESSRS. SHUBERT in "CIRCUS PRINCESS" 
MY GOLDEN WEST" 

«• M «< <ff <l • il M 

" VINCENT YOUMANS in "HIT THE DECK" 



GEORGE M. COHAN in "THE MERRY MALONES" 



EDGAR SELWYN in "STRIKE UP THE BAND" 



"TWINKLE TWINKLE" on the Cout 



" CLAYTON AND WALLER in London 

M M •< M •< M 

" TEXAS GUINAN in "PADLOCKS" 

" JOSEPH SANTLEY in "JUST SUPPOSE" 



" CARL HEMMER in "ALLEZ OOP" 

" WALLY GLUCK in "HALF A WIDOW" 

U it ti it M it it 

" C. B. COCHRAN in London 
« FIRST NATIONAL PICTURES CORP. 
In VAUDEVILLE and PICTURE HOUSES 



LYMAN AND KLING 
DAVE BENNETT 
BOBBY CONNELLY 
JAMES REYNOLDS 



Dance Director for DILLINGHAM and ALFRED E. AARONS 

'• "GOOD NEWS" and AARONS & FREEDLEY 
Art Director for DILLINGHAM, JANNEY & ZIEGFELD 



^TAGE 



BROADWAY 



SCREEN 




Publlahed Wcakir at IH W«st «th St.. N«« Tork. N. T.. kr TarUtr. Ino. AaBsal nlMcrl»Uaa, tT. Binst* oopl«% H —mtM. 
Entered aa aecan< cUm matter December >I. list, at tha Paat OBca at New Tork. N. T., aadar tka act at Hank t. ttt*. 



VOL. LXXXVffl. No. 10 



NEW YORK CITY, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1927 



64 PAGES 



IISSOIMS HOPE IN SCREEN 



3 BlAY SHOWS IN 'RED' TROUBLES;! 
fEX^rADLOCK&'SmOIIOiNBOX 



a Widow" Turns Back Audience for Leblang | 
Refund — Footlights" Moves Its Struggles Across 
, , 42d St. — 2 Shows Still Playing on Slim Prospects 



lA8t week-enj saw tlii'ee tiiuHical 
•how* In floancial dlfflcultiea. Two 
manactd to continue this ireek, 
white the other Dassed out of the 
plcturo after seven perfurmnncea. 
' "Padlocks of 1927," at the Shu- 
Iwrt, reported having bankroll 
trouble firom time to time, came 
aaw wlndinar up Friday night. 
Texaa Guinan, slajrcd In tlio revue, 
called for a showdown un the coin 
owed her, but was persuaded to 
so OB after holding the curtain IS 
aiinutea. 

Misa Guinan claimed something; 
like $21,000 duo. Her conti art callod 
tor tS.SOO weekly, but she liad ac- 
cepted 12,000 until business picked, 
■up, thereby receiving the cut figure 
tor 10 weeks. It appears that she got 
aothlng for two weeks, and It is 
•nly with that part of the claim 
that Equity became concerned. Ac- 
eordlnK to Bkiulty Miss Guinnn was 
•wed 15,100 up to Saturday. 

A bond guaranteeing two weeks' 
^•rles is on deposit at Equity, 
when It was reported to Equity last 
(Continued on pase 4^1 

FARMER HIT FUER 
FOR FLYING LOW 

Davenport, la., Sejii ^0. 
Kahl, a farmer reaiiUnt; ncnr 
*» landing Held of the Davenport 
Airport, became as frlRhtened as 
tte chickens and cows on liis farm 
•••t Week when planes operated 
"•m the airport flew low over liN 
jroperty. one of them swoop. ,1 
down until J_t nr-arlv rr.i.^liod hi:, 

Windmill. 

Ben's Ire flamed, and aUluiUKh In- 
iWde prior protests apiinst the 
SWctice, ho wasted no time on 
Words on this occasion. He met 
Alfred .Sporrcr, one of the aviators. 

smacked him down. Sporrci- 
/** filed information ctiarKinK (is 
••'It and hnttery nijnlnst the 
■armer. 

Cut" I, ,o |,p h„prt In ,nc 

Week. Moantlme K.ihl h-l« roii- 
•Wted his lawyers nhont pcfi'iirr :tr> 
Injunction to protect righis lo Ihc 
•Ir over his farm fields. 



Radio Lined Up for 
Presidential Fight 



Kansas City, Sept. 20. 
The radio will form an Im- 
portant fight In the next pres- 
idential campaign. Gen. James 
Q. Ilarboard, president Radio 
Corporation of America, while 
here, stated that the leading 
candidates in the forthcoming 
national scrap would have an 
equal number of hours on the 
air. 

The national party commit- 
tees will select the speakers 
for the "mike." 



OUGE HAILS 
WORLD MEDimOfl 



"This Can Bring World To- 
gether and End War," 
Sajrs Italian Dictator Upon 
Viewing Own Image and 
Hearing Record of Movie- 
tone — Sheeiian Planning 
on Non-Partisan Political 
Uses 



CONNOLLY'S MISSION 



NON-KOSHER CHORINES 
MAY GO YIDDISH 

East Side Demand for B'way 
Fine Lookers — Needed for 
Musical Shows 4 

Rroailw.iy cliorus {;irl9 nt.iy find 
themselves more and more in de- 
mand In the downtown Yiddish mu- 
sical comedy theatres. Keen <!bm- 
petltion this fall in the Ghetto show 
business foretells a battle of 
(Continued on page 39) 



'This can bring the world to- 
gsther; it can MtUa all differences; 
it can become the international 
medium, edueater and adjuster; it 
can prevent war," said Mussolini, 
Italy's dictator, when seeing him- 
self pictured as he delivered 
through Movietone his meeeage to 
the United States, Ulcen in Rome. 

The Italian Premiere gave con- 
crete evidence of faith In his 
statements when requesflng the 
Fox people to retake him, and for 
the second time epolce before the 
camera In English. The second 
record not pleasing him, Mussolini 
suggested that be repeat, and 
again called at the studio In Rome, 
making bis third talk, once more 
in Enf^Iish. It will be the Movie- 
tone reproduction shown at the 
opening Friday night (Sept. 16t at 
the Times Square theatre. New 
(Continued from page 2}> 



ON THE CUFF" FOR 
¥m HOUSE TRADE 



In 



Average Burlesque Age. 32 

"f the :i7 shov 



Wlltii il lnulesqu.' wheel the nverase] 
•Ke amnnpT Its feminine continp'nti 



Picture patronafe on the cult is 
the latest business stimulus adopted 
by small house operators in towns 
where competition is keen. 

These small houses, many oper- 
ating with a dally change system, 
are issuing credit coupon books, 
with the coupons good for admis- 
sion and payable weekly or semi- 
monthly. 

Those wosUng the racket clairn 
It to be successful as a business 
hullder. They ftpurc that Caoiilies 
short on ready rash would other- 
wise ,rema!n away but now come 
more frequently since the credit 
system has been Inslalleil. 



$1,000 Weddy and Bonus 
For M.-G.-M. Scenarist 

Los Angeles, Sept. 20. 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has re- 
newed Its contract with A. P. 
Younger, scenario writer, at $1,000 
weekly and $S,000 as a bonus for 
each story accepted. 

Younger has had an average of 10 
stories a year accepted by the com- 
pany. 



Radioed Fight as Show 



Newark, X. .T., Sept. 20. 

Thursday night durlnj? the 
little muss In Chinnj?o, Harry 
(.?rull, manager of the Bran- 
ford (pictures) will turn the 
show off .and the radio on. 

If the boys go the llmll at 
Soldiers Field thst will wind 
up the nlght*s final perform- 
ance. Otherwise the show will 
resume after the million-dol- 
lar serapp^-rs deride who's 
what. 



MYWEEKINAPICnntEIIQUi 



By AL JCHrSON 



l»s Angeles, Sept. II. 
Appearing in picture theatres, I 
believe, is to the advantaaa at aar 
star, resardleea of liow Ms aa a 

box office attraction. 

For the past 18 years I have been 
appearing In lecit productions doina 
eight perfonnanoes a wask. WhM 



HOSnTALRYEATIM 



Hospital liquor, gei(ulnely 
labeled as legitimately asslsned 
to the Institutions, tarn Mssot- 
It flooded the Manhattan oiar- 
ket In quantities. It Is 'all 
rye and is peddled at 94 the 
pint, tit for four. 

It ts genuine aaed soods, and 
the original hos|Mtal nsmss to 
which allowed are not aoratclied 
off. 

'Loggers handling this prod- 
uct offer to make regular week- 
ly deliveries in small lots. The 
price, totaling %tt a case, is 
not regarded as high for bona 
flde rye, which Is scarce as 
liair on the ohest of a oIhwus- 
man around Times Square. 



CHi CASHING IN 

ON nCHT CROWD 



Theatres and Hotels Raising 
Rates — "Scandals" from 
$4.40 to $7.70 



Chicago, Sept. ZO. 
To "accommodate" the many per- 
sons who may or may not arrive to- 
morrow (Wednesday) to get a load 
of the big quarrel, six of the 10 
legits in the IjO<^p will boost the 
scale. 

"Scandals" Is chancing the heav- 
iest increase, going from the reg- 
ular $4.40 to $7.70 fur the one night. 
Those trudging along without bal- 
loon rates are "Chicago," Harris; 
"Tommy," Cort; "The Barker." 
Blackatone, and "liroadway," Sel-" 
wyn. 

The Jumpers are: "fbt Spider, 
13.30 to $4.40; "Criine,'' ttM to 
13.35; "Tours Truljr," 14.40 to fSJS; 
"American Tragedy," fS.tO to %tM; 
■Desert .Son g," $1.S$ to W.W, a nd 
■.Srandals." 

Hotbls have already cashed la on 
advance reservations, many operat- 
ing at raised rates. 

It appears to be a j;4'neral rash -In, 
with the railroads, Rickard, Dcmp- 
sey, Tunney et al. getting most of 
the gravy. 



the opportunity presented itself (or 
me to go Into pieturo bouses I 
MM* as it Ufm mt asgla of a 
tbDowtng I a«T« hmt feeCora; peapla 

who were dyed -In-the- wool picture 
theatre addicts and who never paid 
the $4.4« top which I was gettiiw 



Tkaa again, the engagement at 

tha tCttropolltan here for a week 
gave aie an opportunity to play to 
volWBM. There were somewhere 
around M,*«S ~ 



My drawing power In the muaieal 
comedy field has been limited, la 
the picture bouses It Is not. 

T^sratonk «ksa I appeared Cer 
the «rSt tima h a pleture theatre 
after my legit career I felt that I 
■Was creating a following which will 
be loyal to me In my screen career. 

Of course, my motive may liavo 
been selllsh in going with the pic- 
ture houses, naturally, otherwise I 
would not have been doing (our. 
five and six performances a day as 
I did here. 

However, I found the audlSBCea 
here In the picture houses more 
wholesome and more appreciative 
than those who put the $4.40 over 
the ticket Qlllce ledge. Theos aro 
the people also who would be lay 
iojral rooters in the picttm i 
whenever there la a serssw 
with me in It. 

At this tlua I doat kaaiv t^Mthsr 
(Continued o»aage' II) 



Jeanne Eagels Too Dif f iciilt 
InM-G-MFifan-UrOnt 



Los Angeles, .Sept. 20. 

Jeanne Bagels, in Hollywood 
for several weeks, playing opposite 
John Gilbert In "Klres of Youth," 
now In production at the M-G-M 
studios, has been let out by that or- 
gaaisatiott 4laa to stpMi|iM|f 'hir 
Monta Bell, director of the pteture. 

Belt complained he could not put 
up with MlSH iCagels' temperament 
and found her too difllcuit to 
handle. 

The' MgS aelMS is said to have 
arrived at tha Mlldio at any aMkail 
times, pravOUaf ■ Scenes - upon her 
arrival. ■ • • 

MISS BSfdi Was let out by Para- 
monirt sttee boCora for ths ssmo 
reasons. 



BROOKS 



NAVL VOU 60 BY 
* J '^O-J CO TO 6 UY 



COSTUMES 

OOWNS AMD (.■.SItOKMS 



VARIETY'S LONDON OFFICE 
8 St. Martin's Place, Trafalgar Square 



F O RE I G N 



LONDON AS IT LOOKS 

Bf Hannen Swaffer 

Xjondon, Sept. t. 

Frederick l.on8dale has done It a^aln. I regard his new comedy, 
•The lliKh Koiul." as deHnitely placing him at the head of English 
dramatists, lie has what Pinero had, and Jones had In the old days — 
a sens* of ebaraetar. B* k«Mni kafw to writ* parta (or aetoM to aec 
WImii Actors Oat Parts 

Fre<I Kerr was m.ngnlficent as a testy old peer. It was In the part. 
(Brian Gilmour waij perfect as a bounder o{ a baronsC^ Bafcad a part to 
play. Allen Aynesworth was at his best as a syaigatHatte but atupid 
brother of a duka. Itoaadala |hi4 stvaa blot ■omotUav that ha ooold 
chew. So yefki could go on. an thiimgh tha ea*t-4Ianr JacroM. Clealy 
Byrne, Ian Hunter. Everyone was a 4*Saltal]r rt»«n flnt tjpa. 

When you see this play In New Tcck, 'I «Bl|r hop* thejr will b« aMc 
to take over the original people, 

Pi 

Lonsdale has answered the jrtllpUi Uea that, when an actress becomes 
engaged to a member of tha pMnfla^ lowering the tone ot the 

noble family. The truth is, ot oourae, as Lonsdale knows, and I know, 
that, usually when an actress has married "above hsr," dM has assumed 
her new dignity with every success. 

Zena Dare, when she married Lord Eeher's son, went on being the 
charming wVman she was before. 

Ro'sie Boote certainly did not harm the Headfort family by Joining it. 

Sylvia Storey, dancer though she us.ed to b«L bscams very piq^ular 
when she married Viscount Poulett. 

Dcnise Orme Is aradmirable Lady Churston. 

Ton ooHld CO on with these aaana tar a long time. The enea who have 
failed I will not BcaUoYi. 

Oeorge Bdwardee need to say, "The Kingdom may ahooee tb* 
bat I dioose the peereeses." 

Other Point of View 

Well; LoBsdalet baalav tala plot, possibly, oa reoentUr-airenlataa stories 
about the peerage and the stage, writes a play about a duke's -family 
which becomes shocked that one of their offspring is marrying an 
actress. They are even more shocked when they find that her father 
says his daughter la marrylag beneath her by becoming engaged to a 
■taieaatpoap wheoi all -dM-tMssb she cpold earn |M,*M ou tb* stage. 

"What a leas td the stage," li* saya.; 

Actress and Oul<e 

There Is a my nice duke in the background for a time, and then the 
aetress faUa'for bim. She leads htm on, however, to do bis duty and let 
ber ratttm ta tSa ataga, to which sha bdongs. 

The eartaM flUls ea^a scene' of laMwelL ^ 

It was like the old days of the theatre tol be present at the shaftsbury. 
The play and the company were worthy of Alexander in the days ot the 
old St. James*. Wyndham in the days of the old Crlterloa. or Bare in the 
days of tna aid Oairick, 



A Laugh in Every Line 

'A laugh in every line," said one critic. Althongb the laughs were 
not quite as many as that, they illumined three acts of perfect acting. 

Ijoasdale was too nervous to go on the stage at the and, bat Tom 
Walls, Oie producer, ^nade a speech Instead. 

It la remarkable to think that Walls, who, five years ago, was more 
or less a disappointed actor, Is now actor-manager of two theatres, rich 
man. popular producer, and yet, at the same time, an easy going, kindly 
fellow who trains racs h«fkses on ■pasikDoMa'afiMir 
' ia£h^^Md&«ilM« 



If someone put Toot Walla ta t 



Tom Douglak Again 

Poor Uttle Tem Douglas Is very cross with the erltles. Re has been 
writing, complaining. They did ntrt like him in "The* Butter and Egg 
Man," and said so. 

"Frankly, I can never understand the success of Mr. Souglaa," said 
Gordon Be«kle» "To me, he remains a.paiafnUy poar aatgr iftUk a yery 
tedious manner: The acting of ilr. 'Douglas Iiti^ils Aoiarlcaa play re- 
minded me ot nothing more than a viparage chaxada.'^ 
Memories of Al Woods 

I do not know why "The iButter and. Egg Man" was produced in Lon- 
don. I waa glad baea a sa whsM tha jMef ehluaeter, who plays the part 
of a pmdneer, came on and Imftated^Al Woods, I roared with laughter. 
I miss Al so much, now that he has returned td New York, that even 
this parody of him was pleasant to see. 

There was a strange audience in the house — ^palUd youths with red 
carnations— Uah-blab, ba-ha fslhssfls Biwai ■laja ta alliiwl atrange 
people, Edgar Wallace squirmed whea'hil saw mm. 



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JOYS AND GLOOMS OF BKOABWAY 



Where They Pay for "Notices" 
During a recent visit to Paris, I made a strange discovery. 
"Have yo-u ever seen a bad notice In a French papsrt" aa aspert 
asked me. 

"No," I replied, "toit, then, I don't read them." 

"Managers don't pay for bad notices, he explained. TDtj Jtm know 
that nearly every notice printed in Paris is paid for at so BUeh a llneT 
I believe some of em charge 86 francs a line." 

When Morris Gest Squirmed 

Then he told the remarkable ats^ of bow, when Morris Ocst arrived 
In Paris a few weeks ago, a man represeining one at tha IsaAlBV paper* 
•ailed on him and adted him if he had a statement to aiaka. 

Morris' eyes lighted up with glee as he said he would IUd* a eoaple at 
•olumns on the frdht page. 

Have you any pictures?" said the Interviewer. . , 

"Bur*," replM Oast, jprodadac a.ipabksl MB. ^ ^ 

■Tba^ariu b* li,Mt fraaoa," saM; tta maa. 

Morrl* did net buy. 

Now, I adc yon, oouM that haPlMBtin any atbcr aaaatry ta tha werldT 

Harry OnMa aa Warflald 
"The Music Master" readi*« iMtdoa after all thsae yeaia. It bad a 
bad time on tour. I am toM tlMy IMt tMM ta MaB«ib*atar ati* week. 
There was an argument at flrat aigfta WbatlMr it waa Worth while to 

produce it In London at all. 

It came. It Hiw, and It tt dM not asnqnar, it was much better than I 
thought It would be. I was agr e e ab ly surprised. * 

Harry Green Is by no means a David Warfleld. A 'Warfleld o»ily 
happens onoe in a generation. But h© is by no means bad as the old 
Austrian music-master, although he makes a Jew of him. He plays 
blm with a Used anil* which IS rather annoying, but otherwise geu 
ipuch more sympathy tor the eharacier than I should have thonght pos- 
alble^fter all these years. 

It Spaghetti Funny? 
They do not eat so much spaghetti on the stage as they do In America, 
tat ^ea'th* amount they did consume excited the anger ot the critic, 
Wlio ^ttotlght it was very vulgar. I agree with him. It Is coming out. 

The reference to garlic and llmburgcr, too, should come out. W* do 
aot think ihpKc tilings funny In England. 

it they had uuud uuionB_lufitcail 
, which w* dldnt. 



ONE PERSON'S OPINION 

The "STAGE," London, said re- 
cently, speaking of the program at 
the LONDtm OOUSBCM: "Amer- 
ican turns are well represented, 
and the originally framed ami 
finely performed act of KIMBERLY 
and PAOE are to be numbered 
among the most enjoyable things In 
the bill If enthusiastic applause. 

. " Oh. what's the use. It's 
one person's aptaion— yea siMaUl 
have heard tba aatdlaaca Totc* tiMdr' 
opinion. 

Th* IntarnaUaaal Artiste 

LEON HELEN 

KIMBERLY and PAGE 

Th* Warid la'Our Martwt 



By N. T. a 



Some weeks ago chronicled the return to Broadway of a little dancerv 
Duree Leslie, from Chicago. W* recalled that at the age of 14 she worked 
around N*w ToA.- w«Bt away with tha W "tfrm show, playod picture 
theatras. and at 1< returns tb New Tork, where few of her friends of th* 
kid days recognized her. We ventured to predict in these columns that 
she'd be a star some day, and particularly mentioned that If Qaorge 
White ever saw her work he'd put her In "Manhattan Mary." 

This afternoon she burst ta waving a eoatxaot with Oadria 'White's 
signature. She had received tt an hour before and rushed to ten us. 
The contract la for live years. She opeflb Monday in New Tork In the 
leading role in "Manhattan .Mary" opposite Ed Wynn. 

Miracles still happens, and romance Is not yet dead, particularly hi 
show •■ — ' 



SALARIES SOAR 
DESPnEDEAL 



Doncans Offered $6,000 
for Kit Cat and Cdi- 



we might have cried 



I^mdon, Sept. 20. 
The marriage of Sean O'Casey, 
Msb draoiatlst, an* BUeen Carey, 
Bdbasa, la ninanipj. for Bept tt. 



For "Beggara' Opera" Cast " 

L,ondon, Sept. 10. 
George Baker and Morman Phil- 
lips are sailing for New Tork Sept. 
27 on the Coronla, engaged for parts 
In "The Beggars' Opera." 



iMdon, Sept. 20. 
Mot long age tba principal aia>aret 
psvprletors held a meeting at which 
it was solemnly agreed that every- 
body would refniln from bidding 
against the Held for eaharst names, 
and ala '«aoita woaM be awde to 
atabUlaa ' aalarlaa at a reasonable 
lo'reL 

In view ot Ihla deal, the ezperl- 
enoe of the Duncan Sisters is Inter- 
esting. They received a bid ot 700 
pounds ($3,500) and percentage for 
a revue at the 'Vaudeville theatre 
on Iba andarstaadlng that they 
would double Into the Mayfalr houl 
and cabaret show. 

The sisters showed the cable to 
William Morris. Four hours later 
they were In receipt of a new ten- 
der from tbe Kit Cat club at 700 
pounds (t>,SOO> for that date and 
aa additional too pounda MtiOO) 
to double at the Coliseum. 

Tba sMs ava atlU baMtag out. 



"Ctimi^ for London 

liOndon, Sept. 10. 
"Crime," with an all-Amerlcan 
cast. Is being prepared to open Oct. 
10 at Southaaa for prellmlnaiy date 
n aaa n ta tl a a . 



SAILINGS 



Reported through Paul Taualg A 
|Baa, m m aTenne: . ^ 

' Bept. U (New Tork to t«ndon) 

Robert Martini (Leviathan). 

Sept. It (New Tork to Paris) 
H. M. K. Smith (Bochambeau). 

' Sept 21 IXaaSm to New Tork)' 
Ann Suter and Mother (S. S. 
iFrance). 

Sept 28 (London to New Tork), 
Georgie Wood (Olympic). 

Sept. 24 (London to New Tork),. 
Ina Claire, Joseph •Coyne, Jack Pot- 
ter (Aquitania). 

Sept. 21 (London* to New Tork), 
George Baker and Norman Phillips 
(Coronla). 

Sept. 21 (London to New Tork), 
FrcMir Zimmerman (Homeric). 

Sept. 17 (^ndon to New Tork), 
P. G. Wodehouse, George Grossmlth 
(Manrctanla). 

Sept IT (London to New Tork), 
Roland Pertweck Jack Potter 
(Maur etanla). 

8«pt. 15 (QneenstQwn — to — New 
Tork) Herbert F. Peyser, Christo- 
pher Hayes (Muenchen). 

Sept 10 (Liondon to New Tork) 
Whispering Jack Smith, T, D. Kemp, 
]Jr. (Leviathan).' 

Oct 10 (New Tork to Paris) 
Tommy Dowd and family (De- 
Oraaae). 



Bsritons's Plight 

Some months ago we discovered a young baritone, high school boy, ■ 
Jtmlor In Hemitatead high achooL No experience whatever, merely n ' 
natural voloe. Uttle teuow. a^naalBg personality. W* playad btaa at- 
Pavllloa RdVal a few tlmea. Two agents saw hfan. wanted to get bins 
a Job. He wasn't interested; Career, study, and all that. Today he came 
in. Changed his mind. Wants a Job Reason? 

It seems he's quarterback on hla football team, yomng algnala and 
playing the game is ruining hla voice. He can't quit football and remain 
in school. His reason for leaving tha team flat wouldn't asem adequate 
to his sch6blmates. He couldn't face them aftsr telUng them btfa atiald 
football would Jeopardize his career aa a stager. Bo ha wants to qatt 
school right away aad go on the atag*.' 

Where ia lAuia a^MT and taw Irwin with thata: aOM* fOr thia kMT 

Winnie Leightner's Reaaon 

Winnie Leightner. called us up for a radio requeat. Juat In frote Chl- 
cago and LeMalre'a "Affaires." Said show was all right but tteket 
st>eculatoni combined to freeze It out In favor of another show. Telia 
us she'll probably go Into Hackett and Delmar's new revue. 

Hear Rubye Reeler's a In "East Side West Side." 

•eymeur's Wreeked Derbies 

Seymo'ur Felix is going cuckoo with Hammerstetn's "KMden Dawn." 
He's handling ensembles of almost 120 people, including white, colored 
aad Russian. The Russians can't speak English and the interperter 
Isn't so good. 

The colored players have to have a certain brand of Harlem Xngltah 
that ^eynfour can't deliver. Most of the white folks are alngera and i 
have iiever danced. Seymour loVes' dancing. The little genius of Stage- 
craft baa ihroken up aix derby bate already, and has six mode to bust 
before the show is asC ■ * 



Which reminds us that we'd like to predict agalll, this tim« that ' 
Louise Hunter, prima donna star of the show, becomes an OVaralshtk^ 
senaation when It opens this week In Wilmington. 

— . a 

Peaceful College Boys 

College boys and night clubs, like oil and water, never seem to Balz,i 
pf the scores of battles in night places we have seen during the paaC i 
10 yeara moat were started by college boys. We have yet to aee them 
win one. rBsery cafe m a n ag sr ptlefca op bis ears and geU set tor troabia 
When a flook ot eirilega beys bulge in. They usually get It and If It 
starts the coUsglans tevarlably Rnd themselves on the street. 

We saw the exoeptlea last week. One hundred college boys from all 
over America saw the abow at the Frivolity Club. There were no flgbU 
and oiily two drunks, Tlisir dskM 19 Maaetolly. aUppe* ta tha floor 
■aad were carried out They had been smelling at a bottle ot Canadian 
ale one of them brought In. Wo asked who they were and were toM 
that they were being given a party by the Hearst magazines, and were 
the star subscription solicitors in college boy ranks from all over Am«r- 
ica. That explained their peacefullness. 

All of them had to woY-k their •way through'' college and didn't bare 
money enough to go to oates. Most had nevw seen a cafe from the 
inside. Theirs was a different mental attitude from the collegians with 
a (aw dollars to apend and th* desire to have a wild night In New York, 
^ *'9^ S^^ OP WUb a kaMaakik « bwMI rib or twa 



A. C. Beauts snd B'way Choristsrs 
We aaw moat of t^he Atlantic City beauty contestants and were oon- 
Bldsrsbly disappointed. They don't compare with our New York chorus 
girls. Girls picked from several of our big sliows oould go to Atlantic 
City and far outahlns any of tha «m«l;wi« fhm other dUes. The 
manner « aoMaettoc ««» aMrtaats iTiSk #«t tha best girls never 
enter. 

Several of the Atlantic City winners have been tatrodueed ta New Tortc 
cafee lately and, alongside our Broadway show girls. sufTer ta com- 
parison. Armand T. Nichols, director general of the pageant baa beea 
t^teg far three years to bring to Atlantic City a suitable repreaentatlOB 
of New Tork professional beauties, but Is handicapped by two things, 
lack of co-operation by the New York managacs and adequate publicity 
for the. winner. This year they called the wtaaar "Miss United States," 
^ii^* '* *!y£?5?ilH" ''"o^ >t. Ths tatsraat waa aU ta tba aiaatear» 
ta^pU* at tlW t f » IM .tt a Hia fa sal M iis l s were taflaltsty mat* beautiful. 

Cafka, Nam** and talariae 

Owttera and prospective owners of New Tork night dubs are running 
around in circles looking for "names" and "^tractions." That's the 
racket nofw. They're going to any length and paying any price for names, 
we know of offers made to the Duncan Sisters, Georges CarpenUer. 
Marion Harris and Phil Baker. 

s.^*^.. °f *■ »' nl^ht dub owners. 

Friend of ours is going to open the 300 Club and Is looking fo* a name. 

. ' Caravan, In Greenwich Village. 

Sam Weiss Is about to open the Alabam again with a star. Queetion is. 
Where are the stars coming from? And the two biggest money winners 
In years on Broadway, the Frivolity and Silver Slipper, make money 

summer and winter without a nnme or even a big saJary. 

Night clubs are the ideal spoU for the development ot young talent. 
=,? • paragraph, spent a year at the 

Silver Slipper. Peon Vanmar, star with George M. Cohen, played them 
all. Hubye Keeler and Dolores Farrls, In "East Side West Side," started 
cafes. Irene Dolroy, In the "Follies" took a whirl at It. Claire Luc* 
and Frances Upton, high salaried principals in the "Follies," worked to- 
gether In Gi da Gray's "Rendesvous" and the Texas Guinan Club. Dan 
Healy, also Follies," has been In the Sliver Slipper almost two' years. 
Scores of minor principals In new shows going out started In nlghfctub».- 

S.xtren of the present 'Kolllos" girls worked in cafes, and Zlegfcld 
uL^if 1 "° '^.2ia*'' * "<»'>■■ Same with "Rio Rita.". 

,1-K, , J ' *^ personal charm is-aecessary to get over 

In a night club than oa the stage. 

A c.aicl in the mail Informs, us that a daughter hits been born to Mrs. 
Leslie Major Sheriff. R<>member*her as Lois 'W'Ud, one of the y&ungext 
and loveliest ot the ZlegfeM glria, 



FOREIGN 



VARIETY 




McPHERSOirS COME-ON 
LETIER TO Z5II0 FILM PEOPLE 



yfotoKn Formerly in Outdoor Show Racket and Now 
' Alleged Evangelist Appealing for Coin — Enclosed 
Blank Check — Show People Too Smart 



Lob Aas«lw> Sept. 20. 
Aimee Semple HePberaoD, once 
gald to have been In the outdoor 
' fhow racket, the wisest gyp end Of 
any show business and now poainc 
„ an fvangelUrt, to turnliw to the 
people of the picture colony with a 
[• oeiefully word«d come-on letter, 
I elherwlse a touch. 
I Almee Is now looking to the plo- 
ture people to supiKtrt her In her 
preaching of the gospel at her Tem- 
ple here. 

Aimee has sent out letters to about 
not people In the Industry in 
which she oalto them all "Dear 
Child of Ood" and tells them that 
"it Is morning," that she has been 
burdened but that with the liBlit 
of the new bom day pouring in at 
ker wind6w ah* hM received new 
oourage. 

The letter states that after roll- 
ing her burden oft "at God's dear 
l)laroed feet," she has decided to sit 
Mm and wrIU * tew lines and 
tell you what Is really in my heart, 
and how you can best help me and 
how we can all work together. 

The letter la lengthy. In one e{ 
Am eonpludlni pangraphs in her 
pl|Nt for aid Almea states, "True, as 
we said when we were building the 
Temple, God could rain the con- 
crete and money down from the 
iUss but then we wonid b* asolvd 
M from the privilege of helping." 

In the next to the last paragraph 
Iriiere she prt^ctlcally closes her 
flta, Aimee pleads: "I ask you to 
Mb 'on yiur knees, this latter in 
CM tubld and the ieneloaed souvenir 
in the other and ask Him 
Be would you to do. And 
•gaiB..whan you have filled out your 
m u tt, ftr wtdoaMMly you will be 
tUK flrat to have a part in this 
mighty work, lift your gift again 
to Jesug and ask him to multiply 
your gift even aa Be did the loaves 
and fishaa of tha little lad. until 
every need to met." 

9h» letter concludes with the 
Ufa "Tours sincerely in the service 
ft tlie King— Almee Semple Mc 
niMon." 

The btonk che4 which she en' 
<laaca leaves « line for the name 
at the bank on which the people 
wmM to . draw, and a line stating 
that the cbaek ta payabla to the 
order of tlia "FMrsquara Ooapel 
Lighthouses, Km." Tha ratums 
from the picture paopla are report' 
ed scarce. 



Schlessinger Contrds 
< Phonofifan in England 

London, Sept. 20. 
Sidney Bernstein resipned from 
Phonolllms late last week, with 
Isldor Schleaslnger taking control 
and installing Hill on the direc- 
torate. 



DE COURYILLE 
DOES SWIFT 
COMEBACK 



Supposed to Be in Des- 
perate State, Sails 
for Tr4» 



London, Sept. 20. 
Albert DecourvlUe and Mrs. De- 
courvllle sailed last week for a 
recreational visit to Sicily, the man- 
ager revealing a remarkable recov- 
ery from a condition of health de- 
scribed not long ago' as desperate. 



GULLIVER ORCUrr HAS 
ONLY TWO HQIBES LEFT 



London, Sept. 20. 

The Gulliver Circuit, so far as 
the provinces are concerned, is no 
more. The last seven of the out- 
of-town music halls lias been 
leased to Summers Brown, which 
will be known hereafter as the 
Summers Brown Circuit. The 
names of these houses are Kilbum 
Empire, ntord Hippodrome, Isling- 
ton Ehnplre, Clapham Grand, Ham- 
mersmith Palace, Croydon Empire, 
Camberwell Palace. Tliey will con- 
tinue their present policy of vaude- 
vUle t(ui touring >evues. 

Tha Gulliver Circuit now com- 
prises only the Palladium, Holbom 
ISmpire and I'enge Empire, all in 
London, the latter playing touring 
combinations. 

In other words, -the Palladium 
and Holborn are all that remain 
of the Gulliver vaudeville circuit 
and, as announced In Variety a few 
weeks ago, negotiations ars.pend* 
Ing for Paramount to take over tha 
Falladiinn. 



Ermine and Brice Set 

London, Sept. 20. 

Xrmine and Brlce, making their 
Mnt in I«adon at Fa^adlum HaU, 
■M resource and versatility enough 
}• avercoma a slow start and fin- 
ished With a good score. 
.^Cbar are doubling at tha Cafe 
<» I>arto. 

lliller and Farrell, also In their 
mjt.London appearance at tha Hol- 
•Wll Umpire, were greeted cordially. 

A SVBPRISE FLOP 

_ London, Sept. 20. 

Among the Wolves," at the New 
theatre. Is flopping and flopping de- 
cUlvely. Great things were pre- 
dicted for the piece, and Its appar- 
ent failure is a complete surprise. 

Oora Maugha n st Giro's 

Londort, Sept. 20. 
Dora Maughan opens at Giro's 
Sept. 26 on a three-week arrange 
Dw.t, at the same time doubling 
at ilie Victoria Fataca and Pal- 
ladium, 




WILL MAHONEr ^ 

The, MILWAUKEJB "JOURNAL' 
said: "Will Maiioney saved the 
shQW Monday night. No doubt he 
will save it every night, for he is a 
performer who, alone, unaided and 
all by himself, can save most any 
show, no matter how bad It Is, be- 
fore he arrives on the stage with 
his 1,000-oandto-llght smile and his 
11,000,000 danoinc lata, Maheney is 
the best eomedlaa to t>e seen here 
in years and years." 



RALPH G. FAMniM 

1SS0 BROABWAV - 



TOMMK SEES "MR. JOHN'S" CIRCUS 
AND SOME "COLONY" CELEBS 



Ringliiv-Barnum Circus Reached Los Angeles-^ohn 
Ringling Invited All Hollywood and They Rushed 
for the Cook Tent — ^Tom Has Money idea 



By TOM MIX 

(VARIETY'S CUB RBPORTER) 



NET CABARET, PIONEER, 
OFSra^A^OUT 

Londoni Sept. 20, 
Although it was first to Introduce 
the cabaret show to London os a 
liotel feature, the Metropole has 
abandoned Its entertainment. 

"The Midnight FoUles," which 
had been looked upon as a perma- 
nent institution in London night 
life, thus ceases to exint. 

Jay Whldden and his band, fix- 
ture* at the aatabllshment, have 
tramtetTad ta tka Carlton hotel. The 
orgaalntlon eoatlatte* to double in 
tha Pebear .ravtia. 



Marcus 



.Memorial Issue 



A Memorial Issue of Variety for Nfarcus Loew will be 
published under the auspices of a Memorial Committee 
composed of: 

Adolph Zukor Nicholas M. Schenck 

WiN H. Hays Joseph M. SohMiok 

The request to conyett the proposed Marcus Loew Num- 
ber of Varied into a Marcus Loew Memorial Issue came 
to this paper through the executives <A Loew's, Inc. ex- 
pressed by Nicholas M. Schenck, the new President. 

Man;^ suggestions had been received in the office of 
Variety from friends of Mr. Loew to carry on the pro- 
posed Number as a Memorial. Similar suggestions, and 
even in larger volume, reached the Lolw executives. 

Variety deferred to the desire of Mr. Loew's' associates. 
No steps were taken by Variety for the continuance until ' 
Mr. Soienc^c exprefied tbe wish, with the Memorial Com- 
mittee, as above, named by him. 

The Memorial Isiue will go forward ui^er the direction 
of Variety, with all natMrs appertaining to it subject to 
the approval of the Committee. 

Publication will be early in October. 



Los Angeles, Sejtt. 16. 
Dear \'aiiity: 

Moro Blitterln', more gorgeous, 
more gigantic; scln^lUatln' with a 
stuiiendous an' sumptoua splendor 
of death -drfyln'. pulae-JJ\robbin' an* 
nerve destroyin" acts, HinRlinfC 
Brothers and Bamum and Bailey's 
Combined Circus has just coma to 
town. 

For Los Angeles an' Its aiilolnln' 
villages, such as Sau Krancisco, 
Sacramento, Fresno, B<tkerBlieid an' . 
San Diego, tha eomtn' o( the 
"Greatest Show on Earth" to Cali- 
fornia even overshadows our own 
Hollywood circus, which llltewlse 
grinds twice daily, rain or shine. 
Tha principal difference between 
them Is that the animals in our di- 
vorce menagerie get a longer season 
an' the giandstaad seats are htslur 
priced. 

So far as I'm coneerned, I'm Just 
as eager an' anxious for tlie "Bit 
Show" as any of the kids. I ez^aat 
mr ayes pep o«t m tar an' my aria 
gets just as wide as those of ear 
youngster's. So far as rm coa« 
cerned, the only complaint I've got 
(Continued on page 43) 



London ChftiifM 

London, Sept. 20. 

Following are sohie of the 
changes in the line-up of attrac- 
tions in the British capital: 

"Tha Ona-Byed Herring" ends 
hr ef run at Wyndham's Sept 14. 

"Ben Hur" (film) finishes at tha 
Tlvoll Oct. 16, to be replaced the 
following night by "Fire." 

"The. Climax" la closing abruptly 
at the UtUe theatre, Hugh Mackin- 
tosh refuses to give it further ilnan- 
clal support. 

Show at Ostend 

Ostend, Sept IL 
With the advent of brilliant 
weather at last the season at OstctMl 
(Belgium) has not been marred this 
year, and the entertainments pro- 
vided by Edmund Sayag at the 
Kursaal are high water marlc 

On one bill there were N. Balieff 
with his Chauve Sourla Rtisslan 
troure (shortly sailing for New 
York), Mile. I'avlova and partner, 
and Titta RufTo. opera star, booked 
through Howell ami Hand. 



NEW LONDON B. 0. HARE 

London, Sept. 20. 
C. B. Cochran's revue, "One Dam 
Thing After Another," which has 
been running at the L<ondon Pavil- 
ion since back in May, bung up a 
now record for the house last *" 
doing a gross ot 120,000. 



THE TILLER DANCING SCHOOLS 



OF AMERICA, Iim. 
226 West 72d Street 
NEW YORK 



IMART READ 



Umm NEEDS MORE 
JUGCAPAOnES 



Londea, Sept. M. 
The move ot "Serenth Baaven" 
from the Strand to the Oanlck Is 
an illustration of London'a need 
fur more house* o( lazga capacity. 
The attraction plajrad .ta i,670 
pounds (IT,tH) at tIM OaftUk last 
week. 

This Is tha type at pleoa that at- 
tracts to tha seats of lower prloe. 
and the *ift from Strand to Oar- 
rick was due to the larger number 
of low-priced tickets at the latter 
House, although both theatrea are 
about the same capacity. 

London shoWmen say that certain 
allraotions like "Abie's Irish Rose" 
and "The Music Master" draw par- 
ticularly to the cheaper seats, and 
London needs more houses to sup- 
ply that need. The desirable type 
of theatre Is tlM Lyoailia. which 
seats 3,000. 



"Co-Optimists" New Play 

London, Sept. 20. 
"Co-Optimists," new, wlU open at 
the Prince ot Wales Oot. 10, in a 
show titled "Bow-Wows." 

In the troupe will be David Bur- 
iial>y. netty Chester, FMdIe Morris. 
S era Bryer, Leonard Henry, Doris 
Hentley, Billy Milton, EUsIe Gregory, 
Kenneth Broadbury and a chorus ot 
six girls, each doing a specialty. 



CHEVALIER IN N. Y. SHOW 

London, Sept. 20. 
Though reported for American 
«a4ula. ""^TallWi *T ff"'"" 

to N'ew York, wQl appear In a mu- 

siral comedy. 

Charles Dillingham has first call 
uprn the Frenchman in tha States. 



Manahan st Piccadilly 

London, Sept. M. 
Tommy Monahan opened exrol 
lenlly at the i'iccadiliy cabaret. 



"SILVER CORD" SCORES; 
"GOLDiN CALF" SO SO 



London. Sept 10. 
"The Silver Cord," opened at St. 

Martin's Sept. 13, scored strongly 
.and was generally praised by tlie 
newspaper reviewers. It should en- 
joy limited prosperity. 

' The Oolden Calf," lntrodu9ed at 
the C'.lobe Sept. 14, was revealed as 
a modern society drama, another 
version of "Iris." Its principal 
merit is that it tumisbas Margaret 
Bannerman with an appropriate 
and charming role. 

It probably will not run long in 
London and certainly promises lit- 
tle for America. 



Offer for Evelyn Law 

London, Sept. 20. 
Kvelyn Law Is reported here to 
have under consideration an offer 
of 13,000 a week to star in the mu- 
sical version of "The Tlireo Muske- 
teers," for which PrImI has written 
the musio mad which Zlegteld wlia 
producOL 

P. O. WodehOUse and George 
Qrossmlth ara doing the book, liav- 
ing sailed Saturdar for New York 
en the Aqultanla. 



MISS milE'S OOMIO 

London, Sept. 20. 
Jack Potter, who was on this side 
uting for a comeilinn f'tr the new 
l:. atrlce Llllle show, went to Bum- 
ley to look over the performance of 
isilly Carroll. 

Potter sails for New Tork this 
weeks 



Fathsp as Best Man 

London, Sept. 11. 
•Sir John Martin Harvey acted as 
host man, Aug. 27, when his son, 
.Inr k, married Hester Margetson, 
irnnddaiicrhter of the late Joseph 
il.uuu, novelist. 



"Mosic Master" Closes; 
Green Pleads PoTerty 

London, Sept tO. 

"The liuslo Master" came to aa 
end at the Apollo Saturday night, 
after a fortnight of poor business. 
It will be succeeded by "The 
Father," which originally was 
scheduled for the Oaiety. 

A lot of Harry Green's kind 
friends attended the closing per- 
formance and yelled "Keep the show 
on." Replying In a curtain speech, 
Gseen said he would be glad to 
continue in the William Kleln- 
Bebtsco piece If he hod thti money. 

The actor-manager's deelaratloa 
of 'poverty waa regarded aa aston-, 
ishing in view of his recent boast 
that he ha4 made 30,000 pounds in 
Australia. Green not long ago was 
heard eomplalning that ha had baaa / 
compelled t« pay an inooma tax aa ' 
40,000 pounds last year. ' 



INDEX 

rorelpn , ,.. t-t 

Pictures 4-2S 

I'icture Reviews n 20 

Picture Presentations .... 26 

Film House Reviews 27 

Vaudeville 28-38 

New Acts 26 

Burlesque , (0 

BiU 40-41 

Times Square 41 

ICdltorlals 40 

Literati 25 

Womin's I'age 42-43 

Legitimate 47-64 

Legit. Rpviews 61 

Music 06-67 

Outdoors tt 

.Sports I,,.. 44 

"I'I'uary 58 

("Hrro-spondenca 69-63 

Letter List 63 

Inside Pictures 17 

Inside Legit 50 

News of Uuilies ia 

Hadlo 07 



gSTUNBSl 



^PRODUCTIONS^ 
PICTURES 
GOWNS 

'iNDIviBuALS 




VARIETY 



PICTURES 



Wednesday, September 21, 1927 



conhnental flavor advised 



RlMltid Development of Picture Interest in Europe 
and Other Countries — Reports by Scouts Abfoad 
Indicate Foreign Indes Gaining 



Inroad! on forclm Aim aales 
pMd« by independent continental 
■roSuccrR, supported and stlmulat- 
M by native governments and com- 
■MMslal Interests, have forced a 
» lre»B— a diaiise of poltey !■ Jaier- 
' taut production methods. 
JJ^lgn 8c<*tR reporting on the 
•nomous posHlliilitirs for pictures 
te 11m future and the tremendous 
awwih «( IMMMt abroad in- this 
fWW M MtaHalnmetat, advise that 
tha CMrilaental flavor be Introduced 
til •|B;'<MMrlcan picture . This Is 
proflbaat more in view of tha future 
mlm .tMwsli aat«W I <i i i i m 

Ihflmata eonnectfbn with Ihi- 
ropean movie fans, than any im- 
mediate increase in revenue. 

Though some American companies 
ara producinc In Europe, with Eu- 
ropean writers, players and direct- 
ors, these pictures are reported 
lacking In strength, while an Amer- 
ican production with the foreign 
treatment would draw. 

Tha motion picture business on 
the Continent, in Mexico and South 
America is reported as undeveloped 
as in the United States about IG 
]r«Mi •«•> to K«>laak <n many 
altiea, only tha TMtaalflijr <ean loolc 
at a picture from the front, where 
the stage is in the centre of the 
house. The masses, paying only 
half tha adkniasion prtoa, see it all 
backwarda, Indndlnr the titles. The 
action is viewed from left to right 
and vice versa. The matter of titles 
bothers tew of the Mexicans, as 
only an ooaaalonal scholar raada. 



ECCENTRIC WOMAN 
ACCUSMGWeilEERY 

JuanRa Montaym Charges As- 
sault — Sues for Much — Po- 
lice Know of Her 



Tmb Angeles, April 20. 

While District .^Itorney Keyes 
was Investigating a complaint flied 
hy ' WaJiaoa Baary that Juanita 
Mentayna attempUns to ex- 
tract money under false charges, 
the young woman filed suit in Su- 
perior Court tor 11,000,000 damages. 

aha latwaS that on two occa- 
atona last Deoember Beery had at- 
tacked her first by dmpRing her 
out of a car into a vaoant house 
and the second time while spending 
aavwal weeks- «a tha luaat of 
Baary'a wife In their home. 

Sometime ago the Montayne""glrl 
was arrested for peorinK into the 
homes of Hollywood picture stars 
and trsaiiaaaimi on thatap property. 
After that aha was arrested for 
loitering In the vicinity of Richard 
Dlx's home with a revolver wrapped 
in a black handkerchief. 

When police followed the clil and 
attampted to qoestlon her at her 
niUywood liotel regai-ding the lat- 
tar- Incident she barricaded herself 
ill har room and was only talten 
after flrtaic aareral ahota at tha po- 
lice. She waa plaoed in Juvenile 
Hall and seott* Bm BWton HOme 

following dl«||ila»l'; at itartaa or 

In sanity. 

At the time suit was Hied Beery 
was reported missing ffom camp at 
Bishop, Calif. It is reported he re-( 
turned Monday and Is prepared to 
appear before the Grand Jury to- 
day in an endeavor to Indict the 
girl, claiming he had nothing to do 
with her at anv time. 



1ST NATl'S NEW PRES. 
MAY K GENERAL BOSS 



Expect Clifford Hawley to Ab- 
sorb Rowland's Position, Too, 
When Rowland Retires 



Clifford W. Hawley, newly elect- 
ed president of First National, Is 
exfiectad to be the answer to Rich- 
ard Bowland'a rallMHiant as 1st 
Nat'l's Kenerat' Biaaacar next Au- 
gust. It is said Hawley will absorb 
Rowland's present title, combining 
Rowland's present duties with those 
of his vmn M tlM, arganlMiUnn's 
president* 

Mr. Hawley has been a partner In 
the banl<ing house of Kdward B. 
Smith in Philadelphia. During that 
tine ha has baaa a member of the 
boiard ef directors of the Stanley 
Company. He Is said to have a su- 
perficial knowledge of the picture 
business as a wbole, with more in- 
tmau intomntHa of m SMribii- 
tion problems. 

Mr. Hawley succeeded John J. 
McGulrk, president of the Stanley 
Company and who. was recently 
selected to tha main oftloa with 1st 
N. at its Atlantic City annual meet- 
ing. McQuIrk is kept moving about 
sufficiently for him In the direction 
of the Stanley'a extensive enter- 
priaea, ^{ttha«t aartw tajaaaoMtha 
somewhat heavy harden of mnnlng 
First National in its executive end 
from New Tork. 

Hawley waa quietly ushered Into 
offiaa Wednesday laat weak. He 
presided tha foltowiiis day at a 
lynchebn sl«i« tha sapartmaatal 
heada of th* e»fiiilwitt#h^ New 
Toik •ftlae. 

Nai rtntipa la to faMaw ta the 
preaent llna. op of the nrat Na- 
tional's production division at Its 
Burbank (Calif.) studios. It is re- 
ported, however, that when Bow- 
land laavaa rmt Matlanal. Watter- 
son -KMhadter, now studio man- 
ager for 1st N., will likely depart at 
the same time, with Messrs. Row- 
land and Rothacker forminc a buai- 
neaa alHawaa M a JPM aloiia M the 
picture trade. 

On taking office Hawley issued an 
Invitation to the staff to come to 
him at all times wlien in need of 
advice and ha ha ly^ a. |U. aaM no 
radical chancea ag». «aMtpvlated. 
"We're all gonna INNt UM iaiM Mk, 
huppy family," ataM Mr. B«lrtay. 

Hawley is 42. 



NIBLO 3D DIRECTOR 
FOR "DEVIL DANCER" 



Mae Murray in 

Personal Appearances 

Los A;igeles, Sept. 20. 

Ifae Murray is due at the Capitol, 
New York, for a personal appear- 
ance, fullawins a week at the 
Grenada, Ban Francisco, In a 
dancing act with a male partner. 

Miss MUrmy has been booked by 
FHnehon and Marco through Wal- 
ter Meyers of the William Morris 
office for two weeks, opening at the 
MetropoliUn, Los Angeles, Oct 10, 
for the first week. 

She la ta receivs MiOM a .veek 
and a percentage of tha Irwaa, In 
lha eoaat hbuaaa. 



Los Angeles, Sept, 20. 
IMa MIHa to «1M ttM «Netwr to 
bo piit to Work on *Ti>a bevil 

Dancer," Samuel Goldwyn prpduc 
tion, starring Gilda Gray. 

. Lynn' Shores, assistant director 
on the picture, sueceedinr Al Ra- 
boch as director. Was discharged 10 
days ago, with Rjiboch remaining. 
Niblo w,as called in last Friday to 
direct the biggest sequences in the 
picture. 

Goldwyn Informs Variety this 
picture will not have Its premiere at 
the Roxy, New York, .as reported. 
He says It is due to open at the 
Million Dollar here for two weeks, 
starting Oct. 2S, with Gilda Gray In 
a prolog with 30 people. 

After that the picture goes to the 
California, San Francisco, for two 
weeks and follows into the new 
I'nlted .Vrtlsts theatre for the opcn- 
luK in Chicago. It is reported Roxy 
is negotiating for the picttirs. but 
the deal Is not closed. 

Goldwyn denies that anyone out- 
sl de of himse lf is fln.Tn* iiip the p lc- 
ture, saying he always finances his 
own productions. 



B,-in-L. In Ince Role 

Los Angeles. Sept. JO. 
Ralph Ince is limiting l>iniseir 
to the direction of "Coney Island," 
without playing the male lead. The 
role has been assigned tff Rudolph 
Cameron, Ince's former hrother-in- 
iaw and husband of Anita Stewart, 



ir« Broadway Idea 

____ a 

Film eircult exploitation and 
economics are illustrated with 
Unlversal's idea of operating 
the Colony, now under U 
lease. Universal is satisfied 
if the Colony breaks even or 
better conslderinc it a worth 
-viiuie plug for U pietoMa aa 
BrMdway, 

HtoK&.^RlesenfeM Is manag- 
ing direotor. The weekly 
rental for the house la 
with the weekly mit |lt,OM to 
$20,000. 

At the present scales up to 
tl.IO for logos, the bouse can 
do $24,000, which is good busi- 
ness. Absolute capacity from 
opening to closing might tilt 
that a couple of grand. 

The Colony opens its door 
at noon to a 26c admish, 
graduating to 75c for orchea- 
tra and tl.l0 loge at nigh}. 



LITERATURE' IN 
EUROPERUNSTO 

AM. hlm i;ales 

Future Deaaand Foreseen 

— Foreigners Following 
Criticisms on Picts. 



American ptetnraa aro ehanglns 
E^opean tastes In popular litera- 
ture, with the demand remalninc 

unsatisfied to date. 

European publishers are planning 
to obtain foreign rights to books 
based on popular films and distrib- 
uted simultaneously with the re- 
lease of the pictures. 

No direct offers have yet been 
made to the American producers or 
publishers, the foreign publishers 
being unwilling to show unseemly 
anxiety to obtain territorial rights. 

£oropc|ui publishers foresee a 
sudden popular demand 'or these 
Idnds of books through the great 
reader interest shown in reviews of 
Afnerlcan pictures where the story 
is unfolded. It is reported period- 
icals devoting bpaoa to motion pie- 
tarea are ' ahowinf aiMiaaiwiiflliu 
circulation gains. 

About the only books unsulted for 
translation and continental distri- 
bution would be those on pictures 
built up mainly on straight dialog. 
Religious and war themes, treated 
from the modem angle, are expect- 
ed to lead in regular reading fare 
in Europe, from reports. 



DIHRIBUTION CUTS 
IN 3 FIRMS' STAFFS 



Paramount, Pathe and War- 
nan Eoonomizing— Press 
Oept. Clips Also 



37 DOinS FOR FUJI MAKERS 
lNNAPiGOFAM.P.PJlCn]RES, 



Iioa Angaiaa, Sept. 20. 

▲II mamhera af the Aaaedatlen a( If othm Pictura PraSaecra, inc., art 
makinc oartain that asecutlvaa and dlrect<Ars of thair raapectlve organ- 
isations are fully aware of the points contained in resolutions dealing 
with censorship requirements recently passed by the association. 

The producers have Impressed directors that they will be held re- 
sponsible for any «atampoiaaao«a hr>^ay ef actora la pictures they are 
mnkinj. with executives cautioned to watch the dally mshes very clo'sely 
so that aetors and directors will not overstep the marks. 

The raaolutlons passed by the Association of Motion Picture Producers 
contain aituatlons that it Is felt by members tend to aggravate the cen- 
sorship probtema la variona atataa where blUa are Ukely to be intro- 
duced. In addKIdn to eonformlnc to the reqalraraeato of censorship 
boards at present operating. 

Censorship "don'ta" Included in the assocIatieB Hailoltitlon,^ which must 
bo followed by all members, are aa follows: 

1. Pointed profanity— by either UUe or Up— thia Includes the words 
God, Lord, Christ (unleaa need reverently In connection with proper re- 
ligious ceremonies), and every other proffene and vulgar expression, how- 
ever it ta&f be spelled. 

2. Any licentious or suggestive nndity, la fact or la ailboutte, and any 
lecherous or licentious notice thereof by other charaetara la tha pletuia. 

5. Illegal traffic in dmsa. 

4. Any Inference of atx parvaratoa. 
6 White slavery. 

6. MIscegenatlSh. 

7. Sex hygiene and diseases. 

8. Scenes of child birth, in fact or silhouette. 

9. Children and sex. 

10. Ridicule of the clergy. 

11. Wilful offense to any nation, race or creed. 

28 Banned Subjects 

Another resolution passed along the lines of matter to be eiiiiiiuateC 
or carefL ly handled reads aa followa; 

"Be it further resolved, that apaaial eara b« a w wi a ad la the manner 
In which the^oUowlna anbjaeto ara tra^ad, to tha aad that' vulgarity 
and suggestlvaaaaa aMjr ba ellmtnsted aad that ittoS tasto may be 
emphasised: 

1. Vsa of aa flac; 
. t. Intamatlonal relctloaa; avoid plctnrlalar la aa aatavorable Hght 
another country's religion, history, instltntlOBS, prooUaant p»opte and 
citizenry. 

3. Religion and religious ceremonies. 

4. Arson. 

I. Use of flfearms. 

6. Theft, robbery, safe-cracking and dyaamltiac tt trains, minpR, build- 
ings, etc — having In mind the effect Which a too^datailed description Of 
these may have upon the moron. 

7. Brutality and poaalbia n asaoiasasaa, 

8. Technique of eommlttlnr murder by whatever mathod. 1 

9. Methods of smuggling. 

10. Third degree methods. 

II. Actual liangings or electrocutions as legal punishment f<> ' i 
IS. Syatpathy tsr criminals. 

18. Attitude toward pabllo diaraetera aad iaatttutlooa, 

14. Sedition. | 

15. Apparent cruelty to children and aatanala, I 

16. Branding of people or animals. 

17. Sale of woBMn, or atroat a t roBa i a. > - 

18. Rape or attempted rape. . 

19. Firat nicht scenes. 

20. Maa aad woman In bed together. 

21. bellherate seduction of slr{^ 
88. Institution of marrlaaa. 

23, Surgical operattoaa. 

24. Use of drugs. _ 

26. Titles or scenaa havias to do with law enforcement ur law ci'u, ce- 
ment officers. 

24. Bxoeaaiva of lostfal Uaatas, partlettlarly whaa aaa character or 
the other is a "^eavy." 

Practical all of the "don'ts" and situations in which producers and 
directors arc cautioned to to'ne down have been auggested to tlie pro- 
ducers at various times by the censorship boards now operating through- 
out the country. 

This Ust haa been complied from records showing Just what the censor 
b<Aurda«iU not allow la pietnraa to the aiajorlty of atatai^ aad moat form 
the mlea aad rsndatioaa of tha Paaaayhraala board. 




Further euto in the talea aad dls- 
tributloa atafta of Paramount, 
Pathe and VTamer Broa. have been 
made in the past week on account 

of sales depression felt by these or- 
ganizations. 

Fathc is to eliminate about eight 
of the 14 district managers now on 
the staff. In addition, considerable 
numbers of salesmen are to be dis- 
charged. 

Paramount has released a large 
number of film salesmen. Of about 
11 district managers now on the 
books, six are scheduled to ro. 

Warners have relea.«!ed approxi- 
mately 60 people. Nine members 
of the publicity department have 
been notified that their services will 
no longer be required, while Abe 
Waxnian, director of publicity and 
advertising, has been requested to 
accept a salary cut. It Is said. 

Further salary cuts In the sales 
and distribution departments of 
Paramount, Pathe and Warners are 
to go Itifo effect shortly, the de- 
creoHes being quite general and af- 
fecting practically all employed In 
these dep,%rtments. Including execu- 
tives. 

In the Warner offices some of 
the Vitaphone employees have been 
let out on account of duplieatlon of 

service. 



Ii Twt Fftn M Ok Ut 



lios Angeles, Sept 80. 
Renee Adoree will begin work in 

two pictures at the same time for 
.Mrtro-Coldwyn- Mayer next week. 

She is to play the lead opposite 
Ramon Novarro in "Loves of 
Louis," which Harry Beaumont is 
directing. 

In her spare moments she will 
BO to another stage, opposite Jack 
Gilbert In "The Cossack." 



Art Kahn'* at Fox's 

Art Kahn and his orchestra from 
Chicago are slated for Fox and 
Stanley picture houses. Kahn will 
be at Fox's Audubon, New York, 
next week, preparatory to the tour. 

Kahn has' been a pletara house 
"name" in Chi for eight years at 
the Belmont. 



IHE COCK^ world; SEQUEL 
:GLOBr-^CK IN dWIES 



Same Players of Same Characters Out of Uniform in 
Film Story by Same Authors — ^Another -Fox Spe* 
cial Pi c t ur e S tarting Right Away 



Lea 4aiala% Sept. M. 

A aequal by Lamronce Stalllnga 
and MazwaU Aaderaon of their 
"What Price Olory" tor Fox mak- 
ing as a special picture, will be 
called "The Cock-Byed World." 

In the sequel the same charactsrs 
of Fox's "What Prfco Glory" will 
have returned to civil life, foUoW- 
Jng the Armistice. The players af 
the "Glory" lllm will take their 
same roles la "The Cock-Byed 
World." — — 

W. R. Sheehan, in charge of pro- 
duction for Foi, responsible for the 
"Qlory" pietnio. will personally 
supervise tha production of the 
sequel. 

Preparation of the story has l)een 
under way. Upon Sheehan's return 
to the coast within a few days, 
studio work will actively start for 
the comedy after-war picture. 



Wednesday, September 21. 1927 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 



F. N.-PATHE COMBINE MAY NOT FOLLOW 
ST ANiEY-K-A MERGER-OBSTACLES 



'J. J. Murdock Reported Finding Fault Widi Cost of 
P.D.C.>Pathe Film Productions Alongside Rental 
Revenue— Stanley Group Can't See F.N. Hook- 
iaf Ur With Patfae— E^MtMiej of Steiaflgr-K.A. 
Merg«r Gofaig^nifwii^ lt<i||n|y»0 Flc«w 



Los Ancelea, Sept. 20. 
tJteeordlng to report* an attempt 
I be made to produce plcturea at 
DeMllle studloa at a Coat of 
rvnnd $40,000 with the •zceptlon 
W thoae directed, by C. B. DelCUle 
ir spMala. Oioctloc ■o N <W» to 
^ &«m U to IS tera. 
' -Bmer Pe»raoB ia aald to be re- 
•goiuible for tha adoption of the 
F B O atyle ot production. \ This 
pian wa. adopt** tttl^ •Jf^,^ 
had been made between DeHnie, 
Pearson and John ninn, where It 
waa- shown that negatives costing 
4250,000 or more before leaving the 
atudlos had no chanoe of proaalnK 
that amount on ratoaM. 

Prior to thia plui tho M ln lmii in 
•oat of rathe-DaWBa prednoUoiiB 
waa (75,000. 

V sunlay Companr Kelth-Al- 
feaa may get tocethar on their re- 
IMrted merger deat and shortly, 
but that does not, guarantee that an 
Amalgamation of Pathe-P. D. C. 

imllUL niat National will follow. All 

t>«C' the eoncema mentioned ar^n- 
tarlocked In some manner. 

Keports within the week both 
Mmid and clear one or more of the 
Wnantlj rumored mergers. 

' ■ An - Interested appear agreed 
apon the Juncture ft Stanley with 
K.-A. Dissatisfaction la almttarly 
afpresaed against First National 
■ takins on Pathe, while J. J. Mur- 
ibek, president of Pathe, Is re- 
ported displeased with the present 
production operation of fcls own 
■tudloa, particularly the Producera* 
Diatributing Corporation's (P. D. C.) 
and. 

Throngh thla latter angle la aeen 

9^ R''^,**vlii' 7oaeph K«medy, 

T. B. O.'s head, for an afllllatlon 
there. 

Murdock, also representing Kelth- 
JUbea, aatactsM th* FMh* preat- 
feeney upon tm eapr ea aod or Im- 
plied agreement that Pathe-P. D. C. 
production costs of program fea- 
tures by either should be held to 
|I2t,000 top. Thla maximum la re- 
ported to have been azeeeded with 
the excess bringing the total pro- 
duction investment above what 
Pathe-P. D. C. And themselves ca- 
pable of grosalfit cm dlatrlbutlon 
rentals. 

The Stanley group can not be 
.iPanraaded to aee. It la aatd, why 
Vlrat National, which, with tt)e 

West Coast Theatres circuit, Stan- 
ley controls, P. N. should take on 
Pathe at thla time and under the 
aoDditlona. 

Another point appeara to 1>a thiat 
Hayden, Stone & Co., the First Na- 
tional's bankers, are averse to any 
.deal other than through their bank- 
tng house, wbtta tka Edward Smith 
banking houao of Philadelphia, 
*«nker8 for the Stanley company, 
fcaa like opinions about themselves.^ 

K.-A. Naeda Pkturoa 
^ Kelth-Albee recofnltaa the preaa- 
ing need of Ita vauda-plcture hoasea 
fcr. reliable program releases and 
toreaaw in the Plrat National- 
P»the combine an enlarged pro- 
ducer of quality, with this Impres- 
sion reported considerably revised 
aince lU direct ally, Pathe-P. D. C, 
atlll continues to turn Its same 
' of feature picture at the 

»rmer high coat of production. 

Murdock Ta aatd to be In a frame 
•f mind where. If he becomea con- 
Jtoced that the picture makers af- 
Wtad with K.-A., either Pathe or 
P. D. C, can not produce pictures 
«t a figure that win bring a profit 
to their preaent circulating area, 
he might be tempted to withdraw 
from the active film field, returning 
to the vaude circuit's direction. 
• Preparatory tn his final jKM-islon 
•epresident of Pathe, Murdock is 
" i p e Vt e d ^hating wuiked uut t l i e 



PBO-Kennedy angle that Is now 
pending. Murdock wants Konncily 
to the produi ing branch of his i>ic- 
ture concern, though Kennedy, a 
banker by profession, is not a prac-u 
tical film producer, although rated 
high as an executive In the F. li O. 
■Hlsiness dlrertlon. Murdorli hc- 
(Continucd on page 34) 



SPAIN IS USING 
5S0 FEATURES 
KUAR 

75% American Mades— 
• Ufa ^iiplyuig 29 and 

u 



^aahington, Sept. 20. 

From nHMM aourcaa to official 
channela it ia #yident that aU 
American diatributing companiea In 
Spain wlU enjoy auceesa during the 
comliiB*]r«w; reporta Trad* Com- 
missioner Oeorge^ R. Canty. 

The Spanish market, from a foot- 
age consumption point of view, will 
take rank with the best on the 
Continent, and tliia year approxi- 
mately 650 feature Alms will be ex- 
hibited. Of this number TS per 
cent, will be American-made, while 
the remainder will be supplied by 
Bpanlali, Qerman, VtrMtch, ewedish 
and Italian companiea. 

Rough figures show that tSO wiU 
be released thia year by Amerioaa 
companies having branches In 
Spain. 

Of the foreign producers, Ufa 
will head the list, it is estimated, 
with 29 features, while French 
Qaumont will releaae about 14 films 
of tUa typa. 



Sahry CwfcFeoce— 



HaroU B. Fniaklfj^.praaident of 
West Coilfi^-Thaatrea circuit, ia re- 
ported ahoijtly do* in New Torlc, 
for tha object. It la <ald, of confer- 
ring with tlie I<eew and Publtx -cir- 
cuit hearts over the matter of stage 
act salaries In the trlo'a pooled 
de luxe picture houses on the 



When announced that Franklin 
had contracted with Al Jolson at 
117,500 for one week at the Publlx- 
W. C. operated Metropolitan, Los 
Angeles, the Publlx people in New 
York were somewhat appalled at 
the height of the salary. Whether 
Jolson beating the record of the 
Met by nearly as much as his sal- 
ary called for and giving the house 
a profit of $20,000 last week brought 
with it any change of the booking 
wisdom by Franklin . isn't known. 

The latest story Is that Franklin 
wanted to follow Jolson with John 
Uarrymoie On the Met's stage and 
was prepared- .to pay Barrymore 
$20,000 for tba weA. It waa then 
decided that a conference ahould 
be held o« the high aalary propo- 
sition. It's thought that tha New 
Yorkers are not viewing the sal- 
aries with any 'alarm, tn view of 
the Jolson's gross, but want to talk 
over with Franklin the advisability 
of what amounts to virtually an 
unlimited salary payment for a 
picture house stage attraction. 

Up to Jolson's appearance at the 
MM the largest picture house sal- 
ary for one stage attraction had 
been Paul Whiteman'a Orchestra, 
hv Publlx. t l2.t00 weekly. 



ViU*s Fiffbt R^MTt 

Chicago, Sept. 20. 
Marks Brothers' Oranada and 

Marbro theatres will broadcast thn 

Tunnr*y-I)f'mpsey fltrht returns over 
the \ lt;iphonf r^juiitnient. The plan 
Is press agentcd heavily. 



$1,000,000 Deposit for 
Pol, to See Hb Books 



New Haven, Sept. 20. 

R is said a representative of a 
New York banking house Is offer- 
ing to deposit a certified check for 
tl.tOO.OOO as evidence of good faith 
In a reported purchaae otter of the 
entire Poll Circuit for around $20,- 
000,000. If S. Z. PoU will open his 
books for inspection. Should the 
deal, it Poll agrees, not go through 
the cbaek la to ko wlthdrawB br Ita 
ownera. ' 

The banking house mentioned 
has been previously reported In 
Variety as after the PoH Circuit It 
has no connection with tha Stanley 
Company, another proapectiro Poll 
purchaser, and which also wants to 
see the closed Poll accounts. 

Though the Stanley people are 
permitting the Poll deal to hang 
fire until It closes the contemplated 
merger with Kelth-Albee, It la also 
stated that It la doubtful If the 
Stanley group will go into a blind 
buy of the Poll houses. 

PoU has repeatedly declined an 
examination of his books. Some 
time ago the Stanley Company Is 
said tKbave offered a very sub- 
stantial check, also as good faith, 
to inspect the accounts of the Poll 
grosses and overheads. 



Springfield, Mass., Sept. 20. 

Rumora that Sylvester Z. 4>oII 
Iiad diaposed ot his circuit fer a 
figure approzlmatlng (25,000,000 to 
two Boston Aen. Mas Shoolman 
and Natlian H. Gordon, were rife 
In Springfield, but Poll denied any 
such deal. Shoolman advised his 
Inquirer to keep in touch with him 
regarding any poaaibl* dpvalop- 
menta. He neither eonflrmed nor 
denied the report. 

In denying the deal. Poll referred 
to a visit made to Springfield when 
ttf toM Mayor Parker tbat an ar- 
rangamenta were complete tor go- 
ing ahead with his new memorial 
theatre in the heart of the city. It 
was reported Poll la willing to dis- 
pose of his chain if ha obtained the 
right price, aald to be t2(,000,000. 
He la also said to be positive that 
when he leaves the theatre field 
there will be no mortgagea left for 
him to worry about. So the in- 
ference is that the ttt.OOO.OOO deal 
will be on a cash baala. 



L A. 'TIMES" REJECTS 
ADS OF "GAY PAREE' 



Lioa Angelas Sept. 20. 
The Shuberta* advance newapaper 

advertising for "Gay Paree," open- 
ing at the Blltmore yesterday, came 
under the censorship ban of the 
Loa Angelea "I'lmea." The paper 
refuaad to accept any further ad- 
vertising from the show until the 
copy was greatly modified. 

The advertising for "Oay Paree" 
Is very broad to ita auggaatlToneaa 
with the '^imea" iaauing the edict 
that It overstepped the bounds for 
that paper. 

The local Hearst morning i>aper, 
"Examiner," carried the display re- 
Jeoted by the "Tlmea." Laat week'a 
dally ads in both Hearst sheets, 
"Examiner" and "Evening Herald,'' 
were much broader In suggeatlve- 
neaa than titgae to tba "Timea." 



BEAUnm BIOHDE JfABUED 

Los Angelea, Sept. 20. 

Katherine MefJiiIre, declared the 
most beautiful blonde In Hollywood 
by James Montgomery Flagg, was 
married to George lAndy, director 
of publicity for First National, on 
Sept. 18. 

The ceremony took place at the 
'^llahlre Congregational Church, 
Rev. Frank Dyer performing the 
ceremony. ' 



PATST IVTE MULER ILL 

Los Angeles. Sept .20. 
To.,>phi..» n,^rtr, im tn K« sent out 



on location by F. B. O. to finish the 
feminine lend pl'iyed by I'atpy Kiith 
Miller in "The lir-d f.,aeh of I'an- 
ada." directed by Robert DeLacey. 

.Miss Miller waa taken 111 on loca- 
tion last week and brought home. 
There is a possibility she may not 
he able to resume work (or ahuu^i 
a month. 



Males Predominate 



In a canvass and clucking 
covering CO theatrea apread 

over a smaller range of towns 
in the floutli. and counting only 
adult tickets sold, the survey 
disclosed that ot th; total at- 
tendance 55 per cent, were 
males and 45 per cent, females. 

During the period there 
cropped up but one exception, 
exactly reversing the percent- 
ages. Colleen Hoor« to 
"Naughty but Nice." It draw 
55 pw cent women and 4C par 
cent men aa patrona. 



GOODART'S FIGHT FILMS 
NEWSREELERS KEPT OUT 



Chicago, Sept. 20. 

Goodart Pictures, Inc., by reason 
ot an existing contract with Tex 
Rlckard, nromoter of the Tunney- 
Dempsey fight, expect to make ex- 
clusive pictures of the bout Ac- 
cording to Charles Penser, general 
manager of Goodart, none of the 
newsreelers will be allowed to take 
pictures of tile scrap, tliey being 
restricted to pictures of tiie figirters 
while In training onl.v. 

Ten cameramen will be on hand 
the night of the fight with three 
taking, slow motion pictures ot the 
entire bout. 

C. E. Beck, owner of three small 
Loop theatres, will get the pictures 
for an exclusive Cook County run 
of three weeks, after which they 
will be released to the first run 
houses for another three weeks, 
and then released generally. Beck's 
three houses, seating about 500 
each, will show only the fight pic- 
tures at 7Sc all of the time. 



Indc Exlubs Not on 
Trade Conference List 



Washington, Sept. 20. 

In the files of the Federal Trade 
Commission, Indicating acceptances 
from the picture Industry tor the 
Trade Conference set for New York 
City Oct 10, there la noticeably an 
abaanca ot azUbitora or producers 
unaflUiated with the HTaya organi- 
sation or the Motion Picture The- 
atre Owners of America (national).^ 

Efforts will be made, it ia aaid, to' 
Intereat tlwt atMent ciaaa at the 
conference. The M. P.. T. O. A. 
through R. F. WoodboU and M. J. 
OTooie. and tha Haya offlce bave 
accepted. 

In turthennce of thla attempt tha 
32 ^llm Boards of Trade through- 
out the country have been asked to 
help the commis.sion secure two 
delegates for each of the 32 board 
zones. 

Requiring but 60 per cent, of any 
given representation ot an Indus- 
try, the commiaaion officially 
stamped the conference as having 
been approved, due to the Hays or- 
ganization reporting its member- 
ship as Including 85 per cent, ot the 
producera and diatrlbutora, and the 
M. P. T. O. A. claiming a majority 
of the exhibitors. 

The commission believes from its 
records that th«re are 20,000 picture 
thaatra bwnanr to tba United SUtes. 



20^)00 More Seats 
In Dedrbit V Aug^ 



'28 



Detroit, Sept 20. 

At toast 20,000 seats for pictures 
will t>e added here before August, 
l(2g. The new Hollywood has 4.- 
000; new OrienVU about l,t00; new 
United Artists about 2,000; New- 
Fox over 5,000. and the three new 
Kunsky theatres in Itedford, Bir- 
mingham and Koyal Oak will have 
2,000 each. 

Quite a number of amaller bouaaa 
are being erected to D et r oi t - 



Operator's Happy Idea 



Los Angeles, Sept. 20. 
The Will itogers daily syndicated 
coiiiiMciit r,Ti ilie day's news, appear- 
ing in newspapers, is now carrying 
the date Itoe "First National Stu 



TOS; Burhsnk." RogfFS — III — HOW 
m.ikin)^ "The Texas Hteer" -at First 
Naliotial. The leleKiaph op'-ralor 
at the studio, L. J. Wliybrew, sug- 
gested to Rogers when be filed the 
dally wire to the East that he use 
the studio ere«Iit mthi»r than Be^'- 
erly Hills, thus giling the companv 
ta publicity brea^ 



TURNBULL WITH 
DEMIU£-GETS 

$75,000 AND % 

LMky's B.mihL. Leaving 
Par— Ralph Block Heads 
DeMiile'i Ed. DepL 



Los Angeles, Sept. 20. 

Hector Turnbuli, brother-in-law 
of Jesse L. Liusky, will leave Par- 
amount aa a producer upon tlie 
completion ot "Gentlement Prefag 
Blondes." He U joining the Da 
Mllle organization, having signed 
a personal contract with OeMlUe t» 
function as an individual producer 
for the latter. 

The contract provides tl>at Turn- 
bull shall get a salary of $75,000 
and a percentage of the profits of 
all the pictures he will tui-n out to 
be known as Hector Turnbuli Pro- 
ductions. 

I'urnbull at the time B. P. Schul- 
btrg Joined Paramount ' was ap- 
pointed an associate producer with 
the latter. It did not work out to 
the satisfaetion of Turnbuli. with 
the result he abdicated the post 
and decided to t>e a producer 
again. 

Around June 1 Turnbuli was re- 
ported about to leave the Para- 
mount* after taking a trip to Eu- 
rope and supervising "Blondes." 
This was denied at the time. 

It Is understood -that TumbuU 
told . Lasky and other Paramount 
executives that he thought hia 
earning power would be greater 
were he to ciit away. They told 
him that any time he could sign 
an agreement whereby ha could 
proftt to the diraetton ha figured 
he could do ad. 

At the time Turnbuli signed hIa 
contract, Italph Block, who recent- 
ly joined the DeMllle organisation, 
waa appointed bead ot tba editorial 
department at a salary of $50,000 a 
year. It la said. 

It is understood that anotlier ed- 
itorial supervisor who was with 
Paramount at the Long Island stu- 
dios and who Is nbw one ot tha 
scenario heads at tha Hollywood 
studios la alao necogiatinc t* joia 
DeMllle. 



WARNERS ASK INFO 
ABOUT SMALL TOWNS 



Albany, N. T., Sept 20. 

Warner Brotliar% lac, la contem- 
plating making a number of pic- 
tures on location throughout the 
country as indlr.afpd In a letter to 
officials oP the Chamber ot Com- 
merce of Cohoea, a city of 24,00t 
11 miles from Albany, seeking to- 
formation concerning Ita aurround- 
ings as a likely spot whara nu>irtaa 
could be produced. 

In a letter to John F. Noe, secre- 
tary of the Coiioes Chamber of 
Conynerce, the producers said: 

"During the coming year this cor- 
poration contemplates making a 
number ot plcturea on location 
throughout the cotmtry. There ara 
undoubtedly acenea.ln and aroiud 
your city or the vtelnlty that might 
fit In the scene of these pictures. 

"Will you tlierefora kindly send 
us by return mall any pictures you 
have ot historic buildings, pano- 
ramic riewa, hotria, parka or any- 
thing that yoii might think wouM 
have picture valua and any do- 
scriptivn literature you may bava 

of the vicinity." 

Mr. Noe immediately commanaaA 
compiling all the necaasary to- 
formation asked for by tba jtro-* 
ducara. 



BITZER DACE WITH D. W. 



After an absence of several years 

Billy Blt/.er is to return to D. W. 
Orifflfh as his cameraman. 

BItzrr was engaged by wire from 
the coaat Monday and wlU ieava 
New ITork Immediately. 



COSTUME 
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VARIETY 



PICTURES 



WcdhMldar, September 21, 1027 



IN TUMBLING WEEK COLONY GOT 



1st Week of "7th Heaven" at Roxy, $123,000— Para- 
mount, $72,400— 2d Week "Hur" at Capitol, 
iM^OO WiOioiit Ballyhoo 



Or088<*B were benrish alone: Main 
StrMt last wock. 

Capitol slipped to $50,000 flat on 
the spcond weeic of ' Hfii-iiur'" from 
fin opening acc£implishment of $63,- 
Nt> ,'jn>* piotiics played wholly on 
Mm. own ■treoKfli, without ballyhpo 
or wmp^lm fuUk no ■uirownAlnK 
rtow oh'nebount of 'runninc time> 

Paramount felt the bear move- 
ment about tS.OOO worth, reporting 
$72,400 weelc with "Soft Cushlong." 
Paul Whiteman came back on gum- 
ahoes, the silence of the publicity 
Xorcea occasioning comment. 

The amaali pace of "Underworld," 
■t t|M lUiraM, «lml|itslw« «rom » tf 
VMM* HfbM* to • '«*1M of IlltOO. 
ttiM foMlt and realislnc on Para*- 
|MlM-rMUlln(r when the 
k Irat sUttliitd tho lobbies 
•t tth Mc wtartt wmttut.iit «i«adway 
and 4ad. 

"The King of Kings," seesawing 
pretty evenly, teetered downward 
one grand to $11,100. Blblic^ pic- 
ture nearlng half-year mark. 

"Th« Cat and th« Canary" looks 
like good nowa for tha Colony and 
UnivaraaL House, reopening under 
Huso ai»—nf«ld'a direction, copped 
t)MM— blc aioney on grUid at aoalc 
•ad capacity. 

Estimates for l.jiit Wssk 
A«»or— "Big Parade" «M-G) (1,- 
|l-$2) (95th: final week). No 
telling how long this one could have 
continued in Astor if picture not 
(switched to M-G-M s rtlciue sched- 
ule. Five days last week counted 
$11,300. In round flgures picture 
grossed $1,750,000 during run of 
nearly two years ^ on Broadway. 
I>robably record far years. "Student 
» Prince" opens tonight (Wednesday). 
Camoe — "TaurtufTe" (Ufa) (U*; 
M«U>. Homo of modest gTOMss 
•I— » fmr-rasoat Broadway en> 
at of Qstatan Mm wttk KmU 
i.fsr aarqoee. $4,000 
»t--"B«n-Hur" (M-O) (6,- 
4M: ~M-|1.(S) (2d week). House 
wnhoUt tnual musical program be- 
cause of lensth ot wioctannlar pic- 
ture. Hold-ov«»M'Wi*M akav but 
not big. 

Central — "Les Mleorables" (U) 
02i; $1-$1.66) (6th week). With 
tumblers on Broadway last week 
Down to $11,100. 

Colony — "Cat and Canary" (U) 
(1,980; 50-75) (2d week). Mystery 
l>icture In combination with street'ti 
vrlginal movie impresario (Dr. Rels- 
enfeld) putting on little pyrotech' 
ulcal display. $19,100 last week aod 
everybody smiling. 

CriUripn— "Wings" (^) (87»; 
$l-t2) (tth week). tK.MO for Wil- 
liam Wellman's avonautlcal opera. 
Third, rmt show boins mdtcd for 
BostoK CritMoB MWnHI to oaj>ac- 
Ity. ■ ■ 

g mba w y — "Garden of Allah" (M- 
Q) (tH: tl-ll.«S) (Sd week). Carry- 
ing ostra space In dailies. Moderate, 
but U-G-M will ^wtia|»ly to satis- 
fled if it holds v» I* ym^*i*ry- 
where. $10,100. ^ 

Gaiety— "King of Klnt-s" (P. D 
C.) (808; $l-$2) (22d wcoli). Open- 
ing of schools may Imve slowed up 
mat tnoes a little. $11,100. Capacity 
of house, $14,000. 

Globs— "Patent Leather Kid" (!■ 
N.) (1,416; $l-$2) (6th week). Con 
tinties to crowd arena. Same typo 
of audiences noted during run of 
"What Price Glory." While stags 
last, picture set. Last week, $20,000. 

P a r a m o u n't-'"8oft Cushions' 
(Par) ($.800; 4(r-4f -M). .inantaatlc 
comedy drew alaad DOtloes and 
•72,400. Good. 

Rlalto— "Way of An Flesh" (Par) 
(1,H«; U-50-Tt-M) (12th, nna) 
week). FulfllUnc early dope that 
Aumings plotur* would ride sum- 
mer. "Flesh" went out with final 
.^irrOM of $21,700. Another njontii 
■WMHild have been eincli. i;niteii 
Artists, co-tenaiua uf KinUo with 
Publlx, opened Snm Ooldwyn's 
VMagic Flame" Saturday, 

Rivoli — "Underworld' (Pai) (2,- 
JOO; 35-50-75-90) (4tli week}. lUii 
Hecht's fahle of Clilca^^o machine 
gunners still wowing '*'ni. Slipped 
to $32,300 but lots of margin for 
slipping still left. 

Roxy— "7th Heaven" (Fox; 6.254; 

S0-$1.65}. Again way over hundred 

grand mark as Fox continues to 

five house box otnce pictures. 
Itt.«»« for first week ot "Hoaven. " 
•traiNl— "College" (H. A.) (t.»00: 
SS-50-75). Buster Kcaton'a latent 
got New York for 9UJ»0, 

Warners — '*Old (San Francisco' 
and Vltaphflnc ( \V, H.) (1.360; fi- 
ll') (12th week). Afternoons weak 
but enough nights and over week- 
end to show proHt. M a kin g good 



CAMIUE, $19,000, GAVE 
MADiSTREEyL LEAD 

Night and Day Racing of Pups 
and Mules Hurt Trade 



U'S "C AND C." $12,000, f 
m Oi BIUO IN HEAT 

Langdon's Self-Directed 
a Crowd" Panned ami FkMh- 
"Paradt" First at Valeneia 



Kansas CKy, Sept 20. 
The Mainstreet, with "Camllle" 
and vaude, topped the town's 
grosses last week, with the Newman 
a poor second and the other first 
rnnnwa ttalllng. 

The WMk was one ot the worst ot 
the aunnMT. but there are plenty ot 
allbia. The heat; the nmnlBs races 
acroM the river drawing several 
thousands dally, and at night the 
pup races, drawing many thousands 
more. The races are alsri gathering 
in fonslderable spare change in the 
betting booths which might ether- 
wi.se go to theatrical.s. 

Most disappointing .showing was 
that of "Beau Geste ' in second week 
at the Royalf Strongly reviewed and 
without a complaint business sim- 
ply faded out, so the alibis must be 
the reason. Gave way to "All 
Fledi.'* 

Faotacea opened "What Price 
CHory Saturday to capacity. En- 
couraged by the business at a pre- 
view showing at a midnight dtow a 

week ago, tried it again last night 
to good results. 

"The Cat and Canary" boosted the 
Liberty'^ grross a litttaaat was held 
for the ix cond week ta ia SMBbla for 
a weatfter break. 

(ilolie ha.s been doing conalder.able 
publicity for "Tipp.My and Kva," with 
some of the stuff reading "The Dun- 
can Sisters In Topsy and Bva" with- 
out any mention of the show beiBg 
on the screen. - 

Estimates for Last Week 
Mainstrest (Orpheum)— "Camllle" 
(1st N) (1,200; 2S-50>. House got 
behind this one, and with an enter- 
taining stage show, the >,>00 seats 
were Insufllelent to accommodate 
the demand at tinum. $l»jt9t. 

Newman (Publlx)— "After Mid- 
night" (M-O-M) (1.980; 28-40-60). 
Norma Shearer starred and is pret- 
ty much all of the picture. Stage 
show "Montmjkrtre," with small time 
specialists and six chorines, on par 
with tab units now playing western 
Publix theatres. Don Carrol won 
the plaudits of fair sex. He an- 
nounced one of the band numbers 
and looks like he may be being 
groomed for master ot ceremonies 
job In Publix kOosea. Show 
piotorea well UIM& ^ 
draw after the teat twtf «ays. 
$13,100. 

Royal (Publlx)— "Beau Geste" 
(Par) (029; SB-50-60). Second week 
and failed to hold up to expecta- 
tlons. giving way for "The Way of 
All Flesh" for a couple of weeks be^ 
fore run of "The Big Parade." Only 
$4,800. 

Liberty — "Cat and Canary" (25 
35-SO). If one wants chills and 
shivers for entertainment they were 
on the Liberty's screen. From num- 
hern present many flkenhat very 
sort of amnseniMil' - Held over. 
$6,000. 

Psntsgas— "Singed" <2.22«: 2S-80- 
50). Blanche Sweet and Warner 
Baxter good pair for entertalnm^t. 
Delivered here. VaflM 1>n stage. 
Another of Pan^ bit: bargains. 

$8,700 

(ilohe had Barrymore ||}ttBre, 
"When « Man Loves," with accom- 
panying Vitaphone bill, hrld over for 
second week. 



Bhow-Md 
WMTto 



1^200 IVavdfaiK Film 

S^wa in Roada 

Washington, Sept. SO. 
Traveling picture shows seeming- 
ly predominate in Russia with 1,212 
such outfits making the Russian 
vlllagea. 

At the end et K2B there were 196 

of the traveling shows, 

Ar<^ordiiiK to the report reaching 
here the number now in existence 
would be much larger but the mak- 
ers of portable sets cannot meet the 
demand. Output has rifcn from 200 
ni«ichineH in 1925 to an estimated 
output for the current, year of 2,000. 

Gross receipts far renting the 
Alms In the villages he*e reached 
650.000 rubles ($312,000). Consider- 
ing the reduceil rates under which 
the pictures at^ shown the report 
characterizes the "amount aa. quite 
respectable." 

These rentals are an Inrreass of 
100 per cent, over last year. 



Baltimore. Sept 20. 
The moTlea hava routed big time 
vaudeville on tkla arm of the Ches- 
apeake. The X-A-Achaabergf*- 
Maryland, want titir to the grind 
policy Monday with a six-act, twice 
daily variety bill, plus a four-daily 
feature fllm showing. This follows 
an attempt to .carry on with the 
straight vaude policy by cutting the 
top to $1. Grind policy will have 
same scalai Maryland's flop to pic- 
turea waa no doubt unprcmediatcd. 

The K-A Maryland's entry into 
the picture game precedes by a half 
week the entry of the Stanley-Cran- 
dall ponile into the local exiilbition 
field. The 4,000-s«at Stanley is 
scheduled to open Friday, and will 
likely set a new pace for Baltimore. 

With 44 neighborhood theatres 
still holding out against the new 
contract demands of the operators* 
union, the Musical Union threatens 
to take Its men out of the theatres 
If the owners fail to eomo to terms 
with the operators by thU Saturday 
night. Henry Mayen^ pratldent of 
the local muaScal anion, 'atataa ho 
haa received orders from the inter- 
national union to that effect; The 
theatrea Invotyad are iieigfaborhood 
hooaea now ualag operators of an 
outlaw union sponsored by the ex- 
hibitors. The first run downtown 
bouses all signed a new a^peement 
with the A. F. of L. union and are 
not affected. 

Hot weather, breaking September 
records, struck the town around 
mid-week and crippled .a number of 
box ofhces. Others that were hit- 
ting* a fine monetary pace were 
slowed up. 

^■Wliitehurst's New found "Cat and 
the Canary" a big drj^iv. and in spite 
of the heat hung up the best week 
in many months. Keaton in "Col- 
lego" at the Loew Century drew 
heavily. "Big Parade," breaking 
preeedent at the Valencia by a third 
week, drew splendidly. Uptown 
FarkwifSf found "Annie Laurie" ideal 
for the honaa and .business excellent. 
ComblnatiMt bMMia oaly fair. 
Neither tba 'OardsB wtOl •mmtk to 
God's Country" or the BtopaMne 
with "Rich Men's Sona" fMpM .Om 
going exceptional. 

Big flop of the week was "Three's 
a Oowd," at the Rivoli. Reviewers 
were anything but enthusiastic and 
the public went elsewhere. 

Estimates for Last Week 
Century (Loew)-»-"College" (U. 
A.) (3,000; 28-60). Keaton comedy 
split honors with the Friediander 
Kevue last week. Biggest act of its 
type Loew house has played. Kea- 
ton drew good noticee and went 
over well. Alwut $21,000. 

Valencia (Loew) — "Big Parade" 
(M-O-M) (3d week) (1.845; 25-60). 
First third week picture ever in this 
house. Drew very well, slightly un 
der second week. About $17,000. 

Nev» (Wbltehurst) — "Cat and 
Canary" (C.) (1.800; 2&-50). This 
filmed thriller drew good notices 
and near record business at this 
moderata-alaed honae. With special 
puUtelty «■*' ezotflent notices 
weathered heat la hooaa that hasn't 
advantage or fisnUMr. aiMem. Re 
suit biggest week of aeaac ii and of 
many months befot*. About $12,000 
Hippodrome <Pe*ce & Scheck)— 
"Rich Men's Sons" md K-A vaude. 
(3,200; 25-50). Vaude rated fair and 
picture satisfactory hut combination 
no match for return of mid-summer 
temperatures. Business wilted. To 
tal only fair. 

Garden ( Whltehursts) — "Back to 
God's Country ' and vaude. ((,200; 
55-50). Title worked against film. 
Down to about $9,500. 

Rivoli (Wilson Amusoment Co.)— 
"Three's a Crowd" (2.200; 35-60). 
Langdon comedy panned by press 
and Ignored, bgr public Consensus 
of opinion was that the comedian's 
efforts as director cause qf disaster. 
Would have drawn well otherwise 
as IjaiiRdon achleved« critical and 
pUbtio popalartty here last season. 
Outrigbt flop.' ■ : ' 

Parkway (Loew) — "AnnM lAurle" 
(1,400; It-SS). Gish fllm failed to 
bold up as hold-over at downtown 
Valencia but staged line come-back 
at this nptowtt stand laat week. 
Good week for elaaa boaae. About 

$6,500. 



TACOMA TOO SMALL 

Csn*t SUnd Film frr Second Week— 
'ChanB" H. O. 

TitCoaui» Swt. 10. 
(Drawing Population, 11(000) 
Broadway and ^*antages went out 

after the town's top the past week, 
both having fine shows, Wliile 
'Firemen, Slive My Child." was a 
laugh hit. it failed te eclipse "Ca- 
mllle" as a draw.' 

Tom Mix got the baarlea tar Pan 
In "The Circua Ace." 

At the Colonial, on new run poli- 
cy, business held fairly well second 
week with "Chang," but Taooma Is 
hardly town enough to stand op 
under two weeks. 

Weather ^elped business. Cool 
and rainy. 

Estimstss for Last Wsek 
Broadwsy. (West Coaat)' (I.UO: 
36-50)— "Fii4men, Save My ChUa" 
(U. A.). $11,000. 

Pantages (1,650; 30-M) — "The 
Circus Ace" (Fox) — TOm Mlz. 
Vaude liked. 17,000. 

Rialto -<W. C.) (t,lM: M-M)— 
"Adam and Evil" (M-G-M). $6,000. 

Blue Mouse (Hamrioll) <W«; 25- 
50— "Heart of MarylM*" Tlta 
(Warners), |S,000. . 

Colonial (W. C.) <IM: H>— 
"Chang" (Par) (U week). 11,100. 



CLARA BOW'S mA" 
JUST FirrED IN THE 



ClareRce Browo's Terns 

Ivos \ngeles, Mpt. 20. 

Clarence Brown, director, is leav- 
ing M-G-M after finishing the cut- 
ting o' "The Trail of '98." M-<i-M 
would like to have him remain but 
not at the weekly stipend of t&,000 
Brown demands. 

Word has been passed to two of 
the class agents tlint Brown's serv- 
ices can be had for a picture with 
a story to his liking for {150,000 par 
picture, on a picture basis and on 
a weekly salary of $6,000 a week 
for a tern contract. 



Minneapolis, Sept. 20. 

Award the palm to the State and 
Clara Bow. When blis.tering heat 
last week almost entirely tiepop- 
ulated local show houses, they 
proved themselves a wonder work- 
ing combination by not only avoid- 
ing the red but also piling up a 
neat profit. 

The State got $14,000, remarkable 
achievement. ' 

Elsewhere the story* is sad to 
relate. Heat ^urderad trado< Hot- 
test eeptmttm mftt ■iiwliiinil by 

Mlnneapoila. 

It is estimated that the soaring 
mercury caused a total loss of more 
than $35,000 to the showhouses on 
the week. This is apportioned $3,- 
000 to the State; $2,000 to $4,000, 
Hennepln-Orpheum; $2,000 to $3,000, 
Strand; $1,500 to $2,500, Pantages; 
$1,000, Seventh Street; $15,000, other 
vaude and movie hotises throtighout 
the city; $8,000 to $10,000, Metro- 
politan (Mitzl at $3.80 top): $2,000 
to $1,000, Shubsrt (BalnbiMce dra- 
matic atoek): ttjm to tMN. 
ace (musiaal comedy tab), and H,- 
500 to M.500, Gayety (stock bur- 
lesque). 

F. & R. announced mid-week that 
the Garrick would open Its season 
this week, and thn.t "Beau Geste," 
advertised for the Strand, would be 
shown instead at the larger (Sarrlck, 
which has been closed for the sum- 
mer. The reopening of the Garrick 
at this time results from the pool- 
ing between F. & R. and Publix. 
It gives F. & R. four first-run Loop 
houses in operation. Night Garrick 
prices will be 60 cents over the en- 
tire house, the same aa at the State. 
Kalimatas far Laal JVaak 

Mate (F. * R.) (2,6«0;^) "Hula" 
(Par.), ViU and "Hawaiian Nights," 
stage show. Pine all around pro- 
gram. Clara Bow one of field lead- 
era here. Star and picture, almost 
as hot as weather, just what public 
wanted. Nearly $14,000. Excellent, 
considering weather. 

Strand <F. & K.) (1,500; 5*) "Res- 
urrectloa" <U. A ). This dandy pic- 
ture, which did nicely first week, 
failed to hold up second week, prob-' 
ably due In part to heat. Bowed 
out after fortnight 'niaktw ifa^ Har 
Pola Negri's "nu«cd Wire/' Afound 
$3,600. 

Lyrle (F. * R.) (1,250; S5) "Soft 
CuMlona"' (Far.). P lo tur a plenty 

good '"l^^^^ «SittSlf*|#Sik££Sre 
About $1,600. ™*" ' 

Grand (F. ft'K) CttlOO; ») *lMat 
at Front," Second liSop ihOwU^f. 
Around $900. 

Hennepin - Orpheum (Orpheum) 
(2,890 ; 60-75) "nghtlng;. Eagle" (P. 
D. C.) end vaude, including Van- 
nessl. Picture played' nfi prom- 
inently In billing. Best liked photo- 
play at this house te mama time. 
Vaude moderatdy good #nd abow, 
on whole, buy at prioea. Weather 
put considerable dent in takings. 
Around tll.iOO. ^ood under cir- 
cumstances. 

Psntages (1.650; 60) "Paid to 
Love" (Fox) and vaude. News 
paper ads concerned themselves al 
most entirely with picture, which 
made favorable Impression. Weather 
odds too great and business slumped 
Around $6,000. • 

Seventh Street (1,«0; 40) "The 
Frontiersman" and vaade. Bails 
factory bill but groaa trtWOd ^ow 



TORONTO CENSORS 
SQUELCje BY GOVT 

Hon. Dr. Monteith Saw Clara 
Bow Do Her Stuff in "Hula" 
—Liked H and Said So 



Toronto, Sept. 20. 
(Drawing Pop., 700^000) 

Good average pictures and good 
average grosses laat week. 

With the help of Creed, fashion > 
id«eigner. Jack Arthur staged a real 
manequin affair af the Uptown, 
with the picture, "The Fighting 
Bagle." This built up afternoon 
blulnesa with $10,400 as compared 
with an average .$8,500 at thia 
houae. Tha plcture< caused Uttio ■■> 
talk one way or the other. 

The beat thiBff ta Mt* town waa 
Loew's $1S,00* for fAUm and Bva* , 
Rated good b upln agi here, bat. 
would cause hoaaa managara acroaa' 
the line to tear their hair. The rea- ' 
son is Sunday and nothing else. ' 
People here have the dough and tha 
houses present their stuff attrac- 
tively, but Sunday Ms aptoaa the . 
line brings In as modi aa tkraa «r* 
dlnary days here. 

Tom -Daley la holding over the 
German "Metropolis^ at the TivoU 
tor no particular reason. It did 
about tl,50«. halgl RomanoDl, or>. 
ebestra leader in this house re- 
turned from Europe this week and 
got a great reception. 

Plans rare getUng along liei« tor 
the first all-Cana<dlan bill. Famous . 
Players-Canada Is featuring Brlt^ -, 
ish stuff where possible on this, tha ' 
Canadian jubilee year. They have 
nothing to do with the new Cana- 
dian company, who have Just gone > 
into production on "Carry On Ser- . 
geant," by Captain Bruce Bairns- '- 
father at Trenton^ Work baa not < 
actually started on the picture, but ' 
a cut is being assembled and tha .'. 
scHK completed. To show that tbsy^ 
aren't kidding this Outflt, kanwn aatir 
British Empire Films of (teada, 
Ltd., has elected Right Hon. Ar« 
thur Meighen as president. Melghstt 
was twice prime minister of Can- 
ada and may be again. 

Other officials are Col. W. F. • 
Clarke as man.aglng director, and ' 
William Brotherhood as production -' _ 
chief. ■"' 
Trie censor squawk started here • 
again and has got a quick kayo ^ 
from the government. About « 
month ago a woman's reform out'^'' 
fit went Bunnlng for the eensom 
for letUng "The Secret Studio" sUp 
through. At the tamo time they, 
harped back to "Don Juan" aa vOry. \ 
naughty.. Nothing happened. iMt , 
week a much censored Clara Bow 
played "Hula" at the Uptown. The 
squawk swept Into print again. It 
was demanded that this picture, al- 
ready badly cut, be withdrawn from - 
the neighborhoods. Hon. Dr. B- J- 
Mbntelth, provincial treasurer, saw 
Clara do her stuff. Then he told 
the women It was fine. Further, 
he added, "we have but recently 
made a survey of the picture bust- , 
ness In Ontario and found tbat no 
place In Canada or elaewhera ara 
the moving picture theatra-colnff 
people so well safeguarded and pro- 
tected and nowherf are foimd fllma ' 
of a higher order or of a less Objec- 
tionable type." . 

The percentage of cuts kMa fcOMl 
greatly reduced lately. 

Estimates for Last Week 
Loew's (2,300; 30-60)— "Adam 
and Evil" (M-G-M). Crowd liked 
this Prfngle-Cody plottn'e, and It . 
led the town. Boostetf well beyond 
that of last week. Stage show fair. 
About $12,000. Good. 

Pantages (Eastern F. P.) (2,450; ' 
30-60)— "Cameo KIrby" (Fox). This 
reissue -moved along satisfactorily 
on the John Gilbert name, but didn't 
cause any rush. Bit under $10,000. 

Uptown (F. P. can.) (2,300; 30- 
SO)— "Fighting Kagle" (1st N.). Pic- - 
ture didn't mean so much ak fashion 
show, semi-annual event taanb". 
About (10,400, QtM. 

Regent (Fox) tMM; ■O-tl.lO)—.., 
"What Prhse GIrtry," 'Vict* con- , 
tdnues to get good vublldty for tbW.,, 
war baby. Also put^on show fM', 
wounded veterans at military hoa-.x 
pital. Al! helped. Md $7,600. GoO* ,.• 
for this small one. Tbird week. : 
Hip (Shea F. P.) (2.000; 20-60)— 
Smile, Brother, Smile" (1st N.). 
Those that saw this show called 
It the best of season. Trouble was 
not enough saw it. First year at 
pictures for this outflt and they find 
going bit tough. Under $8,000. Fair 
average. 

Tivoli (F. P. Canada) (1,400; 25- 
50) — "Metropolis" (UFA-Par.). 
Freak pictine got plenty of atten- 
tion from dailies and reached |8,60^,vi 
Considered good enough to hold-^ 
over. ^ 

Neighborhood houses not so good i 
laat week. 



h >ai. AMU t ( 4,b0n. 



'Gaucho' at Liberty, N.Y 

"Tlie r.aucho," Douglas Fair 
banks' latest. Is due to open at the 
Uborty, New Tork, ta Notamber 
for a run. The honaa ha* been 
leased for two month*, with an op 
tlon of MteiidlBs; 



GEEEHX m STATES BIGHT 

Los Angeles, Sept. 20. 

Walter E. Greene, formerly with 
Artcraft Productions and American 
Releasing Corporation, Is becoming 
a states right producer. 

He has engaged Irving Cumminga 
to direct the^first tour specials to 
be iMbda thl* Vtoter ta Hollywood. 



7 



Wednesday, September 21, 1927 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 



AL JOLSON BREAKS ALL RECORDS WEST OF 
CHICAGO, AT MET., L A., WITH $57,000 



Star Draw for One Week Only in Picture House Got 
$17,500 Salary for Himself Alone — Gave House 
Net Profit of Over £20.000—15,000 People 
Tuirned Am«liH^^ in 7 fmh 



Lm AasalM, Sept H. 
VOrawlM r«P<ilat>on, 1,38^030) 

JU Jolaon broke every house rec- 
fl4 west of Chicago when he drew 
a total of I67.286 Into the Mctropoll- 
tan here In S5 shows In one week. 
A push over tor Jolaon from the 
(tart The screen •ttntcUpn 
Baginald Denny plotUN, ^'Oat All 

«I1 trad* MMnlncIy sotnr to 
AM lf«tropoUtaii, «very one of the 
keuiM of the downtown area except 
Jjttw'* State was heavily hit, as 
well as the 11.50 top houses on the 
outskirts. Jolson simply took the 
town by storm. He turned away 
elose to 15,000 people on the week, 
mil though he did Ave shows a 
Jay with the exception of the cpen- 
tac day, when ba did four and six 

'^jwvJ'Btati, fortunately, put up 
a »ood battle agalnat th» Metro- 
politan m havlns Ctone pmaM, mlBd 
ieader. as a featured Jlt^HMsUon. 
Miss Dennis la one of WOM IW r g- 
Ilre box office draWB WBO Blto the 
house with women at the matinees 
as well as with the mixed crowd at 
night. She drew the business at 
thia housetp a total of around J6.000 
more thaiTniad Ijeon done liio jire- 
cedlng week. Thoueli Harry I.ariB- 
don was ttie screen attraction In 
"Three Is a Crowd," his picture did 
not seem to command the attention 
tkvitage attraction did. Misa Ucn- 
gav« • morninx ^matinee for 
Wwn*n only on the last day of iier 
tnt week, aa she Is a holdover, and 
«nw around $1,000 tor th»t (how. 

•The Big Parad** flatohed a 
ieven weeks' stay at the Criterion, 
doing over $5,000 on the final week. 
With Norma Talmadge opening 
there witli •'CamlUe* to $150 top 
Wednesday. 

Trade seems to have slipped con- 
siderably at the Grauman's Chinese, 
whero "King of Kings" is the at- 
traction. The out-of-town bii.sinesa 
here was heavy, but 'loral interest 
teems to have dwindled greatly. 
Another six weeks Bay see the 
withdrawal of this pMMrst with a 
possibility that "TM TMril Of 98' 
Will replace It 

"Beventh Heaven." eloss to Its 
Bniib, fell away below the stop flg 
on at the Carthay Circle, under 
|M,OW. This picture has had almost 
% Six months' run, most profltablo 
tor the house and the di.strlbutors. 

The Million Dollar, with "The 
Uaglc Flame" In Us third week, just 
Jilt the flve-flgurc mark, and will 
have a new attraction this week In 
"Ben-Hur," for the first time at 
^pular prices. 

Egyptian liad "Mockei^^," Lon 
Chaney picture, and was off more 
than $2,000 from the week before. 
, The Uptown, with "Cheating 
■ Cheaters." just got by to a little less 
than $6,000. 

Broadway Palace had "Madame 
Pompadour," BriUsh National prod- 
uct starrlnc I>oiottur Glsh, which 
uld mt seem to bo uls to cet very 
fu. 

_ EstimaUa for LaH Week 
V Orauman's Chineaa (U. A.)— "King 

WKlngs" (P. D. O.) (1,958; 60-$1.50r. 
'Business off coBHiderably. I^ooks as 
ttough this one la due to go out 
soon. Around $17,000. 
.Carthay Circle (Fred Miller)— 
JJtb Heaven" (Fox) (1,600; 60- 
Jl-60). Away oft In next to closing 
weeks. Around $9,500. 
V,.**»tropolit»n (P»ublli) — "Out All 
Night" (U) (3,595; 25-(V6). AlJolson 

S"lggest box-offlce bet picture houses 
;»re have had. ThouBh paid |17,S0« 
2«t salary, house got profit Of Over 
W,000; total gross, ttT.MS. 

w's stats (W. C.-Loew)— 
• • Crowd" (P. N.) (2,200; 
Another Instance of stage 
^~>>u«lon responsible for draw 
Ji*tast heavy odds. Gene Dennis, 
,«laa reader, packed house with 
/Jomen at matlness and one extra 
Tejfprmance; drew over $28,000. 
\,"«'"ion Dollar (Publix)— "The 
magic Flame" (U. A.) (2,200; 2.->-85). 
iTrado nothine to brng about for 
jmrd week of this Banky-Colmon 
n'm. Around $10,000. 
Vi^liyptian (U. A.)— "Mockery" (M- 
,a-M) (1,800; 26-06). Ixin Chaney 
..did not s eem U ■ so n a thing 
j*^ik» ttiked mors aboBl ths stags 

$7,100. 

.Uptown (W. O— "Cheating 
>°r^}!'"'" (V) (1.760; «8-75). This 
g^J 'ttle Unlvers«J product did not 
to mean much at box office. 

t.J'Jtericn (W. C.)— "The Big Pa- 
Jjae (M-G-M) (1,600; 25-75), War 
Unished seven weeks at popular 



HEAT BUMPED MIL 
INTO D^NDENCY 

Anniversary and Celebration. 
New Policy and Good Films 
Knocked Off by Old Sol 



Hm KICK" DROPPED 
GRANADA, FRISCO 

$23,000 Not Enough— "Ro- 
mance" Last Week at War- 
field; Good Stage; $24,000 



Milwaukee. Sept. 20. 
(Drawing Pop. 650,000) 

Mercury above 90 for three days 
hand-runnlnr and ovor 16 for the 
balanoo «t tiM wook shot movie 
bustitM» -W. JjHOSji . 

AlhimriMpW MM>^ ■eeead 
year as r. Universal house, staged a 
big stage frolic with "Count" 
Kauffman of Chicago as the master 
of ceremonies. The stage show 
cost the house a pretty penny, run- 
ning with It the Reginald Denny 
feature, "Out All Night." Heat made 
people forjjet even siu-h things as 
annlversarifs. House dropped to 
$15,000 or below. 

With Milwaukee's favorite male 
star, Lon Cliancy. "Mockery" 
and a monater Asli ylu^e •policy bill 
celebrating the opening of Mar- 
quetto. VatoOCSltjF and the Univer- 
sity of Wisconsin, Saxe'a Wlscon- 
sla also spent a pile of dough wait- 
ing for a clean-up, bttt, WM disap- 
pointed, not getting much over $18,- 
000, a $4,000 drop. 

Saxe's Morrill showing "What 
Price Glory" opened with a banp. 
holding them out on the street until 
past 10 p. m. for two nluhts, then 
heat put in Its damaRo. IMcture 
held over despite the $10,000 gross. 
At least $16,000 was hoped for. 

Vitaphone and John Barrymore In 
"When a Man Loves," playing Its 
second veek at the Garden, plunged 
to around $8,000 on week. Picture 
held third ^MMc, hsAt botag bUuncd 
for flop in business. 

That Milwaukee will get more 
stage stuff was seen In tho Alham- 
bra's plea to the public to write In 
and tell* what they want. The 
house tried a masfcr of ceremonies 
stunt last week and may continue 
this stage band policy If the public 
Insists. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Alhambra— (U) "Out All Night" 
(U) (3,000; 25-50). Second annl- 
versar.v of U awnership with stage 
band, big acts and master of cere- 
monies, all knocked goofy by heat. 
About $15,000. 

Garden — (Brin) "When a Man 
Loves" (War) (1,100; 26-60-80-76). 
Second week of Barrymors film and 
Vita. Held over for third W** de- 
spite low gross of 18,000. 

Majestic — (Oraiiram) "Face 
Value" (1,600; lO-M-40). With 
Ass'n acts house hard hit by heat 
and fortunate to run In with $7,000. 

Merrill— (Saxe) "Glory" (Fox) 
(1,200; 26-60). Opened big but 
business dropped with heat. Close 
to $10,009 and another week. 

Miller — (Saxe) "Frontiersman" 
(M-G) (1,400; 15-25-40). Loew 
acta with bill. Poor business due 
to heat House SMMtto okUKe 
policy to stage ba nd wlBl mf, If ot 
over $6,600. 

Raises — (Orpheum) "Singed" 
(Fox) (2,400; 26-60-76). With Or- 
phetHn acts fell below usual run of 
business, not over tKiSOO, 

Strand— (Saxe) "We're AH Gam 
biers" (Par) (1,200; 25-50). Melghan 
usiLiIly big draw here and would 
have done better In other weather. 
Around $7,700. 

Wisconsin — (Saxe) "Mockery' 
(M-O) (3,500: 30-60-CO). With mon 
ster stage bill Including former 
Milwaukee orchestra leader, George 
Llpschults. Failed to dick, falling 
to abollt tn,«M. 

Wrestler Linow Acting 

Los Angeles, Sept. 20. 
Ivan LInow, one of the physically 
strongest wrestlers In the world 
has forsaken the mat. He has been 
engaged for a part In "Baby Mine, 
M-G-M picture, co-starring Karl 
r^— n^nr-gm Tf. Arthur. 



San Francisco, Sept. 20. 

Last week business oft generally, 
natural slump following two-hoU- 
day week that preceded. Oranada 
took a considerable wallop with the 
Klchard Barthslmssa football pic- 
ture, and with a modaratelr weak 
Fanchon and Marco stage show 
dropped around eight grand over 
preceding seven days. Loew'a War- 
licld jumped into the lead for Ihst 
time in weeks. 

California held strong In second 
and final week of "Camilla." "Ben- 
Hur" started Friday with prospects 
of a lony •agagsaient Fourth and 



•Loves of Carmen.' $10,000 
Good Biz. Pan's. Seattle 



tW^BmM amur at st. 
Frtmcia off considerably, b«t house 

got by without a loss. 

With Its overhead pruned to the 
bone. Imperial, In its second week 
of tlie new first run — stage band 
policy, gro.ssed close to $6,000, drop 
o\er first week, warrantffig belief 
once the house pets established and 
customers are wised up to it. Intake 
will register a substantial advance. 

Peaches" Browning ha d fair 

week at Pantages. CurlodT turned | feature wMlr 
out for a gross of (25,000. 

lattaMMM Hr tJm Wssic 
WarfleM — "Romanesr* (K-Q-M) 
(2,660; 35-60-60-90). Started slowly, 
but built up a.i news circulated 
about the corking stage show. 
Trifle beyond $24,000. 

Granada— "The Droj. KIck"(F. N.) 
(2,786; 35-50-60-90). First real bad 
week house has experienced since 
West Coast took over operation. 
Plenty of action on screen, but 
Barthelmess failed to hit with other 
leaders; $23,000 disappointing. 

California — "CamlUe" (F. N.)* 
(2,20»s, H-W-M).. likod Norma 
Talmadge and picturo could have 
probably held on for another week 
or two, but "Ben-Hur" figured too 
important to postjrone; $17,000 sec- 
ond week. 

St. Francis — "Beau Geste" (P.-ir) 
(1.375; 35-66-90). Drew $6,000 and 

folded up. Total for four WKttm 
better than fU,«M. HiMi pnMt aU 

around. 

Imperial— "Alias the Deacon" (U) 
(1,400; 26-40-60). Customers liked 
this one, and Hermia Klns's band 
on stag* holMd 4taMr. Ovfr^nrn 

• frtlhi 



Linow is even taller than Dane. 



prlcea Final week put house little 
In red, but did well at |6,268. 

Broadwsy Palato (Orpheum)— 
"Madame Pompadour" (British Na- 
tional) (1,545; 15-40). Littia inter 
e«U About $2,800. 



Seattle, Sept. 20. 
(Drawing Pop. 450,000) 
Last week slightly oft but some 
bright spot*. UttropoUtan had 
"Old Ironsides" at road show rrices 
held for second week. Orpheum 
went into third week of l.ie new 
.slH'W shop and did well. C i.umbla 
got away from three big weeks of 
"Beau Geste" and clicked w ith "The 
Cat and Canary." United Artists' 
theatre again used "Chang," doing 
nicely with this thriller, r;,>plcttng 
modern Jungle llKhting for the right 
to live. 

"Underworld" was moved from 
the Fifth Avenue, where It had 
played to t>4,000 the weak before, 
to the liiberty, but there was noth- 
ing blK in this second week. The 
inimensa gate at Fifth Avenue 
seemed to drain the flrst run pat- 
ronage pretty well. 

I'antages got Into the runnlnir 
with Its headliner, "The Loves of 
Carmen" and business w.is so good 
that Manager I.loyd Dearth was 
tempted to hold for second week. 
However, with Sophie Tucker as 
the vaude headliner next week, he 
decided against the holdover. liOts 
of advance billing for Sophia. 
Estimates for LaM Weak 
Fifth Avanua— (WC) (2,700; 26- 
50-60) "CoUege" (UA). Better than 
last Keaton release, but hardly flts 
house. $21,200. 

United Artiets— (tTA- WC) (2,100; 
6-50) "Chang" (Par). Second 
week; liked but not drawing strong, 
following big flrst week. $8,000. 
Columbia— (U) (1.000; 25-60). 
Cat and Canary" (U). Saturday 
and Sunday big; picture shows 
good direction. $10,200. 

Liberty— (WC) ( 1,600; 26- 50) 
'Underworld" (Par). CMOd picture 
and show, but too mUT had 
orowda« Fiftti Ayeaw jS^ls Al 
li. UlilliihM fair. 

$6,500. 

Blue Mauaa— (Hamrick) (960; 
25-60-76) "When a Man Loves" and 
Vita (WB). Big business all the 
time. $10,0010. 

Pantaget — (1,600; 25 - 50 - 60) 
'Loves of Carmen" (Fos), 0tronK 
box offlce attraction. -'AlWfH '•-a'W- 
■age. $10,000. 

Orpheum— (2.700; M^ft><^an> 
Ity" (PDC). Pletura 1ilM4. Vauda 
featured. $16,100. 



depression < 



; har*. Aroirad M,OM. 



Kans. State Fair and 
Heat 'KMilliMh for Fttns 

(Drawing Population, 16,000) 

Topeka, Sept. 20. 

With the annual state frea fair to 
buck and the hottest Saptamber 
week In 30 ye.irs, plcttWta M Mtbar 
poorly last week. 

The big disappointment was the 
failure to click on the part of a 
second road showing of "Ben-Hur" 
at the Grand. Tha fair (rounds and 
every available billboard ware plas- 
tered, but houM ttpusas ware 
about tUtMimni tf m % i a . Topa- 
kans raaantad a pMww abowins 
second run at $1 top. 

Last half, when Topekans had had 
their fill of the fair, picked up a bit 
for the theatres, but the week 
showed the managers that Its the 
home-town folks to whom they 
mtist look for support. 

Estimatss for Last Waak 

Grand (National Theatres) (1,400; 
$1) — "Ben-Hur," second showing 
fair week at $1 top took terrible 
licking, out-of-town folks paying no 
attention and Topekans rstura at 
$1 about $2,000. 

Jayhawk (Jaybawk Theatres) (1 
600; 40). "Drop Kick" got fair play, 
considering. Fair hurt business. 
Not until last half, when "hov« of 
Mike" on, business got anywhere 
near normaL Wsak'a total about 
$2,300. 

Orpheum (National) (1.200; 40)— 

Norma Talmadge in "Camlllo" about 
best play of week under clrcum 
stances. Would have done double 
almost any other w«ek of year. 
$1,700. 

Cozy (L.iwrcnce Amusement) 
(400; 25)— Grind for loafing f;Ur 
visitors helped Cozy; it suffered 
least with "Little Adventuress" first 
half and "FlghtinE Love" laa t half, 



average W^aE It |'/UV. 



•"M," Million and Half 

Los Angeles, Sept. 10. 
Aitual cost of "Trail of '»8,' 
M-G-.VI production, will total $1,- 
600.000 Instead of |1,016,«00 raeaatly 
reported. ' ■ ; 



GILBERT DREW $10,000 
ON "KIDBF RHSSP 

Columbia, Wash., Topped Last 
Wk. With "Parade," 2d Wk., 
$14,000-Yery Hot 



Washington, Sept. 20. 
(Whits Population, 460,000) 
Size considered, the .Little with 
200 capiclty and the Columbia with 
1.232 got the breaks during the past 
week, the first seven-day period to 
actually suggest summer the town 
has experienced. 

Both had hold-overs. Columbia 
"The Big Parade" and hoidins up 
so well as to cause a hurried scram- 
ble to stop announcements of a new 
attraction for the current week^ 
Little had "Stark Love" for a flrsT 
showing and dropped only $400 un- 
der Its flrst week. 

First road-»howed film, "Old 
Ironsides," presented Itself at the 
legit National, and thouvh rather 
extravagant claims were made as to 
business, it did respectably. This 
week, too. 

Palace took a drop with Buster 
Keaton's "College," but still held up 
in the new high figures for tlie 
house. • Typically a comedy house, 
the Keaton Aim was liked. 

Blllle Dove in "The Stolen Bride" 
held to previous week's figure at the 
Met., a few grands above the usual 
business for the house of late. 

Fox re-Issue of "Cameo Kirby" 
with John Gilbert was a good buy 
for the Rialto. 

New Fox got underway last 
(Monday) night to an> invitation 
audience under the anspleaa of tha' 
National Press Club. 

Estimatss for Unt Waak 
Columbia (Loew) — "Big Parade" 
(M-G-M) (1,232; S6-60). Second 
week on seven show grind and hit- 
ting around $14,000. Big. 

Little (Theatre Guild) — "Stark 
Love" (Tar) (200; 35-r,0). First 
showing? here and on second week 
ran Just $400 under first seven days. 
$2,400. 

Met (Stanley-Crandall) — "Stolen 
Bride " (P N) (1,518; 15-50). Weath- 
ered the haat with tll,O00^ above 

usual. 

Palaea (Loaw)— ■XZoIlega" (U A). 
Roma and Dunn and Hala Olrls on 

stage. Drop from previous week 
with takings possib ly running soma 

where hear flS.OOA. 

Rialto (II)— "Cameo KIrby" (Fox 
rft-ls.suc( 1.978; 35-iO). Gilbert k>Is 
flu m here. House may have gotten 
$1(1,000. 

National (Rapley) — "Old Iron- 
sides' '(I'nr) (1,100; 60-$1.5O). Ex- 
cellent noticea and word of mouth 
approval. 8taa clalmins |l4,ooo. 



FILMS AND SHOWS NOT 
SO HOT IN DENVER 

"Broadway" on Stage Best 
Last Week, $11. 000— "Blood 
Ship" Title Not Favored 

Denver, Sept. 20. 
(Drawing Pop. 400,000) 

No box oHlce stampedes last 
week. Businaaa should ba gattlac 
good, too, as lAkaslda— ona of tha 
two bis amusements parks— haa 
closed and tha EUtoh Gardaaa 
closed last night, after casing oS 
for the past month. 

An exceptionally good lineup of 
bills, but the customers atthar dldBt 
know or care. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Aladdm (Inde) (1,500; 35-50-76)— • 
"When a Man l,oves" (Warner) 
with Vita accompaniment and pro- 
log. Did standout trade opening 
week, grosslns around tan graad. 
Second week's bis. sstlmated arouM 
$7,000. 

Amariea (U) (1,500; 20-30-40)— 
"Tha Blood Ship" (Col). Tltla 
seemed to have little appeal to fern, 
trade. Proved man's and kid's pic- 
ture. Star trio, Hotwrt Bosworth, 
Jacqueline Logan and Blohard Ar- 
len, helped whara tltla hurt AronM 
$4,200. 

Broadway (Inde) (1,576; 60-$2.60) 
— "Broadway" (on stage) (Jed Har- 
ris). New company, making flrst 
jump from New York to Denver, 
put on great show. Four local 
critics all boosted troupe sky-hlsh. 
Week elosad around I11.0M aad 
sho uld ha * a baan half again ■ — 
much. Hobart Cavanaugh, Hoopar 
Atchlay, Maurice H. Black, RObart 
Elliot and Claire Nolte shouM 
knock the west coast dead. They 

Colorado (Inde) (2,450; 30-40- 
50) — "Camlllc." Good advertising 
splurge made 'em notice this. Gross 
must have Jumped at least $3,000 
over previous weelj, or about $S,600. 
Best bet on Theatre Street. 

Dsnham (Inde stock) (1,836; 25- 
ID— "R. U. R."^ (on stage). This 
fantastic Capek play sent most of 
the boys and girls homo aaklnc 
themsalvas rlddlas. Btagad Hka » 
million and aetad wall, raitad t» 
register with »t and 44-100 par oant. 
of the customers. Too good for tha 
regular trade at the Denham. Thar 
like the kind that's broad and 
funny. "R. U. R." was also difflcult 
to exploit. Not much over $4,000. 

Empress (Inde musical comedT 
stock) (1,880; 15-30-60) —Plenty of 
matrimony formed the funmaklng 
theme here. Lole Bridge Players In 
"The Golden Wedding" on stage an4 
screen had "Clancy's Kosher Wed- 
ding'' (FBO). Business closed at 
$6,600. 

Orpheum (Vauda) (1,(00: lS-(0> 
$1)— Almost aa maar kids aa 

grownups with "Our <3ang" head- 
lining. "Our Oang" wasn't so hot 
and rest of bill won't stand brag- 
ging about. Looked like $0,600. 

Rialto (PUbllx) (1.060; 25-40-50)-* 
"Annie Laurie'' (M-Q-M) with Lil- 
lian Glsh. Takings couldn't hava 
been much better than previous 
week, or around $6,200. This flim 
came In at a bad time. Would hava 
done better this week with compet- 
Ish not so strong. Stage band and 
short vauda. Singles, sometlmaa 
teams, go over. 

Victory (Publix) (1,140; 26-40-60) 
—"Metropolis" (Ufa), Expected to 
start rally round window but 
crowds evidently thought it to* 
deep. To say It draw |T,IM we«ld 
ba giving housa tha bioak. 



MOHTREAL'S OVERFLOW 

"Glory" Olwaa Oapital Capaalty far 
Baat Waak af Year 



Montreal. Sept. tt. 
(Drawing Pop., 600,000) 
George Rotsky, man.'iper of tha 
Palace, got the limelight last week 
with tha flrst of tha Ug ruaa, "What 
Pries Olory." 

Othar iMvsaa banailtad .by tha 
overflow, but alao did wall 9n thalr 
own. 

Accordingly, bast waak of tha 

year so far in this dty, 

Capitol tnauguratsd daparttira te 
shows this weak', though certain ta 

boost grosses. 

Alice Lloyd Is Ita atac* haad- 

liner. 

Estimates for LssI Waak 

CapKal (2,700; 60-83)— "Stolan 
Brida" (let N.) Costume picture of 
good api>eal. $14,600. NIcol 

Palaea (2,700: 56-t6) — "WtaH 
Price Glory" (Fox). Hit Of yaafk 
$16,500. Big. 

Loew's (3,200; 46-75) — "Black 
Diamon d g itiiu ' ss" (Wa r n e r) . F ll l s s 
for vaude. $13,000. 

Imperial (l.SDO: 3n-«r,)— "Cl.incy's 
Kosher Weddint;" (K.B.O V Another 
house that gets bv on vaude. $it,.500. 

Strand (SOO; 3ii-40) — "Ci.lleen" 
(Fox): "A llero on HorsoMack' 
"I'niv); "The Gay Old Bird" (War- 
iner), and '.VcvaJu " (Par.», $6t«M> 



VARIETY 



PICTURES 



WadBMdqr. 8«pltnilMr tl, 1827 



RED HOT LOOP; TOO HOT FOR BIZ; 
mriNDBEST-BROKEREGORD 



jdtkago Led WHh $45,000 for *'Hiila*' and Lester 

Allen— OrienUl Went to $41,000 With Paul Ash 
—"Kid" Open« as Season's First Special 



Chicago, Sept. 20. 
Tl . ui. iK i iius. red hot weather 
kncKki'il anibiiioii out of tlie thea- 
tre-got're, the stufTings out ot the 
•xhibttuia und a goone egg or two 
off the JJoop'a grand cinema total. 
Which waa srond UUrally rather 
ttian numcdcally. 

Besides unfavorable In general, 
Was a low.iown, dirty trirk to scV.-' 
eral (Xliil.s in particular. They 
netdcd a l.-irge last week to cover 
the loss of the locked out strike 
week! Three weeks now since the 
tattle and they haven't regained a 
cent. And the lockout could easily 
bave heeu averted, while the weather 
was nice. 

Mix features of last week, and the 
inly notattl* one at tliat, wa« the 
groaa hauled U by sheer strength 
by Fox'a "Wliat Price Glory" and 
Movietone. Aa the one picture 
hoiiHc attraction capable ot .flnger- 
ing its nose at conditions, the Fox 
conil>o b-ot $14,460, to break a house 
rf > or<l established aboki. two years 
aco liy "Powder River." Herii 
ttKain. ilio ^^■eathcr comes in for k 
(tanning, fur it is certain liie lirst 
week's JiKuros would have been 
I'toadened by a mure desirable tem- 
perature. It looks like six weeks 
at least for "tllory," here as a grind 
after a previous two-a-day career, 
and permanency for Movietone, 
which seems likely to give Vita 
H»— thing to worry about. 

Aatons the larger stands, the Chl- 
easo suffered with the rest, sinking 
to Its lowest In three numths, 
retainlnx its place* aa street leader, 
while the Oriental again came dose 
second. At the Chicago Lester Alien 
on the boards and "Hula" on the 
sheet prevented a moj-e disastrous 
slip. P\>r Clileago, "Hula" is more 
valuable as a personality attraction 
tiian a-s a picture alone. Bight now 
Clara Bow could draw araid any 
surroundings locally. 

Another one-man show, though 
far. above "Hula's" class us a film. 
Is "The Way ot All Flesh," Par's 
best bet so far this season and in 
McVicker's for a pop run. It will be 
Jannlngs who will do any Chi draw- 
ing, if drawing is to bo done, lust 
aa it was ail Janninga In the Orst 
week at McVlcker'a 

Tha Russian residents are ac- 
eouBtable tor nost of "Potemkin's" 
$5,400 in the Initial week of Mike 
Mlndiln's doggy policy at the con- 
verted Playhouse. Mike has a per- 
sonal squawk. Last week it Was 
stated that the house is well papci-ed, 
not meaning wallpaper. MiUe says 
it wasn't (Kipered at all — only open- 
ing night. 

Not Many Intellectuals 
Just how the I'laynouKf s anti- 
luw-brow policy will fare l annot be 
fairly determined at this early date, 
liut if Mindlin uncovers a suHlclent 
number of alleged Intellectuals in 
Chicago to support a theatre, he 
WlU have accomplished something 
tki^t no person or attraction has 
been ct^uible ot doing. It not, it's 
•«te|r to b^ toiish to persuade the 
senmtl petulance to walk all the 
way over to the playhouse to see a 
picture, classy or not. 

"CamlUe" dropped insle.od of ris- 
ing in its second week at the Roose- 
velt an<l rates little liercabouts, 
while Warners' tn-piKiini manage- 
ment figures "Old San l-'ranclsco" 
would h,i\'e wowed in its first week 
If not foi tlie heat and Is holding it 
over to iirove that. Vita has Its 
town clii ntele at the Orph and now 
looks upon I'ox'a talker aa the tlrst 
opposition yet to be encountered in 
the Loop. 

"Big Parade," milked down to 
third run proportions, was pulled In 
suddenly iit Orchestra Hall on 
■Wednes{;ay In order to avoid a 
takt'les.-: week. "It.Tgtime" did prac- 
tically nothing the first three days 
of the werk and Al nnd P;it, a 
couple of Mlleged ritdlo "names." did 
about as niu.-h on the st;ige. Ttie 
Hall, like the I*l:iyhouse, Is nearer 
the lake thun the Hinlto. hence no 
quorum. It's a young hike to the 
Hail as downtown walks go, and 
the houses in the Loop proper have 
cooling plants. 

"The Patent Leather Kid," Initial 
special ot the season and the first 
Hln<-e "Olory" at the (larrh k nliout 
«even montlts ago, opene^i Sunday 
at the Woods. Kasing ahead the 
opening d.Tte handicapped exiiloit.a- 
tlon somewhat, but the press boys 
ed in some htavy ^roup jmblic- 
Ity a few days prior to premiere. 
"iCli" opened to good notices and 
seems to he doing its stuff at the 
tsro>day mark. 

Neighborhood business generally 
off, another yell for Old Man 90 
X>egree8. 

Estimates for Last Week 
Chieafo (PublU)— "HuU" (P.ir.) 
, :<«,t««; ff-71). Mlaa Bow's moBleker 



"PARADrS[[_BOSTOI HIBH 

Got ISIWIOO In S Woeto «k Pop 
Prices ea Qrintf 

Boston. ■•Pt to. 
(Drawing pop., I^OOuOw) 

Business last week not as strong 
as the preceding week. With the 
weather conditions nearly perfect 
for indoor entertainment, the only 
reason tliat could be ascribed for 
the falling off in grosses ¥nis that 
the pictures themselves did not 
have the appeal of the week before. 

At Loew's State, where "The Big 
P.arade" was held over for a second 
week. It was soon seen that with 
the extra performances ot the week 
betoro the house bad pretty well 
taken ears ot the enstomers here 
(or this picture at pop prices. For 
the flrst week the gross was up In 
the record-breaking class, but last 
week It tumbled and the finish 
found $26,000 had come in. Kven 
with the let-down In business the 
second week, "Parade" did around 
$60,000. This gross was for the 
picture alone, no stage presentation 
or anything In the vaude line that 
ran Into money being used. 

At the Metropolitan a big week 
was recorded with Bebe Daniels In 
"Swim, girl. Swim," but it did not 
equal the business ot the week be- 
fore, when "Hula" turned them 
away. This was not to be expected. 
With "Swbn, Olrl, Swim," it was 
figured that about 76 per cent of 
the draw went to the picture, with 
the presentation responsible for the 
balance. Picture was held over for 
Sunday night, used Instead of 
"Underworld," to avoid complica- 
tions with tlie Sunday law. 

"Underworld" the first day, Sat- 
urday of last week, looked very 
strong, with the business for that 
day alone being figured at about 
$10,000. The picture had a pre- 
view here with the police offlcials in 
attendance and got plenty of good 
publicity plugging (Hem that angle. 
Buddy Gray took care of that end 
ot It, putting the thing over so It 
had to be used as news. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Stats (4,000; 40-50). — Second 
week of ' The Rig ParadO" <I«-0- 
M), around $26,000. 

Metropolitan (50-(0). — "f;wlm. 
Girl, Swim." with Gertrude Ederle 
featured. Good box office draw to 
$40,000. 

Orpheum (4,000: S5-50). — About 
$22,000 with "Alias the Lone Wolf 
(Col.) and laude. 

Fenway (1.000; SS-SO). — Used 
"Smile. Brother,' Smile" and 'The 
Covered Wacoa." Bnsiliesa fair for 
double bin. 

Modern (Sr.O: 35-50). — Rl.mche 
Sweet in ".Singed" and Rin-Tin-Tin 
in "Tracked by the Police" for 
fllma, with Vita program. 




■poeial of '%i«w«l" 

Los Angeles, Sept. 20. 

M-O-M Is to make a special out 
of "The Crowd," produced recently 
by King Vidor at a cost of $350,000. 



and I.,estf r Allen on stage; $45,000. 
topping l.,«»op. 

McVicker's (Puldix) — "Way of All 
Flcsli" (I'ar.) (2,400; 60-751. $27,OiiO 
In Jirst week denotes run tiualities: 
reviewers wild for Jannings' per- 
formance, one advising rcarteis to 
see it twice. 

Monro a (Fox) — "What Price 
Olory"-Movletone (Fox) (»T6; 50). 
$14,4(0 broke house record; feature 
bac katter special ran last winter: 
sure Are, with 'tone aldlns; glorious 
.season's start tor ho-se. 

Orchestra Hall (L & T) — "Itlg 
Parade" (M.-G.) ana "Hagtlnie". 
Latter (lopped and was ducked on 
Wednesday, war epic life-saving; 
$4,000, giving Hall best of argument. 

Oriental (Publix) — "We're All 
GamUors" (Par ) (2,900; J6-60-75). 
Can"t pull Redhead's stamping 
ground under 40 g's, with heat or 
what have you. Melghan fllm bur- 
led under stage show and Ash; 
$41,000. 

Orpheum (Warner)— "()M S. K." 
(W. B.) t2d week) (776; 60). }leld 
down by wenOier to $7,;iltn; ex- 
pected to Jump this wi ek, ami must 

Playhouse t .Mitidliii } — " t'otemkin" 
(Amkinso) (C02; BU-l.lO). KirKl 
week of house's conversion to 
people with brain s: $5.400: looks 
like it h.as good chance. 

Roosevelt ( P u b 1 1 x )— •Vamllle" 
(F, N.) (1,400: tO-(O). Dropped 
lower in second after unfavorable 
first week: no helpful talk at all: 
ITJ.OnO .nnci hnldinp over on chance. 

State -Lake l Orpheum) — '"Desired 
■Woman" (W. B.) (2,800: 25-50-65). 
Nut desired liy customers; vaude 

low, also gross; «)•,«N^ 



A MASTERFUL STROKE 

Monday, September 1*. 1>27. 

A date that "wUl long be reraem - 
bered in motion picture theatredom. 

It maitod Mm iMuguiatlon ot a 
new Boaio poUor. 

The FOX OONCBRT OROBBS- 
TtRA, under the personal auperviaion 
of MBYBR DAVIS, began its en- 
gagement at Wadtington's most 
sumptuous thaatro. 

Meyer Danrl*' OM kOBdMlt tSBth 
orchestra. 



ONLY 2 NEW FILMS 
IN PfflLLTUST WEEK 

Rest Hold-Overs — Stanley Got 
$^,000 with Gish 

flnil I awlo 



Philadelphia, Sept. 20. 

Business reported highly satisfac- 
tory in the downtown fllm houses 
last week, although It looked as If 
too many of the pictures were held 
over. Certainly it^as the flrst time 
in a long while that Pfallly had only 
two new pictures to otter. 

Stanley had an oxoelleat week 
with ".Vnnie Laurte" and Ted Lewis 
and his Musical Clowaa. Otoas Went 
to around $30,000. 

The only other new picture, "For 
the Love of Mike," at the Karlton, 
got around $3,500 — little above the 
average for this small house. 
-♦This week's array includes '"Hard- 
Roiled Haggerty" at Stanley, "The 
Bugle Call" at Arcadia, "Stark 
Love" at Karlton and "The Blood 
Ship" at Fox. "Beau Oeate." "Sev- 
enth Heavan" aad "The Way of All 
Flesh." hoU over. 

Estimates for Last Week 
Stanley (4,000; $5-60-75)— "Annie 
Laurie" (U-O-M). Ullian Olsh's 
following undoubtedly counted for 
lot. but Ted Lewis on stage prob- 
ably meant Just as much U not 
more. |$0,000. 

Stanton (1,7«»; H-50-TS) — "Beau 
Oeste" (Par) (2d week). Held up 
nicely to about $14,500. This week 
ending engagement, with "Camllle 
to follow. 

Aldino (1.500; 75)— "All Flesh" 
tl'ar) (3d week). Holding up nicely 
for picture as heavy as this. Claimed 
better than $14,000. 

Arcadia (800; 60) — "Running 
Wild" (I>ar) (2d week). W. C Fields 
comedy fell off to less than $3,500. 

Karlton (1,100; 60)— "For the Love 
of Mike" (F. N.). Moderately good 
week, about some as Arcadia. 

Fox-Looust (1,8««; $1.<0) — "Sev- 
enth Heaven" (Fox) (2d week). Go- 
ing along smoothly but not of smash 
dimensions. Around $13,000. 

Fox (3,000; 99) — "What Pilce 
(»lory" (Fox) (2d week). Manage- 
ment claims tremendous trade on 
this war picture in both weeks here. 
Undoubtedly did line business, as 
cveniBK pri esa mad all day lonig. 



FilSHIOM SHOW FLOPS 

ll WeN Nandfod fbr Baffalo's 
Mope ar B. a 

Btiffalo, Sept M. 
Baaiiieaa aolfared a relapse here 
last week with local showmen at a 
loas to aoeonat for the alump, as- 
oept to bUuno tbo warm apell. AU 
theatraa grossed aader the pre- 
ceding week. 

"What Friea OloqT was out- 
standing agala. miUa takings did 
not approach the first week'e fig- 
ure, business at the Oreat I^akes 
was better than average and 
"Glory" remains as one of the first 
pictures that ever played a picture 
theatre In Buffalo for sisable bual- 
during Its second week. 

Estlmstss for Lost Week 

Buffalo (Publlz) (3,(00; $0-40-60) 
"Swim, Olrl, Swim" (Par), "Way 
Out 'West," fur and fashion show. 
BlU somehow lailod to oliok. Neither 
tha pletttra aor praaaatatlon dia- 
tInetlTS and tsahlon show, prevlons- 
ly meaning business here, did not 
come in for its usual quota. Trou- 
ble with the taahion feature as of- 
fered last week was that It was not 
properly produced or presented, and 
accordingly failed to register. $22,- 
000. 

Hip (Publlx) (2,400; 60)— "Ging- 
ham 'Qirl" and "First FUme" (1st 
N.) and Tauda. BlU ono of haaTieet 
at house in months. Ran to sotoel- 

lent returns. Two fllm features on 
same bill necessitated protusa cut- 
ting, almost spoiling flrst feature. 
Around $16,000, 

Great Lakes (Fox) (3,400; $6-60) 
— "What Price Glory" (Fox) and 
vaude. Second and final week ot 
nim gratifying; below previous 
week. Vaude relegated to back- 
ground. Estimated $17,000. 

Loew's (Loew) (3,400; tS-BO)— 
'Tightlng Eagle" and vaude. Film 
misplaced at hotua^ where heavy 
costime prodtlttlon meant nothing 
at all. Nene ot tans appeared to 
know what it was all about. $11,000. 

Lsfayette (In^le) (3,400; 36-60)— 
""Lost at Front" (1st N.) and vaude. 
Bettered slightly preceding week 
with vaude prominent. $13,000. 



n 



U Buys "Burlesque' 

X.'niversal has the picture rights 
to "Burlesque," Arthur Hopkins' 
fast stage hit at the I'lymouth, New 
Tork. 

No price Is reported. It la be- 
lieved U bought the pletura rights 
before tha ahaw was pobUely pro- 
duced. 

It Is understood that Hopkins 
held out for tlOO.OOO for the fllm 

rights. At Universal offices no one 
was able to say how much had been 
paid though it was stated that 
$100,000 was far mora tiian anyoap 
ever had any Intentions of paying. 

So far the author of the play has 
no olI1< lal knowledge of the sale of 
tlic film rights. 



"OLGA" DELAYED 

Los Angeles. Sept. 20. 

Harry Beaumont, sla ted to direct 
Oeorge K. Arthur and Carl Dane 
In "Olga^From the Volga," has 
been assigned to direct Ramon No- 
vano In "Loves ot Louis." The 
comedians still have another flv<- 
weeks' work in "Raliy Mine." 

Sam Wood, schedulj-d to make the 
Novarro picture, will direct the 
Dane-Arthur produitloik 



"GLORY" AND PAN 
TO $11^ IN PTLD. 



Broke Record 1st Week—Big 
Parade,' $12,000 Against It 
'Geste' Falls Away 



Portland, Ore., Sept 20. 

"Bc.iu Gestc" In its secohd week 
at pop prices pulled a flop. IMcture 
was not sold right to the local pub- 
lic, OS hardly anyone knew "Oeste" 
was playing at a local houaa. "Way 
of All Flesh" goes Into Columbia 
soon on a "run." 

Estimates for Last Week 

Broadway (West Coast) (2,500; 
25-40-60)— "Underworld" (Par). Pic- 
ture opened to good buslnesa. set- 
tling down to noiuial clip. Kenin's 
Band on stage. $13,000. 

Liberty (West Coast) (2,000; M- 
36)— "'Smile, Brother, Smile" (1st N). 
fery entertaining, and bte profitable. 
Vaude inferior, but improvement on 
last week. $(,200. 

Rivoli (West Coast; J. J. Parker) 
(1,210; 60-76)— "The Big Parade" 
(.M-G). Picture pulled them in big; 
natural. Played to turnaway busi- 
ness and broke every house record 
with tho exception of "Hunchback 
of Notre Uame. $12,000. 

Pantages (Pantages) (2,0M>; 60- 
7,-i) — ""Wliat Price Glory" (Fox). 
House did biggest business In his- 
tory first week. In second week it 
Is still going strong. Four acts of 
Pan vaiide in conjunctloir, making 
fans stand in lines for blocks. 111,- 
500. 

Orpheum (Orpheum Clreuit) (2,- 
000; 15-26-40-00)— The Prince of 
Headwalters" (1st N), Did satis- 
factory three days' business, getting 
around $6,500. 

Blue Mouse (Hamrlck) (gOOi; 26- 
50)— "The Missing Link" (Warners). 
Held for third week. $4,300. 

Columbia (Universal) (800; 25-50- 
7,')) — "Ueau Gestc" (Par). Picture 
could not hold up for second week, 
as it was not given any exploitatloll 
by house. A brody in second week. 
Forced run of third week, possibly. 
HOOO. Below average, but held 
over. 



Carol Nathan Promoted 

I.oa Angeles, Sept. 20. 
Carol A. Nathan, for eight years 
exchange head for Universal in the 
northern district of California- has 
been promoted to U'a production da> 
partment. 

Nathan Is eomlnp to Unlvsraal 
City after taking a one-month va- 
cation In the east. He has been 
.issociated with Curl l.uemmlo (or 
the past 10 years and always looked 
upon as one of the nee exchange 
atwiagers of D»« eompai 



riNPROY.IN t 

{DWLmTisr. 



Fan Trade Not Yet Started-i 
School Eases Off Mats— . 
"Maglo Plane" Best 



Providence, Sept. 20. 
(Drawing Pep, MOMO) 

Bis somewhat o8 iaat week, with 
the opening o( aehool «iMI weather 
accountable. 'Watik-aBd piokun 
gave tho honasa good alart on this 
week, and tha rotuna are likely to 
rise again. 

Second week ot "King of Kings" 
at the Opera house proved niore 
profltabie than the flrst, with the 
last two days of the run putting 
the fllm over $8,000, two weekf 
total reaching $16,000. This house ^ 
will now offer legit productions for - 
several weeks. "Bye, Bye, Bonnie"... 
la the first road show and currenC 
12.60 top with this muateaL 

"CamUIe" at tha -Stnnd headed 
the atrictir picture houses, while 
the Ronald Coleman-VIIma Banky 
combine In "The Magic FlameT* 
gave the Majestlo a good week. 
"The Country Doctor" at the Vio> 
tory was liked and drew well, 

Vaude-film houses felt the open- 
ing of school on the matinees. 
Despite pleasing variety bills the 
Carlton and B>iy's fell off. For 
once Tom Mix tailed to disturb the 
city, "The Circus Ace" at the Carl- 
regtstarlng lielow iiar. 

Charlda Bpmk. tormerly ot Fay's 
Knickerbocker. Philadelphia, is now 
manager of tho Cariton. 

The Modem Stock Players cut 
into fllm biz tor second week with 
Oolden's "Two Girls Wanted," 
catching good audiences after a 
flying start. 

With Gladstone KiuKkade, or-_ 
ganist, billed as co-feature with 
fllms, Columbus picked up on sec> 
ond week ot new policy. Process 
of educating patrons to this up-,, 
town houses programs Is slowly 
gaining headway, and stage pres- 
entations are likely soon. 

Estlmatea for Last Week 

Opera House (Wendelschaefer') 
(1,375; 50-$l-$I.65). "King of Kings" 
(P. D. C.) stronger second week to 
above $8,000y House likely to do 

much better oa pleturss latar- tato 
fall. "Rye, Bj% Batons' thia i*««£^ 

road play. 

Albee (K-A) (2,500; 13-76), 
Vaude overshadowed "On Ze Boule* ' 
vard" (M-O-M). but show weB' 
liked. Good week, but not yet real 
fall trade. $8,400. 

Fay's (Fay) (2,000; U-tOk. 
"'Slightly Used" (W. B.). VaMk 
liked; mAnees off. $4,700. 

Carlton (Fay) (1,474; 16-60)-. 
Tom Mix In "'The Circus Arc" (Fox) 
under usual; vaude fair. Felt losS 
of kids for matinees. $3,500. 

Victory (K-A) ( 1.950; 15-40). 
"The Country Doctor " ( Tathe) 
good and liked, especially here In 
New Kngland. "Married Alive" 
(Fox) supported. $8,000, maybe 
over. 

Majestic (Fay) (ttOO; lS-40>. 
Magic Flame" (V. A.) good draw. 



1 



with Colsmaa'^aaikjr *Vo 
Vita pleased last lireek. tJp to 

$5,700. 

Strand (Ind) (2,200; 16-60). 
"Camllle" (F. N.) leading fllm In 
town; benefit of much gosiip, 
Equaled "Beau Geste" of "week 
previous. Both near box-oltlce rec- 
ord; new 50c. top helping. "Th* 
Swell Head" (Col.) supported. 

Rialto (Fay) (1,448; 10-26). 
"Lonesome Ladies" (F. N.) and 
"Snowbound" (Tiffany), "Dearie" 
(W. B.) and "See You In JaU" 
(F. N.), "Tha Plastic Age" (Pra- 
ferred) and "Trlncess from Ho>> 
boken" (Tiffany). About $1,000. 

Columbia (Ind) (1,500; 10-26).' 
1st half, Tues.-Frl., with "All 
Aboard" (F. N.) and "Easy Pick- 
ings" (F. N.); Sat.-Mon. with 
"Land Beyond the L«w" (F. N.) 
and "Afraid to Love". (Par), 



June Mathit' EsUte 

Los Angeles, Sept. 20, 
Probate Court Judge Crail ap- j 
pointed Dr. Tullio BalbonI adminis- 
trator of the $200,000 estate ot his , 
l.ate sister-ln-law June Mathis, Who V 
dropped dead in a New' York the- 
atre last July. Miss Mathis left a 
win giving her grandmother a life 
interest in, her estate and leaving 
the residue to har husbaud, Sylvano 
Balbonl. 

The will was Invalidated by Judge 
Crall because ot Improper dating. 
The estoto wiU now be distributed 
under the inheritance law of Cali- 
fornia. 



Bennett with Oil Men 

Ixw Angeles, Sept. 20. , , 
'Whitman Bennett, at one time 
plmiirti producer and aisiriimtor In 



his own right, has been appointed 
production and business manager 
for the affain of Howard Hughes, 
multl-mllUonaira Texas oil man, 
releasing pictures throu>;h United 
Artists. 

Hennett is the third production 
mtiiiager Hughes has had In 1'* 
i months 



Wednesday, September 21, 1927 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 



PUBUX-F. & R. DEAL CfMD; 
POOLINGiNlllINN.ANDSr.PAUL 



Finkelstein & Ruben Contribute 10 Houses in Twin 
Cities— Publix Adds 1 Theatre and 25-Year Para- 
mount Frandiis*— fi04K) oa Stodc Bookuig 



Minneapolis, Sept. 20. 

InBtead of Bgbtlng each other 
With compeao» tlMatres, Finkel- 
■teln & Rubea Mia PobUs wUl be 
li«rtner» In the Twta CiUe*. 

Xbe pooling arrangement has 
itta asreeil upon between them, 
this will avert the warfare 
which threatened aa • rwult o( the 
pnbUx invaaloB of thta P. ft R. 
atnnshold through the leasing of 
the 4,200-seat new Minneapolis the- 
atre now in courae of conatruction. 

Papers have been aisited in New 
Tork, with B. R. Ruben and M. L. 
Finkelstein repreeentlng the local 
concern. An operating company 
has been formed to take over the 
properties involved in the transac- 
tion and i'. & R- and Publlx each 
wUl hold 50 per cent, of Its stock. 
Theodore Hanun of F. & R. and 
Publlx will hav3 equal representa- 
tion on the board of directors. 

Details of the deal, reported and 
jMndlng fur some time, were an- 
nounced by Kuben upon his return 
from New York. F. & R. throw 
Into tJie pool the four flrst-run 
IfinneapoUs loop houses — State, 
flu lull Strand and Lyric — and the 
g|Br-8t. Paul loop theatres. The 
Pobllx contribution Is the new 
Minneapolis. Ruben declined to 
state whether anx money passed. 

r, it R. wlU oontlniM to manage 
Twin City house! and also will 
take over the management of the 
new Minneapolis. The Fublix units, 
stage presentations and acts will 
be booked into tha amm Minneap- 
olis theatre and Into Uw Capital In 
Bt Paul. 

Arrangement becomes effective 
with the opening of the new the- 
attSk expected to bo about April, 
Ittt. 

F. & R. also tied up with Pjura- 
mount'on the lalter's product for 
ths balance of its larse circuit 
thrmgbout Mlnneoota, tbm Dakotas, 
western Wisconsin mat the Minne- 
apolis and St. F^ul residence dis- 
tricts. A franchise giving F. & R. 
the entire Paramount output for all 
thMr theatres. Inolodlnc new ones 
that may be built, extends over a 
29-year period, Ruben stated. 
As to Saxe 

The new operatlnc company will 
not affiliate lUelt with the Saxes 
of Milwaukee, he said. The under- 
standing here is that Hayden, Stone 
4 Co. will underwrite a corpora- 
tion to take over aU Saxe proper- 
tlM. It is also understood Saxe 
Uready is sewed up with Publlx. 

As soon as the transaction was 
completed F. & R. announced the 
reopening of the 2,000-seat Oarrlck 
theatre, its second largest and 
most pretentious theatre, closed for 
the summer and which was ex- 
pected to continue dork It-the Par- 
amount product had not been ac- 
quired by F. & R. 

"Beau (Jeste," previously an- 
nounced for the Strand this week, 
was shifted Into ths Oarrlck, open- 
tag last Sunday, while the Pula 
Nacrl pii iure, "I^arbed Wire," went 
Into the Strand. Mr. Ruben ex- 
plains that It la necessary to 
operate both the Oarrick and 
Strand, which adjoin each other, 
in order to absorb all the pictures 
now at tlie disposal of F. & R. The 
super-speciaU wlU bo divided be- 
tween the two houses, he says, and 
ooth will be long run theatres. 

Although Pantages theatre here 
frequently has announced "Seventh 
Heaven- and other bis fox pic- 
tures as coming attracUons and has 
Claimed to have them signed, F. & 
R. not only are exhibiting signed 
contracts for "Seventh Heaven," 
but also for several other of the 
biggest Fox pictures in Minneap- 
olis. H iwover. "What Price Glory" 
recently showed at Pantages here. 
1* a used It at their Tower the 
in 8t. PauL 



Beri Revue oa Percentage 



Ths W..H. n.^ riTilt. Inrltirtlnr 
«• Four Arlstoerat% •which Con 
Conrad In sponsorlns; gets started 
Saturday at the Moaque, Newark, 
on a Stanlejr tour. 

The act, bookad br Benjamin 
P»»ld. win plar on pereenUsa fol- 
;*»*ing their oponinc week for 
■WBlejr. 



No Film— Took Stock 

Owing to inability to get 
dim until three weeica after 

all the other neighborhood 

houses h.ive been played the 
New Wallaston (Mass.) the- 
atre open.s .Se]it. 26 with the 
Al LuttriiiKiT st.ii-k. 




MURNaU PICTURES 
MADE OYER HERE 



A report In Variety Inst week from 
Los AnKele.<i that K W. Murneau, 
Fox director, will be permitted to 
make Vox flUaii In hia iMlltTe tend, 
Oermanr. is thoroaghly' denied by 
the Fox office In New York. 

Murneau will arrive in New Tork 
Oct. 1, under a cotitract for five 
year with Ftox, calling tor four 
st o r ies ann ually. M ur nouu will s et. 
tie In Hollywood. Intending to pur- 
cha.se a home there. 

His first Fox picture among which 
will bo "Four Devils" from the Ger- 
man of Henry Bang. Murneau will 
visit briefly in New Totk and then 
leave for the west, possibly looking 
over the Rlngling-Bamum or some 
other circus for American sawdust 
atmosphere, to replace a few Ger- 
nm. aftwia aoon^ witli It in the 
•wwrif film. 



Exhibs Wm Decision 
Oo 'USachree" Contract 



Minneapolis, Sept. 20. 

Minneapolis Film Arbitration 
board has given a decision in favor 
of Clinton ft Meyers, Duluth and 
Minneapolis theatre operators. In a 
case involving the switching of the 
title of a picture given on the con- 
tract as "Macushla" (temporary 
title) and the alteration of' a eon- 
tract after approval. 

Clinton ft Meyers asked for spe- 
cific performance of the contracts 
signed for the first-run Fox pic- 
tures at th<* Strand, Duluth, with 
particular reference to "Mother 
Machree." 

Befoi^ the contract was signed a 
working sheet was drawn up in the 
Fox office by the local Fox man- 
ager, and on this sh«e.t the title 
"Mamtthla" was eliminated and 
"Mother Machree," with Belle Ben- 
nett named as the star, substituted. 

After the contracts were official- 
ly approved the distributing com- 
pany subsUtuted the title "CoUeen ' 
In place of "Macushla" (temporary 
title). 

Clinton &■ Meyers brought the 
case to arliitration, claiming that 
"Mother Machree" is actually the 
picture mentioned on the contract 
as "Macushla" (temporary title) and 
asking that the contract be executed 
to the letter and they be given the 
right to play "Mother Machree," 
when and if that picture Is released. 

Deadlocked for a considerable 
time the board finally called in an 
.'ulilitlonal arbitrator and he cast the 
<le( i'ling ballot m favor of Clinton 
& Meyer. 



yvhen you Sjee Oiori* Swansen 
(UiiUed Artists) In •«a4i« Thomp- 

•on" you will see 

WILL STANTON 

doing the c rmcdy relief, directe<l by 
rtaoul VVai.-ih 

After nve week.'i for BaUvban & 
Katz' Wonder Theatres in Chicago — 
I am returnlitg to Hollywood for 
other Picture Productions directed 
by Raoul Walsh. Many thanks to 
all friends for their good wishes. 



NON-UNION LABOR 

INSIREElfpr 

Greenberg, Picture Operator. 
Fined $25 for Striking 
Fogarty, Salesman 



Theodore CifOMlifcK H M4 Tif- 
fany street, picture operator, was 

lined $25 when arraigned before 
Magistrate Stern in West Side 
Court on a charge of disorderly 
conduct. 

Oreenberg was arrested dn com- 
plaint of Harry Fogarty, 283 E^ast 
168th street, film salesman. Fogarty 
charged that Greenberg struck him, 
breaking a frontal upper molar and 
injuring his face. The assault is 
alleged to have taken place In front 
of 7» 7th avenue on Aug. 2S. 

Fogarty said he was standing 
talking with a friend when Green- 
berg without provocation, struck 
him. At the time Fogarty reported 
the case to Detective Gllroy, West 
47th street station, he said Green- 
berg had struck him with his list. 
I,ater Fogarty changed his story 
and said be was struek with aome 
blunt Instrument. 

Greenberg said that as he passed 
I'ogarty he was called a vile name. 
When he stopped Fogarty started 
to raise his haada in » tiMfm at- 
Utuda, Bo said he defended him- 
selt 

The trouble In back is said to 
have been duo to union activities. 
Fogarty,. it was said, was accused 
by Oreenberg of supplying non- 
union labo'r to the trade but Fogarty 
made an eiiiiiliatic denial. 

Detective Gilroy testified that 
Fogarty told him lie liad lioon of- 
fered f 500 ' to withdraw his charge 
but that he was holding out for 
000. This Fogarty also denied. 

After Magistrate Stern heard all 
the facts he reduced Uie charge 
from felonious assault to disorderly 
conduct and ImpotMd tho^ 



PRO RELEASES FOR AMATEURS 
IN HOMES BURNING UP EXHIBS 



Pa. Exhibitors Assn. Taking Up Matter at Phila. 
Meeting This Week — ^Verjr Dangerous Neighbor* 
hiM>d Opposition 

■♦ • 



Dept. Commerce Films 

Washington, Seipt. 20. 

Tlie Department of Commerce 
announced today It intends to re- 
sume showing of industrial films 
abroad and desires contact with all 
firms having such films. 

A year ago the department Indi- 
cated it was through with offlclal 
distribution of these pictures, ex- 
plaining It was being criticised by 
rival companlea not ropresented in 
the Utana. 



Holding Over "Dove" 

"The Dove" is being held over 
until January tor raleaao oa aoeount 
of possible eoaniotioa witk "Ca- 
mine." the recent Norma Talmadge 

production. 



Svreying 1st N al Ih ii o s 



Los Angeles, Sept. 20. 

Watterson K. Kothaoker, head of 
the local First National Studios, 
has engaged Kd. Do B. Newman to 
make a general survey of the lot 
and report any suggested Improve- 
ments or economies. 

Uothacker feels that outsiderH 
brought in from time to time on 
work of this nature can give fresh 
Ideas for greater efflelency. 

Newman was formerly bu.slness 
manager for the Mary Pickford or- 
ganisation, and baa . been on the 
coast for several yeara. 



Elkins* Band at Mosque 

ICddle RIklns and his orchextrii 
arc scheduled to open Oct. T at the 
Mosqua, Newark. M. J, wllh 12 



ROmrD-KOBIN STORIES 



Ix>s Angeles, Sept. 20. 

T.eo McCarey, production su- 
pervisor for Uoach. has a new 
system of providing story ma- 
terial for the firm's comedies. 

All of the stories now used 
are written at roiind-roMn 
conferences of the staff of di- 
rectors, dispensing entirely 
with a scenario department. 



AUCE WHITE WILL BE 
DOROTHY IN 'BLONDES' 



IMS Angeles, Sept. 20. 

AUm ^hito has been finally se- 
lectod by iParamount tcl play Dor- 
othy in "Gentlemen Prefer Hlondes," 
and Mai Bt. Clair will .stnrt pro- 
duction the end of this week. Miss 
White, under contract to First Na- 
tional, Is borrowed. 

I.miise Hrooks, under contract to 
;uni>unt, was first slated to' ploy 
Dorothy, but a switch was made 
laat. week and dosena of testa were 
hurriedly made of likely candidates. 

Miss White started as a phone 
operator In a Hollywood ca.sting of- 
fice, liater Ivan Kabn endeavored 
to promote a eoatract for her to 
go In stock with one of the coast 
prodblcers, finally succeeding In 
placing her with First National. Re- 
cently the girl's contract option 
came up for consideration. It was 
doubtful for some- time If the com- 
pany would renew. It was finally 
taken up, when they saw her work 
in "Helen of Troy." She has Just 
finished in the latter picture, and 
was select^ for the role In "Gentle- 
men f^ntor BiMMhMr as a raaaitt of 
a tfsk liw ImmIo ft* FanuMuat (or 
tho 



men. 

With the piaeameat of BSklns, 12 
weeks of a "VmH Aak" policy will 

start. 

Ooorgo ffaatptr a i n ipanlsa the 
Blklaa band aa prodaetloa nsaa- 
agor. 

Harry F«arl «M tha pteelag. 



Con Game Charge 

Against W. D. Russell 

Chicago, Sept. 20. 

Hearing on the con game charges 
:mainst William D. Russell, presi- 
dent of Russel Productions, has 
been continued by Municipal Judge 
Fetter until Sept. 23. Charges 
were brought by Mrs. Margaret 
White, resident of Clilcaeo. 

Russell Productions is an Inde- 
pendent film producing firm of shoe- 
string proportions. It was or*an- 
Ized by Russell, who Installed him- 
self as president. 

Mrs. While alleges Russell per- 
suaded her to punritase stock in 
the company, thovill knowing it 
was (lef unct. 

DeMttle-Pathe Studios 

Los Angeles, Sept. 20. 
As put Of the Patho-DeMllle 
merger, the Pathe Interests have 

purehased the De Mille Studios In 
Culvei' City frdin Jeremiah Mil- 
bank and his associates, who 
financed the P. D. C. propoaition 
originally. 

Under the present working agree- 
ment De Mille is leasinj? the stu- 
dios bearing his niime from Pathe, 
while the latter organisation has 
taken over the lease on the Metro- 
I'oliian Studios In Iloltywotfd and 
will use this plant as , production 
headquarters for all of the Pathe 
pictures being made for the current 
season. 

John Humm. treasurer of Pathe, 
left here last week after straight- 
ening out details in connection with 
I'athe production tor the balance 
of the year. 

KImer Pearson remained until 
his week to complete pending ne- 
gotiations for productions made by 
outside produeera. 



"It's up to all exhibitors to get to- 
gether and make those flint com- 
panies selling or proposing to sell 
to amateurs choose between tho tho< 
atre owners and private homes. Vfe 
should be able to force a show- 
down and keep tho.se pi' tures be- 
ing shown in homes out of the 
theatres." 

This statement made by an of- 
ficial of an exhibitor association, 
is scheduled to be explained in de- 
tail at the meeting of the Motion 
Picture Theatre Owners Of Penn- 
sylvania at Philadelphia today. 

It is understood that plans are 
to present u firm stand In this mat- 
ter with a probable appeal to offi- 
cials of companies about to Invado 
the amateur field with regular re- 
leases. 

Exhibitors feel that the sale of 
film to homes is even more danger- 
ous opposition than Bc)tools and 
churches. In subturban communi- 
ties It Is regarded as a possible jiad- 
lock for the neighborhood theatre. 

The possession of an amateur pic- 
ture outllt, plus late picture re- 
leases, in one home may be esti- 
mated to draw 10 parties from the 
theatre in the district. lAck of 
musical scoring in private homes is 
not regarded us a deterrent to the 
enjoyment of the picture with the 
radio, phonogAph or other ortho- 
phonic devices to supply musk: la 
privacy. In addition, pictures will 
serve as a new excuse for the fam- 
ily pianist to again emerge into 
prominence. 

Up jto the present film offered for 
amateur use has been practically 
confined to educational, sport or 
travel one-reelers. The effect On 
patronage has boon nagUgibIa, aomo 
figuring that it made mora morlo 
fans. 

It is reported that Pathe has beoa 
offering tor amateur rental regular 
eases. Universal la shortly to 
maka a national bid for aatateur 
money with all of tbe rei;ular ro- 
leases on a rental b.isis. 



"Laathorfaoe" Renamed 

klh^tfaca.? tha foFthi*A 
United Artists production, starring 
Itonald Colman and Vilma Danky, 
has- been retltled "The Flower of 
SpalB.' 

It la aa ataptatlon tUm a aovoi 
by B a r o w oi^ Ot«ay, dIreeteA tv 
FVod MIMa. 



ENGLISH SEEKING 
HOUYWOOD WRITERS 



T,os Angeles, Sept. 20. 

A repicsentative for a concern 
believed to be British National has 
been in Hollywood for tho purpoM 
cf getting some of the best-known 
continuity writers, adatiters and 
gag men to go tv England and do 
a series of stories on contracts that 
would cover about a year. 

The first of the Hollywood crowd 
of writers to have been signed up 
was Paul Scofleld, recently with 
Firtt National and who made the 
screen adaptation of "Beau Ueste." 
He Is leaving for England In Octo- 
ber and will make four adaptatloaa 
there. The salary he Is to recelvo 
Is said to be double the amount he 
got in Hollywood, with the lOngiish 
contract having option provisions 
for four mora pictures at a biggie, 
figure providing his stuff Is accept* 
able. 



M-G-M Lion Finishes 

N. Y. Trip by RaU 

Los Angeles, ^ept. 20. 

Martin Jensen, flyer with L<eo, 
Metro-Uoldwyn-Mayer lloii, ap- 
peared at Bar H Ranch, 45 miles 
from Roosevelt Dam, late Monday 
afternoon and told of lils plane 
crashing five hours after he started 
from 8an Diego on a transeontla« 
ontal flight to New York. 

Jensen walked from the spot 
where the 'plane fell to the ranch, 
taking almost 4S hours. After be- 
ing fed he said the lion was stIU in 
the cage and would be brought back 
to I,<ts AnKeles. ttie trip to New 
York t)eln;; af)andon<'d. 

Pete Hinlth, M-U-M publicity 
chief, sent Jack Fowlsr, one of hia 
aides with a trainer to transport 
the lion to the nearest railroad sta- 
tion where it will be crated and sent 
to New York to appear next week at 
JJoew*! fitatak 

Am a rMult of tha fUl Jaaaan will 
ka ont of tho New Tork-Seattia 
raea. 



10 



VARIETY 



PICTURES 



Wednesday, September 21, 1927 



PAM STOCK NOSE-DIVES TO 20, 
DOWN iii/i AS OTHERS ADVANCE 

Climax of Long Decline — Rumors of Dupont 
Maneuver — Changes in Loew Directorate Re- 
garded as Bullish — Paramount Gets New High 



Pkthe did a nom dive yAiterday 
around noon from 26 ••a to 20 flat on 
selling that was rather moderate 
considering the amount of lost 
ground. For aome raaaon the drop 
was brought about while Paramount 
was moving steadily Into new high 
ground between 106 and 107, and 
Ijocw was Arm above Its recent 
range ot 65. 
Pathe and Orpheum have been 

' the twin weak sisters of the amuse- 
ment group for a couple ot months 
or ever since the new Pathe flnane- 
Ing when a bond issue was floated 
and old stock was exchanged on a 

' Htm basts. The bonds are dealt in 

''«ia the Stock Bxchange, selling 
around *5, a pretty low price for a 
7 per cent, security, compared to 
the current price of l«ew 6's at a 

"']>remium of 4 or 6, and Keith 6's at 

■'imr. 

Orpheum did not appear on the 
tape yesterday during the assault 
on Pathe. The last transaction was 
Ifonday at 2b% compared to an ez- 

''treme low of 24)4. Both issues look 
sick, and Chicago advices are that 
Orpheum Is still a sale. While the 
drive was on yesterday a story was 

° «ir«al#tad «a tlM atMt that the 
Wknt' people wonM \tk4 to get 
into Pathe, using the picture unit 
as a channel for exploiting its in- 
flammable film stock. This is a re- 
mrrenea et «n oM stoiy which has 
made its appearanof periodically' in 
reference to one or another film 
companies. The Du Fonts were 
ortee interested in the old Goldwyn 

"'toactM, #lMr« their wperieaee was 

; Ant^big but happy. 

At a market price of 20 Pathe 
Would yield 20 per cent, on the 
basis ot its regular rate ot $4 a 
'fmt.. After Ita eraah to the new 

"1^' the " rteck ianted, but rather 

^ flj^tt', to better than 22, closing at 

Par, and Loew Strong 
The two amusement leaders made 
a splendid showing all last week 
and during the two days ot this 
week. 'When t the market leaders 
were under great pressure late Sat- 
urday and during the Mun<lay ses- 
sion. Paramount and Loew gave 
'. way only moderately and yestei^day 
when the surrounding situation was 
' suiire favorable, nada vp all lost 
.ground. 

The tiovw board met Monday and 
elected Niehoiaa Bchenck to the 
presidency, putting the offlclal 
stamp on what was expected. At 
the same time J. Robert Rubin 
was elected to the directorate, tak- 
, lag th« place made vacant by the 
teath of Marcus Loew.' These dC' 
velopments were regarded as dls 
tlnctly bullish. 

'The formal installation of 
fM Bh iB B ii ts talnn to refleet tha de- 
.glt* «t Um diieetor sto continue the 



policies ot the company's founder, 

Schenck having been the active ex- 
ecutive for several years under the 
more or less direct supervision of 
Marcus Loew. 

On the other hand, the choice of 
Rubin for a place on the board is 
argued by friends of the stock as 
a progressive move with special 
reference to the company's divi- 
dend policies. The custom of the 
company for several years has been 
to continue the regular rate of $2, 
adding to it -each extras as prollts 
seem to warrant. The presence ot 
a younger financial and executive 
mind among the established direc- 
tors gives the bullish element in 
Loew hope that this ultra conserva- 
tive dividend policy may ha iwvised. 
For a long time the market has 
predicted a rate of t3 for Loew, 
with annual extra ot $1 in addition. 
No extra has so tar been voted this 
year, and the stock is selling far 
out of line with its regular yield ot 
less than 4 per c ent, compare d to 
Pararaount's nearly 10, Including 
stock aztraa. 



Paramount made the predic- 
tions of its adherMs tMM It would 
presently go into a iiew trading 
area, by climbing above 106 yester- 
day In heavy trading. At that price, 
with the $2 quarterly just marked 
oR (it sold ex dividend Sept. 15), 
yesterday's high represented to, old 
holders aboiH IM fttm, eampared to 
Its best previous Of 16T in August. 
Less and less Is heard ot another 
drastic shake out. trhile all inspired 
statements continue to reflect im- 
provement In business, giving the 
stock a distinctly favorable aspect. 

Thfe move In Shubert seemed to 
have completed the circle Monday, 
when the price was ba«k at 60, 
from which level It waa run up to 
67. Apparently a pool has wor'Kcd 
the stock up and taken its profit, 
permitting the issue to lapse back 
into Its normal condition of small 
dealings. 

Fox showed little change, holding 
most of its recent improvement. 
One item Qf news during the early 
week was that gross for the week 
ot Bept 17 at )t77,SM esUMiahed a 
new high mark for seven days ot 
business and oomparA with 1471,400 
In the oorraapondinc week ot 1926. 
In addition it waa p^tad out, that 
tha oompaaW IBi<sa t^itkma is 
greatly in oxceaa St any previous 
year. 

In .the other markets prices re- 
mained about unchanged, with a 
noticeable closing up ot the wide 
gap between the bid and asked price 
ot Roxy, last at 35 bid, 27 asked, 

I instead of the dl.screpancy of tw" 
weeks ago ot 32 bid, 17 asked. 
Ba«lmMi 'Kodalt tettehM k new 
peak'ot 1T4. • 



JOLSON^WEEK 

(OentlBMd from page 1) 

or net I will continue making per- 
sonal picture house appearances. I 
have now no intention ot returning 
to the legit stage for the coming 
season. I may take a flyer now 
and then in picture housea I have 
been offered various contracts at 
different- figures, even one for 20 
weeks at more than I Just received 
(317,600), besides a percentage. 

At this time I don't feel like mak- 
ing plans tor the Immediate tuturb 
regarding picture bouse appear- 
ances. The picture house work, 
though eonflning, is not tedious, nor 
is It any more dlRlcult than work- 
ing in a show once a day and work- 
ing right through, spending an hour 
and a half or ao duriag th* even- 
ing on the stage talking set lines 
or singing songs. 

For my picture house work here 

I did four and five numbers a show 
and also eraeMac a aumber ot gags. 
It la not fidNI,' aor Is It a strain on 
my voice so far. 

1 broke the box office record of 
the Metropolitan here by around 
116,000 and have raoeived the big- 
gest salary aver paid a single turn 
anywhere for a one week's engage- 
ment. 

Still the theatre was able to net 
a proftt arooad fM.OOO oa tlie 
week. 

I am satisfied and t think the 
management of West Coaat The- 
atres circuit ia also. 

(As reported elsewhere - In . this 
Issue AI Jolson drew 357,236 during 
his week at the Metropolitan, Los 
Ajigeles. It breaks every box office 
record between^ Chieace aad this 
Pacific Slope.) 

Los Angeles, Sept. 20. 
A] Jolson went up to Arrowhead 
Sprlags to rest for a few days fol- 
lowing his picture house engage- 
ment at the Metropolitan. He.got 
up at ( o'clock in the morning and 
went tUhing. Using a fly, Al caught 

II trout ia M minutes. 

Driving to San Bernardino, he gave 
the fish to Mayor Thompson of Chi- 
cago, who was passing through In 
hla train on the way home. 

As a result M will be a ringside 
guest of the mayor at the Dempsey- 
Tunney flght Thursday. 



I^s of_76" UAi 

Cantoaaial FrodueUons has tem- 
porarily suspended operations 
through the withdrawal of the 
backer, George H. Wilcox, metal 
manufacturer of Tarrytown, N. T. 

It waa intended to produce a 
series of 11 "Boyn of '76" pictures 
based on the popular novels of the 
same title. Two pictures were made 
and 'Wilcox refused to continue 
after dropping approximately t&o.- 
000. 

John Raymond, director, and 
Stewart B. Mo^s, continued for a 
while but the latter left Raymond 
In sole possession ot the two fin- 
ished pictures unable to secure re- 
lease unless ths whole series is 
completed. 



, Sumntary 



for week ending Saturilny, September 17l 
STOCK EXCHANGE 



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Hoot Sticks With U 

Las Angeles, Sept. 20. 
Diffloultlea with Hoot Gibson 
have been settled. Universal exer- 
cising its option on the stai's scrv- 
loes for another year, starting In 
October. 

' It la reported Qlbson kicked 
»bout tha kia« at atoriaa tumlghad 
- tor his prodKtiaaa, 



LEWZM-8CEATER ADOPTING 

liOa Angeles. Sent. 20. 



Al tiewin and E. Hlchard Schayer 
are making the screen adaptation 
and writing the continuity of "Tre- 
lawney of the \S i ll.s ' lOBtrad oi 
Frances Marlon as reported. 

originally Bohayar aad auimr 
FranUlB were to havo dona thin 
wark. but as tha latter booame ill 
I^awin waa assigned, to th* Usk. 



Kiddins the Picture by 
A Master of Ceremonies 



A suggestion Is made that 
where thara is a atage band 
polley or master of ceremonies 
alone, that. If the feature pic- 
ture for the screen is a weak 
sister, that the M. C. kid It 
during tha running. 

It Is required that the H. O. 
be glib with a fair sense ot 
comedy adaptable to comedy 
comment. It need not neces- 
sarily attempt to rival or bet- 
ter the captions on the Sims. 
Captions but relate to an Im- 
mediate situation or scene, 
while the M. C. can keep his 
comment nmaiiig With the 
reels. 

As a rule with a stage band 
or M. C. or both, it either Is a 
strong local favorite, and there 
is more than one deluxe house 
under operation by the same 
management, tha poorer pic- 
ture of the two tor the week is 
shunted Into the theatre with 
the stronger stage attraction. 

That leaves the picture In 
the house with the M. C. sus- 
ceptible to kidding, mora or 
less gentle. 



SSiYEARSUFEOF 
THEATM FOR TAX 



Washington, Sept. 20. 

Commissioner of Internal Reve- 
nue in acqulesing in the Board of 
Tax Appeals setting 33 1-3 years as 
the average lite of a modem the- 
atre for the purposes of deprecia- 
tion has established a precedent for 
all theatre owners. 

Case Involved was the Balaban 
and Xata, Chieago, appeal to the 
board to rovaraa the oommlssloner 
in hla ruling tliat <• years was the 
life of a theatre. 



Mooter in India 

For M.-G.-M. Special* 

George Mooser has gone with 
Metro-Goldwyii-Mayer to handle 
their interests in India. He will 
hava •eMral lartadlotls* . U the 
matter of esploltatten. 

M-Q-M pictures play ad ahaiteg 
terms in India as partseta Of 
Madan Theatres. ' 

Ifooser win partionlarly concern 
himself with- '«aa-Hu(" Mid "The 
Big Parade." 

Mooser thoroughly knows the 
Orient. 



Par's Two Specials 

Two big i>lctures are scheduled 
Cor Broadway premieres as soon a.s 
they have been finished and sent to 
the cutting room In the- Los An- 
geles labs of Par. They are "Beau 
Sabruer" and "The Wedding 
March." 

No llkllhood of either supplanting 
"Wings" at ^ Critvlon unless 
business unazpectedly drops off at 

that house. 



"SOCIETY" USDER TAB. 

I liOS Angeles, Sept. 20. 

As the story ot "We're In Society 
Now" did not work out satisfac- 
tory. Paramount will delay produc- 
tion tor a time and next make "The 
Big Oame Hunt" with Wallace 
Beery and Raymond Hatton. 

The latter story Is being written 
by Orover Jones and Keene Thomp- 
son. Frank Strayer will direct. 



JACK HOLT IN INDE 

Los Angeles, Sept. 20. 

Jack Holt, former Paramount 
star, has been placed under contract 
by Harry Cohen (Columbia) to ap- 
pear In one picture, opposito Dor- 
othy Revere In "The TlKress." 

In production this week with 



Wmram Belt, at the liiii^hine. BUBIOH MM eTtHgAHEY 



Directing Far Away 
R.iy l^liysioc has been seleeled as 

director tor Universal educational 

fllMKaalnals and natlvea near 

the BtnltA ot Magellan. 
Phyaloa Isavaa tor Argentine 

shortly. 



LYXAH AT BOULEYAKD, L. A. 

Los AngelesT Sept. 20. 

Abe Lyman returns to Los An- 
geles on Sept; SO, opening at the 
Boulevard theatre, where the pol- 
icy Is to be changed from a second 
to a first run house. 

The first runs will be obtained 
from Univers.al, P. D. C, Warner 
Brothers and First National. 

Lyman will give one matinee and 
two evening shows dally, with tour 
shows Satulday and Sunday. 

Admission hf to be raised from 

60c to 65c. "' 

Arthur West,, master <rf cere- 
monies at this house, will be sent 

to the Figueroa when Lyman 
opens. 



XMBoasld'i lit Itig. Try 

Los Angeles, Sept. 20. 

Wa:ll.acc MacDonald, former screen 
actor, recently made a director at 
Fox studios, will do "A Silly Sail- 
or," comedy, as his first venture 
with the meg. 

Gene (Jomeron, Kay Bryant, Mary 
Ashcraft, Arthur Mlllette, Martin 
Turner, Leo Willis and Pal, dog 
actor, are in the cast. 



JONES ON PATHE SHOBTS 

Los Angeles, Sept. 20. 

F. Richard Jones, who recently 
resigned as general production 
manager for the Hal Roach studios, 
has gone with Pathe to become 
general supervisor of short reels. 

Jones will make his otOce at the 
Metropolitan studios. 



Los Angeles, Sept 20. 

United Artists has sold the screen 
rin)u-> to "LauKh. Clown, I.augh" 
to M-G-M, and also loaned Her- 
bert Brenon to the latter organiza- 
tion to direct the picture. 

Lon Chailby ia .to play tha lead- 



NORTHWEST MGRS. AND 
UNKNi IN DEADLOCK 

stage Hands Out After Dis- 
agreement Over New Em- 
ployment Contract 

lliaMayoUif, Bept. U. 
Althou^ atagahaiUU here and la 
8t Paul, maittbers ^ tha Interna- 
tional Alliance ot Theatre Stage 

Employees Local, went on strike at 
midnight Saturday, all theatres In 
the twin cities with one exception 
thus far have been giving perform- 
ances as usual. Policemen are sta- 
tioned in front and back stage at 
the theatres and there was only 
one case ot disorder reported Sun- 
day. Stagehands now are appeal- 
ing to national headquarters of 
other theatrical unions in an efferfc. 
to have orders issued for the 1o« 
cals here to walk out In sympathy. 

The strike — or walkout as the 
managers call it — resulted trdm 
taSiiM pt th* alMohaitas and man- 
agers to agree oft terma for a new 
contract. The managiers refused 
to meet the demands for improved 
working conditions and a readjust- 
ment ot wage* claiming that local 
business makes it impossible for 
them to shoulder the Increased 
operating costs which would ensue. 
Demand Include one day oft In seven 
with pay necessitating' the employ- 
ment ot an additional swing man 
at each house; a guarantee ot to 
weeks' minimum employment per 
ison at the Metropolitan, legiti- 
mate road show theatres in Mlnne-' 
apoM' and St Paul, right of appeal 
for a man discharged by a theatre^ 
13.75 per performance Instead ot 
$1.75 tor scene shifters, an increase 
ot tour In the personnel at the 
Palace and 8t Paul Lyceum, mu- 
sical oomedy tab houaea, and » 
segregation of departments in tha 
theatres. 

Liast season's contract expired 
eleven days ago, but the men con- 
tinued on the job while meetings 
were being held with managers to 
try to reach a compromise. William 
Dunn, business manager of the lo- 
cal stagehands' union, claims tliat 
at th^ end tha ttaion only insisted 
on the one day off wMi pay, tha 
right of appeal, and the pay boost 
for scene shifters. 

William A. Stelles, president at 
tha Northwest lAaatre OwnerM* As- 
sociation, declares the men ara sttll 
demanding various wage Increases 
and that the right of dlschai-ge be 
taken from the theatre managers' 
liands a» well aa tha other eoncea- 
sions. 

13 Houses AfFeeted 

Thirteen houses and about 105 
employees are -jftected by the strike. 
Hastily assembled new stage crews 
wer^ on the job Sunday. Steffes 
claims that no strikebreakers have 
been Imported, but that the new 
crews have been recruited from 
among other theatre employees and 
the managers. At the Shubert (dra- 
matic stock). Buzz Balnbridge, 
managing director and lessee, and 
two friends, struck the single set 
for "Hell's Bells," current attrac- 
tion, early Sunday morning and he 
now constitutes the entire crew 
backstage. 

The Sunday night performance of 
Mitzl in "The Madcap," at the St 
Paul Metropolitan, was called off 
and annbuncement made that the 
Shuberts themselves would take 
over the theatre for the week start- 
ing Monday'night and send in their 

■»n stage «rew. Because of the big 
production carried by the Ha^ 
Carroll Revue at the Orpheum slight 
difficulties arose. 

The only disorder so far occurred 
Sunday morning when about tt 
strikers routed tha transfer men 
carrying the Carr&II stuff to the 
Orpheum stage. ' When the new 
stage crew attempted to handle the 
scenery and trunks there was a row. 

Joseph aiwood, business agent ot 
the local motion picture operators^ 
afflllatcd with the stagehands' union, 
has Intimated that the operators 
will strike In sympathy. 

Reeltone, New Talker 

Arthur Splzzi's new talker Is 
labeled the Reeltone. 

It Is still being experimented 
with at the Rivoll, Baltlmor o, a nd 
is de.>ilgned for installation in small 
capacity houses, up to 2,000 seats. 



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Louis Mayer Bound East 

Los Angeles, Kept. 20. 
Louis B. Mayer, accompanied jy 
Pete Smith. toavM for New Tork 
Thursday. 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 



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BRITISH FILM FIELD 



pi^.view of "Remembrance" * at 
■ tti Itarblo Arch Pavilion. All had 
<S nnlaue experience ot seeing how 
s mm coutd ba. tt basaa with 

b^oro the war. tUl «ai tbe 
loaat ot it* faulU. 

jU it la propa g a n da tnr tha Brlt- 
lah LesioB and th* Prince ot Watoa 
, aad Elarl HalK both appear In atory 
keaiiencea. It mar set by at home, 
at any rate In. tli4 tall srasa. But 
a pity the folk handling it did 
not »Uck to their half-mind not to 
nut it out. It's so bad you wouldn't 
&UaTe it unless^ou saw it. 
Dirty Dogil 
This country 4b going to Ahe dogs, 
■verybody's floating gAybound rac- 
' 'M companies and the rage has 
^ MDt Into the movie business. 
•""^ WtaibleyWoes- 

The dday In matvring of studios 
^ Wenbler <• P*t o' childish 
iwlousr and cabiU atnlt going on all 
Mund. Halt a doaen folk have stu- 
dio proposltiona. each haa Its Inside 
supporters, and jione will get to- 
gether because their interests clash 
with some one in another group, or 
because their personal ambitions 
may be cut into if they work in 
with another group. It is the same 
spirit which prevents combined 
marketing of British product in the 
foreign fleld; every prodtMer is 
frightened of the other 'felIoir «et- 
Mng something sold. 

Shorts 

' . I/Mt Sunday "Chang" broke all 
' jHaaa records. Queue* lined up fn>m 
'ftfitt^ on, and the house opens at 

^ S S c^ uSc wM Barber 
.«r th* Murder tm the Red Barn." are 
«o be llhned Jaat aa played. 
, , James Bryson has bees-oQ s tour 
•t Unlversal's provincial branches 
this week, jasslng 'em up tor the re- 
lease of "Michael StrogofT." 

'The Battles of Coronel and the 
Falkland Islands" Is to be shown by 
command to the King at Balmoral 
on September 14, the day before it 
goes into pre-release. This Is the 
llrst time a fltan has had a command 
r performance ' In front ot its public 
exhibition. 

. ritflP^ to he the largest movie 
""itiim In Burope, the Playhouse, 
'"Bliinfw. was sdieduled to open 
aigkmiMaf this week. It seaU 4,200 
•4al l|aa an elevator orchestra stand. 
«<nt there has been a hitch in getting 
the license completed, and opening 
has been postponed a week. 

The Capitol has altered its change 
day to Saturday from this week in 
place ot Sunda/, the general change 
day here for pre-releasd theatres. 

B. Bruce Johnson, foreign man- 
ager for First National, left Friday 
ter Berlin to take a look-aee at 
progress of Detu nroduotlons, which 
F. M. handles foi*tbe world outside 
Germany. "Dancing Vienna" has 
already t>een seen and will be fol- 
lowed by "^e Alpine Tragedy. 
JBotng Into production are "The 
ibntege Scandal.'' "Th« Wild Man" 
■*nd "Luxus Train." 

Sidney Bernstein openfTithe Wil 
lesden Hippodrome, formerly a 
vaudeville house, as a movledrome. 
H seats over 2,000 and has a peram- 
bulator park. Bernstein opens the 
Lewlsham Hippodrome for pictures 
end of this month. Both these 
house* were formerly on the L. T. V, 
(Oulllver) circuit ot vaudeville. 
Pre-release Trouble 
Agitation still goes on. In some 
cases tt Is quite Justified. "Ben- 
Hur" Is now in its 46th week at the 
TlvoU.' Over a million people have 
■een it What chance has the gen 
eral release house? 

Dr. Glanlnnl, president ot the East 
Wd* and Bowery Bank, New York, 
••••■made a large advance to British 
.^'UtemationaL This is secured on 
atives. 



Parufamet's first production, "The 
Lost Waltz," In tliis country, and 
not Piiramount Itself. 

Another going into production Is 
"A Woman In Pawn." Edwin 
Greenwood will direct this for Gau- 
mont. with John Stuart In the lead. 
It's * wonder aomeon* from Holly- 
wood haM't "found" Stuarts before 
now. 



"King of Kings" Mystery 

About the time (ieorge Smith 
brought back from New York a 
print of De Mille's "Kinp: ot Kiniis" 
the "Sunday Express" ran a aeries 
called "The Man Nobody Knew," 
which was a new slant on the life 
of Christ. Also a mysterious paint- 
ing by an unknown artist, who at 
once became famous, waa discov- 
ered and exhibited, called "King of 
Kings." 

So It looked like things were set- 
ting line tor the film. But the cen- 
sor here baa a rule whloh terblda 
a»r physical representation ot 
Chriat on the screen, and, further, 
the T>ally Mall" said the film ought 
not to be shown In this country. A 
large section of the public takes its 
opinions ready made from the 

Mail." Thus do the fortunes of 
the film business depend betimes on 
a .reporter's stomachache. ' 

"And now P. D. C. seeiiiH In a jam 
over the film. A^'liether it will get 
shown here Is still uncertain. 
There's no sign at present that way, 
and William Vogel, sailing tof New 
York' after a crulae ^k'onnd the P. 
D. C. Mnrepean olBo«C" au«« no 
■tatement. 



Production Schedules 

..To the films already listed by 
"variety" as being made here have 
.wte added "The Triumph ot the 
Scarlet Mmpernel" and "Dawn," 
me latter on the story of Nurse 
Cavell. Both by Herbert Wilcox. 

Ideal, o^ which Harry Rowson 
Well-known London-New York com- 
muter, is head, goes back into pro- 
aucUon with Gladys Cooper as first 
•Jir. Milton Meyrick, who directed 
«ora Le Breton in her first film, 
,1* Poupee," is scheduled to wave 
the megaphone at Gladys. Ideal I 
one of the companies In the Oau 
mont-Britlsh merger. So Is W. i 
f : who will handle U. K. distrlbu 
"M> of WUeors films. 
'i Fairbanks, niece ot Doug 

las. haa been signed to play co-star 
•■ "Hell Cat Hetty," from Florence 
Wlpatrlck's stage • play. H.irry 
Hughes will direct for Arrhitiald 
Nettlefold. 

Wlymond Orimtli la comlnfr ov 
to do one for British International 
and the I'lusa-Tlller Girls, now 

yp With the Lark," at the Vaude- 
ville theatre, are to app<>ar for this 
company in "A Little Bit of Fliilt." 

Seems like there's some relation 
between Paramount and British In- 
ternational. Or shall we say an en- 
t«nte cordialeT 
I „ This appears aren more so from 
f nie fact Wardour, eloselv allied with 
witiah Intemaljonsl, are to bandls 



■er 



Mainly Pereenal 

Eddie Klein Is back here till Oct. 1. 
He has been Joined by Mrs. Klein, 
whose first trip it,^ is. 

Ralph Pugh has gone to Berlin 
to look over studios.. Mflr^TT he'll 
get a move on with Ml WW* Wlien 
he comes back. 

Blograph theatre, Victoria, Lon- 
don, was one of 1! opened by the 
American Biograph Co. here In 1908 
and the 'drst film theatre to hold a 
license, has been enlarged to seat 
1,100, and reopens Sept. 12. It will 
run to per cept BrtMsh Alms with- 
out waiting tor th* auO'ts. 

W, W. Thompson, large-scale ex- 
hibitor, haa bought the Coliseum, 
Ilford, and the Coronet, Netting Hill 
Gate. That was a month ago. This 
week he also bought the New Gaie- 
ty, Norwood, and Is dealing for sev- 
eral others also In London. 

A. E. Bundy, who recently bought 
British Instructional Films after 
financing "Nell Gwyn" and several 
other productions, has gone Into the 
lepit field and Is presenting "Sev 
enth Heaven" at the Strand next 
week. ' 

Teddy Brown, the musician, is ap- 
pearing in the film version of "The 
Arcadians." So are Tracey and 
Har. dancers, who were In "The 
Blue -Train," and Ivor Viotor, now 
In "Shake Tour Ftoet," at th* Von- 
don Hippodrome. ' 

J. H. Seidelman, assistant I9an- 
ager ot ramous' foreign department, 
is here. 

Studio Propositions 

Several people h.ave got studio 
proposltiona, but no one seems to 
move. Companicb are Boing abroad 
to work from lack' ot studio tacill- 
tles here, yet the trade sits on the 
fence and waits for some one to be- 
gin. Pugh still hangs fire, tlMS.' 
he could fill his space at oae§ It h* 
had Wembley ready. 

There's so -nuch Jealousy, so 
much teeterlav around to get the 
Interest ot this group ot exhibitors 
and that group ot producers, so 
many "kn'ly practical" ifchemes dis- 
cussed and discussed that nothing 
gets done. 

As this department has said be- 
fore. If someone wants to make a 
large piece of real cash money, come 
right over here and build a aet of 
properly equipped studis% -Without 
bull and without spoilias th* Whole 
show by "promotion." 

The producing business here Is 
waiting with Its tongue out for 
someone to hire It space to shoot in. 

On* new company, British Film- 
craft, Is building studios at Wal- 
thamstow, but they're tor ita own 
use. What Is a**d*d Is floor space 
to rent tor cash. 



with British Authors Productions, 
the producing end ' rugti's orKani- 
zation. Latter has been <lickering 
with CranHeld & Clarke to this end 
Tor some time, and la credited with 
having an "upderstaading" with the 
New Yorkers. 

Meantime th* gov*mment of In- 
dlfi is seeing about th* appointment 
of a committee to report «tt censor- 
ship and as to step* t* noourage 
showing Iq India o(^ British flims 
as well as to promote production 
there. This Is the effect of the long 
and strong complaints made against 
American films and their bad effect 
on the nati%'es. 

No notice h;is been taken by 
Amerfcan distributors of this agita- 
tion, following 'heir usual i)ractice 
of Ignoring public opinion in other 
countres till action forces them to 
come to earth. 

An attempt Is also being made to 
iaduoe th* vrnmnmeat here to let 
in colonial and dominion Alms duty 
tree. 

So the magnuta In Manhattan 
have got some thinking to do about 
the British market yet! 



Decahir's Mgrs. Ass'n. 

bjr Unioi 



Decatur. nL. Sept. M. 
The De(atur Theatre Managers' 

Association, organized two years 
ago with the Avon, Empress*. IJijou 
and Lincoln Square theatres as 
members, has gone Into thin air, 
negotiation^ over th* musicians' 
contract for the ensuing year re- 
vealing It. 

Each manager had posted tl.000 
fprMt with the osganlzatioa as 
guarantee of fulflillng agreementa. 
When Wiley McConncll relinquished 
his Kmpress, he withdrew his grand 
and A. Sigfrled. manager of the 
BUou, aettag on attorney's adrtea, 
signed Immedlatetar witt t|i* union, 
the withdraw*! flC; 4)* 
validating Ml* 
claimed. 

Th* vnhm contract whldi 
mands that the Eineoln Square 
maintain two organists, and an or- 
chestra in the evening, has been de- 
fied by J, H. .Wallace, manager, who 
indstll that li*,j)fcma wfll:4MS*mlne 
what musle he will have In his 
house. 

The Lincoln Square and the Avon 
are using non-union muaio but 
operators and stage hand* are 
union men, their contracts having 
been signed last week;' Thus far 
they have not been called out. No 
salary increases wnro involved, day 
leaders getting tTlM mt SMto wen 
t47,B0, with night leataW |tlM and 
side msa ' 



STAHL WITH TIFFANY 



I,os Angeles. Sept. -0. 

John M. t^uiiii, wlu> coiiipletos 
his contract with Metro-Opldwyn- 
Mayer In Dererober, will become 
<Urector-Beneral of Tiffany Produc- 
tions, of wlUih M. H. Hoffman is 
the head. 

Stahl, it is .said, is financially in- 
terested in Tiffany Productions and 
it Is believed is now desirous of 
directing pictures in which he has 
his own money. 

TiSany opeiutes a national re- 
leasing systam through lu own es- 
chaag**. 



MOVING STAGE 
AND BAND IN 
CHAMPAIGN 



Distinction for III. Town 
— ^M. C mt Virginia 



CMeago, Sept. 20. 

Virginia theatre. Champaign. III., 
will Install a stage band policy, 
Verne Ricketts, m. c. conducting. 

House will have moving stage. 
giving'vChampaign tbe^lstinotten of 
the only towir.ist l^,:*is* with that 
type of stage. 

Presentation tal efPto < p WIfc ed 
by Sam Bramson, through' ttMt'ilCal 
William Morris Office. 



'DOUBLING' GIRL HURT 
IN WARNER PICTURE 

Betty Goodwin's Troubles and 
Loss of Time in Havmg Teeth 
Fixed— Brokiii Mr 



'Dominion's Film Schemes 

When the quota bill was pro- 
moted It was because pressure had 
come from the colonies and do- 
minions. These promised to take 
some supporting steps themselves, 
and the biggest ot these has just 
matured In Canada. 

Col. W. W. Clarke, of Cranfleld & 
Clarke, New York, has been in the 
dominion for some time negotlatlnK 
with government officials, and has 
.secured tlie support of the Cana- 
dian preiyitT ;ind .sever.al dominion 
banks for nrltish Emmre I'Mlnis of 
Canada, of which Ailfiur Melghajl 
(no relation to Tom), ox-premier of 
Cannila, is the president. 

First production will be "Carry 
On. Sergeant," which Bruce Balms- 
father, originator of •'Old Bill," I* 
writing. ....... 

The studios are, for the time be- 
ing, at anv rate, at Trenton, Ont.. 
and there may be an afllllatloit here 



Ba)Mciiig Sti i tBy Tm 



Quincy, III., Sept. 20. 

Great Staitea Theatres haa taken 
over the Belaaoo, for tM .laarjM 
years owned and operated by WW 
H. Sohm, and has retained Mr.' 
Sohm a* manager. The Belasco to 
to be operated as a "family" thea- 
tre at 10-11 and tmt' Om mw u ot 
film a week. 

Orpheum, under Great States 
management, will be the feature 
film show house, and the Washing- 
ton, also In the local Chain, will 
have Ned and His Gang doing a 
Paul Ash entertainment four days 
of the week with the Gale Players 
presenting stock the last three days 
of the week. 

Policy at the Empire, owned by 
the Great SUtes, haa not been de-. 
termlaed. 



Vite at Van Ctorler 

SchenecUdy. H. T., Sept. 20. 
The Van Curler theatre, one of 
the oldest house* In the city, will 
reopen next month under a new 
management with Vitaphone as a 
feature. The theatre, which was con 
demned a few weeks ago. Is being 
repaired and the lease will be taken 
(ver by the Kley Theatre Corpora- 
llon, consisting of W. W. Shirley 
and Arthur Klein. Feature pictures 
will be shown in «oi)iunctlon with 
Vita. 



16 F. & N. Mich. Hoases; 



Chicago, Sept. 10. 
' Though not deslrlous of reveal- 
ing its connections, Keith-AIbee Is 
in tor tt per cent, on the deal re- 
cently consummated by Fltspatrlck 
A McKlroy and W. S, BuUerlleld, 
whereby the latter acquire* IT F. 
A. M, houses in Michigan. 

Th* poUey of th* theatres, 
straight pictures and preseatatlons, 
caused K-A to atterapr^WltillpaUI- 
ing mention of the K-A^aSW Mi'tlle 
transaction, it Is s.aid. 

The chain will be operated un- 
der the Butterfreld banner. 

The 17 theatres are Croswell and 
l^amlly, Adrian; Maltz and Lyric, 
Alpena; Liberty, Bell and BlJou, 
Benton Harbor; Colonial, Big 
Rapids; Lyric, Cadillac; Lyric and 
Kozy, Ludington; Lyric, Manistee; 
Caldwell. 9t Joasph: Kyrle and 
Opera tfiimt, TW W W * * City, and 
Rivtaca and' Rex, Thre* Rivers, 



Tfff AllY AFTEg STUttiOS 

|«V ii«»^ 0MUMtS7 .tM* M«ae- 
*^ tiM* WtHi PIM Art* 

IjOs Angeles, Sept, {0. 

Negotiations ai^ pending for Tif- 
fany to take over the Old Selig 
Studios on Mission Road as head- 
quarters tor production activities. 

M. H. Hoffman, out her* super- 
vising his company's pictures, states 
that no deal has been set, but his 
organization will either buy or 
build a production plant. 

If t*rms cannot t>e agreed on for 
the Sellg studio property an effort 
wUI ko mad* to deal with the Fine 
Asta IwMar*. 



U S BKOADWAT UBE-UP 
U's specials" for Broadway this 
n-lntiT "P "t*""* «■ MlQ ws- 

' Tlie Cat and the Canary." "irnclc 
Toui'b Cat.in," "Les Mi-eral.l.b" 
(now at the Centralj, 'Surrender," 
"Show Boat," 'TTik Chinese Par- 
rot," "The Irresistible lover," 
"Sfan's Past." "The Lone Eagle," 
"Thank.« for the liuggy Klde" and 
"sfmall Bachelors." 



Bofldiiif Loew**, ProT. 

Providence. Sept. iO. 
The big Loew theatre in tltis city 
wlU be built and work Is to begin 
thU week. M, Shapiro A Son* ot 
New York have the general con- 
tract for the const ructl^m ot the 
theatre. 

Because of several months' delay 
in beginning construction on the site 
which has been cleared, minors 
afrose . the new project would be 
al>andoned. The construction of- 
ficials set all doubt to rest with 
their statement. 



TBTOirS SERIES 

Los Angeles, Hept. "0. 

William 3. CrriTiris KoTnit V<> Vf^ 
Kin a .'Series of proilurtions leatur- 
ing Glenn -Tryon, to be made at 
Universal. Vln Moore and Jack. 
Foley are writing th* stories, with 
Carl Krusada adapting. 

Hhooting date tor the- first Is i" t 
tor Sept, II. 



Los Anifrtiid. il^t; W, mt. 
Betty OoodwU. ptetard wttra. whO' 

doubled for May XcAMy l» "Kau-\ ' 
lette," Wanieir Brother* pleiture idl< 
reeled bir Ralph .Orav**, was pfclil*. 
fully Injured dwlqf uW SMklMg of 
a scene In the ptetwr* at 'VasadOM. 

Miss Goodwin was used tor wMae 
Ewiming stunts, and atltti dOitVto 
she went **n loeatlM if 
dive into a pond. 
Upon airlyitti^ alM CmnA it 
duck pond in Uit Baw 
over three tea^ te dUptk. Tha t 
pany brought hlonc • apriag hoard ' 
set up -at the end of the pool. When 
Miss Gpodwtn saw the set up she 
informed Ralph Graves It was 
daogeroiui for lier to make the dive 
into such shallow water from a 
spring board. However, figuring 
her future in the picture business 
and with a raves lasisttaig that «|i* 
go through with it. MiSS QooAwfal 
finally did it. 

The first dive resulted In a broken 
front tooth and another one cracked 
in two places. She dove a dosen 
times more after the accident until 
the director was satisfied with the 
takes. Gnaves asked her to step 
back on the spring board and^niake 
a runlng dive. The girl relused, 
stating that it would probably re- 
sult In a fractured skull should she ' 
strike her head on the bottom. 

After the day's work was ended 
Miss Graves took Inventory of her- 
self and found that she would bj* 
unable to' qualify for picture work 
until her teeth were fixed. She 
went to the Warner Brothers' 
studio to try and aee ah executive 
there and ask what provision eould 
be made for her to get^ her teeth 
fixed. She was finally referred to 

Ooc" Solomon, salti to be the head 
of the Warners' property deparf- 
ment and generai . 'Yixer" ttft' the 
players around the studio when they 
have- complaints to make. Ml.'«» 
Goodwin tried to get In touch with 
Soton^n tor nearly a week, but 
tbuad she could not #et beyoMd Vjf» 
studio gates when sending <Tnea- 
sage sayin>r she was outside. 

Miss Goodwin lives ,at tlie Studio 
Club, home of a number ot picture 
people. She wrote ttliin.a letter ex- . 
plaining her predtcam'tnt, Solomon 
called on her at the Studio Club, but 
she was o>it Iool(in({ for employment 
at the time. He never made a sec- 
ond call nijT did he fry to eamUMlr 
cate with her on thcF phone/ 

After wasting many dollars In 
fruilless plione calls Miss tiooHwiu 
managed through a ruse to get iiold 
olt Solomon.. He loM her that her 
accident was not covered by com- 
pensation Insurance and sent her 

downtown to see the Keilei.jl 
Mutual Insurance Coint'.-ttu'. 
$28 Estimate Too Low 
As a rule, when accidents hap- 
pen to players tite studios immedi- 
ately notify the Insurance com- 
panies who protect them. In titis 
instance Warner Hrolhers failed to 
notify the Federal Mutual people. 
Whose firtt, knowledge ot the acci- 
dent was when Mlns Goodwin made 
her appearance, some lime after the 
accident. 

She BlateH that the Insurance com- 
pany sent her to a cheap dentist 
on Main street to get an estimate 
on the work, and this dentist said 
that he could dp a job for tti that 
would be satlsfattory. Miss Good- 
win says that she did not have faith 
of the man's ability so she visited 
her own dentist. He stated tliat he 
could do the work^tor )(0. Miss 
Goodwin then returned td the Insur-. 
ance company. 

Meantime they got In touch with 
the studio and made the necessary 
report of the accident. Then tlie 
Insurance company offered her $2^ 
to get the rep,'iirs made When she 
stated that not only h^ she been 
painfully injured, but also she hud 
lieen forced to remain out of work 
for several weeks, 

KearlUK that .MI'<h f;ood»in w«Mld 
seek ItKal redress the iiisurftnoe 
tuiiipn ii y tinu ll y ngr sxil to Piiy flI l ilH 



Goodwin the |90 for the worlv by her 
own dentist. 

While the work Is iroinir on Mi.tH 
f;.K)dwln i.s un^lile i.. ;iii,l einplo.i- 
ment, on sccouni of Ii^m facial con- 
(liti in. therel.y losinc I'.T, n day, (ha 
].anoiint paid lur doubling fur actors. 



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VARIETY 



PICTURES 



Wednesday, September 21, 1827 



Harry Sherman Union 
Cirtict Nan for Pibiix 



I'.y way of giving all uniiHi dilH- 
culti«8 a little union attention of 
Us (Mrn Irom lU inside ranka, Pub- 
Ilz Theatres has sUrned Harry Sher- 
ninii, rnrmer Bssiatant president of 
the [. A. (stafe hands> as a special 
contact man. 

As tluTo have been quite a num- 
ber of recent union controversies in 
the east in difterent Publix towns, 
Sherman has been sent to the cities 
Involved to assist in the adjust - 
nent of local matters. 

8|>erman spnie years ago was 
tjnslncss acent flMr^tba New York 
ki^al of m. p. operators. 



Gangers with Cangdon 

Los Angeles, Sept. 20. 

Clarence Uennecke, comedy con- 
■tructor on Mary PIckford's current 
picture, has returned to the Harry 
XanCdon fold to work on his third 
yieture for that actor. 

Bob Bddy, also of the Langdon 
(■V erew, has returned after an 
abaenee of ■!> weeks. 



Myron Selznick Out 

Los Angeles, Sept 20; 
Myi'un Sflznii'l<, production su- 
pervisor fo." United Artists during 

the making of ■■Toi)sy and Eva" 
with the Duncan .Sisters, has left 
U. A. 

He Is endeavorlnK to make an- 
other affiliation. When Selznick 
completed his work on the picture, 
no other U. A. film was available 
for him to supervise on the lot. 



Hubbard and M-G-M 

Los Angeles, Sept. 20. 

Lucicn Hubbard, supervising pro- 
(lui'cr of "Wings" for Paramount, 
has left that orRanization and Is 
now on the M-G-M payroll. He la 
engaged in rewriting the adapta- 
tion of script tor "Rose Marie," di- 
rected by Edmund Goulding. This 
picture was started some time ago 
with WiUlam Nigh directing, who 
was called off after two weeks. 

Hubbard will probably be pro- 
duction supervisor on the picture. 
His contract at present is for the 
one picture, but it Is understood if 
he desires, M-O-M will (Ive him a 
lone terra contract. ' 



"Sunrite" Title in 

Dispute and Court 

An Injunction application against 
the release of "Sunrise" has been 
filed in New York a.ijainst the Wil- 
liam Fox Corporation. Wlllard 
Mack, Oeorge I* Miller, James P. 
BInnott and Benjamin Verschlelser, 
the plaintiffs, claim ownership of a 
play of that name written by Mack 
some years ago and produced In a 
number of cities. 

In ^ affidavit Miller states he 
notlfled the Fox company January 
last that the plaintiffs claimed all 
rights for the title "Sunrise." _ 

Fox alleged that "Sunrise" was 
based on a play written by Pearl 
Franklin, produced by John Oolden, 
for which Vox Films had V*e film 
rights, kliller contends that Golden 
produced a play entlt.led "Thunder" 
but nothing called "Sunrise." 



HIOGIN DIBECTmG LA BOCQUE 

Los Xhgeles, Sept. 20. 

DeMllle has signed Howard Hlr- 
gln to direct Rod La Boequa In 
"Stand and Deliver." 

Sada Cowaa to llnishinc the 
script. . • 



'.'Baby Mine" AH New 

Los Angeles, Sept. 20. 

Lew LIpton, who was making 
"Baby Mine" in conjunction with 
Robert Z. Leonard, walked off the 
set leaving Leonard alone with the 
megaphone. Metro-Gold wyn-. Mayer 
oillclals are scrapping the picture 
and Leonard will remake it with 
Harry Gribbon. comedian, out of the 
cast. 

There were too many comedians. 
The original cost of the picture, set 
at $135,000, will now be 1150,000. 

The title may be changed. 



PAXAMomrr, sbattie, in ieb. 

- Seattle, Sept. 20. 

It Is expected that the huge Para- 
mount theatre here will open around 
Feb. 1. This house will be-4cDown 
as the Seattle. Location ia on Pine 
street,' Mreral blocks from the thea- 
tre eanter. It la undoubtedly in the 
trend of Seattle's future growth. 



"Uncle Tom" •ailing 

James B. Lowe, colored picture 
actor who plays the title role In 
Universal's "Uncle Tom's Cabin," 
aatlaA Bapt • for BerUa, whara he 
win-ai^pafa la atudto work. 



FABIAN PRIZES FOR BQ 
AWARDED JiOUSE MGRSL 

Newark, N. J., Sept. 

Prises offered by Stanley-Fabian 
as part of the drive for business by 
the Stanley organisation have been 
awarded. As a basis for figuring 
' the 'Jd weeks' tiiisincss from Labor ' 
Day was taken as a standard and 
then priaai ware (ivan for the high- 
est percenta«!e inereake for It weeks 
of winter and spring business. 

The first prtae jit (500 went to 
Fred Shepl^erd, manager oT the 
Goodwin: second of }300 to Man- 
ager Lefkowltx of the Rldgewood, 
third to Louis Sfbin of the Roose- 
velt, awl fourth ta Michael J. Cul- 
len of the -Mosque. 

Special prizes for the highest in- 
crease fgr any one week of the first 
eight weeks went ta L<ouis Gilbert 
of the Capitol and the Ugliest for 
the last eight weeks to Jacob Flex 
of the Rlalto. 



E.V ery P r o d u c e r - E 

III the fiel d 




i bit or 



NORTON GOES STARRING 



Lloyd Pictures Ahead of Schtdulsi 
Player Leases Thestre 



' Jbuas signed to play FQ 



Did they do, it because 
of love of FOX t 

No! ; - 

Only a dollars. and cents 
consideration actuates -tlieBe 
men - - - rivals in many ways. 
'The quality of FOX Pictures 
and prospective profits at 
the box-pffice — nothing 
eli^e - - • convijiced these 
keen, clear-headed' showmen 
to book FOX /or piv/ilf. 



ia 

.L«rw of GASMEN 
BAST SIDB WES^r S|I» 

PAID TO LOVH 

tUncht Swttt Im 
SINGED 

Jmut Gtymor im 

2 GIRLS WANTED 

THE JOY GIRL 
Olirt tofdm Neil HtnnlUm 

THE GAY RETREAT 
t m mm y Coktn T<4 U<Nmun 

PUBUCXlV MADNESS . 
lefc JTSMS Ummm/ Uw 

HIGH SCHOOL HERO 

VERY CONFIDENTIAL 
JMt> BtUmy Mmf Ossiss 

PAJAMAS 

O/fvr Borden 

.SILK HATS ' 




THE COMEDIAN 

Gr«ui Nisun 

THE ESCAPE 
Jmul CaynoT Chtrltt ttnM 

HANGMAN'S HOUSE 
VkKn MtLttI— 
Ckmin tmtU VirgMt VM 

OOME TO MY HOUSB 

Olir* Batdtu 

NONE BUT THE BRAVE 
Wala* Bttt tm f MsHDrf Itmi 
SILK LEGS 

LUNA PARK 
rMsr MtUgltn -Cm* NIfttm 
FRENCH ANKLES 

MtJgt ntttmmy . 

BALAOO 
Edmund Low* 

LADIES MUST DRBSS 

£«rf« Foxe 

SUGAR DADDIBS 
Jf«ry DuHcan 

V THE UNKNOWN BEAUTY 
Olios fcnfm 

abo 

WHAT pptrp ftinpv 



Vklor JfdUflra Bimuni Lame 



WHO PLAYS-u;it,h FOX PROFITS with FOX 



Los Angeles, Sept. 20, 
J. B. AllW busloesa nuuuwer tor 
'Sdward Bverett Hsirton, has aft- 
quired the lease to the Hollywood 

Playhouse, formerly - operated by , 

Louis O. MaclooYi. 

Horton intends to present a series 
of plays with himself starred. The 
first will be "So This Is Love" open- 
ing next Sunday. Horton is cur< . 
rently appearing at the Playhouaa 
in downtown X,. 'A. in 'Ktoiag 
Crooked." 

Hortoli la under a flve-yaar eon* 
tract to the Harold Lloyd Cor- 
poration to make two reel comedies 
but being ahead of the Paramount 
releasing schedule by eight pictures 
ha. la doiOK ataca work to help hia 
employer get him contract salary. 



GOKTATOWSKYS' IITH 

Albany, Ga., Sept. 20. 

The Albany, fourth local de luxe 
ftlm house belonging to Gortatow- 
■ky Brothers, opened yesterday. It 
aost $300,000 and seats 2,800. This 
Makes the eleventh theatre in this 
^MBlly circuit, all in Georgia ez- 
eapt foa ta Florida. 

Gortlitowaky Brothers have been 
in rtiow business 39 years in these 
parts.' Another brother is J. D., ex- 
ecutive of King Features Syndicate 
Uid Other Hearst antarprtaas in 
New Torlr. • 

Albany is one burg that has al' 
ways had Its thumb to Its nose at 
the K. K. K.r-«nd still has. The 
Gortatowskys own it. 



V~ A. TO N. Y. 

John Humm. 
Elmer Pearson. 

N. Y. TO L. A. 

B. P. Plneman. 



OPENING OCTOBER 3 



MIMw Tkwa«, Ulimakw 



Wllir aHistsi, llUwarins 



Ktiller Theatre, Milwaukoa 
Miller Theatre, Milwaukee 

Miller Theatre, Milwaukee 

Miller Theatre, Kilwankee 
XUler nieatre, KhnAkee 
Xiller Theatre, Milwankee 
Miller Theatre, Milwaukee 
Miltai^eatre. Mawaokee 
tRIIter Theatre, MilwaokM 

MPRED 

ANDRE 

Conductor and 
Mistress of Ceremonies 

Direction 

MAX LAJMDAU 



Wednesday, SeptemCer 21, 1927 



VARIETY 



IS 



HICHTIEST SMASH 

ARIilSTI££- 



mmB THE 




FBO Beats the Worl4 

• • • « Jiimps the FleU • • • • 
Steals the Sweetest Show- 
men^s Plum of the Year 
right under theDrows- 
Ing Noses oft^ J^BJl^ltm 

AnMriean Leglofuudres Tmt 
out ParU Loose From Its Imm ortal 
Hinges While FBO Toms tlie Wliolo 
Colossal Event into THE UiUGH 
SMASH OF THE YEAR! 

An exploitation soek in the 
eye with the whole cheering 
worM in on tM hooi^-npS 



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PICTURES 



WaAiMday, g«pt « mb« SI, 1927 



IpMny Sticks to Hip 

Cleveland, Sept. 20. 
^VilH Spitjilny is Koing to stick 
^i/i tb« Keith -Albee Hippodrome 
ktea, where he openad Sunday «(t«r 
havinr been at Loew's Allen for 
years. 

An offtT to the le.'ulor to go in 
the Capitol, New York, has been de- 
«Uae4, . H* waa to have ao^ be- 
hind .'at Rooney, who open* there 

Oct. 

Spltalny at the Hip will probably 
CO or the stase with 22 musicians 
fron the pit. Hip aeata 4,100 ptey- 
inr pictures, presentations and 
vaudo. three days for the arts and 
apecialist.s, to 50c top and "<>(• on 
week ends, when there are four 
■bows a day. House baa • gallery. 



Archanbsud With Tiffany 
M. H. Hoffman has signed George 
Archanbaud to direct the next Tit- 
fail^ picture, "Night Life." 

John Harron and Eddie Qrtbbon 
Mly mendwrs of east signed so 



Only Woman Manager 

Rooktdrd. lU., Bapt 20. 
Mrs. Gertrude Frost, who entered 

the tlieatrleal flold last Kebmary aK 
secretary to Louis St. Pierre, man- 
ager o( the Orpheum theatre, a 
Qraat States Theatres picture 
house, has been appointed by Jules 
J. Ruben, hoad of the chain, a« 
liou.so rnana^'cr (or the Orpheum — 
the only woman house manager in 
the Great States chain. 

St , Pierre has been transferred 
as manager of the Coronado, the 
Oreat Slates 11,500,000 the.ltre, 
which Is to be opened about October 
1. 



OMAHA'S NEW HOUSE 

Omaha, Neb., Sept. 20. 
A theatre to cost around tl.B00,- 
000 will be constructed by the 

World Realty Company, a block 
from *-be heart of the business dis- 
trict on a site which Includes the 
old Empress theatre. Work is to 
start Feb. i. 

the World company operates the 
Sun, Moon and World downtown 
houses. 



Qufam Mwtiil^s Opinion 

I«st waek'a Variety had its 
first l>oz aoore on the picture 
critics, east and west, with 
Qulnn Martin of the New York 
Morning "World" at the tail 
end of the score. 

A purchaser of Variety early 
Wednesday morning at a 
Broadway news stand was In- 
formed by the newsdealer 
that Variety had all of the 
pk^ture critics listed on the 
front page, with his favorite 
orltle, Qulnn Martin, last. 

"Why do you suppose he's 
lastT" asked the customer. 

"Oh, I guese he speaks his 
mind," aald the dealer. 



8. A. Asst 

Wllltam Melinkes has been signed 
by the foreign department of 
Metro-Ooldwyn-llainr to aaalst 
Louie Brook In Klo*4* Jaaerlo, 

Brasil. 

Mellnkfs is a niember of the New 
Torii and New Jersey bars. 



VocafOm Head Saed 



David R. Hochrelch, head of the 
Vocafllm (talker) Corp., and 7. 
Dudley Kohler, theatrical attorney 
in 1560 Broadway, figure among 
other co-defendants In a |6,000* suit 
on a Judgment by Jarec C. John- 
ston. The latter Is proceeding 
against both Indlvlduaia, Radnald 
L. Mulr, liCho Lake Clneaw Club 
Corp. an<\ Stanley lAke Park. lae., 
on a note for that amount, which 
has not been satisfied. 

Jeaaa Meyers waa appointed re- 
ceiver in tha supplementanr pw- 
ceedlnci to ooUsot tha tl.M«. 



Geo. R. Allison Dies 

AtlanU, Sept. 20. 

George H. Allison, manager of -the 
Atlanta Fox branch and president 
of the local Film Board of Trade, 
waa found dead in bed yesterday 
morning (Monday) in VaMOUa, Ga. 

It la believed he die« Of Mato IB- 
digestion. .* 



"The. Big Parade," brought ^ 



people fxSt my theatre who 
navenever hem in it before," 

reports Manager Sampsett of 
the Essex Square Theme. "I 
am arranging my play-dates 
now so that I can bring it 
buck soon for a rctun^.en* 





[J'^Now every thecCtve comes 
y^^'vnto the realm of amazing^ 
^grosses with the^ hig^time 
^ picture hoims of Avmka-' 



WHAT'S YOUR 





u 



—you^ll never know 
until yov^ve played 
"^ig Parade'\and 

JrME EssexiSquaie'Thieatre 
S imtssexr Connecticut— 
A ;town of 3,000 population. 
IT had'a receipt record 
THAT seemed .impossible 
surpass. 

''THE Big Parade"*more;than 
TRIPLED the .best pr evious;^ 
SUCH a picture comes 
ONCE in allifetime. 

METRO-GOLDWYN-MAXER 




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T 



ATEW MORE TELEGRAMS 

SKCONP DAY BEATS FIRSTI 

'Second day business on "Big Parade" surpass-^ 
«1 opening day. Had to call out State Police to 
ItoMbKk the ciomL Don't know ho* many' 
Sime turned away.— I. HSnMhnde, TraccfTkiatre, 
Toms River, N.J. 
UNES IN RAINSTORM. 
JC^g' Parade" at popular prtcct sensational in 
face of heavy rainstorm; lin^ of people two 
blocks tot^ waiting at nine-thirty this morning 
for doors to open. Capacity from then on biggest 
in history of Memphis. In my ten years as exhtbi- 
tOT never played any picture with such drawing 
^owcr. No wonder it's the talk of nation. 

Ho«Mm( Prtet Kingimore, Palact Theatre, 
Memphis, Term. 

^)uM closed week's run of "The 'Big Parade," 
tttaiUng all bouse recoul.s. —Charles Levi'uon, 
HollytMiod rheatre, Fentkey. MicK 
■ ("Kg Parade" broke all tecoids In OW theatres 
)aPMvo,Utah.Qvlen,lkdiMkllNrtaMit.Uaho; 



5 TO 15c BOOST 
IN ADMISSION 
INCHKAfiO 



Exhibs Want to Recover 
Losses from Closed Wk. 
by Reemit Lockout 



bhlcgo, Sept. 10. 

In* a deaperata effort to' rvgala 
the "much needed receipts lost la 
the recent week of Idleness, all tlie 
larger film bouses around town will 
operate at a higher rate of revenue 
henceforth. 

While blartlng it on Orpheum and 
equally «roused at Jack Miller and 
his methods of conducting affairs n{ 
the Bxhlbltors' Association, the big 
theatre owners say they cannot 
coyer the loss by mourning, and see 
the higher admission scale as the 
only way out. 

Admission rates throughout the 
city will undergo 4 boost of from 
6 to 15 cents. While the already 
blgh-sc^led IjOOP stands are In- 
chided, it is believed the increases 
will be more noticeable In the 
neighborhoods where the folks 
watch their pennieH. 

At the decided rate of increase It 
to mimt»9,- tm§.,-fmn Win k»" 
naceiaitrr far thC'Wm thuatraa t*. 
recover the tI,MMI9 ;>to! 
thrown away in on* iMHr fegr 
last lockout. 



Madison, Wis., House 

CloMd by Cttf 

Madison, Wis., Sept. 20. 

Notice was served on the Madison 
theatre by the city attorney. It muiA 
elOM attar IViday's (Sept. 17), p4r« 
formance, because of operating 
without a license since July U 
Buildlns Commissioner Gordon H. 
Nelson, of Madison, refused te 
certify Its appltoatioa. i 

The Majestic was also served with 
a notice to discontinue the use of 
its balcony. Both houses are owned 
by the Fischers theatre Interests. 

Nelson reftised t» «y|>rov* tha 
license for the Madison because la 
his o'plnlon the exits are not in a 
satisfactory condition, end theatre 
management is alleged not to have 
followed orders reported to have 
been given by the state industrial 
commission for making alterations 
for axtta. 



Thaw Writing fer Fox 

liOa Angeles, Sept 20. 
Harvey Thew, scenario writer, 
formerly with Universal on Regi- 
nald Denny comedies, has been 
signed to write for Fox. 

His first assignment will be a 
comedy for Ted McNam.ira and 
Sanini>- Ci.li' n. 




^■liadflaiiiiBadf 



JACK 
NORTH 

STRAND, N. Y... THIS WEEK 

T.N.T. IN ANT HorSEi 

Mr. Zioprft^ld. wlirrc nvo you? 
Mr. Geo. Wlilto, ■niiere are you? 
Mr. Dillinpli.nin. A\lierc are you? 
Don't set your show until you 
have seen me. 

Dirsetion 
WILLIAM MORRIS AGENCY 
ABE LASTl''0<iE[^ 



Wadnasdajr, S«ptera1i«r tl, 1M7 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 



IS 



FRANCE 



Paris, Sept. 9. 
Then la aTcry alcn the next year 
will b* pioplUoua for th* local ptc- 
tur* InAiiaUTf not onlr bjr Um num- 
ter of lllins to b« produesd but the 
■uallty of the output There U a 
Urge number Of productlona atiU on 
ttie gtocka, and the producers In 
■Vance are reported to be quite 
tuay. 

Anons the films being made at 
gM^MIt are B. A. Dupont's "Moulin 
jaigt" which 1* terminated in 
parli; with Jean Bradln, Olgu 
TachekoT* uid Dupont's company 
ailcratlnff to London; "Danal'Umbre 
4a Harem" by Liuelen Beanard, 
n ■wda by tho Parla International 
/, yilma Corp. under the direction of 
Leon Mathot, In the Reaervolra stu- 
f, dlo at JoinvlUe (a suburb of Paris) ; 
■ "L'Invltatlon au Voyage," by Ger- 
^ liialne Dulafc. In the Alex Nalpas 
atudlo In Paris, and "Les Transat- 
lantlquea," adapted from the book 
of Abel Baraunt, beins turned by 
p. Colombler 1« the Okumont stu- 
dios. 

Othrr i)H tiitf-. ri.':iiiiiK (■u!iii)l.-tion 



NOW BOOKING 

on Percent«igm 
BomU Otdy 
••nd Us Your ' Dates— Anywhere 



Hajied 



mniLHALL 

and 

HELENE CHADWiq 

trx-VLj t u e i a l Be«u ud Shows ^ 

WOMEN ONLY 

Special B«ela and 8h*wa 

MEN ONLY 



SAMUEL CUIMMINS 

Pablio Welfan IKotvM Coip. 

m Sereatk A<i*i« >. V. & 



RUBE WOLF 




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m OF RHYTliN 

Now in Fourth Month at 

Metropolitan, Los Angeles 



are "La SIrene iles Tropiquos." by 
Henri Ktievant, with Juxepiiine 
Baker (colored), Regina Tiiomas, U. 
Dalthy, Geo. Melchlor^ and Pierre 
Batcheff, and also "La MddOM des 
Sleeplngs" by Dekobra, realtaad by 
Hauriee GleUe, with Joe Hamman, 
Oiat Flierd «aa Oaude France. 

"La Nult eat a noua" (The Night 
Is Ours), from the Klstemaerkers 
melodrama created at tlte Tfimtre 
de Paris three years aso. is beins 
shot at tile Kreiirh Kiviera insti'ad 
of at IJeauvUle because of the bad 
weather this season. The cast In 
dudes Maxudian, Andre Vetti. 
Georges Galll. Barthe Sarbel. Loui.se 
Lagrange and Genevieve Carghese. 

Crowd scenes for "La Ville des 
mllles Joles" (The City of 1,000 
Joya), a kind of Coney Island ator}-, 
are now ttetag completed by Car 
mine Gallone, with Paul RIchter, 
Gaston Modot and Renee Herlbel In 
the leads. Jean Renoir Is flnishin^ 
up "La Petite Marchande d'Allum- 
ettes" (Little Match Seller) from a 
story by Hans Anderson In the 
Vieux Colombler studio, with Cath- 
erine Hf'sslinf?. 

Lultz Mor:it. l-Vench producer, is 
shooting views for "Odette" (from 
the drama of V. Sardou") In Berlin. 

Donatien Is almost through with 
"Martyre de St. Maxence" from the 
novel of Eugene Barbler, with Pierre 
Simon, liuclenne Legrand, Suzanne 
Talba and T. Bourdells. 

"I* Chautfeur ds Mademoiselle" 
la the title of the new production on 
which Henri Chomette Is working in 
the Epinay studio, with Albert Vre- 
jean, Paul Olivier, Alice Tlssot, 
Dolly Davis and Maraise Mala. 
"Death Wagon" 

The Sofar Film Co. Is producing 
"Le Carrousel de la Mort" (The 
Death Wagon), with G. llrignone in 
charge, played by Dolly Gray. Henri 
Debain completed this week "Chan- 
tage" (Blackmail) at Versailles, 
with Constant Remy, Paul Olivier, 
Jean Angelo, Huruette Dufloa and 
Andree Vernon, 

Rene Jayet la aiming on the race 
oourae of Maison Lafltte his aport- 
InK scenario, "Blue Cap," with Ed- 
ward Haes, Chaa. Bret, Gerardin, 
Agnea Marou, Mario Nasthasio, 
Charller. Henry Roussell is com- 
mencing "La Valse d'Adleu" at Joln- 
vUle, with Pierre Blanchar, Rene 
Maupre, Oermine Lausier, Marie 
Bell. Jean Choux Is working on 
"Le Baiser qui tue" (The Fatal Kiss) 
In the Rue Francoeur studio, I*ariq, 
with Mme. Claude Harold In lead. 

Henri Desfontalnee Is issuing an- 
other aerial, "Poker d'aa" (Pokier 
Trumps), by A. namede, with Bene 
Navarre. O. Paulals, Jean Devalde, 
Oenlca Mlsslrhl, Suianno Delmas 
and StmoiM ICMWutL 

MU da tUenz Is beginning "La 
Couslna Bett^ (Cousla Betty) In 
the OaumiBiit- studio, and- Horace 
Hohny (RIzo Film Co.) will soon 
commence "Reves et FoUa^ 
(Dreams and Folly), for Whlek .fha 
cast Is not yet definite. 

Ingram Studio Sold 

It Is reported the new French cor- 
poration Franco-Film, directed by 
Robert Hurel, has purchased the In- 
gram studio at Nice, conatdered to 
be amoDc the most up-to-date In 
FtMM*. Tbrsa pradwtloM ara.ta 
hand, "Ksdama RacHator," by Oaa- 
toa ItoTaH Dbmmm Orchidee" 
(stoiT laid te tka Pyrenees), by 
Leonce Perrat, and "BlcchL'* by 
Jean Durand. 

The French government has Is- 
sued a circular declarlns no picture 
Is being prodoosd 
patronage, as 
firms here. 

The cost of printing negatives has 
been Increased by 5 centimes a 
metre, bringing prints on celluloid 
Pathe or Agfa to 1.85 francs the 
metre. 

Charles Mere's melodrama at the 
Paris Theatf* SsMlMMMa Ihrac 
years ago is twiatliiSH^aSM af Os- 
tend (Belgium) oy Rene Herri 1, 
with Andre Duboac, Luelen Dalsace, 
Paul Guide, SImone Montalet, Rensa 
Herlbel. 



Loew Takes OfF 

Two Presentations 

I.oew's has eliminated Its presen- 
tation band policy at the Sheridan 
and the Kameo, Brooklyn, where 
Frank Silver closed Saturday. Duke 
Yellman continues, at tioew's 7tb 
Ave., l ie capacity and buslness.per- 
mltting that 

For the main, the smaller picture 
houses have found It inessential to 
piaintain pit orchestras throughout 
the Oay. Th** nr;ran performs for 
the matinees and a pick-up band at 
union scale of t4S per pian for the 
night work officiates in tha eraninc. 



Alls. Prefers Am. Films 



Los Angeles, Sept. 20. 

In tha opinion of F. N. MacDon- 
ald, director of the Australasia 
Film Company, owning a chain of 
80 theatres In Australia, hla coun- 
try people care little for Alms other 
than Americans. "The others,' 
even the British ones, which I would 
like to show, failed to come up to 
the American standard," be said. 
"Our houses soon Would be dark If 
u e confined ourselves to olhar than 
American fUma." 

MacDonald is vUltinc tha Bolly- 
wood studios followtnc hla arrival 
here last week. Ha may so to New 
York. 



Pictures at Paramount 

Bookings for the Paramount, New 
York, for this month and October 
are: Sept. 17, "One Woman to An- 
other" (Floranoa Vldor); U, rrhe 
Woman on Trial" (Pola Nasrt); 
Oct. 1, "A O^ntleman from Parla" 
(Adolphe Mcnjou); 8, "We're All 
Gamblers" (Thomas Melghan); 16, 
Flsuras Don't Lie" (Esther Ral- 
ston); it, "Shangrhal Bound" (Rich- 
ard Dlx); 29, "Tell It to Sweeney" 
(George Bancroft-Chester Conklta). 



Jack McKeon Horns 

Jack McKeon, executive of the 
Acme Film ESzchance, after a long 
trip abroad, is back at hla deak in 
the Bond BuUdins, Now Tork. 



Bnyins Strike Helped 
bk leUert" Only 



The flim buying atrlke has 
resulted in no change of price 
or coniiitiona for the mass of 
independent exhibitors. For 
the framars of tha strike, how- 
ever, the sales of resistance 
created was sufTlcient to In- 
duce the producers to maka 
drastic concessions In rentals. 
It la said. 

Practically all of the alleged 
Independent leaders who have 
b(nii;lit from I'arainouiit and 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer have 
paid less titan tha fixed prices, 
It is understood. 



Vita Off at Buffalo 

Buffalo, Sept. 20. 

Vltaphone has discontinued at the 
Lafayette Square, begipnlng this 
week. Report Is that the cessation 
Is Indefinite. 

This Is the aecotid time Vltaphone 
has been discontinued since its in- 
stallation at the house. 



Vidor Diraeting Miss Oavisa 

Los Angeles, Sept. 20. 
Kins Vldor has been assigned to 
the new Marlon Davles picture. 



W. C AND MATLOCK 



Portland, Ore., Sept. 20., 
Guy Mntloek may transfer his 

two praiti.ally new and Class A 
hoiisfs in I'en.ilrttin, Ore., to West 
Coast Theatres circuit. Deal Is 
pendlnc and looks likely. 

If ronsur.imatcd Matlock will re- 
tire from theatre operation. 

J. .1. Franklin Is in i liart,-e of na--. 
gotiations here for W. C. 



Fox's Delrait HMse IMs 



I.os Angeles, Sept. 20. 
K. H. Rollins & Son Is offering 
first mortgage fee and teMahoM 
six per cent, bonds on tha Fax Da- 
troit Theatre building, due In 1141 
The pi iee they are being sold at la 
97 M ard Interest, yielding (.25 per 
cent. 

The statement says the company 
owns In fee or on lease a 10-story 
theatre and office building with 
land, etc., worth $10,547,000. It says 
the Fox Theatre Corporation will 
lease the property covered by the 
mortgage for a period extending 
live years beyond the maturity of 
the bonds at an annual rental of 
tT6S.000. 

The statement also declares that 
provision la made for tha refund of 
the California personal property tax 

up to four niMIs. 



Clearly Reflected 

-at the box-oflice 

If your patrons are enjoying &ult- 
less screen quality you are projecting 
prints on Eastman Positive lhade 
froin.onginals on Eastinan Negative. 

AXyrzys specffy Eastman prints, 
and look for the words ''Eastman 
Kodak'' in the transparent margin. 
For Eastman screen quality is clear- 
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VARIETY 



PICTURES 



WadiiMday, S«pt«mb«r SI, 1M7 



m\ WASHINGTON, 
BRDliANT OPENING 



Washlnnlon. Sept. 20. 
Without question the greatest 
fatberlns ot high Government ot- 
flclals and representatives of for- 
eign nations ever present for the 
opening of a new theatre were in- 
•hided In the audience present for 
the Inaugural performance ot the 
Fox In the National Press Club's 
new building last night. 

Opened under the auspices of ttiv 
Press Club the list Included the 
Preatdsnt and Mrs. CooUdge (the 
first time the President has been 
In a picture theatre in Washington), 
the Ambassadors of France, Mex- 
ico, Argentina and Peru; the Mln- 
Mers from Switserland, Finland, 
Honduras, Egypt, Bulgaria, Vene- 
suela, Persia, Dominion of Canada, 
and Salvador, each accompanied by 
their staffs and ladles, twelve 
charge d'affaires, nine of the Pres- 
ident's Cabinet, three United State.s 
Supreme Court Justices and innum 
erable leaser dignitaries. 

In addition to these offlclaln prac- 
tically every metropolitan dally in 
the world was represented In the 
J, MO odd members of the Press 
Club. 

Mr. and Mrs. William Fox were 
present, while W. R. Sheehan, John 
Zanft, Jack O. Leo and Saul E. 
Rogers represented the Fox Film 
C6lrp. 

3pbn J. Spurgeon, foreign editor 
of the Fox News, and Truman H. 
Talley, editor, were also present. 

S. Li. Rothafel (Rosy), under 
whose direction the theatre Is being 
operated. Included In the opening 
WU many of the features which 
Haveiproven successful at his own 
theatre in New York City. His 
"^ang" presented these. 

The house has the largest orch- 
estra ever offered locally to the pic- 
ture fans. A 60-plece combination 
under the direction of Adblphe 
Komspan, formerly In Philadelphia 
for Fox. MwMg Pflfili wHMM the 
orchestra in tW ' 
•King. 

"WkM Mm aiory" li th* Fox 
itatMirlnc. 



Misidaiis of Chicago 

Agree With 47 "Class 6'^ 

■ >^ ' ^ 

Chicago, Sept. M. 

Chicago Federation of Musicians 
and so-called "Class Slx"^ieatres 
have reached an agree mentor an- 
othor year^ "XJlMi HxT liouses, 
pUyIng ploturea Anil -alMo stuff, 
seat 1,000 or thereabowtai Thsre are 
47 In Chicago. ' 

All are required to use a ;ninl- 
mum of four musieiana, organist 
excepted. Time requirements are 
44 consecutive weeks <for eight of 
the theatres, 40 weeks for'SS and 35 
weeks for the remaining six. The 
Boparate classlflcation la detetinlned 
by volume of buslnesa. 

Several new clauses are Included 
in the new agreement. One elim- 
inates all arbitration, a takc-it-or- 
leav^it attitude that giym thr 
teoaa of the contract A* laat word 
In all arguments. 

Another , clause permits "combin- 
ing" the fojir-plece orchestras. If 
a circuit cbntroik four "Class Six" 
houses IS men, may be used In one 
theatre instsMd- of four l« eaoli the- 
axttf or any. portion j^WfUttW K 
men are employed in all.* 

Further condition Is that any new 
house of "Class Six" proportions is 
required to use four piec es fr om the 
tlmo o( oponlas «pti|.«Wr 14 
when a «»w agronM«i 1W M gone 
Into. •■■ 

Wage scale rswlug tttMlianged 
from last year. 



TonBj Dowd m Paris 

Tommy Dowd irith hia (amiiy 
will aaU Act. U tor^lRMlg, for 
Loew'a. Bla stay nlinut ii jiiil ' 
Inlte. 

L>oew-Metro la building the new 
Bmplre, London, besides having 
Continental houses, besides the 
Oaumont, Paris. Dowd was Id Paris 
last aummer, giving his advloo to 
tho raooaatructlon ot the Qaumont 
- stage. He will probably also -art 
as advisor In the present and new 
hoiiaea Metro operates over there. 

Tommy has been the producer for 
Metro** (CttpHol, M*W XOrK, under 
Major BowoB. With tho new polloy 
ol stage bands and master of cere- 
monies at the Capitol, the Cupitol s 
stage abowa wiU tie a booking 
rather' than ' • production, with 
L«uls K. Sidney, of Loew'a, attend - 
ing to the stage showik Pat Rooney 
will be th» first booUac, opening at 
the Capitol Oct. S. 



FifaM Eicapt ■ New 
FriMrGenMi Treaty 

Wadilngton, 8ept SO. 

No known tariff changes on pic- 
ture films are Included in the 
Franco-Oerroan commercial treaty. 
Seme Uttl* dwage baa heea made 
in tbe picture apporatua achedule. 

While It Is not Itelieved at the 
Department of Commerce that the 
change in the schedule will make 
any material difference In the 
apparatua trade between France 
and Oermaay. Inferwatlen win not 
be available tmtll the fall adiedulc 
of change* can be studied. 

Amusement park devices, lltho- 
graphk) ]>ostera and other pbaaes 
inddeat to the amnaemMit ladartr ir 
■re not believed to be tatOMed. 

Films for still cameras come un- 
der the new schedule, which In- 
creaaes the rates of .duty practically 
fourfold. 

Treaty baa caused proteaU to 
reach Washtagtoa due to the effect 
upon manypbaaes ot thig aatlon'a 
export buslneaa. 

SUte Departttkent has Instructed 
the American Bmbaaay la Fraaee to 



ra^uaat tha new ackatalt be held up 
pending negetlatleaa tor a commer- 
cial treaty. ' 

Those of the film Industry here 
expressed relief when word came 
through that picture iOmm, pealtlve. 
negative aad raw had not been In- 
cluded In the new achedule. 

It would not have been surprising 
had Mma been Included due to the 
reported eSoMa a( Bapaoa and 
Aabart, leader* e< the Fie neh la- 
duatfy, to laaiea** d wU aa. 



Pat^s Sept. Honor List 

Los Angeles, Sept. 20. 
Paramount honor roll for Septem- 
ber seems to have been changed 
around considerably alnce the re- 
lease of several new pictures. Only 
four of the original ptcturca are In 
the IM tmf eent role on tiM new 
lUt. 

The Ilne-up at present Is: "Un- 
derworld," "It," "The Way of All 
Flesh," "Hula," "Knockout RelUy," 
"Service for Ladles." *VhlIdren of 
Divorce," "Swim. Olrl, Swim." 
"Bartied Wire," "Casey at the Bat," 

The four of the old Uat running 
on the new one are "Knockout 
Riley." "Children ot JMyeree." "It." 
"C|My at the- Bat." 



FVanklin's Coast IMrisions 

Los Angeles, Sept. 20. 

Harold B. Franklin left here for 
Seattle, where he Is making ar- 
rangements to have Hershel Stuart 
take over the territory Including 
Seattle and Portland. 

J. J. Frank\^n, his brother. Is now 
la ehafi* of the Portland dMrict 
and I* to be brought to Los Angelea 
aa divialon manager. 

H. B. ooptemplatee dividing 
Southern California territory into 
two divtolons, with his brother hav- 
ing the Los ^Angeles and Southern 
tenitory, and Harris C. Arthur, 
present division manaker, to be as- 
signed north of Los Angeles and 
south of Fresno. 

Franklin also contemplates ap- 
pointing a new manager tut the 
Million Dollar theatro thU week. At 
the present time Frank L. New- 
man Is supervising the Metropolitan 
and Million Dollar as managing di- 
rector. With the new maaagop ap- 
pointed at the MUUon Dollar, this 
,wlll aonHne Newman's duties to one 
bouse. 

After accomoJlshlng his mission 
in Seattle, Franklin is due to leave 
for New York for a trip. 



NbrAVA Officers 



with an entirely new governing 

body, the Associated Motion Picture 
Advertisers had a midday luncheon 
Sept. 15 a' the Cafe Boulevard 
(Broadway and 41st) when the new 
ofBeers were Inducted Into their of- 
flelal dntlea. ' 

The aew Une-lip eompriaea Bruce 
Oallup, preaident; liOn Toung, vice^ 
preaident; Jam** Zabin, secretan': 
Oeorga Haryey, treaturer; C. W\ 
Barren, Al Sellg, Fred Baer, Walter 
Eberhardt. Tom Wiley, board of di- 
rectors; H. C. Bate, Victor Shapiro^ 
Oswald B;«oks, auditing committee ;i 
James Beatty, trustee: A. M. Bota- 
ford, chancellor to the V, 8. Cham- 
ber of Commerce. 



1 



Serial With "Ev^ing" 

L^ Angeles, Sept. 20. 

Harry Webb Is directing a 10-epl- 
sode serial entitled "Heroes ot the 
Wild," featuring Jack Hoxle, Jo- 
sephine Hill, horse, dog and monkey. 

It la being anade at the San Diego 
studio, for the Maacot Picture*. 

Carl Knnada wrote the aereen 
story. 



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PICTURES 



VARIETY 



17 



INSIDE STUFF 

ON PICTURES 



▲ rMMrt divoroM of Halljrwoe* wto kM been eraahlh* into the elite 
of •Im Mctotr-nake « hMTy.vtay tor tho 'socletr writer, of the Lo« 
AngalM teittw. On* of thaM writer*, who thotight to favor the divorcee 
with s ■ood writo-up that would tickle her vanity, printed the <ollowine 
in the aeetotjr eolumna oC a U A. Suadar ediuon: 

"A rumor waU founded has it that a certain leader of gociety in 
ClB Mn a hmd . a r«o«l>t dlTorcM uid more recently returned frohi Europe, 
ia beloved by a youthful ecten of French nobility who. contrary to the 
majority of that defunct group, la very wealthy. Thta handaome 24-year- 
old has sent to vivacious Madame Jane Dtfe In Hollywood a wonderful 
motor car of French make. B* has only kissed Her hand once. But he 
sends har word, thia modem Jane, that soon ha will be' in Hollywood to 
woo' her as alio waa never wooed beTore. 

"Which tiny footprints on sands of Cinemaland all remUd us that 
nothing so pleases our readers aa accounts of Little Dan's activities or 
the little thinca that the cods and goddesses of the cinema may do." 

The write-up of ths aoclaty scribbler caused many a chuckle In the 
film colony aa It mad* tha oourtahlp appear ridiculous rather than 
ethacwlaa. It la aald tha* th* youth abroad te 'not of th* Fraach nobUity 
but of South Amarlcaa Mrtb, now Uvfaic In Hiorop*. 

A fiery tempered feminine star said to be of French extraction recently 
Insisted that the producer whom she was working for cut her current 
picture aa aha wanted it or that abe would walk out *a har eoatfaet. 
Bhe forgot to tell this to the praduoer, hut tcild. It to a va ryho dy *la* on 



irhlcif 



were classics so for 



the lot. She went Into ^emperriment:il ra^ea 
as bcins mirth provokine to the wiHc ones. 

Word of her attitude re.iched the head of the ors.iniziitlon. lie rail. .! 
her In fot an azplanation. She cut loose with her temper and at th<> 
end of a long verbal tirade the producer stated he understood that If 
she did not get her wishes she was through. She replied that was no. 

The production executive rang for hla peneral mana.irer an.l Informed 
him that if this young woman was throiiKh with her work in the iiloture. 
she m-as through with the cotnpany as well, and that another player lie 
assigned to bar nest plotuny which goes into production this week. 

The girl vslted har attorney, informing tbe latter she thought he 
.should arranca a settlement. The attorney Is said to have replied that 
if she walked out on har oentract she could get no damages. 

Tliis yo'ung star, who occupies a beautiful stiite at one of the Los 
Angeles hotels, w*nt home to rnetiitate. Several days later her chauffeur 
arrive)} at the same studio with a basket of flowers. The chauffeur 
requested that he be permitted to take them to the office of the head of 
the organisation. This request was granted, and the producer, being In 
his office, a.iw this beautiful basket of flowers. He asked the chauffeur 
wha they were for. The latter replied, "For you, sir." The producer 
looked at tbe calendar and said, "ThU Is not my birthday. Who sent 
such tokeaar Than ha wlad a card atieklng out from tha adffo of tha 
baaket and oh It was Inaerlbed, "I am so sonr I was- stkeh a bad gM." 
with tha signature of his former star appended. 

However, the fragrance and the beauty of the ro.ses did not cause the 
proiducer to change his attitude, aa the new star assigned to the pro- 
duotlMi tlieey *»: l w » e l »» rf uf » . a | j i« l <M r-«Batum«d for the role. 

A picture director with olie of the larger companies who had been 
sent from the eastern atudlo to the Hollywood plant has not been hitting 
ao wall with th* jrounc man who has been suiwrvlslng hla picturo. 

Botti had baan parking their cars in an aaelagui* outatd* the 

' (Continued on page 18) 





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\V;i-<hington. Sept. 17. 
Summary of reports to the Oe> 
partment of Commerce. 
I>anlsh fllni pi'udueing company, 
Fotorama." small Arm making 
chlefljr news reels, at a recent gon- 
eral nicetiHK of its sh:treholders de» 
elded to' reduce its share capital 
from S.OOO.OUO to l.SOO.OM crawna. 
repui tb c-ommaretol Attache M. '8er- 
cuson, Copennacan. 

Tbe past year's operation showa 
a proflt of only ll.Mt crowns, after 
t4fi,000 crowns of the year's earn* 
ings had been used to write olt 
losses. In addition to these 24&,00« 
crowns. It was dwided to use 1,S48,- 
000 crowns, obtained from the 
afcove mentioned reduction In the 
share c;ii)it:il a.s extraordinary 
amortization.'^ .■;m,i i:5L'.ft<to crowns 
obtained frinn the .s;inie suiirce be 
set aside as a sum for covering 
eventual losses. 

Nordisk for 26-27 
Xordlsic l''llm. largest ^nish 
film producing company, at a re- 
cent general meeting of stockhold- 
ers made public its flnanclal state- 
nicnt which showed earnings during 
the past year of (i9,00e . crowns. 
Year's entire eaminga war* «a*d> 
to write oft losses and as result no 
dlyiilend was paid. 

One of the chief reasons for the 
relatively po.or financial result of 
the past yeiu-s activities was, ac- 
cording to statement of the direct- 
ors, the rather disappointing re- 
turns from the two films, "Fra 
t-lazza del I'opolo" and the "Ifa- 
harajahens Yndlingshustru." 

During the coming year it is, ac- 
cording to statement made at tha 
meeting, the Intaatkm of the com- 
pany to commenoa work on aereral 
new films, among othors "ThMfLaat 
Viking, " by Joban Bojars, rlghta 'to 
which hav* been purchased. It la 
estimated that this Him will coat 
from 22B,M0 to !S0,000 crowns 

Summary of reports reeeiw*4 to, 
th* motion picture sectjpn af tho d*-, 
psrtment of commerce: ' 
About 80,000 f*et of flira will b*' 
used to photograph Canadian Inv. 
dustrles and scenic spots from coaat 
to coa.'ft by a German film compaagii 
reports AsslRtiint Trade Commla- 
sloner Aylwin Probcrt at Ottai 
Representatives of the 

have already arrived ia ' 

Pictures taken are to b* ahOWB j 
all North Qerman U 
tliroi(Khout Germany ^ 

Shanghai Peliea 

Censorship of motion picture 
Alms In Shanghai. China, Is to b* In 
the .hands of the police department 
of the city, according to advices re- 
ceived from Asalstant Tra<l« Com- 
missioner A. vHh SmlVi, Shanghai.' 
If appiVved by the police depart-' 
ment a certificate of approval wUI 
be Issued. Any film adjudged ob-'' 
Jectionable, will be referred to th* 
recently created Iward of film cen- 
sors for review and flaal dadaloa. 

The arrangement is reported tanw 
porary until the personnel of th*. 
newly appointed board la aotab- 
llshed. " 
Vuaaslavia's 271 Th*atr** 
Tugoakvtak, with lt,MMM iahab. 
Itanta, baa ITI plotw* th*atr«s, 
with M,(M aeats, or an averaga of 
tlT seats per theatre, and one house 
to every 44,000 people, says a re- 
port from George K. Canty, Paris. 

Belgrade, the capital, with 112,000 
population, possesses > picture the- 
atres, with a total eap*cl(y «( %1M 
seats, or Mi%Mat tot, •oary U peo- 
ple. 



"Student Prince" Ad 

In the New Tork dalltss Hitndar, 
appeared th* following a4*«rti«e- 

ment in 80 lines across two .col'* 
umns: , 
QUESTIONNAIRE 
1. Did you attend the 

Sharkey fight and dld'VoU 1 
cheated? 

i. Do you cjieer Gershwin's "Rhap- 
sody in Blue"? 

S. Do you think the Tanks wUl wla 
tha world aerlaaT 

4. Did 7*u Ilka "Broadwajr" (th* 

play, not the street)? 

5. Would you like yOur beer a lit- 

tle nearer? 
«. Do you think Al Smith is a 
great Governor? 

7. Do you think Abie s Irish 

Rose" was a hit? 

8. Are you a "Big I'.irade" fan? 

9. Do you think Grover Whalen is 

preparing a speech today? 
10. Are you sick of questionnaire*?" 
If You Answer All of 
These Questions With 
YES 

then wc know you'll agree that 
THE STUDENT PKINCE 
In Old Ilc'iaelborg 
18 GREAT 

KAM o.V xoVAWitO 

Ni ) 1 :m.< »Hi-.'Al(K'K 

A r.'i!iii>' h rr'iiducdon 
with Jran llertholl 
A .W<(.o-'.'..Mi/'wii Wn.i/e,- i'i <,. .• 
Pri-nii* re \\'<'dne»day S.;i i 
Aster 

Hlly .Vnwl 



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18 



INSIDE STUFF-PICTURES 

* (Continued from page 17) 



■tiidio whi'i p the ritccutlvps had been Riven shfsis for their automobiles 
aiitl ttu' coiiiimin dim-tura wt-re iiupposcd to periiut theira to stand In 
the open. One mornine after a stormy session between the supervisor 
Mf^rcetor, the supervisor, arrived at the parlcing place late and found 
Hie of the director parked In his shed. 

The supervisor burned and went on the set cilline out to the director 
"Hey. tliere, what's the Idea putting your car in my shed? How do you 
eet that way?" The director replied Tery calmly "I am very sorry. I 
will have It tal|M. W»tf I tt ia MMp tMi^MWI^iM 70U ware 

no longer da Om Vltf roll of tiM MaqNU^; Init 1 iBWit been mis- 

taken." 

A director employed by one ot tha Ms Independent companies was 
oUlod la by « l^coduetlon head and handed an laaort from a trade news- 
paper ad with the title of a picture. He lopked at -It for a moment and 

said to the production head, "What about this?" The latter replied, 
"That is the title of a story. Look at all of those caricatures and draw- 
ings of beautiful women. We want you to write a story and direct It. 
Th* J«*;Mnt bo 4<tof in two weeks." 

nk^Ibielor langhod and said, "Pardon me, you'vo the wrong gay. I 
can't live up to the promises ot a story that you have made In this In- 
sert — not for what you want to spend on a production." The director is 
elsewhere no'w and the picture as yet has not gone into production. 

Maurice Qoodman started as usher at the Rlalto, New Tork, about 
three years ago. His persistency In work soon made him chief ojf ser- 
vice and later treasurer of the house. All the time, however, the youth 
was aimkis for an typirartunlty to break Into the production end of the 



business. Recently he resigned from Uie Itiallo and worked bis way 
tu the coast. 

Goodman endeavored to book up with the Paramount studio In any 
capacity, but no opening was available. Then he took an usher's assign- 
ment at the Metro'poUtan theatre, It. A., and continually plugged for an 
opening In the studio. Finally one of the studio executives, admiring 
the youth's sticking qualities, was able to place him In the prop depart- 
ment, at a salary far below that which he received In the theatres. And 
thero he Is. 

Richard Bergseth, former chief usher at the I'aramount, New Tork, Is 
organizing a new service staff at the Mark Strand, Brooklyn. Altho'ugh 
trained under the Piibllx military system, Sergseth nvlll Install that sys- 
tsm te th* Stanley housOb which haa herstotora been serviced azcluslyaly 
by Kirls. As many of the drls have been with the Strand elgbt years 
the management will continue *to employ them, working out a spaclal 
plan, using both boys and girls. The boys will handle tha lobby and 
principle aisles with the femme veterans on the lo'ges, etc. 

"Cameo Klrby," with Jack Gilbert, Is being revived by Fox. It's the 
story by Booth Tarklncton and Harry Lraon Wlla6n of a Ulaataalppl 
River gamblar with a laca between rlvar steamora.'aa tha punok. Bdna 
Ferber's "Show (Boat," to ba itaca produced by Ro ^lacfeld and aereen 
played by Vnlvanal, has a Mlaatsslppi River baclvround; kiu a 
gambler. . • 

Baaldea OObart in tha ratasua aM WMrate mtnUmt, Maa- Mkur. 
Alan Hala aad Richard Tucker. ^ - 



It Is reported Jim Clarke, In direct charge of a oOQfiderafole number of 
Stanley houses. Is talking retirement. Clarke h|i lliail' ~*intg1ny 
theatres owned by Rowland -Clarke until nl nrrhlifl by BUliU^ jilflll iil 
years ago. Clarke was retained to supervlae.' 

■ ■ ' r I I I '■' r 'i I a (Til I ' I I'r i— ■ 



th« k>ng KJin that ^ 
wrot0 Jl'way ki story! 




I 



**Wa7 of AnnMh*«aBM to die lUalto ThMlEe, 
Aroadway. A TCwandiafi Ut fron the Tery first perfomiaaee. 
' iff 9^^^!^^ .i^^ lMiglie4 Ud cried and aiqplaiided over 
el AB Heah** at tiie'Qlalto. And mens dian. 15»000 
hM!»tmH'ni§^ <| After 12 weeks of -record-break- 

ing bnsinese, the picture was taken off September 16th. Taken 
off, because iron-ckuL* contracts forced the phi}ing of another 
nietare at the Rialto on the 17tli. Q Business the 12th week 
as good tw the 1st. Not a sign of faltering. But a con- 
tract is a contract. Q 12 weeks in New York. 6 tremen 
dous weeks in San t'rancisco. Equally big in key centers 
everywhere. "Way of All Flesh." Mighty master- 
piece of the world's greatest dramatic star, Emil 
Jannings. like no other piqture ever %aade. 
■ And "Underworid**, ''CSumg^, **Bean Geste", 
**Firemen, Save My Child**, **Hnla'*, 
**Barlied Wire** and dier rest. Q Not 
only the narr^ ot die indoatiy — the 




^v^'j.y^X euTy ot erery otheir pvodaeer— 



THfi TALK OF lAE NATION! 





PATENTS 



Wanhlnglon, Bfjft. IT. 
A rMiueit forwarded tu the CommlaatotMtr 
ot PalenU. WaBhliifftun, D. C, wilt aecur* 
dtttAlJed Information on any of tli* follow- 
ing iBventloM iipoo wUoli 9M«nt« Imto 
itMt >— e • iMcod int o$»mr$ to f«nv«v4 lo 
Mota, *loD« with tb« une and niiiBb«r, in 
Mck lnatanc«);' 

Pictures 

Oin«nuitogmthy. l>«nlel V. Comwtock, 
Do«ton, MaML, aMlynor to Technicolor Ifo- 
tf[>n Ptctur* Corp.. Beaton. Filed Jan. 8, 
19Q8. SorlaJ No. 611, aC7. 14 daliM l.- 
ft41.2ao. ■ 

PbotogiwUe onlarvinv mpBmnim. 

tM. 

ProoMfl for leMwnlns curllns tendencies 
of photosrepblc fllme. A. F. Siklser, Rocb- 
eater, N. Y„ aselsnor to Eajstnun KodaJc 
Co., Rocheater. Filed May 20, l&M. Serial 
No. 714.700. One claim. 1,M1.401. 

Reel-holdlns atructure tor projector*. Otto 
WKMI, Rorheatar, N. T., Ullcned to EeM- 
man Kodak Co., Rocheater. Filed Noy. X 
1906.' Serial No. SS,las. 21 olalma. 
MS. 

Cut-fllm holder. Wm. F. Folmer, Roch- 
eater, N. T,, aaalsnor to Baetm&n KodaJc 
Co., Rochester. Filed Mnrcti 17, 192Q. 
Serial No. »;,2S7. 11 Claims. 1,1)41,430. 

Oolor motton-ploturc photofraifby. W. I* 
tVrlcbt and 8. II. WriKht. U> Annies 
Cal. Filed Feb. 4, 1024. Serial No. ttO.MC 
One claim. I,e41,4ee. 

Uetlkod of maklns oompoalte color plc« 
turec Joa. A. Ball, Loa Angelea, Cal.. aa. 
risnor to Technicolor Motion Picture oisrp.. 
Boaton. Piled Sept. 16. 193S. Serial No. 
m.727. 19 olelme. l.Ml.iiM. 

Motion picture mncblne, J. R. Bra.dfonl, 
San Francieoo, Cal. Filed July 2, IMS. 
Serial No. 40,90«. Six clalma. 1,041,727. 

Photographic film or Plata pack. IC. and 
J. Romanowlci, Vienna. Anatite. Filed 
June 2, 1920. Serial No. 118,198, and In 
Aaatria Aug. 4, 102S. Four olalma. 1,M1.- 
MT. 

Xmu for the projection of clneraatocmph 
lllma. Q. B. Boswell. Hertfordahlre. Eng.. 
aqelicnor of one*fourth to Ralph Q. Din. 
widdy, London, Kng. and flve-clghtbe to 
a. R. Redrnivf. Sydenham, Kng. FUed 
July e, 1»2S. Serial No. 41,8:2, and In 
OjJ««lj^rtt»ln Jttljr 11. IMS. li - - 

All-metal taleaooolo box for « 

H. Oaebel, Larekmbnt, N. u__. _ 
the a«ebel Corp.. StW Tork tttfi FDad 
May 14, ISM. Sartel No. t»,Vm SUm 
clalma. l,«42,aiU. » 

Miialo 

Pedal control of atop astlon Oaaaleal ka- 
Mnimenta). John Ibjn Rammoiid, Jr- 
Glouceater, MaaK FIM Aur. St. 1*2£ 
Serial No. S88.ea(t. Renamed Feb. 10, im. 
BiKht elalma. I.MI.IIM. 

Cymbal holdA- for dmma. Bert c. 

Streeper, Nonnal, 111. Filed ig isatL 

Serial No. 82,080. Three olalma l,»41,!>5i 

Stringed Inatnlment. Edward P. Nor- 

1^' "'^ clalma. 1.9tC- 

piano aonrtraetlon. C. p. Brey. Phila- 
delphia. Filed Jan. 12. 1925. Serial NaL 

I, 7*7. Fire clalma. l.MH.StSS: 

Trade- Mark* 
Unltone. PIret and laat Icttara on ■ Its*, 
tbow Intervening aat In an apward tlS 
drole. Phonograifh naadlea. Serial Mto. 

^7.828 Fiied^t. aTim. s£5! nSi 

T .t ChlO"«o. Clalma uie aince 

June 10. 1928. 

..5!!5?""''''°'"- letter" act ckiee 

tontber. Mouth harmonleaa. Serial Now 

OmoD Closes MoIm Hmn 



Mollne, III., Sept. JO. 

LeClalre theatre (iBlank houae), 
which hu rMlste«: affcMs ot th* 
local musicians^ union through atr-' 
eral walkoirts to Install an onshca* 
tra Is again clcsed as result of cur* 
rent contract negotiations. - 

Union had directed tha , BUak 
representatives to Install orehMtna 
In both the LeClalre and the C<y- 
lumbla, another ■ Blank house In 
Davenport. Bverett CumminBS, trl- 
clty manager, nnabl* to rmek « 
compromise, closed th« Ziselalra 
Sunday. 

nw Cotambta. put In a houao or- 
chestnt. Wage scale was continued 

unchanged but music policies In the 
various houses was made crux of 
the new contracts. Theatre oft- 
ficlalB beUeve they wtU be able to 
open the LeClalre In a few weeks, 
although they are hoping not. 



(OttaSt-TthAva. 

TJ>* l^orld'a 
OraataatThwtra 

OaHi Op» 1 1 at A. M. 



PIR.ST TIMB AT 
1'lirur.AR PRICES 
tVIIIIam Fox preaenta 

7tli HEAVEN 



jAxnciAnnm 



Frolavna 



CAPITOL 



BBOADWAT 

AT SIST 

I'lrst Time at Popnlar Prleea 

■HkNgpaiiade 

A Mat j a O a tt u j— Miirar Httan ' 
Doora spaa at 11:11. ShawiDSa at l«:ll, 
li:6i. t:l», t:tO, T:l« aad t:4i 

CAPITOI. GRAND 



MASK TV 

tranU 



B-WAT AX 
47th M. 



RICHARD 

BARTHELMESS 

n "THE DROP KICK" 

On the St ago 

HOWARD MARSH 



f^l THEA., B'way t 46lh Street. 

^a-VUE. Daay_2:a« ana 1:10. 

'The Patent LeaAer Kid" 

STARRINO 

Richard Barthelmess 

Ml AI.FRED SANTRI.I, PrattacHa* 
KVPBRT Hl'OHES' 1.-iimoua Slory . 

A Fkat KatlMMl Plctara 



Wednesday. September 21, 1827 




VARIETY 



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ICAGO 
C K E t 



Windy City Fans in Turmoil I 



Wd-rd A. R-***^ ^ V/ood. 



Only %,Mt \ a^eered. — 
Persons 
w«M«bteto 
tet seats at 
$1.10 Rin^- 

$.14 (i f ^i i* 

SMialioiial Boadshow OpmM 

» JUKMT UATHfB 



at If oo4i '^^f*"* !*'**^^ 



tummdrnwrnrlmmm 
Haw yorfc«««« 

tiia BU Tia-off on 

FIRST NATIONAL 





VARIETY 



FILM REVIEWS 



WediiMdiir> Septamber 21. 1987 



MUSSOUNl 
(MovirroNt) 

(FOK) 

l-'Iril demonntrmtlon of Fot'ii Wovl^lone 
Vlth m c^lebrily. Opfnlnjf F'ri.lay, Sept. 2S. 
WltJi Kox's super pictur*. "SuniUe" at 
Tlmt* Square, Naw York. Soen in Fox'i 

rjactloB nxn. rail Ua« et aaaiN reel, 
blnataa. ProbaMr (at to M mtrntm tor 
public ahowlnff. 

Irres|>e<'llve whether Mussolini has 
a penchant for publicity, he or any- 
one must recoBfllie the advuntaee 
and merit of Fox's Movietone. In 
all of thi' talklnpT plclunn from Edl- 



AL 




The Dynamic Director" 

•vm rmm uun wobo" 

Alumattnr at 

HARINNG and SENATE 
THEATRES. CHICAGO 
waux ciacoiT 



son's years apo which was pn tty 
bad, to Vocatilm o( recent date, 
which waa worst, taking In l>e- 
Forest's PhonolUm and the 'War- 
nera' Vttaphonc. nona approaches 
Movietone. 

Here Is the perfect talker. To 
better It the physical person would 
have to be subsiituted for the rec- 
ord, and then there would be but lit- 
tle difference other than In the pres- 
ence. 

When V. S. Ambaaaador Fletcher 
(to Italy) Introduooa Muasollnl on 
the Movietone, you aee and hear Mr. 

Fletcher, a diplomat and naturally 
with a cultured as well as trained 
voice. He Is talking to you. You 
may close your eyes and the Illusion 
is as perfect. 

Movietone employs no needles. It 
is not a matter ot synchronization 
here; that la forgotten; yoiwire lis- 
teninc to a natural votoo that has 
lost none ot ita melody, that haa not 
had Ita ton* atrained by the record- 
ins prooeaa: ia not mechanical or 
metallic; nor ia the ayntdiroiilaation 
away from the subject There ia 
not the least bit of distance be- 
tween the speaker and his voice. 

Everyone in the show business 
who listens to Movietone will Im- 
mediately speculate upon its uses. 
Movietone is susceptible of almost 
anything anyone can think of. 
It may be done in colors, it can 
take a musical show or a musical 
production staged by the picture 
producer, and Ita tonal quality rir- 
tually guarantees a novelty in the 
Ulklns pictnra aad for tha aerMB. 

It Is her* pradleted that It tka Vox 
organization can keep tha Installa- 
tion cost to t2,500 or below, Movie- 
tone will become a family home 
amusement fad. In those homes 
which may be able to afford that 
pcu-lor entertainment. Not only for 
the Movietone subjects to be thrown 
from It upon the back wall, but for 
the members ot the family to record 
themselves; perhaps for the heads 
of the families to leave their mes 
sages In their own mouttaa to be re 
peated aa Umr *r« aaea whan they 
may have departed from life. 

You get all of this by watching 
Mussolini. Movietone heretofore 
haa been but lightly exhibited. Used 
for news reel stuff like the L.ind 
hergh take-off or for an attached 
picture score, the Fox i>eopIe have 
been rather reticent about the actual 
Movietone, the one they have worked 
on and probably spent hundreds ot 
thousands npoa. Hara it is, the 



THEY*RE NEW IN TmM^T! 



CHIC 



JOE 



QIJAYLE » KELLY 

From University of California 
•TTWO BOYS WITH A BUNDLE OF BLOOEY!** 

NOT Hook- Nosed- Hackneyed- Hokem- Hoofers 
BUT Klaan-Kut-KotlegS'KIda from Katifornia 
WMb • ■raiMl mm Braasy Blend of Comedy Dai 

. I FRANK GLADDEN 
** 5 HARRY SANTkEY 



Mussolini rri'I with its si.ie view.s. 
thiit goes on for the ttrst time at 
tlie Times Square theatre fr'rlday 
night when Fox shows Its "Sunrise" 
aa a super plctiu:* at the same time. 

Catching th« Ifoaaoltnl real ta the 
projection room, with nothliMc tor a 
guide but one's own impressions; no 
one there for reactionary effect, it Is 
believed that this Movietone will 
tbriU the Times Square audience. 

Vitaphone's best talking subject 
waa Win Uaya, a good apeaker with 
a carrying Toiea, and ha ntada s 
splendid impraaaioB whoi Vita flrst 
went into ita initial aensation at 
Warner's on Broadway over a year 
ago. Those who aaw and heard 
Hays will detect the dilferanca^ nore 
so with Mr. Fletcher thaa tk* praa- 
ent Czar of Italy. , 

If Movietone carries Mussolini to 
every incorporated village of this 
country, which it will do if the In- 
stallatien eoat la around |2,6M (Vos 
wtm't aay it haa aettled upon any 
service cdiargea), millions ot Amer- 
icana will anlfer altered opinions on 
Mussolini, believed by many .to be 
the brainiest man of this modern- 
day world. His face suggests great 
force; he looks and speaks ruggedly, 
and his message to the people of the 
United States as conveyed by the 
Movietone is simplicity in its direct- 
ness and sincerity, 

doae-up of Mussolini, excel- 
lently oaucht and poaed. full up tor 
the antira foeu% hriass out the Ital- 
ian Premiers as a much younger 
itaan than aappoaed (he is said to be 
tt). He spaak^ Bnglish quite fairly, 
though often accentuating the usual 
Italian accent for Kngliab, the 
sharply broken off words. His ad- 
dress is brief. He Urst reads It 
from script in Italian, repeating It 
In English without the script. 

Side views on the same reel are 
extremely Interesting, perhaps most- 
ly 80 the singing and running regi- 
ment of Italian aoldlera, evidently 
Italy'a erack military detachment. 
Aa thaae men with military precision 
come gallopins down the great plasa 
where they drilled before the eam- 
era, tha music Is picked up as 
played by the band, and a.s that dies 
away in the distance, the tapping of 
the trotting feet becomes a lull, like 
the hum of an auto engine. 

Another pretty picture Is this 
same regiment grouped and singing, 
using their regimental song, prob- 
ably (in Italian) and waving their 
caps upon tha peak of their scab- 
bards. 

Other military maneuver* are In 
the picture that doaa not tire, al- 
though tha Vok people likely will 
eut.lt tor swift running before the 
pumic exhibit. Also for this reel, 
and all especially contributed upon 
the order of Mussolini to give the 
Fax Movietone anything it wanted 
to take. Is an Italian cruiser with 
its white clothed crew scampering 
over the boat up to the mizzen 
masts. 

To give the lone auditor* a aug- 
gestlon of what may be accom- 
plished by Movietone In the way ot 
studio production, a short record of 
Raquel ICellar la a draaatio And 
tragic bit, made la tha Vox Itovle- 
tone atadlo ia ita headquarters 
building on IMh avenue, waa., thrown 
upon the sheet. Again perfection, 
as Meller is a natural for the screen. 
She proved that in her flop French- 
made '^ioleta." In this production 
l||>-agKlHui but maay «t 
!• MVtrtk aot anly w- 



caiiy for the Song aha ttrngM Mit In 

flaying. 

Uf course It Is understood that 
Movietone calls for a voice, speak- 
ing or singing. Yet anyone may 
talk on It, for it will carry the voice 
such as It Is. Only the better the 
voice the better the impression. 
Which also goes for looks, ot course, 
and personality. If any. 

But, aa la reported in a news story 
in thla iaaua, what Husaolial said of 
the Movietone tor the world's good 
aounds logical. It may be utilised 
for any channel of speech or expres- 
sion, and with the translation Into 
any language, probably possible of 
accomplishment, a forceful charac- 
ter like Mussolini can go around the 
universe carrying conviction for 
whatever he may be discussing. 

For politics, entertainment, prop- 
aganda, or any purpose that may l>e 
made appealing. Movietone seems 
aupreme at present. Much auparlor 
ta radio with Ita fleetlac nwwi t in 
the air aod ao aubataaa* Miind 
that, such aa the face, yoiea, tame 
and name that Mdvietona eaa give. 

And last but not least Ifovtetone 
sugtreats so much that it also sug- 
gests that here Is perhaps a dis- 
covery and perfection of invention 
that may be sufBcient to replace the 
physical presence that has been 
deemed so necessary for certain 
type ot screen amusement aa ahown 
upon the stage, this tending mostly 
to musical oomady or the comedy 
with dialoc. 

Movietone la a very big thing, 
even in its newness. Sime. 



One Woman to Another 

ParsmoDst praaiKtloB sad nlasaa. IM- 
rectal by Frask TnttI*. Basad on tlia 
■tare play by Frmncaa Nortatrom. screan 
adsrtatlon by Jamaa 1,. Campbell. Titles 
by Reonta Marlon, Jr. Starrins Florence 
Vldor. Paramount, Naw York, week 8*pt. 
17. RttnniTii? time, ovar 80 mlnotas. 

Rita Farreil rkneaae 'VMor 

John Bruce Theodora von Bits 

Mm. Gray Maria Shotwall 

Olive Qreaham Hedda Hopper 

Rev. Robert Panall Roy Stewart 

Tlie Niece Joyce Marie Coad 

The Nephew J. Boadwin 

With the exception of a few 
scenes where the two juveniles 
score laughs with their childish 
pranks, the picture depends on Geo. 
Marlon's titling, rather than on 
complex bedroom situations, for 
comedy. On this account mainly, 
but also owing to the matronly 
bearing of the star, the production 
on the whole ia weak and unsultad 



for the full week major stands un- 
less supported by an tmpfeasiv« 
stage show. \ 

Neither the star nor the title < an 
be counted upon as a strong \druw. 
In addition, construction is \puor. 
The obvious reason for the ineiU r- 
tlveness of the picttuv Is thai) the 
play has-been thrown on the 
screen via sub-tltlea. Picture mostly 
ooaaista of a aeries at ahota ot peo- 
ple talking claracty In 4poti, but 
only talking. A switch In locale is 
not a physical change but merely 
another title. 

Action is telegraphed ahead. 



lYlEII'MIISON 

"Amerioa'a Sweetest SlnKlng 
lllackface Comedian" 




This week and next 
ORIENTAL, CHICAGO 

Dir.: WM. MORRM OFFICK 




a Fanchon 
and Marco Idea 

LOUIS SILVERS 

Wielded th* Baton for AL JOLSON 
During HU Ructrd-BrmMmg Grou BmaagummM 



HARRY 



HOWARD 




ELMORE 



cREAT0it3 ae sots 
PUYIiie BALABAN & KATZ WONDER THEATRES 



Dirwition PHIL TYRELL 



WILUAM MORRIS CHICAGO OFFICE 



FRANC and WARREN LASSIT£,R 

TWO SAILORS FROM "OLD IRONSIDES" 

Playint All BALABAN A KATZ Qrsatar Theatres— ORIENTAL, UPTOWN, TIVOLI, HARDINO and BtNATB THEATRH, CHICAOO 

Dira«tiei>— WILLIAM MORRIS OFFICE 



MARiJORIE: WHITNEY 

SPECIALTY DANCING 



Week Sept. 12, ORIENTAL, Chlcaaa. 
With Balanee af BALABAN A KATZ Theatres to Fellow 



WalMi 



n, UrrOWN, ChlaMfc Waak Sept. 26, TIVOLI, Chicago 

Direetieni WILLIAM MORRIS CHICAOO OFFICE 



WadliMdajr, September 21, 1927 



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elaborated on and dt'scribed In sub- 
titles. In the ca.He where John 
Ilrwe, the eligible baclu'lori is 
spied by an enviiniH in;i and her 
unwed daughter, a rcBular disrus- 
0lon arises between the two women. 
It ia carefully and laboriously ex- 
plaliied. In the dialog, that the girl 
QSinda to male* a play (or John 
imytt 1 that he la engased to Rita. 
Bo that, when she really does it, It 
la of little interest. 

Mas Vidor is unconvincing as the 
jmatlirnrt Von Kltz. d(?spite the 
giuatache, looks younger than tho 
jlrl and thereby handicaps the star 
consioerably. The picture is in- 
tended for light comedy but the re- 
ault la leaa than featherweight 

Somewhere Olive Oraaham la de- 
acrlbed aa a friend of Rlta'a. Her 
ralson d'etre In the atory la to ad- 
dress Rita at Intarvala thusly, "As 
one woman to another I tall you — ,'' 
and so on. It la Olive who wama 
Rita to come home if ahe enMcta 
to retain Bruce. 

Von Eltz rPKistera nicely In the 
closeups but is n t intended for thi# 
kind of stuff where thnre is but 




WILTON CRAWLEY 

WorUTa Create Freak 
Clarimmt-Comudian and 
Contortionitt 

Now Playing De).uxe Picture 

Theatree Daily 
And Appearing Nightly at the 
SUNSET CAFE, CHICAGO 

Week Sept 13, aianada Thea. 
Week Sept 18, Xarbro Thea. 

Permanent Address 

Huntington Hotel 

648 EAST 37th ST^ CHICAGO 
Phone Douglaa 3227 



little opi>ortunity for the rest of 
liim. Tile boy Is built bolli for 
si>i't'J atui action, and there's 
neither . this iiicture. 

t^tory is of a girl trying to swipe 
Kom« (.np else's man and unable to 
do so. Ffta herself "cumpivnised" 
in the hope that he will be conven- 
tional enough to marry her on that 
account! Not an original idea and 
given the usual treatment. 



THE DROP KICK 

First National picture, prtNluci>d hy Ray 
H.«k.-rt Directed by Millard Webli. 
A.I.iiit.-.! l>y Winifred I>iinn from Katherine 
I!^u^■ti■^^ illiitpr," serially in "Coilege 
Humor." .\o photographer or title writer 
bilied. At the Strmnd, New York, weelt 
Sept. 17. Runnins time, about minute*. 

Jack Hamill Richard Barltielmess 

t'erily CIravefl Barbara Kent 

Kanice Hathaway Dor-nhy Revier 

brad Hathaway Kuiirehe Strong 

Uolly Alberta Alberta Vaughan 

Bona* JUBM Bradbury. Jr. 

JM PMSlmtOB BeooIu Benedict 

Mr*. Hunlll .^edda Hopper 

This picture iias .several weak- 
nc-^ses but should be a moderate 
moncy-malter with the Barthelmess 
name. 

For exploitation purposes It con- 
tains the 10 college boys selected In 
recent nation-wide film tests, and 
Its tie-up with "College Humor," 
which fumisbed the atory and aa- 
sisted in. the collegiate aim teata. 
Considering all this, it seems 
strange that the comic monthly geta 
no mention in the billing. 

Aa custom.^^y. the picture bears 
little resemblance to the story. One 
instance Is appropriated, a. football 
game is tacked on, and the aidapter 
has thus given birth to a pmettailly 
new idea. 

In it Richard Barthelmess is a 
lica\ y necker and football hero with 
magnificent talent at drop-kicking. 
His mother la mildly primlns him 
for marriage to a aweet little 
daughter of «■ M flrtpad. but Rich- 
ard prefera awii ffltk '« WM out- 
look on life. 

At college the wife of the football 
coach is out to make the youngster. 
She puts her husband In debt by 
buying truckloads of clothes and 
forces him to steal from the athletic 
funds in order to meet bills. Driven 
frantic by the certainty of disgrace 
when his thefts have been discov- 
ered, the coach kllla himself after 
writing a note to Barthelmeaa. 

The ne'w widow flnda the note and 
altera it so Barthelmeaa thinka the 
coach killed himaelf to let Barthel- 
mess marry his wife. And the kid, 
thinking himself honor-bound and 
being connected scandalously with 
the widow in false campus rumora, 
consents to marry her, although he 
hates her. 

The young coUeglate's mother 
hears about It and scents a frame- 
up. She calls on the widow and 
glvea bar a juicy amoimt of dough 
to lay off the yoimgater. Barthel- 
meaa doean't know of tbia and goes 
thtough most of a football game in 
rotten condition becauae of hia wor- 
ries. He gets jerked out and railed 
mercilessly by the crowd, then gets 
lighting mad and goes in to win the 
game in the last minute of play 
with a M-yard drop Idek. After- 



wards he learns he Is free from the 
widow and takes the sweet little girl 
in his arms for the flnish. 

The college and fraternity scenes 
are authentic enough, although col- 
leglates all over the country are go- 
ing to wonder what kind of attMenta 
'raza one of their' own players when 
he'a not playing good football. 
Shots of university social life are 
quite on the level, esiieelally the 
vleW-s of various ways to neck. 

Casting ranges from good to poor 
Those 10 college film test winners 
won't be recognised by anyone but 
their mothers, aa they rarely face 
the camera and can't be singled 
from other extras. Barthelmess re- 
mains youtig-looking enough for 
college and handlea hla i>art well. 
The sweet little girl, Barbara Kent, 
is a little too heftT]r for heroine 
work and doeaa't WMr the ann- 
pathy she should. 

Dorothy ,Revler is the thanklesa 
widow and puts It over with sur- 
prising grim voluptuousness. At 
one time she gets Barthelmeaa on a 
bed with her. Kugene Strong, her 
husband and the unfortunate foot- 
ball coach, rings In with a batch of 
good acting. Albert Vaughan Is 
used for a few necking shots. 

Photography was off In splits, 
possibly due to a bad print. Most 
of It waa of the twtter claas. The 
footbaB game ia a weaknesa in pro- 
doedeii, CaNing to Impress aa much 
as moat of its predaceaaora In col- 
lege pieturear Thia may be attrib- 
uted to the Idea of having • drop 
kick winning the game inatcad at a 
lonfT and hawdoua nu dowB. the' i 
fleld. . . 

Titles started waaMy to ha (aaay 
and then changed to aeriona and 

better stuff. 

The Strand crowd Saturday af- 
ternoon were food for contemplation 
of the possibility that women will 
be kept away becauae of the title. 
It may be well to make a special 
play for feminine trade. 



The Charming Ddineator of Jazz 

MYRTLE 

GORDON 

b Niw Appm ■ Bdte & Kits TIm^ 

Tluuiln 16 PAUL ASH and WM. MORRIS Office 
DiMctioa: SAM BRAMSON 



RESTIVO 

ACCORDIONIST AND WHISTLER SUPREME 

Return Engagement, Strand, Bklyn., Now 
Thank* to Mri. HYMAN and Mr. SAMUELS 



DICK 



MARJORIE 



MAXWELL and LEE 

THE DUMB BELLS 

with Ma llartsy aadenMHt's "JOT BKUa- 
aiMa's IMalo, Bagalo. Tbl« Week 
' MeUgaa, Detroit. Mezt Week 
pa as ll sai WILUAM MOBXI8 



MAGIC FLAME 

Samuel Goldwyn production, tjnited Art- 
ists release. Ronald Colman and Vllmn 
Uanky starred. Henry Kins, director, 
^tory adapted by June Mathis from stare 
play "Kins Harlequin," by Rudolph Lotliar. 
Runntnc tlaM, IM mlaat«a. At tho Blslto, 
New Tock, ftpl, M Mian. We to*i 

clown Ronald Cotman 

Prince Ronald Oolmmn 

Aerial Artist VUma Banky 

RinKma&ter Auruatino Borsato 

Chancellor Oustava von Seyffertlts 

Aldo Harrey CUrka 

WIfa .....Bhlrlay Palmer 

Hoabud fTmaii Karl* Ballaw 

P tiUty M aa...^ ...OewB* J»t1» 

M aaiiw r •"••^••♦•••••••••♦•••Aaaia jHjJJJ 



Romantic novelty aplendldly pro- 
duced and capitally acted by theae 
two highly satisfactory acreen play- 
ers, again iiwpartnershlp in a grace- 
ful story that tits them trimly. All 
the elements that go to make a class 
boxotUce picture are here In com- 
bination — names, adequate produc- 
tion and Interesting atory. OokBan 
and Banky together aliouU be a 
draw on their own. 

The novelty geta into the situation 
thla way: The atory Iiaa its baals in 
the familiar "Friaoner of 2Senda" 
formula— tha liMc ot a modem 
story of modern cliaraetera ta| ro- 
mantic medieval aettin ga but In 
this case the whole busineaa ia pro- 
jected on a background of a trav- 
eling circus. 

By the turn of events the clown 
of the .sawdust ring has to imper- 
sonate a corrupt king. The pattern 
has subtle irony, of course, but the 
thing is trickily worked out in terms 
of rather delicate comedy, so that 
the satire loes not appear on the 
surface to mock the romance, which 
haa free play. 

It your Ideaa are toned te ayrupy 
romance you will And it Ji^; and 
It you relish a anggeaUoa of tartness 
In flavoring — both lemoa and eugar 
In the tea, so to apeak — ^you'll And 
that, too. In "The Magic Flame." 

But you have to look for it, t>e- 
t^ause at first glance it's all sugary 
and sweet, perfect for the flaps who 
juBt love the handsome Colman and 
the ravishing Vllma. 

On the straight romantic side the 
picture takes great appeal from a 
particularly fine artistic production. 
There are shots that have the real 
feeling of the old world in tbelc pic- 
torial composition. There la a bit 
where a group of peaaanta are 
watching a clrcua parachute jumper 
in the sklea that haa aomething of 
the quality of the maaterplece, "The 
Angelua," in ita handUng. Pictur- 
esque blta of an European eireua 



with its liougea on wheel.- and liiiul- 
ly there are faacinating bits of ram- 
era trickery ahowlng the stately 
Miaa Banky doing a trapeze act IiIhIi 
up undler the circus canvas. 

The difllculties usual to iiliiiini; a 
dual personality role are ski'.tully 
handled, principally by the dii. t t 
attempting httle aoting involxinu 
the two characters played by tlif 
.same iiei :<on. More as In the whol, 
picture there is evidence of smooth 
and liilclliKi nt diifction. 

The story docs not give much 
suKtfc.stioii of tlu' cxi-cllent quality 
of the picture. The clown and girl 
aerial star in the cii-cus are in love, 
when Ilarctti s Circus play.s a Medi- 
terranean town. A corrupt prince 
casta his eye upon the girl and 
schemea to poaaesa her. He lures 
her to his room in the hotel, where 
he masqueradea aa a count. Hard 
pressed, ahe makea hei escai>e by 
dropping from hla window and gain- 
ing the ground throtigh the branches 
of a tree. 

The clown follows to her resrue. 
and in hand<to-hand combat kills 
the royal philanderer to whom lie 
bears a remarkable icscmblanc.-. 
Terrified, the poor clown sees hitn- 
self destroyed by his deed, but tlic 
way to escape opens before him 
when the hotel servants accept lilm 
as the count without question. 

The sudden death of the king of 
the distant principality brings the 
clown to the throne, although he la 
intent only upon eacaping the situa' 
tlon that keeps him awav from the 
clrcua and his aw etheart. The girl. 
iMlieving her lover slain by the 
vicious prince. Journeys to the cas- 
tfe to avcnKe her dead love. She 
becomes involved In royal Intrigue 
and nearly a •compll.shcs her mis- 
taken mission wlir'n rccoRnltion 
brings a happy ilnalo. 

The picture has neat and rather 
charming bits of quiet comedy, some 
of Its dramatic passages are thor- 
oughly abaorbing, and In aplte of Its 
IM mlnqtea la length the picture 
auatalna Intereat, leaving a good Im- 
pression. Ruth. 



of f.iulty camera angles, which the 
umliseernlng eye of llie small town 
movie fan In most rases iiasses up, 
offer a slight hut distinct contr.ist 
to Miss Hevier's otlicrwisi. aitra*:- 
tive uppcaraiii'e. 

I'ntli. .lohliny W.ilkcr i;. t.i into 
th.- luiluic this prodmrioii ,h;'.r.s 
j 11. .in 111.' avi.m'.. Slates r.ulit 
tliiouuh . I,.s> ly kiii! ill-tail, iiuiius 
j i;:ilis ami [.'ilitm tif tlic si..i y through 
I til.' I har.ictci iza;iiins and action 
I railK'i than voluminous subtltlea. 
I .\n,i after Waikei's antcy the oaiw^. 

I vcrsalional titles are kept dOW* «» ' 

far as iHissible. 

tilieiis with Mong, half bv^er of 
a clrcua, nuts about bla handsome 
young wife and baby. Exits to pac> 
Ify the Hons and on return finds the 
careless villain necking with the 
traitorous spouse. Murderotls anRor 
itlcams in Moim-s eyes as he ad- 
vances with a cluh. A sti.rin ra(,-es 
and when a beam i.s unloosed tho 
wife gets It In the nc. k and drops 
dead. Mont; is accused of tlie mur- 
der hy the heavy and Is sent away 
for life. 

John Miljan. the heavy, like other 
lii avi.'a in Slates rlghters, sports a 
iiiMstache. Hilt he doesn't aniiov the 
customers l>y continnonslv llauiit- 
tCoiit inui-il I'M n I ■ ■ 1 I 



THE CLOWN 

Columbia production. Sold for Slntes 
rlgtit release to Commonwealth. Direi-ted 
by W. Jamaa Cmft from story by Dorothy 
Howell. Featurinc Johnny Walker and 
Dorothy RoTlor. With a cast Inoludlnit 
Wllllwn Noaa. Joha MlUaa an* Barbara 
Tanaaat. At UmWt New Toife ena day, 
Sopt. 15.. RBBBlna tliM .about W nfinates. 

This picture was made under the 
supervlalon of Harry Cohn, of Co- 
lumbia. One of the best for tlie 
market aimed at and conaldering 
what the production coat tor a pic- 
ture of thia kind areragea. 

Thoa^ given hackneyed and 
time-wem atory material, the flim 
holds . with ita ancient melodrama. 
Very little time wasted In the open- 
ing. Without a subtitle the direc- 
tor conveys the impression that a 
murder is to be committed. Craft 
was ^lno clever enough not to indi- 
cate who was to i)ass out. It was In 
the storm. 

Dorothy Revler, handled nicely 
by the oaraera. maicea a very ault- 
abla leading woman. Only a couple 



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A MUSICAL NOVELTY AND SOMETHING DIFFERENT 

CHARLES GREGORY 

In "HARDWARE HARMONY" 

Week Sept. 12, with Paul Ath, ORIENTAL, Chteago Week Sept. 19, HARDING, Chicago 

Week Sept. 26, SENATE, Chicago 

West. Rep.: WM. MORRIS. CHICAGO OFFICE 



NOW PLAYING WEST COAST THEATRES^ WITH THANKS TO FANCHON and MARCO 

EUNICE HEALEY 

in ACROBATIC AND TOE DANCING SPECIALTIES 



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Wcdntiday. S«t>t«nber 81, 1927 




EH? 



ONE SOLID YEAR 
OF BREAKING BOX OFFICE REOIRDS AT THE 





AND 




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SENMTIONAL 




AND HIS 



ORCHESTRA of 25 



for 



0K6H RECORDS 



Personal Mgr 
MURRY Rlj 



THANKS FOR THE MANY KIND OFFERS 



. Wednesday, September SI. 1M7 



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VARIETY 



2S 



' MUSSOUM'S HOPE IN SCREEN 

(Continued from page 1) 
Tork, alone with Fox's ■peclal pic- tral in pelitict," antw«rad Fox** 
tor* "Sunriie." 



Wlnflald R. Sheahan returned 
to Mwir Tork laat week with the 
MtiaMllDl record. A Variety re- 
porter who heard Mussolini In 
Fox's projection room pronounced 
It tha perfect reproduction of the 



Tha unllmltad posslblUtlea of 
the Movietone a« Mussolini grasped 
them and which will appeal to all 
ylewera, suggested the question to 
iir. ShaahMt It MevMoM would 
Inaka indlTldwd raeorda for po- 
Utioal eampalsns. 

PelKiaians Making Up 

"Movietone wili be strictly neu- 



ERA oy^JATZ. 



production chi«f. **!{ it prsaenta a 
candidate of ana itarty, his oppo- 
nent wiii ba on In tha same view- 
ing. 

"It auggeats to ma," aald Mr. 

Shselian, "that the politicians will 
soon be looking after their teeth, 
for, in my opinion, tha bast look- 
ing aandidat* on tha Moviftano 
shaat will ba tha winner." 

A suggestion that It the coat of 
Movietone Installation could be 
brought down to a minimum of 
below tS.OOO, which Sheehan said 
would be done, tliat it might be 
taken Into the home of those af- 
fording It, was met with no re- 
sponse. Sheehan sidestepped in- 
qulriea on the mechanical Movie- 
tone, but aaid he would like to tell 
what Mussolini had dona tor Jack 
Connolly in Roma. 

Connolly handled the entire 
Mussolini picture taking and tTe 
Premier gave him carte blanche. 
MusBoltni'a enthusiasm ovar MoTle- 
tone led him to suggest that Con- 
nolly call out the military, said 
Sheehan, which Jack did, and that 
appears on the same record; also 
the Italian Navy In tho form ot 
one cruiaer. 

Year Abroad 

Jack Connolly Is the former 
Washington representative of the 
Haya organization. He resigned 
about four months ago to become 
attached to the Fox Movietone de- 
partment, proceeding forthwith to 
Europe to secure world known sub- 
jects for Movietone exhibition. 

Following a short and slight Ill- 
ness In Paris, Mr. Connolly pro- 
ceeded to Rome and Is still there. 
Ho will probably remain In Europe 



la the Fox Interest tor at leaat a 

year. 

A review of the Movietone Mus- 
solini record appeara la Jhia laaue 
undar Pieturo Raviawat 



Fljr-by-Nighk Producera 
Misrepresented in L. A. 

Los Angelea, Sept It. 

A mlsrepresentatioa e( labor con- 
ditions complaint, bronght by Tay- 
lor Duncan, picture actor, and 10 
othorp, has been filed with Charles 
F. Lowy, attorney for the state la- 
bor commlsalon. asainst J. C. Cook 
and Fi*nk P. Arrousas, allaced "Hy 
by nlcht" picture produoers, doing 
buaineas as the California Pictures, 
4S31 Klnsawell drive. Wasa claims 
are to toUow. 

It Is alleged that actors, direc- 
tors and technicians were engaged 
In Los Angeles to go to Oregon 
on promise ot employment. There 
they found no work or any arrange- 
ment as provided In their contracts. 

Duncan's contract called for $160 
a week for a serial picture to be 
made around Portland, Ore, with 
production specIQed to start not 
later than July II. One week's work 
was done in Los Angeles, It Is al- 
leged, with no one paid. A number 
of bad checks are stated in the 
complaint to have baan lasoad by 
Cook and Arrouaes. Utwy sot a 
hearing for Sept. 14. 



AMERICA'S M08T MABVELOI^S SINGINO VOICE 

JOHN MAXWELL 

AMItTED BY HIS BKmR HALF 
*OW— A BeaaatlSB mm Ike FaHfle Csaat 

l>Irrrlion: FWrllOX and MARCO 



"T n.T.TT. " STAETWO 

Los Angelea, Sept. 20. 

Eddie Sutherland, Monte Brlce 
and Al Christie have returned from 
abroad. "Tillle's Punctured Ro- 
mance," Christie's flrat ta%tura 
cial for Paramount, Is aohadoled to 
.^tart Immediately. 

While in Paris, Sutherland shot 
some scenes for the picture. 



TOM WHITE OFF AO£HTIHa 

Los Angeles, Sept. 20, 
Tom White, former casting direc- 
tor for Paramount, who went Into 
the agency business about a year 
ago, la retiring, to pay attention to 
motion picture location holdings 
that he Is Interested in at Catallna 
Island. 

He h.is turned his office over to 

na\]th McCoUoiigh and Edith Hig- 



COAST STUDIOS 



Pponrer Bennet to direct "The 
Tt-rrible People." Pathe-serial. with 
AUene Ray and Waltt-r .MllU r. Cast 
Includes Thomas Holding. Alice Mc- 
Cormlck, Wilfred North, Allen 
Caven, John Webb DIUon, Larry 
steers. 

Phile Rose to direct "Outcast 
Souls," from niagaziiie story by 
John Peter Toohey. Sterling, 



Fox making "Four Facea West," 

Van Bibber comedy, with Tyler 
Brooke, Diane Ellis, Howard Trues- 
dale. Sidney Bracy, Albert Koccardi 
and Bob Kortman. 



Tom Mix doing "Wildcat Ijiw," 
original by John Stone, his fourth 
picture this season for Fox. Natalie 
Joyce opposite with Lawford David- 
son, Billy Bletcher and Harry Cord- 
ing In eaat Qana Forde to direct. 

Oustav Von Beyfferit);. Paul Co- 
rolls, RlcharA nrazer and Oscar 
Smith in "Balaoo," Fox. Richard 
Rosson directing. 



Katherine Dale Owen adiled to 
"The Wise Wife," Patlie-De Mllle, 
featuring Phyllis Haver. E. Mason 
Hopper direction. 

Barbara Debosoky added to 
"Drums of Love," D. W. OrilBth'B 

next for U. A. 

John Mlljan added to "T^O Bilvar 

Slave," Warners. 



Montagu Love added to "Oood 
Time Charlie," Warners, featuring 
Warner Oland. Michaol CurtU di- 
recting. 

Immediately upon flnlshlns etit- 
tlng and editing "The Oauidio'* 
Douglas Fairbanks will atart work 
on the acreen atory of "Twenty 
Yeara After," by Alexander Dumas, 

The latter ia a sequel to "The 
Threo Mtisketeers." 



Warner Richmond has been signed 



l.y Cecil n. Do Mllle to play tho 
ole of the I>i><triot Attorney te 
t'liU aKO," directed by Frank UrS0a> 

In production Oct. 1. 

*l Demond writing tlt1e.<i for "Tha 

Flying Nut." rntversal to'i edy. 

Walter lliers In Tillany's "Girl 
from day Pares," - 

Earle C. Kenton Is Aiming the 
Qirl in tho I'ullrnan" for Do Mllle. 
In cast are Harrison Ford, Franklin 
Panshorn and Harry Myers. Maris 
Prevost la starred. 



Those In "My Friend from Ind'a," 
directed by R Mason Hoiiper tor l)e 
Mtlle Include Elinor Fiilre, Ktbel 
Wales, Ben Hendricks. Louis 
Natheau, Tom Dugan, Edgar Nor- 
ton. Franklin Pangbom. Jeannetts 
Loir. 



ABE LYMAN 




and His Bnuuwidc 
RECORDING 
ORCHESTRA 
From Sept.' 30 On 

B«defari Lbs Aigeks 




HERMIE KING 

AND BAND 

Beoprnod IMPERIAI. THEATRR, HAN FBANCI8CO, 

fur WKHT COAST THEATRKH, Inc. 

Direction FANCHON and MARCO 



VAUDEVILLE AND PICTURE HOUSE MANAGERS * 

THIS wajumr^REST you -a posmvE box ofhce attraction 

MARSHAL 
MONTGOMERY 

AMERICA'S REPRESENTATIVE VENTRIWQUiST 
AMisted bsr MISS LUCILE DE HAVEN, Mr. PACKARD TRUAX aadlWQitGE" 

IN A BRAND NEW ACT COMBINING LAUGHS, MYSTERY, SONGS, BEAUTY, CLASS 
A SCiqiendoiu Production— Two Thoiuand Fhro Hundred Pounds of Scenery and Electrical Effects 

Mr. CLARENCE (Slip) TRUAX, Technical Director 




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Scenic Construction by WILLIAM F. HAROVER 
Painted by Beaumont Studios 
Electrical Effects Built by Fred H. Bohling Studios 
Properties Furnished by Theatrical Properties Stodio 
Wardrobe from Appel & Co., New York 



mMEt LOOK IT ^V'^'>, ACADEMY OF MUStC» NEW YORK, SEPT. 22mi to S^pt. ^ 



Direction WALTER & EDWIN MEYERS 
WILLIAM MORRIS OFFICE, 1560 Broadway, New York 



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THE CLOWN 



(Continued from p^ge 21) 
Ing or earcMlnc It, as Is the n-ont 
ut itaoct other thmpians. 

Time paaaci. the baby grows up 
and the circut plays the prison 
where the old man has been given 
froe board. The latter escapes and 
after Kjndry mlsadvcnturfs visits 
vengeance on the hoavy by having 
an iinfrUniUy lion Ouw him up. 

Valktr spiMids his tinip tarryinsr 
pails of -w.iter to H\f cUphanls an.l 
lia.** a Kood t'crai* with one of the 
trainers for his bit. MonK does well 
with the role of the old clown — con- 
siderlDK, At any rate, he doesn't lay 
it OB t«« tiiMb 



2 GIRLS WANTED 

Ffx pro.lii. tlon Jlrt. ted l-y Alfr'-d E 
f:i-e.-n. on th*" uLiRft pl.iy by lil«.ly-t 

I nj:4^. SiCTiarlo by Selun 1. MiHer, 
siarrlnn jMnet Uuynor. In projection rvoro 
.'^opt. 1.1. Runnlns time, S2 minutes. 

.Mananna Miller Janet Gaynor 

IHtxier WriKbt Olenn Tryon 

Jack Terry Ben bard 

Sarah MUler Marl* Uoiquinl 

I'hillp Haneork Jawph Cawlhom 

MIsa Xlmoney Doriii I-loyd 

Kdna Delalald Alyce Klills 

William Moody Willinm Too)<<-r 

Mm. DelafloM Pauline Nrft 

Johnny • William Itlatiher 

(Uchael C. L. Slier»oo.l 

Janet Gaynor'a first starrinp pro- 
duction is below stand.ird of the 
T average programme. If this is a 
reward for her fine work In "7th 
HiMTen." Miss Oaynor ■hoold de- 
eiiil^itCalnBt further rewards. The 
play has been unceremoni- 
' mauled In the screen adapta- 
Dfie to be plugged on the 



strength of the star's work tn "7th 
lleavin ' plus the advertising value 
.if the title. It can only detract from 
Miss Gaynor'a recently acquired 
popularity. 

Direction and, OTidently, adapta- 
tion are jointly 4responsH>la tor a 
story starting nowhere, bant toward 
no place in particular and arriving 
S2 minutes late. LAughs are few 
and wealt and almost altogether 
(Uiiil.tfiil with are hnii^e audiences. 

■\Vasie of footage is too obvious 
to tsi apo comment. Picture ulnrls 
off with .Marianna looking for a Job. 
Shown walliing along the street, 
told the job Is taken, and photo- 
graphed walking all the way home, 
where the slater awaits. Planty of 
time is devoted to ezplanattona that 
the girls are hungry. 

Marianna Is kept grinning Idiotic- 
ally throughout. They frame a 
nie.il with a bottle of milk, an egg 
and a dciURhnut. The lady who 
runs the house nearly catches them. 
They drop the egg outside and spill 
the milk In putting out a small fire. 
And not a gag in these lengthy 
scenes to relieve the monotony. 

But for the crude direction and 
lack of comedy business the pic- 
ture would have a ch'aneo on merit 
In addition to the sales possibilities 
in the star and the title of the well- 
known play. 

I.ove scenes with Olenn Tryon are 
awkwardly done. The girl finally 
lands a job as secretary, through 
Wright's recommendation, with 
Wright's competitor. _J8»*^»*" W 
by unintentionally IMkMC nor em- 
ployer In his safe. 

Hancock wants to buy ont Moody 
for toe crand leas than bla property 



is worth .and the girl tries to block 

the deal by warning Wright. The 
l.itier has been opposed to the 
in opiisitiun all along, and finally 
Hancock's nephew quietly puts him 
out with a Mickey Finn. Then the 
conventlonalTaet-minute rescue and 
the finish. 

Sarah, the other sister. Is In the 
picture t« bo opokan to at rare In- 
tervals. At thMi timeo abo ttoUns 
intelUgently, thoa atoUdly. continues 
her labors. 

Titling lengthy and profuse, sig- 
nifying weakness since the story is 
meant to b« told vU action. 



W«it Cwt IbtiBB Pidnrt Nrectory of Playir«, 
Kradors uri Writers 



AL BOASBERG 
MniMtEAD asM 

Now under Personal Manage- 
ment of EDWARD SMALL 
COMPANY, Granite 116«. Avail- 
•blo topb tS, 1127. 

EMUE CHAUTARD 

^ New Playlna 
^ Mm CHBtlfcLON 

In 

•THE SEVENTH HKAVEN" 
FOR FOX 

HOLLTWOOD 
Ox »*»* or Hollywood tM« 

Director Fox Varieties , 
Originals and Titles 
UHor of ^MHiirM 



LG.RIGBY. 

SCKNAfllIrt 
NOW WITH M>«l-M 



Ramon Romeo 

CslTonsI Oostraet 
Writer AasMlBg 
Rdwnrd Hontssne on 

"THE BIG GUN" 

OrfKinal mmd Adaptation 

"KEBI* ON DANl lNG" 
ManithiMi Dttnr« Kp^rfal 
rominic: DeMlllf Hix-clal 
"The rrlmiwtii Nut Ion" 




JOHN F. 

oooDiuai 



Famout'Laaky 



JOHNNIE GREY 

WH. 2132 - 



CLARENCE 
HENNECKE 

Comedy Construction 

Just Bnlohrd 
■MY BEST GIRL' 
with Mary Plaktard 




iiAmM^iSSfitDoir 




LORNA MOON 

■AFTER MIDNiaHT" 
"THC kOVC WKB" (ProiNU-ing) 

PAUL PEREZ 

Titling 
•rUYINQ LUCK" 
For 

MONTY BANKS 

r.xn.rsivB rebkcca 

MANAdKMKNT undNll.TON 



BULLDOG PLUCK 

Bob C<aater pndoctlon raleaaod by P. B. 
O. Dirtctod by Jack Molaoo from tbo story 
by W. a Foatsr. Statrlas Bob Coster. 
Suprrvlsod br Jmss OoMbwc. Cast In- 
riudas Haah aazea. Bstobr Nsisw. Voora 
liavila, vBsr Melssttl sad 
At tin Anas. Mew Tstk, one dsy. Itpt l». 

Hard to discover Just what phase 
of the proceedings the title was 

l>ased on, but aside from tliat there 
is a little more Interest than in the 

usual western story and enough ac- 
tion to take care of the red-blooded 
funa. 

The male lead Is not a fugitive 
from Justice, nor a detective in dis- 
guise, but the leading citizen Of the 
community, the owner o( the gam- 
bUng saloon and tba onljr hotol. nnd 
a model of younc mknliood M«m- 
pUfled by tho west 

Rumpus starts whan Custer does 
a Jimmle Walker and decides that 
both saloons should close at mid- 
night, owing to sundry shootings 
.ind robberies. As a blue law en- 
forcer Custer still holds water be- 
cause he does a lot of hard riding. 
:^hootlng and scrapping on the side. 
In addition he shows an Inborn love 
for children through his action in 
buying the girl's little brother a 
oolrtMr suit. 

No trace of the ordinary romaaoe. 
On meeting the gal the first time he 
orders her off a lot to save the party 
from a flood following a rainstorm. 
The next time he tells the gal not to 
buy stolen horses from the heavy, 
the third time he lets her win money 
at his banlc. And the pair git to 
loathe each other witli every p.-xss- 
ing scene until near the finish uhen 
the girl discovers that the man she 
thought friendly was the outlaw of 
tlie district, while Custer was the 
wealthiest and aiost influential cit- 
izen. 

Action MOTOS nlonB evenly at a 



LOVE OF PAQUITA 

Hl-Mark Productions film, atarrfng Mari- 
Irn Mills. Cast Inclutles Floyd Ainss, 
Walter Bmorooo, Wilbur Mack. Robort 
t-nemlng and Adar Bruno. At tlis ColtlBH 
b«s. Mow Tot*, as port of dsSMe (SSlmS 
Sept. Ml asanlnc Ume, SO alaa 



and effort. Her purpose seems to 

have been to provide in the simplest 
terms a ulivleton plot upon which to 
hang a sermon from the Will Hays 
uffice on tbo dancers of trylns to get 
into the movies on n small bank- 
rolL 

The heroMo conies to Hollywood 
from the Inevitable Iowa. She is 
long on -self -esteem ; short on brains 
and dough. In this picture she finds 
out that It's pretty tough sledding 
when a nire little girl wants to re- 
main a nice Uttia girl and Uvs in 
Hollywood. 

Ltirklng In the badiground Is the 
menacing figure of a boulevardler 
specializing in virgins. Only when 
she has been ejected from her room- 
ing house, only when her mother 
baclc In Io\^'<'i needs 1500 for an 
opei-ation, does our Nell decide to 
sell out. The timely arrival from 
l-'ern .vuod, i<nva, of the boyhood 
sweetheart saves Nell at the very 
brink of a De Miile boudoir set. 

Seems likely that dates will be 
available for this picture because of 
Its propaganda uaefulnCSa. It la 
also a fairly int er est i ng picture 
throuirh its studio stuff. Some of 
the direction Is terribly careless and 
the plot is asthmatic. 

But the production Itself has 
enough merit to stand up for short 
bookings. 



PAINTED PONIES 

Universal production and rcl<*ao. Dlfoct- 
04 by Rsav^ Raoon from the story by 
Jobn Hamlin, gtarrins Hoot Olbson. At 
TMtw'm Circle, New York. on« day. Sept. 18. 



Whoever John Hamlin may b^ he 
makes no startling contribution to 
western literature In this tale of the 
west which bears a strlkiilg similar- 
ity to ail otlier western stories. 

Hoot Gibson is the champ from 
tho Northwest who aeems likely to 
win all the prizes In tho Toptown 
rodeo, and the local Toptown champ 



Is determined that this shall not be 

so, even If be has to shoot someone 
The gal, Ethlyne Clair, uppt-.iii 
In a few scenes to encourage Hoot 
In the rodeo, which is well Kt.igi j 
and has lots of plain ancj f.mcy 
'riding on hoth horse.s and steers. 
The rodeo set lu.s carry ilie bulk of 
picture. 

Hoot riili.son is ol<ay, prodtlcUott 
well mnde, as far ns type westerns 
go, and tho picture may be coiuted 
on for the usual returns in the apota 
Where they Uks 'em that way. - "i 

RIDING FOR LIFE 

W. luy Johnson prosonts by arrangciiient 
with If. R. 6<-hlank. Distributed by An- 
chor Kilms. .starring Bob Reev<!«, sup- 
ported by nob Fleinlnir, Hul \VutcrB and ^ 
Aiyne Uoodsr>n. 8tory by Joo Ka^e; pho* 
tcgraphy by Ray dine. At the Arena ens. 
day (Sept. » aa half of doeble bill. Roa^ 
ning Ujuo, about SO Bllas, 



Bob Reevea, a moon- faced cow- 
boy, rids* fast nnd fights hard 
in an averago snmpia of western 
moronia. It wlU bo llkod In Its one- 
day hangout. 

Reeves is a young rancher ac- 
cused of robbing 130,000 Irom the 
express office with his kid brother. 
A northern outlaw really did It, but 
this can't be proven at Ilrst beij.iuse 
the outlaw knows about a sliady 
spot in tlie kid brother's past and 
threatens to snitch If exposed. }iy 
dint of hard fighting and fast rid- 
ing the brothers eaptoM ibrn v^Onf 
and are proven Innocent. 

The s. a. Is bandied by Alyne 
Woodward, who looks fair as a 
rancher's daughter and snuggles 
comfortably In Reeves' arms. Her 
dlflflculty in love is brought out by 
having the $30,000 In the express of- 
fice deposited there by her old mai^ 
which makes It bad for Reeves when 
thought guilty. 

Photograpiur aM titio lettertng 
good. Otkor todh nl eal >A»artments 
fair. 



ASK PAUL ASH ABOUT 

BILLY RANDALL 

Sensational Dancing Violinist and Singing 

TVth Wsoli for Pubiix Thestrss— and STILL QOINO STRONG 
Week Sept. 24, Palace, Dairaa, Tex. 
Fer. Rep.1 MAX TURWEB WW. MOHRIS— CHICAOO OFFICE 



According to the lobby display, 
two horses share honors with the 
star. Miss HUIs may not be a 
feSMtty wInMrr bM siM Isono «( the 
moist nttmollv* tMers of all isreen 
women who oan do their sttiff 
astride a horse's back. 

"The Love of Paqulta" Is melo- 
dramatic throughout, with a nenr- 
Iianging one of Its climaxes. The 
work of all principals seems sec- 
ondary to that of two horses. Both 
animals are fine scre.-'n worker.^. 

The entire locale Is .Spanish, the 
picture carrying out its atmosphere 
effectively all the way. Story drags 
tn spots and some scenes are given 
too mndi cnntorn jvnso. 

But til* korsss wni lieep this pic- 
ture alive In the neighborhoods. 

ricture hardly has the weight to 
run alone, but appears suited for 
double fentnr* tar*' Mmrk. 



STRANDED 

Joe Rock prodactlon; Sterling relenne. 
Story by Anita Loob, directed by I'hll 
Kt^tfifn. CameraniBn ITorl>^rt Klrkpatrlck. 
William ColUflr, Jr.. and Shirley Ma«on co- 
ktarred. Oth«n: Jolin Mlljan. D«1« Henry, 
Plorenc* Turner and Shannon Day. Run* 
ninv time one honr. On double feature 
bill at Loew'a New Toric, one day, Sept. 16. 



GRANADA, SAN FRANCISCO, INDEFINITELY 

FRANK STEVER 

BARrrONC SCILOIST 

Wb* Just Completed 12 Weeks in the 

Fanchon & Mcu'co Ideas at 
Loew's State, Los Angeles 



Anita Loos devoted to her type- 
writer In the manufacture of 
"Stranded" a miniaiuai '«t attention 



■rnNCiiON 

I^NARCO IDEAS 

f The BiggeH and BeM 

For Motion Picture 
Theatre Preaentationa, 
Im Att D» IwM JfMWM 

.- , * Operated by 

West Coast Theatres, Inc. 



A FANCHON and MARCO "IDEA" 



%j FRANK JENK5 

71 J TU PImjfi^y and lib Bmtd 

■fasfcil KOW— OnAMAPA, MJC nAXCUCO— TBIBO MO MONTH 





UNIQUE IN THE DANCING WORLD 

JEAN MYmO DESHA LEON BARTE 

M*My year* of work with the world'* greatest dancers and teachers — PAVLOVA and FOKINE — give* a guarantee of technique and arti*try 
Many year*' czparienee in America, France, England, Germany, Itltly and Spain gives a guaranta* 
of sencational worlc required by modem audience* 

''THE CROSS ROADS" *THE CRYSTAL GAZERS" "FLIRTATION TANGO" 

latfli^estatiaiM el Rhaoaadis ln_ilu* • 






ALL MATERIAL STRICTLY PROTECTED 

AU Communications: LY(mS and LYONS, New York City 





Wednesday, September II, 1117 



FILM REVIEWS 



LITERATI 



"Nation" iKpMtlng Irotiii 
Hey wood Bmiib. apart 'Xrom tb* 
•^orld" colnwwilnr. baa •ncacad 
for a wMklf oMtrlbutloa to "^he 
KatloB.' *Ttae Nattea" baa gotten 
aut a balf-aboet with a plctura of 
Brann and a caption declaring that 
Broun "says what he Jolly well 
plaaaea oveir week In 'Th* Na- 
«ei>'." 

Ueaawhn* tho *^ortd'a^ tonner 

•It Seems to Mo" apace Is covered 
tj Frank Sullivan, whose writing 
to beaded "Out ot a Clear Sky.' 

A Nlfly for Fimda 

"The Truth Seeker," "The Na- 
Monal Freethought Weekly," In Its 
hiue of Sept. 10, Vol. 64, No. J7, 



VARIETY 



S8 



PAUL 



CREATOR OF 
STAGE-BAND 
ENTERTAINMENT 

K«owB M the 

"PAUL ASH POUCY" 

NOW AT 

BALABAN & KATZ 

Ita* M«W I fcia m 
CHICAQO 

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UGOBOUCa ABTWt" 



Maaad kr 

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There la No Subttitutm foi 
Paul A»h Entertainment 



NOW PLAYING 
10TH BIO WEEK 
TEMPLE THEATRE 
CAMDEN, N. J. 

Bewarft of dupe 
prints and un- 
authorized road- 
abow men at- 
, tempt Inff to book 
Damarad 
loodfl." If ap- 
jroached, wire 
^me colU'ct (or 
conflrmatlon. No 
eoatract ia lacal 
without mr per* 
•onal alanatur*. 
— ■ _ ALBCRT DEZEL 
^ W. OewTCM Bt.. Chleaa*. m. 
Owner o( Nacatlva and U. 8. 
DiatTibBUoa Rlchts 




•nb. M rtailjr. pObUslied in New 
Tork, has a pathatle story o( how 
tt atnmbled Into a libel action (or 
IIM.OM, brought against It "by a 

man of God." 'The Truth Seeker" 
offered to recant on tlie story. It 
states, "but counsel' for the clergy- 
nan sunoatod monajr damages 
which "Tho Trtith Seeker" (and 
teller?) was not In a position to 
pay. Hence, though acting through- 
out with the best of Intentions, we 
have to defend a suit at law: and 
to this all eoBtribaloiia to a de- 
fense fund win be appliad. rrtoada, 
we thank yon. 
Nlftjrr 

Mall Fraud Sentences 

E. G. XiewU and H. L. Kramer, At- 
ascadero, Cal., promoters, were sen- 
tenced to serve terms In the federal 
penltenUary by FederalJudge Frank 
G. Jacobs, following a conviction for 
using the mails to defraud in con- 
nection with the publication of the 
"California Illustrated Review." 

Lewis will serve a total of six 
years and pay fines amounting to 
tlS.OOO, with Kramer doing two 
years and getting oft with a flne 
of (2,500. They posted an appeal 
bond. William Ahrens, co-defend- 
ant In the case, was exonerated. 

Those WivesI 

Several of the New York dra- 
matic critic's other halves are ex- 
pert spei^ialists In this or that. 

Mrs. Gilbert Gabriel ("Sun") for 
instance designs most of the covers 
tor theatre programs. Mrs. Frank 
Vreeland ("Telegram") Is asso- 
ciated with "Women's Wear." Mrs. 
George Goldsmith ("Herald Trlb") 
is an art designer, as is Mrs. John 
Anderson ("Post"). 

Walts Got Raise 

Richard Watts, Jr., ot the 
"Herald Tribune" asked (or a sal- 
ary raise Monday of last week. 
Wednesday Variety printed the flrst 
picture critics' box score In which 
WatU topped the field by a neat 
margin. That same afternoon 
Watts was Informed that he'd get 
more dough. 

Watts is third string dramatic 
critic tor the "Herald Trib" and 
second string picture erttlQ, whieh 
Is unusual since few revlewera on 
the doilies are assigned to both 
fields. Harriet Underbill la the 
"Trlb's" flrat atring pieturo critic. 
Watts covered 11 fewer flima and 
his percentage was better than Miss 
UndorhiU's by 247 points. Watts 
lamping 16 pictures and Miss Un- 
derhiU t7. 

A. Woelleott, College Prof. 

Alexander Woolloott, the morning 
"World's" draoatlo orltlc, is said to 
have reslgaod. Aa roported In Va- 
riety aomo time ago. Ales hankers 

to become a college professor and Is 
understood to have accepted such 
a post from Hamilton College; 
Chailea Braekett, son ot Senator 
Brackett, la named aa WooUcott's 
successor on the "World." Brackett 
covered Broadway shows for "The 
New Yorker" last season. 

A. P.'s Revolution 

From accounts the Associated 
Press Is going in for a wholesale 
revolution on news and articles. 
Whether spurred on by United 
Press, Universal or the Jaxzing 
times, A. P. ia starting off to be a 
news syndicate of general scope. 
Including specials and stories. It 
will take In comment and even re 



1 



views on the stage and aereea in 
a thrice-weekly letter. 

It looks most probable that A. r. 
intends going in extensively for 
show news and atorles, probably 
with a lean toward pictures. News- 
papers and service have been slow 
in discovering that if 70.000,000 
people ot the U. 6. attend picture 
theatres they must bo Interested in 
the pictures, and It ao In the per- 
sooalttles they see on the sheet. 

Variety printed a few weeks ago 
that the A. P. and U. P. were tak- 
ing steps to debunk press agents, 
but they will have to grow sharper 
than either has pro\'en so far able 
to do to evade the planted stuff for 
them. A general news service Is 
seemingly ot tho opinion that It can 
detect from presa stuff aant In or 
press agents calling upon them Just 
what is what, but the planted mat- 
ter, usually the most damaging to 
the standing of tho ahow buslneas 
as a wholOk la aovar Mat or spoken 
of in newspaper ollloos. It's planted, 



I and so far It has been fallen tor. 
Perhaps now and then through "it's 
I a good story anyway," bttt nore 
often Just a flat fall. 

In the show business anything 
but an actuality may well create 
suspicion as to a plant, if it's any- 
thing susceptible ot publicity. 
When a person is born or dies in 
the show business, that's an ac- 
tuality. Anything else in between 
may bo for publicity purposa^ 

Boaut Wanted Monoy 

When tho New Tork rOally 
News" ran a beauty contest laat 
year, Ruth Patterson was the win- 
ner. From that Miss Patteraon 
atepped Into Zlegfeld's "Follies." 
RecenUy the "News" had another 
beaut clash, asking Miss Patterson 
to be one of the Judges. The girl's 
father advised the daily it would 
have to pay hla daughter KM to 
do any Judging. Reminded It was 
through "Tho News" his giri had 



reached notice, the father replied 
she had gotten nothing out ot It 
aiul he added It waa about thne 

slie did. 

, iMtead Oladya Glad of "The Fol- 
lies''' 'did the Judging and without 
charge. 



Tom Mix Stieking 
Tom Mix has a story in Variety 
thie week on the Ringling-Barnura 
Circus. He also has a story on the 
Qght in "Lite." with the tunny 
weekly playing it up. on lu cover 
aa well as inside. 

Tom's last article in "Variety" 
had a tog playfully slipped on, say- 
ing tho riding star was blowing 
Variety for "Life." with Tom 
wiring in taint so, making every- 
body happy excepting Bob Sher- 
wood. 

Deems Taylor Is becoming editor 
of "Musical America." Oscar 
Thompson eontlnuea as aiaoatlvo 
adltor. 



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VARIETY 



PRESENTATIONS-NEW ACTS 



. Wednesday, September SI, 1997 



4AMn KIRKWOOD and Co. (4) 
«rh« Awakanina" (Dramatic) 
aO Mint.; Thraa (Parlor) 
ai*t 8t. (V-P) 

"The AwaVenlns" l» an Edgar 
Allan Woolt playlet, verbose, po- 
aantic, super-diamatlo, dull and 
■withal liarial. It not the fault of 
the author, It's Just as possible the 
MinM reata with the booking office 
^teh micht have ordered that type 
of iketch for a valuable acreen 
"name" maklnc hU vaudeville 
debut. 

Whatevar KIrkwood'a rcaaona for 
Kotnc vaude., H'a not to do htm any 

good as a personal appearance star. 
Unquestionably popular — the ent- 
rance salvo left no doubt to that — 
«Bd poaaeaaed of a full, tenae, Im- 
preaalve apaaklnc voice, it pre- 
sents Klrkwood aa a puppet and 
purveyor of the most banal drool 
and drivel. 

"Th* father love for the alUng 
CM-yaar-oM aon, pitted against 
hate towarda the man who stole 

; lUa wife (boy'a mother) la an In- 
tareattag enough premise but not 
•a presented and developed. It gives 
Klrkwood an opportunity for a vo- 
latile speech or two, but it's much 
ado, for the main. 

In a mild asKlgnment, Marion 
Bicks as the nurse auataina her 
•Bd, but Lucille Seara aa Kirk- 
yood's wife Is unimpressive, and the 
'atar bombastically dominates every- 
thing else to the extent that Richard 
Thornton, in the other male role, 
that of the medicu-lothario who 
Btole Mrs. Bldredge, is over- 
ahadowed. 

In writing and direction "The 
Awakening" is all wrong. There Is 
no color, no shading, no contrast. 
Kverythlng is pitched upward and 
draped from one character's shoul- 
ders. Klrkwood la a apeaklng mani- 
kin whose peraonallty overahadows 
everything. 

In ahort, It'a n. k- vaude. But 
Klrkwood win probably be at the 
Palace nest week regardless. For 
that matter he has but to talk 
about Hollywood and prove some 
vmloa at the box office, sans the 
'MMf^^ Of an author and a play- 
-Ml.'' SM that goea also tor Baby 

' g jil f; g»m Montufc or Rin-Tlii- 

AM. 



PRIMROSE'S MINSTRELS (17) 
83 Mins.; Full (Special) 
Academy (V-P) 

. Mrs. George Primrose appeared 
with most of the meoibera of tbla 
act following her huaband'a death 

She has been replaced by an in- 
terlocutor. Six-piece orchestra, 
Bister song and dance team, and two 
more chair Ix^ra added. 

Thia act la on the atage a long 
time but doesn't lag. It has an old- 
fashioned, somewhat homely appeal 
that will not be out of place in any 



EDNA WALLACE HOPPER 
"Persnnial Flapper" (Talk) 
10 Mint.; One and Full (Special) 
State (V P.) 

Edna Wallace Hopper, who for- 
merly surrounded heraelf with band 
and other trappings, la now prac- 
tically a solo. 

Whether former recorded trap- 
pings wi-e part of Misa Hopper's 
act when touring the picture houses 
or a build up furnished by the lat- 
ter may be open to question. 

As a freak attraction Misa Hop- 
per will draw the girla, young and 
oM. The guys with them will have 
to sit through and like It 

A screen trailer prefaces Miss 
Hopper's appearance. This is of 
the evolution via plastic surgery of 
Miss Hopper from llne-.scarred 
woman looking more her years than 
she doea at praaent Beauty par- 
lora and plastic surgeona should en- 
Joy a renewed boom. 

After the screen shots Miss Hop- 
per comet on for a six-minute talk 
anent her rejuvenation. Also along 
lines that any woman who foela 
young can remain young with face 
lifting. The talk stuff practically 
nothing more than .» I)aby lecture 
on beauty tecreta, but the femmes 
will go for It, and howl 

Although not vaude but more of 
a personal appearance gaa, Mlaa 
Hopper will nevertheleaa caah In 
for heraelf and emVloyerg any- 
where. 

Bealdea, the morning mats, for 
ladiea only. Don't they go for that. 

£d6a. 



PALACE 



nunllar comic Work of the end- 
men, apotlessly clean in thought 
with o^e exception, draws laughs 
on memory if nothing more. Among 
the apecialtiea are an imitation of 
the late George Primrose's dancing 
by two brothers, yodeling number 
accomplished with talent, tenor 
ballad, vocal quartet, and the pa^- 
•able singing and dandns by the 
■tater team. * 

Special humor Is worked by the 
o'rciiestra as a fadc-ln and fade-out 
radio program, one of the minstrels 
■Itting to one aide betide a radio 
and twisting the dials. An often- 
WOrked gag, still seeming new be- 
eause of the finished manner in 
Which the orchestra does such 
^leka aa fade from a Jaaa piece Into 
a bedtime atttry. 

Another special spot. Bear dol- 
ing, is handled by thia two end- 
men, one dressing aa a dam«. There 
la talk about their reoMt divorea 
and then a witty ditty in which the 
"dame" informs her former old man 
he's throu^'h. 
Parade number cloaaes. 
'Sentimental appeal coupled with 
Ha apparent aprightly entertain - 
aiant makes thia turn worthy of 
any houaa. 



ARNOLD JOHNSON and Orch. 
(14) 

25 Mine.; One and Pull (Special) 
Palace (St. V) 

Arnold Johnson, a prominent 
bandsman, although generally as a 
dance organisation, preaently heads 
an entertaining orchestra, and It's 
a darb. 

The opening is in "one" before 
drapea with Lloyd Ingraham first 
singing, thence joined by three 
more of the boys and finally by the 
remaining roster, except Johnson 
himself. After the singing Johnson 
appears and makes the first an- 
nouncements. 

The orchestra ia atrong on un- 
usual effects. It brews a Jazs that 
makes sweet listening. Everything 
ia nicely modulated with none of 
the Btralnlng to be tunny. The lane 
gentleman who OfDclates at the 
tuba and base violin doea a nut 
Dutch number that by the meas- 
urements of a musician's specialty 
is topnotch. 

The boys are dressed Ir. the lat- 
eat cut of tuxedo. 

Johnaon has a good-looking, 
clean cut, amoothly fuiietloning 
unit. 

The best of the material used la 
a radio broadcasting bit. The 
exasperating habits of radios are 
reproduff^ with a realism that 
struck a responsive chord at the 
Palace and will tickle the cuatomers 
anywbara tbara'a atatle. 
8ut«>flre aU th« way. 



(St. Vaude) 

Vermont going Democratic would 
not cause more chanRcs tiian oc- 
curred between Monday matinee 
and Monday night at the Palace. 
The scriptural Injunction that the 
first ahould be last and the last first 
became litarally true. One act, most 
of the intermlaalon and the Fables 
were eliminated, but ttlll the show 
Monday night ran until ll.lt, with 
the management In the wings cut- 
ting the ends and encores to a 
minimum. 

A rearranged bill made fast, ilppy. 
laugh-frelKhteJ entiitainmcnt. It 
was by all st.iiidards a peach of a 
vaudeville show, containing more 
socks than a haberdashery store and 
suggesting the old days — not so old 
at that — when the powers that were 
were the powers that be. 
. At least two acta stopped the 
show. Arnold Johnson and band 
(New Acts), in third position, were 
a heftig success, accomplishing a 
volume of applause that held up the 
works for a forced speech from the 
band leader. This act Is within 
coat-tail grabbing distance of the 
biggest in the field of musical ver- 
satility. 

The other act to halt was Odall 
Oreno, dramatic aoprano. In the 
grand scramble of the running order 
ahe drew the lemon apot of opening 
after intermisaion. With the sudden 
elimination of Aesop'a Kftblea, Mma. 
(>irlno opened to an audience Juat 
dribbling back to their seata. Mis- 
tress of the occasion, she cresccn- 
doed to a wow finish. She sanj; in 
Latin, Franch, Italian, Russian and 
English. Poise and a nice person- 
ality coupled with her superlative 
voice makes Mme. Careno solid 
class. 

Jack Benny, the gentlemanly ki- 
bitzer, exhibited hia well-Ullored 
person to the customers from time 
to time and paddled hla jokes or 
varylnr qtiallty with varying suc- 
cess. The on-and-oS system is not 
new to Benny. He developed the 
master of ceremonies habit when 
M. C. stood for Michigan Central. 
Excused his tardiness by explaining 
he had been next door at the "Rack- 
et Club" (St. Regi.s restaurant, pur- 
veyors of ham and eggs to the pro- 
fession). 

The show was opened by Betan- 
court and Co., who failed to com- 
plete hia Snal trick, ao bowed off 
Sana applauae. Betaneourt is not 
particularly iBenaationaL" 

Bud and Jack Pearson replaced 
Dale and Wahl in the deuce, the 
latter act being off the bill as -wslS 
Je»4 Dooley. The Pearson boys have 
an original way of working, and 
make the incline ns a crackerjack 
hoofing combination, although still 
able to stand a little editing. They 
clicka«. • - 
Hotter tkaa avar a*4. iHth a 



AARON and VIOLET 
Dances 
S Mina.| One 
Amorisan Roof (V-P.) 

This colored boy Aaron 
doubt the same fast little 
formerly teamed with k 



IS no 
hoof<'r 
Negro 



named Kelly. This same Aaron has 
- a girl with him. 'She . l^ a falrhhey could do som ething In that de 



' and ttaat'B about alL 
Bvarythia* Ilea with Aaron and 
he makes the best of It. He steams 
right Into his hoofing. He ha-s some 
hot fjot atutt t^at had the Ameri- 
can er< wd rooting for Ma. 

Act la hald HP almost single- 
banded or 8liigWoot«4, aa Aaron 
rknowa hia fast work. 

. ■ Jfarfc. 



MORTON and STANLEY Rsvua (4) 
Dance Production 
20 Mint.; One and Full Stage 
Lincoln Square (V-P) 

This Lew Cantor oS^ing needs 
attentio'n. Aa it stands it has two 
boys and two girls of excellent ap 
pearance, capable of handling the 
flash end of such a turn, but the 
two comedians, Al Morton and 
Chic Stanley, fail to hold up their 
end. The result is like a musical 
comedy that has nothing but the 
chorus. 

Morton and Stanley are two 
dancing boVs, one extremely tali 
and the other ahort They work 
these physical characteristics to 
death. The whole tiu-n Is framed 
on the crude mechanics of having 
the nice looking boy and girl 
quartet build up a flash song and 
dance number, to prepare for 
crude burlesque of the same thing 
by the two comics. They take about 
five minutes at one time in travesty 
adagio business, one in wig and 
skirts and the other in burlesque 
harlequin tights. It would have 
been enough In a brief bit 

The two comics also tJillt, using 
stale material and getting it over 
about as auavely aa a couple of 
parlor amateurs. They are back at 
the finish for some straight stepping 
that suKcestcd for the first time 



whole now convey of jiiftieB, Blos- 
som Seeley and her faithful hench- 
man, Benny Fields, mowed 'em. One 
of the greatest man and woman 
comedy singing numbers protubly 
ever slipped a vaudeville audience 
is their "Lulu Belle" interlude. Thia 
is an epic of jazz in music, tempo, 
delivery and humor. Misa Seeley la 
looking great and drew applause 
twice on her gowning. Their pres- 
ent routine la a combination of old 
and BOW elements and majtaa a 
aweet lolllpop for any audleac*. 

Second after lutermlaslon was 
Ethel Waters( New Acts). Every- 
thing she did merely worked up to 
'Shake That Thing," the merry 
carol of Georgia philosophy, which 
gave Miss Watera her principal 
fame via disca and which was 
vehemently demantied by the 
auditors at the lirst opening for 
requests. 

Closing the bill were the Younger 
Foys, Charlie, Eddie, Jr., Mary, 
Madeline, Irvln« and Dick. They 
have a neat act, well fumished' 
with laughing matter. Charlie's im- 
itation of his father la done to the 
life, and Eddie, the second, threat- 
ens to become a clown of the Bus- 
ter West genus. When it was all 
over and several baskets of flow- 
ers went up over the footlights (the 
third act to get roses and whatnot) 
the kids extracted the senior, origi- 
nal and only Eddie Fuy out of the 
wings. His reception was thunder- 
oua aad he made a little aentlmental 
spaeeh that adOaS .•-MMa haart-tus 
to an evenlnK «( *~ 



other Immles. A couple uf seanon. 
aco Wlaabill and Briscoe «ou"d 
have rated okay aa fly comic ani 
straight combo, but two-.ict styles 
change rapidly over-season and to* 
day the double impresses aa bavinr 
stood still, content to work oft and 
on with the same well drilled biS 
not up-to-the-minute dialog ' 
bla'Sto*' *°>l'^" laaturaa 

Aid. 



81STST. 



ETHEL WATERS 
Singing Corned ismis 
18 Mine.) Two mnt One (Saaalal) 
Palace (St. V) 

Ethel Waters is one ot the best 
known of colored revue leaders, 
show features or a single. She has 
achieved prominence through re- 
cordings for Columbia. 

Miss Watera is an Interesting 
personality and a clever entertain- 
er, elea* ot diction it not so melodi- 
ous of voice. She works back- 
grounded by a drop ot plantation 
motif. Her reolption at the Palace 
bespeaks disk iiopularlty and there 
were many eaUs tor her to sing old 
numbers. Ot these "Shako ' That 
Thing" ia to Miss Waters what "I 
Don't Care" i» to Eva Taaguajr. It'a 
her trade mark. 

She has a distinctive atyle of 
working, ahowing transition and 
shading. That she is a pipe for 
vaude seems certain. Some of her 
material is pretty aexy for fafc ily 
audiences. If MM iMMt':M» aay 
such lefL 



REV, CONWAY A TriOMAS (3) 
Song, O^ance and Comedy 
1S Mint.; One 
Hippodrome (V-P) 

Aside from attempts at comedy 
without appropriate material, or the 
necesaary business, this is a first- 
rate Bong and dance trio with a 
ukulele number for one of the sur- 
est bita on the bill during the en- 
tire evening. 

Songs are fair, but In apeclalty 
numbers and buck and winging de 
Uvera best Well planned and mov- 
ing amoothly after the first two or 
three minutes. 

In aoeond t>ut did exceptk>nally 

wan. 



partment 

Nice, simple scenic production be 
hind tlicni. l>ut unless some intelli- 
gent coriK 'ly can be devised for tl 
two principals, the turn would be 
batttv with strali^t awaal an Its 
flash and the good looks of the foin* 
young people who' could be supple- 
mented vith more straight worl<er8, 
preferably glrla. JtatA. 



LOUIS and CHERIE 
Bar Work 
a Mina-f The— 



Amarisaa Raaf (V-P) 

Man and woman, look torelgnlsh 



(Vauda-Pala) 

Somehow ceiebrttiaa tliasa days do 
not seem to cast the same magic 
spell on their audiences as In the 
old days when the champion mara- 
thon Charlestoner was a somebody 
and the ple-eatlns endurance cham- 
pion rated a who's who. But In 
this era of channel swimmers, 
aviators who are making history 
daily and novelists who can libel 
an entire administration and get 
away with it, this here now public 
has gotten hep to a lot ot things. 

Within memory of the most 
weak-memoried native there was a 
time when little Ooldy laooks from 
Hollywood could coma out, look 
pretty, gah-gah some blah-blah and 
knock the customers cuckoo. Today 
such is not the case. 

Comes James Klrkwood (New 
Acts) Into vaudeville, making his 
debut. A good flicker name, Klrk- 
wood has a following. No doubt 
about It; the entrance acknowledge- 
ment amply proved that. What does 
Mr. Klrkwood do but go the way of 
all "namea" gone K-A and offer a 
so-so aketch. That's almost, par- 
donable, but when he pulls an un- 
called for curtain speech, sancti- 
moniously facea his paImB audi- 
ence-ward, assures them that they 
weren't as "hard" as he heard they 
were, and that they are Indeed 
"cliaritable," is it little wonder one 
begins to wonder whether it wasn't 
audience charity indeed that coun- 
tenanced all that Junk, And then 
when he tops that with a grand 
gesture, as if into a great beyorid, 
and expresses happiness that he has 
'good news to send to Hollywood," 
it's a bit too thick, either James or 
the audience. 

On top ot that along comes a low- 
down, pantaloon mime in EMdle 
Lambert, native of the varieties and 
a cinch click, without quallficiBtlons 
or reservations. Can one blame him 
for ad libbing he ia glad he can tell 
Delancey street how well he did. 
At least his impression was a wow, 
not a polite gesture. 

Unliko KirkWQpd. Who Is debut- 
ing, Lambert Ijt farcwelling. For 
some time he's been cutting up 
around with Minnie Fish straight 
Ing. Came an opportunity in "Pad 
locks" that outslione Its star, and 
now that he atarted rahearsala for 
the Century Root ahfiWi ka SRMt 
wind up tome prior K-A eontiacta, 
Including a week at the Palace. 

Lambert is a comic of broad, yet 
subtle texture, Itidlcrous in hl.'j com- 
icalities and yet possessed of a fine 
art of fuiming not encountered In 
every low buffoon. His gestures 
and gcstlculiitlons, exaggerated lin- 
guistic perversions and choice ot 
phraseology defies any author, but 
Eddie Lambert. 

Following Irfimbert were Walter 
J. Rosemont'a Troubadours, the 
Spanish flash that has been Ix>«W' 
Ing. it for some time, and is a pipe 
for the cinema temples after Its fill 
of vaudeville. 

Miss Gertrude and Boys in a va 
rlety Interlude opened, followed by 
Marian Weeks, Ada M.ay's sister, a 
coloratura soprano of Impressive 
voice who fihouUi foi-Kct the color 
atura and go tin pan alley If she 
fancies popular appeal in tlie vari 
jctics. 

A pop eong wo\ildn't hurt Miss 
Weeks for vaudeville, although for 
a class neighborhood house Ilka the 
sist .Street, the ritzier the cadenzas 
th e bette r it happ e n e t o b e . but 



STATE 

(Vaude- Pctt) * 

Complete sellout and Bianan s at 
the l^ivw aco B'way house .Monday 

NoniKi Talmadge in "CaniiUe'' 
and iCdna Wallace Hopper, 
ennial flapper" (N«w Acta) wera 
the double-barreled draw that did It 

Misa Hopper, apotted fourth, hat 
either economlaad ainee her previout 
trip around the Biovie houses, or 
her appearance here has been boiled 
down to a screen prelude and talk 
that may not be good vaudeville 
but nevertheless intrigues the ladies 
and the ^rla. With the latter able 
to drag the males in to lay it on the 
line at the ticket wljidow Mist 
Hopper cannot miss as a money at- 
traction If properly handled by the 
house. 

Romping on In full stage after the 
screen shots showing the plastk) 
surgery transformation. Miss Hop- 
per seeming grabs up continuity in 
chatter, mostly interesting to the 
girls, speara at a tew puns, winds 
up with an invite to the feme to tee 
more of her at her breakfaat mat* 
Inee Friday monUng at 10 "for la- 
dies only,'* and the eombinatloa 
reglatera aa a treak attraction. 

Four Reddloga, fast male acro- 
batic foursome, opened with a lively 
clever routine. Seymour and Cun- 
ard, mixed duo, did chatter and 
songs, moulding a' usual deuccr with 
the aongs their main salient. 

Ross and Edwards, two boys, fol- 
lowed with more harmonizing and 
got away neatly. Successive spot- 
ting didn't hurt thia duo any since 
the boys managed well with com- 
edy as well as harmonizing and fin- 
ished strong. Miss Hopper next. 

Lew Brice, with talk, clowning 
and songs, got well over in next-to- 
shut but was tar from the ahow 
stopper usually aapactad in thia 
apotting. ThingM Mgr UNak battaa 
tor Lew later in tha week when ha 
gets a more accurate gage line oa 
his talk. Brlce'a dancing clicked aa 
usual, with the "Spring" song and 
travesty dance borrowed from sit- 
ter Fannie the comedy punch. 

Bronson-Renee Revue copped 
double honors In closer for clast 
and entertainment. The featured 
duo, mixed team, formerly doing 
their own two-act, have been backed 
by a prima and four specialty danc- 
ing girls, all doing snappy dancet 
and share In hit honors. 

Uronson is a likeable comic work- 
ing hard throughout. Miss Renee 
ia a corking acrobatic dancer aad 
has a smging voice as well. The 
supporting foursome ahow every- 
thing there Is in a stepping way and 
are also lookers. Costuming and 
settings in excaUent taste. Claaa 
act anywhere. . 

"Camllle" (F-H) screen feature. 

Kdba. 



that is strictly local. It Miss Weeks 
fancies her "dainty American color 



and dress that way. Both are big atura aoprano" billing and wants to 



in physical stature; tlitir aei ial 
stock in trade ia prowess and-pro- 
diglooa atranitk at tha t«» whUe 
tuapaBda* SB the ttavasa bar. 

Ilia aal kaa 'aavsral good tricks, 
ri iiaH flka Amrioaa audience. 

*or*. 



liv e -up to It, why not via quickie 

houses. 

Winehlll and Briscoe are uiipro 
gresslve comedians, rambling, hit 
ting-and-mlsslng, clicking here and 
nivvlng there, with more flopa than 
hits. 'What was the old phonygraff 

Imitation is sow Uia radia ainang 



AMERICAN ROOF 

(Vaude- Pet) 

Business Immense Alonday night 
Just a show that would have passed 
out entirely but for the bright spots 
of joy that two^ male tingles 
splashed. Looks Ilks the Loew 
houses are Gilletting their vaude 
sections where tii^y play "Beav 
Geste" (Par) as this picture Is a 
long runner. 

Eight-act bill one shy due to the 
feature. Little dlveralty. Little ot 
anything barring those two men< 
one a whls at card palming and the 
other with a monotog that Is a rib 
tickler In the neighborhoods. 

Louis and Cherie (New Acts) 
opened. Hard workers, this man 
and woman, who depend upon skill 
In their aerial work. Aaron and 
Violet (New Acts) hooted to a very 
big appl.auae return, the man alone 
Iioing responsible for ttiis. He Is a 
fast, hot stepper. 

Nate Leipsig, now doing hia card 
Itgerdcniain on the Loew time, it 
just as mystifying with his palming. 
Ollbert and Avery ftevue was on 
before Intermission. It has changed 
considerably but retains Its main 
feature In the adagio work of the 
principals. Bob Gilbert end Arvil 
Avery. Just when it looked cuckoo 
time for Casper and Wells the boys 
upstalra warmed up to the act ana 
they came out to the good. 

Joo Rrowning was a laugh aaa 
that carried all honors in the seO- 
ond part for laughs. It may be a 
long time before he will flnd ***** 
en easy spot Koehler and Edith 
with their roller skate spins and 
neck dervlshlng closed. Short bat 
effective. i/or*. 



NEW ACTS 

George Robey (Robey nnd Gould) 
teanieii with Jack Mitchell. 

Shorty McAllister, from btW 
lesque, with Eddie Lalor. :-act. 

Tyrone Power, from lesiit, win 
take another flier in vaudeville re- 
vtvl^wdBha Higher Law." Thrsa 
in support. . 

Piunkett and Rajt Bepporlln G™ 
(6>. 

Fred Ireland Trio. 



Wtd nwday, September tl. 1M7 

chicXgo 

(CHICAGO) 

Chicago. Si'pt. IJ. 
Anaounoamuit that this "clasa" 
Aouaa la 4* «• MM* tm4 to Mma- 
wb«t of A •lilMl to ttira oa t^e 



PtiM HOUSE mvt^ 



Th«r* ara many who claim the 
*^laH" distlnetlon la the Chioaeu'a 
vital drawing power. . Many are 
known t to patronlao this tkaatre 
timvlj bMMiM of tbat dIstlRtlon. 
TiM Chioaco'a audiences are not un- 
Jlk* thWM 9t the Capitol (New 
York) of a year or so ago; toney, 
Intelligent, regular. 

But on the other hand It ia none 
other than Balaban & Kutz who 
choose to' install a hand on the 
Chi's stage. And B. & K. are not 
known to have missed as yet. 

Juat bow B. A K. figure a band 
poller aa auperlor to the tyiie ot 
ahow tbat haa kept the Chicaso's 
tiDlim ttoarinc la aot Included In 
the announeement. The tact re- 
mains that gi 'o aa^ ot tSO.OOO and 
over have ataawed the house as 
town leader consistently for the past 
three months, with the "clasa" 
shows. 

That "name" band.** have drawn 
the year's heaviest grosses Is a pos- 
sible reason. But these attractions, 
in tor a week and out, cannot be 
.ySfmlMed with, a permanent band 
that baa no name and therefore no 
direct attra£<»tivan«aa. , 

then atalB. B. * K. ml«l>t be 
Tiewini; the ' future. The modern 
trend, especially In Cliicago, is all 
toward stage band presentations and 
the trend has not yet reached full 
volume. Thus, by adopting a band 
at this early stage, the Chicago Is 
fortifying Itself against the public's 
probable loss of "class" taste. 

This friendly attempt to oppose 
Paul Ash In tlM Iiopp la not likely 
to ^prove datrtne^tai to the champ. 
There la ipom tor two atase bands 
in the Iioopi two Aah baada or any 
' other kind.. - Whan Aab losea his 
magnetlsiQ, It he ever does. It will 
not be through strengthening of the 
opposition but by weakening of his 
own power. And it doesn't look as 
though Ash will weaken for .some 
time, or until the flaps grow up. 

When Jules BuRano opens at the 
Chicago he will find no Oriental- 
Ash audience there to welcome him 
It wUl be a "oUaa" mob^rifta dasay 
tor a Variety raportar <i# a atace 
band— well versed ia PuUlz unlta, 
' H. iMopaM Spttalny's overtures and 
the iMat picture product this town 
can buy. But tha atage band, the 
female blues ainmn and tha com- 
edy dancers will aa AoMbt' ra-eraate 
the mob. ' 

Great for the Variety reporter, 
but what about that "class" mob? 
The latter is no Imaginary type; It 
U real and Ufellke and haa been the 
main support ot the Chi^o until 
BOW. There la oaly one thine re 
Mtalav Ibr the aaob to-;tt«t>Md 
ttat^ to hit the iesltt. OtlM^tse 
, MeoaM Ortentallsh, or stay at home. 
It la notortuaate that B. £ K. could 
8ad no other spot in the Loop for 
a aecond stage band. 

The Chicago's current bill has 
everything. The Inevitable "class 
Is there for sure and the lowbrow, 
hints are dolled up in white suits. 

Ijester Allen, who opened a Publlx 
tour at the Norahore two weeks 
ago, heads the show and working 
mmatlf in with the unit, "Nbh- 
atop to Mara." Allen ia a notable 
aequiiitleB to picture houses. Vaude 
eogl* not JSttataT him at his price. 
Mvwrtoeiaaa kaowlng hfs worth 
It. Auen'a first number wa.s s.md- 
Wlched In between th(> two hih'li- 
Ughta of the unit Hi.« oiitrance 
broke a thunder of applaiis.- for the 
previous specialty, but broke It none 
the lea« and he stopped the show 
with a dance after an indistinguish 
able opening song. His second ap 
Pearance included that burlesque 
*"J»nd needed nothing else. 

The utalt. featuring Boyd Sent 
was charmingly set and played as 
well One turn has already crcited 
njuoh discussion in local booking 
olrolea. It's "Llllles of the Field 
J«l»«i in tramp garb and ballet 
jormauon and action. The six can 
really dance and the makeup Is of 
not proportions. The smallest, also 
™e outstanding personality, looks 
"ke one of the Hickeys ot the old 
M„ Bros, turn, which LUHea 
closely resemblaa. " 

^P'^^lnya overture, minus produc- 
thia waak, received as much 
™Ponse aa anything on the bill. 
Mowing the tendency and tastes ot 
«* audience. An orlRinal arrange- 
•aent of "Jewels of the Madonna" 
?J Spltalny sounded like a very 
oeautlful place of work to one un 
versed In music. But you need to 
5?.?, , "° *» «PP»«etoto a 

hpitalny overture. He's a atandard 

i-Uh\i^- I^OPO"*". •»<« ho'a bleaaed 
* ith the best pit orchestra In Chi- 

The usually versatile Murtagh re- 
ISl^J?. •'""Bht song plugginr on 
ISS.,.?^" ""'•"'^ "e picked a 
"•wttal pop, and the pu'blisher. in 
ywaclati on, sent aroimil a plugger 
in sing the final chorus, 
'nternatlonal, hoceintr the news 
showed Dempscy and Tunney 



In trainln, 



L)em 



g- Some good action shots. 



paey appea r ad la tlie better con- 
rt't'on and raeatvad the majority of 

applause. 

» "J™" Immediately 
SES? PO*""* of Clara Bow's 
la the lichU. 
««n«w aavaeKr. iafw. 



VARIETY 



27 



STRAND 



(NEW YORK) 

New York. Sept. 17. 
There's qne gold mine on ilroad- 
way still waiting to be tapped. 

Cy Landry was at the strand re- 
cently. Th<«rowd wa.s hungry, and 
it gobbled his Brottssque dancing, 
t 'y M pal. Jacli Noj ih, is at the Strand 
this week. iSatunlay afternoon, sur- 
rouniii il by 3uch miscellany as op- 
eratic tt'iior. concert aofkrano, and 
ballet. North plinked away at his 
banjo. He sang nutty little dltUes 
and grinned. He waa the blU'a only 
show-atopper, and althouch he is 
very (ood. ho will chaertimy admit 
that he's not marvellous. 

Cy Landry and Jack North have 
worked endless weeks in ChicaRo 
picture houses. They have playe*! 
all the big theatres and they have 
played them all over again a cou{)le 
of times. They became known in 
that flity when they worked with 
Paul Ash; and something they ac- 
quired when working with the red- 
head band leader has stood them in 
good stead all over the country. 

Paul Whitsmaa, whose music is 
several timea better than that ot 
Paul Ash, ia New York's sele pur- 
veyor of what is called the "Paul 
Ash policy." But It Isn't, and until 
the actual Paul Ash policy Is brousht 
into New York there is a gold mine 
waiting to be tapped. 

There is no picture house In New- 
York playing an Intimate stage 
policy; no theatre where the cus- 
tomers feel they're taking a |>art In 
the entertainment and are on per- 
sonal terms with the house. Jack 
North at the Strand this week 
brought a little ot that atmosphere 
with him and he was repaid with 
twice as much applause as the fel- 
low In biK type Kut. 

Kvery band leador isn't a Paul 
Ash, but he can utilizo hi.s idea and 
type ot program to huild up a salid- 
factory duplicate ot the Asli presen- 
tation. The l>and leaiieis in t'lii- 
cago, occupying practically every 
large theatre in the city, have dune 
just that with suitable results. 

There seems to be a fear among 
theatre owners that by installing an 
intimate and Jaaay program they 
will drive away many seriously in- 
clined cu8to~iers. This is partially 
true, but If the theatres are inter- 
ested In monetary returns they may 
rest assured twice as many jazz 
hounds will mill in to replace the 
opera seats, in Chicago Italaban & 
Katz had that fear and sot aside the 
Chicago theatre for V'e dignitied 
customers. And now that house has 
turned jazay to keep up with the 
other theatres. 

The picture at the Strand is "The 
Drop Kick" (F. N.) starring Richard 
Barthetmess. It looks like a moder- 
ate money picture, drawing espe- 
cialljr 'heajrr among the males. An 
effort to get more interest among 
the women should be made wher- 
ever it's played. The girls like the 
star, but seem shy on the title. 

On the stage was one of Joseph 
I'lunkett's "Frolics." Howard Marsh 
operatic , tenor, was featured, and 
did some >U i(lli.lierB drinking sing- 
ing in costume witli lour male voices 
in support, lie and the quartet foi 
lowed this with a ballad to sum- 
cient results. 

The Eight Cocktails, appearing by 
courtsey of Charles Dillingham ac- 
cording to bilHng, had two iinlty 
routines which brought fine recogni- 
tion, nrat the girls kicked together, 
and then tb«r brought out Jumping 
ropes for some Intricate and in- 
teresting stepping. 

Pauline Miller, soprano, opened 
the presentstion before drapes, 
singing a waltz,' with the drapes 
later parting on the house ballet 
dancing the waltz. Rather mild and 
pretty, and done to mild results. 

Jack North, singing and playing 
his banjo, completed ■ the cn.'*t. H 
was called back for a spccr-h after 
music for the following number had 
been playing for a while. 

There was no overture by the or- 
chestra, probably becauae the ahow 
started MMMIiHMto Aua to 
rehearaal; 



STATE 



(MINNEAPOLIS) 

Minneap^ls, Sept. 15. 
Weather hot thia week, and ao'a 
the State ahow— all the way from 
screen star to stage preaentatton. 

But in a cool theatre like'lhe State 
the hotter the stuff the better they 

seem to like it. despite outdoors 
climatic conditions. Clara Bow In 
"Hula" knocked em cold, or hot. 
While other theatres were starving 
to death because ot the humid at- 
mosphere the State enjoyed mod- 
erate pro»l>erity, with star and pic- 
ture entitled to most of the credit 
for the draw. 

The brief presentation, "Hawaiian 
NIghU," was Intended to provide 
atmosphere for the feature — and It 
did, putting the auditors In Juat the 
proper mood. It was just as hot as 
"Hula" and in the same wny. It 
went ptri>nger on near-nudity and 
,()Uih .lutieiri',' tlian anything ever 
hofore in this liuuso. In tact, the 
di.splay. in its daring, ouldld Inir- 
lesnue and even the Shuberts' mu- 
sical shows. But It was artistic— 
and enjoyable. 

A quite elaborate Hawaiian beach 
scene provided the setting tor this 
atmospheric Interlude. The locale 
evidently was the wllds ot the Pa- 
dlle island, making the wild dane- 
Inc all the more appropriate. After 



a poor-voiced tenor had rid his 
system ot a ballad, the It Hawaiian 
maidens came stepping sideways 
on to the atage, arm in arm, over a 
huge fallen tree that served aa u 
bridge. Kight of the attractive gals 
wore flaming bushy red wigs and 
eight raven black — and little else, 
excepting sonte grass co\ering. 
Reaihin.:; tlie footlights, they began 
the hula-hula. Wiggled, squirmed 
and shook ssitli vim, vigor and 
gusto, while the audience gasped 
and looked on breathlessly. 

At the end a toatara iMdA hvla 
daacer, unnamed in the publicity. 
Joined them and led the way for 
even hotter gyrations. She surely 
shook a mean hula. There was 
only the one dance — but what a 
dance ! 

At the end, a sail boat passed 
across back-stage with the nearly 
naked damsels as its occupants. 
One of the girls appeared to be 
entirely nude, but the audlaaca «a 
given only a peek at her, and the 
lighting was dim, a scrim appar- 
ently used. 

Strange stuff, tfiis, for a high 
class movie house, you may think, 
but it all was very artistic, as re- 
marked before, and it won applause 
and evident approval and uadkraM- 
edly helped to draw trade. 

Helseke and his pit orchestra 
opened the show with the overture 
from "Mignon," very effectively 
played and including a harp solo 
which was a mark of sho'wmanship. 
Next the news weekly, with several 
International, Pathe and Kiaooram 
shots. Then a Vita number, Olmiaa 
and Arden, well received. 

As usual, Dundstedter's organ 
novelty provided the audience an 
opportunity- to sing and gave every- 
body a good time. It was called 
"Choose Your Flowers" and the 
w-ords of various old-time songs 
ai>out flowers were flashed on. the 
screen with the customers requested 
to sing their tavpritaa. . Woimd up 
with a new number afaont moinlng 
glories. .• * 

In one part the girls were singing 
and the boys humming. At another 
lime they wei-e doing a duet. The 
wind-up drew a huge volume of 
sound on verses which called for 
lung power. The bigger the letters 
the louder you sing, the audience 
was told, and these Instructions 
were followed. 

Joe Browing, know* to local 
vaudeville fans, woa a aecond Vita 
contribution and clicked. ' 

Pleasing show «ill the way. 

Reel. 



WISCONSIN 

I* (MILWAUKEE) 

Milwaukee. Sept. 1». 

College towns which derive a good 
play from the students might find 
the auKKestion ot Bd. J. Welsteldt. 
master mind of the Wiaconaia stage, 
of aid In staging a real "Rah Rah 
Week." as the Wlsconslh atM* blU 
last week was dubbM. 

Clever stJicing marked it. Cur- 
tain draws to a wall scene in "two" 
with the Six Tivoll t;irls ii. fnon 
suits sitting on the wall, doing a 
soft shoe "on air." Orchestra, back 
of the drop, plays the accotiapanl- 
ment to a college song with yells, 
put on by Eddie Hill, rottmd sort 
of a fellow with good pipes and 
plenty ot gags. 

The wall scene pulls away J:o full 
stage, the orchestra all in campus 
togs. A huge book In on the rear 
drop and the cover opens to Intro- 
duce each act. nave Sehooler comes 
on in a prt^fe^'.^'or's frock and does 
a little song Ix'fore picking up the 
baton. He is a popular chap. 

Woodrow Herman, kid wmgster, 
plugs a chorus ot each song the 
orchestra plays and gets away big. 

However, the show stopper is the 
act ot Jean aftd Frits Hubert, doing 
a drunk dance that panicked them 
and which ia the cleverest bit of 
soft shoe tried on a local atage in 
months. They are given a cloee 
call for first honors by Inea and De 
Wynn. acrobatic act, staged on a 
platform in the rear. This act gives 
Inez plenty ot opportunity to flash 
a beautiful shape and do some stunts 
of contortion never before tried here 
to the reporter's knowledge. 

Bert Dorrell, another hoofer, does 
a long winded stepping about to the 
"Poet and Peasant" overture. It's 
a long dance but not borlnr. 

George Ldpschultx, who left the 
Strand theatre here to take up «< 
baton on the west coast, got big ap- 
plause on his appearances. He Is a 
master vi*)Iiniflt. probably one of the 
first popular leaders Milwaukee ever 
had. Sister team. Janton Sisters, 
do an eccentric dance that is pass- 
able. 

Stage scenes shift three or four 
times. Toward the close the back 
drop gives way to a big M. IT. sign 
In blue and gold, the college colors, 
while the otohestra plays Marquette 
songs. It lifts away to show the 
big red sign of \\'is(-f>n-;in. Inei.len- 
tally the thentr(''s in'^iiiiiia. .-ilso. 

I.ori Chane/ in ".Moekery " he.ids 
.Mcreen sli')f'< Hit of lii):--- p'iy In 
-ftiig plid' s i« dene by Arthur r.l'li- 
ter's plens f<jr the audience to sing 
the choruses it would seem that this 
sort ot entertainment that had Mil- 
waukee wild for a time is swiftly 



completes a 
It's grest en- 
/•rael. 



pawilns out. 

Newa reel stuff 
mighty pleasing Mil. 
tertalnment. 



> Ito ludleroua 



METROPOLITAN 

(Boston) 

Koston. i>ept. 16. ^ 

Belles and bells in the .Metropoli- 
tan Hli..u. one of the best st.ige 
presentations of the season. Kven 
Gene lludemich and tlie Greater 
Met Stage Band tried some Swiss 
bell ringing. A kindergarten per- 
formance that arovad to be 
laugh hit of the MU la 
simplicity. 

Gene as m^ister ot ceremonies 
wore liis little black tuxedo, while 
tlic tJreater Band members were 
cloaked in red and white capes 
reniiniscenr of the garb of a tally- 
ho coachman. "Telephone Bells" 
was Gcne'a number. The two pi- 
anists stuck to the ivories while the 
other membera ot the band sang 
Into little phones, keeping time 
with spasmodic lings on bicycle 
bells. Cene knew the words of the 
song. something about 'Hello, 
sweetie, hello, hello." but the band 
needed rehearsing. (;ene was prac- 
tically alone at the finale. 

The tircater "Met" Band la not a 
choral society. Members then 
turned to the bell ringing with 
tuned sMgli bells, each swinging a 
mean note. Gene directed the halt- 
ing number, not too sour nor too 
sweet. A violinist comedian with a 
cow bell insisted "It's my turn, 
now," and failed to shake his rattle 
in his turn provided the big laugh 
and. despite the lack of melody or 
rhythm to the number, It waa a hit. 
Gene and his band had the good 
sense to Join in the laugh tliem- 
selvea and put over a most amusing 
bit. 

Nathaniel Finston and Joseph 
Klein got mention on the screen as 
director of the Grand Orchestra, 
but the troupe failed to rise out of 
the pit for the orchestral prelude 
and the overture turned out to be 
three bars of "Over There," as an In- 
troduction to tho Paramount Na^ 
Weekly shoning the departure of 
the "Second A. E. F." 

Some ot the string music and 
others In Gene's band looked sus- 
piciously like recruits from the 
Grand Orchestra. 

WinsR- McCay, cartoonist, with 
his cartoon circus substituted tor a 
comedy picture. McCay's voloe was 
not desined far houaea aeatlna 4,000 
and tli» muaical aooompaniq&ab to 
his oartoona drowned out hia isea- 
olog almost eomplatolr. Bla act 
was evidently new to the IttV aad' 
well received. 

Will Rogers In his film tour of 
Berlin was exceptionally well re- 
ceived, and "Swim, Girl, Swim," fea- 
ture picture, waa a aueoess it laughs 
count. Titling registered very Well. 

"Poet and Peasant," the number, 
assigned to Arthur Martel at the 
organ, but "The Glow Worm" was 
the number lie played. Soft lights 
and blending ^olor combinations 
were played over the curtain during 
his number, a welcome relief from 
the sung slides of the past few 
weeks. Through the Anal chorus, 
little electric lights blinked Ip all 
sections of the stage in an' excellent 
simulation of the glow worm. Old 
favofito "clicked." 

"Joy Bells" was one ot the beat 
staged productions ut tlie Met this 
year. Kva Masoagno, premiere dan- 
seuse. led a group of six accom- 
plished dancers in two numbers. 
E.ach act was introduced from a 
back stage stage, ahove Rodemlch's 
bund. A fUglit ot stairs spanned the 
upper stage to tlie tootllirhts down 
which tho "piffawmers" trotted to 
do their stuff. Charlotte Arren. a 
petite, sinuous blonde, in a bell 
hop's unitpm aang and danced all 
too little for the audience. Her 
clowning and aplnelosa prancing 
met with favor. Her advent was 
announced by a huge keyhole back 
stage through which she hopped for 
an instant laugh. 

"Asleep in the Deep." Iqovitable 
bass solo sung by Joseph I'arson in 
fisherman's costume and a light- 
house setting, was the one vocal 
number. Two dumbbells back stage 
which opened to Introduce Maxwell 
and Lee In burlesque dancing as a 
pair of dumbbells were a real hit 
The difficulties of that portion of 
the act wearing trousers in catching 
his partner in lUght were as laugh- 
able as anything ever shown en the 
Met stage. Their dancing was funny 
and skillful. 

Maury Ix-af. droning in Jewish 
dialect with ukulele accompanimrnt 
nnd the assistance of some <^nuine 
./ewlsh moaning and groaning from 
Rodemieh'a boys, appealed to a sec- 
tion of the audience. , 

The Golden Carillon presented the 
feature setting of the act, huge 
clock back st.ige. Chauncey Brawn, 
chime soloist, playlnf the gaMen 
chimes hanging beneath the dial 
and the Roma Brothers, acrobats, 
their bodies completely covered with 
gold paint, posed with hammers as 
though about to strike the hour. 
The pose of the Romas was so strlk- 
Ipg th.-nf ni.an>- In the audience were 
startled when they left the chx K 
to go through their clever routine. 
Tn the finals the Komajr posed otra 
gieat swinging bell while the com- 
pany In various belted gowns ef- 
fected the tlntlnnaJ>uIatlon prom- 
ised In the screen announeement of 
the act. 

"I'nderworld" announced for week 
of Sept. 17. but "Hwlm. Girl. Swim." 
will be screened Sunday. That's 
buainMn, /ii'Mry. 



eonsideraldye 
in ilave the 



at the 

evening 



SHERIDAN 

(CHICAQA) 

Chicago, Sept 1!. 

This house, the Ascher Brothers' 
l.tst stand, is coming along nicely, 

thanks to Verno Buck and his band. 
To Buck goes the credit for the fair 
biz. Matinee attendance, sore s|>ot 
in nil neighborhood theatres, has 
pkkod up 
Sheridan. 

crnw ds. 

Kor a time the Sheridan sjiw 
.some lough sleddin'. With the Riv- 
iera corpheum) ajid the .Lptown 
(rul)lix) only a niiie north of it. and 
with the Uiversey and Belmont 
(both Oriiheura) only a mile or do 
south, the Sheridan has had a time. 

For a neighborhood, the Sheridan 
is a fair looker, though not very 
large. Located one block from the 
Interseillon of Sheridan road and 
Irving I'ark boulevord, on Sheridan 
road, the hou.<!e is In a fair location. 
The service ia patterned after the 
plan, with snappy ushers 



B. & K. 
and the like. 

This particular show. "Jazz I>e 
Luxe " (prusentutiun I. h:is all Buck, 
with the talent secondary. Buck is 
handicapped. He is rarely given a 
"name" entertainer, but usually pro- 
vided with cabaret taisBt Idea not 
so fortei Regardleaa a( ha# aaod or 
versatile a band leader aiay ba. he 
must be gtvea soma kaawn artiat 
once In a while. 

Without the entartalnara to thia 
presentatlpn. Buck and hla veraatUe 
band alone would have knocked 'em 
for a row. But, as usual, cabaret 
talent, recruited from nearby cafes, 
put a crimp in the performance. It'a 
called "Jazz De Luae," with It 
people. Buck, playlag a maaa aaz, 
singing in a trio, doing a dance 
routine with the ballet, and kaawa 
to be a capal^le fiddler, baa tha 
Sheridan audleaoea eattat 4rat ot 
his hand. 

Presentation waa pried o|ie« by 
the Keith eight-girl ballet Just an- 
other one ot those things. 

Chico. French babee. doing the 
Inevitable "My Man" number m « 
distinctly amateurish fashion, was 
a bust. Grace Aldrlch. blonde) and 
matronly, kept up the poor standard 
with a tuae with lyrics something 
like this: "I may not be chicken, but 
I've got young Ideas." 

A band number with incidental 
singing by a trio oompriaad of 
Vena BndL VrUk Wllaoa, aas»> 
phonlat, and Claude CMswald, ban- 
Joist, was genuine entertainment, 
and the trio had to comply with an - 
other chorus. Norman and Con-, 
stance Selby, ritzy ballroom danc- 
ers, very lino and well received, 
were next. Constance wore a 
scanty costume that took away the 
|>atron8' respective breaths. 

Briscoe and De Lorto, two male 
comics ,trom vaude. suplied the first 
bit of comedy, and welcome. Bris- 
coe does a stranght, while Oe Lorto 
is a llttia eh«K. Mf flat, mtt'U 
good comedian. 

Another band number, featuring 
Frank Wilson, vocalist and ^rst 
saxophonist with the band, very 
good. Wilson has a pleasing tenor 
voice and had to do two encores. 
Rand has another singer, Claude 
Grlswald, banjolst, but Cl aud e 
doesn't come anywhera near Wil- 
son's standard. 

Finale was a Spanish effect, with 
Grlswald singing In Spanlah eoa> 
tume in a set to the upper faar cen- 
ter of the atactw An imbiUad lady 
violinist plajrlnlr a Spanish classic, 
okay. InstMtd ot the ustial forte 
boom-boom Anlsh, the curtain Went 
down quietly to pianissimo singing 
by QriawakL * 



PARAMOUNT 

(NEW YORK) 

New York, Sept. IT. 

Light on nim thia week, but Paul 
Whiteman'a draw, second imk. «t 
his return •nCBgamenit,' aMWlMB 
sufficient. 

Whlteman and his orchestra oc- 
cupy the stage for over halt an hour. 
Open in a simple setting, all wearing 
red coats. Chester Haael, saxo- 
phone, soloed first. 

The feature Is a brief bat power- 
ful number called "ShanghaL* "With 
only a suggestion of the Orient in a 
row ot large Chinese laatams, the 
musical orchestra conveys an ap- 
propriate atmosphere vividly and 
leads up to the song ot ths pipe 
smoker. 

The latter suddenly appears, 
framed In the black drop placed 
high above the orehea tr a In the 

rear. 

For the finish Wliiteman has a 
buck and winger who produces the 
new stuff so fast the customers 
don't get a Chance to applaud. 
Closed tl>e ahow with a bang. 

"Toddles," Paramount short, has 
laughs, human Interest and action— 
everything the feature picture. "One 
Woman to Another." tnissed on. 

Newsreel. entirely I'aranuiunt. 
cfmslsti-d partly of library shots, 
with th,- sport Items the only real 
live news. At tho organ Jesse 
Cr.'iwford opened with "Sundewn." 
following with a medley ot pop 
numbers. 

Instead of a complete overture 
the orchestra played what to re« 
ferred to as a prelude, the ilrat pla* 
ture lielng thrown on the screea 
after several buj-s. 



S8 



VARIETY 



V AUbE VILL'E' 



Wadnvvday, S ap f n iba f tl, 11(7 



WISE JUDGE STOPPED 
YULES' DIVORCE 



Former Theatrical Atty. Watch 
Yule and Yule Do Their Love 
Act in Court<rT«Mttlf Again 

MilwauVee, Sept. tO. 

Because the Judge before whom 
their divorce case was to be tried 
was formerly attorney for the 
Orpheum Circuit here, John and 
Irene Eul, knoWn on the Orpheiini 
wheel as Yule and Yule, decided to 
try living toprother once more. 

Arraipnod bofin-e Jiulj^n Custav C. 
Gehrz, Mrs. Eul admitted leavinK 
tier taiMband and taU^c their six- 
year-old boy to St. txiuls with her, 
later sending him back alone. The 
h\isbaii<l .sliirted ttio action. 

Mrs. Eul a few days ago arrived 
here from St. Louis to start a 
habeas corpus suit for the child. 

""I noticed during Mrs. Eul's testi- 
mony," Judge Gehrz said, "her hus- 
band novtr took his eyes oU her. I 
could see that he atlU eared for her. 
I know show people, t was their 
lawyer for years. 

"1 invited the two Into my cham- 
bers and gave them a talking to. I 
could see fn Eul's eyes that he kept 
thinking 'You don't m^n what you 
are saying Irene.' So I decided they 
wanted to make up, iMit tMth were 
too stubborn to admit IL 

"After the talking to, they ad- 
mitted they still loved each other. 
They kissed, no stage klas. and I dis- 
missed the aiiit. Tllat^i all." 

After the case was dismlned and 
the Euls left court they told re- 
porters that the team of Yule and 
Youle would gd Into rehearsal for 
a new act at once. 



Band Fraf«n M. 

$500 More Salary 

Arnold Johnson and orchestra, 
current at the Palace. New York, 
•t t2,S00, turned down a Keith - 
Albee route at that figure for 30 
iraeka, la favor of a Stanley picture 



The pfeture hoMM are pairing the 
Johnson orchestra- IS^tM. * weA 
when he opena next »••!( M |1» 
Grand, Flttsburili. 

loroina, a Lyona aire kaadUng 

Johnson. 



, SissIe-BIake Split 

Noble Slssle and Bubie Blake 
one of the best known colored teams 
In variety, have split. 

The separation became positive 
when Siasle sailed to attend the 
American Legion gathering In 
Paris with the expeeutlon of re- 
maining abroad Indefinitely. Slssle 
will likely hook up with oat or two 
Parisian theatrical propositions. 
Blake remained on this side and 
may form a new vaude partnership. 

Kl.isle and Blake originally got 
together wtten members of Jim 
Europe's colored band. 




THE LATE 

JED DOOLEY 

who sacrificed a brilliant career In 
the movies because it interfered 
with his golf. The reason we refer 
to him as "the late" Is because he 
is usually on next-to-closing now 
after being No. 2 for many years. 

He is one of the few come- 
dians In vaudeville who does not 
tell second-hand jokes. 

At the Keith -Albee 
PALACE, N. Y., THIS WEEK 

(Sept. 19) 
Direction of HARRY 'WEBER 



Eddie Cantor's No Sap 



Using his typewriter from 
the Mew Amaterdam theatre 
where he reigns aa the stage 
dictator of Mr. Zieggy's "Pol- 
lies." Eddie Cantor says: 

Enclosed la check tdt t30, 
for five years' subscription to 
Variety. 

"I have always kept my 
eyes open for good invest- 
ments. By subscribing for 
five yaaia I get a dianoe to 
get alBUMt M per cant, on my 
money within that parlod. 

Tm BO sap." 

Eddie Cantor." 



Nattova on Stanley Time 

Nattacha Nattova, danaeuaj, 
heading an elaborate flash, la slated 
for a Stanley Co. tour. 

Viae Nattova wm haye baUerlnas 
In aupport la additMni to th« string 
ensemble formerly wltk Mtm Ver- 
nellle. 



WAYMtWAUm TEATUBED 

Billy Wiqme and Ruth Warren, 
from raudevllle, win l.e featured in 
Robert Newman's forthcoming mu- 
sical "Pardon Me." 

Cast also Includes Clarence Nord- 
strom. Stanley Hldfrcs, Harry Kelly, 
Nellie lirecn. .lane Kooshee, Robert 
L«we, Joe Wilbur and Joan Dalr. 



William Morris 
CALL BOARD 



f WANT 

„ HEADUNE ACTS 

H FCMt AUSTRALIA 

Q COMMl'MrATE WITH 

r WIILIAJt MORBIS, JS. 
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b XEW XOBK, UM BBOADM'AX 



F0YSW3A€K 

The Eddie Foy family is reunit- 
ing for vaude and will be routed on 
the same bills In two turns over the 
K-A and Orphcum circuits. 

Eddie Foy will be projected In 
"The Fallen Star," while the 
younger Foys will appear In "Chlpa 
of the Old Block" with Foy Joining 
the younger FoyS for additional 
clowning as an afterpiece. 

Both of the above are "offlee 
acts." With consolidation they 
will make three acts for the Or- 
pheum Circuit houses. 

The Joint arrangament of the Foy 
family will be introduced at the 
Riverside, New York, next week 
(Sept. M). 



MARCUS HEIMAN RESIGNING m, 1ST 
A& PRESIDENT OF.QRPfiEll CIRCUIT 



Nick Scheock, PresideDt 

Loaw**, Xne, preaa dapartannt. 
Monday sent oat the atatsmaat be- 
low OB tha oMOtipc of tbo same 
day at Ra board ut dlioctora, at 
wUiA KlohOlaa H. SdMBOk.was 
elseted to tha prasldeBey. toft ya- 
caat by llarens I<oow. 

Tho atatsmoBt'ia (nil: 

Mtoholas M. Sehenek, (or the past 
three yean azaeutlTe yloa-presldent 
of Loew's, InCn as expected was 
elected to the presidency at the 
regular meeting of the board of di- 
rectors, held in the company of- 
fices at 1640 Broadway. 

Arthur IC IJoow was olaotod ferat 
vloe-presldent. 

The board of dlreetsfa, atoeted 
David Bernstein and AHtar H. 
Loew as members of tho Bsocutlya 
Committee of which Nleholaa M. 
Schenck and William B. ChOds 
were already mo ad tsrs. Db^S- 
Warfleld' reoiaina aitemato mom- 
ber. 

J. Robert Rubin was elected to 
fill the vacancy on the board of dl- 
reetora sB B asd by. tho death of Mar- 
CHS X<o«v. 

Tho board of dirsetors ol Loow's, 
Inc to as follows: 

Nlchalas M. Schenck. 

Charles M. Schwab. 

WUIlam Hamlin Childs. 

William C. Dorant. 

Daniel B. Pomsroy. 

William L. Phimps. 

David Warfleld.' 

Lee Shubert. 

DaTid Loew. 

David Bsmateln.' 

Arthpr IC Loew. 

J. Hobert Rubin. 

i 

BloMom Seeley Offered 
$3,000 by Club^AIabam 

Blossom Seeley may deviate from 
a long- standing objection against 
night clubs and open tor Sam Weiss 
at the rechrlstened Little Club, bet- 
ter known the past few seasons as 
the Club Alabam, New York, under- 
neath the 44th^Bi.Oieatre. 

Only Weiss* assurance that the 
cafe win be ultra and exclusive may 
swerve the comedienne and her 
husband-partner, Benny Fields, to 
go nUe club. 

Tho team Is current at the Pal- 
ace, New York. Weiss la oKerlne 
them 13,000 a week (or the cafe 
through Bemle Foyer of Lyons A 
Lyons, who has already booked In 
tbo Joey Chance society orchestra. 



Oft-Told Joke 

Detroit, Sept. 20. 

Of airthe Jokes heard on the local 
stage in years none seems to be 
used so often as the one about the 
Jewish father who sent hi» boy to 
Harvard to learn good English 
which end? up by getting the pro- 
fessor to say, "Veil,. I'll tell you." 

Not a week goes by that some- 
one does not pull tills — last week 
it Was heard In at least two local 
houses. 



$2,750 for Barton 

Jim Barton opens at 't'ox's, Phila- 
delphia, Sept. 26 at t2,760 a week 
on a Fox tour. He Is to receive 
12,600 In town and tZ.760 on the 

road. 

Lyons ft Lyons booked. 



DEWEY -GOLD LAHD 

Fiances Dewey and Al Gold are 
wiiidinir up a vaud<' tour to appear 
in ;i ni w musical {or the Shuberts. 

Dewey and Ool4 -were con acript- 
ed from vaude last season to play 
in "The Girl Friend" when the piece 
went on tour. 



Wateon GiHs With Loew 
Watson Sisters have been signed 

for 30 weekly on Loew time starting 

Oct. S. 
Opening In Cleveland. 



Creatore's 45 with Loew 

The Creators Band of 4S opens on 
a Loew picture bouae tour in Bos- 
taB Bt LooWs atato Oct. S. Peter 
CMatoto of aithur Splssl's Agency, 
Ms father with Loew's. 
resume their con- 
oart tour la January and are slated 
(or the Important San Francisco 
automobUo Aow In' February, play- 
ing tha o n faga m oBt PanI Wblteman 
had laat viatsr.- ' 



Meroff** Dance School 

Chicago, Sept. 20. 

Benny Meroff, stage band con- 
ductor at the Granada and Marbro 
theatres. Is opening B daaoo oehool 
aa a side Issue. 

MeroK and Ua wlfo (Florence 
Oast) win do tho tastmetlng. 



L, L SODSB DBOn yATIDX 

with business dropping almost to 
nothing, the Strand, Rockville Cen 
ter. Long Island, has decided to 
discontinue vaudeville and will be- 
come a straight picture "grind." 

The Strand, controlled by Irving 
Lesser, Is reported having too much 
competition from Lynbrook and 
Freeport. 



Believed Forerunner of Amalfamation of Orpheum 
with Keith- Albee Circuit — Heiman Reported 
ConteiBpIatiBg Trip Around Wmlf^-Came to 
New York .at Small Town Theatre Operator, 
Succeeding Martin Beck as Orphcum't Head 



How Jim Knows Us, 



*lt Is reported that writers 
tor tho thoatrloal woddy, 'Va- 
riety,' are not permitted nom 
de plumes more than four let- 
ters long. 

"This might seem reaaonable 
ononiii. Words of bmto than 
four Isttors ailglit praaont dU- 
fl eul ties to tho UtaraU of 'Va- 
riety'." ^ 

From tko daily coIbmb Ib 
the OtBciBBoM TiMcriBtar,'' 
ht /me* jr. ARtoOB. 



TWO MORE DIVORCES 



J Mathieson and Billy Halt's 

bauchtor Don't Like Husband 
Any Mora 



Chicago, Sept. 20. 
Kargaret Mathleaon, aotress, said 
her husband, Walter, construction 

engineer, had deserted her. Enough 
for a divorce, said the court. The 
Mathlesons married five years ago 
In Ca|>ada. 

Georgia Hall-Jo'nas, daughter of 
Billy "Swede" Hall and a picture 
house single act In Chicago, filed 
her plea against Paul Jonas, vio- 
linist. A cruelty tihargo to coupled 
with a con<plalnt that Jonas con- 
sidered his fiddling so superior to 
his wife's vocal accomplishments 
that he made her life unl>earable. 



Claire Nolte in "B'way"; 
Two-Act It Separated 

Legit opportunity has spilt an- 
other vaude team — ^Noltb and Harris. 

Claire Nolte haa been assigned 
the fem lead In the coast company 
of "Broadway." 

Orville Harris, her former part- 
ner, will head "Pure But Honest," 
vaodo ptoduetton aet whtoh Ben 
Boyar to producing. 



KEJECTS ACmrfi TO BOOK 

Mark Llnder Is not returning to 
the stage as reported, but will con- 
tinue to the agency field associated 
with hto brother Jack Linder, In- 
depaodsat booker. 

Under waa to have Joined the 
Apollo stock but passed It up to 
remato to tho booking field. 



PRIOR-LAW NFTE CLUB 



Allan Prior and Evelyn Law make 
their bow to nite club audiences at 
the Club Rlchm<ui Oct. 11. That 
to tbo dato set (or the reopening 
and Lonto Schwarta will (saturo the 
musical comedy ooupte at a $4 cou- 
vert. 



SouM Opens Nov. 7 

John PhUlp Soosa and band, tha 
totter Bumbortn* M muaietons, has 
been booked for four woeksf tour 
of picture houses of the Loew Cir- 
cuit .* 

Sousa opens to Kansas City 
Nov. 7. 



Marcus Heiman intends retiring 
as president of the Orpheum Cir- 
cuit OB Oot 1st, Bt which time it to 
probable an announcement win bo 
issued of his resignation. Helman'a 
departure is believed a forerunner 
of the consummation of the Keith-' 
Alboe-Orphoiim Cireult amalgama- 
tion, as proTlooaly reported In Va- 
riety under negotiation. 

A trip around the world to con- 
templated by Heiman, a bachelor, 
who came to the head of the Or- 
pheum In New York from small 
town theatre operation to IBtogto 
and Wisconsin (Madison), fa Hto 
main swivel Orpheum chair, Hei- 
man succeede<f Martin Beck, one of 
the founders of the Orpheum, and 
throogh whoso onorgyv principally 
the Orpheum Cliteult was built up, 
to the supremo variety command of 
its territory. Its dictator. Beck, 
always was surroiuded by a group 
of eonserratlTes. They crampodj. 
his ambltiona and desire to ogpaad. 

It Is reported Beck waa rsoently 
requested to reassume charge of tha 
Orpheum Circuit by a representa- 
tive of Richardson & Hill, the Bos- 
ton bankers. Beck is said to have 
decUned. 

The Orpheum, following Botaian'S 
ascendancy, slowly lost Its position 
In the west, nosed out by Its once 
despised competitor, Alexander Pan- 
tagos, and ganermlly swampad hr 
tho picture thaatia eirculto wher- 
ever oppoaed to the Orpheum. 

When Heiman assumed control 
f^ur years ago of the Orpheum its 
stock was quoted at 33. It Is now 
at 26. At one time Heiman caused 
a dividend reduction from $2 to 
$1.60 annually on the common, with 
the (1.60 to be paid stockholders In 
monthly Installments of 12Vic. 
Later the $2 rate was restored. At 
that tiBM tha Osphaasa aad 4,M« 
stoeidiOMstB; bow ft haa Mm> 
Showmanship 

For the season of 1926-27 Or- 
pheum earned around $3,000,000. 
Last season when the inroads of the 
competing houses' asserted them- 
selves moet omphatleally tha Or» 
pheum may hav» netted fl,SM,MMh 
with the Pantages circuit In the 
same period netting a Ih-oflt of 
$2,200,000. The current season Or- 
pheum will again undergo tho rtcora 
of a progressive oppoalttoa that ap- 
parently has been abto to nw rtas* 
around the Orpheuto'a Sl i r aBt l o a iB 
showmanship. 

Aa reported to Variety from tlOM 
to time Heiman was said to baya 
been much worried of tato months; 
Comtog-to Now Tork and to a i 
(Conttooad on paca SO) 



'Radio Murder' Cut Down 

"The Radio Murdor" i.s hoinR pro- 
duced for vaude in abbreviated form 
by Alton Rich. 

Tho vaude version will carry a 
caat of 10, headed by Graca Valen- 
ttoa. 



AOKRT ATTACHES 

Al Rogers, agent, attached Cliff 
Nazzarro, at Loew's Bteto, Los 
Angeles, on an exclusive nanagerlal 
contract for five yaara dattod from 
Oct 6, 1S24. 

Rogers proceeded on two counts, 
OBO eteira for %t09 accrued commls- 



atonar 



H OO uii a 



ment for similar reasons. 



»ttto judg- 



imsi sQinxEB, nmu 

Lulse Squires, formerly with BUly 
Shone, is shaping a now SlBfing 
single for vaudeville. 

Johnny Wright to ptaBO aocom- 

^anlsU 



Harry Delmar's "Revels" 

Harry- Delmar (Hackett and Del- 
mar) and Sam Baerwltz. Loew 
agent, have formed a producing 
partnership to present Hackett and 
Delmar in a musical revue to bo 
captioned "Harry Delmar's Revels 
of im." 

William K. Wells will provide the 
book, Ballard Macdonald and Billy 
Rose, lyrics, with score by JaBkSS 
Monaco and Jesse Greer. 

Tho Show to BOW being caat and 
duo for rahearsal next week. 



ELLA BOHAHDE 1U88IH0 

Waahtogton, Sept M. 
Local polleo have been aaked to 

search for Ella Donahue, one of tho 
Chester Hale girto appearing at 
Loew's Palace, 

Miss Donahue preaumably toft 
here Saturday to visit her mother 
to M e w Yor k, but did not srriira st 



her destination. 



Tom Smith walked out of the 
"Five o'clock Girl," tue Oscar Shaw 
show, and may stick In vaude as- 
sisted by his daughter. 

Smith left the Philip Goodman 
musical whon he found that his 
role colled for him to do stralgbt. 



; livifodMr SI. 1017 



VAUDEVILLE 



VARIETY. 



"PASSING OF VAUDEVILLE" 



IWOACISINFlGinSATlliniER'S; 
ARRESia FINES AND SPLilS 



plorice Claire Becomes Known to Milwaukee Cops — 
Barney Atchison Socked Her on Nose— Then 
* Fkwks CiMMd Bcraiee Schaefer 



MUwaukM, S«pt< 20. 
airlBM u> actor Wa notlca aUirted 
• flat RgM, a ptneh. and an act 

buit-up at the Millar (Ix>ew> last 
week. 

Trouble atartad at the Miller 
%rhHi poUM WW* «allad to the Mc- 
Cor hotd 9Mar mtsht. Florlce 
Claire, o( tba ClatM-Wlliamrt BaToe^ 
let out a rail that aha waa at- 
tacked. 

Copa niahad in and nabbed Bar- 
mn Atchlion, 17, who admitted be 
had aocked Florlce In the nose. 
Than Florlce told the cops that she 
had clvaB Atchiaon his notice some 
iraeka ago in Chicago and he had 
iMlowed the act here, trying to get 
hack. When iha refused, she said, 
ka socked her. 

Atchison told a dUterent story. 
He said that he had gotten hU no- 
tice but not his pay. He wanted 
bis dough and alao hll transporta- 
tion to New York. Vlorlea prom- 
ised to take him back In her car 
kut would give him no railroad 
Uoket. He socked and was nned (5. 

Sunday Vhe fight took a new turn 
wheii ilorlaa got Mu an argument 
with Bemlce SchaefUr of Sehaefer 
and Bernlce. second spot on the 
Miller bill. According to Charles 
' Brown, manager of the Miller, oanS' 
tta aamaa war* sxehanged between 
Oie 'women. Boddenly Florlce 
grabbed a knife and chased Bemlce 
out of the theatre. Though clad 
only in klmonoa, the two women 
laeed tbroogh tha^lay to Wlscon- 
tWmrmmm, 'Am tutbt Ara*. Ber- 
alca'a arm was blttan and Jabbed, 
aaS Florlce threatened to ^oot her 
alao, she said. 

Cops were again called. This 
thne Manager Brown stepped In. 
He cancelled the Clalre-Wllmont 
Hevue on the spot, rushing In the 
Ada«io Duo from the Wisconsin. 

When It came time to p.iy, Florlce 
told Brown she did not want to pay 
Atchison, who still hung around for 
his fare. Brown took the case Into 
his own hands, paid oft the mem 
bars of the act and gave Florlce 
What was left. Police then escorted 
her to the depot. The act split, 
/ >1srlee going away alone and leav' 
las her boy frionda here to take 
ofhw trains in other directions 
toin aeeounta. 



Coff«e and Cake Places 
May Meet Talent Famine 



The almost dally changes of bills 
la independent "flump" st.inils Is 
proving a " boomerang for both 
house operators and bookers. The 
"coffee and cake" salaries proffered 
and continuous drain on perform- 
ara wliling to venture dates In these 
nooses are the causes. 

Bookers handling this sort of 
hciUke havf! but a limited list to 
adect from. They compl.iln the 
houses with four, five and six 
^weekly changes are exhausting this 
Mat Unless they return to former 
Mntlne, bookers aaya the ho)ises 
WUl face a performer famine or 
.••aa Will have to tilt tha coin for 
hatter material. 

At least l( of theaa so called 
places are in operation in New 
Tork and Brooklyn. With the aver- 
age house using 20 or more acts 
weekly on their daily change sys- 
tem and particular abput repeats 
wayil have to eSaet aome remedy 
of preaent schodvla or go without 

TSUdPTine U w.t^* «>..j. ..1.. la 

▼aodevllle. 



DIVORCE DECREE ON 
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY 

Princeton and Watson Judi- 
oiaUy Parted After 7 Years 
to the Day 

Colncldentally, the Qnal decree of 
dlvoroa in favor of Lillian Watson 
against Jack Princeton was signed 
Sept. 19th, the date of the stage 
couple's seventh wedding annlver 
sary. Aa Princeton and Watson, 
the team waa a vaude standard un- 
til Princeton's present professional 
partner came into the picture as 
the third angle in the triangle. 

The couple are Jeannette Con 
nor end John Connor In private lite. 
Connor (Princeton) aetUed ta,SM 
on Miss Wataon in lieu of all fu 
ture alimony at the rate of |2S a 
week. 

Miss Wataon ia preaently in re- 
tirement, rocuparatlag from an tu- 
naaa. 



IKOM BUBLESftUE TO VAODE 
"Kosher KittT Kelly," out aa a 
jeglt musical and laat acoaon on 
the Columbia burleaqne wheel, is 
OMnK tabloided for Tanda by treon 
Oa Costa. 



ChappeUe and Stinehe in 
Baiknvb9*0we $16^62 

Thomas a. (Chappla) Oi^pelie 
and Juanlta Btlnetta (ChappeUe) 
standard colored team, filed Joint 
bankruptcy patitiona yeatorday 
(Tuesday) in the U. S. Diatrtet 
Court listing tU.S(t la UabUitlaa as 
a result of an ill-fatad oolored au' 
Blcal comedy starring production, 
"Kentucky Sue." 

Most of the claims are (or sal- 
ariaa to colored talent, although 
soma NOIr Oilaana tradaaoMn, 
Packard Car Co. of Chicago for 
$1,513.68 (repair bill) and Deutsch 
& Deutsch, New York, $1,500 loan, 
are also among the creditors. 

Outside of some stock In the 
Kentucky Sue Corp.. which has no 
value, there are no assets. 

(niappelle and Stinnette give their 
business addresa aa 160 West 4»th 
street (Loew'a Annex building). 
New York. 



SIORY Oil IT IN 
OCT. 1 



W. A. S. DougUa Pens 
Directly and Severely on 
Bic Time, Ita Downfall 
and Annihilator; Pkturea 
— ^oreS Pictares BMidea 
— Givea "Variety" Credit 
for Poiatinc Out Dancer 



BRiaiaCKY REMARRIAGE OR 



Inside Chicago Appears to Have Doubt If Speed 
Parting Strictly on Up and Up — ^Too Much "Beati. 
tiful" Stuff. They Say in Reports 



AUS. nCHTER WALKS 
OUT ON SANTREY 



Waker Meyers' Coast Acts 



T>os Angeles, Sept. 20. 
W.alter Meyers of the William 
Morris coast ofllco has been active 
In obtaining talent for the picture 
houses in the East. He lias slpned 
contracts for Julian Eltlnge to be- 
gin a flve-week engagement at 
Loew's State, Detroit, Nov. i; one 
for seven weeks with more to fol- 
low for Mildred Harris at tlie same 
house beginning this week; 10-week 
contract tor Vera Gordon beginning 
Oct. 24 In Cleveland (loew's). 

Meyers also sipnod a 16-wpek 
contract for Buddy Doyle oponlns 
at the VVestlake, Los Angeles, in 
Fanchon A Marco Ideaa on Oct. 1, 
una 12-week contracts each with 
Fanchon and Marco for J.ick North 
and Cy Lnndy. 

Meyers Is now nesotlating with 
IPanchon and Marco for Mae Mur- 
I ' tty lu plaj llie We s t C o a«t hnn^es 



for a i:-week perimi dulni a danc 
ing act with a male iiartn'r at a 
salary of $4,000 a week and a per- 
centage of the gross. lie may sign 
Nora Bares tcj play tlieso houses 
too. 

Movers pTui^ed Al Jolsen .It, the 
Met (PC(s) for one week at $17,500. 



'GONE FOREVER" 



"Ttw leisurely presented two-a- 
day all-star vaudeville bill haa gene 
forever. There may Im a pretense 
of keeping It up a little longer as in 
the rubber unit shew that I have 
described. But that fools very few 
in the show business. The movies 
havs so badly punished Big Time 
that Big Time has had to eoms 
dewn to the movisa." 

Above are the concluding sen- 
tences of a rather lengthy article In 
"The American Mercury" for Octo- 
ber, headed "The Passing of Vaude- 
ville" and written by W. A. S. 
Douglas. Advance proofs of the 
story aa customarily sent out by Its 
publishers releases the gist of the 
Douglas recital before "The Ameri- 
can Mercury" for October wIU ap- 
pear on the stands, toward the end 
of this week. 

In his "Mercury" story, Mr. Doug- 
las tells how Big Time slumbered 
while tile picture ahowmen were 
racing forward, and how, when 
possibly it was too late, the big 
time heads tacked on picture affili- 
atlona. The story mentions the 
nainaa of auuiy maaagara and cir- 
eolta of tuuderille, alao men and 
companies of pictures. It has a 
caustic comment for DeMille's 
"King of Kings" and rates the old 
as well as the aewW g i lotur a pio-* 
ducers. ^ 

"Tha Mercury", credits the Or- 
phenm Circuit with waking up be- 
fore ita eastern ally, Keith -Albee. 
It goes into the matter of the 
vaudeville circuits finding them- 
selves In dire need of good picttnres 
and unable to secure a supply. 

Some Taude acts that have gone 
over to tha pletvra houaaa are men- 
tioned, and thlB eoounant la alao 
made: 

"No longar wHI eno bo able to go 
to tho two-a-day houaa and see 
there In one aftsmoon or evening 
half a dozen famous performers. 
Instead to see the t6pnotehers, one 
will have to tour tho movie houses 
and see one of them at a time. The 
other five of the vaudcvilliana tnt 
used to see at one time, before Big 
Time took its bitter medicine, will 
be scat, "ad around tha other 
'cathedra of Mio motion pieturs.'" 
Variety's Warnings 

•To "Variety," th'> Ftory states, 
"should go the credft for prodding 
Big Time Into a proper apprecia- 
tion of this new menace. "Variety' 
warned the vaudeville mairnates of 
wb.at waa coming. At the same 
lime it Fhouted in its columns to 
every two-a-day actor or actresa 
to 'get on to this picture racket be- 
fore It's too la^e.' 

"In Its arguments with and un- 
complimentary editorials upon the 
Big Time diTnltarles, 'Variety' 
came off second best In the finan- 
cial sense because It lost their ad- 
vertising. 

"But not one whit deterred, "Va- 
riety' moved its pleture news to a 
preferred position In the paper and 
continued to play John Tho Bap- 
tist to the TandOTllltans. 

"Finally 'Variety' predicted the 
complete disappearance of Big 
Time " 

Acraln the story says: 

"Bi)t Time Indeed must now go 
the w^o l^. hng. It mu.'t abandon Its 



Billy Grimes Beaten on First 
Fight at Garden — 3-Ply 
Champ at Home 

Henry Santrey, bandman-\aude- 
vlUian, signed Ijllly Grimes, Austra- 
llaui three-ply figlit diampion. dur- 
ing Santrey'* recent Australian tour. 
Grimes was to be liandled exclu- 
sively In America by the actor who 
was impressed with the bantam, 
feather and lightweight champion's 
performances in the Antipodes, 
holding the national titlaa In all 
three divisions. 

Thursday night at M-adtson 
Square Garden Grimes iin.-....-' ^ 
fully met Honey Boy Finnegon un- 
der BWr JCMtfm atuvices, 
Santrey' now thrMltena Injunctive 
proceedings against the fighter. 
While Santrey is Orphcuuiing, 
Kendler 4k QoldstStn, as his attor- 
neys, are prapafiat *aM* Ortmcs 
for breach of oontMct eailliig for a 
L'S per cent, tneomo to Santrey of 
ail of the Oi^lar'a income. 



Schine's Upstate Adding 
Vaode m IS Towns 



The Schlne Circuit will go In 
heavier for vaudeville in conjunc 
tlon with picture programs this 
season, when 1> houses of Its New 
York upstate chain will play 
stage shows for the ftrst time upon 
reopening for the season the latter 
part of the month. 

The plunging in vaudeville direc 
tion by the Bohtoa. Cireult le fig- 
ured a Gjup for Jaak Under, who 
has b en booking eevMII «C:tte up 
state houses and who ■MT'sata the 
entire additions. 

The list Includes Liberty, Herki- 
mer, N. T.; Rialto, Little Falls 
N. T.: BUoa. I«wyUl% N. Y.: 
Grand, Matone, N. T.; Strand, 
Masaena, N. Y.: Colonial, Norwich 
N. Y.; Strand, Ogdensburg, N. Y.; 
Pontiac, Saranac tAke, N. Y.; Bab- 
oock. Bath, N. T.: Granada, Buffalo, 
N. Y., Liberty, Canandafao, N. Y. 
State, Coming. N. Y.; Temple, 
Geneva, N. Y. : Capitol. Newark, 
N. Y. ; Rivera, Rochester, N. Y„ and 
Eckel, Syracuse, N. Y, 

Exact policies for the houses have 
not been set but it is stated the 
houses will use from three to Ave 
acts, some playing split weeks and 
others only last half .shows. The 
latter will play tabs on first h.alf 
with Under also booking In the 
tabs. 



Chicago, Sept. 20. 
It's a hard-boiled Loop on the dl- 
verce Fannie Brice secured from 
Nicky ArnsteiB in three days last 
week. They Just don't think Fannio 
and Nicky have agreed to part for- 
ever. 

A remarriage at soma time or a 
dissolve of the dlvoico even aoonor 
will not aurprise the Lioophounda. 

Nicky was too much to the front 

ith his "beautiful" Fanny since 
she had her smeller straightened 
out. and aoasahow that tlM beaut 
doctor who did that Job appeared so 
important in the matter of the di- 
vorce proceedlnga and publicity out- 
pouring that tho cogs don't seem 
to bo ■ li pB lm Into thair rscolar 
divorce ntoMa. 

If Fannnle or Nicky remarry be- 
fore they can or do remarry each 
other, the Loopera will take it bacic 
Just noV they aay that Baa Bhr- 
iich, the attorney tor Mian Brietk 
did a nifty and swift iob of what 
might have been o tMtj piece •! 
press work. 

Certainly that speed divoroo get 
plenty of type and their romarrlaga 
would get as much. 

Fannio and Nicky have been to- 
gether for long years in all kinda 
of weather and the hard-botieds 
around claim that Nicky would net 
paric hia Fannio by tho wayside at 



old Ideas and RCt into the picture 
game." 

The story runs In s-' ven paces 
and evidences a careful study by 
Mr. nousla-s, who I.h well known as 
a special writer, beslrtes being at 
present the Chieaee correspondent 
for the Baltimore Sun.* 



No Hearst Young Man 

A yoinrr m.in i.s around New 
York allegiiif^ connections with the 
Willl.am Randolph Hearst news- 
paper forces and is working 'a 
racket that has raude house man- 
agers "p In ffie air. 

M' sta'es he will pet nnv the.itre 
li, ii I'.v' S hirn so rn.any fiasses 
weeltly a p^y ir(*m — aoj' — ot — thu. 
hotei-i, the Btory running that the 
y. m. will bring pressure -upon the 
ci'Tlts to lioom only tho theatn^- 



In addition to the decre<-. MUs 
Rrlce waa awarded the custody of 
her two children, also the Arn- 
stein home in New York. Bho 
aakad for aalUiar alimony oor aot- 
tlenitnt. 

Arnsteln did not contest, dele« 
gating an attorney to requeat • 
right to visit the children, whiek 
was granted. 

Benjamin Bhrlieh aerved as coua- 
sel for the complainant 

If Fannie Brlce and Dr. Juliua 
Lempert. of New York, were on a 
romantic tread aa ftvquently re- 
ported some time ifa all cold now, 
according to friends of both. 

Those unaware of the facU and 
hearing that Fannie had given of- 
ficial air to her Nicky laat week 
In chl. mentioning Nick's yen for 
I>ong Island spou, thought the 
comedienne had slipped over a 
"name" smokescreen for her own 
future marital ambltlona. 

Dr. Lempert was in tbe Loop last 
week. making the conviction 
stronger, but he only went out to 
confer with Dr. Morris Flshbeln, 
editor ot the "American Medical 
Review" over the publication ot 
Dr. I.empcrt's now famous X-Ra]r 
method of mastoiditis operations^ 
sans cutting. That work will coma 
out this fall. - " 

Fannie told the Cnilcago eourta to 
speed up her decree as she had t* 
go Into vaude. Slipping Into higll 
the breaks all off, Ftai wa4 
(OoBtfiiaad on page M) 



with 



Magician's FViend Better 

Magician Than Magician 

Herman Rucker, vaude magician, 
faced a six months' Jell sentenca 

when ariaigned br.fore Justice Al- 
bert Vltole in Wa.ihlngton Hclghta 
Court But a friend spoke so ap- 
peallngly for Rucker that the msK- 
iHtrate changed a po.ssihlo sentence 
to a $.';o nine. 

Rucker had boon found guilty of 
te|llng fortunes. 



Season's Bad Start 



> 



Indian summer and prolonfred 

I lieat, esper-iaMy during tho pa.- t tw 
relieving themseives'of tho |ia-e. , , vef i s. has walloped eUnw business 
The Hearst offices deny that any I around but especially in Inde- 
such man has been commlfsloned P*"'!''"' v.nide and pinturo housea 
to work sny such gag. , in N' w Toik find «I»ewhere. 



VARIETY 



VAUDEVILLE 



WcdoMday, September 81, ItST 



JUDGMENTS 

RvMnbarg Operating Co., Inc.; 

Civic Repertory Theatre, Inc.; 
12,292. 

Inter-Ocean Corp.; New York 

Tel. Co : »125. 

Kerman Filmi, Inc., and Moe 

Kerm.m; Cli. sleilield M. P. Corp.; 
tS.MZ. 

Ward & Harvey Studios, Inc.; 

OallaglM i. el al.; $172. 



Tha Central la to be the first 
neighborhood hou.se m Newark. 
M. J., with Sunday vaudevUI*. >iv4 
aeu to be booked by Fallr Mackua 
etarting next week. 



HARRY ROGERS Presents 



OK 




Xnft Week, Bhea*e. 

MmtMUMtSO KEITH-AIMB aai 
OKTHEUM CIBCOm 



FANWE'S DIVORCE 



(Continued from page 29) 
free In three days and no one men- 
tlonae but Nleky. Mr. Arnstein 
made a ahow of inartrydom by 
stating If his Fan wanted to blow 
him. lit 'er blow, but If she wanted 
him, despite her application said 
.ihe didn't, he would atick untU, etc.. 
although Nick failed to appear In 
court of the fatal or happy day that 
Fannie won under wrap.s. 

Beautiful Stuff 

Nicky did «ay though ili.u Fan 
had grown so beautiful after hav- 
ing her nose llzed tltat ho couldn't 
see her as bis old Fannie any more, 
whleb sounded like a plug for the 
beauty doctor Instead of Fannie. 
Fannie didn't deny Nicky's Iwautl- 
fylng comment. 

With her separation from the 
well talked atwut Nicky, Miaa Brlce 
also separated from her Hunting- 
ton, L. I., home, of three and one 
half acres Ineluding the house. 
Ballard Macdonald has bought it. 
agreeing pay ahort laaleBawnts 
at long iBtervala. 

Mr. Macdonald ia writing Mias 
Brlce's vaude act, for whidi Fan 
will receive ft,!>00 weekly, and 
Ballacd a weekly royalty. Ballard 
l>elleves if Fannie uses Judgment 
and works atoadl^ «iM»r«i||:.«ato- 
matlcally pay off en Mr iie«a' her- 
self for him. 

Mr. Macdonald has been having 
so much luck of late with closed 
showa that ha likaa tha idaa «f 
wide open, Long laland. Hia wUe 
and child will occupy the Brlce 
estate while Ballard decorates the 
Astor, waiting for news of the next 
closing. 

Nl|Chy .haa baan a w. k. flgsure on 
Long latmA for tire ft thiW'jmara, 
and not tfwiye aniiilt HoMlng- 

ton. 

The TIili I 1iiH(Hl|| eourUhip, 
marriage and dlvorea run Into one 
of the most colorful of all atage 
romances and dramas, to those who 
knair • ereat deal about It on the 
llnalle,. 

Mere Noaea 

Al B. Whit* haa amerged from 
I (ha aanttarinm with hIa newly 
I formed beak. He Is somewhat dis- 
I heartened that his nose had to run 
'into ifannle'B publicity, but Al aays 



Loblv B. a «t AlbM 



with the relegation of the 
E. F. Albee, Brooklyn, N. T., 
Into a grind pop policy Of pic- 
tures and vaude, a front lobby 
box ofllce has been Installed. 

Tlie front lobby box olllce Is 
another relic of amall time. 



his smeller ia better than pretty 
with his wife satisfied. The Whites 
live on Liong laland too. 

Mr. Whtta la vadsaidad f hetttar 
to aend picturaa around of how'^a 
looks after straightening or stand 
at the comer of Broadway and 46th 
street fo^the Juvenile-looking man- 
ages to pass by in review. 

Sofne regret haa been beard 
around with all of tha . nose telk 
that Jtausy Duranta ia stlU Jimmy 
Durnnta, MsntUM whaa y«a see a 
nose that ao othw Boaa etrar looltad 
like. 

Atone tha Big Aney. whaira the 
lada know Mtcky Amatein, the Fan- 
nie Brlce Chicago divorce is re- 
garded as boloney. The wlse-arack- 
era aay It'a a publicity putbver. 
Thay poiat t» the aaraBU* hy Fan: 
ale, Nksky, tha lawyar and the noae- 
flzer to get names and cuts In the 
papers. They note that Fannie and 
Nicky both persisted they love each 
other and alwaya will. 

That they Interpret aa Indicating 
that the divorce doesn't "go." Fan- 
nie may or may not file that threat- 
ened $2t0,000 alienation suit. If 
aha doea, publicity. Then tha lada 
expect Nleky to petition to have the 
Chicago decree annuled. 

Neither Fannie nor Nicky is a 
bona Ude resident of Chicago. Fan- 
nie lives In New York and owns 
the real estate. Nicky lives In New 
York, too, when he la free. If they 
do that, more publicity. 

And right back together, as they 
always were when possible and, as 
those who know them intimately be- 
liaviy alwaya wUl ' ba aa tons as 



Fsy's, Philadelphia, haa been 
purchaaed by M. Waxman and is 
to be booked locally by Jay Ray- 
mond. Booked by Harry Fadden 
(Amalga m at e d) until the change in 
ownership. li>e houae plays four 
acta and VltiM^ltona ahorta. 



- (Continued from page II) 
field aa wM aa experience, Helman 

fell under the Influence of E. F. 
Albee, a ahrewd and calculating 
vaudeville leader, who didn't care 
particularly fojr the boy from the 
west, but cultivated him for busi- 
ness reasons. Albee ha^ been un- 
able to have hia own choice for the 
Orpheum'a praaldency, Frank Vin- 
cent, selaeta^ aa - aiadii tha beat 
of it. 

nl^ that arolv^ a mutual ad- 
mlrattoa aiMslaty that waa only aln- 
cera on ^aa alda. 

It led to the Intention of K-A to 

merge the Orpheum. So little did 
the K-A people appear to appraise 
Helman that they arranged for the 
merging of Orpheum and K-A with- 
out informing him. As previously 
reported In Variety it waa only 
when some one on the K-A end 
asked If jny one had told Helman 
of the intended merger that an- 
other K-A man remarked: 

"Better send for Helman now, 
and tell him wh^le we are thinking 
ofr lt" * 

Helnan'a former partner waa Joe 

Finn, another small town champ. 
Both eased themselves Into the good 
graces of Orpheum and their Finn & 
Helman theatres were Included in 
the capitalization of the Orpheum 
circuit. 

Finn haa been a aort of power 

behind the throne In the Chicago 
ooundl of the Orpheum. Another 
apparent power there is Ben Ka- 
hane, the attorney for the Orpheum 
Circuit. It was Kabane who but 
roeaatlf Jaaunad up the Orphaimi In 
tha CMeaao labor lockout, raatilting 
in a complete rout of the managers 
by the stage hands' union at a total 
loss of one week's gross for over SOO 
local aAttitare, •moutUmg to »1,- 

600,M0. 

Hort Singer, a former Beck satel- 
lite and about the only sin jle show 
man of the Chicago Orpheum 
has been left virtually 
the Helman regime. 

Although Helman found Kew 
York too big a city totj Mm, he is 
fairly wealthy, and on the money 
angle Is without womr. Hia home 
town ia Syraouae, N. T. 



BIRTHS 

Mr. and Mrs. Oeorge Olaen (Ethel 
Sbutta) at their home in Baachurst, 
L. I., Sept. 18, son. Fathar la tha 

orchestra leader. 

Mr. and Mrs. Hank Linder, son, 
Sept. 14. Father Is press repre* 
sentative for the Music Corporatioa 
of America. Mother formerly of 
Rose and Joe Morache, vaudeville,. 

Mr and Mrs. Harry P. Munns, 
Sept. 19, at Chi<!a«o, daughter. 
Father is the prominent theatrical 
attorney of that city. The Munaa 
now have three children, twliw haT- 
ing arrived at their home about two 
and one-half years ago. 



I group, 
•King 



'HERB' WULIAHS 



•Bia TIMf" 

e • 



Thia Week 14 Years Age 

Alhambra, New York 

Full Week— Two a Bay) 

1. THE ROSAIBES 

t. "HKBB" WIUJAHa aad 

I. WILLARD 8IM8 aad CO. 

4. CKHHKM-S SRD UBNERATIOM 

5. VIOLINHKT 

«. MAC'AKT luul BRADFORD 

1. JACK WII.80N, ADA lASK mmt 
JACK BOVI,B 

S. RCBB UOU>BEBO 

». MICK'S mmJXK WATBRS 



Thia Weak It Yoaaa Aga 
Orpheum, Sisox Ci^ 

(VWB Wesh-4we a Bay) 



JOR BAMfi^ aal tMJK, 

MORTON 

8AMMT BVRNfl and rCLTON 
"HERB" WnXlAMS and 
WOLf t'g 

JOBNMY JOHNSON mmi CO. 

(Oast taelaM LOUISE QROODT 

aad AUOB MTOX). 

MIMNIK AIXBN 

ODIVA and CAPTAIN ADAMS 



This Week I Yeara Ago 
Palace, New York 



BOTAAR8 BD8BIAN DANOI 
BOWMAN aad 8BKA 
KDHVND BATM aad CO. 
"HERB" wnxUlIB and 
WOfJTJS 
(HEOBUE WHRB 
AVON COMBDT 
VAU8KA SV 



IDT PpVB 



m 



WANDA HAWLEY 




IN HER RIOTOUS COAAEDX PLAYLET 

^'SQUARING THE CIRCLE" 



By AL BOASBf»G 



JBST COMPLETp TMVl BIG SUaESSFUL WEEKS ON THE KEITH-Ajjp q|C||n 

Personal Diroction HARRY WEBiR, 

THIS WEIEK 

. FOX AUDUBON AND SAVOY THEATRES , 

NEW YORK 



Keith-Albee-Orpheum 
Management 
HARRY WEBER 



Picture Houses 

ABE FEINBERG 
15^ Broadway 



■BBB 



WtdaaMiy, September 21, 1987 



VAUDEVILLE 



VARIETY 



31 



A. & H. WITH SUN AND F. & M. 
LON(BT TOUR WEST OF ISS. 



14 to 36 Weeks on Direct Line, With Off-IHfMits— 
Tdke* in .Presentation Bookings for West Coast 
Theatres Circuit— 22 Wedu or Move 



\ 



^kn nrancUee, 8«pt. 20. 
Ackermaa * Hkrria have renewed 
<or two ya«ra with- «n option their 
^f^f^Uflg •IBmco with the Gu8 Sun 
•Irenit. 

With a new affiliation with West 
Coaat Theatrea, Inc., Includlns Fan- 
ebon & Ifarco, It places A. & H. in 
peattiOB tA offer vaude acts from 
14 to M WMka.'With the Qus Sun 
time to fellow upon completion ot 
their ml4v**t anS Paolfle oOMt 
time. 

The deal was closed here at a 
eonference between Ackerman & 
Harris, Qus Sun and Billy ^Dia- 
mond. 

Under the new deal Ave act units 
will be be,olied by Dlsftnond in Chi- 
cago, on a blanket Ackerman & 
Harris contract, to open in Omaha, 
thence weat over the Ualon Pacific 
to Salt I.<ake. Innhe Mormon city 
the units will play the Victory 
(Louis Marcus) and Jump to Los 
Angelea. They will "play four weeks 
la ■eaUurn California before pro- 
lioeMlarjiorth. 
' Ob OMlr Initial Los Angeles date, 
'TkaehOB'a Marco, by virtue of the 
'neiv aowisement entered into, will 
'stMtw •H^*ets and bav* » call on 
any of the iinlt turns which may 
be suited for their picture presen 
tation houses (West Coast) circuit. 

Acts so selected will be routed 



by Fanchoo tt Uarco for anywhere 
from 12 to 22 weeks, doubling back 
to play the regular West Coast the- 
atrea circuit vaude houses, booked 
from Los Aaseiea by M. S. (Pee) 
Howe. The unit aeta not found 
suitable for picture houses will be 
re-alligned into new units and 
signed (or the West Coast vaude 
houses by How% Sol-las up their 
West Coast time on arrival In San 
Francisco and Oakland. The West 
Coast Theatres circuit regular 
vaude bookings will Include date^ln 
such Interior towna as BakeraflOd, 
Fresno, Santa Barbara, 'Stockton, 
Sacramento, etc. 

Arriving at San Francisco, acts 
will again be formed Into unit^" and 
sent north, with a week In the Lib- 
erty (Portland), West Coast house, 
and other houses of the former North 
American Circuit (now West Coast 
operated). The units then will 
double back through Montana and 
onto the Finkelsteln & Ruben time 
through thA>akotas and Minnesota, 
thence back to Chicago. Ackerman 
* Harris have- a flve-year booking 
arrangement with the F. & R. dr 
cult. Returning to Chicago, the acts 
wIU be routed by Diamond over the 
Qua HUl time In the middle west 

This wlU be the larceat and loi 
est route offered for aeta west of the 
Mississippi. 



Anna Walked at $350; 
Maud Walked In $125 



CHARLEY 

TOBIAS 

Thm Boy Who Wrifn the 
Songa Yoa Sing 




Syfacose CrescenhMade 
IMiMffrVude 



Byraenaa, Sept. M. 
Frank Sardine, operatlnK the 

Crescent, ousted his union motion 
picture operators Monday last week, 
following a union demand that he 
Install a stage crew to work the In- 
dependent, vaudeville he has been 
co-featuring with second run pic- 
tures recently. Sardtno has been 
putting on the acts with the aid of 
house attaches. 

The operators' union advised him 
that unless a union crew wont to 
work, they would call out their men 
on Friday. Sardine told them they 
need not wait that long:, and within 
five minutes after the committee 
had left, he hod non-union opera- 
ton manning bla machinea. 



. MURRAY VS. HART 

Tenor Sticking to "Rita"— Under 
Contract to Agent 

A unique controversy Is pending 
between Max Hart and J. Harold 
Murray, tenor of "Rio Rita," book- 
ed by Hart at $1,000 a week and 
contracted ,to tba personal repre- 
sentaUve for aa additional year and 
a half. 

Hart's contract with his acts calls 
/for a power of attorney to affix 
signatures on their behalf. Hart 
booked Murray for a new DllUng 
ham show unbeknown to the tenor, 
slgntnc Murray's name to a con 
tract at the aame money. 

As far as commission was con- 
cerned it meant the same to Hart, 
and the same Incon^e to Murray 
on ' 
to 

ment for another season or two and 
not switch. 

Murray has his caM In )ils .at 
torney'a bSada Md SMSojUaM hai 
held up eoDllntaalbn i^Rtahce to 
Hart. 

The agent is willing to abrogate 
the pillingham contract but Mur- 
ray now wants his ttoup wtUi Hart 
terminated at the expiration of their 

present agreement. 



niy at»t«S ha preferred 

> stick to tba Becfeld manage - 



PLAYING KEITH-ALBEE 

- \l'nter ot 

"Me, T*o" 

"Thm's « Trick In PIckia' a 

Chlek-Chlck-Chleken" 
"Tluifs Mr Hap-Hap-BsppiaeH" 

Ana perhaps 
Two ot BiKccst Rita at Preaeot: 
"DBW-DKH -DEWn DM" 
"mn AMOTHBB DAT WAnXB 
AWAT" 

Sir. rAOL SUBAHD 
Per. Rep. JOE BIEDXft 




Aye. B Goes PreseMm 



Loew's Avenue B theatre, New 
Tork, in the lower East Side, goes 
presentation this week. For years 
a spilt week stand from itiT opening, 
the policy has been awltcbed to ^n- 
centrate Loew vaud* Kt tMir*! 
Delancey. 

Charles Strickland and his 
chestra will do the Ash idea at the 
>Xve. B. The houaa wUl play 
triple spUt weak lj|jH^»,- «C jji 
tures. 

The Ave. B eUmtnatsd it» vpSSa 
a couple of weeks ago bvf daf^tsS™ 

the Inauguration of the new poiley 
until Strickland closed his season 
at Palisades Amusement Park. 



FAMOUS ETHEL 

MEGUN KIDDIES 

Featured by 
FANCHON A MARCO 



Upon Anna Chandler discov- 
ering she had been spotted No. 
2 on the new Park Plaza's 
(New York) blU last half last 
week, she walked, leaving a 
$350 salary for the split behind 
her. 

The Pan olflce replaced 
Anna with Maud Ryan at |12S, 
Maud annonnnlnd that- ahar had 
nothing partloolarly to do tba 
final tour daya anyway. 



ASS'N AGENT ASKING 20% COMMISH 
ONM.P.SALARY-ORPH.PASSESIT 



Changes with Times-^Max Richards Deiminjt 

One-Fifth Amount of All BeUsco Earnings 
in B. & K. Houses 



Chicago, Sept. 20. 

Max Richards, franchlsed Or- 
pheum Circuit agent. Is seeking 
commission for the picture house 
encagementa ot At Belasco, stage 
band conductor. Belasco Is rotating 
at ,Balaban & Katz's Senate and 
Harding theatres with a band, 
having Quit vaude for preaenta- 



MARYLAND ON dOND 

Baltimore, Sept. 20. 

The Maryland, owned by the 
Schanbfrger Interests and booked 
by Keith, Is now grind. 

The house Is still running vaude 
twice dally, bui in place of nine acts 
there are but Avti ▲ feature film 
goes on at 1, 4, 6 and ( p. m. Vaude 
starts dally at 2:30 and T:30 p. m. 
It looks as If it .will be but a ques- 
tion of time before the three-a-day 
rootlM voaa in hank M H la in the 
local RIpp (also Keith booked) and 
the Garden (Independent). 

Maryland started this season with 
two-a-day bills, but three' shows 
Saturday. AtvunmOr H hasn't 
pahned out Thoa thia fwo-a- 
dayer goes Into the oumlbo Volley, 
after some 10 years IMC flMoaaaful 
big time vaudeville. 



Loew's New Policy in 
Canton's New Mouse 

Canton, O., Sept. 50. 
■ After several months' run of fea- 
ture pictures Loew's new theatre 
here announces a combination pol- 
icy of -vaude and platnroa effective 
Sept. 16. A 15-plece orchestra will 
occupy the now empty pit. Hatry 
L.I Ko.s.t renuilns at the organ. Bus- 
sell Bovin Is manager. 

Loew'a haa attracted record 
crowds with Its recent Alms, "The 
Biff Parade," "Ben-Hur" and 
"What Price Glory." 

Keith's Palace la the opposition. 



Young Morris In Former Act 

AdrlaA Morris, youngest member 
of the William Morris acting fami- 
ly, haa been routed for a tour of 
the Orpheum Circnlt t» tha former 
family act "AO tha RoiTOia of 
Home." 



RheingiJd, Levey's Rep 

Sydney Rhatagold. tormar oper. 
ator .of tha TJnity VaUdeTllle Bz- 
Qhange, will become New Terk rep- 
resentative for the Bert Levey Cir- 
cuit. Rhelngold assumes charge of 
thg Bert Levey New Tork office this 
week. 

Hyman Shatter, whom Rhelngold 
succeeds as Levey's representative, 
has rejoined the Fally Mark us 
Agency. • 

Rhelngold'a arranganient il1t|i 
Levey will be independent ot houata 
formerly booked by ^(Ihelngold prior 
to this n^w arrangement. The main 
featurs^of th» merger Is an Inter- 
chaogo of aeta WTMisemant 



tlons. He booked the latter direct. 

In asking for a cut In a plctur* 
house aalary, Richardb^ r*'-iplng 
out of his Orpheum territory. For- 
merly such ~ an attempt would have 
disenfranchised an iCgent, In thla 
case Orplieum denlea any Interest 
in the matter, claiming It la Rich- 
ards' nwtter and has no relative 
bearing on his vaude connections. 

While in vaude Belasco had been 
under contract to Richards. He 
claims he was made to understand 
thai Rlcharda had tha Hght to 
book him only with Orptoanm- 
K.-A. and the Ass'n. 

In refusing to deliver commls- 
sUon, Belfsco charges Richards 
with swtteblng. oontracta. The 
bandsman contends that, several 
'weeks ago, Hikhards called him to 
his office to discuss a possible set- 
tlement , While there Belasco 
claims. Rlcharda atatad the rtgl- 
nat contract waa void and prof- 
erred him a new one with the out- 
side booking clause added. 

The matter la In the hAnds ot 
John Bala ban, who la arbitrating 
the case. 

Richards Is asking for 20 per 
cent. 



George AdMin Moore's Return 

George Austin Itoore, who tem 
porarUy retlrod tnm '««adaiyiUa.ta 
enter real aatatabNSi' catWBlnV to 

vaudevHIe. 



TINSEL 
NETAL CLOTH 

FOR DROPS 

Mia. vide st 7Sc s yiL sad sp 

. A Ml llBf •( geM aad sOwr Jbre- 
oadaa natal aletba aeU aad sIlTaa 
trtmmlBsa, rhlaaatooaa, afaaclaa, 
tlshlS, opera hoaa, ato., ato., lor atasa 
eoatumaa. Samplea upoa raqoaat. 

J. J.WyIe&Bros.,Inc 

(Se uiJ Maa t s ts B li f s a * WaB) 
1S-aS Raal tftk Street 
■Hmy» VORK 




"ASH" AT ULLEB'S 

Milwaukee, Sept. 20. 
ChanginK its poliry for the third 
Loew vaude and pictures, will go 
time within a year, the Miller the- 
atre (Saxe), now playing straight 
Into an Ash system Oct. 3, Charles 
Brown, manager, announces. 



A RECORD BUSINESS CREATED 

JSy Thit Bfll, Traveliiig Intact Over IIm Interstate Circuit 

ELSIE GELLl 
FARNELL FLORENCE 



VaudeifUl» Author and Director. 

WISHES TO FORM CONNICTION WITH LIVE-WIRE PRODUCER 
UNOIR A STRICTLY PERCENTAGE ARRANGEMENT. PAST 
•UCCBSSES IN ROTH COMEDY AND DRAMATIC. 

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VAUDEVILLE 



Wednesdajr. September 21, 1927 



F. li^ATliE COiyUNE? 



(Ctuitinuod from page 5) 
Ueves that since Kennedy has guided 
W. B. O. to Belling productlolu kt a 
eeknparatively low production cost 
and one which would ensure a profit 
tor Pathf DP P. I). C, If either could 
hold within the F. B. O. production 
Hmllt that Kennedy It movlns to 
Paths could operate aa a aort o( 
non-official production aupervlaor 
or nioro i)roperly production effl- 
clencer. Meanwhile with FBO 
brouKhi Into Path* Mwdortl thinks 
th« Tantehins preatlc* «f P.-' D. C. 
might be retained through lower 
rentals it nothing rise, taking the 
I^O, rental schedule as the seller. 
Vauda^liiana Unawar* 

Picture men aay the vaudevllllans 
know little of actlial production 
worlc and assert that Is the cause 
of their dissatisfaction. Film peo- 
ple 'claim a maximum budget aounds 
nice In theory tor picture maker, but 
that the budget goes wrong. It In 
the middle of the picture a director 
finds he must do t^ls or that, coM- 
Inc tnora mAney^ tlw partially com- 
pleted picture oannbt be sacrificed, 
to please the New York headquar- 
ters, they aay. 

A contributing reaaon tor limited 
rental circulation to*'j>. ^ C« ae- 
oofding to aoeeiimtai' to tku that 



SAM 



DAYTON 



an^ ' 
OUVE' 



RANCY 



'KALAMBOOR' 

Next to cleguM(.oa mmy Vpi 

KeitK-Albj-p Cirtuit 



producer, to hold some of Its trade 
from last s«'.'isi)n, when its pictures 
were not so favorably looked upon 
by exhibe, has been obliged to re- 
duce rentals for thU seaaon's prod- 
uct to retain exhibitor good will 
Its selling argument is that at the 
lower price this season those ex- 
hibitors atuek last time with P. D.C. 
product will hayt a ehanoa to re 

coup. 

Another dimlniaher ttir V. D. C.'s 
gross thia aeaaon la reported to have 
been the failure of K-A or Ita ally, 
Orpheura Circuit, In lining up tor 
P. D. C. those houses vaude-booked 
only by either, as promised by K-A. 
Thet owners 'of the Indie theatrics 
booked by either have revolted when 
"Instructed" to plajr .tho P. D. C. 
pictures. So far tinwtclal mattara 
are not said to have arisen between 
the coast and New York ends of 
Pathe. From thb coast It has been 
reported that P. D. C. has been in- 
formed from the eastern end it must 
manipulate itself. 

Up to date from accounts Keith- 
Albee has not Invested one dollar in 
the picture business through P. D. 
C. or Pathe, receiving Its interest In 
both on pledges of moral support q{ 
its own and booked houses for the 
producers' releases. 

K-A Is said to have beea,apprisM 
by the Stanley group;' Qio talttsr Is 
not wild over the SlTSt National* 
Pathe proposition. 



INCORPORATIONS 

MEW YORK 

Victory nteftire Co., Ine., Manhattan, 
tickets. 15,000; Benjamin Jacoba, Charles 
B.'tts. Kay Chartea Kreaa. 

Send No Monrj, Int., Manhattan, the- 
atrical. 1:0.000; Samuel Schwartsl>erK. 
Charlea Soble, Sadye Fischer. 

Brybarb, Inc., New York, theatrical. 
150 aharea no par; Elsie C^ohen. Abnw J. 
Rublen« Joseph P. Drlscoll. 

Artward PnMlartloBs, MaahaMfea, tlM- 
atrlcal, 140.000; Arthur O. trlsh, With 
Cohen, Samuel E. L,«vlne. 

IVKt Itrothera' Sonth AmericaB Caa«r 
Island Co., New York, public amusement 
resort. 100 sharea no par; EliMe Cohen. 
Joseph F. Prlacoll, Abner J. Rubien. 

Bow«ra Comedy Corp.. ManJiattan, the- 
atrical, 2.000 Bharaa, 1,000 V>araa pre- 
ferrad flM par rain, l.*M ■hum oom- 
,mon ao par; S. K. Wllwa. O. T. Haaer, 
Charln T. Catlla. 



DIalw IkestrM, Bm., BaSalo. fllma, 
camaraa, machlnea, etc., theatra. 100 
sham no par; Prank D. Whlta, Henri 
etta 8cho*nfaI4, Mary E- Mockerw 

Rabima Flayen, Inc., New York, the- 
atrical, |1%,000; Nachum Zemach, Henry 
Abrahams, Darld Freibersar. 

^fsaai IMetistasiL tee^ lCeatleeUo,< 
thaatrlcal, tM.«f«; Thmnas-- Xller^ 
Chartas A. WsiaagiiOb Jtlehaal Kaoaaoo. 

■ 'r I I r I I, I • I 



A. F. M. SCALES OF AUG. 1 



tio.oo 



tO.M 



The road seals tor-AmsrIeah radsratlon at KiMlelaaa to aa toIlow% 
tha same sfleettva Aoc. 1. MIT, until Aug. 1, lIM: 

(a) When pbiying week stands eight performances and one re- 

hearsal or two hours, salary par man per week 

(b) With comic operas, musical comedies^ taroes, comedlear ez' 

travaganxaa, spectacular ahows and all Similar attractions, 
per week per man '. 

(c) When playing broken weeks, i. e., when ahows In more than 

one town In a given week, the salary per man for eight per- 
formances or less shall be per week KM 

td) With vaudeville companies, 13 performancea otr leaS, i>er week 

per man • St.M 

(e) With musical or vaudeville acts, per week per man....... TS.Oft 

(f) With burleaque comedies, per man .". Tt.M 

(h) tcith tabloid companies, per man 6S.M 

(1) With dramatic companies, where the price of the choicest seat ' 

(exclusive of bair seats) Is $1.00 or more, per week per man. 7S.00 
(J) With dramatio- companies (repertoire oT otberwlae). where 
companies play in housea where the price of the choicest seat 

(exclusive of box aeats) Is less than $1.00, per man per week 56.00 
Members of orchestras traveling with pw t i ir a abowa wtthavt. 
vaudeville acts, per week per maA (or U pernmt^peea cr 

less, excluding Sunday lf.M 

It engagemant eadawth a Iraetleii^or a week, per day par weili.,,, UJO 

TravWing L i a Js fa . ' ' 

With comic operas, musical eomedles, farce o^medles, extrava- 
ganzas, spectacular shows and similar attractions, per man 

per week , Ht.OO 

Vaudeville, 12 weeks or less...... ,. a, 90.00 

Extra performances during any oiie week '. 77. t.OO 

If vaudeville companies play In houses where price of choicest seat ' * 

(exclusive o( box seats) is SSc. or less, per week per man. . . , S'4.00 

With single vaudeville acts, per man per weeki 25.00 

With va'udevllle acts and directing orchestras with each act tO.OO 

Wtb bvrlesouoi per m»n' pep wert . . . . > M-M 

With tabloid oiompanles : . . W.OO 

With dramatic companies (repertoire or otherwise), where the 
priclbof the choleest seat (exclusive of bog seats) ls.tl.AO or 

more, per man pfer week. ttM 

With dramatic companies (repertoli« or otherwise), whore the 
choicest seat (exclusive of box seats) Is less than ll.W, per 

man per week U.OO 

With PlC^fNW shows, without vaudeville, per week of 13 perform^ , ■ .. 

MMM^or less 1(|A0 

NEW SCALE FOR LOCAL 802. A. F. OF M. 
(Associated Musicians of Greater New^YorK) 

Musical dlBector engaged for aeason In legit houses... ^ )t.W 

Musicians in legitimate ho'uses for four weeks ot eight perform- 
ances or less, per week per man 90.60 

For run of show, eight performances or less 80.00 

Vaudeville and picture houses, this year ' 72.00 

Vaudeville and picture houses," next year .■ 75.00 

For de luxe picture houses, like Roxy and Capitol, etc., this year, 

per week per man 80.00 

Next year, per week per man.... SO.OO 

Burlesque, this year 72.00 

Burlesqtie, next year : 75.00 

Radio, for six-day week ot Shi hours day, non-commercial 100.00 

For six-day week for 24 hours, no day more than 4Vi hours 100.00 

Single musician for commercial work, per hour 12.00 

In all legitimate housea that do no* employ regular orchestras a^d 
desire to employ musicians, per man per week for eight or 

less performancea 100.00 

Directors fof same type ot houses 150.00 

The scale tor Ntf. SOI became effective Labor Day for the legitimate 
hooses, but In the ntdla tha new aeale went Into aOeet Sspt. U. 

The legit a gis s gi ent r ea ch ed eoyws a three-year prlpd. ^ 



ENGAGEMENTS 

yirglnla Fox, with Wintrop Am«^ 
Constance Hajda. 'with "The' 
Ong'a Banohman" (Brianger). 

UmKM% with -My If ary. 



Edagf 



Beatrice Noyes, replacing 
Hlbbard, "Tenth Avenue." 

Harry Rose a m ia 4lil* wsalt l 
K * K. In 
ceremonies. 

The comedian will play fo«r 
weeks In the tour B-K Chl the« 
atres, booked through William Mor. 
rls, returning to a New York nite 
oluh next month. 



CAL and ETHEL 

NORRIS 



and BABY 




Just back from five months' 
engagement at 

AMBASSADEUR CAFE, 
f4 



Returning to Paris, London and 
Berlin in January 

Permanent Buafness Address 

N. V. A., NEW YORK 



Alt OPEN lETTER TO 



Bw|fa|»: Germany, 

Sept. 3, 1927. 



THOSE WHO ADOPT THE "EASIEST WAY" 



VIA , COPYING A^D IN^IUNGIl^g^ 



ii i» ngrttfnl tint to many miOf clever^ ^rdsbi.' rMprt W 
copying others in order'to achieve a certain amount w tuccln on 

the vaudeville or musical comedy stage. 

In my opinion, the infringer has been an important factor in the gradual 
.tearing down of the big time. 

A certain modicum of originality in the Prions standard a^ts wonld 
have done much to preserve that noble and d ig n i# » * iM t MUott Am * <> 
^all of us in the past — the two-a-clay. • 

I am at present on a trip around the wor4d, and in all of the countries 
visited certain~p^ti!]lrf tny «9t have been yiw ente d previously by Ameri- 
can artists. T ' . ■ 

In many casfes th^piirloined material is valuelesi to the purloining artist, 
inasnmch a^4t doc* not fit hit act or his pertooati^, and obviously spoilt 
the general effect oi^ his work. ^ 

This was pointed out to me in Australia. A certain American pianolo- 
gist generously sought to popularize my orchestra pillow-tiirowing bit 
before thy amval in the country. , 

After my opening in Melbourne the stage manager marvelled jit the 
huge laugh I had secured with this comparatively insignificant piece of 
badness' in direct contrast to the result obtained by the t3>pying artist 

Another case in Australia recently of a wdl-known American two- 
gentlemen comedy team who had prepared to 'use my dog bit (the dog 

with the bird-cag e over his head). 

Upon being informed that I was due on the next boat, they kindly 
decided to let me do my material first, which, of course, I appredated. 



9g9. i picked \tp an 

American .flieatrkar ^d« paper. • ^ 

In ht notice of the Palace, New York, I wu'(|uite perturbed that 
■ certain iadf titk jeatlenun^team. of comedy aftitta .AM)A dire 
enter the faomc of iHf>.jJ%|iHk jiM^ my 
handiwork. ' - n.- • .:■•■.< ^• 

I AM BOOKED FOR THE LONDON THEATRES. START- " 
ING SEPTEMBER 12, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS 
SAME TEAM HAS ALSO CANVASSED THE ENGLISH 
FIELD VFRY THOROUGHLY THIS SUMMER WITH THEIR 
MANIPULATION OP MY BRAIN CHILI3, THUSCfTJRSWPIO 
MY PATH WITH ROSES ON SEPTEMBER 12. - ' ^ 

It it often Quite possibl/that' two aUndi will run in the same channel, 
and a inece of business^bekmging to 'tomeone else will innocently creep 
into an aot. 

In cases of this kind, when protest is offered by the' originator, the 
material should be at once eliminated or else substantially paid for, at the 
option of the originator. - « ^ 

However, there is ho valid excuse, excepting downright cussed- 
net|, for any person to deliberately copy the manneritnu, atyle or 
material of well-known artiatt for profeatiollal purpoiet. 

It hurts the originator, 4t hurts tlie copying artist himself (by loss^-of 
respect from his fellow-artists), and, most of all, it hurts the business 
at urge. 

"HERB" WILLIAMS 



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Wednesday, September SI, IM7 



ILL AND INJURED 

Theodore Frettajr, assistant man- 
heor 01' the Congress, Chli^o, ts 
being trcatort for a severe throat 
afflictiun at iiie NorweKlan-Amer- 
loan Hoapllal, Cliirago. 

Walter Slelrose. music publisher, 
I0 under observation for a chronic 
atomach ailment at tb* Illinois 
Vasonic Hospital, Chicago. 

jniU* limbering up backstage at 
Ibe Halsey, Brookljm, last wecl< 
prior to going: on, Mabel Cliarnely 
Injured iiorsoif Internally and wua 
rushed to the Columbia Hospital. 
Ber condition is not aerlous. 

Harry Ragan, projectionist, Chl- 
eagro theatre, is ill at his home in 
.Chicago. 

Griint Johnson, stage manager 
at the Uptown, Cbicaco, was oper- 
ated upon fQF appendtettla at the 
Oraad Hospital. Chieaco. 




MARGUERITE 



AND 



FRANK GILL 

Raulllninc Kplth-Albec Circuit In 
Smart Songs, Steps and Styles 

Tlim \>,'.-k — lx>uiftville uiid DaytOD 



THEATRES PROPOSED 



NEW HOTEL ANNAP<H.IS 




WMhisvtoa, D. C. 
Sincle. «17.S0 
DoaUs, «M.M 
In the Hurt at 
Thaatre DIatriet 
11-ia aad H Sta. 



Brooklyn, N. Y.— (AIM hoM). M,M«,WM. Ooaaa pUkmw and Baa 

Breeze avenue. Owner, Shalbania Conatructloi^ Ca. Awhttoaf. P. Br Ijl- 
Velle. Policy not glvea. 
Carlyla, III.— 130,000. Ownor. H. C. NoretoM. Ac^Itset not aoiaoted. 

Pictures. 

Cleveland— (Also stores). Corlatt avanuo. Owner, Ousdanovlc. Ar- 
chitect, Nicula Petti. Value not gWWfc f iet u re a . 

Delevan, Wis.— $100,000. Owner, Fisher Paramount Theatre Corp.. Chi- 
cago. Architect not selected. Policy not Ki\en. 

Detroit — Northwest comer Mt. Elliott and Oliver streets. Owner, A. G. 
Collier. Architect, M. H. IngalL Value not given. Vaude and pic- 
tures. 

Falls City, Neb.— $75,000. Owner, Falls City Theatre and Realty Co. 
Architect, Q. L. Fisher, Omaha. location and policy not given. 

Gary, IncL — (Also stores, apartments). $500,000. Cuyler and Fifth streets. 
Owner, P. M. Kalleres. Arebltact, W. P. Whitney, Chicago. Policy not 
given. 

Johnstown, Pa. — (Majestic, remodeled). $35,000. Owner, Harris Amuse- 
ment Co., Pittsburgh. Private plans. New policy not given. 

Kansas City, Mo. — Northwest comer Twelfth and Forest streets. Owner, 
withheld, care of E. M. Oslcjr. ▲cchitects, Bescelce & DeFoa. Value not 
given. Pictures. 

Marion, 0^(Al80 atoroa, apartmanta). tS0O,0Ot. NortliwMt oomer 
Campbell and West Center straets. Ownar, tba Toms * la w a i M lt Com- 
pany, Gary, Ind. Architect, J<din Bborson. Chicago. FtetONSb 

Milwaukee— (Also officers). IM.OMi Grova and MlMral atiaata. Own- 
ers, em Theatre and E. MazMmsr and F. TrOttmaa. ArohUscta. B. A. 
Meyer. Policy not given. ' 

Pans, III.— (Also stores). Owner, H. TennMt, A r o W laet , ' 'Swaa A. 
Clausen, Decatur, IlL Value not glTsn. Picturea. 

PhiladlpMa— «4e0.0ML IVankford avantts. nurite anA JMdfa atraata. 
Owner, tha Foram A m aas M s nt Ca. Ardiitsat w. B. 1Mb. nUegr not 
given. 

Philadelphia — ttOt.OOO^ nankford avenue. Granite and Biilsa streets. 
Location an downer wltbheUL Value and policy not giffm. 

Pittsburgh— $2,000,000. Pean avsaosk Mar SooHd. ■ Omtmm, Stanlay. 
Rowland and Clark, Phlladel^Uk AreWtaet% ITulBaail>Hs«s« Ca, Phil- 
adelphia. Policy not given. 

Omaha, 4Sth street and Ultttarr aTanua. to ooat «IM,Mt. ' Capacity, 

1,000. K. R. Green, owner. 

Cairo. III<T-<8«,0M. Owosr, Ctaad TlMatra Oa. TMattoa. aiaUtaet and 

policy withhold. 

Detroit— (Academy. remodeM) MHM Oakland KfaMM. Owner,. Harry 
Brown and Morris Robins. Archltaet, la^ WllSOn, HtthlMM Patk, lOch 
Value and policy not given. 

Hempstead, N. - V<-4SM.»Mk IMnt and .a Mate sUssts. Ownsr. 
Garmed Realty Corp- N. T. C. Architect, B. Da Roaa, N. T. C. Policy 
not given. 

Jeffersonville. Ind. — (Alterations, additions) SpI^ng street. Owner 
Swltow Theatrical Co., LiOuiavllle, Ky. Architect, Carl J. ^plng, Louis- 
ville, Ky. Valoa not siven. Pictures. 

Middleton, O^— tMO,000. Central avenue. Owner, niaedora Chlfos. 
Architect. Wm. F. Bennett Pictures and legit. 

Peekskill, N. V. — (Also stores, offices) $500,000. Park street. Owner, 
Gottesman Enterprises, N. Y. C. Architect, Arland W. Johnson, N. T. C. 
Policy not given. 

- Rochester, N. Y. — (Stores, offices) Ames street O' 
Architect U. J. Da Angelis. Talia not given. Ptctuiaa. 



HOUSES OPENDIC 

Capitol, Middletown, Conn., five 
acts last half. 

Tiffany, Brooklyn* N. picture 
aadv vauda poUagr. Viva aots oa 
split week. 

Formal opening of the remodeled 
Hippodrome, first of the Schlne 
string, has occurred in OlOTersvllle, 
N. T. It waa tha aeort Aram which 
125 heasss grew. 

Smalley'a, Johnstown, Pa., has 
added five acta for the last half 
booked by Waiter Pllmmer Agency. 

Tha Capitol, Rockfor^ 111., pic- 
ture and vaude, erected by Theo- 
dore Ingrassia, Tony Domino and 
C. B. Anderson, at a cost of $175,- 
000, will open about Dec. 15. It 
will seat 1,000. 

The Oxford, pictures, 18Sd street 
New Tark, owned by tha Consoli- 
datsA Amusamsat Ca« opanod 
Sept. t. 

Maryland theatre, Cumberland, 
Md.. former road house stand, has 
becctna a split week vaude date. 
Leon Lawrence of the Consolidated 
Booking Assn. is placing the bills. 

Dolly Kramar, dtmlnatlva oome- 
dienae, haa shelved bar band act 
She will do a new double with Ed- 
die Davis, from burlesque. 

Frank Qerstein's new Rex, East 
Rutherford, N. J, opens Oct. <*• 
pietursa and. vanda oa a thrice 
weekly change booked by Jack 
Llnder. 

Bryant and Stewart bhve dla- 
aolaad aa a vaada taam. Danny 
Bryant has formed a new aUMnce 
with Marietta Nally. 

E. K. Nadel is assembling an- 
other "All-Girl" vando unit which 
ha win sand «at aast month. 

Bddia Selwyn, 't>Id Names of 
Old Flames," by Jack Nagle. 

The Granada, Brooklyn, one of 
the Small and Strassberg chain has 
nMnCfoor acta on Saturdays and 
Sundays. Mark Under Is booking. 

Strand, Winstcad, Conn., five acta 
first half. Booked by Fally Markus. 

Capitol, MldiUetown, Conn., five 
act.s Lu-.t li,i!r, started Sept. M 



An Business Trips 

Ending at Ring^side 

Sam S. Scrlbner and Mike Joyce 
bwrs left on a tour of theatres and 
n ifc ap t|uB a caolrolM fey tha Co> 
loadjk Aoraaamaat Company, on 
tka wair iioMa Iksy wtB atop aft at 
Chieasa to attand tha Dampsey* 
Tunney fight 



Loew's Club Agency 

Tbe Loew bookinr agency' has 
opened a new club department with 
Ell Dantzlg in charge. 

This club plan haa been in the 
maklac Car asaaa tima bat not until 
recsatly did It aasums (sallsatloa. 



Booked by Fally Markus. IiSTlnson 
and Eldrldge, j^ropristonv liava >«- 
modelled the housa at a raportad 
cost of $30,000. 

Ritx, Cartarct, N. J., new 1,600- 
seater, opened last Saturday with 
vaudeville Wednesdays and Satur* 
days. Booked by Fally Markus. 



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Charlet 
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Took with him, to Parii^ 

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Intradaction 

Wa aairt bd aa mo d ssfc 

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to yaii. 

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P^ditor Variety: 

An article In Variety referred to 
"Xora Sonderaon. show girl." 

I bag to Inform yon that never 
since the beginning of my career, 
have 1 l)cen a show girl, and not- 
withstanding my absanoo of over 
a year from tiM thaatrSk 

I am toe wall kaowa aa artist to 
panalt aa (rror Ilka that to be 
vrlntad. Lorm BtmOtnon. 

Maw TaUt, Sept S. 
BSitor Variety: 

I think yonr aHtMn tAtO) of 
ma In this woskTa Vaiisty wm hor 

rtble. 

Just to think that a paper I have 
bought and read for tha past 10 
years, and this Is the first week I 
didn't enjoy reading it 

Not once did you mention my 
work, my art; bat wrote of me as 
a "what Is Itr* .For your benefit, 
I am not a dusky; I have a natural 
tan, not from the beach. I am of 
Spanish descent and I hope this 
covers your suspicion and yon will 
write of me as aa artist and not 
a "mlsstng link." 

Thank you for not making your 
write-up any worse. Pm not mad, 
and still an admirer of Variety. 

"JW (Darrafl). 

(Cooch Dancer.) 

Apollo theatre. West Wth street 

New York city. 

Bditor Variety: 

Montreal, Sept. I. 
I was very much surprised to read 
an article in last week's Variety 
criticising my work at tha organ 
during tha supper Show at the Cap- 
itol 

I would Imagine that any critic 
of your paper would make sure of 
his statements before publishing 
them. 

I am not, at any time, at the the- 
atre during tlie hours of S:30 p. m. 
and 8:15 p. m., being tha chief 
organist and not the assistant 




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VAUDEVILLE 



VARIETY 



87 



HOE ZILCH BURNED WHEN HONEY 
WENT OUT WITH lUE ACROBATS 



By WALTER WINCHELL 

(DRAMATIC EDITOR OF TI^E NEW YORK "EVENING GRAPHIC") 

^lla^ntad Ftcm Mr. Wlnehdl'a «Oraphic» Daily Cvlumn, "Your Broad- 
, way and Mine") ^ 

.Tha Diary of Joe Zilch 
(Of each and 7Alch) 
Kaaton, Pa, Aug. 16, 1^ 17<— Well, diary, old pal, old pal. If It ain't 
thin' then It is the other. Now I am goln' a little nuts on account 
ney again, who is Kcttin' to'o fancy for me, a« It I ain't got enough 

es to worry. Not alone did we flop In Altoona, because they happen 

it have a audience that wo were over their )ie:uiM, but she lost the music 
gttt, we don't know yet where we go' after Erie, and I got a new boll. 

I don't know exactly what I aald or If I atarted the argument, but she 
ftayed out late last night. And after I went and bought some peanut 
kntter to make sandwiches and some pickles, too. I was goin' to have a 
ffil little party for Just honey and ma in the rotom, but no, ahe has to 
Mt aore at «m bora me up by lettln' the cloain' Mt t«ke her out T^ir 
tM* me, diarr. AM pal. I have pride. I wouldn't let aerobata think for 
(-moment that I am jeidous or anythln'. But If they happen not to find 
tbalr nAin box tomorrow they shouldn't blame me. 

The argument happened In the dressin' room, and I was all made up 
except lor my pants when I started to read Variety and she cracks, "Why 
M you read things like that You ought to broaden your mind." 

•Vtaoe wh«« «r« 70U tolUn' big words that you abould tell mm what 
«■ tnir I says. ^ 

Then i says to her, now that yota brought up the subject, what do 
jou read that Is hlghtone? And ahe aays back 'that she Is readln' some- 
tUa' called the Mercury by a feller named Mankio, "Yeh." I says to 
MR 1 have aeen a lot a people carryln' It," ftut that flew right oat the 
irlndow. She never seta my snappy comebacks, anyway. 

Tou would 4e SM • «ra«t favor," I says to her, "If Instead «« gettin' 
rttty you would help gtit some bows. Nobody will like you if you keep 
readln' that bt>ok, and, anyway, if It wasn't for good old Variety I may 
have had my nose broken next week." "How come?" she says. 

"Because it tella who is to be on the bill with us, don't It? Well, 
Frank Van Hov«B is With na asMin next week, and It meana that we have 
to cot out two of Hot best laughs, which we copped from him. ;re8, mam, 
ril keep readln' It, baby. None of them Is goln' to catch me 'with my 
suspenders down. Didn't 1 get a letter about a gag they say we took 
from Will MahoneyT That'a what burns me up. Will Mahoney! The 
Mt Aot Bamember when he flopped at the Lincoln in Chicago before 
ka was on tba bis tlmaT I see he U goin' with Gene Buck'a new ahow. 
Mat shows yon the brsaka. Be knows I can outboot him and Jack 
SoMM and Barlaltd DickSMi." 



"Oh, atop boastins all the time," ahe says. "Who's boaatln'?" I 
■ays. "Can't I talk abtfiit my work without betn' dlaoouraged all the 
tlowT Sure, that's the kind of dame you are. Do yon oncourag* me No, 
you don't What d(/ you doT Ton make fun of What I read, ttu hell 
with you!" I says to her. 

"Don't use such language, yo^ dope!" ahe says. • 
, I 



"You're my togally lawiful wife, and I will punch you in the nose 
even!" I aays, 

"That'a an you need to do,* she says, "and I'll leave you flatter than 
your pockatbook." 

"Oh, you're a amart cracker, too," I says back. "Tou dofn't have to gci 
personal, yoti know. All I have to do is toss this trunk on you, and then 
what ? ' 

"i'ou wouldn't dare!" she K.aya. So you know mo, diary, 1 ilDii't take 
nothln' from nobody, so I pushed It on her, and it Just missed her. 

Then she started In to ery like she alwaya does, and I gave her a 
pinch on the arm and said: "There, ery more"" But sba sot even by 
just runnln' through the act at the ne>t Sl^oW Md woUkbl*{t;finUe or wear 
tlie Mhort dress, and I couldn't tail tha ft ^ dtl r l i lK t tl> I S lft'^Sll oe-about 
'Ain't anybody lookln' at me?'" , 

Well, 80 what does she do but hang around with those acrobats, and I 
am goln' nuts with this boll. That's another thliiK, I said to her long 
before the argunienf: "Vou could at lea.st show your sympathy by 
drawln' this boll open for me." But ske gave an ugh and aai4 ahe 
couMn't do it. "Tou mean to alMid tb«* aay you ww'Hb^'I'l^ 
get befter?" I aays to bar. 

"I mean ta> stand here and, tell you I can't do it," ahe says. 

"Oke!" I says. "That's oke by me, baby. All I ask Is that the next 
time you get the heecups, don't ask me to scare you." And then I blew. 

So there you haye It, diary, old pal. That's my life. That's what 
I have to go through, and for what? For a woman who thinks she Is 
above me and wluiinlllates me by lettln' a couple of phony bolonys flatter 
her. Would' I do such a thing to her? Would I fool around with other 
girls? I know what you are thlnkln', diary, that cute kid whose dress I 
buttoned for her In Belleville, but I needed iconifortin' then. I didn't 
take that dame serlo'us. .You know what I think (jf ih. m all. They can't 
salve me, diary. But honey to do such a thing makes me feel like a sap. 
I could bust down and cry.. Mary. iMMpt |;.<iMli4 i>ni,^fi<ll)M»wUl I cry 
over her? I am oqly waitlnig' iwtn wis irrt to Kew TMt and' will I 
C,arry on? 



Oh, diary, old pal, I know I am rantin' on and telUn' yoXi my troubles, 
but where else wUri teli them? Tou are the one and only pal, old diary, 
I don't know what I would do without tellln' somebody. And who could 
yo'u trust with your troubles? Sure, nobody. Is there any friends In the 
world? Is there anylHt<ly williti' to listrn .and m.'ike you feel nicer? Yeh, 
eppis! Banana oil, applesauce! The whole world Is rotten! 1 am goln' 
crasy, I think. Account of tkat^rotten honey, that's what. A woman 
whom I work my head oW for. A woman who only thinks of how much 
money she can spend. A woman who I to<M( Ottt ;0( Trtif j Wd jHIVf niy 
good name and made her a actres.s. And Anp WliatT T4ii|; tiiw(W what 
I would like to find out, foi- what? » i 

All right. She'll regret it, diary, old pal. The law Of . . . Uie 

law of retrlbu . there Is a law about people who do you dirty and 

get It back twice as dirty is what I mean to say and believe me if there 
Is a pod and-he don't make her sorry what she has done to' me, then I 
will torn athlest I am so J)lue and miserable right now, diary, I am 
feelin* r^ten. I only wish I could And her this minute and tell her a 
few things. I'd like to cast up all what I done for her. How I gave her 
$35 last year for her sister's kidSv en. Xmas and what did I get from 
them? How when her motiier Waa operated I paid the bill which If I 
didn't do It, we would have an even grand In the bank. But no, she 
forgets what I sacrificed. She forgets the things a feller does for her, 
like when that woman said things about her In Springfield how I gave that 
troublemaker a sock in the stomach and was almost killed by her hus- 
band, which waa lucky for me he wasn't my size. Tlu>se are the big 
things I dOkie ahe don't remember. The way I feel, diary, I tell you I 
feel like goins out and gettin' a cryln' Mi which la exactly what I did. 



PAN ADDING 11 



Within the next fortnight there 
will hv at least 11 eastern "houses 
playiiu: raiit:ii;os bills Imnlicd by 
Hob 'lurns in the New York I'an 
olfiees. 

In ^ddlllon there are from three 

to live tiiat have virtually cloaed 
nt i^otiMiioiis for l'an-booked~-ahQWS-. 
and which when announced will 
give rantases a much firmer vaude 
hold on New Tork and adjacent 
territory. 

I'an s X. Y. bonks irrespective of 
the regular road show bookings 
have nine houses now definitely set 
on shows, with two certain within 
10 days and two to five others posi- 
tive of getting Pan shows. 

Pantagrs la doing more bi>oklng 
from Its N. Y. ofTlces now than at 
any previous time, the Increase 
from the latter part of last aeaaon 
considered amazing by New Tork 
vaude wiseacres. 

MARRIAGES 

Ruth Patricia Gilmore, actress, to 
Thomas Robertson Ireland, stage 
director at Goodman Memorial the- 
atre, Chicago, last season, at Chi- 
cago, Aug. 27. Groom will direct 
amateur players at Little theatre, 
Cleveland, for the coming season. 

Danny Edwards and Julia Gerity, 
Sept. 9, In Chicago. Both In the 
floor show at the Frolics cafe, that 
city. 

Mary Worthlngton, dancer, and 
Henry Kanae, both members of 
Imperial Hawaiian troupe, were re- 
portey married in Kerby, Sept. 15. 

Adam H. Foelker, picture director 
under the name of Al Herman, to 
Corona V. Coon, danelns tMOhfr 
from Roswell, N. M, in CmT' An- 
geles. Sept. 17. 

Kdward V. Travor of Traver 
Brothers, acrobatic team, to Roma 
Anderson. Six Anderson BIston. 
singers and acrobatic dancers. 

J. J. Shelley, assistant manager, 
Publlx Olympla, New Haven, Conn., 
to Marguerita Beattie, Kansas City, 
Mo., at New Haven, Sept. 1*^ 

Hasel Beer, singer, to Jimmie 
Rohan, - of California, Sept. », at 
Reno, Nevada. Miss Beer is a sis- 
ter of Mrs. OeorKC P. Wilson, of 
Wilson and A ! li. 



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Wednesdajr, September 21. 1927 , 



WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT 




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LONDON'S PRESS IS UNANIMOUS 



EMPIftE NEWS, SUNDAY, JULY 31, 1927 



ANN SUTER'S CHANGING FACE 



ROYAL HIPPODROME 

LIVIIWOOL "VOCr m4 MSRCUIty" 

Ann Suter has nercr b«ea to Uver- 
pool before, but everyone who sees her 
will hope that she may 80on come 
kga.in. For she is wholly delightful, 
this ^rl (rom Dixie. Her line Is de> 
scribed as low comedy, but i* nothins 
of the sort. ' It is veiir hish comedy 
Indeed; tt is as much aboVs low 00m- 
edy as earieatjire is aboye contprtion- 
tsm. AH Miss Suter's ditties, which 
she sinks aa intimately as their nature 
demands are accompanied by hitchings 
and twistlnss of her limbs, most re- 
markably fitted on universal .iolnts, 
and rollings and heavings of her 
eyes. But these posturlngs art> such 
ns you have never seen before. By 
their aid Miss Suter Khows you at once 
just how and where the modern flap- 
per is amu.slng and absurd. A stride 
and a stretch, and there are the Jealous 
darkle, the lovelorn striplings, the 
modest Virgin— all done to more than 
the life, to that grotesquery. In (act, 
that is 'practised in another art by 
Bateman, For Hiss SUtef beyond 
dosM is aa artUt. 



VAMEnr 



Wednesday, August S, 1927 

When Ann Suter (American) opened 
at tile Palladium last week, a Variety 
representative saw her and predicted 
she would be In great demand for 
vaudeviUa tat production. Miss Suter 
is retatnvd «t the PaUadluQi for a 
second WMk, Mil stay tn Vaudevifle 



as lon# M MR «MM to, and has had 
two oic«(* to n' u MAwitipn; On* 
is to ovM A th«: BdMif tai the new 



show. 



THE EVENING NeWs ' 



PALLADIUM BILL O' FARE 
Nowadays the very words, "Dixie" 
and "Alabama" on a music-hall pro- 
gramme make you think of — the bar. 
But wteuL JTM sae Ann Suter, "the 
Oiil (|«mXM«k" «n thta wMk's Palla- 
dium procniinine, aiid you don't go to 
Hit bar — well, you're glad you didn't. 
Ann Is, as they o^ight say down Dixie 
way, soma kid, th» Tf«l goods, aii& 
than sooM, ^ ' , 



tSHC STAGE 



T.lie turn of Ann Sutor. the "Girl 
from Dixie," is another Americanaone 
marked out for special favouir. Miss 
Sutovwho Is in her secoM Mtk b*r«, 
is a very clever comMleiiiM, who 
adopts somettilnK of the style «( the 
Parisian, •eeentrtqua, and her gestures 
and gauche posings are sometimes 
very funny Indeed. Two ot her songs, 
'«0ln' to Get a airl" and "Hard- 
Boiled Rose,", are admirable in quality. 
80 is a character sketchlet of a Jeal- 
ous Southern coloured woman. Miss 
Suter's svoeess at the PaUadlum., In 
short. Is emphatic from start tmi. 



THE ENC<MRE 



Ann Suter In her second week is 
more at home and shows how clever 
she is at her comedy impressionist 
work. She is charmingly pretty when 
not contorting her features, and knows 
how to dance. She is at once a fa- 
vourite In Bngland, 



Amsrlcan mtwm W«m two a panny- 
ahout a W««k ago. Quite a number o( 
ladlaa who dsscribed thamseWsa as fa- 
mous or "greatest," flopped so Sererelr 
in London that inqulrlsk were made. 
Then it was discoverer that they were 
as little known in, America as over 
here. 

Such stars deserved stripes. They 
spoilt the sky for real stars. In con- 
sequence, the public heard little in ad- 
vance about Ann Suter, the "Qirl from 
Dixie." Tet l^ stlMI kttel»tM» spark 
New Tork hSl Mi|^ MM«'^8ophie 
Tueker. ^-^ ■ ! ' 

Net Ugly .■•':■%■'. 

"UvlnK carlcattires" is the best term 
I can find for Ann .Suter's .,<ict. She 
has a face made ot gutta-percha, a 
body that can be ^tatt^ ap.t|iaatfd 

like a football, and raanw tMtt revolve 

on swivel Joints. 

Ugly? Not a bit of it. When she 
gives Jier face a rest, she in lovely. 
Her eyes are a warm brown, her shilie 
engagingly frank, her voice deep nn<\ 
mellow, with the mellifluoiiH accent ot 
the Southland and her loss shapely. 

If she wanted to sing Irving Her-. 
Itn's sticky songs, she could easily melt 
OB into t^up, But she diObses the 
more dlflteint taak'wt j 
Afed laugh w« do. > 

Cluuifint H«r Face 

To (Irs herself a 'top-heavy look, 
Ann Suter bunches her chestnut hair 
on top of her head and shortens her 
little pink skirt with its frills of gold 
lace. The stage Is dark except for the 
spot-light, tihe bends her head, to 
keep her face in shadow. 

Suddenly she lifts it. Then you see 
the protruding teeth, glazed eyes, car- 
to-ear grin, and rigid deportment of a 
"hayseed." He is singing, "I Must 
Get a Girl." Then you might be miles 
away out In the com belt ot the V, 
s. A., listaniiur t^ soma tube whose 
idea of a wild Rfs u to slap a mangel- 
wurseL ^ 

Two Kiada ef Love- 

Another startllnK tnunformatlon Is 
efCeoted when she slats aboot a negress 
who is mad wtth Jealousy, vrith a lit- 
tle pathos to nerve as Sauce, she draws 

a wildly comic caricature of the green- 
eyed monster. *" 
Even this, however. Is not so funny 
as Ann's study oC an Infatuated girl, 
so simple that she cannot say "yes" 
and cannot say "no," when her young 
man turns out the light Ann is great. 



Briflrton & Heve Hereid, Sat- 
urday, Augurt 2 0, 1927 

THE HIPPOIHdCMfE 
Ann Suter and "The Blue*" 

Wonderful Ana Suter! Sh^ walks 
on to the stage In a pretty green frock 
— a modest frock and a modest girl — 
and the background is a plain black 
curtain. She stands still for a mo- 
ment, and then she writhes into sung. 

Writhes is the word. She does not 
yell herself hoarse. Her voice is -mu- 
sic, and there are strange and tasci- 
liating auallUat in it,. Sb* hfs none 
ot tt^ throatr: (ouatoeai Of the ordi- 
nary "B^ue*"^ (lAKsr— « rou gha s s s that 
is too often admired aa «ii».,9f the 
tricks of the trade, but la, in fact, 
nothing more than chronic laryngitis. 
She takes it easy. .She sings gen- 
uine "Klues."' "A'ni a one man wom- 
an!"- — it bursts from her, dr*>ps in 
abrupt despair, cmei-^fs a>jrain moan- 
ing, rises in a croscendo of shrill 
threats — "A'll throw dirt in her fare" 
— and tails off in <pniinou9 i-umblinss. 
She adds pantomime to her words, 
screws up her face, twitches lier 
shoulders, rolls her eyes, postures ab- 
surdly. But she remains lovely. She 
gives herself up to an ecstasy of 
rhythm, and writhes In "mim,^ VTf 
also writhe who only Ut i^^walt tor 
more. ' 

She is to perfectioA th* '"Blues" 
RlnSer from the Southern States. She 
is Wonttcrful when we se^ her, and in 
this cool contemplation of the morning 
after she remains none the less 
wonderfuh 

HOLB ORN EM PIRE 

RivjCWKD SECOND ' HOUSE, 
MONDAY, JULY «S 

Ann Suter, "the Girl from Dixie," 
wks a hit with her delightful style of 
singing, combined with her weird but 
fascinating facial contortions. She has 
personality. For an encore she brought 
her brother out and gave him the op- 
portunity of "putting over" "Mary 
Lou" with ukelele accompaniiHent, 

NEWS OF THE WORLD 

( LONDON ) 

Ann Suter, "the best American com- 
edienne since Sophie Tucker," at the 
Alhambra, 



Thiilkit to th e Orpheum and Kehh-AIbee Circuits for Postponing My American Engage- 
■" ;'■ . ments, Permitting Me to Play in England Till December ' ' " 



American Repretentative: 

. NORMAN JEFFERIES 



EnglUh* Representatives : 

REEVES & LAN|jPQRT 



WcduMdi^. laplmnber 21. mt 



BURLESQUE 



VARIETY 



BURLESQUE REVIEWS 



PARISIAN FLAPPERS 

(MUTUAL) 

Harry Morrleey's outfit Is strong 
Itn women principals, a trio who 
'\ '■ mtW Mutual burlesque material In a 
' MiMtr Moat serviceable 

If the thr«a la Floasle CeVere, one 
9l the few performera on the wheel 
«tao cm handle raw dances and blue' 
lyrics and still somehow keep safely 
short of downright vulgarity. 
There's no aiiiUyiilng how she does 
If Just a knack of mannerism. 
Stella Morrlaey belongs to a dif- 
-fsrent type. Compromising with a 
Ssure rather more than round, she 
4oaa the eenlal good fellow bU'SinenH, 
' kalped out by an agreeable mezzo 
do*, capital for ■entimental bal- 
' i, That* iWVMt % cbanse of 
I ftom tin lup iravlnar lass num- 
I which are peddled on a candid 
4 liaals. 

^TOe other woman principal is Lll- 

* tlan Kaye, fairly buxom and exces- 
sively blonde girl, who reels off her 
halt dozen numbers In the routine 
manner of a burlesque soubret who 
haa the shape and commands a cer- 
lain listless technique of body wav- 

^i^iliir wMeh'is to mutual burlesque 
;^*bat flas wavlns la to George M. 
In ordinary company Miss Kaye 
would (hine; here aha la overabad- 
' awed by Mlsa DeVere, who really 
nearly makes hip undulations one of 
the lesser arts. 

The chorus Is about average In 
looks and work, meaning they go 
• through their stint with somo ani- 
; tuition — but not much. Their lack 
pep Is no marvel, the routine be- 
mechanical series of coming 
with swaying bodies, vamping 
> ' tlvoucb three verses and a chorus 
< tad weaving oft again with more 
i contortions. Working in a factory 
couldn't be more monotonoua for 
the girls. Two step out for number 
leading. One is Jackie Wells, ap- 
parently. She gets nowhere, be- 
cause she's young and Inexperi- 
enced, and, besides, she hasn't the 
»lft. 

Not a word so far about the men 
•f the troupe. Principally because 
.it's tliat kind of a troupe. Frank 
Anderson doins tramp worka hard 
>' Md to some net effect, but the, com- 
edy merely flUa Interval* while the 

erls change their clothes. Ander- 
n has a flrst-rate burlesque com- 

* ' My style. He does a drinking bit 

With Miss Morrisey that has an 
abundance of honest low comedy 
laughs, but the "nance" stuff, elab- 
' brately built up toward the end of 
the show, was pretty sad business. 
The comic does something to give 
I , Uiaracter to his hobo and has a 
f . Brisk style of repartee, but the com- 
; ' *dy material la makeahift through- 
i->at Dick lUdiarda, Ma aid, offers 
" *«ry little except the usual foiling 
■ ^Id feeding. He plays tramp also. 
Bia beet contribution was a sentl- 
nentat ballad as a lone specialty. 
The house fell for thla, aa It had for 
faothing else except HIaa De Vara'a 
undressed shape. 

WalteV Mack is a capital r9bust 
ftraight, doing much to build up the 
bits and at timea mtanoat making it 
appear as If thera wma aome sub- 
#tance in the comedy aren if there 
JMn't He la one of thoae vigorous 
fMlgbt men who are invaluable for 
•ontrast with low type comics. 

'"'"'iuPt'on Is rathef better 
man fair, although the equipment Is 
now In its second season. The flrst 
part finale Is a good bit of staging for 
burlesque purposes. Mack solos. In- 
troducing the chorus in a parade 
jcross the stage, a leg and a shoul- 
, Oer of each girl appearing through a 
J"«eddrop. The middle of the line 
"lua back,, opening up the stage to 
* nf paVice setting with 
girls In union suits posed 
^ Miss DeVere appears from 
J- ftlblnet at the hack and does an 
eiahomtp (lanrp of the seven veils. 
V Good and had blend Into a good 
wutual average for this aatablishad 
tame M iha Wheel. Kmik. 



F^laleil »t "BurleMiue" 



Many claims of familiarity 
are made to the man and wife 
characters a situations in 
"Burle.sque," the *ew Arthur 
Hopkins' hit at the Plymouth, 
New York. It's the story o£ 
the woman standing for the 
man, stewed, big-headed, or 
otherwise, and Anally rejoin- 
ing him when he's nearly 
throuyh. 

It's not an uncommon story 
of the show business, In its 
private life, not only of bur- 
lesque but in all of its 
branclies. Therefore many 
show people see In this stage 
couple eouDtOFparta, either of 
themselves, frienda or ac- 
quaintances. 

Most oft^'n is tlie name of a 
former burlesque comedian 
mentioned aa the original of 
the husband role. This man's 
wife the other evening white 
watching the play fainted at 
Its realism and was carried 
out of the theatre. 



'MqU and Jeff" Taken 
Off Colrabia Wheel 



Columbia Wheel dropped an at- 
traction Saturday In Toronto when 
the Bud Fisher cartoon show, 
"Mutt and Jeff " was taken off. The 
show was declared not only bad but 
It had failed to draw. 

Art Moelier and Warren Irdna, of 
Chicago, were financially interested 
in "Mutt and Jeff." Moelier was in 
personal charge when the ahow 
quit • 

Irona has had the Columbia 
franchise for the old timer for the 
past two years, this making the 
third edition of the show. 

There will be no other show ac- 
cepted to take ita place aa there 
were aavand open fwakii 



Cock-a-Doodle-Doo 

(COLUMBIA) • 
. '♦an Be4int, after an absence Of 
5 "uple of seasons in vaudeville 
naa done a notable come-back with 
Jt Claas show for the Columbia clr 
«ii I'v "'^ "Cock-a-Doodle Doo" la 
■" that — and more. 

The Lavish hand In costuming and 
■cenio equipment that characterized 
aendini's previous Columbia operas 
M again very much in evidence. 

a capable group of principals 
•n|d dancing ensemblo billed as 
Kaufman Girls" that are lookers 
■nowork a la Tiller. 
i^~*^lul heads his own troupe, do- 
amaster of ceremonies nio.st of 
^ S* . ® rejoining Koy Ar- 

' \k ^"KKli'iB stunt th.rt put 

memover years ago In vau.iuvillu. 

, Cock-a-Doodle Doo" crmiliines 
jntlniHtc revue Idea with a Frenchy 
navor dominant throughout. It Is 
above the average burlesque, but 
not enough to mar ita value on the 
J-olumbla whed. After a welcom- 
">g prolog by Bedini the curtains 
part revealing a minstrel set up 
g'.' h *ach of the principals brought 
■far introduction In clown cos- 
^baaked by Harry Relser'a 



BUUSQIIE BOUIBl 



Weeks of Sept. 1* and 26 

COLUMBU 

A Perfect 3( — Kmpire, Newark: 
26, Minora Bronx, Now York. 

Around the World — Olympic, Cin- 
cinnati; 2(, Uayety, Detroit. 

Bare P'acts — UayetXt Boaton; M. 
riaza, Worcester. 

Be Happy — <jayety, Rochester; 
29-1, Colonial. Utica. 

Bringing Up Father— L. O.; 26, 
Casino, Brooklyn. 

Cock - a - doodle - doo — Empire. 
Brooklyn; 2«, Hmplre, Newark. 

Cooper, Jlmmie — Casino, Brook- 
lyn; 26, Casino, Philadelphia. 

Darktown Scandala— Caalno, Bos- 
ton: H, Columbia, Now Tork. 

FooUn' Around — Gayety, Buffalo; 
26, Gayety, Rochester. 

Flying Dutchman — Palace, Balti- 
more; 26, Gayety, Washington. 

Galtles of 1928— I'2-U'-l. Colonlnl, 
Utica; 29-1, Capitol, Albany, 

Here We Are— 22-24, Capitol, Al- 
bany; 26, C.aycty, Boston. 

High Hat Revue — Columbia, New 
York: 26, Kmpiro, Brooklyn. 

Kelly. Lew — I'laza, Worcester; 2G, 
L. O. 

Kongo Gayety, Toronto; 26, 
Gayety, Buffalo. 

Lander'a Revue — Caalno, Phila- 
delphia; 26, Palace, Baltllnore. 

Let's Go— Music HalV Akron; M, 
Olympic, Cincinnati. 

Nothing but (?irlH — Empire. Prov- 
idence; 26. Casino, Boston. 

Rain— Miner's Bronx, New Tork; 
26, Empire, Provldenoa. 

Snyder, Bozo— Gayety, Detroit ; 
26, Gayety, Toronto. 

White Cargo — Gayety, Washing- 
ton; 2(, Gayety, Pittsburgh. 

Wine, Women * Song— Gayety. 
Pituburgh; M. Hnale Han. Akron. 



Checking Up Travel 

A complete checkup on each com- 
pany as to Its transportation activi- 
ties is being made by the Mutual 
offlcea. A still furtbar khaek made 
possible this season by a poMeard 
resume on which each manager 
submits to the home ofilce his per- 
sonal statement as to tickets used 
and thoae refunded. 

The double check now Vrevcnts 
both the company manager and the 
railroad from making an airor. 

The Mutual ofQces pay fOr total 
number of tleketa on tha allp but 
is entitled and recelvea all refunds 
on 



'VARIETY'S" BlAY GUIDE 



(Cbaiuiaa Weekly) 

Far ahaw poepio, aa wall aa layman, thla OuWa ta aanaral amu a ina i lli 
In New York will be publiahad wMekly in reeponao ta ropaalad ra«ii ' 

It may serve the eut-ef-tewn«r — . >i W lg[f . , f|i t |tl In ^alMlien. 

Variety lends the iudgmant of Ita 'ssipitil g lil^i^pnit Iff tfc^ 
entertainment denoted. 

No slight or blight Is intended for those unmantliglfe ■ Tll#' 
of Variety's compilation only as a handy reference. 

PLAYS ON BROADWAY 
Current Broadway legitimate attractions are completely llatad antf 

commented upon weekly in Variety under the heading: "Showa and 
Comments." 

In that dspartmant, both in the comment and the actual amount at 
the graaa raealpta of aaeh ahow will be found tha naoe aea ry InfarmatiM 
aa to tha moat aueaoaaful playa, alao tha seals of admiaalon ehar«a4. 

NKW SPECIAL FKATURES WORTH SIEINQ 
-King of Kinga" -Thm Oardan of Allah" "Studant Prince" 

"Patant LaaUior Kid" "Laa MiaaMblaa" "^M^^mf^-:', . 

Vitaphona thaw (•••vanth Haa^n,"1^' ^ 



B^ST NEW FEATURE PICTURES OF WEEK 

_ .. , . Rivoli — "Underworld" (run) 

Rexy — "Seventh Heavon" (M 
Strand— "Tha Drop Kick" 
Colony- ■■Cat fad C^MWy" 



Rialto— "Magic Flame" (run) 
Capitol — "Big Parade" 
Patwneunt — "One Woman to 



Recording Orchestra and All Mttle 

down for a white face minstrel. 

Succession of numbers include 
corkin,? acrobatic dance specialty 
by tiie Turner Boys, which gets 
over heavy, some clowning by 
Ralph Walton, comic; harmony 
singing by the Phillips Sisters; 
blues number by Doris Bennett; 
some dancing by Bonnie B., an eye- 
fllllng soubret. with additional 
vocals by Doris Sennett, Miles Bell 
and Billy ■■Uke" Carpenteu. All the 
former with a refreshing' nonchal- 
ance, but always maintaining pep 
and speed. Bedini is Just the 
showman for that. 

Bedini has also provided an equal 
balance on comedy for both sec- 
tions, rather than packing every- 
thing in iirst stanza, as is usually 
done. The comedy scenes, several 
of which are lifts from Bedinl's 
vaude revue, tickled the mob, espe- 
cially the farce in French, which 
had one of the lookers attempting 
to disrobe Bedini In a boudoir 
scene with Ralph Walton, comic, 
cenKorinp upon grnunds of Inde- 
cency and upon replaying in trans- 
lation finding it was just a sister 
who h.id bouKlit bor tirotlur a new 
paid of suspenders. The auto hit in 
follow up by Walton, Carpenter and 
brace of girls was also worked up 
for howls, while "Honeymooners— 
Then and Now" was another laugh 
howl. 

Routined in revue fashion musi- 
cal numbers apaced the comedy 
p. cnes and withal dovetailing more 
cffcrtiv' than ii'^oal. 

lii'dinl has a ci.rHne group of 
principals that work hard and share 
practically equal honor. Freak pro- 
graming and general Jumble of 
show from programmed routine 
would batno a Phlladelplila lawyer, 
no less a burlesque reviewer. How- 
ever, It's a erackerjack ahow that 
shouM get the money all alongtha 
line. - 



MUTUAL 

Band Box Revue — Gayety, Lotils- 
viile; 2(, Mutual, Indianapolia, 

Banner Burleaquera — -Bmpreas, 
Chicago; M, Cadillae. Detroit. 

Bathing Beautiea — li. O.; M^Em- 
press, Chicago. 

Big Review — Garrlck, Des Moines ; 
36, Gayety, Milwaukee. 

Bowery Burlesquers — Corinthian, 
Rocliester; 29-1, Wedgeway, Sche- 
nectady. 

Bright Eyes — 126th St., New 
York; 26, Gayety, Brooklyn. 

Dimpled Darlings — Garrlck, St. 
Louis; 26, Gayety, Kansas City. 

Finnell, Carrie — Kmpire, Toledo; 
26, Empire, Cleveland. 

Foliies of Pleasure — Torkville, 
New Tork; 26, Star, Brooklyn. 

French Models — Bmpiro, dore- 
land; 26, Grand, Akron. 

Frivolities of 1928— Garden. Buf- 
falo; 26, Corinthian, Rochester. 

Ginger Girls— 19, York, Pa.: 20, 
I,. O.; 21, Altoona; 22, Cumberland. 
Md.; 23, Uniontown. Pa.; 24, Beaver 
Falls. Pa.; 26, Academy, Pittsburgh, 
Girls VTom the Follies — Gayety. 
Montreal; 26, Howard, Boston. 

Girls From" Happylaitd — 22-24, 
Wedgeway, Schenectady; 26, Gaye- 
ty, MontreaL 

Girls of the U. 8. A. — ^Hudaon, 
Union City; 26, Olympic, New York. 

Happy Houra— Academy, Pitts- 
burgh; 26, Lyric, Dayton. , 

Hello Paree — Lyric, Dncton; M, 
Express, Cincinnati. 

High Flyers— Gayety, Bcrantonr 
26, Gayety, WIlkes-Barre. 

High Life— 26. York, Pa.; 27, L. 
O.; 28. Altoona; Cumbarlaad. 
Md.; 40, Unlontnm. Ml; 1. Baamr 
Falls, Pa. 

Hollywood Scandala — Oayaty, 
Brooklyn; 26, l4fric, Newark. 

Kajidy Klda — ^Mutual, Indianapo- 
lis; 2«, Garrlck, St. Louis. 

Jasztlme Rerao— Empress, Cin- 
cinnati; 26, Gayety. Lioulavllle. 

Laffln' Thru— Chiutd, Akron; 26, 
Garden. Buffalo. 

Moonlight Maids — Gayety. Wilkes- 
Barres; 26, Allentown, Pa.; 27, 
Lebanon; 28, Wllllamsport; 29, Mo- 
honey City; 30-1, Reading, Pa. 

Naughty Nifties — 19, Allentown. 
Pa.; 20. Lebanon; 21, Wllllamsport; 
22, Mahanoy City; 23-26. Reading. 
Pa.; 26. Torkville, New Tork. 

Nite Hawks — Trocadero, Philadel- 
phia; 26, Strand, Waahington. 

NIte Ufe in Paria— Gayety, Kan- 
sas City; 26, Gayety, Omaha. 

Parisian Flappers — Orpheum, 
Paterson; 26. Gayety, Scrantnn. 

Pretty Babies — Cadilliv, Detroit; 
26. Empire. Toledo. 

Record Breakers — Howard, Bos- 
ton; 26, State. Springfield. 

Social Maids — Mutual, Washing- 
ton; 26, Gayety, Baltimore. 

Speed Girls — Oayety, Milwaukee; 
26, L. O. 

Step Along — Olympic, New Tork; 
J6, Orpheum, Paterson. 

Step Lively Girls — Star. Brook- 
lyn: 26, Trocadero, Philadelphia. 

Stolen Sweets— State. Springfield; 
26, 125th St., New York. 

Sugar Rabies — Lyric, Newark; 26. 
Hudson, Union City. 

Tempters — Gayety, Omaha; 26, 
Garrtck, Dea Molnea. 

AHOTiUlK MUTUAL IS UUl 

When I. H. Herk. president of 
Mutual, has flnlahed his present 
trip to Chicago he will likely have 
another Chi bouse for Mutual 
shows there. 

Herk has two Chicago propo- 
sitions In Bind and one la apt to be 
el 



NIOMT LIFE 

The Silver Slipper, Frivolity and Everglades are the old standbys, all 
money-makers, and deservedly so, right through the season. The already 
nude shows are further undros.'icd. The Frivolity has a new edition and 
It's a wow. All beauts and very hotsy. Everglades opens a new show 
this week, aa does the New Yorker, formerly Paul Whlteman's, with 
Iil-ank Fay featured. 

The Chateau Madrid is the most popular "spot."' Tommy Lyman a* 
the Salon Royal still draws 'em, and the hotel roofs round out the worth- 
while list. 

Of the "class" rooms, the Lidoi Mirador and Montmartra each hava 
danca teams aa attractions: all goot^ wW^llwHlHI gIf.ltwM'* ^ 
Montmartre. LIdo'a new featora la TMhi fllSl(i'»WfcY'- <Wii>.:l>iS(|ill« 
Murraya are at tha Montmartnk 

wMt m ii iw p g o WM? iiicowpt 

Victor No. 20S81— Paul WhltMMa MMl A «mMI» « dtstteettv* i 
hits, a fox-trot and a waltz, reagaatltNdbr. "JuM A' Maiianr « 

Beerie Bee." An outstanding Whiteman release. 

BrunsvKick No. 3596— Hot stuff by a hot colored band. Fees Willi 
Royal Flusli Orchestra. "Razor Edge" and "Number Ten" are the tltlo^ 
but they don't matter; it's the manner of rendition that counts. . 

Columbia No. 1097 — Art Kahn, veteran picture house maestro, viaitaA 
New York recently and tore oft some plailo solo recordings on his own. 
The flrst of these are coming through, "Worryln' " and "Swanee Shore." 
Get 'em! 

Victor No. 20892— Another fox-trot and waits combo, the latlar tiia 
tMautiful '*Channaine," the theme of "What Price Glory." The B. f. 
Ooodrlch Bilvertown Cord Orchestra haitdlea it superbly and the Silver- 
Masked Tenor contrfbutea vocally. The companion-ptece ia '■Roam On, 
My Little Gypsy Sweetheart," by Ted Weema' Orchestra. 

Edison No. 52072— "Say It With a "Red, Red Rose." from "Padlooka." 
by the Green Bros. Novelty Orchestra, and "Oh, Doria! Where DO Toa 
Uve?" by Don Voorhees, are outstanding on the Ekiison releases. Both 
fox-trots. 

Columbia No. 1090 — Paul Aata clicking with a couple of melody fos> 
trots. "Just Onoa Acala" Md '^«f»M>| Klaaaa " Batl>,6Mr».|WlH» *iip 
numbers, with FranklyB BftiirTlPMil^aMU^ llm«B 'IWaM .<««1m. 

vocal enda. j : 

, . S ■ 

RECOMMENDED SHEET MUSIC 

"Just Oneo Again" "Marvaleua^ 
Sweat Somaona" "Havana" 

Oiva Mo a Ni«M In iifntf .f^Mo Henry Ford Apalyicad to M«P 



Wietiiia** WM Show 

Syracuse, Sept. 20. 
While the Columbia Amusement 
Company to date has maintained a 
diacreet ailanea on Ita Syracuse 
plana, tha Wleting la advertising 
"Bo Happy" as the flrst of the 
Wheal shows for the first half of 
next week. The elimination of 
burlesque" from the Columbia 
billing baa made possible the book- 
Inf of the Wheel shows for the 
Wleting, restricted by Its lease to 
"legitimate " touring attractions. 



Biz OfF Last Week 

After an encoiiraKlng start the 
shows on both burlesque circuits 
sang, 'liotwoather Muss" laat week 
and reeelpta ^ere oft accordingly. 



BimWAY BACK OH l^TH ST. 

A runway la in the Olympic, New 

Tork, where Mutual abowa are 

playing. 

This same runway was taken out 
of the 14th street Mutual house four 
weeks ago when It waa said to have 
outlived ita uaefulness. 



XUHWAT OVF AX9 OH 

Hurtig A Seamon have dispensed 
with the permanent runway en- 
semble at the Torkville, New Tork, 
but will continue the feature a^ 
Hurtle A Soamon's, Harlem. 



MUTVAIS |30 TUT 

Mutual Burlesque haa increased 

the guarantees of shows playing 
the circuit $.10 weekly, to counter- 
balance the recent stagebanda aal- 
ary lut. — ■ 



Fulton, B'klyn, Out 
All effiirtH to turn tlic Fult' 
Bro'iiilyn, Into a burlesque houso 
have been abandoned, certain re 
strlcilons placed there forestalling 
tho plan of tbo MInaky Bros, to 
convert it Into a atock proposition; 



EAST^ CHORDS 



(Continued from page i) 
pulchritude as a box 
ant 

The TIddlsh theatre 
docsn t really get hot until October, 
but elaborate plans are being laid. 
Of th . 11 or ao TIddiah lastt hooaag 
In Greater New Tork about U arc 
devoted to musical comedy almoat 
exclusively. 

Aside from Maurice Swartrt 
YIddiab Art Theatre acUvitiaa 
the Max Oabel-Jannia Odldatala 
melodramatic alliance at the Oabel'a 
Peoides theatre ^n the Bowery, 
Yiddish musical comedy ^ tho 
plece-de-reslstance of the Week- 
end programs, which are the money 
performances, from Friday through 
Sunday night. The forepart of tho 
week all essay comedy stock and 
rep '.olre. 

The past season or two some e< 
the TidCiah mualoal ontrepaBam 
went in for fancy eborua IdldoaA 
First one brought down Da» Dody 
to put on some real dance routlnea. 
Next c.jther imported ehoroa 
beauts— "lookara*> aa tar aa Mm aC 
the hefty chorina veterana In tb* 
ranks by union mandate and pro> 
tectlon — who were anything but nn^ 
kosher. These were placed in tlio 
front >anks for obvious optical jiOt* 
feet and Just moved their lipa 9* 
fake the TIddlsh lyrics, whMi tha 
native 'alent in the rear ranks 
lustily harmonized. 

The Yiddish managera arc plw> 
ning to Jazz up their atuS aioM 



ara M 

aoat 'M 

rtali ^ 

itala ^ 



choristers are in denMnd as a resvi 



New Colored Show 
Drake and Walker's new all- 
colored ahow, "Chocolato OM^" 
headed by Esther Walker, la a* • 
tour of tho T. O. B. A. (eoferaO) 
circuit 



10 



VARIETY 



- W«dnMday. September 21. 1827 



PRESENTATIONS— BILLS 

THIS WEEK (September 19) 
NEXT WEEK (September 26) 



Shotira carrying numerals sach u (18) or (1» Indicata op«nlnff this 
week on Sunday or Monday, as date may be. rot next weak (M) or (26) 
with apUt weeks also Indicated by dates. 

• A M «a tirtrtrf*) before nam* a lK a W a a mtt U t t rn t to^^ty. dotac « new 
turn. reaplwsrlnK after absence or appearing (or Unit time. 

Piaturea Include in elaaslQeatfani pieturo policy with Taudavina or 
presentation ia adjunct. 

GERMANY 



(KoBth of September) 



BKKIJN 



LMftrowa 
Babjr Bender 

4 Cltjr airU 
Pardr & Hotnan 
Btoux OaKaUoB 

Bank the Mule 
Wltalr Ortwe 
Mara 
Joe Miller 
Mlasuette A Maxly 
Alt Gruncrt 
Inve I«arett 
Viola Rose 
Marcot dl Plaom 
Xenla A OobU 
Alva Ywtmw 
Arlniand Bann 
PeraeehorcanH 
Mm Ola^isnir 

Kmte«ra>l-Bh«lnc'ld 

TIppel Dal 
Deltcado 2' 
Korman A Olarn 



Lm ffMraiAlaM 
Trld* A La* 
Poddjr Dtttlvfttt 
Tlw Hacoa 



Maria Heeht 
ff^con! Bd 

Pavilion Edea 

C A V d'Ath 
Juan IJoenas Bd 
Jaxx-Brlfffa 
Roberta 

Clatra Feldeni 

Rolf Ronay 
C Van Esnen 
Ifarvey Sla 
NfimiRn A Olnen 
Garden & Irner 

Sr«1a 

Terpsichore 
March Uona 
Robt Stickney 
Leon Domke 

I-or.i-Aln 
Jackson Ulrlg 

M'interrarien 
Joshma Seliin 
I>r Tlenatskl 
Gaston & Andre* 
Air I,o>al Dogs 
7 Mounters 
Foy & Fey 
Vaaquea 
MaxiQi t 
Ukralaa Choir 
I Heltanoa 
Peters A SUly 
Franc A MnKante 



PARIS 

Thii Week (Sept. 19) 



FuUra Brrcrre 
Fowler A Tamara 
Jack Stanford 
Joaophino Baker 

Alibert 
■tj<rne Kudrau 
■Koger Vincent 
Jane Pyrac 
Castel 
Carol 
KamaroTa 
MteoWtt 



Tilly OMi 



IMvlna 'm ChaflM 

Lole Fuller 
Jackson Olrla 
Marian Forde 
Sancle Uunean 
Henry Oarat 
Tramel 

Betty Rowland 
X>andy A Oayto . 
Martho Bortkr 
Bpark'a Bat 
Flerello 

Charivea A' Janeys 



Ma via Keen 
Slmone MIrat 
Reynifl 

Fred Mt lo> T\<1 

Olympla 
3 Ruddorfoi 
Jean Andre 
Alexandroa A Ptnr 
Jean Rokeai 
Lea Ferrari 
Lucia A RomI 
Heariquea ' 
Fauvet'a Doca 
Walton's Tr 
Lea Prince 
Frebel 

Wttaly A Oriwe 
BergB Flaah 
chambart 
Plnkaa S 



Jenny Qoldor 
Damla 

Bowlotto XioUond 



d de Byrao 

Smlrnova 

Tripolitoff 



LONDON 
TUt Week (Sept 19) 



Kmplre 
XiOva a Money Rev 
■AOKNET 



Ohitaie 

Jonev a Tfimnat 

LONDON 

Allianibra 
T a A St&nton 
B«a BiM B4 
Moni^Kdora 
Lilly Morria 
Kodman I.ons 
ChrlB ChKrlton 
Florence a Clirton 
Barrla Sit 
m*th WlilliaM 



Dskrey eu n m s B» 

PoBcherrys 

Javera 

Harold irnrveir 



Vlrtorla PalaM 

C Courteodse Co 
Coraei 

Victoria airli 
Syaraa 

J Oulesco Orch 
Niaa * Nora 
Hal* a MMoe 
Ivr colletta 

NKW moss 

I'lmplre 
Ilfivnell & West 
Nixon Qrar 
JohnHon Clark 
May Hendereon 
Alfredo Band 

ryti* a uurir 
vodras 

81 

Blllr Benaalt 
l>«m«trU 

Vat Sen 

Balllnl a Merton 
STBATPOKD 
Empiro 
Love Blrda Revuo 



PROVINCIAL 



^BRRDFKN 
II. M. 
Macdona Co Rev 

ASBWICK (IREKN 

Kmplre 
Will liar 
Hedgea & Fit-Ida 
Ruaaell Curr 
Tambe a Tambo 

BimitnninAM 

Kmplre 

yam Hereon 
■ Alleen Slanler 
Southern Co 
llorrll a Cowled 
Mads* Kennedy. 
~ >rniaa Clare 



Born 
•««• 



lUne 



nerrls WMfa Re roe 



Koal a Horaoo 
Oaidea Co 
JekAea * Otrdoa 
VMMle ft amlles 
Cesa Siavft 



Pran Klint 
April Pondarvla 

CABDirr 



Oraad 

Quicksilver ReT 
HIIIX 

araas WMav Ilav 



SploBtem 



Boa Vojrac* Raraa 



NKWCA«TI,B 
Kmplre 
Sploe of IJfe Tier 

NOTTINOaAM 
■■ipiro 
Br Boquoat Rar 



K Barataa Ca 
rOBTSMOCTB 
Baral 

Student Priam Rev 



DORA FQm> 

AND HBR 

REVUE OF 1S25 
LOE^S JSI^ 

THIS WEEK 

Arransod by 

ALF T. WILTON 

ISWiipoadway Bryant aoe7-8 



UVBRPOOI. 
ICmpIre 
Sunnr Rev 

Bnavln 

Queen Hlffh Revue 
MANCHB.VTF.B 
Hlppodromo 
Harrjr Weldon 
Ann Suter 
Jim a Jack 
Wllma Berkelr 
Idrla Danlela 
Palac* 
Able'a IrMi R'M Co 



SAI.POBO 
Palaee 

Moulin Rouse Rev 

SHRPFIP.LD 
Empire 
Broadway Rev 

SOITHSBA 



Blackbirds RtT 
BWAMnU 



Laasu* o( Nolch- 
kora Bavae 



Pidnre Thntm 



NEW TOBK CITT 

Paramoant (17) 

WhUeinan Ttd 

'I Woman to An'r' 

UlTea (If) 
Edward Molltora 
Camlllo Tentora 
Hana Haaka 

Rlvoll Dancara. 
"Underworld" 

Boix (17) 
Jamea Melton 
Boatrica Bolkla 
"Tth Heavoa" 

Unm4 (IT) . 
Paallae IfllUr 
Paulina Alpert 
Rosa Mariso 
Jack North ' 
Howard Marah 
"The Drop Kick" 

CiaCAOO, ILL. 
Avaloa (!•) 
Buddy Flahar Bd 
Ked Carter 
Knox Comedy 4 
Blekar Maxart 
"PIshtlBS Basia" 



Claire a Wllmot 
Villa a Strlgo 
Betsy Reeao 
I.ea Kllcka 
Vltaphone 

Hardlns (IS) 
Mark Piaher Bd 
l.awla a Dody 
Maxlne Ilamllton 
Chas Ouffllerl 
GoulJ Dancora 
"Becky" 

Marbra (1»> 
Chaa Kaler Bd 
Newhos a Fhalpa 
Marti al ft Cr ew 

Mt^ea^Salni 

Korahora (IS) 
Al Kvale Bd 
Persy Bemler 
a D Washlactea 
Eddia mu 
"Baaa Oasts'' 

Oiioatd (It) 
Paul Aah M 
Tyler Masoa 
Barnard Da Paoa 
r a J Hubert 



Follies Bersora Rev 
CHATHAX 
Kmplre 

Padre Revue 

CIII.SWIOK 
Empire 
Mr. What's RIa 
Namo Revuo 

DVNDEH 
Klas'a 

Oo Revue 

■OINBrROH 
Empire 
Musical Mom Rev 

OLAseow 



Tkeir true Com 



Mlto Mars* 

O Darllnrtaa 
Harry Tat* 
riotaam A Jolaai 
N*nr* ft XaoH 
M OBS— r ft 

7*r«* ft nMfti 



CATHERINE 

REDFIELD 

AKD COMP4.NV 

PrAHOntlnv 

"SCENES BEAUTIFUL** . 

Acknowledged Qreatent 

SInrlns Act In Vaudeville 

I rkCWG flTATE. THIS 
lAJC^yw O BOMTON, WBJKK 

Arranged by 

ALF T. WILTON 

IS6O Broadway Bryant 2027-8 
Miii^HlliaWHM 



Capitol (tn 
nol DelbrJ^df* Bd 
Rddls Cox 
Quayle a Kelly 
Fine A Tenn*aoa 
Vltaphone 
"The Joy Olrl" 
Stratford 
id half (il-:4) 
M Hlllblom Bd 
Ted I.eary 
I'hll Howard 
a a I. Garden 
Ackerman a Dick 
Danny Simmon* 

CHMAOO 

eumm (U) 
■ X. •ettatar B« 

Deaoaa Ms 
"Terar ft 

S*aMw*«a4 



Harry Rose 
Dave RublnoB 
Will Stantoa 
Marjorl* Whitney 
Markert Dancera 
"11 MIlea Out" 

ATLAXTA, OA. 
Hsmrd (IT) 
Publlx Ualt 
Wood Miller 



Scovell Dancer* 
Ko*laS Daacw* 
Baby Tie 
B'way t 

L.auratte Du VoU 
Don Thrallkill 
Steve Savaxe 
";tk Heaven" 

ChliM** (Iad*() 

Stewart Drady 



EXCLUSIVELY DESIGNED 
GARMENTS FOR GENTLEMEN 



BEN ROCKE 



IS32 B'way. at BOth BU N. V. CMy 



lAtrralne Tumler 
Novell* Broa 
Kelloxs a r<*wl* 
Walter Vernon 
Oould Daaoen 



<»•) 

Ted t«wla Bd 

"Adam a Evil" 

Oardea (U) 
Mary Haynea Ca 
Sweeney a Rooney 
Babcock a Dolly 
Oeraldlne Miller Co 
Oua Kins Bd 
V'lancy'a Weddlns' 

New (It) 
Bolton Sax B 
■Wa-r* All O'blar*' 



(U> 
Nanatt* B^rr 
I UttI* Maids ' 
"Mod Com'dmoBls^' 

WMTON, MASS. 
Il*tr*»smaa (M) 
Roa* Mary 

Rodamlok Bd 
Chtrle* Roiella 

Peiflty Enirlleh 

"Uniierwnrkl" 

( 26) 
Whlteman Bd 

Stale (IS) 
Dora Ford Rev 
Cath Redfleld Co 
"Mockery" 

BinrPAI^. N. T. 
BaMe (!•) 

Joy Bell* Rer 
"Chans" 

Great lakes (1») 

Tom Chrlatlan Bd 
Mildred Crewe 
M & J wnite 
B'way NIshta 
iMd * Byraa 
"Wk'B a M'B Lot**' 

Latayetts (1») 

C Sharp* Minor 
Brandeir* Rev 
Roa* ft Roborts 
Th* Worth* 



Koaloff Dancer* 
Uorsaa Dancer* 
"Klut at Klaas" 

Ofttartw (14) 

Jan Rublnl Bd 
"Camilla" 

Bsyptlan (IS)' 

r.ynn Cowan Orch 
Fauchon A M Idea 
Renoff A Renova 
Joan Knox 
Wayne Bradford 
Sunkist Boautlea 
"Hula" 

IxiOTr'S Mate (M> 
CIIS Nassarr* Or 
BohoOs of Al rWn 
Waak Stevor 
Evana Broa 
Oakland Beauties 
Uene Dennis 
'B'kf'at at Sunriae' 

Metropolltaa (IS) 

Rube Wolf Orch 
Panchon A M Idea 
David Reese 
J A H Urlmth 
Hess A Hunt 
"Romance" 

MlUlaa Dollar 
I'To Vorbstoia Or 

"Ben-Kor" 

Vplowa (1^) 

H'bart Kennedy Or 
Marshall A Jones 
Dorothy Summers 
Allen Lowe 
"Country Doctor" 
Weotlaka 
td half (11-14) 
Ju'nita Conn'r'a Bd 
Way Watt 
Herb Hoey A Owen 
Johnny Tant 
Emily ft Bamalno 
'Way ef AU riaaW . 

ini.WKEK. WIS. 

Wlaconain (IS) 
I Tlvoll Qirla 
Eton Colleslana 
Accent a Oaneako 
Al Reynolda 
Fraakl* Jame* 
Stanlay A BIrne* 



Sylvia a Clrnnano* 
OartI* Stawari 
Fa*l Small 

"Smll* Bro^ Smile" 

8<nat« (I*) 

Al Belaaoo Bd 
Heller A Riley 
I>« Four Boya 
Pauline Oaaken* 
O A M Moora 
Oould Dancera 
"Stole* Brld*" 



(») 

Fraak Ma*t*r* Bd 
Laator Allan 
Tlomay Ball*y 
I.a**lt*r Broa 
Clyde Oetlam 
Markart Olrla 
'Biolsa BrMe" 



Beaslt Xrso(or M 



BOOKED 

THIS WEEK 

FRED ALLEN 
AND 

HIS DROLLERIES 

BireetioA MABK J. LEDDl 
228 Weat 47th St. Biilte Ml 



Ray Burllns 
Itomain* A CaatI* 
"Th* Blood Ship" 

OLBTBUIIS, O. 

ahob (u> 

Vtrs Mooro Bd 

Maure«n BnsUn 

Blshoff A McKenzle 
Ch'f Basle Feather 
A A G Bloom 
Bebe Barries C* 
"Sprlas F*v*r" 

rark (It) 

Bmereon QUI Bd 
•Whit* P'U Willi*' 

DAIXA8, TEX. 
Palaee (17) 
Publlx Unit 
Joaaph Orlflla 
Loula* Ploner 
Faantlaroy A Taa 
Curry ft Oobora* 
Tim Matks 
OosM Oaaeora 

DBS MOIIIH8, lA. 
Oapllal (IT) 

Publlx Halt 
Opportualty Show 
Oounod 

OouM Oaaoora 



■01T8T0H. 

H*tr*oalltaa (IT) 
Publlx Unit 
Bllll* atanfleld 
Beml* ft Browa 
Babe FoBtoB 
Own* ft AndcisoB 
Charll* Calvert 
Kaufman Olrls 

KANSAS O., MO. 

Newmaa (IT) 
Publlx Unit 
MItzl Mayfalr 
CaRrey A Millar 
Frank Hamlltoa 
Olnsar Roser* 
Joknay D*v* 
K*ll*y Olrls 

IX>S AKOKLBS 
Boalevard 

Id half (ll-il> 
Pat Wa*( Oroh 
Sally rioM 
Parry Oliver 
'Way of AU Flaah 

OaHhay Orelo 
(lad*t) 
Carll Bllnor Oroh 
Lausblln'o Parle 
MartotU 
B ft M Baasea 
Ootora 



Uberty (It) 
I*ob*l StOB* C* 
•What Pric* Olory* 

BIM (U) 
Ollb't ft rui«aa Oo 
Bura'ir a l'**phlBe 
Doa Albert Bd 
"Annie Laurl*" 

PBT'DKCB, B. I. 

OeillSB (W> 
FloroBO* Myers Oe 
Trady StiawbrMsa 
CAM DoBhar 
Uyana ft Bvaas 
Sandy MacPh*r*OB 
MAO Zelda 

Fay-* (It) 
L*ona tamar 
Dandns Dynamoe 
< Kar*y* 
Datly ft OlsaoB 
t.ollypepe 
Clark ft crooby 
'Blaek O'moBd Bx' 

8. AMTOXIO. TMK. 

trnoM (IT) 
PubUz Ualt 
Jimmy Duaa 
Coator ft H*wl*tt 
Browa ft Bailey 
Helen Me^rlaad 
Clarlbell 81s 



Emily ft RonaalBO 
"Out All NIsht" 

iBvw^ (IT) 
Herrole King Bd 
<CheBtlns Cheater** 

WaHleld (IT) 
Prank DeVoe Bd 
Proaper A Maret 
Arnold Graaai 
Fraaor Broo 
DoLux* Bro* 
Foley * Cummlac* 
Th*lBlo ft LoNouz 
FaaehoB ft M Idoa 
Broakrt at Baarlas 

WA8VOIOX. n. a 

Mb (M) 
Maria Oambarelll 
Oladya Bloa 
Dooslas ataasbHry 
BesF Qaartctte 
Beay Pree 
Tald M Le*«* 

MotropoUtaa (tS) 
Mlaa Lee Mora* 

"Country Doctor" 



(IT) 

Syncopation Week 
Al Moore Orch 
I oinslns Tars 
It Hale Olrls 

L>on Felice 



MYERS and 
HANFORD 

THE 

ARKANSAW 
VALENTINOS 

QAROK eAMKO 
New London JOraoyCity 

Arransed by , 

Alf Te WILTON 

1S<K> Broadway eryant 20B7-8 



ST. uomu, MO. 

MlaMraH (IS) 

llilo 

Monty A Carmo 
Mildred I.a Salle 

SAN FBANCISC'O 

Oraaada (17) 
Frank Jenka Bd 
Frank St*v*r 
Th* Ch**r Laadof* 
I.ydla Boh«rly 



C Rarrlman Pro* 
"Mockery" 

<!<) 
Rita Owln 
Brandes' Colleiflans 
Burns A KIssen 
Vale A Stewart 
C Harrlman Pre* 

Blalta (IT) 
B«nstl**t Slnsera 
Bee Bemmeil Pre* 
"Ont'All Nlsht" 



MBWABK, B. J. 

Bran ford (17) 
Charlie Nelson Dd 
Beth Chains 
Alfred A Elaine 
Arnold A Allen 
Olive Pay 
Wm Hutchlnaon 
< Harem B*autlea 
"Swim Olrl Swim" 

Mcsqaa (IT) 
Brn4a Oolden Bd 
Marsnerit* Rlngo 
Joaeph Wetxol 
'X:amlll*» 

N. B'DF'D, MASS. 

Olympla (t) 
Rajah Rabold 

N. ORLEANS. I.A. 

Saeacer (17) 
Publlx Unit 
Oen* Geddea 
Hawklna A Oould 
Day SI* 
A ft L Walkar 
Mill* A 8h*a 
OoBld Daaoora 

OMARA, MRB. 
. Blvlrra (IT) 
Publlx Unit 
an* Muicay 
Jack Bala 
Haial X*nn*dy 
Sylvia P*t*r*aa 
Ooald OaacoTs 

nULABBLPRIA 

■Wy'o (IT) 
Horton Sla 
Maryland Col's'na 
Halea Rosera 
Harry BItaworlh 
• Bnsllah SUppera 
Bert Lowlo 
Rodney A Oould 
"Cam** KIrby" 

Fox (It) 
Murray A Allen 
Ulllsa MortoB 
KanlMnhy aiasoa* 

"Tb* Blood Ship" 

Staaley (M) 
A Frledland Rev 
t.«Blanc A DnCh'm 
Mary Hlsslna 
Chief Caupollcan 
•H d B i d H's rty' 

PITTOBUBOH 
OibbA (It) 
■ash VBaie BA 
'What rrlsO Olory' 



NEW TOBK CITT 
American 
1ft half (le-K) 
A A O Bchuller 
Rhoda A Brochelle 
Fletcher & Smith 
Bob Capron Co 
Jack Ilou^ch Co 
Barr "^ayo A R 
Anfrel A Fuller 
Al Kmma & Margie 

2d half (29-1) 
C A L Gerard 
Evans & Leonard 
4 Diaijlo^ils 
Brown & l.aVpIle 
Van Veinon 
t Herman Broa 
(Two to au) 



lat halt (2<-:i) 
Dlas SI* 
DotooB 

Browa a LsVello 
Lowla a Amo* 

Xorr a WeotoB Rev 

td half (19-1) 
Takewa Japs 
Grey A ByroB 
Prank Tarry 
BatMat Baaatloe 
(Oao to au) 

Commadoro 

lat half (!6-2S> 
Mall A Syraonda 



Mat Bifolvey Rev 

(One to mi) 



let hait(ii-:i) 

1 Hermaa Bro* 
Ginger Snap* 
Bob Neleon Co 
i'arlalennes 
(One to nil) 

2d halt (29-2) 
4 Balliotts 
Jack Houach Co 
Briaeoo A Bash 
Kerr A Weston Rev 
(One to ail) 

Ureeley S4. 

1st half (26-28) 
Lady Alice's Pets 
Stanley A Kerns 
Mills A Fields 
Earl Hampton Co 
Stuts A Blnsham 
Pries A Ray Rar, 

td half (29-2) 
A A O Schuller 
O A M Bingham 
Oolng Straliht 
Jock McKay 
Dane* Flaahe* 
(One to nil) 

Uneola Sq. 

1st half (26-28) 
Palermo's Canines 
Mejers A Nolan 
Cot the Hal)it 



IM halt (M-M} 
Howard MIohols 
MarvlB ft 'White 
Bristol ft Belle 
Proaslor ft - KlalaB 
Oortrud* Bd*rl* 

td halt (It-I) 
Palermo'* Canines 
Stanley A Keras 
Bob CaproB Ce 
Lewis ft Amoe 
Oartrade Merle 

- 8tale (••) 

J J CoUlBS 

<»u*I*r ft W*lle 
lAssCera ft Myra 
UUUriTskaw 
S*Barlla Aloaals Co 

(On* to Bl|> 

'Victoria 

1st half (It-ll) 
Zoeller A Wllbura 
Dick Ryan 
Jaa Kennedy Co 
Brlacoe A Rauh 
Bronaon A Renea R 

Id halt (tt-1) 
Marslo CUttoB Ptar 

Got the Habit 
Wlnahlll A Briaco* 

Harry Oirard Co 

BBOOKLTN 



1st half (ll-it> 
Takewa Japa 
Barr A Croa* 
Oray A Byroa 
Jock McKey 
Troaaureland 

td halt (29-1) 
Vlaaer 1 
I Co-Eda 
Angel A Fuller 
(Two to nil) 

Oat** Are. 

l*t half (tl-l» 
Hlshtower 1 
Smith A Hart 
Swartx A Clifford 
Harry Glrard Co 
(One to nil) 

2d half (29-2) 
Norrls' B.'iboona 
Gates A Clara 
LAM Wilson 
Law WtUon Co 
(Oae te au> 



THB 



TBBOB 

CRAIG 

CAMPBELL 

ASSISTED BX 

ALLAN STUART 

WKBK rWAO Ba8 JAMAICA 
Arransed by 

ALF T. WILTON 

1560 Broadway Bry.int 2027-8 



Jones A Loa 
Anthony A Rogers 
Bathinr Beauties 
(One to All) 

td half (19-2) 
CAB Walscy 
Bobby Randall 
Bronaon A Rene R 
CTwo to mi) 



PelB Ber y St. 

lat half (ll-lt) 
Prank LaDent Co 
Morton A Dolly 
HolUnd A Odaa 
RobblBO ft Jowatt 
4 Diamonds 
Melnolt* A Anth'y 

td half (29-1) 
Paul Bro* 
Bboda ft Broehell* 
■aatea ft Parrell 
rrsMsr ft Ktala* 



Frank Terry 
Dan'-e Flashes 

2d half (29-2) 
Lady Alice's Pets 
nick Ryan 
Karl Hflmpton Co 
Frlaco Harmonists 
McRa* ft Mott 



Hatisaal 

lat half (K-tl) 
Dell A Oliaa 
Calvert A Irwin 
Baby Peggy 
fmlth A Allman 
Norrla' Baboona 

td bait (19-2) 
AerlBl Oroffa 
Barr A Croa* 
Wm Bbba 
Chaa Ahsani Ce 
(Oaa to 811) 



1st halt (K-ll) 
9 Reddlngtona 
P A B Ross 

Van A Vernon 
ErgottI A Herman 
(Two to nil) 

Id halt (29-1) 
Dell A Oliss 
O'Brien A Joseph'e 
Ginger Snap* 
Rot^bins A Jewett 
Bud Snyder Co 

KstrepeMtaa (M> 

I.*at*r irvtai ¥ 
Packard ft Dodco 
Hyama A Evana 

Joe Browning 
Rrd Carnation 
(One to nil) 

Palac* 

1st halt (2<-:>) 
CAB Walsey 
Bobby Randall 
Pot of Oold 
(Two to ail) 

Id hall («*-t) 
Briotol ft Belle 
Bob MflMa ~ 
A4rltf 

(TWO te 811) 
Premier 

1st half (21-11) 
Margie Clifton Ptnr 
Kramer A Pauline 
Stanley A Ginger 
Cherniavsky'* Orch 
(Oa* te fU> 

88 SaK (tM> 
HaBsoB ft Banea 8 
P A B Ros* 
Baby Peggy 
Anthony A Roi«ra 
(One to flll) 

ATI.ANTA. OA. 
Grand (t«> 
MItkus 1 
I'eronne A Oliver 
Malla Bart Co 
Herbert CUtlW 
Soabory Strer Oroh 

BAT BIDOB. M.T. 

IXMW 

1st half (28-28) - 
Leach LaQulnlan ,t 
I Co -Eds 
Going Straight 
Nate Lslpalc 
Bud Snyder Co 

id halt (It-i) 
Lunette A MIchell 
1 »ot8on 

stutz & Bingham 
Treasureland 
(One to (ill) 

BOSTON, MASS. 
Orpheum (t«) 
Aussi A Ciech 
Hayes A Tat* 
Harry HInea 
Bon Jon Olrla 
(Two to flll) 

BVrFAIX), N. T. 
State (le) 

Downey A McCoy 
Miller A Bradford 
Tony Grey Co 
a RIti Bros 
Al LaVine Bd 
(Ohe to nil) 



OAMTOM, O. 
l^ew'a 
lat halt ««.||) 
Oautier'a Doge 

Arthur Uoyd 
Jack Donnelly Rey 
Jea* Oraneae t'o 
Joaaatt* Adier Ca 

OLBTXLAND, O. 
Slat* (t«) 
Billy LaMont 4 
Mm* Pompadour 
BIch ft Cherle 
Mildred Chaplin 
Mary Haynea Ca 
BUI HaaUltoB M 

oouniBtrs. o. 

Bf sa8 (t«) 

Paul Brachard Tw 
MahoBoy ft CeeH 
B'teh'I'r ft Jamls>< 
Adior W*U ft ■ 
i HarsUBlaee 



DHTBOR. 

State (88) 
Xltaro Jap* 
Maalay ft Baldwia 
Wh**l*r ft Potter 
Howard ft Uad 
Al Harmaa 

C^tle ef Oraams ^ 
BVNSTU.I.B, no, 
TlvoU 
lat halt (It-ll) 
Tiebor'a Seals 
Grant ft Dalley 
Pas* ft Shaw . 7 
Br'wa's ft Br'ehoa . ? 
Braille ft BoUs Or ' 

HOBOKEN, N. t. ~ 
State 

1st halt (26-29) 
Margaret Hegedua 
Arthur Alexander 
Evans A Leonard 
Faslilons of 1917 
(One to nUt 

Id half (29-1) 
Leola A Freddy v 
Wm Dick 
Hall ft BymoBds ' 
Circus Days C 
(On* to au) 

JAMAICA. T.. % 
Hllldde 

1st half c:6.;8) 
C A L tlerard 
Saxton & Farrelt '- 
Win Kbl.s 
Phil Seed Co 
Vlsser 1 

2d half (29-2) 
1 Reddingtors 
Stanley A Ginger 
L'nc'st'r ft L'mlos 
Cruaadete 
(One te 811)' 

Mratpms, TBim; _ 

Stat* (28) 
Parlalenne I 
Segal & Roberteoa . ' 
Cl.'uile T..ortua 
Burns A Kans 
7 Stylish Stepptre 

MONTBEAI.. CAir. 

iMw'a (te) 
B A L Glllctls 
Bernard Welier C9 
Anita I'am Co 
Wllliama & Clark 
C'n'sham A Cl'm te 
(Oae to 8U>. 

"-iiainME. H. 

Slate (N) 
4 aa*rtB*rs 
I K**Ba 81* 
Harry Raydsa Oe . 
KlelB Brea 
T«mp t a U saa ef tf 



<t8) 

ClowB Rot 
Vrdm'a ft R'wland 
NIolooB ft Wardea 
Raym'Bd ft CavariF 
Walter WM Oe 
(One te Bll> 

NOBTOUC, TA. 
State (tS> 

Joe Fan ton Co 
irart Wagner A tt 
Mildred LIvlngetoa 
Burt * Rusedale 

st**l* ft Wlasla* 

pmwjB Hir— 

AUIae (Mi 

Francis t 
Kennedy ft KraiMt 
Ryaa * Vf 
Oaorcia Prlns 



Caafor's Berole 
TOBOMTO, CAIii 
Tease 8t. (t«) 

K T Knma Co 
Mrytle Iceland 
Hlghtower 8 
Swarti A Cllltord 
I'ariaiennes 
(One to flll) 
Nell Roy Co 
Sid Lowi* Co 
Radio Fancle* 

WOODHAV'N. 1.1 
Wlllard 

1st half (26-28) 
Paul Broa 
Ro.ia Itosalle 
L & M Wilson 
Kw Wilson CO 
2d halt (29-1) 
Zoeller A Wilburs 



LoewWesteni 



cicaoOt nx. 



(88) 

Chas. RaauBOBd 
Joe Doller Co 

Rlalto Mua Ce 

(One to flll) 

DETROIT, WIS. 
ClBdereUa 
' 1st halt (21-21) 
Thelma Do Oaao Co 
Snow ft SItworth 
▲Inaa Duval Ce 
r*f Job** 



Trslls Ce 



BoeoeroN 

Id half («»-»>_. 
Thelma De Onto C» 
Snow A SItworth 
Alma uuval Co 
Pes Jenee 
Trella Co 

KVAJtSVIA W' 
Victory 
lat half <H-!«> 
TIeber'e aosia 
Orsal ft Daley 



WedneflHay, SepfemEer 21, HIT 



VARIETY 



41 



BnvB'> * Br«ck-» 
Sr»ll* P»Uo.Co 

halt (»»•» 
.> *-A •Mmbccic 

•JjyS; P«rl C. 
Bom KrfM « 

<On« to Oil) 

a«EEN BAT, WIS. 
Strand 
t,t halt (24-H) 
Aadraa * Krancis 
MCSMN. MICH. 
Capital 
lit half (J6-J» 
1 Lari'onlana 
Bchaefpr A Barnica 
J.ck Blrelow Co 

Sd li"" 
HlKle t Cooper 
Briicoc t Delorto 
Ch«> iiUa Co* 

WIS. 

MM* 
M kali (M-X) 
SSMMaVhitacfd 



LANDON, OAN. 
Loaw 

tat half (:i-!S) 
Lew FItZKtbbona 
llorton & Rmall 
Joyce I.ando Co 

td halt (tl-1) 
1 I«re«aiu« 
Rmanr Olria 
Jaek BlaMmr C* 



S T^rmzoHaa 

Thoii Poller Dunne 
(.^urrent of Fun 
Brown Jfc BUiin* 
t«r«tta Gray Co 

OrlLtel 

lat half (27-2I) 
Elinor Cluirl«r 



Ut half (SS-t«) 
Inei Jk Dftwyno 

2d half (30-Oct. 1) 
Elinor fharl«r 

Uptown 
1st half (2S-t«) 
aunor Charier 



THIS WEEK 

WOVm UADUHM 
mat*. Him Twfc 

BMl«Tar< mmi A jg a r l w 
JONBS aad BDU. 
Capitol, HsmMm 

Direction 

CHAS. J. FITZPATRICK 

m WoH Mtk street. Maw Serh 



HKMPHU, num. 

raalavea (If) 

Hack * Uack 
D'mond A Wallm'n 
Britt Wood 
Danca Studio 
(One to fill) 



ATLANTA, OA. 
FaatacM (M) 

Don Valfrlo 
Joe Robfrta 

Oeo Moore 

Vlnr . nt I.nrei Bd 

(Una to fill) 



cHioAcw, nx. 

Amfvleaa 

Mi-lotly May lid 
Willie Karlie A Sle 
Campy A Pierce 
(Three to (111) 

BalmoBl^ 

n halt (il-tt) 
Priah Rector A T 
(Olhera to Sll) 



Brown « RIalna 
(One 10 nil) 
KAI,AM-0, MICH. 
TUUrr 
lat half (>6-ii) 
LunborU 
BMorr OlTiM 
Xaa Almoad Oo 

Barry lUppI 
CH*or« Wayna Co 
(Oa* to ail) 



Wlacoaala <t4) 

Dave Schooler 
MVSK'aON, MICH. 
JeCaiaaa 
lat halt (tt-tl) 
HKcIa A Cooper 
Jobnay Keanao 
Chaa ZIta Co 
Id half (!9-Oct. 1) 
I>opeB A Lopes 
Oacar A Klnff 
Road Hooper Co 




2d halt (U-i4) 
Plaher A Ollmore 
Irma Mllo Co 
Ryker A MrDoural 
(Two to nil) 

Majratle (11) 

Lydiii IlRrine 
Kt-nn-tly A Davles 
Dorothy Buah Co 
Ilolllniiaworth A C 
(Two to fill) 

CUAMPAIflN. ILI,. 
Orpheutn 

2d half (21-24) 
Ed I'ardu Co 
Alt'xandrr A Vtggy 
(Three to 1111) 

DAVKNPOBT, lA. 
Capitol 
Id halt (il-t4) 

Poraythe A Ketljr 

Hun Dodgers 
(Thit.; to nil) 

MADISON, WIS. 

Orpheam 
2d half (21-24) 
N A O Violin 
(Others to flll) 



MILWAl'KEB 
Majeslle (18) 

Eva .Mandul 
.lay llerble 
Johnson A Baker 
Clay Crouch Co 
Tllyoa A Rofon 
(Oao to Ml) 

MINXKAPOUg 

Ttfe M. (U) 

Gosa A Barrowa 

(Jlencoe Sis 
Ward A WilKon 
(Three to fill) 

ROOKFOKD, ILL. 
Palace 

2d halt (21-24) 
2 <'lown8 
(Others to (111) 

ST. i.oins. Jio. 

Grand O. H. (1«) 
Danny Dvnean CI 
(Othera to HID 

ST. PAVL, WNM. 



2d halt (11-24) 
Kruvel A Robels 
Aerial Allena 
(Three to All) 

■O. BSND, UID. 



td half (21-24) 
Paul Tocan Co 
Ward A Van 
Wilbur A Adama 
c Armatronff Co 
(One to ail) 

SPBIKOr*!!), 
Majeello 
2d halt (21-24) 
P Wtaltealde Co 
Other* to III) 



XBWABK, 



V. i. 
<M> 
Harper* 
WUmot 81* 
Lenalae A Mlnto 
Peal Klrkland 
(triad A strains 

BBPFALO, N. T. 
Paatask* (M) 

DeKoe t 

C sharp Minor 
B'way R<v 
Wlnolfred A UlllB 
Larry's Rev 

tOAGARA FALLS 
Pantairee 

1st half (2«-2l) 
Weldanos 
hay Hullnis 
Itontalne A Castle 
Brandel's Previtles 
(One to nil) 

>d haU (»-2) 
MartoB A Small 
Cyans A Pearl 
■liaketh Rer 
(Two to fill) 

TOMMTO. CAN. 

vaatace* (2<) 

KaUa A Unlone 
Rarrr Ames Co 
Rasaell A Annst'v 
Transfeld Sis 
(Oas to nil) 

HAMILTON, CAN. 

Paatocea (Z<) 
CAM Wheeler 
Astil A Fontaine 
Fred Bowera Co 
Volunteera 
(^clone Rer 

DMUIT, MICH. 
fmnmm (M) 

n* Rlokard* 

Lara A Spencer 
Jack DeSylvIa 
Bronson A Gordon 
Jae Cook 
Hvncarian Tr 

TOLEDO, O. 
ruUcea (26) 
I'Oaise A Mitchell 
Pox A Uaybelle 



Dolores Lopez 
Corner Drug Store 
Fid Oordon 
Tampa 

TAOOMA, WA«H. 

Pantaaee (it) 
Parish A Peru 
Jack Strouae 
Passer! ReT 
Allen A Norman 
NIchola* Rev 
(OBt. ta ««. 

vomeualB. tmm. 

Pantatea (*•) 

Ambler Broa 
Quy A Ray 
Jerry Oould 
IMColetta Bro* 
Alfred Latoll 
Younc Abraham 

SAN reAMCISCO 

Pantaaea (M) 
Tounffer* 
Coulter A Roe* 
RuMbI Wa 
Jaaawaky. Tt 
(Two ta.«l> 

LOS ANSKLES 
Paatacea (26) 
Carl .Schenfc S 
Sol lloopU 4 
Welch A Norton 
(Three to All) 

SAN DIKOO, CAL. 

Paatase* (2«) 
8 Orontoa 
Caterpillar* 
Honeymoon Ltd 
Paacbaa Browalat 
OoOf Kay 
« oaaataa-lkawa 

I/O BBACR. €piM 
VBirtasaa (M) 

Ed tAVIne 
Qaby Duvalle 
Moran A Mack 
El Clave 

SALT LAKE dTY 
Paatacr* (te) 

Norman Telma 



'OPPItnAL DENTIST TO THE N. V. A 

DR. JULIAN SIEGEL 

IMO Braadway, Mew Terk 
M, ««h amt dWi Wa. 
*M* Week: Oeerge WtehaHa, Chaa. Daaa 



Snapahot* 

HIrkman Broa 
Prancea Ilaney 
Romas Tr 

DnHAMAPOLIS 
■Mac** (M) 

The Tezana 
Jane Dillon 
Balbanow 

Ruciier A nard 
(One to nil) 

MINNEAPOLIS 
Pantacee (2«) 
Merlp-B Cocatoo* 
Par»o A Richard* 

\lda Negri 
Balrd A IleMtt 
Princess Pat 

WOKANE, WASH. 

Paatacea (t«) 
■morj Manley Co 
»*• A Cranston 
I«attln Kinney Co 
Al Abbott 
.Nicholson lluckert 
•■ATTLE, WASH. 

(M) 



»™»a| 

^auac*' 



Allen Meaa 
Sunbaana 
■va Taacaar 
Bart A Tuahmaa 
4 Blarloa 

oenxir, vtah 

Paatacea (20 

Paul Gordon 
Teddy Marcel 
Clifton A DeRex 
Callt NIta Rawk* 
(Two to flll) 
OMAHA, NKB. 
Paatacr* (2«) 
Al'x'ad'r Broa A E 
Sylvia t.oyal Co 
Kcssler A MnrKan 
Cavrrt of 1927 
(One to nil) 

KANSAS OITT 
Panlace* (M) 
Llttlejohns 
Levan A Dorl* 
Marcell Fallot 
Bzpaaltlon 4 
Aravad tb* World 




ATLANTA, OA. 
Kelth-Albae (M) 

Carlton A Chapelle 
Reed A Duthcre 
Alexandria Co 

Olive Olaen 
Brown Dlrby Orch 

niRMlNO'M, ALA. 
Majestic (26) 

Frazer A Baggett 
Vcrnol 

Ken Howell's Co 
Worth A Wllllns 
Horlick Family 

DALLAS, TEX. 

Majestic (26) 
Brugdon A M Co 
FT. WORTH, TKX. 

Majeetia <M) 
Prince Tofclo 
Carletoa A Ballew 
Weaver Bros 
Ellne A Wheeler 
Orville Stamm Co 

HOl'STON, TKX. 
M*j»1H (M) 
Oua Bdwarda Rer 
LIT. BOCK. ARK. 
Majeetle 
tat half (2<-2l) 
Rexona A Loretta 
Geo Spaldlnc Co 
Brooks A Roes 
McKee O'Con'r Rev 

2d halt (ti-2) 
Ora 

Gene Baraaa Co 
(Two ta flll) 

xnr oKLXANs 

Orphean (f«) 

Pbndnwgraph 
Hall A Allilah 
Ballet Caprice 
John Irving Fisher 
rat Daley Co 



OKLAHOMA CITY 

Orpheum (26) 
The Lelanda 
Rosa A Kiiblnl 
Florence Il'dges 
Frank Knrron 
Elliott A Latour 

SAN ANTONIO 
Orpheum (26) 
Melen Carlson 
Ilayden A Taylor 
W A B Reddirk 
Stuart A Laab 



Mildred Da Bola 
Welat A Btantoa 

MIKNBAPOUS 
HeaMpla (U) 

Rualta C* 

llrown A Whltt'kcr 

Senator Uurphy 

(Three to flll) 

OAKL.\ND, CAU 
Orpheaaa (W> 

Harry Kahne 

Dainty Marie 
Caknoa 

Carimell A Jarrls 
Weixt A Stanton 
Cervo A More 

PORTLAND, OBB. 

Orphesm (23) 
A A M Havel 
llarlcuuins 



BAM Beck 
Uardelaaff* 

SKATTLB, WASH. 

Orpheum (23) 
Maker A Rrdford 
Shean A t^ntor 
Marie Vero 
Barry A wnitledge 
llordner At Buyer 
llaynee LehinanAK 

ST LOriS, MO. 
Orphcaai («S> 
Ardlaa * Tyrell 
Morris A Campbell 
Tote 

Small A May* 
Pat Henning Co 

St. I/ouls (tS) 

Miller A I'orbeit 
I'.ichard Vintour 




Fred Jardatb 
Ina Alcova 
4 of Da 

Frederic Frldkla 
SAN FTiANrisro 
Golden Gale (23) 

Sid Marion Co 

Gilson A Scott 

Harry Holman 

Nick Lucas 

(Two to nil) 

Orpheum (25) 
Tvotte RuRel 
We.ston A Lyons 
Riierwooda 
Hooper A Oatchett 
Ray A Hanieoa 
C Emmy'* Co 



Well* A 4 Par* 
Whttlnc A Burt 
(One to nil) 

VANCOUVB, B. C. 
Orpheum <M) 

Jue Fonc 
Am Nlte In T.ondon 
Pepita Crandos 
DAD Dean 
Acl.'pn A Mnriorie 
Nancy Glbbs Co 

WINNIPEG, CAN. 

Orpheum (23) 
I-'re.la A Palace 
i'etite Kt-v 
John Hyman 
Rack A Rector 
Iteles A Lawley 
(One to flll) 



Kdtk-Westen 



CLJEVKLAlffD, O. 
RmUI** Hipp 

iBt half (tS-ST) 
Alberta !*•« Co 
Jo« Jenny 4 
Spltalnj'a B4 



Gene Oreen 
(Three to flll) 

2d half (28-1) 
Brail* * Pallo Bev 
G«B QrMB 
Br'wn'c & Brack'n 

(Two to nu> 



Kitty Pon*T Oo 
(Two to fill) 
58th Street 
3<1 hftlf c: :'&) 
Irvine A Chanry 
See backs 

Kempsner ft llay'd 
iThrea to flll) 

VMhan 

td half itt ti) 

Owon MrOlvenry 
Van lloven 

A Haseh Co 
(Thrt'O to flll) 

PrunkUa 

2d hair i22'i'o> 
Oaynor .t Hyron 
r.ixWn Rlnl Sis 
I»oc Bnker 
ZfMa Saiuler 
I>Hnte*B Co 
(One to nil) 

IlfinilltnD 

2.1 half '22 :r.> 

M.Tfin-K A Ilolitn* 
>r;ink •'ovollo 
Ail,n & riintit.-M 
Mar Severn 
tOno to flll) 

Hlppoiro n (!•> 

D'Orsny A Stedin'n 
Mit hnn IJroa 
I.u>>in I. A Andree 
VMlda Co 
Bob IlBlI 
Btlly House Co 
(S> 

Oointf North 
Hazel Croahjr 
Mazett A Lscwla 
Geo Qrlffln Co 
Prick * Popo 
(Ono to fill) 

Jeffemoa 

Id half (22 2&) 

Amazon * Nile 
Win.rvini A Szetta 
Sunshln*' Co 
Vp In the Clouds 
Robey A Mlt<hell 
(One to nil) 

ISSth Slrf^t 
2<1 half (22-2&) 
Keno & Norman Co 
A A G Fslla 
Kvett A AmbroM 
Carl McCulIouKh 
I>anrinff Goba 

Palace (1»> 
Betaa Co 
UarT A Wabl 
A Johnaon Co 
O'Dall Canno 
J Doolay 
11 Sector 
Kthel Water* 
4 Koya 
Jack Honny 

Prentlnll & Burt 
Rubin Berkuith 
(Othera to flll) 

Revent 

Sd half (32-2»} 
Marinofl'a Co 
I>an Coleman 



WHEN 

PLAYINQ 

PHILADELPHIA 



JACK L. UPSHUTZ 
TAEOR 908 Walmt SL 



ORDER 
MONDAY: 
FINISH 
•ATURDAV 



Original Cavallcra 
TVLBA, OKLA. 
O ipUt aa* (M> 

Black A Oold 
Roy Smeck 

Redmond A "Wella 
Patrlcola 

Fountain of Dance 
WICHITA, FANS. 
Majestic 

let half (26-H) 
Wade Booth 
Steppe A Fierce 
Supper Club 
(One to flll) 

2d half (29-:) 
Keefcr > 
I.over** Lane 
(Three to mi) 

WICHITA VAIX8 
MaJeaUa (M) 

Betts Seala 
The Croonader* 
Burns A Allen 
Eddie Roe* 
Jimmy Burchlll Co 



CHICAGO, ILL. 



lat halt (it-i7) 
DoUKlas A Charles* 
(Others to flll) 

•d hair (28-1) 
Bttb, Mobbey A Bob 
(Others to nil) 

Palace (tC) 

Ken Murray 
Ann Oreenway 
Harry Carroll . 
In tbe Gym 
WIU Collier 
Colleclan* 
Dermonde A Pinr 

Blvesla (U) 

Sun Dodcer 

LibonatI 
Florle La Vera 
Franklin D'Aniore 
Clayton A I.ennls 
(One to nil) 

Sta(c-I.ake (2.1) 
Medley A Dupree 
.Tcronie A Grey 
l^ll^o Keen Co 
llardetn 
Waul A Van 
Ruby lAtham 

Tower 
1st halt (2!i-ll) 
Ferria A Bill* 
(Other* to ail) 

td halt (il-l> 
Johnson A Baker 
(Others t* III) 



OENVKR, COLO. 
Orpkeam (U) 

MItb Claaper Co 
Doyle A Schlrmcr 
Beeman A Grace 
Margo Beth Co 
Wm Faversham Co 
Harris A Helley 

KANSAS CITT 
Orphaaa* (W) 
Jean Adair Co 

Mel Klee 
Ethel Davis 
Mitty A Tillle 
Sim Moore Co 
Murray Co 
(One to nil) 

LOS AM0BLE8 
BHMsa** <W) 

Falls Rcadinc A B 
Eilith Melscr 
I>lero 

((■.Veil A Vermont 
(One to flll) 

Orpheum (29) 
Eddie Conrad Co 
Bertram A Sazloa 
C i auma e ul ei iian 
Belmont Bros A J 
Gen Mrl.ennon 
Ma.l.lock's Co 

MILWAVKEE 
Palace (t.1) 
Flceson A Foleom 
McClellan A Sarah 
Chilton A Thomas 



Roblnsoa A Pierce 
(One to au) 

id bait (it-I) 
Pitsalmro'ns A Fl'y 
Maurice A R'thm'n 
Roxy lat Roeca 
Spltalny's Bd 
H Tcsw'th A CwPd 

DKTBOIT. m^tl. 

Grand Riviera (tS) 

Monti A Carmo 

John Dunn 

M Blossom I 

(Two In nil) 

IM Sallc Gardens 

(25) . 
Roth Sis 
Joe Tenor Bd 
Mayball Oakley 
(Two to am 

FT. WATin, iia>. 



1st halt (IS-2T) 
Kramer A Fielde 
Harvard Co 
3 Vagrants 
Kramer & Boyle 
(One to nil) 

2d half (211-1) 
Geo Shelton Co 
I Good Knighta 
Davia A Nelaon 
(Two to flll) 

HAMMOiro. TMD. 
New Stota 

1st half (2(-2T) 
RIch'da A N'blette 
> Kay Sia 
John Special 
(Two to nil) 

id halt (tl-I> 
Raines Bis 
Geo Starr 
(Three to flll) 

USXINOTON, KT. 
Bea AU 
let half (ti-i7> 
BAR Oorman 



mmciB, iMB. 

Wyssr OfBBd 

1st halt (2(-27) 
D A R Ryan 
Ch'mb'r'in A Earle 
(Three to flll) 

id halt (2S-1) 
France* Kennedy 
Broaias A Bartoa 
(Two to ail) 

BICHMOND, VA. 
Murray 
id halt (2S1) 
Ch'mb-rra A Carle 
Joe Jenny 4 
BHy 

(Three to flll 
■AMDCBKT, O. 

Schade 
1st half (26 27) 

Holilngsworth & C 

TERRR BAI TK 
Indiana 

1st half (2S-27) 
McRae A Clesir 
Jack Kneeland Co 
HcRae A r less 
(Two to nil) 

2d half (21-1) 
Eddie Pardo Co 
Wilson A Godfrey 
D A R Ryan 
(Two t* flll) 

inmiBox, om. 

Capitol 
Roxy T.a Itocca 
Maurice A R'thm'n 
MscoB A Rocue 
Xlrby Da Oac* Co 
Morgaa * latka 
td halt <il.1) 
Jack Donnelly Co 
Bums A Wsst 
Levola A Reed 
CarltoB A Beaslcy 
Alberta T.ee Co 



Keith- Albee 



NinV YORK CITI 

Hroadway (It) 
Rocer Williams 
Dlehl 81s 
Hurst A Vogt 
Lester Lamor < 
Seed A Austin 
Bjnsrn A^tj^^yart 



(Thre* 



id halt <it-il) 

DIsitanoes 
Jack Hanley 
AniH 

Irene Ricardo 
McKay A ArdlBO 



list Street (M) 
All Wronc 
I.ady Tsen Mel 
Hickey Bros 
Jerry Co 
(Two ta flll) 

— td h alt ( i|.|t » 

TIncent O'Donnell 
Bevaa A Flint 
Oene Ceatello 
Oordone Co 
John Doolcy 

tth Areoue 
id half (ti-211) 
Abe Reyaolda Co 



Moor* A Powell 

(Two to mi) 

Blverelde (1») 

t Whirlwinds 
HoRS Wyfe Co 
K.lKar Heraen 
Venlta Gould 
Whirl of Splrndor 
Rubin Beckwith 
Bert Gordon 
Joe Frisco 
Bert Sheppard 
(I) 

Jack Hanley 
Jos Marks Co 
Gallrlnl Sis 
Sylvia Clark 
Roye A Mave Rev 
Barto A Mann 
(Three to flll) 

Bayal 

chelm St Orr t 
Murray A Fayne 
niiiy Champ 
Joyner A Footer 
(Two to flll) 

rONKT ISLAND 
Tllyou 
2d half (22-21)) 
Evers A Grata 
D K( rausrtn 
Kay** Kutup* 
I.ehn A Mereede* 
D Roma Rer 

FAB ROTKAWAT 
Strand 

2d half (22 ;S) 
Barr 2 

W A J M.mdill 
Homer Roiiialne 
i^hfrni'.H A- Ityan 
)tior;l( * Puiiy 
Manny King 

BROOKLTN 
Albee <I»> 
RItlnce A Vernon 
Frakaon 

Show Olt 

Murray A Oakland 
Ida May Ohadwick 
Mayo A I.ynn 
(Three to flll) 

(3) 

A Raw h Co 
Dare A Wahl 
Foy Family 
(Othera to flll) 

tlushwlrk 

2cl half (22-2S) 
Manuello 

Bedford A Wallace 
n i n p y Pel 



rarker Mabh Co 
(Two to mi) 

Oreeapatet 

id half (2i-2>> 
Stratford 4 
(Others to flll) 

Orpheum 

!d half i:2-!S) 
3 Dance Martacs 
Murphy A Allyman 
William Morrow 
F Clayton Revue 
I One to flll) 

Fraspect 

td half <:2-:5) 

Marion Sunshine 
Bentcll A Gould 
Warren A Brock'y 
Abo Rcynolde 
(Two to flll) 

AKRON 
Palace 

h.iif 

Koli S\Ma 
• ■om).- Ji N.-\ins 
Krank Dtxon 
Count Bernlvlrl 
Jack R OlIRord 
Beehae A Ruhvatte 

let half (26-28) 
Julia Dyka 
CahtH A Wells 
Toby Wilson Co 
Daniels A Kanies 
Woodland Revue 
(One' to flll) 

2d half (29 2) 
Wally A Z.'lla 
Ada Brown A Co 
Doyle A Delia 
Men of Opera 
(Two to flll) 

AMIAMT. H. y. 



td half (22-25) 
Berrena A Fin 
I.omax A Johnston 
Lottie Mayer Co 
(Two to flll) 

ALI.KNTOWN. PA. 
Colonial 
td halt (22-25) 

Del K.Iwood 
,<Ji(l.. Kirks 
Alli n * I.ce 
Odette Co 
Diamond A Bren*n 

AI.TOONA, FA. 
Mlachler (IV) 
Slarcus Rev 
ASnl'RT PARK 

Mala St. 
2d halt (i2-2S) 
Mlaa Mystle 
Murray A Gsrdner 
(Thro* to ail) 

ASBBTnXB. M. C. 
PUm 
2d halt (it-ts) 
Dorothy Byten Co 
JAB Pace 
VIeaer i 

Henry Ilacal C* 
(Oao t* AH) 

ASHT.«BIIIJI, O. 



2d hnit (il-il) 
need A Lucy 
Roiiialne i 
Lucas A Unian* 
(Thr<* to flll) 

ATLAMTA, OA. 



td haw (It-ti) 
H Tlabarc O* 

ATfMxnc cpn 



td half (22-25) 
GAT Maxley 
Haxel Crosby 
Violet A Ptnr 
(Otohr* to nil) 

BALTIMORE. MD. 

Hippodrome (lil) 
Torino 

Peter Hlaslna 
Hal Neiman 
Aa We Were 
Moas A Prye 
Shaw A Carroll 

<ti) 
Mayo 'A Lyna 
i Whirlwind* 
Rermaa TImberc 
(Thro* ttf-DII) 

fMkirroN, mass. 

Oardoa's Olympla 
(Waeh. HI.) (19) 

Haynea A Beck 

Hubert XInty 

Frank Maura 

Lean A Sawa 

siUlaa (Jioala 

KeMhV (M) 

Redtlvltle* of Hi; 
Kraft* A Lamont 
Crawford A Braa 
(Other* te ait) 
(M) 

Renee Rlano 
l.nnl? A Haley 
Clara Jscol s 
Cromwell Knox 
Barlea 

(Otbere to flll) 
Kew Bestea (It) 

GaatoB Palmer 

Rafflns Co 

Scrambled Lexs 

Raul Ilrlin.int 
AlhriL'ht A Hart 
CAR Marsliali 

BRADFORD, PA. 
Hradford 

2d hair 122 25) 
Att'rbiiry A- Glllum 
Marvel A Fay 
Htan Stanley 
Rofsmann (^o 
(One to flll) 

BBIOOKFOBT. OT. 



Dtrkson A Cassldy 
Lllily Co 
(One to flll) 

B( FFALO, N. Y. 
Hippodrome 

2d halt (t: 25) 
S i wahl 

.><enna A Deaa 
Art Henry 

ilus Fow-ier 
' 'abarn Ilia 
tr%*o to till* 

iBt half (?0 
C.'iian A- <:ir.is,.ii 
n.>»e * Th. rne 
Dave Appalon Co 

(Othera to flll) 
rAMHior. i. 

Tower'* 

!d half c22.:5) 
Francia A Wally 
Krank Wilbur 

4 Peppar Bkaker* 

(Two to all) 

CANTON, O. 
).>ecom 
2d half (22-25) 
Carr Broa A B 
Derickaon A Browa 



•^id Morehouee 
Tliiee to nil) 
f'd half i:» '.') 
Fl>inK llnrtwella 
3 Bennett Broa 
I.«vaa A Holies 
Kel'.y Jsckaon Co 
Harrison A l>.-iMn 
u:opsom H'-aiii « o 

IlKTBIlir. Mil II. 
Temiile ( IttI 

■/.lll.i 

lliai.ius .V Karla 
lt..k-. .■ lin .c.n 
Sen llalp, rin 
iiki'lly A llett 
(2<) 

Murand A Olrtoa 
Andereen Uru* 

Fiant IMXon *3» 

Kddie Nelaoa Ca 
Count Bernivlc) Oa* ' ■ 
Vptawa 

id halt (:2-35> 
Lottie Atherton 
Noberlo Ardelll 
Ra> mond Boml Co 
Chas WlUon Co 
U'Hanlon A Zamb'l 

let bait (It-il) 
A A J Oorelll 



JOHN J. KEMP 

Theatrical Insurance 

551 Fifth Avenue, New York 



Mason A Dixon Co 
Wilbur Mack 
Joe Fejer* Oreh 

1st hair (i«-ii) 
Kay* A.aayra 
Ferry e*tmi» 
(Thro*' ta.ail) 

2d half ftl-i) 
Fortunello & Crtl'o 
Ssrxent A I.0W1* 
4 Cameron* 
Danny Dnican Co 
(One to flll) 

rlNClNNATI. O. 
Keith's (IS) 
Sarcent A T.ewis 
4 Camerons 
Pleurette JeolTrey 
Vox A Waltere 
Tl-man'* Co 
NauchtSB A OoM 
B A O NalaoB 
n Soltl Co 
(One to nil) 
(2C) 
Bwlnr Eaton 
Remns Mldicrts 
Bill Robinson 
Claude A Marlon 
Flor O'Denleh'a 
Dooley A Sale* 
Birch A Bdce 
(Two to nil) 

Patore (l») 

O A 1. Fonda'i 
Boudlnl A llerviard 
Julia Dyka 
Kelly Jackson 
Cahlll A Wells 
Danny DuxRan 
Fortunello Co 
(Two to nil) 

(i<) 
4 Wordens 
Sullivan A Lewis 
Reed A I>avere 
Stepplnc Alons 
Hunter A Percival 
(Other* to flU) 

CL'KHB'O, W. TA. 
Boblason Grand 

2d half (22 25) 
Adams A Rash 
O'Brien • 
(Three to flll) 

ri.EVF.LANn. o. 
10.1th St. (It) 
3 Kirkeloos 
Itulllvaa A Lewi* 
Toby WllooB Co 
Dave Vine 
Alma NellsoB 
(One to nil) 
(31) 

Carr Bros A B 
Blue Grass 4 
Bkelly A Belt Rev 
Jaek Rube Clilford 
Old FIdd's vs Jaiz 
(One to nil) 

FBlac* (It) 
Kaye A Sayre 
Tom Htfward Co 
Carl Freed Orch 
Dooley A Sales 
I.a Belle Pole 
(One to flll) 
(!'.) 
Cljevalirr Bros 
While A Ticrney 
Marie Marlow 
Tad TleOMM's Co 
(Two to flll) 

COLrMBVfl, O. 
Keith's 

2d half (22-25) 
Ben Hassen Tr 
Pefcxy Mackecbnie 
M Pryor Co 
Lew Welch Co 
Winchester A Roes 
Chancy A Fox 

1st half (2«-2«) 
FurtuneiloACrllino 
Sarceat A L*wls 



illina A Peterson 
Watkins Co 

Flatbush 

td halt (22 ;;) 
B A J Brows 

2 J'aviys 

Eddie Foy 
Sylvia Clark 



Id halt (ii-i() 
"-'■T «^-— - 



Val Harrla 
Watson A Cobaa 
Acemos 
Rooa Klaao " 

Poll'e 

2d half < 22 21) 
riaminc Vuulh 
Toodles A Tod 



Frank McOlyaa 
Johnny Berkes Co 
Danny Dugan Co 
2d half (21-2) 

Kaye A Ssyra 
Ferry Corway 
(Others to flll) 
DATfTON, O. 
Kelth-s 

2.1 ha'if (22-35) 
Banee .vie 
-Owtnseil A Lennh't 
MarKurrile A Gill 
Eddie Kelson 
Lea Orllle Rer 
(One to nil) 

Isl hsif I2l-il) 
l-'tyton A May 
Haunted 



Celania). « 
(Three to fln) 

id halt (tt't) 
< Cracker Jack* 
Samparl A tMaht 
Frank McGlyaav 
Johnny Rerke* Ol. 
(One to nil) 

P. \STON. FA. 

Stale 
2d half (:2-U> 
Debell A Vine 
T>a \ e A Jipol.in 
W A I H. limes 
Kona A San 
Msrie Hughes 

BUSABSni, 
Ctty 
id half (tt-tl> 
■ally A Thomaa 
Roa* A Thora* 
HolTman A Laipb't'- 
MIs* Jall*t 
I One to flll) 

EI.MIRA. N. T. 
Majestic 

id halt (i2-i5) 
Leacaa a( VanpMS 
(Otkara io ail) 

ERIE, PA. 
Erie (1») 
Ada rirown 
Wally A i'.ella 
Boyle A Delia 
Old FIdd's V* Jsafl 
(On* to flll) 

FAnUTT. W. Vik 



id halt (it-ft) 
(Tiara Howard 
(Othera to flll) 

UKRMANTN, PA. 
Orpheaai 
Id halt (it-ti) 

PaskmanM Co 

Carr A Downinc 
(Three to flll) 

OL'S PAI LS, N. T. 
Ilewlll A Hail 
Strnuil A White 
Jim Lyons , 
rvril A Van 
(One to nil) 

O. RAPIDS, MICH. 
Bameaa PBik 

id halt (ti-tl) 
Dan Pitch's <> 
(Others to flll) 

1st halt (t(-tt> 

Lottie Ath' rion 
I'exiry McKetihnle 
Roxer Imhnff ^o 
(Three to AM) 

2d half (29 2) 
Gossips of 19^7 
(Others to nil) 

OmCRKaB-M, FA. 



id hair (ii-il) 
Wordea Broa 
O'Connor A Faacha 
Tiavls A MeCay 
Hodcea Co 
Col Ja«h O sstiifl 

HARRISB'M. FA. 
NSW 

td half (22-21) 
Slim Timblln 
Holl.indi-rs 
Marlon Glbney 
Goin'/, A Gome* 
Jacks A Queena 
C T Green 



id half (ii-it) 
Ix>uls Wricht 

Morton A Sally 
(Three to nil) 

HI'NT'G'N. W VA 
Orpheum 
2d half (22 2e> 
Marcus Sis 
Reeves A Well* 
Bwinc Eaton 
Morin A Gals 

JERSEY CITY 
SUta 

id half (i;-3I) 
Johnny Lyons Co 

HealT A Cross 

(Three te mi> 
MBMSTOWN. FA. 



Id half (ti-tt) 
Rlree A Arnold 
Oerbers Co 



(CoDtlnued-oa poga SS) 



GOLD>tEDAL COLUMN 

R I B BO.N ~ LI S I 



HI. u »: 



SHOP ~ \.N n - m x li 



THBATRIOAX. OUl'Flri'BB 
e/» HHITH * SMITH 
MM BrMtdmr Lutuwaaiu SMS 



ETERTTHHtO FOB KENT 



LOUIS xiY AHnanx oo^ no. 

• But 6Mk MtMt Mm mm 



Ih« LITTLEJ0H5S Bhineitonet 
Anything In Rhinaitenat 
Also Perfect XaeklM tor Bettlnc 
IM Weet «Wh Bl. CM«fc»Tt»« lTt5 



ANHA 8. BUKKE 

B»lr m4 ggriPBtwelyUet 

wronmt nerve*. 
An. (44th Bt.) Tander. tSM 



CLEANERS 



MnOH 

IflMW MlA Dyer 

Work I>eM 0*enl>ht 
Oeeda Called tor and DollTored 
It W. 41tk St. iMkan 



COSTUMES 



AVI KAU BI0K8 

■miMil ud Mat* 
iir th> T kma ^ 

. STUDIO 

X41 Eailt 17th Bt. StOT. 0104 



EAVES COSTUME CO. 

•f Every Dateription 
Pmf Kvary Ooeaaion 
IM Waa* fkitr-aiath StnM 



TilRT FAIB C08IU1IE8, IHG 



> THBATBIOAL 
Un Broadwar 



JmA L LipshntB Cottnu Co. 

larorporated 

«M 1th Atomo Brraat lift 



TEE fOIJC COSTUMS BOOK 

M Full-pace llliutratloBa In Color 
(4t Anna) Full direetlona for maklnc. 

uslna Inexpenalve materlala 
Cloth— Price 16.00 Catalotua Free 

A. 8. Bamea * Co.. 47 Weet 4«lh St. 

COSTUMES 

A 8PBCIAI. SAU 
Pre pa, etc.. ot alx munlcal 
Sell any part or all 
C. COMUt 
Mi Weat 4StB t. Hum Teah CUj 

lAvii Guttenbetg^ Sou 

Vaed Caetamaa tor Bale or Beat 
Now at 

t Weat Itth at. Watklaa tUt 



JOSETTE 

Bealcnina and Creatine of 
^ COSTUMES 
tor Prodnctlooa and Vaudeville 
W Weet SSth St. Colambaa 14M 



D. VELTBT 

(OppoBlte Lopd A Tarlor'a) 
Women'* Taltor-Made SulU, Dreaeea^ 
Coata and Rldlna Hablta 
^■a.Kew and Bemodele<t— Prof. DIacoant 
MIMWi Ave. (!UUh St.) Calrdonia 7111 



DRAPERIES 



L WEDB ft 80HS 

Oartalna — Dia p e i iee — Famltara 

— tor— 
ANT BEQUIBEMENT 
•04 W. 4Srd St. Lack 14t*-M 



OTTO MEEBS 
DBArniBS roB thsatbb* 



IM I 



THE BBOUm STUDIOS 



tui 1 



HOVELTY SCENIC STUDIOS 



riee. Seeaerr, Staca Sottlaca 
M* Weat tlat St. iJMk. M*l 



TIMES SQUARE 
OUAPKRY * UPHOLSTERING CO. 
■peolallata In Nlaht Clak aad 
Theatre work 



U» W. 4Mh St. 



Brraat tlU 



▼OIXAHD SCEHIC STUDIOS, IHC. 

Saa^ettee Scenery Bisftaff 

Por Stavea and Audltorlume 
New York Office 
IM* Paramount Bids. I.oa(. 7407 



ynXABD H. FBANCE SONS, Ino. 

HEM, OR RENT 
New and Used Hcpnlc Spttlitfra 

For Vaudeville and I'ro'luctlona 

104 Weet SSth Ht. lj<rk. l»8t 



EVEBTTHUrO IN DBAFES 

(or Hotion Plcturea aad Tbeatrea 

Hational Theatre Supply Co. 

— ~ Bry. S4I 



TBIMMraOS 
Vouolidated Trimming Co., Inc. 

Manufaoturera and Denlanera 



DESIGNERS 
-a- 



AUHX BKBRBTSni 

D'-sfcner of 

Stage Settinga and CostumM 



ABTHUB nOBE 

Alt Mnata* mU Baa%M 

t or 

OAmoi. TaAnoi 



AUGUST VIMMEBD 
COLUMBUS 3478 



Af* Bliailir a( BaitF Thttrtn 
Alao 

Dealoar at Maw Tork Prodaetloa* 



DOHAID H. OERSLAOEE 

Art Director and Dealcaer 
at New York Prodaotleaa 
IM aaat ISth 8t.\ Bhiaalaadar IWt 



lAMES BEYNOIM 

Art DInetor 

ot 

CHAS. DII.I.IN<iHAM FRODCCTIOXS 



JOHN WENOEB 

Dealgner of Btace BettlBga aad 
MOTION PICTCBB rBBSBNTATIOXB 
ON Sth Ave. Colambaa 4Mi 



LEE SIMONSON 

Art Director and X>eal(Ber at 
SETTINGS and COSTUMES 



WATSON BABEATT 

ART DIRECTOR AND DESIGNER 

' ot 

8HUBERT PRODUCTIONS 



FABRICS 



DAZIAN'S. INC. 

THBATBICAI, UOODS 
Brrant ioei-i»7-ii77 
ltl-144 Waat Focty-Foarth Street 



L. J. EfiMB A COMPAXT 
Ceitum* FabriM • SpMialty 
• EAST SaUi ST. \ 



MATTATtAM TEETHE CO., Inc. 

ITnnanal 

8CENBB1 AND rOSTUMB FABBIOB 

tram ear own mtlU. Br/ant Sftll 
1*1 W. 4ttk St. Upp. Friara' Olab 



MENDELSOHN'S TEXTILE COBF. 

TUEATRICAI. FABRICS 
Sllka — TInaela — Pluihea 
15* W. tilth St. Brr. 7S7t-St*t 



FURRIERS 
LlTGOlSiNG 

Cifato M14 ^ _S»..Weat 5M Bt. 

"Farrtar ta tha Prateealoa' 

Now ehowlna New Modela 
Remodellnr and Repalrlnc br Craftamen 



SCENIC SUPPUES 



A. IXaOBUt CO. 

■UrFUM TOB UCMSnC AKIWtB 
I 41U 



AUG 

Dry and Pal* Colors AalUaa Dyaei 
BroBM Powderai Beaala Artlat# Bapp i iaa 
AUO HANVFAOTVBmO 00. 
IM Waat Mmt 84. WatUw Olfl 



F. W. MEBK Co., Inc. . 

AH StadM Onr Celan. ■rtana. Belallk^ One 
Quick Oryln* Fomltura Painta la Oloaa 
and Dall Flnlah 
Ml Weet ttad St. 



FIBEFBOOF 

Daek aad Maella. Oottea Duck 
IM Waaatw Bt^ 



PROPERTIES 



The atrical Frope rti wi jHytf s 

Danclna Mate 
Preductleai Farahka* CeaeMa— Wi AIM Rsat 



MI Weat ttth Siraal 



Peaa. 7S71 



KAJOB JOOSIOl 

Thoatrleal FKpartlaa Builder 
Cratea, Prep* aad Rtnlasa 
MT Weat t*th Bt, I«a*aera Mil 



The WOliam Bradley Studios 

tit W. tSrd at. I .*a » ae r i iM i * M 

Furniture, all make* and period* 

Propertlee of every deacrlptlon 
tor Btace and motion picture oae 
■Terytblnc or ita whereabouta 



Funtitnre and FnmliUBCS 

ON BBHYAI, SAna 

WILLIAM man 

m w. nth at. chiak. iMt 



JOHl FBAET0BIU8 

Papier Maaha D«»« r a H *aa 
CUy iMalllk* • BealptuHaa 
V«r all tk ta ti laa l pwpaaaa 
4*4 Waat 4BM Bt. CMak. 1*1 1* 



UCHTS 



CASTTOL STAGE UGHTINO CO. 

BUeCTBICAI. EFFECTS 
OF AU BMMBIPTIOlta 
•M ■kalh An. fMM m.), X. T. Olr 




Diiplay Stag* 
Lighting Co. 

•■A Liant. 
msav r- 



mrwioo 



CHABLE8 I. NEWTON 

MoTlng doudi. w«ur rlpplM, eeeaa wavea. fell, 
loi new, tain, ttm, IUhlalng. buuarniaa. Mida 
8teraaptlaea% 8eloptlooa%. SpoUlckt* 



FLOFUSTS 



A. WAI 
Hotel Aator 



The Approprlata Olft 





INDOBFF. INO. 

LMk. 



FOOTWEAR 



Toe and Ballet BUp 
Daactna Flata 
lataat Fan lia da l a tar Btraat Wear 

CAFEZiO 

Rt4 7th Are. (Mth Bt.) 



CIrrIa MW 



THBATBICAI, 8BOB8 
In stock 

made to order 
"S"*^ on ahort nol 

SSANK 

SM Mchlh Ave. (Slat St.) Col. Ml* 



and Pi 

order 1 I 

lotlce JLrt 

C'S 



BEN AND SALLY 

Theatrical Footwear 

"Nol-t-leaa" and "Perfeetf* 
Toe and Ballet Sllppere 
ttt Weet tind St. Wla. 464* 



SHOBT VAMF SHOES 

(Trade Mark) 
Flrat French Boot shop In Amerlea 
Eitabllahed l«t7— Booklet 
WaUAM BBBMBIBUI 
• Waat nth at. 



JEWELRY 



MADE TO YOUR ORDER 
Pearl and Ptellaum Meeh Braaeloti 

Arttellcally Hand-made 
Distinctive Esolnalv* 
nunrantoed from Manufacturer Dlraet 
ILtXIHE ttAt.rn COMPAWTi Bn - " 

m Fifth — ■ 



lM«-4 BBXAMT 

X. HEMMEBDDrOl^, INC. 

«BWn.BB« 
M We*t t*th Btraat 



LOANS ON DIAMONDS, JEWELRY 

Musical Inxtrumenta, criothlna 
All Klnda iif Personal Property 
Liberal I.onna on Pure While la Storaa* 
a ty 'i * SONS 

I Caluaiba* Av*. (Mth at.) Cal. 1441>t 



KUIQL BROS ^ 

•TAOC LMHTItlO 

^^/ifhtg, rtottdilghtt. SK^^ki r^%eia 

121 MMtt to* jnaat Cotumkue QUO 




STAGE RICCINC 



FETEB CLABK, INC. 

steel an4 Aebeato* Curtalaa 
Count*rw*l*ht ay*t*ina 
OrskMir*, Off** Oentir aad ai*fi Traaa 
IM Weet Mth at. ChMiarlBa *M1 



THE NEW YOEK STUDIOS 

Moit true counterweight ayelema. both 
track and wire guldea. -The N. T. aped- 
flcatlon ateel double aabeetoa curtalna 
MS-H* Weal Mth Street Laek. *t7* 



MUSIC AND MATERIAL 



Allegro Mntic Printine Co., lac. 

SpeeUUIeta la Every Braaah 
of Mnale Prtntlac 
Ilt-IIT W. ttth St. 



FORBE8T 8. 
CHILTON 
•The Kouae of Helodlea" 
ini Broadway, at 4Mh Strea* 
Chlekerlac 4IS7 



CABLF. WILLIAMS 

Orcbeatratlona for Productlona 
Taadevllle 
Phaaacraph TItapksa* 
Columbia TiMatra BM*.. Boom Ml 
Ttt flh A**. Bryaat TTtt 




Music 
Writing in 

All It* 
Branch** 
l.tD.I Broadway 



MUSIC AND MATERIAL 



ACTING FLATS 

Koaalaca, KadUtloa*^ Drllli; icin*trel 
aad VaudartUa Jokea. and Bketchee: 
Idaaa tor Batartalament. cataloa. 

DBAMAnO PDBU8IIINO CO. 
M*A a. Daarkara Bt. 



SAMUEL FBENCH 

laearporatad tttt 
Oldaat Play.Pabllahara la th* Werid 
T. B. Bdward*^ Manaalna Mraatar 

M wmi 4ath at, mir Tou. », t 



SCENIC CONSTRUCTION 



COLONT LUMBEB CO. 

THBATBICAI. LDKBA 
Complete Stock Immediate Delivery 

41 Weet ttth St. Chlekerias 7tM 



Greater New York Lnmber Co. 

Inc. 

COMPLETE STOCK at 
Theatrical Lumber tor Inamedlat* 
Dellrary 



ACB0BAT8 ATTEmOBI 



Full Dlraatlea*— Ilinatralad— Clath 
Prte* tl.4* CaUlena Vraa 
A. B. BABMW « CO„ Tl WaM *4th «. 



MEN'S CLOTHIERS 



HALLEN'S CLOTHES SHOP 

Oar eMhea m aad naak* yea hM>k FIT 

. *• %"WJ*t"i&.£li!'— 

RuMlaB albaw* trlth tha It, T. A. 



Tail Scenic Construction Co. 

QBAND OPEBA HOC8X 
ttt West ttth St. rheiaaa *74t 



FBANX DWYEB, Ino. 

BOIUtBU OW SOBiaBT 
Weat Wth Bt. ColaaAaa I 



SCENERY 



p. DODD ACKEBMAN 

STCDIO 
144 Weat wth stmt 
F. Dadd Aiikwaiaa. Piil » ai r 



B. w. BEiaMAv mmo 

'M. T. PBOorcnoNB 

Itt Weet t*th St. Wisconsin SM* 



SCHAFFNEB & SWEET, INC. 

VAUDEVILLE and PRODUCTIOIta 
DRAPES and SCRNERY 
411 First Ave. (ttth St.) I«l. 07m 



CLEON THBOCKMORTON, Ino. 

STUDIO 
T. C. Shlel, Bus Mgr. 
DESinNINO — BVILDING— PAINTINO 
10» Weat M St. S» " 



YELLENTI 

Btaa* Bettings Designed and Xxeratad 
From tlie .'Script to the Ourtula 
NKW ADI>KK.SS 
SIR West 40th ,St. 



PHYSIOC STUDIOS, Inc. 

N. T. Productlona furnished compl*te 
Dealgalng — Bnlldlag — Palntlns 
Propcrtiea, Draperlea, etc. 
104-108 Central Park South 



D£ FLESH FLETCHEB 
i>BnaMBB 

an a«iy — Btace Battlaca — 
Aliw Benlale 
741 Tth Ave. (t7th St.) Bryaat 1M8 



Harry Lewie Jos. M. Sab 

HABBY LEWIS A CO. 

DRAPEBIES S CBWBM 
Drop Curtains, Stage Settinga, Cycloramaa 

For Sale or Rent 
tSS W. ttth St. Lackawanna S05S-M 



ETEBYTHINO IN SCENEBY 

for Motion Plcturea and Theatres 

National Theatre Supply Co. 

ISt« Broadway Bryant itM 



HEBMAT SCENIC STUDIOS 

Creatora of 
Beaale Bffeet*. Deelcalac, PalBllaB. 

Drapcrtee 
t07 Weet 47th St. Loac. 'tlM 



LEE LAIffl STUDIOS 

Barry J. Kuekuck. Oen'l Mgr, 
OBAPEBIE8 SCENEBT 

^ SUge Equipment of All Kind* 

tai8-l(tf AaMterdam Ave. Brad..4MT 



B O—BT F. BBVNTON 

nSW AMSTEBDAM STUDIO 

Cobatraotlon of Scenery, Properties, 
Draperies, Decorations for Pageant* 

and Kxhibltlona 
44* Weet 4>th St. Colaa 



FOB BKNT 

Becaery, Stage Settings, Dccoratloa 

FBEMIEB SCENEBY STUDIOS 

MO Weet 41st St, 



SCENEBY 

Taadevllla aad Lecttlawt* 
JOSEPH TEICHNER STUDIOS 

(New address) 
Sit F.levcnlh Ave. Chick. lN7t 



WILLIAM CASTLE 
8CBNI0 annuo 

at* Weet ttth St. Chelsea 



Waltnii HdfTiery Ira nifer Co. 

T»AH8POBTATION_OF_Aix THEA- 

... _ _ T8ICAL EFFECTS 

»14 East tmh at. Mm. tTtO-l.t 



WIGS 



ABBANJAY'S WIGS 

'"5,,*"^ "'.f I""!" of hiring 

Wigs for all oocaalona— Alao aupplie* 

_ ROSEN AND JACOBY 
JMtJgralt* at. (Ilaastaa at, "V) 



SCHOOLS 



IVAH TABASOFF 
Tha Ballat School of Ain*riea 
M7 Itadlaoa Avean* 



STAGE DANCING 

Taught by 

WALTEB BAKEB 

roniur daneinc ma*t*r Ziegfeld Poiiie* 
1*»* Broadway Circle S8»0 

JACK BLUE 
Bupreme Authority on all Character 

Sons and Dance Jmperaonatlona 
loutlnee Arrsnisd — Prdfeulonalj Prtfsrisd 
All kinds of Tap and Fancy Danolnr 
Ml We** Hat 8tr**4 Otrel* 4Ui 



MB. AID MUG DUBYEA 

Dane* Tuition Speotallet* In 
Ktage and Ballroom Dancing 
The Ballroom Hot*l d** Artlit** 

1 W**t *7th Bt. Ba«awhaaaa BtM 



Be REVUELT Dance Stndioi 

Professionals taught for Hotels and Cl«ba'"' 
AcrohaUc, Adsglo, Limbering, flteelrhln*, TuaOlh 

Waltz. Freorb Apaehs, Spaniih riitsiinna 
Routines and Bookings 

It West Mth St. Schuyler »4S1 



BILLY FIEBCE STUDIO 

An Tnm ABMrltaa Ihiaelaa 
MB W*M Mill at. 



SUB •VADIO TAWn" 

7ACK CLABX 

BroAdcaata Tap Routine* over station* 
WMCA, WHN. WPCH, WMMQ and WGBS 

See dally papera for time 
School of Acrobatic* A Since Dai 
Itl Weet 4»th St, Circle 



CLOG DANCING 



without a TeaeVitT 
ni« 'Cloc I>uice Book, lllustratrd 

With Music and It'ull L>irvcri<ina 
Cloth — Price $2.40 CnlaloRue Fr^a 

A. 8. B.\RNB0 A CO.. 99 W«Mt 44lh Ht. 



John Murray Anderson, RobertMilton 

School of the Theatre And Ilance 
A ProfeBHlonal School for Prof easlunals 
Diction. Actlnr, UancinK ot All Typee 
Rontlnvs Arranged Acta Staged 
ISft-lM &M» RMh Si. Plus MM 



The Bnooiai School of Langoagu 

Improre year Kafllsh Krammar and pra^ 
nuneUttOBe Learn another lanruaca wltli 
reliable native teachers. Develop jroor 
Intellectual facultlee. 

g iboe Circle Eatobllahed 1H» 



SUPPUES 



EUIOT, aitEENE A CO., INC. 

Headquartera for 
osuNBB, «BWBU aa. • 
All Kind* at Low PrI*** 
ai-M Baat ttth Bt. Mad. SB. MM 



Bhineatoaea for Coitnmei 

Also kaachhuo tar aettlBv tha 
J«w*l* B*ad* Bpaailee 
NELSON IMPORT^CO. 
44 Wrat ntk at. 



J. 7. WYLE A BBOB., OTC. 

A full tin* at Oald aad Bllrar Bro*ada« 

metal Olotha, Gold and Silver Trim* 
mtnga, Ithlnestonea, Spangles, Tlgkt^ 
Opera lloao. otc, for stage costumea 
lg-:0 East !7lh St.. New York City 



THEATRICAL HATS 
SpanlHh Sailors, Sombreroa, Shakoa, 
Valentlnos, Beau Brummels. Bilk and 
Opera Kata M anataotar ad by 

JOHN BXDRIZ 

IMT B n adaar (48tli M.> 



AMDIOIAI, VMWBM 

tor 

STAoa vam mw ytvuKwuiM 
DECOBATIVX FLAm CO., Hft 

tSO sth Ave. (t7th St,) AehUad ttM 



ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS 
High Grade Flowers, Vines. Leav*% 
Plaata. For all purposes and every 04^ 
*a*l«a. Bubberiserl fruits ajid vegetabU*. 

FHHIFBOMAN 

lot Wee* tSlh St. Bryant •7tS 



BOUTE SHEETS AND BOOKS 

mi na*nl*W*l* 
* " aSSaaai. 



A. LAN08TADTBB, INC. 
tl* West 47th St. Pen. (7*7 



THEATRICAL TRUNKS 
H. A M. TBUNK CO. 

Tiaah* Bag* Leatlwr Oaad* 
aAMCBlTVATaAMa, la*. 
Sole Acent* 
MB Tth Ave. 



TAYIOB'S Theatrical TBUHKI 



tiuk at tha 

Fall line of leather i 
TAYLOR'S 
m Bawta Ar*B' 



THEATXl 

Trad* Mark 
A New Trunk For the Profeaalea 

This Is the trunk you have always wanted 
Aak a Dealer — Compare with Othara 
KNOBEL BROS. INC. ^ ^ 



PETS 



VARIKTI 

DOG AND CAT BEAUTY PARLOR 

IJogs IJeautitled — Cats Dry Cleaned 
Antiseptic Hatha, Strlpijlng, Piuckl** 
and Clipping Done by Expert* 

All Pets and Sopplica .... 
Itl W. ttth Ht. (Prof. DIscoant) CIr. t*l* 



RESTAURANTS 
C. GIOLITO VENETIAN 6ARDEV 

Ti.e niudt brautiful ItallaB llestauratt 
1" N*w Tork . . ■ 

tt* wa*t ltd Bt, . . Cirri* < 



Wednesday, September 21, 1827 



W O M E N' S PAGE 



VARIETY 



43 



GRAY MATTER 

By MOLLIE GRAY 

(TOMMY QRAYt «I«TIR) 



Xhe I'alace ■bo'w .Uiis WMk seemed trying to Imitate the famous brook 
that gow forever. 

Blowo'n Seeley almost closed the show Monday afternoon at 4; 30, but 
was only inti'rmlsslon. Her gowns are new ami beautiful, two in 
(Lgh colo'r crepe aatin elaborately spanKleil one of whlcli was also 
^^jnMd With eoks fcalbera In M. darker shade. This for the famous 
dumber where she exercises her blue fan. One wrap was silk velvet 
uUnmed with white fox on the cape which covered the back and one 
Moulder and a silk coat dress was a dark fuchsia shade with black satin 
irnins the loose sleeves and forming the single rev< r. "Lulu Belle" vols 
blaek taffeta and red accessories. 

Odall Careno wore transparent velvet of a light shade over silk of 
the same shade. The velvet was caught at the waist with a large orna- 
ment and fell from that Into a graceful train. 

Sthel Waters found herself In an awkward position between requests 
Utm the front <M( flie house that orders from the rfar prtb^Mr pe- 
^fgtti her frsoa shuitlng. They wanted td aee her wlnle, snd Bth can 
4( It. Her gown was moMly a liquid mirror. • 

Vary and Madeline Foys looked attractive in Qpenlng frocks of beige 
■et and lace over pink satin and again in old'-fashioned costumes of 
white net and lace fichus. The spangled and net frlaged gomtf made 
th«m look n«*e mature. 

>ndree Bvana (assisting Jed Dooley) wore abbreviated gowns for a 
good reason. Onf WM iMnk taffeta with raffles of narrow black lace 
aad° the other' Wtftt^ with high boots for a skating danoe and later 
B s»i» prvMnMI dlTfrttng attentio'n from Dr. Do^lfp; |t M* mUt- 
gesttoB. ■•^ ■ 

At the Stste 

The IBronson and Renee Revue at the State this week closes with a 
bird number. One la bright blue with red, two are green, two white, one 
«I wMeh had red leira, and two- brown. A gown of whit* had the bckUce 
of satin, skirt of net in folds and a wide sliver girdle ." 
dancer was dressed In fluffy pink ruffles, each wlged witk ltlTCr, 
Was rwresented in blue satin with touches of red. ' 

A medley Of ballads was attenipted by a boudoir lamp, or so It seemed, 
according to the costume. Miss Renee'a gown was entiirOly leaded even 
t<y the fringe which was draped low over the hips l&ut brought to two 
points back and front. A costume of Jet beads and matching diving 
cap interfered in no way with another dance. An attempt at comedy 
atoe disturbed no one. 

Mna Wallaeo Hoppe* looked better on the screen, qioire oiF her was 
shown there toto. which probably led people to expect at, least the black- 
bottom. She advises recoverlnp f.aces like furniture instead of discard- 
ing. Faces can be bad on the instalment plan too. Is her Idea. Special 
■■tliMiii for womm - Fr(day morning. 

' What more appropriate picture on the same bill with Edna than 
"Camllle" the other perennial. With approved opery house heavlngs, 
Norma Talmadge lived In black lace lingerie, gorgeous gowns and Jewels 
and wraps, each with all surplus material on the floor where it wouldn't 
kids the figure and died In white silk with a double ruffle cnfBng the 
long steeves and around the neck clearly Indicating "CamiUe's" change 
M heart. Amons the Oredita was that ot ''Wardnqlio Mtuwcamanr' ^d 
k MM teTO b«M «UU a Jot>, 

* , ■ J.' ' ' . 

»o«ter la telling tho world rRM»M» VhtMiM; MOW 
_ni.«» and Bitter Shows." Tekat » threat or fkef I 



A . 

j^wdwIHo 



•% Milaa Up," Not Out 

*niree Milee tTp" has no reference to an aerial speakeasy. It's an 
(■tended view of Griffith Park With Ifs ahaiviy enrrliiK road. HOk« 
•sople have aeea OrUBth than will ever oeo ToDoimtoas OVOB tf - tbey 
don't know it's name. AI Wilson does a new t i Mfc. 't fUMtt-tmi^-^ltB 
slaae to another on a single rope, and retorma MMK ■ Aajr tmrnJaH^ 
MS lUks should nevar be any either way. 

WMIya Clare waan good leoktaB otothaa wM. Cm laee flrook had 
(haoMtar aaeUm ot <ho aUrt white Iae«, the rtm MMtt wKk ■atta girdle 
MianriiW lA onpo onsemble had narrow IMA <HfRi •( MA- 

Parent Of "It" 

lEddie Clinc, the dlftlltfr ot "Soft Cushions" has every reason to expect 
to land amonc IhMi fclnmilf and is possibly preparing tor aueh a time 
|teec tha aorolli oaBa Mm Bdward Fraaois CUaok (Bmtr tk*.«tf)dwt of 
(MUsnia'a oUrnata must have been used aceordlait to tha etna' cob- 
tMNa^ wbieh must have b^n made ot real pearls, there were so few 
Mth^B; 

Sw Carol got the part for more reaaona than her amlle. She's not 
«alr taay to w«tch,.bat has what the oldar sanecaltloa aallad "Ik* «a«o 
htthae kt bar oya" that faster present baa Aortenod to 'Itt." ' 
. H w WI aa HartiaaB ta attothar reason thero la not A doD moBMIt In a 



A "Remembered" Picture 

"The Life of Riley" is supposed to be a life of ease, ao that wasn't the 
Klley they made the picture about. This RUay%l»Moaa Ui»liM..«M.wbOse 
only desire was to know the place where ha waf doagr^H^ ' lta ao he 
wodddn't go there. That's on the screen; . fr , 

LWhaa the Onaat mantbara of . the Ore and ^e»utBMatt^4a,4x:t 
"■J only memberk, try to win the same widow, eompiieatlbiuk 
\ M*y of the Ore departmeht did Invent a fine extinguleher to do b'nistlf 
fft O f a Job but Meyer the police department should have done something 
iJUar. They say there's ati crime at the North F&Ie. Why didn't he 
•M* •( Maciw tt.downT - 

««■ thtt Weturo wasn't written, H urtui remembered. 



"Perfect 36" in Title Only 
\ There probably la "A Perfect 3(" In that show at the Columbia, last 
hot It looks Hka Ma and 408. One girl parsonlBad alia 11 and 
•"•« had the courage to do a ballet dance. If Uie company aver seta In 

» tlglit hole she will be able to get out Of It 

• >°"«ctively the girls looked terrible and sonnded woMe, bat tho few 
at^cUve ones had to be sought for. 

wrhoever picked tho virla to wear tho'eolored wigs bad no heart o- 
«w a Ben Turpin oyo for beauty. 

^"wle KcCann wore a white wig and It was very becoming id her. She 
^*s<nnething else too although evidently trying to do with as little 
•ooslble. Kconomy maybe as there was a letter missing from her 
, *he costumes the three McCann girls wore, each with her name 

™ black across the front. Between the McCann'a and Coiiners, Irclanil 
•"•"•ed to pre<lomlnate, - And while some Irish are fighting for dignity, 

M ' »haklng it, making tho argument null and void. 
.Most of the costumes were pretty no w, but the re won't be many lieads 
«'t on some In another few weeks. They'll fall If only froim exhaustion. 

'""'^'he of silver cloth and l.ice with orange crepe ruffles on one side 
^ pretty as was also one of black net with irridescent spangles worn 

bTii ot tho Ms passed In bathing suits. 

■'^ Alaite th« glrla were thoughtfully supplied with muffs of the some 
"™* aatin and white fur as their costumrs that had no backs to them, 
J?™ of them did thereby provkllns the I.irfro.st <^xlnl.ltion of shoulder 
- *' this season. Beethoven is properly set now— between "The 



Cbons dirl Electrocuted 
• Back Stage in Paris 



Paris, Sept. 11 
Cosette Oalllard, danor at the 
Folles Bergere, died last week at 
a publlo hoapljtal froaf ,tbo aSaets 
of an electric shock recehrad while 
In the wings of the stage. 

Leaning against an electric cabi 
tihc was accidently pushed Uy som- 
companions . hurrldly 'leaving the 
stage and to save her balance 
graspied a oolumn used for the iron 
curtain. 

Wearing a dress covered with 
metallc spangles, the current w 
fully established and the daneir 
severely burned. 

Considered allghUy hurt UUe 
Gaillard was aent home by the 
management, but next day, when 
friends from the theatre called, 
they found her in a weak eonditlon 
and bar body oowtrad with black 
spots. ^ 
. The lodging house keeper in- 
formed the police, who had the girl 
removed to-tlie hoepltai, where the 
diagnoala waa a l e eti o- e oa gnl a t lon. 

A tew hours later thla poor little 
dancer died of embolism. 

The police started ai^^veatiga- 
tion ot the alleged defeooVe iaftlat- 
ing of tho alfstr'le aabtaa on the 
Follea Bargara stage. 



fJlaoni 



lera Bong" and "flam, the Accordion Man." Any strange noise 



|-™">«TrB Hong" and "flam, the Accordion Ma 
"Wid the ColQmbia will probably be his ghost, 



3 SHOWS IN BAD 



(Continued from page 1) 
week that salarlaa had been unpaid 
on the whole for tiiat period, a r^- 
resentative waa aaot to tho theatre, 
and starting Friday handled the 
comflany's share of the receipts. 

"Padlocks" is prc-iented by the 
Duo Arta Prod. Co., from which 
C. W. MiMl— lain and Anton 
.SclbiUa retired acme time ago. Bav 
cral oRlcials of the Equitable Surety 
Co. appear to be holding the bag. 
Among those mentioned is John J. 
Everett, wbo is said to have in- 
vested tH.OOO when tlie switch was 
made during the summer, also Wil 
Ham Bpellberger and momaa 
Cronln. The Show Is reported in 
the box about $120,000. Monday the 
company was i>ald off, though the 
t>alk of Mlsa Oulnan'a claim will go 
to arMbMloa. MMtoa wm M he 
s%me time. 

Oieapoointed Audience 

"Half a Widow" folded up Sat- 
urday night at tho Waldorf, after 
haviiw opanad Kooday if laat woak. 
In aevon parCormancaa it g r eaaa d 
about 14,000. There was a bond 
protecting the chorus, but the cast 
had waived tho uaual gtaarantee. At 
ahow tipaa •atoniav sight tho play- 
ora desnandad thatr money. Wlieii 
not forthcoming they reftised to go 
on. Money had been paid in dribs 
and drabs for four weeks out of 
town. \ 

The audience was in but atl quar- 
ter to nlnsk patrona were informed 
tiMra KVIlId be no ahow and money 
would bo refunded. About 400 
tickets had been sold at Joe I/eb- 
lang's cut rate ofllce, which was 
kept open imtil 10:10 to make the 
rofmida. 

At Kqulty the closing after an 

audience was permitted to be seat- 
ed was decried. It was Indicated 
that a regulation might be passed 
proventlng » l aa wi a a ee. TIta sM- 
natlon was a' boomerang tor tho 
manager, Wally Gluck, a nowooBMr, 
ile had induced the playeia t^ waive 
the salary bond. Had osta been de- 
posited the Idoalilg eOirid.BMt . bavo 
happened. 

Oluck is said to have the son of 
Reynolds, the late millionaire to- 
bacco magnate, as his backer. Reyn- 
old.s left town for some auto races 
last week, leaving money to protect 
the hous* guarantees Ho was not 
asked for company, flmda however. 
On his return Monday It was de- 
cided to let the ahow stay shut. 
Despite the waiver ot a bond the 
claims for aalariea still remain 
agalnat tho ahow. 

' H. A. Berg, who handled publicity 
for the show, denied that he had 
.supplanted Gluck as the manager of 
"Half a Widow," and it seems there 
was no baaia tar the report. 

Another denial concerned a dln- 
nM- given to critics, tfving Strouae, 
aid to Berg, was In charge of the 
feed reported given to a few scribes 
at Sardl's. Qluek insists there was 
no such affairs. 

Badness for Popularity 

"Footlights" move<l to W.-illark's 
Monday from the Lyric where the 
show grossed but 12,600 last week. 
There was trouble over the guaran- 
tee until It was posted by Jack 
Wilson, starred In tho revue, i.iti- 
Ifonday afternoon. There was a 
bond for the eborna. While the cast 
played on a percentage arrange- 



TOM MIX SEES CIRCUS 



(Coatinned from liaga t) 

to offer Is that "Mr. John" oupht 
to keep his circus here for six tlTiys 
ao wo couUl vi.sil it six limes or in 
some way be provided with six 
pairs of ayaa on tha one night tluit 
we are aMe to get seats; 

Personal, I wouldn't squawk or 
ask my money back if tlie circus 
only presented two acts — LlUic 
Lletzel an' May WIrth— the only 
reason that I mention Miss Lietzel 
first Is because the "L" comes be- 
fore the "W." alphabetically speakin". 
With their aerial an' ridin' acts 
those two performers are attraction 
enough for any show. ' 

Lsughs St Clowns 

Of course, I'm not goin' to refuse 
to watch the marvelous Con Col- 
ic ano on his alack wire; the always 
attractive an' dainty Ella Braden. 
the Silbon Sisters, "Slats" Beeson. 
Theol Nelson. Miss Winifred, Sel- 
grlst-SUbon troupe, the Reiffenbach 
Sisters, not forgettin' the wonderful 
Alfredo Codona an' the hundreds of 
others, each preaentin' a wonderful 
specialty an' who combined, make 
up what probably Is the greatest 
array of circus talent ever before 
assembled in a single group. 

1 laugh at the clowns along with 
the raat of ,tba kids, an' I aure en- 
Joyed the antics of my old fAend, 
Jimmy Sprlggs, the veteran Jules 
Tounour/- "Spader" Johnson, Al. 
White, Felix Adler, Fred Meers, Joe 
Stirk an' the rest of the Joeys. 

If Mr. Jorgen Christiansen could 
only make ikttle behave an' And 
their placea Uke his horaea do, then 
cowpunchln' would* Indeed be a 
pleasure. I'm terribly sorry Tony 
missed Mr. Christiansen's act, for 
I know Tony would enjoy meetin' 
some of thofO horaaa. Thay were, 
to my wal^' of tiiinkia', about the 
only animala T ovar MMT flt to asso- 
ciate an' minglo with Tamr on an 
intellectual basis. 

Of course, the show couldn't run 
or the performances go on without 

the guidin' hand ot that *or of 

an aqneatrian dlreetora, my old 
friend, Fred Bradna, who ta still a 
sartorial dellrht as well as the chief 
foreman of the outfit. 

Other Gentlemen * 

At this point, I'd like lo say a 
word or two about a few gentle- 
men of the circus whose names are 
usually left out by reviewers an' 
who are of as much Interest to me 
aa the performera an' tba ahow It- 
aalf. They are the men whose 
trained minds direct an' are respon- 
sible for the success of the great 
RlngUng attraction an' who eom- 
IMaa what,. probaUy ia tha greatest 
an' moat alBelont orgaanatlon on 
earth. 

An', who wouldn't like to know 
Charlie "Hutcb," the treasurer, who 
handles more real an* actual cur- 
rency a day than any banker in 
America; Frank Cook, the adjuster, 
who can t'lx" anything, an' who 
probably has squared more squawkl 
than Castoria, for whl<ii, accordln' 
to the newspaper ads. "the children 
cry"; Charlie Kenealy, "Mr. John's" 
highly efllctent secretary, wlw ia on 
the Job 24 hours a day and more. If 
necessary: George Smith, on the 
front dftor, who knows more about 
handlin' tickets than Tex Rickard, 
an' if that ain't a compliment, you 
write one an' sign my name to it; 
Chick B(il\, who finds seats for 13,- 
200 twice a day an' keeps 'em all 
happy; Fred Worrell, whose watch- 
ful eye Is everywhere; Carl Hath- 
away, "Mr. John's" assistant, who 
has proved that ha knows 4uctly 
what .to do in any oM emcppMn 
OlUe Webb, the cook tioose bosa, the 
world's greatest bosrdln' house 
keeper, who serx'cs 4,500 mighty 
good meals each day to 1,600 hungry 
men an' women an' never a com- 
plaint; Clyde Ingaln, master mind 
of the kid show an* America's 
greatest freak impressorio; Pat 
Valdez, who steps In 'an' picks up 
Fred Bradna's duties an' whistle 
with credit to himself an' Bridna, 
his chief; Johnnie North, whose 
keen eyes keep a lot of circus sc- 
counts from getttn* tangled: 
"IVafcy" Dcnni.'in. who Has forgot 
more altout "tiu- hulls" than Noah 
an' the Queen of Sheba, who ownM 
a herd of >,<RW of them, ever found 
out; Chief Brice an' his able aa- 
slstant, George Black, who keep the 
bad hoys awny from the show; An- 
drcc, the only llvin' man who can 

rnKc plr«ff»ii afl' t ystlV. but bv no 



means least, those genial gcnllenieii 
of the press, the veteran Dexter 
l\n..ws. N.M Wo.Hl, Floyd Hell 

iuul Mr. Killcl.\ ivhii f:<vo forth cich 
siiriML- air si i-, ad ihf gl.ul tidiii'a 
iti.U 'tho I iriMis is .a coniin'." 

t)\ci- tlirsc able men an' tho 
master mind who trained them la 
"Mr. John", mngllng, justly entitled 
td be known as "the world's great- 
est sliowtnan." 

It was sun' oM home week when 
the big circus got In for a lot of 
retired whltoHloppers llvin* aroimd 
I.o.s Angolea and vicinity. "Mr. 
John" extended them every courtesy 
and Ollle Wel.h made 'em alt 
tnlghty welcome at the cook-house. 
Strutted Their Stuff 

Not since the last Sid Graunian 
opening when every one in tho pic- 
ture game had to be on hand or 
stand convicted of bein' uiuible to 
raise the tea backs admission 
price, have I seen ne many atara 
an' near stars of the movie world 
ae at the circus. Quite a few oC 
'em managed to t>e on hand for 
every afternoon an' evcAlng per- 
formance an' not one ot 'em hot 
managed to make at least one trip 
durin' thc^ahow from their grand- 
stand seats to the candy stand an* 
back so "their public" oopM giro 
'em the once over as they passed. 

A few of the boys sure strutted 
their stuff an' I might have done 
a little of it myself. Out here the 
picture boys and girls don't get a 
chance to parade in front dt a 13,000 
audience only now an' then — mostly 
then — an* it was a chance no aelt 
respectin' "artist" could afford tq 
miss. 

I'd like to call Mr. John's attOB- 
tion to the fact there Is some money 
for him In thla Loa Angeles tcfwn. 
If "liell go after It, an* I may bo 
wlllin* to buy the concession next 
year for myself an' sub-let It to a 
good promoter. I know quite a tew 
picture atara who'd aall any one of 
their 12 near-ermihe coata for • 
chance to ride In one of those much 
decorated floats an' chailots in tho 
tournament. OpportnniUes to ho 
locked at like that an* admh^ dost 
come every day, eapccially In this 
neck of the wot^a. Additional 
money could be had If the show 
would stand for a neat, attraction 



ment, tharo was a minimum salary 
Buarnnlee. After the show opened 
at the I.yrle the house management 
gu:irant»e<| the eerni>any. Wilson is 
said to .stil have faith In the show, 
slating It was so bad that it might 
become poptilar. 



th4 occupant waa.' 

I know comedians out here who'd 
sell or trade most anything they 
had exceptin' their favorite gag man 
who thinks for 'em an' lAK.'giltJHW 
to try an' be funny, for a atmaoa.t* 
ride one of the elephants In tho 
"spec," thus a placin' themselvea 
where the public had to )ook at 'em 
with no danger of liein' walked out 
on. I have an idea I could aiictlOto 
off those seats to the higltest bidd«i( 
at good money. 

Language ef Hollywood 

Anyway, I had • good time at tho 
eirciiSi bettav'te iMr kid. On my 
way out. ' I iMHUtat. » llttio woman 
a carry In* • iMny.'WHkvy twtf-year- 
old baby. 

-Ma'am," says I, "If you'll alloir 
me, ni carry yotir baby through 
this crowd as far as the door." She 
looked at me a second an' asked If 
I was Mr. Mix. Then she said she'd 
be wlllin' to trust me with the kid, 
an' as we waa buckin' the crowd. 
Just to make conversation an' be 
agreeable, an' aopposin' ahe an' her 
better half had got. separated In the 
crowd. I asked "Did you lose your 
husband?" 

From her answer I knew the lady 
iMa • Msldent of Bollywood M* 
spoke the language of that town 
for she snid with a smile, "Oh. ao," 
lie's workin'." ' . ' 

These circua men and womop MPai 
fricnda of mlna, an* Z'atiro anJOV 
their viMts." T vattM their friend- 
ship an' hope it continues on to the 
end of the chapter. To them, in- 
dividually an' collectively tor next 
aaaaon I wlah 'apt dry lota, ttort 
hatilB an* aa MtfHa Revell woiiM 
probably add. Uii* aherlffs. 
Td«m truly, 

TOilf UIX. 

WellT here we are again, keeping ' 

In the spirit of Mr. Mix's circus 
article. Though It did look as 
though Thomas had walked, prob- 
ably the fact U that he's Juat milk- 
ing "VHtf for some big money, 
whilst knowln^^ lie can't nick 
"Variety — for lnuili--.f unv. 

"Life" appears to have ruined 
Tom .Mix though as a literary light. 
Inrtoad ot the free and easy, let 

'er go writer, not caiing what ho 
said or what happei.id after lie said 
It, that he was— now Tom Mix 
takes a carbon ropy >•( hW sluf: 
That's "Ufe! " 



44 



VARIETY 



S PaRTS 



Wadnaidar. Sapttmber SI, 1987 



MILUONS FOR ayONUTE FIGHT; 
WIDE SEATS' 4 BLOCKS AWAY 



Plenty of Money Also for Privilege* at Soldiers' 
Field — Greatest l^orts Spectacle Thursday in 
i;Wcago-4Udio lUgiiU Coplii^ 



Cblooso, Sept. 20. 

World's greatest sports spectacle, 
of the fight between Gene Tunney, 
defending champion, and the come- 
te^k former champion. Jack Demp- 
M7, 1( drawing flght (ana from all 
quarters. 

Thursday night's event will prob- 
able be little more than a spectacle 
tS>^o«t of those who wUl assemble 
«n floldlers' field,' because of the 
IiMK, comparatively narrow arena. 
It ta flcured that spectators on the 
'extreme ends of the field wlU be al- 
most four New Y.jrk city blocks 
from the ring. That takes In loca- 
tions supposed to be "ringside." It 
win be like standing near 46th 
street on Broadway and looking at 
the flfrht at 42a street. 

The computed total takings will 
be |3,21S,000. Full capacity of 160,- 
000 persons would total more than 
the magical three millions. 

In addition, (25.000 has been paid 
<or the riidio rights and the fight 
Win be broadcast through a net- 
work of 5S Nations, with low wave 
lenvth sending aimed for the 
.nMbM «< South Africa and Aus- 

Privileges 
. Tk* eating and Juice privilege has 
t ss h let for the amazing figure of 
ftt.OOO, the conceasioaalre expect- 
ant of catering to crowds arriving 
in the afternoon. The light's back- 
ers have been guaranteed another 
t25,000 for their share of the pro- 
(TMa, while $10,000 is the price for 
tiM cushion privilege. The latter 
|titm may be out, as the state au- 
tliorltles ruling cushions to be akin 
to waapons in the hands of excited 
fans. To be added is the coin from 
the picture rlghta That revenue 
will probably be counted later, since 
copies of the fllm may be secretly 
shipped out of the state, as was the 
tase of the Dempsey- Sharkey fight 
In New York. 

In total, the fight syndicate can 
make a profit of $598,000, as against 
Tunney's $1,000,000 guarantee and 
Dempsey's $460,000. The gate will 
•soMd by at least $1,000,000 that of 
Um ilrst Dempsey-Tunney match 
iMt year In Philadelphia. 

For the slilgle exhibition of about 
10 minutes of flghtlng, or leas, as 
much money will be crossed an that 
taoetved in rentals (or tha most 1^- 
•MM* aoitlea pietarM. 



GLICK BEATS SNELL 

Coast Kid Comes a Cropper 

Grimes Licked, Too 



By JACK PULASKI 
Junior lightweights faced each 
other In the main event at the Gar- 
den Thursday. A Tacoma boy with 
the monicker of Doc Snell came 
here with quite a socking rep but 
he was badly beaten by the smarter 
Joe Glick of Brooklyn. Joe sent 
Doc to the dentist, Snell having 
some teelh punched out. 

Snell's handlers had Jerseys on 
the back of which were lettered, 
"fighters who flghL" It's the slogan 
of Wallc MlUaiv Wjtp inanBcea -Tiger 
Flowers. Near the end ot the bout 
some wag sung out: "Fighters who 
fight and catchers who catch." And 
Doc did some catching. 

OUok was in line (or a shot at 
the title not so long ago. Somebody 
upset him, but Joe has worked him- 
self up again. He was in excellent 
shape, quick to take advantage of 
openings and jgrillins to mix tt. 
Snell has a good left but is too wild. 
He swung and missed'- frequently 
and almost every time tliat hap- 
pened Glick would step in and sock 
him. 

Bill Grimes, who held the feather, 
lightweight, and welter titles in 
Australia, was iMaten all the way 
by Honeyboy Flnnegan, the skinny 
legged boy from Boston. Grimes 
has a win over Snell out on the 
coast. Doe knocked Bill over three 
time* la a hectic encounter, Orimes 
thereafter standing toe to toe with 
the» up coaster and beating him. 
Grimed, however, didn't know how 
to Sght the left handed Flnnegan. 
He was bent In a erowch most of 
the time and for every hlow. be 
landed the beaneater sockaA Um 
four times or more, 

A Iwt Mrtqh mm Ant 10- 
rouAder, when Sanfny Dorfman 
was given the decision over Eddie 
Anderson, always a lively mixer. 
The fans were peeved at the result, 
but U lotted Ilka the inward was 
right. A right to the face almost 
sent Gddle to the mat In' the first, 
but he fought viciously thereafter, 
lilttle question that Dorfman landed 



OiSlDE STUFF 

ONSPORIS 



, M^athan Swimmer 

Canadian showmen layed off Ernst Vierkoetter, the husky baker of 
Cologne, who cleaned up $30,000 ca.sli by winning the 21-mlle Lake On- 
tario marathon swim In record time. To'ronto men may have been 
■oared off by the fact the winner was a German soldier, but the war is 
certainly over in these parts. The crowd of 220,000 who saw the finish 
of the race gave the German a tremendous reception. He came right 
back by visiting the military hoayltal and dtatribtttlns abo^t t(W worth 
of tobacco and candy. ^ 

At the same time GeoVge Toung, winner of the Catallna swim, earn* 
out In print with the- yarn his vaudeville appearances had netted him 
good profits everywhere except in Toronto, his home town. 

Vierkoetter tried to line up a double tank act with Georges Michel of 
ranee, second prise winner, but the big Frenchman would have none of 
IC Bmat baa thtntor* t^km hit >M.M« Ul Cbioaso, where be is re- 
baanlnc a oomblnatloa tank aad plana act 

Strabismie Is «4 Word 

TThe Patent Leather Kid" has effected a tie-up with Madlso'n Square 
Garden for the throwaway plupging of the pugilistic fllm with the fight 
fans. Ileritlda are neatly inserted on every seat. 

Incidentally, the phrase "you can tell the strabismic worid" has some 
o( ttaa boys wondering what that word mrnuta. It'a a M araoaym (or 
the (amillar "Cock-eyed." 

BB Pool's $80,000, Net, Weekly 
The Albany baseball pool is said to' net its promoters $80,000 weekly. 
flom^29*,0M |1 tickets are sold with halt ot the gross distributed as 
prises. Twenty per cent goes to a pet charity under Albany officials' 

direction, and the remaining $«0 000 is net to it promoters. 

Tho pool makes a praotii e of deducting "incunio tux" from the grand 
prizes before paying oft each Tuesday ot the week following the pooL 

Conway Tearia's flolf 

Conway Tearle, the picture actor. Is reported one o( California's golf 
, miracles. He is consistently shooting In the 80s despita bavins taken 
up the game less than two years ago. ~ 

Acco'rdlng to tba story Tearle started his fairway march a year ago 
last spring and by the (all o( 'M was breaking 100 right along. With the 
weather that allrws tha eoaat goK bugs to practically play all year 
around, Tearle went at it in earnest, became horrified at anything In 
tha tt* and started to high hat the high 80s. it's a record an.ongst the 
•Mat pletni* oolany. 



UP-STATE DOG MEET 
GETS OVER, BUT QUfTS 

Finishes Amidst Legal Tangles 
—Averaged S^OP Attend- 
ance Niglifly mfPrmt 

Roeheater, N. T.. Sept tt. 

Rochester's first greyhound racing 
meet has closed after completing a 
30-day session, the last week of 
which was a tangle ot legal 
troubles. However, from reports 
available, the promoters came out 
okay financially on the Arst, and 
possibly last, greyhound meet here. 

Conflj with the dates ot the 
Rocheste' Exposition and Ilorsf 
Show is said to hava been ono of 
the main reasons that olBclals 
move<l to close the lasot. The "do- 
nation and refund" gyatom of bet- 
ting took a heart paaah when the 
Supreme Court, Canaadalcaa, ruled 
that the system Was Illegal. County 
officials dropped into the Dewey 
avenue track, made their "dona- 
tions" and then ordered the win- 
dow^ elo^l^to the ttaiwass. A hur- 
riedly secured Injunction gave the 
track three more days of "play," 
but then the Supreme Court va- 
cated the injunction and things 
slumped off at tba trade 

Attendance records (or outdoor 
events in the city were .shattered 
by the greyhound races. The high- 
est attendance came the intro- 
ductory Ksnday night — ^with a free 
gate — when the grounds bulged un- 
der 20,000 persons. During the rest 
ot the meet, except for the last days 
when only hand and oral booking 
was available for the galmbling ele- 
ment, the attendance averaged, all 
In all, around 8,0M aigtatly, with 
10,000 paid gate as the highest dur- 
ing the i^onth. 

It is figured that the backers sank 
at^out $42,000 into the track and 
equipAent before drawing anything 
back. At the end of the l^t week, 
however, they had their investment 
"in," plus a neat profit, with 'the 
last two weeks running to velvet 



RACING RABBTF TRACK 
PATENT INFRINGEIIENTS 



Washington, Sept. 20. 

Charge of Infringement on three 
patents cover^ig ImproTenMnts in 
race tracks tor dogs has been 
held by the courts. 

Devices involved are designed to 
Induce dogs to race after a dummy 
or mechanical rabbit, or other lure, 
projecting into the race course and 
moving at a speed ahead of the 
dogs. ^ 

In tne action the allegation was 
made that O. W. Helntz was for- 
merly in the employ of tho plain- 
tiff, U. E. Smith, and that with 
other* Heints originated the New 
Orleans Kennel Club, Inc:, through 
which the patents In question were 
said to be unlawfully used. 

It was held that a combination for 
such a devlcfc which speelflsa a con- 
veyor rail and housing around the 
outer side ot the race course is 
Infringed by a structure having 
these elements on the inner side ot 
the course. Also that a patent (or 
the simultaneous relsaaa of a num- 
ber of dogs is entitled to a wide 
range of equivalents. A defendant 
whose 4^viM operates along the 
sama llaea. It waa haM, and girea 
tha aama laaalt. la taUtf of la- 
fringemeat. 



New Cm ChU 



Buffalo, Sept. 20. 

First Chinese confidence man 
ever reported In these parts cost 
Colonel K. Van Wle, cashier at the 
Hamilton Jockey Clab, Wdlaad, 
Ontario, $559 at the elos* of the 
fifth race Friday. 

Van Wle, formerly treasurer of 
the Majestic theatre here, was ap- 
proached after tba race by a dapper 
ChlnamAn. "Fleet Street," a long 
shot, had Just won the rare. The 
Orieatal slapped down three tickets, 
shouted "Fleet Street," took the 
ten which Van Wis counted out 
and disappeared. 

When Van Wle Anally got around 
to check the tickets, he found that 
they were on the winners a( the 
previous rao* and calM far only 
$51 .M. 

Police made a hurried seansh of 
the grounds, picking up ifeveral 
Orientals, but none could be/ldenti 
fled. 



fldriNGpBUU. 

By Q. RL' Saniuel 



Madrid, Aug. 28. 
It's Sunday afternoon in old 
Madrid and the sun shines from a 
clear blue sky upon the Plaza del 
Toros as teem thousands mill their 
way into Its many entrances. In- 
side a iMind Inlays stirring Spanish 
tunes. 

Bight bulls are to be kUled this 
p. m., and the mob Is gory-mad. 

Oh, boy! ^ 

At five every one of the 14,000 
seats Is occupied and a whistle 
blows. Band Ceases. Begins play- 
ing again — this time a sweeping 
march — tor the grand parade. What 
a scene! ' 

Moiyited ' heralds in front, fol-. 
lowed by the matadors ot the day. 
Next the banderllleros, then the 
picadores, and bringing up the rear 
the grooma Once, twice, thrice 
they circle the ring In a splash of 
coloring that dazzles, saluti.ng the 
rapt spectators with an air bom of 
centuries. Whey exit. 

Another Bans*. The bull ring en- 
gages attention. It la of yellow 
sand - crimson - stained with the 
blood of ebbing life. Again a 
whistle as a pair ot doors swing 
wide to admit a frenzied (?) bull. 
Maybe It's only hopped up. _ Noth- 
ing yet to be sore at? For a second 
the animal stands startled by the 
vast ■ throng. Two banderrlleros 
begin wavli)g garnet cloaks. The 
bull rushes tor one who leaps the 
six-foot ring enclosure In time to 
have his life and the animal 
crashes against the fence, splinter- 
ing several of its boards. That is 
when he should have been sore. 

More banderlUeros, all waving 
cloaks that grow deeper, into a 
cerise coloring, tha bull niahlng one 
and ttien the other. Tb«y stand 
aside, 

Hsre'a the pioka 

Four picadores enter astride as 
many aged scraggljr horses, the 
horses having one eye bandaged to 
keep them from seeing the bull. The 
picadores carry 10-toot spears 
which they drive into the bull and 
always their horses are gored and 
killed almost instantly. The plca- 
dore cannot leap from his horse but 
must go down with It. As he ^f alls 
the banderllleros rush up waving 
cloaka at tba bnKt ta diatraoV4ts at- 
tention, /thereby saving the plca- 
dore's life or blood. 

After four horses have given up 
their lives and while the bull is 
bleeding from the jabs of the piea- 
dorea' spears, the banderllleros 
again occupy the spotlight- — this 
time carrying wooden sticks with 
fish hooks at the end. They, must 
march up, taoe the bull and hurl 
them into Its Sides. Just a few 
minutes and a dozer, or more of 
varied hues are dangling from the 
animal — now bleeding profusely. 

The whistle again. Out strides 
the matador, bowing to the crowd 
with majestic mien. He hurls his 
hat up into the stands -to his sister 
or sweetheart (or wife) to the ac- 
companiment ot wild applaua*. The 
banderllleros side step. 

A groom handa the mttador a 
gleaming sword and deep red cloth. 
He marches up to the bull, waving 
the cloth, keeping his sword con- 
cealed within iU fold. The buU 
dashes on* way and then the other. 
The crowd goes nuta Another 
pause. The matador— facing the 
bull — la ready. He leaps forward 
and drives his sword into its heart. 
He steps back about 10 paces, wav- 
ing everyone back. Th» bull stag- 
gers and dr^ Ump ta tha ground. 
His sweathsart thivwg talm back bis 
hat . 

Pandemoalura. 

Repaala 

The seen* Is repeated again seven 

times. 

Nothing else like it In the world 
and, by comparison, prize fighting, 
styled brutal in America, Is Just a 
game of ping pong. 

Those babies are out there risk- 
ing their lives every second. Tim- 
ing must be perfect— or elsal 

The Plaza del Toros holds bull 
fights every Sunday and holiday ex- 
cept O ftnher NogatnbM- ftn^ rw>- 

eember. 

Admission ranges from 40 cents 
to $2. Its matadors are paid $850 
for an afternoon's work and they 
light but once monthly. There are 
hendlincrs like Belmunte and La- 
landa wl\p get $3,000 for an after- 
noon. They're gansirally on haad 
when King Alfonao Haws the (••• 
Uvltica 

Tha aiana U a elreutar adlflca o( 



brick -exterior "occupymg two 
squares with throe sections of seats. 
Those in. tho lower rows are ot solid 
granite. The bull ring is 250 feet 
straight across. 

A strange procedure Is that the 
meat from the killed .bulls is sou 
In the marketa the next day and' 
the line forms to the right. Butchers 
style Is Toros. As the bulls are 
young and tender, there la a stam- 
pede to purchase the meat. In lew 
than an hour it is all sold. 

Nothing like bull fighting to tingfe 
the nerves until they almost snap. 
Tfce yelp and whelp of it— the mov- 
ing surge of slaying for sport's 
sake— the yelto — the dripping blood 
— the carting out ot 36 slain horses 
and eight bulls, and to cap it aO 
this afternoon Tabernerito, one of 
the greatest fighters in all Spain, 
was gored through the Intestinea 
At this writing his lite hangs In the 
balance, although the fleet of sur- 
geons always' on hand for emer- 
gency attended to him quickly. 

Bull fighting! Lovely way to 
make a U«iav, Sad auch a lovely 
sight 



Dog Racug in K. C 



Kansas City. Sept. 20. 

In spite of opposition from press 
and county officials the pups are 
racing nightly on a new traok just 
outside the city limits of.^Norih 
Kansas City, across the Missouri 
river from this town. 

When Oeorge H. Partln, of Chi- 
cago, rep r sssatlag tbe Nortb Kan- 
Bam city Oreyhound Associatioo, 
leased 20 acres ot land In the out- 
skirts ot North Kansas City and 
announced there would be grey- 
hound races, b* stirred up things. 

The Mayor and council refused to 
Issue a permit. After considerable 
expense had been incurred It was 
found necessary^ to move the track 
to anothar alta outsid* tbe oity 
llmltK 

The venture was also antagonized 
by the Kansas City "Star," but the 
promoters have gone ahead and this 
week the seerstary pt state issued 

articles of incorporatldii to the or- 
ganization known as the Kansas 
City Greyhound Club of North Kan- 
sas City. It has a capital stock ot 
$80,000; Ineorporators are Frank F. 
Nled, a. H. ParUn and Carl HIpsh. 

The races started Saturday. Some 
300 dogs are here. There are races 
every night except Sunday and bet- 
ting under tha newly discovered 
contribution system. Top admit- 
tance prices are 75 cents with plen- 
ty of p.apei; out. Several thousand 
have been attending nightly. 



TrmriUe Orer Rim Dealk 



Los Angeles, Sept 11. 
A. W. De Weese, light promoter, 

and James'Campbell, known In the . 
ring as Jimmy Blake, were arrested 
on suspicion of . manslaughter fol- 
lowing tba return of a coroner's 
verdict in the death of Harold WO- 
Hams, IT, amateur boxer. 

Williams died following a fight 
with Campbell at the Cudahy Ath- 
laUe Club at BelL 

According to a report of Deputy 
Sheriff Gilbert Blasdel De Weese, 
promoter and referee of the bout, 
was operating without a state box- 
ing permit and did not havs hl» 
llghtera examined b7 a physlolaa 
before they entered the ring, af 
provided by law. 



Warners' .500 Socker 



"Socking Kid" Seckler of Wamjr 
Brothers Is put forth by that com- 
pany as home run king of the Mo- 
tion Plcttire Athletic League. "Sook- 
ing"' was at bat 20 times, during 
which time he collected three 
homers, two triples, two douMsj 
and three singles for an average s( 
.600. 

Warner* also claims high battWI 

average in the League at .408. 



TULSA'S DOO TBACK 

Tnlaa, Okla. Sept. 21. 
Greyhound racsa at the M*«J« 
City Kennel Club are held at tM 
$125,000 track, oompletod this sua' 

Sisht races are run every ni^ 
with tba donaUon betting n"** 
.used, as it conforms with Oklahow* 
lawa. 



TIMES SQUARE 



VARIBTV 



48 



OmCHVlUJUXASIS 

BjLEWNEY 

<Mf 'PMlgBatad Mayor •( a 



MRSLBUSTANOmrUIIDER 



Below tb* Boxr ABd UnrfaU Una 
Hi* art artlats and act aotora are 
gbrmly bnt poaltlvelr returning ior 
the hlbematlona and hlstrlonio aa- 
tlgnations of tka tall ao« wImUr. 
Bains a bug, aa Mma InaplMA 
gnattlsh headline writer Mgni^ X, a*t 
0^ will but must scrawl W 4U« 
taoney tliat beckona me. 

And I am bar* to tell you tluit 
tha greatest show on eartb. dear 
'jSester Fellowes to the contrary 
iMtwlthatandinK, is our own Qreen- 
irlch Village, where all tbe world 
eomes sooner or later to apaBd their 
iBimoral holidays and others not of 
' the world come to act awhile — a 
Judge's daughter Jarred out of 
Texas, a mother's son ezp^ed from 
Tale, or even a eoUec* pro i e — or, an 
Antbority on tbe habitat at horae- 
ttm, all the way from Belgium. 
Pickled Personalities 

Professor Edward Allsworth Ross 
6f the University of Wisconsin said 
tl years aoo in bla "Social Psycbol- 
agy* that there ar* aa many re- 
ligions In tbe world aa there are In- 
dividuals. And so, while I am add- 
ing another 40 cents to the wisely 
aeauired wealth of Alice Footc 
MMdoagal. I am pondering the fact 
ihat there are aa many varieties of 
personality in Greenwich Vlllaeeas 
there are people there. The world's 
a theatre and the Village's a stage. 
Aad It lent all theatrical a H IW f. Bael 
Ufs rivala real Ufa, ereatrrit wHtalrn 
live in attics and lofts, next door to 
Wall Street brokers, deiuirtment 
store buyers and actresses from tbe 
■ticks and lUimtlfy; of 
them meat th* Tfflaga Orove (or 
breakfast at 11 or lunch at 2. 

Every shade of personality In the 
Village, 10 times 67 varieties, 



Belasco never created a more pic- 
turesque character than the bib- 
bling and bubbllng-over anarchist, 
Syppollta HavsL Tasaa Ouiaan Is 
■t home on West Bightb street to 
erring maids from New Jersey and 
godmothers their children with bat- 
teries of cameras and tbe eager 
press present for a Monday feature 
story. Hyppolite yodles soup at 
Tony's with an accompaniment of 
unrighteous red ink. Texas warbles 
eggs that Ma cooks at a sU p. m'. 
kraakfaat 
aoffee. 

. And then there's Atoiee Amore 
Cartes, Joseph Gonld, Werner 
Msrehsnt. £11 Stegel and other 
tlraphlc'' characters. Tolka aay 
that the Village isn't what It used 
to be. Neither is America, nor 
Paris, nor Broadway, nor the Soho, 
nor Daddy Browning, nor Qeraldlne 
hrrar, nor Fannie Brice. 

Have you seen Benjamin deCaa- 
seres in the past seven years? 
Gawd! how Ben has changed. Do 
you irrepressible slummers from 
Mrlh and east ot the Roxy and 
■agfeU line, from Kankakee, Illi- 
Bols, and Bssez, Iowa, and Austin, 
Tex, expect to find a group or one 
ytnasa writer or writers sitting 
' tea or what not and eating 
or spaghetti in a sawdust- 
floored basement to be Riared at 
the soo caged-beasts? Really? 
Mayor of the Village 
T eonld name Village rendezvous 
whosels eats and where at- 
mosphere la as thick as the wall of 
the Holland vehicular tunnel — but 
I will not. Our Village still pro- 
duces the greatest show on earth, 
bnt you can't buy your way Into It 
•« you buy tickets to "Vanities" or 
"Padlocks." 

lam the Mayor of Greenwich VII- 
■^«— because there Isn't any. I 
live to protect the Vlllige, not to 
eommerclalixe It. I live to create 
and idealize my atmosphere, not to 
?ake a purely public show of It. 
Rubberneck wagons and two-fifty 
tourists may continue their lacka- 
daisical dnd camouflaced atopa at 
P«PPer pots, open doors, aeldom 
tans, windy mUls and riotous Uv- 
J*™- But atmosphere can't be 
•ought like baUks; and you can t 
St** onleaa jrou have ereative 
"■•■InaUon. and lota of ft. 

Batik Artists 
Dolores Marne and Martha Fnn- 
«r«. after years of pardonable 
onrtinp;. ara finding themaalTos In 
an old. fl r s t - fleo r s li e p to <h s build 



Ing where the late Spanish yniUe 
Passed out cheery red Ink In Jugs 
some years ago. 

T^on hay* nerer heard of them 
"«oreT Neither had I unUl night 
■•fore Inst. T browsed past their 
■tudio workshop to llnd ont some- 
™n» about their atmospherie ra- 
nr*i aprawllng on 

_."* "»«r with a doaan Unta of paint 



In their tea eupa. Eventually they 
told me that they were putting tbe 
rinishlng touches on a dancing cos- 
tume for Anita Lopes, a young 
Spanlah daaear. And avah tonehea, 
I was too tired to talk much, and 
Dolorea aroused me with a mo- 
BOtoniatic reading of her own 
poetry. Not an average of one 
person * day vlalta their atudlo 
shop— their business. If any, eomes 
from their own selling to Broadway 
costuraers. 

And In our misunderstood and 
alummias-parttad Village It takes 
one who knows our Cherry Lane and 
West Third Street and Patchen 
flnce and Mulry Square to find 
such places as these. And yet the 
VUlage ia aa luU o( them aa Bread- 
way la full ot chorus girla. 

"Bare Facts" May Move 

That Irrepressible, cborusless re- 
vue, "Bare Facta," continues at the 
tiny Triangle ineatra for another 
fortnight. If It geu deaarrad pa- 
tronage It will EMv»,jto4lif)t jMre 
pretentious Oreenwlait^^ttlCK tha- 
atre about Oct. 1, 

The MtVMt UtrMtlMi ibdow tiie 
Roxy and 'Blegfeld llaa^ kwwairar. Is 
neither "Bare Facts* tt : the Trt* 
angle nor "AbrahamSl ItMMtl' At 
the Provincetown Playhooaa. Bar- 
num la aald to have mentioned that 
a sucker la bom every minute. I 
know a better one. A poet is bom 
every second. 

Posts' Spicee Drawa 

Several minuted of nimMa^ mili- 
tant, histrionic, hysterical poets 
gathered In and out of my studio 
for the continuous show ^ between 
7 p. m. and 1 a. m. yeatemigbt. 
Three are still here om mor VirtlMBS 
cots, and another, who owns one 
and a quarter New 'Vork news- 
papers, is coming back for break- 
fast at noon. I don't care who 
makes the m p f ay .. M long as I can 
spend a little Of H housing and 
feeding potential poets. 

My seventh weekly Poets' Soiree 
of my First National Poetry Exhi- 
bition was the show of tbe weak 
and the joy ot the atrong In the 
Village. In a month and a half 
this new idea has received 54 full 
and unezpurgated columna of price- 
less publicity IB tha Naw York 
•Times," "Worid," "Telegram," 
"American," "Herald Tribune," 
"Post," "Journal," 'XJrapbic" 
"News," "Mirror," "Sun" and other 
similar. If any, newspaperli BnM- 
way dancers, needing hooka On 
which to hang their tales, have 
generously posed as poets hanging 
poetry on the wall of our late ex- 
hibition room at the TlniSM UtUe 
House. My weekly solraa has 
grown from a score of flrst arrivals 
to hundreds ot a heterogeneous 
group for which a casting director 
globe trota. 

The SRO sign was out at nine. 
I .borrowed 17 pillows, two army 
cots and a pair of tables. Forty 
more were crowded into my sim- 
ple studio print-shop. Gaping girls 
from the near east side sat daring- 
ly near our millionaire poet from 
Pittsburgh (name and phone num- 
ber on request). Rol Tolleson, El 
Rio Rey, sandwiched himself be- 
tween Pauline I<eader, a poet who 
is deaf and who started this whole 
exhibition and soiree business by 
writing a letter to the New Tork 
"Times" two months ago, and 
Beverley Lenk, who doesn't know a 
past performance from . aa Ave 
Maria. 

Poetry In High 
Beverley read early and stayed 
late. Other poets road theirs, too, 
and ran. Rol brought a gallon of 
red Ink to help the writing of pas- 
sionate poetry, and a fountain pen 
full of It Inspired Charles Willis 
Thompson himself to create and re- 
cite a aonnet In T> seconds. BII 
Slegel presided In the stead of 
Maxwell Boenhelm, who failed to 
play his part as the preliminary 
referee. John Rose Gildea, Paul 
Reeves and Robert Clairmont also 
left Henry Harrison's doUar-llfty 
poets' dinner to gather the crumbs 
from my flesh -laden, spirlt-oostng 
tables. 

W. Orton Tcwson, faithful mar- 
ried man and self-syndicated col- 
umnist of national rfputatlon. came 
early and stayed Intfst and lovrl 
It. He accepted the dancers of 
chairmanship fnr nrst Thursday's 
Soiree, which will be held Sept, 23, 
In Liise Fulda's four-tlmes-aa- 
large-aa-mlne studio. Belligerent 
poets wHl be barred hereafter; pea- 
nut eaters, gtim rhew<^rs and wise 
crackera wilt be given air, if any. 
Really So 

Daeter Bhacat 8in«h Tbind, who 



Taken Off Auto and Tested for 
Sobriety by Cop — Companions 

Charged with opeitttw M auto- 
mobile while Intoxicated, Mrs. De 

Maris E.aston (Mrs. Jacques Bus- 
tanoby), wife of the restaurateur 
and residing at »6'We8t 5'Jd street, 
was' arraigned in Traffic Court. 
Through her attorney she was 
granted an adjournment. 

Mrs. Easton was arrested at S2d 
street near Bth avenue by Patrol- 
man Francis Murphy of the West 
47th street station. Arrested with 
her were several companions, Mrs. 
Susan B. Wintowitx, over 40, she 
said, and living at 3!7 West B5th 
street, and Luke Kelly, Interior dec- 
orator, 36, ot 327 West 65th street. 

The latter two were arraigned bo- 
fore Magistrate Francis X. Mc- 
Quade In West Side Court on the 
charge of disorderly conduct and 
found guilty. They were fined $10 
or two daya. Falling to have the 
cash, they were nahered to the \7eat 
Side jail to await friends. Kelly is 
slender and haa a trig moustache. 
Mrs. WintowltB ia a little more than 



and waa indlCaiurt. 

Murphy explained to Magistrate 
McQuade that he came across Mrs. 
Easton driving a sedan on 62d 
street. AlaasMa •(. kar vat. Hn. 
WlnbnMiiL T» her rear an XaOm, 
and acroaa from Luke wtm MM. 
WIntowltz' daughter. A Inn* Par 
lice dog waa also in the oar. 

Murphy aald that the headlights 

on the car were out. He questioned 
Mrs. Ebston. She replied that she 
had forgotten to light them. Murphy 
said. He auapaataa thM stia had 
been drinkinc mmt aaked her to 
step out of the ear. He suggested 
that she walk u fsw steps to ascer- 
tain. Murphy aaid that she "tee- 
tered" mwA. : 

Tbe OOP inCoriBM har eempahlohs 
that he believed Mrs. Easton In- 
toxieated and stated she was under 
arrest. He aaked it any others in 
the car eooM MtWMM 'k* r s pllid 
that Mra. mMytMt MM "VH tmn 
but none wiiL* JtUm, Jfeaatan at- 
tempted to 
Murphy 

Murphy ayara that K«Ily hasaa to 
abuse htm. Stating that ha had 

been overseas, a citizen Of the 
United States, an entitled to free 
speech, he atated. Mra. Wintowlta 
began to aJMMa the htaaeoat. Mur- 
phy said. She idao ralaed a silver 
flask to her lips and drained the 
contents, alleged Murphy. She 
denied thia and etatad that she 
spilled tha acBtwif •■ tba aiia-- 
walk. 

The Court aaked her what kind 
of liquor it was, and she said, "I 
think rye." She averred that Mra. 
Bustanoby bad bad a cocktail for 
dinner but that was all. Kelly and 
she had drunk nothing, she said. 
Both denied abusing the bluecoat. 

Some yeara ago Mrs. Bustanoby 
was a member of Ziegfeld's "Fol- 
lies." She Is said to be living apart 
from her husljand, the police stated. 



lectmos- afternoons and evenings at 
tlie Hotel Majeatic presided at the 
midnight a e ssl on and provided both 
atmosphere and poetry for an hour. 
Willie I was spending tbe night's 
collection for dear (I mean ex- 
pensive) delicatessen dainties, the 
hungriest ones allpped away and 
the faithful lingerers were awarded 
with pounds ot milk pretzels, Ilver- 
wurst, roast beef, potato chips, 
knakcbrod, coffee and otherwise. 

And when I add that my rf-nt Is 
$26 a month for (00 square feet of 
floor space and a roof thrown In 
and that the landlord takes it on 
the Inst.allment plan If necessary 
and that the location Is less than 
a hloi k from Fifth Avenue and 12th 
street, perhapa ' you aeoSers who 
kid the VOIaga and our vanities 
and varieties, our vagabonds. Bo- 
hen, i.tns, poets, artists and writers, 
and prattle about the old Village 
you never knew and the surface- 
glitter of sleek slummers, depart- 
ment store buyers, poseurs, rul»V»er- 
n' ( k va^ron show places ant] atmo- 
siph^^iT-sreklng morons of tfwhiy, 
jperhni>s you pretenders to prae- 
munire glory and prevaricators ot 
prudinh misconceptions will believe 
that there Is a Latin quarter below 
the Roxy and Zlegfeld line that not 
f\-en liiirty-story sp.artment hotels 
and rising rents and ranting rent- 

inir speclaliala mm 4ewa or blot 
out. 



l2F0RSTEEmil8 

Tiakal Beae Had ta Oat Up Early 
Besides 



"Good News" as tho title of a 
show was not "good news" for Har- 
ry Phillips, theatre ticket broker at 
243 'West 4(th street, arrested by 
Patrolman Arthur Harrington and 
Harry Nichols of Captain Edward 
Lennon's staff of the West 47tb 
street station. Tha two plain 
clothea men called at Phillips' base- 
men office at 224 West 46th street, 
charging him with "steering" the- 
atregoers where to buy tickets. 

Aocording to Harrington, Phillips' 
office adjoins the Chanln 46th Street 
theatre, where "Good News" is 
playing. They charged riiiUirts with 
accosting pedestrians and inviting 
them to hia place to purchase seats. 

In West Side Court before Magis- 
trate Adolph Stem, the ticket 
broker was peeved. He said he was 
ready for a bearing. The court 
found him guilty and Imposed a t2 
fine. 

"It wasn't the One so much," said 
Phillips to the scribes In court, "but 
the Idea of getting up so early to 
be in eourt." He denied the ehaicea. 



PEARL REGAY MUST 
EXPLAIN ACnONS 



Alex. Posirian Obtains Sum- 
mons for Dancer — Charges 
Her with Malicious Mischief 



Pearl Regay, 200 West 93d street, 
danct-r, will appear before Magis 
timte Mcguade In West Side Court 
(aMr (Wadasadar) ta answer a 
mHnmohs obtaJned against her by 
Alexander Posman, lesee ot a studio 
apartment at 69 West B5th street. 

Posrau^ accuses the actress ot 
malicious mlaehiaC When Posman 
appeared in court to make applica 
tlon for the summons he said that 
at 2 a. m. Sept. 5, Miss Regay, ac 
companied by her husband, A. B. 
Bassford, broker, went to the apart 
ment of V.'iillam Caldwell, archi 
tect, on the second floor. 

I«ud worda followed, Posman 
said. When he remonstrated with 
Miss liegay, he stated, she kicked 
in the glass paiiel of tbe door, 
vmlllMt At tut. : MiBMik iwrtber 
stated tiMt wMhi fea triM t« quiet 
her she baattM-Sbuslve. 

Posman WUtt IM was unable to ex- 
plain why Mlaa Regay bad acted as 
she did. He said her baabaad did 
not participate hut merely atood by. 
Posman added that Caldwell and 
Miss Regay's husband had occupied 
the same studio up nntU the time 
the coupla wtN* wwried last 
April. 

In issuing the summons Magis- 
trate Stern made it returnable to- 
day (Wednesday) when Miss Regay 
will be given an oppaaMlhlly ta as- 
plain her version. 



Cellar Rents Drop Back 
T» NomMl in Yillaffe 

with the passing out of a number 
of the omaller Greenwich Village 
cabarets, rentals of basement and 
street atarwh whiA formerly 

domiciled the fnturistie Jointa have 

dropi)Cd to normal. 

Conversion ot the 'Village into an 
amusement center 10 years ago waa 
a break for the landlords. 

Cellars, previously empty, were 
kited in rentals to $75 monthly. 
Small stores renting for |25 or fSO 
brought from tlOO to tl&O. 

With the dropping off of the 
smaller cabaret patronage for the 
past Ave yeara and practically 
through now, landtorda have baa- 
arded months without occupants to 
keep up rentals. Finding the soft 
money racket gone for good, they 
are now glad to rent tha cellara and 
stores at reasonable rates. 

The former cabaret sites are cur- 
rently housing laundries, shoe shine 
parlors and other more legitimate 
commercial puraulta than the pre- 
vious occupants. 

The rent.al drop has h^'^n con- 
fined to the btisinoss pi )i ' ; the 
high rent gyp still on for apart- 
ments and studios, with seemingly 
an endless chain of takers with a 
"live-ln-Bohomia'' complex. 



BON TON HOSTESS 
ALLE(£S ASSAULT 

Mrs. Marie Gillis Says One of 
Nite Club Owners Held Her 
in Room—Two Arrested 



James Canipas, 17, said to be one 
of the part owners of the Hon Ton 
Club at 605 West Knd avenue, and 
Foster Martello, 39. baibor. of .'L'SB 
University avenue, Bronx, v rre 
treed in West Side Court by .Mag. 
istrate Adolph Stern on a serious 
charge. Both were arrested by De- 
tectives Harold Moore and Bill .May 
of the West 100th street station. 

The pair were arreeted on tha 
complaint ot Mrs. Marie Gillis. 
clgaret girl and hostess at the club. 
Mrs. Gillis said she was 19 years 
old and the wife of a musician in 
a Times Square ballroom. She tea> 
titled that she had been employed 
at the club only a few days whan 
the regular hostess tailed to appear 
and she assumed her duties. 

She testifled that she waa at- 
tacked by one 'of the owners of the 
club, whom detectives are seeking; 
Campas and Martello were in the 
club when she was assaulted and 
tailed to come to her 



Friar* f w the Ma y o r 

Oct. { at the Hotel Commodore 
has been set as the date and place 
of the Friars' testimonial dinner to 
Mjjyor Jimmy Walker. Tbe Friars' 
Monastery was too limited for s 
function of thiif nature. 

William Morrta, Jr., ia in aharge 
of •mMgemaalA 



although she swore both knew that 

she was being held captive in a 
room. 

When released from the room 
Mrs. Gillis went home. Tbe follow 
Ing day she notlfled the sleuths. 

They arrested Campas and Mar- 
tello. Both denied they had any 
knowledge ot the hostess' predica- 
ment. 

The Bon Ton Club was formerly 
known as the Paddock Chib, the 
detectives said. It was at the I'ad- 
dock Club, Moore stated, that tbe 
holdup of a speakeasy waa rkimwi 
that resulted In the slaying of Pa- 
trolman James Masterson of the 
Hack Squad. Detective Tom Brady 
ot West lOOth street shot and killed 
one of Masteraon'a BliqrarB at tM 
Forge, up-state^ and tha otiMr 
slayer la awatth^ 

BAKOiSglSSit 

Chamn Air»le Knocker OMnt Hit 
NIameyer 

iBabe Ruth for almost two hours 
la Weat Side Court stood before 
Magistrate Adolph Stem and heard 
Bernard Niemeyer, onetime stock 
company actor, and more recently 
sketch artist and Interior decorator, 
gesticulate, shout and vaguely tell 
ot how the Bambino busted him ia 
the left optic July 4 at It p. 1 
the Ansonla hotel. Magistrate I 
dismissed tho Babe, satisfied _. 
tho charges were groimdiesa. 

Before the court MtdMisMl Biili^ 
AssisUnt Dlstriet Attairnay ifeicaiia 
Flnncgan asked the court tor his 
dismissal, Ituth stating that the 
prosecution had been unable to 
make out a prima facte eaaa and 
added that he thought tbe com- 
plainant should be " " 
observation. The coMrt4 
negan's, motion. 

Niemeyer 
chair and told of how the' Baba 
soaked htm for no reason at all. 
He went on at great lenghth to ex- 
plain hia physical disabilities. Hla 
spine waa fra«t«M« wrt ^ ■mut Mw 
receiving treatment In the Kainr*- 
loglcal hospital. 

"I didn't know It was Ruth until 
I again saw him later," said tha 
sketch artist. "( lieard someone in 
the crowd the night ot the asahult 
whisper "that is Babe Ruth." 

Stanley Fowler treated Niemeyer 
very kindly. The Bambino with his ' 
mrma folded and a sad look on his 
faos betraying sympathy for the 
complainant listened Intently. Nie- 
meyer with a notebook In one hand, 
a pencil In tbe other'and often times 
referring to Ma notaa roaa and aat 

testifying. 

On cross examination Mr. Fowler 
brought out the tact that Niemeyer 
said that he was a stock company 
actor about 20 years ago. He jald 
h« played with Blanche Bates and 
as "David Warfleld" la "The Music 
Master." He also said he con- 
tracted mnl a rlal — tjqihaid ahUn. 

soldiering In the Spanish American 
War. 

FoWler pointed out these facts to 
the eourt In asking for a disniissaL 
"Your Honor. Ituth has been hurt 
at heart, to be sreused of striking 
an Invalid. Wc don't deny th.it Mr, 
Niemeyer was striKk but we cer- 
tainly are positive it"waa net lintb.*- 




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•*. . . clonriy aho^* thkt tbojr (tMnt brokon) t» Mt ■hwiMly want 

to cure the outiasMM condttiona latd bar* bjr ITBltod BMktM DtaUlct 

IVttorney Tuttle." 

That quotation is part of a statement Issued on behalf of managers of 
S9 of the 70 Broadway legit theatres. When the managements of 69 
Broadway theatres will stand tor a statement oft that character, it's time 
to aar aomethlng about this whole ticlcet raoliot aa4 tk« |M» behind it, 
with thoM men the manacers as well aa the brofem 



15 YEARS AGO 

irtvm Variety and "OHpfW) 



Jesse Laslfy entered suit against 
the act of Minerva Cloverdale end 
Ototf Whlta, wbe aoeapted an en- 
Uit»uBt^ ' la "Tht Red Widow," 
^MrtitMKlBK a contract with him 



Tha Una batwaan bis and amall 

time was rapldlr fading. BtUy 
RocI{ and Claude Fulton helped to 
wipe it out by openly declaring that 
they had flzed their aaiary for the 
•aaaon and would tak* the ilrat 
route that offered at that flgure, 
irhether It came from bl|r or small 
4ka» ciroulta. 



Willie Bammeratein had departed 
from the Vletori» lobbr. aa a result 
of dispute with hia father, Oscar, 
who was running the house. The 
Corner was aadljr changed, and 
Tommy Oray wrota a little poem. 
Here'a the chorua; 
Wot thiBt* ar* sot the bum at all slue* 

WllU* went awajp; 
Whta WInt*r comca tb* lobby gars will 

havo no place to otay; 
Joe Plncua, Klein and MorrU Oeat 
Muat And aome other place to reat; 
The lobbr'a not the aame ac all since 

Willie went away. 



Seymour Felix and Amelia Catre, 
kid playeta, put am « naw act at 
the Bronx theatr* and Charlie 
Freeman reviewed it for Variety. 
Charlie thought well of Miss Caire, 
and now thar have four children, 
•U boya. 

Great thlnga are prophesied, for 
colored plcturea. David Belaaco ob- 
tained a worUnv intereat In Ktne 
aaeolor la which H HM raported 
h* invested tT50,000, * 



II. mt 



Organ Reigning Supremacy? 



At one lime It was clalmad t^t the Oapttol. Natr Toik. held the h^^, 
theatre orchestra in America; that It draw tha elaaa patronage th« 
Capital has been famed for. Then the Roxy theatre opened with ll2 
plecea In an orchest a that costs the Roxy theatre $12,000 week!* 
salary. Every man in the Roxy orchestra la paid over the scale 



n all New York's legit theatres there are not over a doxen managers 
or producers who are on the level either with themselvea, the brokers 
or the publlo (te tha ticket thing. 

While the managers have been pursuing their whitewashing course 
amongst themselves for publicity and malting the brokers tha goat, there 
was no need to take It seriously if the daily newspaper printing that 
Junic didn't care or didn't Investigate. But when t( legit houaea combine 
and agree on a statement containing the "outrageoua ectadtltona aa laid 
bare," etc that la atretching It too far tVUHK^M <|W>*r fool the 

datlea or theatr* patrona. ■ ''. ■ i' 



The stand-in managers are the gougers; they are the ones who have 
forced ticket agencies to give up td them. They didn't care what the 
brokera did to the public on or with their theatra tlekata, kuA don't 
care now. They want that eaay money; aide money, and thajr don't eare, 

the brokers don't care and very few of the public careu 



This entire theatre ticket thing appears to have developed into) a 
bambooale. It has bean a taambooal* from th* atart^^-.inmiii th* only 
beneficent result such publicity as may have been gotten otMr than that 

the Government may recover some income tax. 



Ticket speculating in Kew^ York cannot be regulated Otr suppressed. 
The more agenolea placed under restrictlona will bring aa many more 
new agencies to follow the gyp practice. When theatr* tickets are on 
the market for sale they will go to the highest bidder*. In New York 
City are over 20,000 men who would tell the district attdtvey, the man- 
agers, the brokers or anyone els* to mind their owa builn*** If attempt- 
ing to Instruct them wlHlp#\-4»<:-lli»W-,«l>a»'vg><n-.iM><lart tmt. pay for 
their entertainment 



In a few daya the Capitol la going to ataga band presentation nieti.r. 
house policy, with « maatar o( ceramonlea. Roxy'a also win i,uv» ! 
stage band within a f»w waka. Whll* th* Colotay on Broadway 
a Universal show house for tTa feature film*, and with Dr HloaimfSj 
director, is the single Broadway de luxe theatre left of the picturaM^ 
with the former claaa ataga atyU of performane*k from orartiint «>iS 
stag* parfo r maa** aad eroh**tra. ' .. ■; .^^_^.-'**>' 

Th*B cam** Vltiwhon* an4 nrfw comes Hovletone, both aawi ak^ 
ducera via disks for th* acreen. with ploturea-talkers, they tMe^ST 
Either is a substitute for the accompaniment to a motion plctSei; 
called upon tor that purpose. Yet la many houses, including thoSe hold 
Ing stage bands, the orchestras hava baaa retained. la hauaea ahi«>ZI 
Vita, unieaa quite •mall, ther* haa baaa te materia] mmTL^^^ 
chestra pit ~ 

Maanwhil* th* organ conUnuaa. Nothlngliaa b**n found or invented 
to aupplaat th* organ. And from alt of tli* iadloattoaa th* alataM ■-" 
audtonc** do not wiah th* organ taken out Nor do tbmmSS^ftmSST^ 

And as the organ has continued, so has the popularity of orgbnlsta 
here and there begun to develop. Organist* here and there are belnr 
featured. «hey are now playing to and for the film hous« aitendanc^ 
^vlt 5""' o^lcal and the usual of the old day organ playing by 
oVthodox organists are passing out. Your present day orcanlst I. I 
jaizlat or tries to be. Even when trying he is preferable to the other 
^"u^^^.J!?? own is built to be of assistance to its player 

Theatra building plana atUI apeclfy «„ organ, the same a, they now do fo^ 
^"2^? iS"*^ »™P<>*t*nt to any variety theatre: both aia 

depMidabJa and nt (i **aa r y. fbr th* ooolMt iHMr jta kM tnMhan. «I 
da, may not ba far diataat #h*n th* oSiStW&Srrt ^^trtaflSI 



Th* large ticket agencies have charge accounts, many of them, that 
never ask the price of tickets they order. Clubmen ordering tickets 
through the agencies or brokers are in the same frame of mUUL VlaltOM 
in New York want to see the hits from choice seata. 



40YEARSAGO 

(fVoai ONpiwr) 

Tha 1r**k witnesaed the flrst per- 
formance of Richard MansfleM in 
"Dr, Jekyil and Mr. Hyde" at the 
old Madison Square theatre. U was 
a tromeadoua hit Another aucc***- 
tul premier* waa "Arabian Nlghta," 
«t tk» ftaadard, (Mtnrtng liole 



The more suppression the more gyps. It haa never changed, from the 
days when the few apeca atood In front of the thaatNa tv tha prd|cnt 
day, when th* Uoket brok*ra«» *t)MMwl/Ur^ iKMlitilf iUlBhmti, 
indoor*. 

"Outr a gaa u * aandillon*"! It'* not only th* bmyc. It^a ridleuloua and 
an open Insult to the Intelligent theatregoer. For of those S9 theatres 
standing for that statement, one-half of them were represened in a SO 
per cent ownershli) of one of the largest ticket agenolea In New York at 
ana tima, while alaa In that l*-'grovp la a mnw ig ir »* > : «* t a a gaarantaad 
n*il.OM yearly by aaaWiar Uoket aganey. T*t at tha Ml alahaad aa to- 
gethar. aeveral 49ttMtldt. it ultimately johdaft >WllhiH| M at tiiat 
mind. - ■ 



A charaetarlatle Incident of W. J. 
Scanlon la reported by telegraph 
llroat San Francisco. At Scanlon's 
opening performance there he was 
pr***nt*d with an enormous gold 
harp by Jo* Harvey, gambling 
' house proprietor. A week later Joe 
and Scnnlon were friends no more, 
Harvey having won most of Scan- 
Ion's available cash and holding his 
note for tl.M« baaldaa. 

The $!0 flrst night Bcair had not 
' beep invented yet, but Hooth and 

Barrett opened Sackett & Wiggins' 
' new Hennepin Avenu*, Minneap- 

olla. with "Jullu* Caesar" and 

turned p*opl* away at "double 

VHcea." 

Sporting olrola* w*r* occupied 
with th* elimination triala of 

American yachts to defend Amer- 
ica's Cup. The contest had got 
down to the former successful de- 
fendar, "Tha Mayflbwar," and the 
"Volunteer.* 



The American Bnsebnll I-eague 
haM a convention at the Fifth Av- 
*nu* Hotel, New York, to deal wUh 
tha question of terma. It waa de- 
t*rmlll*d to abandon the old system 
•f guarantees to the visiting clubs 
In fhTOr of sharing terms, the via- 
itora to raealva TH cents for each 
person who went through the turn- 
atilea. This meant a 30-70 upllt. It 
was provided that the minimum for 
the visitors should be not less thin 
iw a gama. 



The eloping baseball season had 
been marred by unequal playing 
and tana were busy devising a sys- 
■tam to aquall*a tha ninea. One In- 
genious plan waa to divide players 
Into three groups, Inflelders, out- 
fielders and batteries, and appor- 
tion them about to the clubs by lot, 
insarbig aa atvnl laagn* raea for 



«ha ara aet an tha kval ^ tlokat thing 



If tha Braa^lMrajf 

can't be on the levlM 'in th*lr piihUa atatamtirta, th*r 

silent 



NELUE REVEIl IN NEW YORK 



By NELLIE REVELL 



'Bollywo<M'» greaiaat peat— th* person who go*s out thar* armed with 
from one to 50 letter* of Introduction and who Inalata, flrat thing, that 
he be shown around a picture studio. And that desire^ in these days of 
studio efllclcncy 'experts. Is one of the hardest to gratify tot' It is esti- 
mated that every visitor causes $100 worth of Interruption to studio 
routina. 

Tet there are Influential persons who muat b* humorad and ways and 
means are always found to get them onto! the lots. On* railroad pas- 
senger agent I know has special arrangements with two studios where 
he can take ills pronfThent butter-and-eggers \rhen they want to see what 
makea th* movies move. 

An of this hasn't changed my long-cherished opinion of letters-of-ln- 
troductibn. A business man once said that a college diploma might help 
a man to get a Job but It is perfectly useless in helping him hold it. 
The same can be observed of a letter of introduotloa— It may halfi you 
to meet a person but it is l|glt > TT IIniltim , a tan < ( T mri ig l ii; 1 11 l r rf|il ii| 
you to gain his friendship. ' ■ 

Ever since my return from the hospital four years age I have enjoyed 
looking otit of my window down in 46th street and wattehlng the staff of 
Variety at work. And now the larKe ofllce bulging In course of erection 
directly behind the Somerset completely effaces that view and a. feeling 
of lonllnesa replaces it* Th* nerve crunching aolsa* all night aind the 
riveter* alt day preclude* any possibility of sleeping. And to think that 
a few weeks ago' while I was in California I was homesick for my little 
back room at the Somerset 

That's the way, with some of us. Moat of us In that Wa never know 
when w* ara well off; w* never let well enough aloMb 

(But I have the MitMaotlon of knowing that my 
obstructed for the greater part tit aomettmsi It 

of the church. 



Cultivation and development for exploiUtlon or prorndtion of houaa 
organUta would not be an unwise departure for picture house chains. 

orgn^U and sole organ haye future possibilities, so far un- 
touched In whdlesale excepting by a very few advanced organ players. 




Blind bookings of produced and unfcntfwn aoU maiy ba m Mt at a gambia 
for picture house bookers, but It «tU fe*. •''fMM anoovragsr far tha 
producers. Any theatra With staM aiiwtalamaat r««nta«aa pNAiMr 

or will, sooner or later. 



picture houses decide that if everything else ia equal with a 
kntfwn producer and the line-up of a new production appearing to guar- 
antee enterUInment ^or draw, through Ma people or namaa, it will p|w 
the production, ovaa oold. ofl a Hveable waaa far tha iaithd waa* a nle« 
t«»pg iim.||M^ many produMoa who pra«S»^ttiSc'^^^^^^* 



But r*o*ntly a picture house chain gave a new production act four 
w**ka at M.PM w*«kly. A vaude circuit had offered the same act 1500 
•»•" »l*»."*»art to" hring th* mmmm fr ttia 
MM aaiary eiMr«« ah net w««tta« ante a waMr avartMii « IMH. 

Vaude has not changed Ita habits, though Its blli* hava grown poorar 

and poorer and its trade transferred to Its picture opposition. For over 
15 years big time vaudeville drove away its producers, until those left 
had but one thought, how to "cheat" the big time, and they did it Big 
time att«*r*«— Mg time la l^ughl 

l*i*tur*s need not go to extraordinary rlaka to promote aMIM fire- 
duetlon, but judgment might be used. Producers Sh^d not be told 

where and when they get off, but treated aa ahowman. Producers proved 
to themselves and the show world while big time waa tolling them what 
to do and how much that they would get for doing It that they could 
make a Uytw alaewhara. 

A great deal depends In the booking of variety turns upon the compod- 

tlon or persohnel of the booking office staff. A. good expert wholeeom* 
staff will bring good wholesome acts to a stage. That already has been 
proven In picture ho'use bookings to date, while what there la left of 
big time' vaudeville Is stagRerlng alons, iinalile to stand up under the 
Impossible load It is attempting to lug alonf? with It. 



*aat light will net be 
right over the top 



Carrie King, ill at the Cadillac, U preparing te return to Paris where 
.she resides. 

Laura Hennett, well know stage mammy and vaudevinian, Is fast re- 
covering. MiH3 Bennett was last Been in the Old Timers act and has 
been identllled with Geo. M. Cohan productiona A year ago she suf- 
fared ■ hraakHnwi. anJ n^ii^A t„ her daug h ter-* hom* In Oreat Ne ck. 



I* I. She makes weekly visits to New York tit Ma skew and frlenfls. 



California Is Wilson Mizner's native heath but he doesn't expect any 
special consideration out there Just because of that In fact, he tells 
me, he ia probably the man on whom they modalaA that "prophet with- 
out honor In his o'wn country" line. He waa rsoalUng th* days years 
ago when he and Paul Armstrong had written "The Deep Purple'' and 
eame out for tlie San Kr.ini lseo opening after Ite New York run. He 
wasn't saying much about it but ho did sort of *xp*et to be hailed as 
th* local boy who had set Brohdway on lira, and ha showed up at the 
Sjt pomp and circumstanofib hitotbar, a San Francisco 



attorney was there, and Bill overheard Mhl talhiag to onis ot tha draaath 

critica. 

"Thia ahow is marveloua," aald hIa brother, 'It simply amazes me." 

Bill swelled up with pride aa his brother went through a list of super- 
latives and Anally the newspaper asked: "Just what Is there about th* 
show that impresses you as so wonderful, Mr. MIznerT" 

"It amaxes me," explained the brother, "that it took two apparently 
intelligent men to write one such rotten play!" 

And Bill took the n«xt train back to Broadway, where he was ap- 
preciated. 

There Is one man In Southern California who has reduced life to ita 
essence, its most simple elements. He believes that all a man really 
needs In this world Is three meals a day and some place to sleep. AS 
h* haa been living according to this phlloaophy for 18 yeara, it would 
seem to prove that he Is Just about correct, no matter how many motor 
cars are necessary to be the existence of a movie star. 

This philosopher is named Chin and he is, as the name indicates, a 
follower of Confucius, * most venerable and wrinkled one. His castle 
is a Jumble ot ancient packing boxes, bits of tar paper and strips of 
galvanized Iron and Its site Is a vacant lot In Los Angeles, owned by 
the Southern Pacific railway. There Chin sleeps In a fine, comfortable 
bed of old rags and cooks at a little fire among the rocks. 

There he is content. He owns nothing and is owned by nothing. Ana, 
according to newspapermen, his theory is that this would be a woWer- 
ful world it it weren't for the police. Every six months they arrest hin, 
drag him to JaU and make him Mke a bath. Then they fumigate 

and k irl. h ia h a lwa ia ft th. ..... l n.M«. To all of whIcB 

Chin submits, beoauaa ha must but he also warna tha oflloers that bm 
turn will eoma, tVr Confucius says there ore ho polloa in HeavenI 



There Is a cure for everything, inoUidlns curiosity, according to tbj 
"American Legion Weekly." An inquisitive old lady, says the veteraaT 
Journal, was bending over the bed ot a wounded soldier In a reeoa* 
struction hospital 

"Were you wounded in the head, my bdyt" ah* asked. 

"No'm," replied a f.nlnt but pollt* VOlCS, "I Was shot In the font 
the bunduge has slipped up.' 



aii4 



WtdnMiby, S«pt$mbeir 21, 1887 



LEGITIMATE 



VARIETY 



47 



94 STOCKS ARE 
liOWWERATING 



10 Opened, 4 Closed Last 
Week in U. S. 



fta itock companies opened and 
closed last week launching the 
g(V season with >4 stocks In op- 
•ratlon. The anticipation In the 
trade is (or a prosperous season. 

The closings were the Hartman. 
(jghunbus; Keith's, Syracuse; Nff^- 
tlonal, Washington, and Wietlng, 
Syracuse. Those launched include 
f^'a, Bridgeport; Princess, Des 
JpMM^ Qrand, H*inllton; Opera 
^l«aw. Mlddletown, Mass.; Colonial, 
Horfolk; Playhouse, Winnipeg; 
^Warburton, Yonkers, N. T. ; Power.s, 
* Ottni Baplds; DeKalb, Brooklyn, 
jf. And VandCWMCt. Sheyboy- 
ftn, Wis. 

"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" is 
Kgorded as the best of the new 
stock releases, which, to date, are 
not partlcularljr - «koiM . aceordlng 
to. report. Moat of laat Mason's 
hits are not yet available for stock. 
"One M.m's Woman," showing It- 
self capable of exploitation In Chi- 
cago and Lo« AaJcKA'^li being 
taken by th« wUttIk itptnUIti who 
mM afraid of the kfaik>ti*ck because 
ol the play's raiT tkeme. 



ToBDg Kahn's 3d Airplane; 
Driring Withont Compass 



Boger Wolfe. Kahn ia wolrUng 

«Hh Ai w!Utm.m m iiK»'ya»» mmtf 
eal revue whteli - ••• • - •nnn- 

to-retlre bnnflmaster's • Into 

the legit field. It win be yoting 
Ipihn's first step In hia career as a 
eqjnpo^jpr. 

George D. TytHmiin mi Abel 
Oreen (Varlet^^ MlMMmtlliK 
fen the book; lyrfiB* tgr IMkte maA 
tbote by Kahn. 

In addition to coinpoaiiig; Kahn's 
Am ocbupattnn liow la airplanea. 
having acquired a third - ' ship, a 
SiUmson, strictly a stunt craft. 
Kabn heard about It and traveled 
««t to Ba<!Mar4 ]|p«|ii^. to pick It 
<9 an* dWM 4lkjUi-^VamM, using 
BO ceSipHa or «IMr- caUbMp« ez- 
ceptkw- • «oiiT*irtl»iia>- jraliroad 
iiia4>. 

When confused IM would .allgBt 
on some field aM Iwitfro bf 'Uie 
farmer which *«a»''ti»fnura Buffalo, 
Albany, etc. KdW' ilMtd4 tto trip 
In BV4 hours; 

The scion ot the house of Otto 
B. Kahn ia having a special Bel- 
lanca built, replica of the Columbia, 
which will be the last word In aerial 
luxury, Including a specially con- 
structed bathroom, aboiiw.: otQ. 

Kahn's flrat plan«v am Mtfeh he 
""ned,, la » glkewfcy ao BopUne. 

Beaib in Age" 

Local beauts will comprise the 
•whing beauty ensemble of "The 
Wicked Ago" on-lto out of town 
tojm with the ot local groups 
olfered permanwt nart—wm with 
ttie show WiHl tt htmtt Into 
sroadway. 

"Wicked AMtf' la the latest opus 
»r Vae West with Miss West 

frna. The beaut ensemble com- 
petes In a bathing beauty contest, 
ported as the main waUop ot the 



Judith Anderson in 
'Marietta/ WoolPs Play 

"Marietta," starring Judith An- 
JJ^^n is next on MM* 'MSaeo's 
production list. ■ 

The piece is by Edgar Allan 
Woolf, vaurle author, and due for 
Wlowlng In November. 



Dr. Sunshine Again, 

Boys, Stop Crowding 

Dr. Louis Sunshine, wealthy dcn- 
"st with penchant for show busl- 
"fV' Is due for another fiinc at 
Producing. 

Dr. Si:nshlno threw up the sponge 
OM '■'■'""'"''l having, .hopped »7r.,- 
°" Ill-fated legit ventures, the 
4Z '"''>«» Woman Business." 

•nrouRh snap decision to sidestep 
now business he let the bonanza 
»urle.s,,„p.. g„,,g through hlS fin- 
tali J*''* something to 

fluci renewed interest In pro- 



Copped 31 Gags 



H, N. Swanson, editor of 
"Collece Humor," dropped into 
New York to see ."Good News," 
the title meaning to him that 
the musical held several of 
the gags his monthly had 
printed. 

Mr. 8w»naon eioeked the 
sags as their iiMHd. and with 
the final cwtalB lottod tl, he 
said. 



SYRACUSE PEEVED OVER 
TURKEY TAB AT |220 

Papers Had Urged Jown to 
Support Legit and Look 
What Was Hand9d 'Em 



Syracuse, Sept 20. 

In the SO years that the house 
has done duty It is doubtful If a 
poorer seasonal opening attraction 
ever played the Wictlng than the 
colored show, Mamie Smith and Her 
Gang, which opened the road yepr 
at the Shubcrt theatre last week. 

The show, for which $2.20 was 
asked, was a turkey of the worst 
sort.' Mamie Smith, record artist, 
supposed to head the company, ap- 
peared Just twice during the per- 
formance, at the finales of both 
acts. An orchestra of six pieces 
played the |^MW,:Wkieh seemed to 
have been >»onlKriieted along tab. 
lines. 

Liocal papers went after the show 
and the Shuberts for booking, the 
scribes' peeve resulting from the 
fact they had begged local theatre- 
goers to support the. road bookings 



MfmMoo Asks Pajnnent 

Off Shuberts for Name 

Oliver Morosco has served notice 
0* tkf (ShuberU that he wUl de- 
maaA royalty for use of his name 
If It Is continued on the Morosco, 
New Tork, formerly operated under 
lease by Morosco, but which re- 
verted to the Shuberta laat June. 

F.' Wright Moxley, of 1560 Broad- 
way, has been retained by Morosco 
as his attorney. Moxley says he 
has no'.lfled the Shuberts of 
Morosco's claim. 

The Morosco was built In 1916 by 
the Shuberta and leaaed- for 10 
years, Whlek 'terminated last year. 
The theatre was taken over several 
years ago by the rrooivcr for thi' 
Morosco Holding Co., which oper- 
ated It for o to dH p w fOIIewtaK ap- 
pointment of a receiver. The Mo- 
rosco release was without option 
at (30,000 a year. Several months 
prior to maturity of the lease It 
was offered to the receiver for a 
similar term at )60,000, plus carry- 
ing charges as annual rental. 

Morosco's contention, aceordlng 
to Moxley, is that the Shuberts re- 
linquished riKht to use of the Mo- 
rosco name upon maturity of the 
lease and that omttaued uiase of 
the name precltidea VUrca^ from 
operating his own tlM^jM Wider 
his name in New Yorii; ■• Xoxley 
says he plans to do. 

No amount h oa iHt m i MgmWt iA as 
sought for Ntailriiig tho Morosco 
namlkoa the theatre. 



"Band" Taken Off 

"Strike Up the Band" was with 
drawn in Philadelphia Saturday by 
BiJIir Selwyn, ' The musical com- 
edy, authored by George S. Kauf- 
man, with a f.eorge Gershwin score, 
was due Into the Imperial next 
week. 

The producer decided that in ad 
ditlon to book changes, the show 
needed cast revisions. To that end 
It will not return to the boards for 
at le.Tst elsht weeks, after which 
time run of the play contracts are 
regarded aa voided. 

"Strike Up the Band" Is said to 
havB entailed an outlay of more 
than $100,000. 



of 



I.A.T.S,E. HEADS MEET 

When the American Federation 
„. Labor holds its convention In 
Los AnRcles. Oct. 3, the general ex- 
ecutive board of the I. A. T. S. K. 

M. r. M. O. of the V. S. and 
Canri'la, as well wlU meet In the 
wi'Kt co;ist city for the disposal of 
prnilinc business. 

President Willlnm F. Canavan 
and other ollircra of the Alliance 
lo.ivo New York for L. A. Sept. 25, 
and will establish headquarters in 
the Alexandria Hotel. 



STAGE Wm TAKE 
imiTiONEY 

LeMaire's "Affairs" Girls Not 
Provided With Carfare to N.Y. 
—Got 80 Pet. of Salary Only 



Chicago. Sept. 20. 

Rufus LeMaire's "Affairs" chorus 
did not reap the benefit receipts of 
the final performance at the Woods, 
despite supposedly authentic re- 
ports to the contrary. 

After much detecting as to where 
the $l,400-odd had Rone, why -^d 
how. It was disclosed the stage 
hands and musicians chartered the 
bag. In lieu of pay-off. The hands 
are said to have refused rai.se the 
final curtain until the management 
agreed to dis'-'^ute the 

That $1,400 would have covered 
transportation to New York for the 
36 girls, whence they came. De- 
prived of it, thev were forced to buy 
their own tickets with approxi- 
mately *0 per cent, of back salaries 
they received out of the bond money 
posted with Chorus Equity. 

While bond covering salaries was 
lodged, the usual tran.sportation 
bond was nowhere in ■•'•'ht. Equity 
Is saM ' la Ittva waived tho fare 
bond. . * 

Hotel Davis Hard 

As out of luck as the rlrls were, 
the principals were less fortunate, 
having entirely waived Equity 
bonds previous to tho sud(7en dis- 
astrous closing, besides having ac- 
cepted a salary cut. All principals 
had adequate means, thnuRrh, and 
the« chorus ■ prevented jtrand- 
ings In the ballet deiv>-'— ont. 

Tho XlKvia iTotel came In tor a 
severe 'iMUintng'Mlatlv' tn Hi atti- 
tude toward -the show- and gIrW. 
i;pon hearing of the allow's llmplrfg 
grosses, the manacemont ia said to 
have 'phoned to diw-k »n, '-t-r 
notified the glito to pay sn4 <"ove 
at their '~--liest oonveuleMe,* As a 

remit, show people I" '-' -1 are 

off the Davis. 

$2,900 hmt been aant to Chicago 
last week to take ear* of (he sal- 
aries of the "Affaires" chorus. A 
bond of $3,000 or slightly more was 
posted. The sura sent Chicago was 
eiwugh to pay the 14 glrla $85 for 
the two weeks they had not received 
salary. The bond was shy about 
$15 per girl, since the chorus con- 
tracts averaged $60 per week. 

The money, waa aant by Dorothy 
Bryant, head of Chorus Equity, in 
several payments. Equity's Chicago 
office being uncertain of the total 
sum required. It appears that only 
10 girls returned to New Tork, the 
others remalnlnK In Chicago to ac- 
cept other engagements. The bond 
did not include return transporta- 
tion, while the principals. In walv- 
Ins tbo bond, dlapoiaed with a 
guarantee of return farea also. 



Lyric Lease for Sale 

The lease of the Lyric theatre on 
42d street, directly opposite'' the 
New Amsterdam, la for aale. Ne- 
gotiatlona have been under way for 
some time but not closed due to the 
high bonus Jacob Oppfnheimer is 
asking for the residue ot his long- 
term lease. 

A ayndlcate headed by a rich 
Broadwaylte who made a fortune In 
tires and who has bought In on 
shows and theatres before is dick- 
ering. 

Oppenhelmer recently took his 
own name off the programs and 
other hou.se billing, giving It to 
"liyrlc 0|>eratlng Co." He Is pro- 
ducing extensively this season. 



Elliott Dexter Divorced 

laM-Ancata% Sept. 20. 

Nina a. Dexter, aulns felllott 
Dexter, screen and stage actor, for 
divorce, has been aw.arded an In- 
terlocutory decree on the grounds 
of desertion and non-support. 

Mrs. Dexter is the actor's second 
wife. She was formerly the wife 
of Alvin Untermyer, son of Kamui » 
Untermyer, New York Attorney. 

The couple were married five 
years ago, with Dexter leaving his 
wife laat April and charged with 
fitHtnC to provide for her since. 
Dexter la now in New Tork. 



Carroll Stage Gag 



Atlanta, Sept. 20. 
rr.iitii.dly every wei'k 
somebody playing In an act in 
one of the Atlanta vaudeville 
houses excites the newspaper 
gang by announcing that he, 
or she. Is a bosom friend of 
Earl Carroll, now doing time 
In the federal pen, and that 
the trip will be Incomplete un- 
less he, or she, has a chat with 
Earl. 

The gag has grown stale, for 
Earl can't see "em. He has an 
allotted number of visitors a 
month and his brother, Nor- 
man, takes most of them. 



MACLOON JINX AGAIN 
STRANDS MORRISSEY 

"Exposures," Without Equity^ 
Bond, Blows in Frisco on 
Lurie's Attachment 



Coast's First Drama 
Tommament at Santa Ana 



FRASX LAWRENCE A6EITIV0 



I.OS Angeles. Sept. 20. 

Tho tirst competitive drama tour- 
nament ever held In California, will 
take place at the Toot Bpnrteen 
theatre In Santa Ana, Bept 22-24. 

Community |dayera' clubs from 
all over Southern California have 
entered. A ailvar loving cup has 
been put op by l^e clothing mer- 
chants of Banta Vna as the first 
prize, with other trophies to fol- 
low. 

On the Judges' stand will be John 
Steven MoGroartjr, author and pro^ 
duccr of the San Oabriel Hlseloff 
play: Edwin Schallert, dramatic 
editor of the Los Angeles "Times," 
and Qllroore Brown, member of the 
Pasadena Community Players Club. 

Indications are that thia>4orm of 
dramatic competition may extend 
to a wide range. 



Toronto Paper Didn't 

Review "The Letter" 

Dr. Lawrence Mason, dramatic 
critie'of tho Toronto "Olobe." re- 
fused to review "The Letter" in 
tbat city last week. His paper rer 
fused to accept the show's adver- 
tising, still being sore on Katherlne 
Cornell because of "The Green 
Hat," the morals of which gave Dr. 
Mason resentment. . ■ 

"The Better" is W. Somerset 
Maugham's London success pro- 
duced over hero liy Mewsinore 
Kendall with Miss Cornell as the 
star. It Is at tho MaJesUe, Buffalo, 
this week. That IMAise la managed 
hy Miss Cornell's- father, "Doc" 
Cornell. Next week It opens at the 
Morosco, New York, 

It's untpual that a paper should 
refuse oto review a Ohaw, whether! 
good or bad. Tho paper haa the 
right of panning It It doesn't like 
the piece. 



Cast Changes 

Virginia Smith, from "Padlocks," 
replacing Alice Weayer, opposite 
Eddie Uuzzell in "Desert Song"; 
Casino, New Tork. 
' John HalUday was forced to with- 
draw from the cast of "The Spider" 
at the M^slc Box Friday, when he 
lost his vMce. William Courteney, 
engaged for the L>ondon "Spider," 
replaced HalUday. Courtiaer sim- 
ilarly acted several, weeks during 
the summer when Halltday's ton- 
sils were removed. It is believed 
the present vocal condition is the 
result of Halliday returning to the 
role too shortly after the operation. 

lone Hull has been appointed 
general understudy for "Hlood 
kfoney," current at the Hudson, 
New Tork. 

Williams Sisters replaced Mc- 
Carthy Sisters In flirjrge Whites 
"Scand.al.s," pI;t>inK m the ICrlariK'er, 
McCarthy .Sisters li ft to Join "Man- 
hattiin Mary." 

Jimmy ti(-*rra lias sureeede*! II;*! 
Kltcr as second comic with "Luflin 
Thru" (Mutual). 

Beatrice Noyes will succeed Kdna 
Hlhbard in "Tenth Avenue" at the 
Eltinge, New York, next week. .Misn 
Hihbard is withdrawing to rejoin 
"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," whi< h 
goes on tour the week following. 



Frank Lawrence has withdrawn 
from the cast of "The Spider" ni | 

the Music Box. New Toi'k, to enter | 
tho apenry field. I 

I.awrf iice has associ.ited liiiii^' I; " 
with the Thomas Jackson, h ; 
caster, hiiving assumed post of fe'* n- 
ei-al oliice manager last week. 1 



SEGOVIA HEBE 

F. C. Copplcus of the Metropoli- 
tan Musical Bureau Is bringing over 

Andres Sepovl.i, rated the world's 
greatest Kuifarlst rind one of Spain's 
foremost living musicians. 

Segovia makes his American 
IBUUt Ut T umi Hull, 



January. 



ZOE AIKENS PEODUCING 

Zoo Aik<-nH, i>l.iy Wright, is I 
tu:i\:<' tj* i- dei'iit as a pr<Miu' * r tiii 
s< iM..n. ."^lie iH enKnpced to proilw 
live jiKiy.s (or tb« Shubert.1. 



San Francisco, Sept. 20. 
Will Morrlssey, the hard lu^t tm 
presarlo, again reaulred tho i 
of citlsens, Inn keepers and 
to get his atranded actor* baefc ;,t* 
where they came from, la thin 
I.os Angeles. 

Company manager Dan Leonard* 
son is out on $1,000 bail on a duuvo 
of passing ft botmoer on the apttttt*' 
ern Pacifla BaUniad tOf *I,'»i .iplio 
check was tOr tairco, 1)» brlof itlw 
company here from tiM AngelM tWO 
weeks ago. 

Matters reached a crlals Satur- 
day morning when the company de- 
posed Leonardson as mana;;cr and 
decided to continue at the Colum- 
bia theatre on a commonwealth 
bdsis. Ret'ular night show and mid- 
night matinee Saturday grossed 
around tl.700, of which the company 
took 60 per cent, and the theatre 
■io per cent. Advertising' oz0eaaes 
and other expenses cut the net for 
the company. Harry Sluit.in, deslg- 
nat'Hl aa Rciuity representative, 
gave each ot the 30 chorus girls 
lis. While each ot the principals 
celved tll< It was the first monejr 
paid In salaries in two weeks. It Is 
understood Morrisscy and his wife 
end partner, Mldgle Miller, have 
not received ' aalimr '*o» several 

weeks. ' 

Morrissey's "Kxposurf*" was a 
flop in IjOs Angeles and Louis 
Macloon, Its original jnanager, had 
to bow out when he was listed by 
Equity as "unfair." Fletcher Bill- 
ings succeeded and In turn stepped 
out" for Danny Leonardson, who In- 
herited the accumulated grief of the 
dbmpany. 

A ray of hope appeared on the 
horizon when the troupe pot a good 
opening In San Francl.sco. Tho 
newspapers, always anxious to en- 
couriMa) coast productions, gave it 
a' great break. But business did 
not come and the sherifT bearing 
attachments on the l)ox otTlcc did. 

Lauls R. Lurle, millionaire real- 
tor and owner of the £urlo theati«, 
slapped on an attachment fbr 12.400 
apralnst the scenery, costumes, etc., 
which were nominally In the name 
of Macloon. The latter forgot that 
Lurle had advanced salaries and 
other expenses to get one of last 
season's Macloon IU>ps out of town. 
Hence the attachment. 

Jimmy Hanlon, local insurance 
man and friend ot aotors, dug deep 
and provided transportatlqn back to 
Los Angeles for the 20 chorus girls. 
Several legit men chipped In to help 
the stranded principals, musicians 
and stagchandfL Hotels settled for 
little or nothing. 

Roy Cummln^rs, who was featured 
In the revue, took a swinp at a man 
in a local hotel lobby when the man 
unwittingly opened up a conversa- 
tion regarding the affairs of the 
tough -l\iek troupe. The man proved 
to be Danny Dillon, an ex-prUe- 
flghtcr, and Cummlngs was on tbo 
receiving end of - three ataalan t» 
the law when bystanders later- 
vened. 

"Kxposures" was out without the 
customary Kqulty bond, with the 
company knowing the hazards and 
waiving claim on Equity, thuplte 
tho fact that Macloon supposedly 
.<<fepped out. Company Manager 
Leonardson st.ites that the actual 
awners of "Exposures" were Louis 
O. Macloon, Will Holman, of Chris- 
tie Films, and Bronson, builder of 
the Hollywood Music Box. ' ' 



Guild's "Porgy" With 

40 Negros; 3 Whites 

Till aire Guild's first playj)f the 
s'.i'^'in will be "I'orKy," with a cast 
of Home 40 Negroes and three white 
players. Fwnk Wilson, Rose Hc- 
Clendon and Georgette Harvey 
head the colored contingent. Ed- 
war<l I'ieMlnK has ttie prlndjMU 
role of the whites. 

The play waa dramatized from 
the novel of the same name by Du- 
I'.oso Heywar'l. Ilcyward an^i hia 
wife, DoroLlr , <Ii'l tlie draniiitiz.i- 
tlon. Mrs. Ileyward Is well kiioWir" 
as a playwright, a graduate of the 
Harvard 47 Workshop under Pro- 
fessiir (Uurgo rit rco L'. ikcr. She 
uroli' tlio Harvard I'rize I'lay, 
■.\anry Ann." produced here with 
l-i-an'.ine Larriniure in lii*' lead. 

"i'ui i:}" opens Oct. ;i. 



1 



VARIETY 



LEGITIMATE 



Wednesday. September 21, 1927 



SHOWS IN N. Y. AND COMMENT 



PlfarOT Mtimat*4 and comment point to torn* ottraetiont boing 
tUBtaafiil. whil* th* aama gron aoeroditod to othoro might auggoat 
HMiiiMrity or laaa. Th* varianea la axplainad in tha diffaranca in 
I ' ImmW MPMHiMt wMk the varying ovaHiaad. Alaa tha aiaa of aaat, 
ttWl aaimewn* tItllMWMe la naeaaaary greaa of profit. Varlanea 
la bualiMta naeaaaary far mualeat attraotien aa againat dramatic 
9lay la alaa aanaidarad. 

ClaaaMaatian af atlraetlon. heuaa aapacitv and tap pnoa af tha 
a^wilialaii aaala ahiwi Maw. Kay ta ala a a W catlant C (aamadyli 



"Abia'a lri»h Roac," Itfpuhllc (::79th 
week) «J-801-|:!.7S). One or two 
warm nights reflected in box of- 
fice, trade generally under v/vek 
previoaa, but not yet In full awing. 

' Mlaa-Oop," Carroll («th week) (R 
MT>$4.4»). Newar entranU may 
have affected pac«; trade fair but 
not exceptional; around 114,000 
la^it week. * 

' A la Carta," Beck (Sth week) (C 
■l.lii-iSM). Filial week; good 
entertainment, but not able to get 
Into real money; laat week under 



wan* vovama* aa vmr^n w 
w^) (CDrNe-tUli). PreM 



Monty,*' Hudson (Bth week) 

(I>-1.4P*-t>-n>- Producer ex 
paotaat of buainesa Improving 
tnodaiata money to date, with 
laklasa avaraeinc tl.OM to t*.0«0. 
•Vraadway." Broadtaurat (S3d week) 
(CO-l,14>-|S.8i>)- Held to very 
iood trade last week, although 
list somewhat oft through weath- 
er; cVose to 116,000. 
"Buriaaque," Plymouth (4th week) 
(CD-1,042; 14.40). Broadway'a new 
nott-muBlcAl loader; conalderin^ 
ticket auale doubtful if gross pace 
will l>e topped; $28,500 
Craelaa," Kiaw (1st Week) (CD- 
>IO-t3.>0). I'ostponed from open- 
ing iYlday: out-of-town perform- 
ances nearby got real coin; opens 
Thursday (Sept. 22) wltli that 
DromlaiQg indication. 
'Folllaa,' New Amilordam (Jth 
week) (R-1.702-»«.60l. As yet 
aothtng in town to top big 
grosaea; taandees not so forte, but 

aanaetty niht aions: over $46,000. 
"PmNMiw' WaUaok-B (tth week) 
m^mVt*t)^ Moved here Mon- 
.4air boaa lonrie; aaaaleia aatlre; 
dam to tM*f laat woak; oontb- 
> VoaatUa. a» playara a»a en 

(iBt 

Preaentad 

by Dana Burhet and. OeofBe Ab- 
Iwtt; opened Monday, ' 
"Qaed Nawa," Chanln'a 4<th St. (Id 

week) (M-1. 413-15. 50). AcU tike 
musical amaHh; eeoond week aaw 
atandees in all performances with 
gross above |39,iM>0. 

"Grand Street Follies," Little (17th 
week) (R-530-|$.30). Final week; 
ftrat uptown showing of annual 
Village aumnyr revue; did satia- 
Cactorlly on co-operative basis, 
avaraging $8,000 weekly; "Ko- 
manclng 'Round" next week. 

■■Half a Widow," Waldorf (M-1.131- 
$1,8S). Closed suddenly Saturday 
' When night performance cancelled 
through cast refusing to go on; 
didn't pay off; $4,000 in seven per- 
formances. • 

"Har Firat Affaire," Bayaa (Sth 
week) (C-«(*-»a,M>. , Seay but 
aot naughty play, attraetlnv fair 
tcade and ought to thmnish 
taU; aaUaated anmad <MM> 

'HH Uie Oaek," BelaaovOM weak) 
Uf-)AM-U4|t). Bo tar aawar 
•Miateala nave not affeotad taoe 
and do not flgura ttf do ao; vir- 
tually capacity an time; tat.OOO 
and more. 

■ManbaMara." Ambaaaador (tth 
weak) (M-l,2O0-$3.30). Moved here 
fkeai Salwyn Monday; with Ren 
Bemla and band buaineaa im- 
proved aomewhat; $14,eoe aatl- 
qiated; Selwyn gets "Tha Oardan 
of Eden" next week. 

"Marry-Qo-Round," Sam H. Harris 
(nth week) ( R-1.0Sl-$3.86) 
Moved here from Klaw Uut week 
but incrgiiKod capacity did aot 
aeem to mean anything; takings 
under $7,000. 

"Mikado," Royale (2d week) (O- 
l,IlT-$3.85). Revival of Gilbert 
and Sallivan operetta preaented 
Saturday by Wlnthrop Amea, who 
has met with considerable aueeeas 
with O. ft S. in past two aeaaona; 
brilllnnt prrmlere and solid aue- 
eeas indicated. 
"My Maryland," Jolaon'a (Id week) 
(l(iil!(|MIJt), CMUdal comment 
anifrHa ieaplte long Fhlla. an- 
gacement; however, beat tso.ooo 
flrat week, but aome agency 
tlcketa reported dumped Into cut 
ratea. 

"Night in Spain," 44th .St. (2:il 
week) (R-l„'!J6-|.').r.O). H.ive not 
picked "anothrr v/\i> n ''l-'ivo 

o'clock Girl" ariiv...s. Init will 
doubtless ptirit for tini'^: I>iisinos^ 
rated oyer IJS.OOO hi.st \\e('k. 
Padloct<s of 1927," Shuljert (llth 
week) (R-1.395-$i.50). Financial 
difficulties again around show l;iHt 
week, when i>npine89 sloughe,! off 
to around $17,000: notice to close 
Monday; "My Golden Girl" 
Oct. J. 

ay Ann," Vanderfoilt (3>th 
ek> (M-TTl-t4.4*). Doing ao 
wall that road tour may be eat 
baek; between tlS,«00 and |U.«M; 
'VonMoUout Tankee" Uated a«e<- 
aaaaor, kow In rehearaaL 
"PIckwnek." Rmpire (td week) (CD- 
1,09$-$S.SI>. Another three weeks 
acoordlag - to original booking; 
lookallka Nov Tork deeta't want 



It; second week estlmatil at ttl,- 
000, light tor Mg-caat alMw; 

terferenee" to follow. 
'Rang Tang," Majestic (llth week) 
R-l,IO*-ti.IO). Moved here laat 
week; Increased capacity per- 
nUtted larger cut-rate allotment; 
colored show doing well, with pace 
last week $11,500. 
'Revelry," Masque (2d -week) (D 
800-$J.;>0). Much-(ii.40ussed play 
started n*wbox-of1ice rush Ilr.st 
week, with gross at $10,500; de- 
mand for lower floor, but balcony 
trade light 
"Rio RiU," Zlegfeld (S4th wtHty (M 
l,760-$5.50). Cinch for year's ruij 
an'd maybe all through new aea- 
aon; classy musical continues to 
pile up profit; $46,000. 
'Road to Rome," PInyhuose (34th 
week) (CU-1.750-$3.85). Another 
strong holdover, with Kood chance 
of going well throuf^h season; 
$18,000, virtual capacity. 
Saturday's Children," Booth (3Sth 
week) (C-708-tg.SO). Holding 
o.ver Into new season for time, but 
succeeding attraction must be 
there to bent present pace of this 
success; laat week over tn.ooo 
«ry good tor lionaa and leAgth of 




€7. 



ETioad 01 



Sueh U Life," Morosoo <D-8»3- 
$t.M). Withdrawn without an- 
nouncement Saturday after play- 
ing three weeks to meagre pick- 
ings, estimated well under $3,000 
weekly; ^The Letter" follows In 
next weok. 
"Tan Per Cent," Cohan (2d week! 
(C-l.lll-$3.30l. PlayofjitaBe life; 
did not particularly impress; ukkI- 
erate business indications; not 
over $5,000 first week. 
"Tenth Avenue," Eltinge («th week) 
(CD-892;$3.30). Clipped after 
first few weeks, and although bus- 
iness Considerably l>etter than 
most new entrants, run status in 
daubt; last week $10,00*. 
"The Baby Cyolena," Hanty Miller 
(Id week) (F->4*-tt.S0). Drew 
favorable notlcea, and Cohan farce 
rated aplendid laugh vehicle; fint 
week's trade not up to expectation 
at $10,000, however. 
"The Cireua Princaea," Winter Oar- 
den (2$d week) (M-1.4*3-$5.50). 
Will probably take to roa'd .soon; 
recent trade reported ai^und $:;2,- 
000; "Artists and Models" one of 
shows mentioned to follow in. 
"Tha Desert Sona," Casino (43d 
week) (O-l,477-$5.50). Holdover 
operetta set for continuance until 
holidays; picked up after slipping 
considerably during early sum- 
mer; last week $23,000. « 
"The Command to Love," X,on^acre 
(1st week) (D-l,01ll-$3.30). Pre 
sented by W. A. Brady, Jr., and 
Dwight D. Wiman in association 
with John Tuerk; foreign adapta- 
tion highly rated out of town; 
opened Tuesday. 
"Tha Cnehantad lala," Lyrlo (M-1,- 
OM-tMO. IhdaiMwlMltlr pro- 
duced by AaierioMi ' Apad Arta, 
Inc.; operetta repodt^A la » 
fixing at out-of-t^^' 
opened Monday. 
"The Ladder," CoM (4tth week) (D- 
l,04S-$2.20). Another new version 
announced for record flop; Imok- 
ing now goes until Oct. 29. 
The Second Man," Guild (lat week) 
(D-914-$S.30). Another week to 
go, then "Porgy," Theatre Guild's 
first production this season; vir- 
tually all Nejrro cast; "Second 
Man," $3,000 last week. 
"Tha Spider," Music Box (27th 
week) (D-l,O00-$3.86). Somewhat 
affected last week, but got about 
$1S,000, quite profitable fli^ure; 
engagement of novelty mystery 
piece indefinite. 
"Tha Squall," 48th St. (46th week) 
(D-»6!I-$3.S»). Looks like another 
month, which would mean aolid 
year on Broadway; out-rate aid 
counting, though ,l»a« i» BiBa trade 
good tbr paat tw;p ari^MyiiF (S-OOO 
and o^*r. 
"The Trial of Mary Ougan," Na- 
tlonal (1st week) ( D-l,164-$3.30). 
Excellent ' reports from out of 
town : presented by A. H. Woods ; 
written by Bayard Velller; opened 
Monday. 

The Triumohant Bachelor," Bilt- 
more (2(1 V.ek) ((:-1.951-$$.$0). 
Final wtM'k; opened Sept. 15; com- 
ment of preH.s and first-nlffhtsat^ 
indicate it will not do; "Jimniic".s 
Women" next wcelv. 

Wild Man of Borneo," BIJou (2d 
week) «'-605-$S.S0). Another new 
show jp doubt: reviewer not fa- 
viiralile .ind Hwlit trade after de- 
but Kepi. li. 
"Woman Qo On Farevar," Forrest 
<$d week) (C-1,01S-»I.M). Looks 
like money show; while not rated 
stand-out, strength at box ofllce 
favora aucceaaful engagement; 
last week aetimated at tK.OOO. 

'Yellow Banda," Pulton (2d week) 
(C-»lS-$$,30). Rnglish rustic 
failed to tickle; despite high Lon- 
don rating, alack patronage after 



"SUCH POPULARITY MUST 

BE OESCRVED" 
"Don Leo 'and Louise In 'Dance 
Moods' . . . with Ailys Wilson and 
Hear Tnidina . . . ran aw»y with 
the honors of the evening. . . . 
Here is an act that truly deserves 
its billing of 'Vaudeville's Smartest 
Revue' ... A giant net. . . . Bspe- 
cially in the last Spanish scene are 
the gowns worthy of a Four-Dollar 
Revue." 

— SAV PRANfl.-il'O "( URONICI.a" 

DOS LEE and MLLE. LOUISE 
Direction«REILLY BROS. 



'mWALKS0FN.¥;AT(3IUIiNIIN 




"Command to Love" Does $15,000 and Seems Sen- 
salioiMl WiiiniBr^''BlMk Vetvclf' PaaiMd While 

:;-Flop« at iiiilMi ~ - 



LEGIT BIZ SHOT 
ALL OVER "ROAD" 



Reporta coming la from the 

romt mr Uwt tta. Mt tm- 
nada epoMd "ahof la thia aew 

season. 

■ Contrary to laat season when 
the dramaa diaplayed |k weak- 
neaa iMtt Cha MliMli MM W, 

current report* «r» tikt aa uij 

type of stage play, other than 
stocks, are feeling a drain. 

In the mid-weat laat week 
aoBW M a a aa «M-Bl|«a4. Ml Oie 
uaexpeeted hekt wa««, but 
atmllar reports arrived from 
the cooler sections. 

Though the picture houaea 
are held reaponalbia tor the 
drama's low grossea, that ta 
not accepted by the show peo- 
ple for the musicals sinking 
also. The general reason re- 
ported the nearest to the faot 
are the prices for the leglt at- 
tractlona, with the picture 
houses tracing their lesson for 
an elaborate two-hour or long- 
er performance at a acale of 
TSe or below, and In aome 
apota, down to 40e. With logo 
seats at the hlghOft not ex- 
ceeding $1.(S and more often 
the big easy chaira aelUng at 
$1.10. 

A New Tork hit opening out 
of «Mni M waakt tmyaltaB 
^th thieo adyaMa nmm, 
plajced at its flrat peifermaaee 
In a city of over 1,00«,OM peo- 
ple to JM. 



Scenic^Artists' Ball 

The annual scenic artists ball Will 
be heU at the BMil Aatar, New 
York, Sept. tt^ 

Brart <BlMa in afofte ,l|lwators 
aa waa.M,dHi0Hni'.MA.*idntera, 

aU |B^ 



OR WNh OU^ On WMi N«w 
Torka mum «UV «M «£ "A la 

Carte," which deaea Saturday night, 
and Immediately begin rehoaraala in 

Gene Buck's new thuslcal comedy. 
Take the Air," Which opens in De- 
troit Oct. 23. Ralph i''arnum made 
the placement. 

Take the Air" Includes Will Ma- 
honey, Senorlta Trlnl and Dorothy 
Dliley. : 



*^t and Canary' on Show Boat 
Dubuque, la., Sept. 20. 
Tlie Golden Hod Show Boat, the 
world's largest and handsomest 
floating theatre, came to Dubuque 
for one night performanoo on Sept 
11, offering as their attraction "The 
C!at and Uie Canary." 



premiere, indlcatea American fail- 
ure; |l,«0«. 

Outaide Timaa Sq — Special 

"In Abraham's Hosom" to continue 
at Provincetown : "Bare Pacts" re- 
ported moving uptown from Tri.m- 
gle soon; "Bnemies and Lovera," 
vatlnae perforaunoe*, Little. 



Piiiladelphia, Sept. 20. 

Tiie legit booking aituaUon 
here for the next couple f of 
weeka waa ahot completely to pieces 
over thia week-end. The reault of 
the changes and cancellations and 
postponemenTs Ik that tills week's 
three openings all occur on dilterent 
nights, and that the congestion of 
bookings on the Sd of Oct. has been 
avoided by advancing two of them 
to next week. The only houses not 
Involved In the mix-up are the 
Broad and the Gorrick. 

"The Man Elating Tiger." the Ben 
Hecht-Rose Caylor farce, scheduled 
to open last night (Monday) at the 
Walnut, was found to be nowhere 
nearly ready, and won't make its 
local bow imtll Thuraday. 

"The Flvo O'clock OlrL" also 
scheduled tor tta dalmt laat night 
at the Shubort. opaoa. thoro tonight 
inatead. 

"Murray HIU," LeeUo Howard'a 
comedy, waa therefore the only 
Monday night opening, and Ita en- 
gagement at the Adelphl haa been 
cut to a aingle week only, Inatead 
of the previously arranged fort- 
night. In Ita place, next week, will 
be "Oentlemen Prefer Blondes," 
which waa to have been one of the 
Oct. $d bookings, but which was 
advanced to relieve the congestion. 
"Maryland" Staya 

"My Maryland" will move from 
the Lyric to the (Thestnut after this 
week. Instead of next, and '"The 
Play's the Thing " will come into the 
Lsrric Monday Instead of Oct 3, and 
win play 'three Instead of two 
weeka "Artists and Models" will 
close its engagement at the Chest- 
nut this Saturday night. 

Monday's openings, as now fixed, 
therefore, will be "The Constant 
Wife" with Ktliel Barrymore: "The 
Play's the Thins" and "Gentlemen 
Prefer Hlondes." while on Oct. 3 
there -will be "The Constant 
Nymph" at the Ganick, "A Con- 
necticut Taakeair at-lharWlMM and 
"Criaa Croo^ OiWMBB tha' new 
Erlanger. 

♦ L,a8t week's Iiudfr w.-is "Side- 
walks of New York." which crashed 
Into sentiment.al business in its first 
week at the Garrick. "Sidewallcs" 
opened even stronger tiian Eddie 
Dowling'a "Honeymoon Lane" did 
at the same houaa laat aaaaon. Tha 
groaa waa reported at almost $30,000, 
about all the nouae can stand at the 
acaie. 

The only other houae to do out- 
standing business last week waa 
the Walnut, where "Tlie Command 
to Love" went to $15,000 in ita sec- 
ond and final week. This try-out 
comedy caught on through word-of- 
moiith and notices, and could have 
Btayed another two or three weeka.' 
"The Command," "Good NauM" and 
"BMewalka" are the aaaaon'a real 
"aaMriiea" to date. . 

Qriof for Two 

The big Bop waa "Strike Up the 



dar K,tM hi tta aaooad ni-flnal 
week, iraa In tar att waaka at the 

Shubart. TUa one looked venr 
badly In need of oxlng and althaagh 
the critics raved, thero ifaan't a 
chance. Attendance dwindled grad- 
ually every performance imtll the 
laat few days when there weren't 
a handful of people In the big the- 
atre. * 

Also among the disappointments 
was "Black Velvet." which opened 
Monday at the Itroad. The notices, 
almost to a man. Joined in panning 
this drama of the South, although 
Arthur Byron was rated high. Tlie 
groaa was around $7,000 or a litMe 
less. 

"My Maryland" claimed better 
than $16,000 at the Lyric, and de- 
cided the management on their plan 
of sending it down to the CHiestnut 
tor a continued run inasmuch as 
both "The Play's the Thing" and 
"Broadway," were hard-and-fast 
bookings at the Lyric "Maryland" 
is figured good until November at 
leaav 

"Artiste and Models," alao much 
In need of fixing, claimed around 
$1«,00« In Jta aacond wadt at the 
Cheatnut, quite a drop, and prob- 
ably not aatlafaetory for thta big 
production. Ita run hero ends Sat- 
urday night. 

Eatimalea of tha Woak 

"Black Velvet" (Broad, second 
week). Panned by all the critics 
and trade seriously affected, trnder 
$7,000 on first week. Ethel Barry- 
more In "The Constant Wife" next 
Monday. 

"The Five o'Cloci< Girl" (Shubert, 
flrst week). Wasn't ready to open 
until Tuesday night. "Strike Up 
the Band" pitiful in second and final 
week with under $9,000. "Funny 
Face" booked Oct 10. 

Sidawalka of New York" (Oar 



real smash right now. Last week 
it grossed nearly $30,090, and touch- 
ed capacity after first two or three 
performances. "Constant Nymph"" 
on Oct. s. 

"Man Eating Tiger" (Walnut, first 
week). Thla Ben Hecht-Raae Cby. 
lor farce not ready, and doean't open 
until Thuraday night. "Command 
to Love" entered aoUd hit class and 
greased tl>,eeo In second week. 

"Artlata and Medela" (Chestnut, 
third week). Revue alumped some 
with between $lt.000 and $20.00» 
claimed. Ooea out thia week and 
"My Maryland" moves down frota 
Lyric for a run. 

"My Maryland" (Lyric, J5th 
week). Still reporting fine busi- 
ness with over $18,000 last veefc- 
"Play's the Thing" next Mon.'.ay. 

"Murray Hill" (Adelphi, one week 
only). This Leslie Howard comedy 
was to have stayed fortnight, butu 
"QenUeaon PrtiiR -P 
ooms In on Monday.- 



^'LETTER," $14,000 

QaOary |.lpht for Katharine Cornell 

in Toronto 



. .. Toronto, Sept. $0.. 

Tbi itoyal AiannMn <8huliert> 
and VHiMaaa <arlahB»») are open' 
and havia ambitloas booklnga. Two 
stock companies, both now to To- 
ronto, opeaad to fUr audleneoa 
MonOv. A aetil tlMHM^ VkOWand. 
la lu^ to ramdn Bark. 

Opening two weeks earlier tkaa ' 
laat aaaaon, the Royal met aaaB 
buslneaa with Captain Al. Plunkett'a : 
all male Canadian revue, "Oo La 
La." This outfit, the old "Dumb- 
bells" company of war fame, has a 
consistent following across Canada. ' 
This year four recruits were added ' 
from Jack Arthur'B"Canuck8" (Up- 
town Theatre). Of these Pred 
Emney, English comedian, and 
Cameron Geddes, bass, made the 
biggest hit. 

Figures at the Royal for laat 
week are estimated at $12,000 . 
to $14,000 for Somerset Maughan'a", 
English drama, "The Letter," Btar- 
ring^ Katherine ComeU. This waa - 
the American premiere, tha pleee^ 
heading: for New ToTk by Monr^ 
stages. 8ood revtews -wora d(aiw»' 
here, Gallery bla waa aS. XoOlMdf 
like high-brow atulL 

Two musicals have played the 
Princeas and a third opened Men- . 
day. "Endianted Ide," a now onei 
did about $10,000, which U not ao ' 
good. "Sweethearts," the Victor 
Herbert success revived by the 
American Light Opera Co., opened 
last week. Business built up well 
to about $12,000, good for a $2 top. 
This company shifted Monday to 
the Royal, where they are singing 
"The Bohemian Girl" and "Martha" 
this week, "Tie Chocolate Soldier" 
all of the following week, and per- 
haps "Fra Diavola" after that Thee 
Pennington la prima donna; L A. 
lAmhert la In charge of the outfit. 
Stone Paeka 'Em 

After starting oft the new Buffalo 
house with a bang, Fred Stone ie 
playing "Cries Croea" at th*t 
Prinoesa and tha Bla«t ia 
tically a aaU-otit at jfc . 

AHEAD Ara> BACK 

Wallace Munro, ahead of "th* 
Shanghai Gesture," Harry Rankia 
again managing compcuiy. 

Jack Franela, ageiiting "Pad-' 
locks." 

Mme. Olga Petrova contradiota 
the report that she will produce' 
"What Do We Know," authored by 
and starring herself. She says It 
will be produced by John Cort, to- 
whom she ia under contract. 

She also wants It known that the 
auppresaed attempt to present It . 
laat aaaaon In London was made by 
William Fox and not herself. 



PATEESOK STOCK WVAM 
stock opposition for the first time 
known looms for Pateraon, N. J. 
Two dramatic stocks are apottod 
at the MaJesUo and Lyceum. The 
former provldea the new oppoaltloa 
for the Lyceum which has prfevloua- 
ly held stock. 

The Majestic opened last week 
with "Loose Anklea" while Gensen 
will reopen tho Lyceum next week. 



Duval's Film Oriainala 
J. Duval, playwright author of 
•Her Cardboard Lover," will writ' 
rick, aaeend week), tha town'a oiUy orig^nala for Metrq-Goldwln-Marrr, 



Wednesday, S«p{«n>t>er 21. IMT 



LEGITIMATE 



VARIETY 



DRAMAS SHOK UP NICELY 
A^MAYlHIPQSSIBiUTIES 



f4ew Plays In and. Coming Figured as Money 
Shows — "Burlesque" Topping Non-Musical Field 
—"Broadway"- Goes Into Second Year Strong 



Ciamatic preaentatlons are reach - 
W full stride OD BroaOway. OI the 
i^n on the pramMi* Itat this 
we«k »"<! aeveral 
likely run entrants judging from 
expert prediction. 

Several non-musicaU already 
jist^ look like money skowe, ac- 
cordlDK to agency sales, but the 
Igifoay trade has been weak, 
jjgaicy reports are peculiarly off of 
^at^ as shown by excellent lower 
aoor sales for a mualcal which 
dould not make the grade and is 
colBg oft this week. 

The newer line shows line up 
with "Good News" out in front and 
topping the field in demand. "My 
Maryland" looks fair, although late 
last week the aRenclcs were over- 
loaded and had to dump a percen- 
tage of their allotment^ It sot 
some lukewarm reviews. A mualeal 
looking likely is the i»vtTaK of 
"Mikado," given a rattUns seitA-oS 
, MttS^Boyale. 

Non-Mueieals 
''^•men Go On Forever" at the 
Ferrest started fairly well at %U,- 
tOt for the first full week. "Baby 
Cyclone" at the Miller ia rated a 
stroBS laugh show, but did not 
oesM up to expeetatlon«'>t 110,000; 
"Revelry" did not provoke any 
tarore at the Masque, though the 
Srit week went to about (10,500 ; 
"TeUow Sands" appears to have 
little chknea, setttaMT IMM^t the 
Fulton; "Half a WMow" closed in 
its flrst week at the Waldorf; TTen 
Per Cent" estimated at $4,S00 in 
seven performances; The Tri- 
umpfaant Badielor" opealns Thurs- 
«*y win be taken oft at tho BUt- 
more Saturday; "The Wild Man of 
Borneo" will close at tbo BUou, 
•■other two week affair. 

ntatafetvsr* sasHy tops the non- 
■iMlaal Held and flciires to hold 
that position despite the highly 
touted "The Command to liove" 
which opened Tuesday, nor the 
irsaWaK "Trtal of Kary 'Diisan," 
a IfSBSay premiere, nor "The Let- 
teTi" due in next week. 

"Broadway" turned a good week 
to start Its second year, reaching 
HMM: "Tho Bood to Betas" cot 
•reond the same flcnre, with "The 
SpMer" getting $16.0M; "Pickwick" 
seems lost In the shuffle; "Satur' 
^ days ChUdren" is SUU " making 
money at tll,M«: "TSnth Avenue," 
ttO.OOO; "The Booond Maa," t«,0«0: 
"The SqaaH." tT,IM; "Blood 
Money," |t.«M; "Her nrst Affaire," 
K.OOO. 

The "Follies" at over t47,«00 and 
"Hio Rita." $45,000 ooilUau? to head 

the musicals; "Night in Spain" es- 
timated at 128,000; "Hit the Deck." 
»2«.»M; "Desert Song," »23,000; 
"Circus Princess," .tS2,00<l: ."Pad- 
locks" dropped to }17,000; "Peggy 
Ann" sUll strong at 112,000; "Allez 
Oop," estimated at $14,000; "The 
Manhatters" somewhat better at 
114,000; "A La Carte," $14,000 but 
not good enough for a revue; "Rang 
Tang," $11,500; "Merry Go Round," 
$7,000; "F^oUightaT' low, reported 
under $$,000. 

As against half a dosen closings 
this week there will be 10 new pro- 
ductions next week. 'The Letter" 
*Ul spen at the Morosoo, dark this 
Week through the sudden closing of 
Such Is Life"; "Murray lHill" wUl 
succeed "The Wild Man of Borneo" 
at the Bijou; "The Shannons of 
Broadway" will succeed "A La 
Carte" at the Beck; "The Trium- 
phant Bachelor" will make way for 
"Jimmie's Women" at the Blltmore; 
Grand Street Follies" closing at 
the Little which geU "Romancing 
Round"; "Merry Malones" will 
open the new Erlanger; "Manhat- 
tan Mary" starting the Apollu s sea- 
son; "Black Velvet" relights the 
Liberty; "Speakeasy" lights up the 
.Mansfield and "The Garden of 
Kden" arrives nt the Sclwyn, 
Buys Increasing 
Agency buys are climbing, with 
i> so listed. They are "Hit the 
(Bela s uu ) , "Uuud — Wbwb" 
'Ohanins 46th Street). "The IJ^iliy 
''y'^^'m' (Henry Miller), ".My 
^lai^laiid''/ ."The Coiii- 
"'•"1.1 to Love" (Longacre), "Kev- 
' f> ■ (Masque), • "The Trial of 
^'■"•y ])„nan" (National), "Follies" 
"^'w Amsterdam), "Rio Rita" 
Ulegfeid). 
•Some ot^the newer shows are in 



Vera Mmniy Popular 



New York, S*pt. 15. 
To Variety: 

I, like all theatrical people, 
read Variety wfiich tells of 
the good and b.-id things that 
happen in the theatre. 

In all my travels around to 
the different agents and pro- 
ducers officers, never have I 
come in oontart with a more 
pleasing and pleasant woman 
than Miss Vera Murray of 
Chas. DUlbigham's office. 

In most agent's offices It Is 
almost a crime to them to ask 
If "There Is anything doing 
today." 

If you can, will you please 
let Miss Murray know that 
she has tlie kind regard of 
many In the profession. 

One of Ifce^ifiiMV. 



LA. GROSSES 

Los Angeles, Sept. :o. 

PJverythinir way off with the ex- 
ception of "Oh, Kay," at the Mayan 
starring KIsie Janis. hitting an esti- 
liiat.. of JlS r.OO for the fifth week. 

■"The Cleat Ne(iker" drew SS.TOC 
at tho lielasco. "Home Towneis.' 
in tlie flrst week at the Hollyuou.'. 
I'layhouse pot $6,600 after line no- 
tices in the daily papers. 

At the Playhouse "Going Crookevl 
did about $9,900 In the final vi f< U 
"What Ann Brought Home," second 
week at the El Capltan, Is estimateii 
at $5,800; "Seventh Heaven," Hna. 
week at the Morosoo, around $5.;oo; 
"Wild Wsateotts." at the vine 
Street, approximately t6,700. 

In live performaneca "Ruined 
Lady" got less than |1J0« at the 
Orange Grove. 

mALONES" HITS 
PACE OF $23,000 

"BoniU" Withdrawn for 
FixipiF^fMler Weak Try 



WEATHER AND FILMS 
KILLED PITTSUffifiH 



Legit Bti Terrible Last Weeic 

—"Manhattan IMary" and 
"Ramblers" Suffered 



Pittsburgh, Sept. 20. 
Hot weather and pictures kicked 
legit grosses here lower than some 
of the state's oil wells last week. 

"Manhattan Mary" and "The 
BamMers" again took it on the chin 
during their second week's. "Mary" 
moved to Newark and "Ramblers" 
went on to Cleveland, where it is 
reported the Guild troupe, headed 
by Fontayne and. Lunt, opened 
Sept. 12 to $410. 

Half houses and less were the 
rule here all week with the "Mary" 
crowd rehearsing until the small 
hours. At two and three in morn- 
ing principals quit the theatre. Re- 
hearsals to visit author's hotel 
rooms to learn new songs and dlS' 
k>g. George White spent tremen 
dous money In keeping full stag( 
and pit crews present during estra 
hours and offering carpentesa $50 
bonuses for almost inhurtian tasks 
And his show Isn't set yet. 

Legit business here is terrible. It 
may be the weather or that the 
class residents aren t back from the 
country or It may be pictures. It 
looks like the film thing for the new 
Loew-U. A. Penn had the ropes up 
Saturday at 2:60 and all ffim houses 
were big that night But not so at 
the Nixon' or Alvin. 

"The Cradle Song" and fk return 
of "Rose Marie" are at those re^ 
gpective houses this week. It's a 
cinch neither Goodman nor White 
will ever send another show Into 
this town In Seiltember. 



Seventh Dallas Stock 

Dallas, Tex., Sept. 20. 

MpiklOohn & Dunn, west coast 
stock promoters with headquarters 
in Los Angslss, wlU'attempt to es- 
Ubllsh stock here at the Circle the 
atre. Blanchard WcKee, local man, 
has been selected hooss manager, 
and a company Is being orgahlsed 
from west eoast houses opeiated by 
the concern. 

Six previous attempts to estob 
lish stock In Dallas have met with 
flat faUure. ' ' 



SUN SMACKED LOOP PLENTY; 
DROPS OF $1,500 TO $8,000 LAST WK. 



'<Sc«id«k" Went Off $8,000 in Chi U«t Week^ 

"Yours Truly" Bumped Down $4,000— "B'way", 
and "Chicago" Next Door and ButUing for Biz 



the bargain list, which is: 

"Enchanted Isle" (Lyric), "Merry 
Go Bound" (Harris). "The Circus 
PrinceFs" (Winter Garden), "The 
Desert Song" (Casino), •Foollights" 
<Wallack's), "Padlocks of 1927" 
(Shubert), "Manhatters' (Ambas- 
sador), "Rant,' Tmiik" (Majestic), 
Allez Oi'p (ivari C.inoll), "A L« 
Carte' (Martin lietk), "Yellow 
Sands' (Fulton), "Abie's Irish 
n o se" (Unpubl l c) , "Rnti i rrtay'H C b'l- 



(Iren ' (lio' lli), "Her First Affaire 
ili.i>esl, "Surh Is Life" ( .Morocco )% 

• Women Go on Forever' (Forrest), 

• Tiiumphiint Baehelor' (Hiltnicre). 
"Wild .Man of Borneo' (Uljoui. 
"The S'llC'll' •4MI. .S(reet). "The 
Second Man" .i;u.rd), "Blood 
Money" ( Hudson >, ■ Itevelry" 
(Maw)'" ). 



Boston, Sept. n. 

Two musicals, "The Merry Ma- 
lones," the Cohan show at the Co- 
lonial, and "Honeymoon Lane," the 
E^Mie Dowltfig show at the Tre- 
■h^nt, ran away with the business 
here last week. Both did about 
$23,040. Weather eondltlons were 
good, tho etty being one of the few 
which eseapad the hot wave. 

The Merry Malones,", the Coh.nn, 
continues to do close to capacity 
business. This box office draw can 
be ^sily understood, for a Cohan 
musical has never failed to click 
her^ The fact that Cohan himself 
remains with the show, taking the 
plac«. of Arthtir Deagon, makes it 
doubly strong. The show has two 
more weeks hero feetoro It Is BMvad 
to New York. 

"Honeymoon l«ne." doing VbOut 
the same gross at the Tremont In 
the flrst week, showed signs of 
strength that looked to be perma- 
nent. 'The show opened the house 
after several weeks of darkness 
and started off at a fast pace. It 
did not seem to be affected by op- 
l>08itlon, being one of five musicals 
in here. 

Outside of these two musicals 
most stasngth was shown by 
Bniadway^ at the Plymouth. After 
a week when bustnsas was only a 
bit better than fair, this dramaUc 
hit lU stride. Tbs b usin ess wsnt 
close to $1«.000. 

For the other attractions ta town 
grosses that were Just fair wsre 
recorded. "Bye, Bye, Bonnie," the 
musical at the Wilbur, seemed to 
be losing power. Last week, its 
last, the gross was about the same 
as the week before, in the vicinity 
of $12,500. 

My Solden West," which opened 
last week at the Majestic, did not 
show anything approaching form. 
The show lasted a week at the 
house, wa# not'ready. It m>peaz«d, 
jand was wlUidrawn to go out on 
the road (or further flzmg. It is 
still headed (or Now York with 
many changes to be made. The 
name will be changfd back again 
to "Bonlt.i." 

"My Princess," at the Shubert, 
did about $14,000. This musical Is 
finding the going here a bit tough, 
possibly ^because It Is early in the 
season for a modern operetta. 

In the first week at the HOllis 
"The Barker" dldyibout $11,500, fig- 
ured as fair busmeas for this at- 
traction at this hous«, with tho 
show getting a good word all along 
the line. 

Last Week's Eetimatea 
"Honeymoon Lane," Tremont 
(second week). Opened strong, be- 
liig one of the two ' leaders in 
grosses for the we^, about $23,000. 

"The Merry Malenas," Colonial 
(third week). Did tX3,0M, up $2.- 
000 from the business of the week 
before and going strong. 

"Brosdwsy," Plymouth (third 
week). Close to tK.OOO. Better 
than the week before By about $1,- 
000 and shows healthv tendenrles. 

"My Princess," Shut.ert (third 
week). Not very strong last week, 
goinc off to $14,000, 

"The Barker," Hollls (second 
wiek). Fair stren^ih sluiwn by 
this nfin-muslcal, gross for tiie first 
week. $11,500. J 
"What a Man," Wilbur (first 
week). Followed "Bye, Bye, Bon- 
nie" into this bouse with a fair 
opening. 

"Is He Guilty?", Majestic (first 
wwk ) . Opene* at tb« » a j c« t lc, be - 

Ing given time due to the clojiin;,-, 
,is f:ir ns this city was coneerm .1, 
of the musical* "."ay Golden W< .•-i. 



Shows in Rehearsal 

"Take the Air" <Oene Buck). 

"Denbiah" (Shuherts). 

"Synthetic tin" (Moroseo 
Holding Co.L 

•••howVoaf (Flortas Zieg- 
feld). 

"The Rst and the Kettle" 
(Leon Gordon). 

"The Mulberry Bush" (C. B. 
Dillingham * A. H. Woods). 

"The Wteksd Afls" (Anton 
Sclbllla). 

"Funny Faeo" (Aarons * 
Freedley). 

"Ink" (Charles U Wagner). 

"Just Psncy" (Joseirii Bant- 
ley). 



MITZI RUNS INTO HEAT 
WAVE IN MNNEATOLIS 

"Madcap" Does Only $11,000 
Despite Shuberts' Threat to 
Leave Town Flat * 



Mlnneaimlis, Sept. 20. 
Last week's terrific heat sent 
grosses in the legttlmato houses 
skidding. Minus cooling plants, 
these theatres had no DWre ehance 
than bare-leg dancers In Boston. 
Attractions for the most port were 
strong, but few people would endure 
the discomfort of the torrid theatres 
for the best of shows. 

Even written appeals for support 
broadcast by the civic and com- 
merce association, the city's leading 
business mei^'s organization, news- 
paper editorial urging that patron- 
age be extended, praise by the critics 
and werd-o(-moutb boosting would 
counteract tho woathsr la 9m cass 
Of Mitzi in "The Madcap," at the 
Metropolitan, and the attraction had 
a miserable week, getting around 
$11,000 tor nine performances at 
$3.30 top. The blazing sun even 
caused theatregoers to disregard the 
ShuberU' threat not to send many 
shows to MtansapoHs tbis ssaaen 
unless "The MadcAp" wat wen sup- 
ported. 

Presenting "Naughty Cinderella," 
which soAe Of tho critics rapped, 
but which appoMatly cavo satlsfsc- 
tlon, the Balaibrldae Players bad one, 
of tbeU: worst weeks ever at the 
Shubert. Not much more than 
$4,000. 

The McCaU-Brtdge Players (musl- 
^cal comedy tab) had a big attrac- 
^n, "No, No, Nanette," at the Pal- 
ace, but HUttered with tlie rest, doing 
less than $6,000, very bad for the 
house and show. 

"Tho Merry Rounders" stock bur- 
Tesque, at the Gayety, dropped to 
around $1,000. 



Chicago, Sept. 20. 
It was jolly well hot and all that, 
so the Loop's formidable legit list 
suffered its flrst setback. "Scandals" 
recorded the largest Up, 
though contlnuUif at 
pace. 

"I!ro;idw;iy;' opened Sunday at the 
Selywn and looks like a solid hit. 
Anotlier week will proliably see a 
typo and trade war between this 
one and "Chtcaf^o," already en- 
trenched at the Harris, next door. 

No drops were less than tUM* 
and one. "Yolirs Truly," slid |MW. 

"The Spider" retained tbo noo* 
musical leadership wlth^tM.000 In 
its fifth week, while "Chicago," first 
week, dumped "American Trage^r" 
from the runner-up position. All 
tiiree proi-ured countable coin and 
are assured of meaty engagements. 

"Crime" got enough at the Adei- 
phi to change Al Wood's mind 
about moving. The currerrt week 
was to have been Its last, but Sweet- 
heart will rub his mitts for two 
more. 

"Desert Song" exhibited signs of 
strength In its second week at the 
Great Nortliern, though it might 
possibly Ao better In another spot. 
The iar-away Q. n; la somewhat 
n. g. for toy attraction. 

"Toauny," at tho Cort; 
about ready- fpr tho bwMlA , , 

nothing. 

Loop was handed its flrst spoon- 
ful of dramatic stock in two years 
when the MInturn-KetterIng Co. 
premiered at the Central Saturday, 
Initial piece Is "Rain," probably 
good for about five weeks. Project 
Is classed as a legit effort, dou 
town and having a legit person 
Estimates for Last Week 
"American Tragedy" (Oarrlok, td 
week). Will do more than second 
week's $14,s»0 In better dlmats; 
shDwed Inclination to Improve at end 
of hot spell; $3,600 drop. 

"Broadway" (Selwyn, 1st week). 
Opened Sunday, 
"Chicago^* (Harris, td week). $17,* 
baa ofiposish in 



FR 





€ 


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"BNWiway." VriMr «st both. 

•Vrtimr (AddpM. ath wsak). Will 
hang around bit longer; tU.000 te 
spite of beat; tt,tOO drop, 

"Dessrt Bong'' (O. N„ M weak}. 
Steady gait; refined muele f 
Itself, notwithstanding 
location; $3,000 drop. , 

Minturn Stock (Central, 1st week) 
("Rain"). Opened Saturday. 

"Scandals" (Erianger. OU week), 
(s.oon decline, 4n« mostly . t«L IMM»' 
tiuin;.'h sulllelent to eanss W IW I 

$3«,0(»O. 

"The Barker" (Blackstone. 21st 
weel<). Moves out next week after 
lengthy engagement; long run un- 
expected; ''Hoosiera Abroad" |pl- 
lowlng; $8,000, one grand drop. 

dropk _ • ' 

sUckrf toA UliMi tijm Brpp. 

"Yours Truly" (Four CWhaas, Ith 
week).. IM.OOV near Enroll show's 
dead line, but likely to Justp tbis- 



plenty of free pubU 



"3 Musketeers" OfT 

The proposed operetta v^r^il.n '.f 
I>um.T«' "Three .Muskete, w ),;iv 
been culled oft. lA>uis Werba s.iid 
he couMn't find suitable players. 



San Francisco, Sept. 20 

With eseeptlon of Curran. where 
new legit season got under way, 
midweek, grosses generally off, in 
keeping with tho general depression 
that swept town following holiday 
week. Ruth (niattarton In ."The 
Devil's Plum Tree" opened auspi- 
ciously S<pt. 14, after a two-day 
postponement, and due to her large 
personal following, and good ad- 
vance sale, first four days (6 per- 
formances), brought Intake up to 
$10,000 mark. 

Will -Morrissey s "Exposures ' In 
flrst week at Columbia, failed to 
ell< k. despite rood business openint; 
night and Monday, and generally 
lavish praise by the reviewers. Rev- 
enue opening night around |t^0, 
with probobly $200 drop on Mon- 
day, considered good. Thereafter 
IfUstnesR slumped, with dismal pros- 
pert In sicht. Morrlssey has a 
pleasinK entertainment. Several of 
<riti< s r^it' il it as best musical seen 
liere in iJist tiiree years. 

",4t.ies Irish Rose" rounded out 
rf.ni we. ks at the Capitol and then 
,1* i,,',rteil for r>:ik],md, with a tour 
n'.rfli nnt\ ea.'^twnrd throuK^h C,'ina(l:i 
to follow, 

lli nry Duffy's two slock ventures 
iield ur> nicely, though a little off, 
v. ith no Immediate prospect of re- 
|il;ic eiiient either at Alcazar or 
Mre-;i(l< nf. The Lurin opened Its 
ri. w f r .-iM.n Sept. 19 with "Twinkle. 
■r\\ (fil:le, ' Adv.'inee sale f-nrour;>K- 

Estimates for Last Week 
Curran — "The Devil's Plum Tree," 



Stodn 



Chicago, Sept. 20. 

A stock wiU be installed In the 
Central opening about Svpt. 17. 

It will be the flist stosk pnlset 
in the Loop since tho short star 
of A.-<rher Bros, stock at the Adelr 
phi a year and a. half ago, TbO. 
Central company will be maaagsd - 
and prodnofA by Ifarry Mbrtoni,. 
Ralph Kettering and Ctaorgo .Qattta 

Initial bill, "Rain." £ 

Minturn will also .head play 
the lead In his own stock^^ tho 
Chateau, north aide. Tho QB^|saa 
played stock two years aflo but iraa 
converted to straight pbltllW last 
season. It opens Bspt.. It with 
"The Dove." 



starring Ruth Chatterton. Play will 
recjiiire a lot of lixini;. Has under- 
eiirn iit of s;i hieioii.su' Ks. First six 
perform.'! nces. $10,000. 

President — "2 Ciiln Wanted," 
Diifiy Koek, flkkinK along at prof- 
it-show iiiK basis. Revenue of 
^iroui.'l ;<'..:iOO last week will keep It 
firoinir. ; ^. ^, 

Alcsssr — "The Alarm Ctock," 
Duffy st(M:k, corking good entertain- 
ment. Bettered tiJ.SOO. 

Columbis — "iMuri'lssey's Bxpo- 
sun s ■ Caufc-ht on only mildly. In 
for iImo' veks. First around tVMt 
m:iik wliii ii won't show a pront,, 

Capitol— "Ahie's Irish Rose." " 
Reliable at $6,000, no loss. 



Old 



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VARIETY 



LEGITIMATE 



WednMdajr, S^^fmilwr 81. Itgj 



BROKERS CHILLY ON 
MGRS. TICKET THING 

Managerial Jockeying Finally 
Fizzles Out When Agency Men 
Takt Determined Stand 

Joekerihs batween the managers 
Vnd ticket brolcere over an asrree- 

ment (Mcr.rlilo in.in) which would 
have boon supplonu'ntary to Vhy 
• aUpulation now exlstant between 
the aBenclea and U. 8. Attorney 
Tutlle, appears to have been ended. 
The mnnaBers, after declaring they 
would force the l>rokers to accept 
the McUride plan, fell down. They 
■nt themaelvea into A hole and 
eouM not ylimb out. 

One of two nieetlnn.s scheduled 
was held Tuesiiay oC last week, 
when it was proposed that the prln- 
etpal brokers do busim<»s with 60 
•at Ot the 70 theatres. That would 
hara excluded the Erluncer, DillinB- 
kani and Zlegteld theatres from the 
aseneles. There was an attempt to 
emharriiss the latter. Lee tihllbert 
asked William Mcliride if he would 
agree to that proposition. Me Bride 
•aawwhiK in 0»» anirmattva. But 
. the other brokers flfnired that was 
part of the jockeyinp. 

Both sides were to have conferred 
Thursday night, but the brokers in 
tjha tatartm met and declared the 
entire plan was cold. They wrote 
the manaj^ers. stating they had been 
doipi; business with 100 per cent, of 
UroadWity's theatres and did not 
propose to limit th.'>nis;'lves to a 
percentage of tjie wliole, tnat being 
bad business and discriminator^^. 

In surveying the 60 houses which 
were, to have been "delivered" to the 
agreement, 27 theatres were either 
committd agal- the McBrtde plan 
or counted as doubtful. 

Attai' t raeetvlBg word of the- 
Mrdkera' stand. Arthur Hammer- 
stein, acting h^:d for the man- 
gerial group on th - ticket matter. Is 
' credited with saj-ing they were too 
'. I^iigr with rehearsals to consider the 
ticket ' situation at this time. He 
also sal<r the hrnkeis did not wish 
to cure the "outrncreous eonditions" 
rtl^losed by the federal ticket la- 
vest ipatlon. 

Tlie McBritle. plan purported to 
fix a definite limit ot 50 cents pre- 
mium per ticket tor an Indefinite 
period, regardless f the final deci- 
sion of the Alexander ease. The 
maifksers exiwcted to hold down 
gypplas by tying up U)« principal 
brsMfK fe«t ticket nien admitted 
prlrately -that such a plan would 
doubtless start a flock oj specs Into 
business, merely by the digginK 
process, despite the vigilance com- 
/ mittaa p r ap a — d . 

Ho Uacfeld ceme 'out on the 'flat 
Witt an agreement entered into 
With agancies wliereby the Jatter 
promlaa to adhei;« to the conditions, 
flndlnga and atipulationa of the 
course aa outllaad by Tuttle. The 
. agiHcment covers Zlegftfd'a. "Fol- 
Ilea^' and "Rio Rita" and la pre- 
Bumed to later depend on the dis- 
position of the Alexander case 
Which will decide the constitution- 
ality of the law that Iniposes a 50 
par cent government levy on all 
' pramiuma' above 50 cents. 

The brokera received a shock last 
week when the assessments and 
panaltlaa tor failure to report and 
pay tmder tba to per cent levy law 
wera made public. They had been 
given to understand hy the Intel- 
ligence unit of the Internal revenue 
departmeiit tlwt such data was con- 
fldentUU, at feaat not to be given to 
tha praaa. The total waa |>t>,03<, 
tha itama including a number of 
laria awn* reported in Variety dur;- 
Inc4^tla's InvestigaUon. Thf liat 
a|ie),wa tha amounts charged against 
32 agenrlea. 

The largest item is tltat marked 
acainst the Theatre Ticket I.,ihr.ary, 
1233,868 being claimed by the gov- 
•tnmant. it wa« explained because 
that agency's books for flve years 
W«I» available was the reaaon it 
topped the others, hooka for Which 
covered only .a year or two. 

The collection of the money Is ex- 
pected to be attempted, but as the 
bickers have had no chance to 
question the assessments, an ex- 
amination of their books will again 
bo made. Their right to charge off 
^eavy expenaes such as concessions 
paid managers, gratuities and losses 
on buys will be claimed, and it is 
expected the assessments as now 
computed will be modified. 

The government's claims have 
been turned over to Assistant Dis- 
trict Attorney Owen S. M. Tlerney, 
the government's perjury expert. 
• The agencies and ttie sums due 

' are as follows: 

Alexander Theatre Ticket Office, 
XOO West 4L'd street. $L'S.OOO. 

Wkrrow Theatre Ticket Agenc)-, 



SIX SHOWS OUT 



There are six closings on the 
Broadway list, but tb* and of the 
week will likely see two additional 
withdrawals. 

"Such is Life" presented at the 
Morosco under Shubert direction, 
waa withdrawn without notloo Uat 
Saturday after two Very apare 
weeks. 



"Such Is Life" 
Opened Aug. 31. . Vrssland 
("Telegram") said : "rugged 
meat for aaaar digaationa." 
Mantle ("Newa") pftatfaladi 

Variety (Ibea) aaidi '•with- 
out a chanee.'' 



"Half a 'Widow" Independently 
presented at the 'Waldorf stopped 
Saturday, caat re(uftn» to go on 
for the night performanof when no 
pay happened. Takings t4.<MMI In 
seven performances of this musical 
comedy. 



"Half a Widow" 
Opened Sept, 12. Second 

atring reviewers didn't think 

much of it. 
Variety (Abel) called it "a 

gloriflod turk. No ehanee." 



"The WIM Man of Borneo," pre- 
sented hy Philip Gtoodman at the 
r.ijou, will close Saturday, ending 
its second week. 



"The Wild Man of. Borneo" 

Opened Seot. 13. Winchell 
("Graphic") said: "jot it down 
as a flop." Rest of scribes 
lukewifrm. « 



"The Triumphant Bachelor," 
opening last Thuraday «t',tll».:Wlt- 

more, will be taken off' at "'ilia end 

of this week. 



"The Triumphant Bachelor" 
Opened Sept. It. Wvara 

pannings from entire rovtew-„ 

ing fraternity. 



"The Grand Street Folliea," pre- 
sented by a co-operative group 
downtown, will clpse at the Little 
after playing 17 weeks. It started 
at tl 1.000, and averaged t>.000 to 
$9,000. 



"Grand Street Follies" 
Opened May 19. "tienerally 
liked. Osborn ("World") said it 
was "the organization at its 
highest high-water mark." 

Variety (Abel) said: "Treas- 
ure trove." 



"A la Carte," produced at the 
Martin Beck by Rosalie Stewart, 
will be taken oft Saturday, fltth 
week. It wa^ rated good entertain- 



"A la Carte" 

Opened Aug. 17. Boys dis- 
agreed on this one. Coleman 
(^'Mimi^ went tha full tMgth 
bf praUe. Mantle C'Newa") 
also H. Atkinaen 

("Times ; ..cclared: "predue- 
tion as a whole mediocre." 
Anderson ("Post") thought re- 
vue "profoundly so-so." 

Variety (Abel) said "looks 
like Miss Stewart will profit." 



ment but required $17,000 to $18,000 
to break even. Aywaso g ro aa e a 
$14,000 to yii.ooo. 



Inc., 1539 Broadway, $117,574. 

Bascom, Inc., 10 Kast 4Sd street 
$21,307. 

Beckhardt Theatre Ticket Agen- 
cy, 1540 Broadway. $13,a59», 

Broadway Theatre Ticket Com- 
pany, 218 West 42d street, $104,323. 

Bryant Theatre Ticket Company, 
Inc., 141 West 45th street, $22,314. 

Calumet TVieatre Ticket Com- 
pany, 1531 Broadway, $28,687. 

Louis Cohn Theatre Ticket Office, 
Inc.. 204 W, 42d street, $6$,l4il. 

Ideal Theatre Ticket Service, 1674 
Broadway, $1,429. 

Slanhattan Theatre Ticket Com- 
pany, 2429 Broadway, $9,873. 

Marks, J. Ii, Theatre Tickets. Inc., 
745 Seventh avenue. $64,917. 

Neumann, I,eo, Theatre Ticket 
Office, 1482 Broadway, $66,459. 

Pntche Theatre Ticket Agency, 
100 East 42d street, $8,950. 

Premier Theatre Ticket Company, 
Inc., 170 West 42d street, $9,976, 

Subl>er's Theatre Ticket Office, 
1465 Broadway, $3,599. . 

Sullivan Theatre Ticket Service, 
729 Seventh avenue, $56,743. 

Supreme Theatre Ticket Com- 

Sussnian- Alamac, Broadway and 
71st street, $8,735. 

Theatre Ticket Library, 212 West 
42d street, $233,868. 

Tysoa & Co., 148 West 42d street, 
$34,534. 

Tyson Operating Company, 1472 
Broadway, $2,804. 

Williams Theatre Ticket Acencr, 
291 >rairt^«&Mtt««it. JMI^ 



FUTURE PUTS 



"Among the Married," by Vincent 
Lawrence, scheduled for rehearsal 
next week Is being held in abeyance 
until November. The delay baa 
been decided upOB to permit Wal> 
lace EMdinger to complete hla cur- 
rent Orpheum Cirsult vaude route. 

"Nreral&tt," by John 'Van Druten, 
was given a stock -trial by the Ly- 
ceum Players, Rochester, N. Y., with 
Estelle WInwood aa gueat star. It 
may be reprodnoad •• s'lagit later 
for Ulas WInwood by a »•*' Pi^- 
duclng Arm now incorporating. 

Albert Bannister and Harry 
Kingston have formed a legit pro- 
ducing partnerahlp. "'White Ldly" 
will be their flrst venture and goes 
Into rehearsal In two weeks. Ban- 
nister was formerly of the produc- 
ing firm of Powell 4k Ban n la t er, 
who produced "Ckiuara CrookiT and 
It'B a Wow." 

"Heaven and HaO. lac," la re- 
hearsing with Bail Crawford pro- 
ducing. Carol McComas heads cast. 

Two plays have been sold by 
-Myra Purst for prospective New 
York production. One, "Let It 
our," was bought by Hassard 
Short, and the other, "On the Way 
to Paris," was taken by Julia Chand- 
ler. 

'Draeula," which Horace Live- 
right la praduelnc, 'w^ituto rthaara- 
al laat week. Ira Harda la ataging. 

Caat Includes Bela Lugbsi, Dorothy 
Peterson, Edward Van Sloan, Clar- 
ence Derwent, Bernard Jukes, Ter- 
renee O'Neill and Donee Waldron. 

Lynn Starling's farce, "Twice l/i 
the Same Place." has been acquired 
for production by M. J. Nicholas. It 
goes Into rehearsal this week with 
Xihrystal Heme heading the cast 
and opena at tbo Wlndaer, New 
York, Octolfer t. 

Bddle Featherstohe 'toplay Charlie 
King's part In Chicago company, 
"Hifthe Deck." - 

Secret Service Smith," schedined 
to come Into the Cosmopolitan, N^w 
York, has been Indeflnltely post-' 
poned. . Tba ahow oloaad la Boaton 
for fixing. 

Edwin Justna Mayer, playwright 
and scenarist, la in New York con- 
ferring with Horace Llverlght on 
the proposed musical version of 
"The Ji"lrebrand." Mayer also has 
completed "Children of JJarkness," 
which he seeks to place before re- 
turning to California, 

"Venus," by Rachel Crothera will 
reach production via the aotbor Mad 
Mary Kirkpatrlck. It Will be 
launched In November. 

"The Doughboy," by James P, 
Judge, will shortly reach iwoductlon 
with the author figuring aa jlay- 
ducer. 

"Fire." by Bleaaof Oata*; la next 
on iiroductlon Ilat tor MM. Henry 
B. Harrie. It la now la ptoeaaa of 

casting with premiere set tor late 

next month. • 

"The Devil's Diary," by Maurine 
Watklns, has been secured for prO' 
ductlon by Basil Sydney and Mary 
Kills. It will be added to the list 
of their proposed season of reper 
tory at the Garrick, New York. "The 
Devil's Diary" will be the second 
play of the series, the first produc- 
tion being "Romeo and Juliet'' In 
modern dress. 

f "Romancin' Around," which was 
tried out last spring, has been re- 
cast and placed In rehearsal by L. 
Lawrence Weber. Caat Includes 
Ralph Morgaa. Peggr Coaway, 

»Betty Bllaa, Souglaa 'Wood and 
others. 

"Sunrise," by*WiIlard Hack, goes 

Into rehearsal this week. Qeorge 
(Lefty) Miller Itf mroducer. 

"The Rat and the KettIS," by 
Barry Sonnors, produced by Leon 
Gordon, bows In at the Windsor, 
New York, Oct. 1* Caat Includes 
Jack McGowan, Pauline Drake, 
William Chalee. Suzanne Bennett, 
Kdwln Flnley, H. H. McCullon, Jose 
Rlvas, Antonio Salerno, EscamtUo 
Fernandes and others. 

"Wolves." foreign importation, is 
next on A. <H. Wooda* productloit 
list and due for rehearsal in two 
weeks. Woods tJiiI make this one 
on his own. In addition he is 
jointly interested with C B. Dill- 
Ingbpm la "The Mulbarry Bush.' 
which went Into rehearaal this 
week. 

r.corge C. Tyler has shuffled his 
plans In regard to the play in which 
he will project Pauline Lord. "When 
Shipa Cone In" waa originally an 
nounced, but this has been tempo 
rarily sidetracked for "Surmise.* 
Miss Lord's support cist is now 
being assembled with rehearsals set 
for next week. 

'n'llllam Elliott baa begun casting 
for "The Band Wagon." la cahearaal 
next week. ■ — 



In the Literati column In Variety a report states that pro. 
teata had reached the dallies In several Oklataoma cltlea through preaa 
dlapatchea mentioning the Kinkayou dance la "Rio Rita." That word 
was recognized In the Cherokee Indian aeetiona of the state aa a very 
lewd expression of their language. Dallies from the territory wired newa 
services In New York, explaining the word and stat^g their phones had 
been burned up by indignant readers. 

'Rio Rita" Is a play of Mexico and the charaote^. ot Kinkayou (pro* 
nounced KInk-a-Jew) is a Mexican bandit. The Flo Zlegfeld office eaally 
let the matter roll off Its knife by saying It la » MWlgMI play aai 
Kinkayou must therefore be a Mexican word. 

Just why a alang word of the vilest sort In the Cherokee lingo should 
become ao rltxy farther south was worth Investigation at Washington, 
where the secretary of the Mexican Embassy stated that Kinkayou does 
not exist In the Mexican language. Nearest to it, Mex. Is Chlnocuayo, 
meaning a chile bean or hot pepper, and In the slang sense, hot baby. 
Mr. Baumbaeh y»Oriethe of the EUnbassy says Kinkayou may be a Maya 
word, the Mayas spreading throughout South America. Noi alang ex- '; 
pression resembling Kinkayou la kno'wn In the Aztec language, nor la 
it of the Toltics. another race down that way. 

Webster's Dictionary gives It KInkaJou (a "J" Instead of a "y") as ' 
tollowar 

A nocturnal, arboreal, prehenslle-tatled, carnlverous mammal of 
tlie family Procyonldae, Inhabiting Mexico, So'uth and Central Amer- 
ica. It la about three feet long, has a slender body, large histrons 
eyes, and soft, woolly, yellowish brown fur. It may be tamed aa 
a pet 

Thia may be of not the same Importance to New York as to thoiaa-- 
who know the Cherokees, but if "Rio Rita" ever haa an Oklahoma Nigh^ 
the boya of the ZiacfeM theatra tmt^ pfm**-*^- plenty ot esaltMMat 

Zelma O'Nell. -who' came to Broadway with "Good News," la 
rated one of the season's "finds" and la In demand on the strength ot 
her out-of-town showing with the Schwab & Mendel musical. She was 
recommeadetf to Fid Zlegfeld. when pla^ng at the Branford, Newark 
(picture house) opposite Joe Penner, but ZIggy didn't bother to go over, 
Martin Sampter grabbed Miss O'Nell and Penner meantime, the latter 
not being set, and picture-housing around In the meantime. 

Zelma O'Nell Is a daughter ot JImmIe O'Nell of TIshman and O'NelL 
With' her sister, the O'Nell girls were with Harry Carroll In 'VJklidevtlla 
and In the defunct Carroll musical revue o'n the west coast. 



"Countess Marltza" will open Us 
road tour In St. Louis Sept. 25, pro 
ceedlng later to Dallas, where it will 
be nn attraction at tIA Texaa State 
Fair. Caat Inchides Walter Woolf. 
Odette Myrtll, Harry K. Morton, 
(iladys Baxter, Mar)orle Peterson, 
Uladys Tallman. Hugh Chllvers, 
William Craig, Oooiv* Hebbg and 
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INSIDE STUFF 

ON LEGIT 



Jed Harris Is desiro'us ot producing "The Kibitzer," dramatized by Joe 
Swerllng; but, like John Golden, who passed it up for the same reason,' 
Harris holds off becauae Jack Lait claims the owaerahip aa well aa 
authorship by virtue of hla stor>', "The Soul of a Heel," which it em< 
bodies. Swerllng has made Lait several propositions, alt turned down. 
The latest la to have George Kaufman rewrite It, agreeable to Karria; 
another was lo let Winchell Smith collaborate, agreeable to Qolden. 

Lait hasn't y«t made op hla mind wtn^»n«B» ahduld hook up with 
Swerllng on Lalt's material when ha Wlrfir anthOHaed Swerllng to cat 
in In the first place. So IMM U.lafMUaUilr tlfTup iilptU LaU «M 

reconcile this mix-up withiliia ptBM oC JOatloe — OT his maM ot homatw^p 
some kind of sense. 

Hugh Oordon, a dentist, aald to be a' Johns Hopkins ITnlverslty gradu> 
ate, residing at 60 West 90th street and latterly at the Hotel Manger, 
New .Yo'rk, Is the reported money man behind the "Bandbox Follies, 
n$o "Greenwich Villagers," which stranded at Daly'a 63d St. The ahoW 
waa bataw latetly, p rt de n ted by joba MUtoa tUmm, IMP ttf imfntlk 
and Maxwell Piatt, the latter not flaanetally obHgatM aWd only flgurinc^ 
In the negotiations for the securing of the tii St. Theatre. 

Hagen' is left holding the bag with $2,000 In debts to be paid up by 
him. He personally Invested $2,000 befoto that In the revue, and con- 
sldera it a moral obllgatka te aaanma tha .pegaaaalbllltlaa, altliMgk 
Gordon was the reported backer. 



/ 



A story current on Brodway was that "The Wild Man of Borneo,* 
produced- by Philip Goodman at the BIJou, New York, would have closed 
Saturday except that Goodman forggt to poat bla doidiw notice on tba 
opening night Such a notice, of courge, would have been .provisional 
but when a 8h'>w's In doubt the custom Is generally followe^. 

The show closes this Saturday, after playing 11 days to* very slight 
business. 'Twaa written by Marc Connelly and Herman Mankiewicz. and 
Connelly diraaM, Oaom KaaMM katf tta lead. . 'Brtag* Ua opening tba 
show was oai tit tka laoat ettgerly awaited! of tlie aeaaon by a certain 
set of theatregoers. 



During the run of "Pickwick" at the Empire. New York, the sixth 
row aisle seat is out of the ticket raok. On that seat reposes during 
each performance a bust in miniature of Charlea Dlckena. This Is the 
tender tribute paid by Frank a WtUr (in addlttoa tglft. ynAaUy TSCy 
big substantial one In the way I^MMmontaqd toMaa) to tlM aiemerr 
of Dickens, his ido'L ' .< . _ 

Mr. RelUy la the electric ligM fllil^.JMcaaM iwd oaa of tha worMM 
foremost Dickens collectors, 

"Pickwick" opened at the Ehnpire, New York, with almost as many 
stage hands as actors. The cast totals 35 players, while the crew had 
32 men, that number being reported cut down a bit after the premiere. 



Willard Keete was the a^istant In the dramatic department of the 
New York "Evening araphtc." Ita manhgiM ddltor, & .9. Oaayreaa. 
couldn't enthuaa over Keefe; the latter didnt ieeai ta t>a (Kte* wMa 



Gauvreau looked. The m. e. finally suggested to the young BUUI that I 
write a play. Gauvreau nearly once became the backer of a Itop play, lia 
thought he had a pretty good Idea ot the show business. 

Keefe didn't take the auggeatlon aa Jocular. He quit "The Qraphltf' 
and wrot* "The Celebrity," reeelTlPK an advaaea ot ttOO for the script 
from a new firm ot producera, Shuralla A Stncar. ' BgCb paitMra have 
beea oa tha Jed Harrla ataff. 7 ' 

Perce Hammond had a funny column the other day In hla "Herald- 
Tribune." It was about somecttie who had personated him to the extent 
of dating up a dame and slipping her a paaa. 

This Is Perce's Idea of a perfect paaa, aa be related it: 
"To all New York Theatrea: 

"Give bMU«r two best seats for your performance. On olsle If P0»- 
slble and not back of the fifth row. PERCY HAMMOND." ' 

Perce made a false guess on the fellows he didn't think would taa> bU 
up that way and finally Intimated It w.'is so'meone on the "World," mak- 
ing It plain enough to whom he referred. 



Rumors that Ann Orr, once ot Broadway, now Mrs. Archibald McNeil 
Jr., of New Canaan, Conn., planned to return to the New YoVk stage have 
been denied by the former actress. Since Mrs. McNeil played the lead 
in the try-out of "The flosslp nailery" at New Canaan. Conn., for Charlea 
DlllinKham, several New York ni.'innKcrs have .approached ber. Mr. 
McNeil says he has no objection to his wife returning to the stage If 
she feels so IncUaed. « 

Some surprise waa expressed by the reviewers over George Macfarlane- 
In a straight playing role In "Revelry." Critics have grown to look upon 
Mr. Macfarlane aa a baritone only. He played In atock for many years 
long ago In tba w*«f Me Manfarlana hM a salary and a piece in 
'Bavalnr.' 



\ iaplmtlMr SI. 1M7 



LEGITIMATE 



VARIETY 



PLAYS ON BROADWAY 



FOUR WALLS 

Drtma br Dana Burnet and Oeorga Ab- 
bott. Prodiioad by Jaka OoMea at the John 
CMIden thMlfA MwM br Mr. AblxMt. 
onenwl Bept. U. Tkm aota, lira acencs. 

Sllttia Bella FInkle 

WM. Horowlta...** Clara LanK»ner 

Un. Clampman Josephine Wehn 

Saadel, tha ahadkln Jacob Kranii 

SlillT HonwIU Muni WIsentrend 

I She iioDk Averell Harris 

S«,„... William Pawley 

SiriM Charlaa Wagenhelm 

jSeV..'. aeot»« WriKhl. Jr. 

e Ick L<ee StraaaberK 
artr WIVIIam Cox 
Paol Lionel Dante 

aalllvan, tlM dataetiT* Edward Kcane 

C|eda .*••■••••• Jeanne Green 

' nmr KViwin l>hiiii>K 

Jamea C, Lane 

IClolaa Keeler 

Suaanaa Browne 

Oertrude Manfred 

>••.••••••••• Olga Nova 

Bvalyn Piatt 

• ••■■»••••••■••» Jay LIndsey 

Banford Meiener 

9jnt' Mualolaa.,.1. William Smith 

flaeood Muatdaa Pete Du Conge 

Tblrd Musician Qeorae Nlrols 

y^orth Musician Percy Green 

•'Four Walls'* is an exaniplt^ of 
what happens when a pluy doctor 
antl a producer get throiij;li witli an 
author's script. In this caae a pretty 
good show has been turned out; but 
the odds are 10 to • that the show 
being played on the stage of Gold- 
en's theatre isn't the play Dana 
Burnet wrote some years ago and 
vbieli he baa vainly peddled from 
SrodoMr to. produear, mOy to wind 

. MP on the untCtmlUar doorstep of 

' JFohn Golden. 

'''' This is a play in whlcla a woman's 
pregnancy is noticed on the stage, 
a play in which a woman lays u 
man's hand on her breast; a play 
In which the word "hell," the phrase 
"go to hell," and the expression 
"lousey" are used. 

bnagine such a play under the 
crystal aegis of Mr. Golden, a 
twaller In the glass house* ot the 
drama, a producer whose banners 
kav* b«en aa whit* as th* lilies of 
tha vallsy— alid as (raKrant. 

:Tmit Walls" i»by way of being 
k Ssad ptooa ot playwrlghtlng-^t 
Itast one Imagines It was streaked 
with brilliancy l>efore Golden ordered 
that its psychology be welded into 
a good, swift, Interesting, heart- 
throb melodramatic plot. So It 
emerges as a mixture of a "play 
with a message," a good character 
study and a good meloiJrama. 
Whether the mixture will jell suBl- 
dently to make the b. o. stand up is 
qvsstton. ▲ bis one. It misht 

^saM. 



"The central ntinrp is a Jewish boy 
of the Kast Siili-, gangster wltn 
mentality. As the -Show opens his 
old mother and a Jewish girl who 
lives with her are awaiting the boy'B 
(Denny's) return from » flve-year 
stretch In Sing ging. BOnny comes 
in. His old pals Come back to offer 
him readmlssion Into the gang. No, 
thanlis, he's going straight. Hi« old 
gal comes baclc. No, thanks. 

AVIiy, he has roasonod out dui-inj: 
his live years in .Sini; Sinp. shmild 
a man allow liiinseir to lie emaiiKle.i 
hy anytliiiiK? Wliy should a man 
lot another man, a woman, lirm. 
routine, mode of living, system— be 
hi.s master? Henny would avoid 
these things. He would work hard, 
be independent, he honest, sober and 
decent and thus be free. Freedom 
was his idea of happiness. Four 
walla aren't all that make a prison, 
he has decided. This reaaoning Is 
spouted many times. 

The little girl who lives with his 
motlier woi-ahips him blintlly, anil he 
is an attractive figure. Strong, 
bright, stubborn — he lan have wliat 
he wants. Instead, he picks out 
work in a garage and the simple 
life. 

One night he comes in to And a 
shadkin (marriage broker) trying 
to arrange a marriage with the girl 
In the house, a girl who Is short, 
dumpy — the antithesis ot the sort 
of girl a former gangster would 
want — it he wanted. It revolts him 
to think that she Is passing up op- 
portunities Just for her love of him, 
so he proposes marriage. In a tense, 
beautiful scene she refuses him, 
crying in desperation that she 
wants love, no man without It. 

In that little moment "Four 
Walls" touched some of the high 
spots of drama. 

Thus, the play i.s a mixture. The 
Jewish atmosphere is good through- 
out. Muni WIsenfrend, playing his 
second role in Blnglish, was for- 
merly of the Jewish Art Theatre. 
Sincere, the possessor ot all the 
trade's tricks and a master ot ex- 
pression — that explains why he is, 
at 28, one of the best actors in town. 
Clara Langsner, as the mother, is 
likewise aces. Aa the girl, Bella 
Finkle gives a great exhibition of 
what trouplng should be, and 
Jeanne Green, aa tbo dame, also 
works well. Other rolea ara more 
or less minor, i 

Three dtSorent seta. One a tene- 
ment room, cheap. Next an East 



Side barroom, good. Next the roof 
of a tenement, also good. The sets 
are effective, and for quick changes 
In the second act the entire show 
is idayed on a raised, my'vulile 
stage. 

•Vour Walls" Is a pe.-nllar play 
wli. n d.i|,inK It out. ( i,as the 

show in his own lioii.--e. hut the The- 
atre Guild still holds that theatre 
under lease and Oolden Is In like 
any other tenant, on sharing terms. 

£ven that jthere are many Jew- 
ish characters may not help In this 
instance, tor there Is nothing of a 
purely racial nature In the piece. 

The third act, being written with 
considerable regard to what must 
have been the original script. T^is 
quietly — too quietly for a melo- 
drama with the exciting moments 
that arc present hei-e. That will 
hurt its money ch.anoes. 

Golden has a $3.85 top on it, tod 
much, considering that there are no 
stars, no real salaries and no great 
production display. Maybe he's fig- 
uring the cuts, but In a house the 
else ot his, the cuts don't mutter 
much, for the capacity isn't^much 
over 106, and It the piece doesn't 
draw it won't stick. Golden will 
nurse It If it shows promise 

On its good points it should play 
sometime, maybe pile up quite a 
few weeks, but this prediction is 
that it win not be a money con- 
tender or a demand show, regard- 
less ot the length ot ita run. 

10 PER CENT. 

Tliomaa Jackaon and H. S. Kraft present 
tins thraa-act comadjr by (Xig, ne Kavis. 
"t-iKed by Mr. Jackaoa, epening Sept. 13 at 
I lie Georse M. 0»lian. 

I^' iirl Myra Hampton 

Roy Tracey Albert Ilacketl 

Jumes Depew John Williams 

Henry Puller Roger Allen 

George Moss Walter Pllmmer. Jr. 

T.u.-y Kane Florence Anlin 

Ru.lolf Schwarla Robert Leonard 

Martha Black Patricia Calvert 

U 'rla Rankin.. Nascr Sbcrldan 

Preilerick MattOB Frank Dae 

ChHractar MSB.... Edward CConnor 

r.euiiin( Mas Waller ramll 

i iiHractar^l«4y violat Baraay 

• At Ubatty ClHtm Balf 

Modestly alleging that Eugene 
Davis was a son of Owen Davis, 
H. S. Kraft, co-producer ot "10 Per 
Cent.", nlttanatelr diacloaed that he 
was the actual author ot this newest 
opus on the show biz which Tom 
Jackson and he inducted into the 
George M. Cohan Sept. 13. 

Jackson and Kraft are casting 
agents in partnership, in between 
Jackson's personation of "Dan Mc- 
Corn." the sympathetic detective in 
"liroadway," and "10 Per Cent." 
might be termed a dramatization of 
their own earaara and their own 
dally pnranttak Bavtac to do with 



Moss & Tracey. actors' and authors' 
anenis, as the central ch.n aeters, the 
direct iiarallelisin is oh\ioii.s. 

As a iiiay, "10 I'er (.'ent." has Its 
moments and still uteater ikl-.-iIuI- 
ities hut a mistaktn idea of conseiv- 
alive iiroduction investment, cotipleU 
with the necessity for expeditious 
presentation, counted chlelly auainsi 
it. The show opened "cold " Tues- 
day, excepting for a dress rehearsal 
befu(e an invited audience the night 
before. Ke|)i|rt8 of its reception tlieii 
seem to support the theory the reg- 
ular opening night performance was 
mtirred by histrionic nervousness. 

The quick deal for the Cohan W4»i 
nuide with rai-nmount which has 
llie house under leave from Joe 
IvelllanK, necessitatitii^ tlie caslin;; 
and luodiiction of - lu I'er Cent." in 
two weeks, isome of llio principals 
didn't come into the piclure until 
the lust four or Ave days, Jaoksuii 
conducting rehearsals in between his 
duties with "Broadway." 

The play la one of those very inti- 
mate Broadway ideas wlicrein a 
who's who ot the theatre from man- 
agers and playwrights to ticket 
specs are IntimatMy referred to. Tlw 
Shuberts. George C. Tyler, 'Gene 
O'.Veil, .Marie Dressier (who is men- 
tionetl for an all-star revival of 
"I ncle Tom's Cabin" as Little Kva). 
ISoheit Milton-John Murray Ander- 
son School, Charlie I.,evy of the 
Broadway Ticket Omce, Shipman 
and Owen Davis, anS kindred 
"names" are bandied back and forth 
without interruption oc reservation 

The plot has to do with Moss and 
Tracey and their efforts to promote 
a b. r. A Jewish realty man with 
,an aspiring stage-struck daughter 
make this possible and' it so happens 
that the novitiate author's first 
drama, "Love's Torrent," scores a 
huge success as a comnly. The 
brutal acting distorts the "serious " 
play into a burlesque and it Is so 
hailed hy the critics, resulting in the 
young producers high-hatting the 
agencies who are telephiming fran- 
tically for "buys." A tripU romance 
figures as the backbone of "10 Per 
Cent." 

The play, like the play-wlthin- 
this-piay, appaaM Mnriooaly to 
Jackson * Kraft beeaoaa ot Its 

meagre investment. It Is a single 
set production, in the theatrical 
agents' office, the set strongly re- 
minding of the one used in "The 
Butter and Kgg Man." 

it serves as a scene for the "re- 
hearsal" of "Love's Torrent," this 
comprising the^entlre second act of 
"10 I'er Cent." 

Some unkind references were 
made the opening night about the 
casting agent characters who engage 
their players "Bet," sans the usual 
10 per eent commission, and Its 



piadiahlo truism as applied to Jack- 
son Ai Kraft. 

ibouio of liie i-.ist was not partita- 
ularly happily tlujsen. The "slioa 
strinK ' iilea of tloating a lei;it pro- 
duction, as outlined in the ploti 
mighfulso have some bearinu on tho 
actual producers, altl)uugh no great 
iiiveatment was necessary, regard- 
less. It is understood that E^no 
Rapee^ the Kuxy maestro, is In tor^ 
Ili.UOO for an Interest. 

Albert Hackctt as Hoy Tracey 
(commented on for us similarity to 
Ivoe Tracy doing the ' Uoy Lane" 
rolo in "liroadway' ) and Walter 
I'limmer, .ir . as (.leor.ue .Moss, man- 
aged f.tirly with the twi.> principiU 
male rolea. Kohert Leonard with a 
I'erlmulter delivery was elTective In 
a bioa^ comedy part as Rudolf 
Wchwar'^. Patricia Calvert. Frank 
Dae and Myra Hampton also Stood 
up in their assignments. 

L nfoi innately for the venture, it 
opened prematurely. Aa the stogo 
director character remarked, ">oa 
wouldfi't know the play after a week 
at Sunitord," and aucb might hava 
been the case of "lo Per Cent." Only 
one metropolitan producer has been 
successful In fooling the critics 
three seasons running by opening 
"cold" on liroadway and averaging 
six months and better runs, and th.at 
Is tJustiiv Uliiin with the advantage 
of a personal leasehold on the Bayea, 
The pooling ot the house and at- 
traction, with the company co- 
operative did the trick for Blum. 

Jackson & Kraft are handicapped 
In this dlre<'tion although the Joo 
Leblang tie-up may mean something 
at the gate. Soma heroic work oa 
the piece dgrbic n$ early days may 
accompllah a- mliaele, but as It pro> 
mlered "10 Per Cent" will not last 
long at the Cohan. It haa the on* 
advantage of an ultra show "wise" 
spiel that may appeal to tho mob 
which generally reacts to such play« 
but its general deficiency as an on* 
tertalnment counts "gf'nft It 
strongest. AWL 

YELLOW SANDS 

ComMy In tbr** ftcta, prMtntod *t tk« 
Fvlton by Sir Barry JaekaM. tf 
written by KJ*n and Adelalda Phlllpattsi 

directed by H. K. Ayllff; antlra Encll* 

ritBt. 

Richard Varwell Rp-Klnrild 

Kmma Major Klleen B< 

Arthur VarwaU Jack LAvm , 

Joa Varwen.,«.a,*«,««,.,.,Laster Mattbewa 
Vr. BaMlow. a •»••••«••• ..Arthur Claramont 

Thomas Maior.».«o.. Wllaon CoUnaa 

I'Vdla Blmka Joyca Moor* 

Mary Varwelt Wlnnla Tampaat 

J(>ntf«r Varwall Mado Barban 

Minnie Mnitfra Nellla Sheffleld 

Nelly Master! T*lorenc« Banwfl 

Sir Barry Jacluon. vfio made hit 
bow to BroAdWAjr SAturday aScht ft$ 
the Fulton wUk 'T«tlaw8uiS%'« l0 




NED WAVBURN 



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Every Saturday Excepting December 24 and December 31, 1927 



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VARIETY 



LEGITIMATE 



Wednesday, September 21. 1827 



• well-known ■bowman In his na- 
tive Kngland. The play, with at- 
tractive title, peopled with simple 
Knglish tislior (oik mode Us mark 

In 1,011. lull tills past season. They 
kiiuH llif tyiKS over thure and en- 
joy tlH iM uii the stage, Imt as in the 
past the pn sont.ition of Ilritsh rus- 
tles is ii^'t so funny over here. 

Tile hi st act didn't mean a thins. 
Sc<nii,l Ht.'iited excellently, and it 
looki.l as tluiuKli the lirst-niahters 
were in fur a pack of lauslis. Then 
the goins tapered oCt and It wa.s the 
sanic in the third act- Hut the vex- 
ing thing about the premiere was 
tll« extended letogth ot "Yellow 
Sands," which ran on and on until 
the clock shoved past 11:30. 

Folks naturally walked out be- 
fore the final curtain. The show 
starteti early cnoush, na openings 
Ko and the Intermissions were not 
extended. Looks as it the British 
like their comedies extended, while 
Americans want to be on their way 
by 11 or this side of it. 

Though It ia not the origfautt com- 
pany, the cast baa been wall cboaen 
from Sir Bamr'a rapertory com- 
panies and akllKulljr tflraetad by H. 
K. Ayllfr. The aettlnga, also brought 
over, are of brilliant colors, per- 
hap.s too vivid. There lan't a silk 
stocking in sight. ■ 

"Yellow Sands" takes Its name 
from a fishing village in I-)evon. 
Principally concerned are the Var- 
well family, headed by a sweet. 
eMerly maiden aunt whose little 
cottage and property are regarded 
aa quite a tidy fortune by those 
who expect to Inherit It. 

Mary Varfrell, aister-tn-law to 
MM Jenifer, tola the otherabeUeve 
tbM her son Arthur will get the 
bnlk of the estates, because Joe, 
another nephew, somewhat violent 
young fisherman, has commtmlatic 
ideas and hates all capitalists. Joe 
and Arthur have an. encounter at 
the aunt's SOth birthday party and 
it looks bad for Joe's chances. 

The reading of the will discloses 
him as the principal beneflelary'. Ar- 
thur'.s is bequeathed just 100 



pounds and some nic nac.«i. His 
mother throws a flt, but Arthur 
takes It like a good aort and wins 
the girl who had turned him down. 
.)oe, with his principles. Is in a 
ijuanOary wli.it to do, but under the 
philosophieal advice ot Uncle Dick, 
things take on a different aspect. 
Joe had wanted to take his inheri- 
tance of .l.uou pounds and split 
it nmng a niillioii poor peojile, 
until I'nele Dick showed hiin that 
would mean a penny a piece for 
the hungry ones. 

Types are introduced and de- 
veloped during the second act when 
the birthday party is in swing. The 
old maid twins, Nelly and Minnie 
Murstcra, are mocking birds, and 
quite amusiag at times. Someone 
suggested they might be the Cherry 
Sisters in disguise, but they are 
much too short. 

But Uncle Dick s the outstand'ing 
character. Given to the bottle, he 
has played a piano in every pub 
along the line and proud of it, if his 
family wasn't. As played by Regi- 
nald Bach It la an authentic old 
booser with a light strain and ideas 
remarks tor all save himself. He 
even has a very clear Idea of what 
the anarchists want and why they 
are wrong. His Uncle Dick is thor- 
oughly amusing. Lester Matthews 
Is the un'-uly Joe who would have 
nothing to do with capitalists, a 
class Including most anyone not In 
sympathy wjlth his ideas. He seemed 
natural, too, more so at falling in 
love. 

Nellie Sheffield and Florence 
Barnes were fine choices for the old 
main twins. They looked and acted 
ridiculously, but they say there are 
such people in the little SngUsh 
towns. Madge Burbage played 
Aunt Jenifer cleverly, 'Winnie Tem- 
pest was another good type as the 
grouchy widow, with the other roles 
all taken care of in proper fashion 
by Jack LIvesey, Wilson Coleman, 
Joyce Moore and Arthur Claremont. 

The eastiniT of "Yellow Sands" 
gives it Its liest ehiinee. That it 
was not eiit is a h.inille.ip. VAvn 



Phlllpotts la a well known author. 
He wrote "The Farmer's Wife." an 
Knglish rustic comedy, which was a 
hit there, and a flop here. For the 
new play his daughter, Adelaide, 
collaborated. „ ' 

niere la conslderabis talk isn the 
capital and labor oontra'rsrsy, and 
at times it is tiresome and » bit 
a. k. Satirical shafU anant popular 
Hritish Ideas, however, do ahine 
through here and there. 

"Yellow Sands " as a typo comedy 
does not figure to draw smart 
money. Thought the players seemed 
capable, the clincher in the London 
company was absent Indications 
are it Is a cut-rater, which means a 
short engagement. /*ee. 



Women Go On Forever 

Cunuvly drnma In ttir«* acts by Danlfl 
N. llubln t'raSMited br William A. Brady, 

Jr.; and Dwislit Otm Wlaaa la uaMls- 
Uon witli Jolin cnmiMll at the VamM 
Sept. 12. Marr Bolaad featated. mtfi 

by Oroinw«ll. 

M innle Wtajbeth Taylor 

Mary Mas rawer 

Billy Sam Wren 

Peat). ..A Constasca McKay 

Ids. Dabr Boimaa Marr Bolanil 

Mr. Qlrner ....■' Pranda Plerlot 

Dr. Bcvln 'WUlard Foater 

Jakf , , Marsan Wallace 

I'etp Oniiliil Perkins 

Harrr DesMlMa Montsoniery 

Voule ..MwlB Kaaper 

Italy David I,an<lau 

Hu:t>ert Mma Pauls-w 

Mabol MaiT I,<>w 

Eddia JaBM Cacney 

Svan • Raas Miadaulai 



After going In tlie red with a 
number of productions William A. 
Brady, Jr., and Dwlght Deere Wl- 
nuui audden^ foiuid themselves, and 
last season went into the blue with 
"The Road te Rome" (still running 
here). This season they have begun 
well and have already got a start 
with "Women Go On Forever," at 
the Forrest It's no wonder of a 
show, but it's a money-maker, with 
John Cromwell having a piece and 
liescrvlng It for his direction alone. 
The young producing team has an- 
other likely production in "The 




"GOOD NEWS*' 

Travels Faster in 
1. MILLER Slippers 



Special SmrilSIW ; 
I^pattm«lt-Sho«« j 



Come Jy, music and dancing all 
play their part in the success 
of "Good News^* and the £act 
that I. Miller made idie shoe* 
for th^s production adds to its 
beauty and vivacity.... Judging 
from the comments of the 
many Showfolks who throng 
the Broadway shop day after 
day, it always i^. good new* 
when L Miller makes the shoes, 
whether tbe scene be staged 
before or behind the feotfi^ts! 



le MlLLER^ 



Showfolk's Shoeshop 

BROADWAY at 46th STREET 
OPEN UNTIL 9 P. M. 



Inc. I.. 



./f 'i.^5 n'r^t Scrrnlh Sirerl 



t-ommand t» I«Vik* WhiSk Opened 

this week, 

"Women Go On Forever" ia crook 
comedy drama. There are three 
killings, balanced by three weddings, 
the whole being leavened by a com- 
edy finish, and, even though that 
was incongruous, it was made to 
l>e amusing. A good cast enacta the 
lurid happenings In the locale of a 
somewhat ilrouar boarding house. 

The boarders In Daisy Bo'wman's 
establishment are no geraniuma, 
and she Isn't a sweet potato herself. 
Daisy's chief interests In life ara 
.her son, a blind lad of 18, and her 
lover, Jack, a non-paying, cheating 
giiest, who occupies the best room 
in the house— next to hers. Her 
principal occupation is squawking 
for the room rent and telling the 
hoarders where they get off In terse 
fai^Ion, often laughable. 

Mary Boland is Daisy. After years 
of farce she yearned for a serious 
role. But her Daisy Is not exactly 
that The comedy elementa are 
rarair lost, and her handling ot the 
character la so sseellently accom- 
plished that Miss Boland ~*ay be 
said to be both serious andJMimor- 
ous at the same time. The liist act 
Is corking. Daisy's lover had been 
bumped off by her son. Tho boy had 
been Intimate with a woman more 
than twice his age, and ugly, emerg- 
ing from her room and declaring 
his love. He thinks she is beautiful, 
and they go off to marry. The loss 
of her lover didn't affect Daisy, but 
the affair of the blind boy with the 
old maid la a shock. Another couple 
had Just gone ott to marry. The 
groom had been in the jug out west 
and had not wrlttan.. Ttie glA had 
givsB up hope, got^dnink with an- 
other boarder, but' through intuition 
had fought him off when he entered 
her room. 

Daisy Is just about fed up with 
men. She's through with them all. 
Comes a ring at the door, and In 
stalks a big Swede, accent and all. 
She pays attention, finds out he has 
no sweetie, tells him that though 
the rates are }12 a week it will 
cost him only "ten bucks" for the 
best room In the house — the one 
next to hers. She sends him up- 
stairs, powders her nose and fol- 
lows. 

The building up of Harry the 
blind boy is akillfully done. Jack 
sends the boy to his room for ciga- 
i-etg. The kid fumbles around, gets 
the smokes and also picks up a gun, 
which he points at Jack's breast in 
fun. L,ater Jack starts to walk out 
on Daisy. She pleails and begs him 
!o stick. There is a struggle, the 
lover choking his mistress. Harry 
lips upstairs, obtains the gun and 
hoots Jack In a curious way, alm- 
ng dead for the hear through the 
•Mck. The boy's sense of hearing Is 
supposed to be so acute that he can 
tell whether a person Is sitting down 
or standing up from the voice. Harry 
is played excellently by Douglass 
Montgomery. 

Osgood Perkins plays Pete, who 
crosses tha rat Jack in the .matter 
of m girL Tha killing of Jack is 
blamed on Pete, who is bumiMd.ofI 
by Larry, desperate brother of Jack. 
Larry ia killed by the police trying 
to run a beer truck. David Landau 
is good as Daly, a bull who tlnds 
out the truth about .lack's death, 
but Is unable to make an arrest. 
Elizabeth Taylor looks the old maid 
who turns craille snateher. Con- 
stance McKay .and Mary Law per- 
foniied well, as did a colored girl. 
Trna Thrower, as a servant married 
four days, her man then dying with 
"misery In the stomach." 

There are a bunch of raty people 
in "Women Go On E'orever," and no 
one wottU cmi* muob what happened 
to them, Mt the comedy factor, 
mixsA witK til* raw, elementary In- 
cidents midcea the new play a mod- 
erate box office winner though no 
smash. fbre. 



The Trial of Mary Dugan 

Melodrama praaented by A. II. Woods at 
National Sept. 19. Written by Bajrard 
Vailler. Ann Hardinf and Hex dierryman 
taatarad. Stagad by A. K. Vaa Butan. 
Setting by P. podd Ackerman. 

Uiatrlct Attoraejr Qaiwuy Arlliur Holil 

.Tuili:e Naah John Ravuld 

rldrk ot Court .Vrchie Sayor 

Court Inlarpratar Jaaper Mangione 

Paulina Agsuenro... Anna Koatant 

l>r. .WalMaw.^k Dean Raymond 

stenograph n> L,ewls Mlch.\c1 

Kilward Weat, attonwy Cyril KeiKtitloy 

.lAniea Madison osriir ]'<>ik 

t'ollca Inspector Hunt. . . .Uobprt Cumminjfs 

IMica Captala fric* John Sliarkry 

Dacmar I«nak.af "FaBlas"..I,«sna Marioii- 
Manr Dogaa, ot "FaBlt*"....Ann Harding 
May Harris, of "Scandal^'... Dannie Moore 

JJnuny Rex cticrryman 

Ftma Arthur, of "FolUaa" Rita Kano 

Mra. Bdgar Rice., M«rle Haddem 

Ranr Joaea Ixiula Heydt 

Patrick Keamay Kdwln Jonas 

Marl* Duerot Madame Buranl 

Henry Platated Charlea Edwanla 

Aaat Diet. Attorney Barton Macl^na 

Ooort AtMndant John Dituxhorty 

Oouit AttsndaM Robrrt Wllllama 

Court Attendant Robert ilcirgs 

Court Attendant Tbotnaa ColUna 

"The people versus Nan Patter.son, 
the people against Harry K. Thaw, 
and now the people ;ig.ainst Alary 
Dugan," orated the district attorney 
in the melodrama presented by A. H. 
Woods .at the National Monday. It 
was a comeback for Bayard Velller, 
who is said to have been two years 
at work on a play In which the en- 
tire action occurs within a court- 
room. Since the Snyder ttial others 
have had that idea, but somehow 
Miled to work It out. 

I'Yom the opening rem.arks of the 
prosecutor ''The Trial of .'Nlury 
Dugan" is latsrestlno. Though the 



opening act consumed an hour, tl.e 
going never dragged. Kven before 
the play started It was interestini,\ 

Ftrst-nlghters, upon entering, saw 
the stage set as a courtroom par- 
tially lighted. Scrub women entered 
and departed. Police and attendants 
talked quietly and read the papers. 
Reporters arrived and took their 
placea. Counsel for the defense un- 
liml>«red his brief oaaa. Tha prose* 
tmtsr stIM* ta and. flaally, the pris- 
oner was led to a chair from tha 
cage. An attendant rapped, all per- 
sons arose, the judge sitting In Su- 
preme Court, Part SI, mounted the 
dais, and the trial of Mary Dugan 
was under way. 

The preliminaries supply the at- 
mosphere of novelty, and the pro- 
ducer did not stop there. Outside 
was a long, painted legend Intended 
to Indioata that Inalds was the Su- 
preme Court of tho Stats of New 
York. Over each exit was marked 
the number of a part of that tribu- 
nal Over the entrance door within 
the lobby was a similar sign. It is 
to be presumed that the average 
theatregoer never aaw the inaide of 
a court, much lass sat (n at * SMir* 
der trial, with ths dstsadaat yonnr 
and pretty. 

inw aydlwfls Is th« Jury, so the 
elements ot novelty and interest 
ngure In favor of success. As with 
"The Spider," ooppers infonh the 
people at Intermissions that the trial 
win proceed, and pleas* stap Jnsld*. 
Curtain la nevw lowerad imtU tha 
Bnale. ^ 

The case against Mary Dugan ap- 
pears to b« open and ahut. The 
prosecutor 4lIsrB but a few wit- 
nesses, itatr Oagaa, knows pro- 
fessionally ta tKs •VonisS" as Mona 
Tree, is aetusM' Ot stabbing her 
«riMtIthy lover in Um back. The 
crime was oommltted In the luxu- 
rious apartment he had fltted up for 
her. 

Police testify they found Mary in 
a daze, muttering "Poor Jimmy!" 
whereas the name of the dead man . 
was £dgar Rice. The fingerprint 
expert testified the marks of bar 
right Angers were found on the 
knife discovered on the floor. 

Mary had said she did not do the 
deed but liad gone out to get some 
medicine, returning to find Kice on 
the floor. She had pulled the knife 
out and held his head in her arms 
in that way, accounting for ths 
blood on her night gown and bosom. 

The widow had testifled that her 
husband had asked to be forgiven 
and had gone to dismiss his mis- 
tress. West, the defending counsel, 
is about to dismiss the witness 
when Jimmy, Mary's brother, who 
had rushed into court, interposes 
an objection. He is a young lawyer 
from the coast and has hurried east 
to aid his sister. 

Jimmy takes his pla<'e as counsel 
for Mary, When he places her on 
the stand and wrings the story from 
her, it is enough to touch every fem- 
inine heart. Mary confesses that 
she has bad men, four of them, and 
all so she could educate her kid 
brother whom she had sent west to 
law school. Mary tells how on tho 
night of the murder Rice had told 
her he discovered his wife had a 
lover and that ha had threatened to 
change his will. 

It U Jimmy's Brat real trial. Halt- 
ingly ha works out the sidvnon that 
liad been hidden behind bnngled 
police woric. After' insisting . he 
cross examine Mrs. Rice he learns 
she haa booked passage for Burope 
and has her brought back. He 
proves that the knife was used by a 
left-handed person; that West, the 
retiring attorney for his sister, is 
left-handed; had had the apartment 
next to Mary's, and was the lover 
of Mrs. RioSb , 

The jury brings in a vwdlct of not 
guilty. 

All the characters are en stage 
virtually throughout. Ann Harding 
as Mary Dugan, Hex Cherryman as 
Jimmy, and Arthur Hohl, as the 
proaectrtor, are the thrs* leads; all 
aqulttlng themselves as real people 
under flre. 

As witnesses there are two girls 
from the "Follies." I^eona Maricle 
provided some amusement by de- 
claring that pirls who pet $1,000 a 
week from their lovers "never quar- 
rel with the heavy sugar." Early in 
the trial Oscar folk, colored ele- 
vator man, was genuinely funny but 
generally it Is a de.adly serious 
affaJr. John Ravold as the Judge 
acted with dignity, and several 
other roles were well directed. 

As In "The Thirteenth Chair," 
'Veiller uses a knife as the murder 
implement. In "Within the Law" it 
was a gun with a silencer. 

The play is something of a man- 
agerial dream— enough actors, but 
no musicians, minimum stage hands 
and no costumes. "The Trial Of 
Mary Dugan" looks like a cinch up- 
stairs. Just a question if the lower 
floor will find good patronage. Thera 
seems enough novelty and "sex" to 
place it among the new season's 
winners. ftee- 



BEN HOLMES 

Featured ia, "(hj Tuw" 
Kow pi:,ATnio 

Tlieatra, 



Bill 



DirertloB Mr. t. I. 



AatelM 
Shabert 



Wednesday. September SI. 1M7 



VARIETY 



53 



A NEW FACE 

A NEW NAME 



A MEW SUCCESS 

ART FOWLER 



OHMAN'S "ONE UM HUNG A£IER ANOTHER" 



AT 



TH E I^OHDON PAVI LIO N 



•VAI0HX8TBS SVAISItf,*' lb7 ll>t 

: ■ — — — .■y~T--~-»~->^— ~-— 

"MR. FOWLEK. WHO LOOKS AS IF HE 
MIGHT HAVE ROT*BD IN A YAVE BOAT 

OR FIGURED AS A NORDIC HERO OF 
THE CAMPUS LIKE THE "COIXEGB 
BOYS" WE MEET ON THE FILMS, was 
very gentle. He treated the ukelele to no 
assault or battery, but leant soothingly over 
It and took us Into a smiling confidence, 
FOR WHICH ALL Af>PBARSa> TA-^ 
GRATEFUL." 



"THE LADY," (London), June 2d 

"ART FOWLER . . . the fa.shlonable 
turn ot the moment; he has an Infectious 
twinkle in his eye and a wide smile, and 
THE MOST SEDATB^STBNERS GRIN 

■wsaut ffx emQB." 
"THE VATIOr' (London), Jxat 4tli 



"MR. ART FOWLER IS MAONIFICBSJT 
WITH THE UKELELE." 



'^HME AHP 'UDE" (londoa), Jime ,8d 

•'. . . Mr. Cochnui WAS CERTAINLY 
NOT WRONG IN ANTICIPATINO THAT 
MR ART FOWIiER< WITH HIS BIG SMILE 
and Mb little ukelel*. WOULD BRING 
DOWN THE HOUSE." 



"THE SFHEKE" (London), June 4th 

. , MR. ART FOWLER, "HIS 
MAJESTT" OP UKELES^." 



"EVE'/ (London), Jnne 15th 

r — 

' ".MR. FOWLER'S smile Is both engaging 
and disarming. HIb sn.Tppy American songs 
are a pleaKunt featuri- » f 'One Dam Thing 
After Another," the Cochran revue ai ilic 
Pavilion." 




"FUT FUnOtlAL," (LoBdoB), July 7tli 



turn WMa ART 
Uk* rauber 
way.wid him.' 
man -than » amile,. • 
■one*, *n« • tm-auA- 



"Another . flnt-Mi 
FOWt^R with M* 
O'Fynn, ART has a 
Armed with UtUa 
couple ot geodiab 
sixpenny ukelele, 
herd." 



"KSW miBSlIAr' (Lendon), Jwu 18 



"Take. fi>r example, MR. ART FOWLER, 
whose performance on the ukelele Is the 
'14th Dam Thliig' In this revue. MR. 
FOWLER sings with an almost extinguish- 
ing self-reetralnt, BUT IT GETS OVER 
WITH ASTONISHING VIVIDNESS. His 
song about the 'blushing bride* is one ot the 
best things In the revue, AND IT IS SUNG 
•WITH AN ART AND ACCOMPANIED ON 
THE IJKELELK WITH A VIRTUOSITY OF 
WHICH FEW REGULAR CONCERT SING- 
KRH ARB CAPABLB." 



"SAELT EZFBESS" (Hannoi twaffer), 
May 80th 

"ART FOwksR PLATS THE UKSUBLB 
AMAZINGLY." 

"THE TIMES" (London), May 21it 



"MR. ART FOWLBR merely plays the 
uk. lcle, liUT WITH SUCH GOOD EFFECT 
THAT LAST NIGHT HE WAS 'COM- 
I>KLLED TO PLAT IT AGAIN AND 
AGAIN.' 

"THE STAE" (London), Kay 21tt 



. . and .\RT fOWLER and his uke- 
lH . i WA K HOM KTHI XU TO HKME.MBKU.' 



Direction MAX HART 



Thank* to GENE AUSTIN 



VARIETY 



LEG1 T.I HA T E 



PUYS OUT OF TOWN 



MURRAY HILL 

Philadelphia, beiH. 20. 

"Uumy HIU." th* tares by ]>sUo 
Bowardk tried out by the Cllve 
Players In repertory wp In Uoston 
this »uniiuer, wlih Mr. Howiii'd as 
Cuest »tar, opened last nl^ht at tlie 
Adelphl theatre here for a aiimlc 
WMic after which. It Is understood, 
tt moves directly tu Uiuudway. 

It looka set riglit now, .s^ivf (or a 
couple of performances that draf^ged 
slightly in tempo, due to the Incum- 
bents of the roles being newly 
added. A. little sharpening might 
also bo made la the flmt act. and, 
again, la the very last two or there 
minute* of th* show, but those are 
■tfnor MMMaratloaa. 

"MMrMir HIU" la a downright good 
tare* la a day when rei^lly good 
tkrcoa at* few and tar between. 
Mr. Howard has chosen a middle 
course between tlio ixilitc boi od and 
sophisticated ilhIdi or drawing 
room comedies v\iili wliicii Ik- him- 

seif has ofIi.'n 1 n as>in-ialed. 

nild door .slaniuiini; and \in:itfrous- 
liess of tlie inort' slaivstirli \:iri( ly 
1.1 tarce. lie lias provided Iho liilar- 
lous situations and a numlicr of 
Ihfm, but has built them up talf- 
fully by logical and interestinpr 
charactorizatlons. and by a .sano 
and normal story that contains not 
a few scenes of legitimate drama 
and others, particularly the love 
interludes, that have a delicate note 
of raillery and freshness that prom- 
ise more sifniHcant efforts by How- 
ard to follow. I'^urthermere^ he has 
Bupplled the farce with a keen wU 
and cleverness of dialog . that are 
more often tpund tn Lonadalo'iuid 
MOm than Oh- tit* linH^liMliF ' of 
' farce. 

Tb» Miuberta h«V« firwrM**. an 
admirable oaat for "Miimy WU." 
la addiuon to the aDain^ and aatu- 
tyiag performance of the young 
author, there Is an attractive role 
for Genevieve TobllPas the heroine, 
and a corking stage inebriate by 
Glenn Anders. In the last act he la 
in the last-named attitude, but 
throughout the aoea* which ooa- 
oerna Itaelt with a acathlng attaak 



made upon the character of the hero 
by two spinsters and a fussy old 
lawyer, Anders repeatedly mur- 
murs in Just audible tones, "He's u 
good guy," and It's the catch line. 

Oaby Fay, a member of the Cllvc 
company retained for the legit pro- 
duction, gtvea a rattling good per- 
formance of one of the spinster 
»iints of the heroine, a l:rdy who has 
a sharp tongue and an Inclination 
for a Kood time. It is she who en- 
gages in a wine-drinking party with 
tlto stew (Anders) and betw»-en tb*- 
swond and third aets speiidH tlu 
nih'lit with hiiu learning to do tlic 
bl.'ielv bottom at a resort on tlie Bos- 
ton I'ost itoad. I'lorenee fckiney. as 
the more aeidy old maid, and John 
Brewer, as the pompous little law- 
yer, also afford excellent support to 
the leading players. 

The story, aa the title emphasises, 
la laM la aa old-tashloaod artato- 
cratte'lMBia in the Murray HUl dis- 
trict. On* of the elderly oocupantt, 
has Just died, and the funeral l.<i 
about to take place. The two old 
aunts and their young niece are 
awaiting a cousin from Chicago who 
is to share In the will. The cousin 
is a high-stepper and arrives on 
the seene very tight, wlieieui.on the 
old lawyer Is in a fine dileniina. 
Another young man arrives, declar- 
ing that he Is from tiie funeral par- 
lors and callinfiT himself a deputy 
asslBtant mortician. The lawyer 
persuades him to assume the role 
of the tipsy ,cau8ln during the cere- 
mony. 

It happens the young fellow is not 
what he claims, however, but sim- 
ply a wealthy chap who haa seen 
the younr niece driving her <iarrias:e 
and four on* day on IHfth avenue 
and'faUsn in love with her. The 
tjro young men raise havoc In the 
household, the one elpping with the 
niece and the otheir,. s^l fouaed, 
taking one of her aunta itlUt .fn the 
aforementioned all-night party. 

"Murray Hill" has oa* set, satis- 
factory, and the staging and light- 
ing have been exceptionally well 
taken <mre of. It looks like a fine 
bet, and not Mmply as a class ■ ' 
either, as there la nothing unduly 
■ophiatlcated or subtia about it, de- 
splte clever writing. Watert. 




MEW AMSTERDAM ^'Si'St. 

*•»■ ifata. Vadntster * BstBrday, i:16 

aegfdd FoBms 

with Eddie Cwntor 

Music & Lyric* by IRVING BERLIN 

ZIEGFEU)""" 



T H K A T R B 
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Mftts. Thura. A Sat. 



AMSRICA'S PERFECT TTIEATRE 

RIO RITA 



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HfTTHEDECK 

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'lOHN GOLDEN THEATRE 

——7- Hth 8». and 7lh Ave. 

I:M; Hats. Wed. and Sal 

A New Play by Dal..'i 
' Burnet A iieorge At>t>ott 

Four Walls 



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BOID 



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A Tfmj 

of HrU\ 
KUihra 

Willi 

FK.INK 
MOB«.\N 



THE SPIDER 

The Most Novel PIsy in Years 

with JOHN HALLIDAY 



FMPIRP Thea.. B'way tOlh St. Bv. 
bmrAnC g.jo. nts. Wcd. a Sjtt . 2:2« 
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memorlw."— Alexander WooUifut. World. 

"PICKWICK" 

wiik JOHH CUMBEIUIB 

MBil m liondon cmI of M 



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—World 



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THE MIKADO 



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MILLER &LYLE$ 
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Helen Ford 



7AroERBIlT ZXJr^ .'S 

9TH 
MONTH 

la the Dtlwlj DilTrrrat Msaleel C»m»ij 

PEGGY-ANN 

with I.l'I.r McCONNEI,!, 



' MKTS. WED. AMD SAT.. 2 < 



JANE COWL 

in 

"The Road to Rome" 

PlaVhOIISP ■ ■•- B'way. Bva. 

1 lajflluUSC s-j. .Uata. JKa<l._*-a»t. 



Ttiun. A H:H , ?::il> 



Henry Miller's I' 

-A STORM OF L.\l'i;ilTKi: ' 
The Ameritan Cimiedian 

GRANT MITCHELL 

Ib OMirve M. Cifhan'N Anierlraa Karfe 

THE BABY CYCLONE 



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WcdiiMdajr, Septmbcr 81, 1937 



URI.ESQUE 

A <:onted> by (•«>orK«t Mwnkrr 

Watten mmii Artliiir U«vklM 



THE BRIGAND 



C'hlr.lKO, St'pl. 9. 
Harry I.. Cart and <:liirK ltoa» atar l.o.) 
<'ArrlUo in S conwdy tiy Paul Poa ami 
(itiiirs* TUies. WMt^ by Alaundar I»n- 
»i<h. '0»ese« Mvu I St tha lllliwla, CM- 

M'liyam Orey , David Ilisain^' 

i.itii: W'oiiK i'iioii« 

iti'liiir^l hivefhiiutn Ian Km**rj 

I>>tJi-i' (iicy ilflty LinlHy 

i':ip'i.ln O llitri WuUor <;i:lnTl 

lli^ l.tr. lU'n. >. -M ■lli,niniPd Ken 1.1 Kli.ui 



!■ 1, ur Ji*nl . . . , 
Mulrtniiiid Kik>" 



Many wl8ocroc'k.s. bright lines, 
smart suylngs and brllliaiit bits of 
word structure, besides two or three 
performances, one of them excellent. 
In this new farce Comedy. 

Ltut without the lines and the bim 
"The Krlirand" Is hopelesH. lt.s 
structure is good but Its base and 
story are weakllnss. The show runs 
and stops like a one-mile horse in a 
two-mile race. 

Perhaps its noteworthy luxomr 
plishmenl is that It sbowa Lieo Car- 
rlllo In an onttrely ^aw light. Al- 
ways a Hue actor, though mostly 
confined t.i dialect Interpretations. 
Carrillo now apinars callable of be- 
ing unyiioii.\ 's fuiinti .\'niaii and play- 
ing in anyljod.v"K show. In this lie 
has the rule of a I^cr'^ian nobleiuun 
and he's utterly conviiu^ing. 

The lines arc head and shoulders 
above the tale. Wlu-tuwer a fiaK- 
ment oC story appears, a snappy bon 
mot overshadows it. Thus there Is 
a subtle kind ot continuity that con- 
tinues and yet doesn't.' A lady is 
Ir.formed ^he has "a plight bopedl- 
mcnt In her virtne." That la typical 
ol th« engaging wit. 

The story, is burlesky and improb- 
able. It has the nobleman. Caiit. 
O'Hare. and his handsome Irish 
bodyguard on the make. Thepbjuct 
ot tlie nobleman's suit Is the un- 
willing dauehter of an American 
oijei-ator of peatl tisheries. whose 
franchise rests in the good grace of 
ferid Khan. I'erld and Captain 
O'Hare are both strong for the gal, 
the former just because and the lat- 
ter in view ot marriage. 

The yen biisioeas goes on tor two 
acts and amid a ^ of peppery' chat- 
ter until Ferid awtam to awM the 
girl. O'Hare Julhpa te tn time and 
the girl reveals ahe really lovea tlie 
Irlshmap. Ferld, Instead ot being 
amased, seems tickled and says he 
was just scheming to bring the two 
together. 

The performance ot Carrillo out- 
shines all else. Hu i.s » eli suiiported 
by ■Walter Cilbeit, Hotly Linley and 
Suzanne Caiibuye. Miss Cawbaye, 
featured, is likely a newcomer to 
C'liicago. .Slic seems of French strain 
and has the role In this play of a 
I'rench dame with French morals 
about to become a pal of the Shah. 
One draioaUo flurry ia wall nuui- 
aged. HIaa Linley la red-lMaMI 
and exhiblta much of herself in a 
slngle--piec« silk bathing suit in 
act one. Her form will be remem- 
bered after her performance In this 
show. The balance of the cast, hav- 
Ing not much to do, does it mod- 
erately well. The play'.t one set, by 
Leftwich. Is very beautiful. 

"The Brigand • has little chance 
here or elsewhere. Its producers 
.innounce Intentions ot rewriting the 
piece, but It's a question. There aie 
numerous lines, though, that should 
r ■me, ■ ■ 

"BLACK VELVET" 

I'hiiadelphia, Sept. 20, 
This M. ,1. Nichols' production of 
Wlllard Kol>ertson's drama ot the 
south ot the present day, wbich had 
a long run in Chicago laat aaaaoa, 
but haa been recast and Coaaldei'- 
ably fized tor a possible Broadway 
showing, has tailed to convince or 
Impress during 'its stay here at the 
Broad Street. 

A« It stands now. It \a a pl|iy 
that continually promises some- 
thing of a sensational nature, but 
never quite achieves It. In other 
words, at least for two acts, tt is 
in the position nt being all dressed 
up with no place to go. The dress- 
ing consists of ' a rather romantic 
atmosphere somewhere down In the 
"yellow pine belt of the new south." 
and often-hlntcd and •uggastad 
poaslbllltles ot an uprlainc of the 
blacks ot the neighborhood and the 
Intense perU thelrefrom is wMeh 
th* whiu peopto on ita iMMad 
planUtioB MandL 

Howavar, the vpriafng never 
cornea eO, and the vMkldrama that 
Is constantly threatened never de- 
velopes except in a few moments of 
the s^opd acL The story concerns 
one of those old-fashioned South- 
ern gentlemen who is persuaded by 
a northern busincsa man and go- 
getter to go Into a money-making 
.scheme that entails the cutting 
down of most of th« timber on the 
estate. To do this, the large sur- 
roundln; negro popnlatlon Is need- 
ed, hut a labor agent from the north 
nearly wrecks the plana by ottering 
the natives fabulOM prices on some 
bjig de velopment m yy^' 

sheriff defeats the plans of the 
labor agent and keeps the negroes 
at home. 

N'enil.\ ali lliis union, although 
rer.Mii-,i til (..n.slantly in tlie diah.g. 
ociMii-s off-st.iK.' A cotniter-plot 
tli.it takrs j.laco before the audi- 
ence fnticerns a clandt'stine love 
ilTiii l.'-tween the old gi ntleman's 
gi.iiid^on and a mulatto gii I. Tlin 
youn^i nisn Is engaged to the north- 



ern bualDWa man's daughter, and 
when the disoIOauro ot the Illicit 
amour ia mada to the ceneral. he 

reverts to ante-bellum tactics, and 
prepares to shoot the guilty young 
man. However, Just as he sits at 
his table under the rose-ar'bor, with 
a shotgun in front of him, a heart- 
attark brings his death. 

Itctween the racial uprising theme 
which never comes to a head, ajid 
tile t>lack-and-whlte amour which Is 
mildly handled and doesn't bring 
any really forceful action until the 
flnal scenea, "Black Velvet" seems 
tn have material tor a much better 
play than haa • hero baan made. 
Lacking dramatic foroa. it mlcht 
have gotten by on tka aaesat to i i a l 
aspects of mlscecenatloa, but tacks 
them, too. 

The play is dominated by Arthur 
Byron, who In a role quite differ- 
ent fron. any he has played re- 
cently, maucs Individual scenes ef- 
fective, even though he cannot 
hope to make the whole play any- 
thing, but tame and slow-moving. 
Byron's performance of the old 
southern gentleman Is a thing of 
flne natraint in the fliat- part at 
the inay, and of splendid emotion- 
alism In the last scene. 

Leona Hogarth Iras virtually uo 
chances to show her worth, but does 
well by the role ot the heroine. 
Lota Bandera Is effective and natu- 
ral as the mulatto girl, and two 
good characterizations are provided 
by Peter Bentley as the overseer, 
and Parker Fennelly a« the sheriff. 
Some of the others are pretty ter- 
rible. 

The one fettling is satisfactory, 
though slightly old-fashioned in its 
flowery detail. The author has Air. 
reeled the play aa well as could 
have been dona. Watara> 



DEVIL'S PLUM TREE 

San Francisco. Sept. 15. 
Homer. Ourran. In aatix iattrin with Bel- 
aacu. BuUer A Davia, piesems Kutli chao- 
tenon in a drama In three ai m l,y Jolin 
Cotton, adapted from the llunnaiian of 
Mlllatn Besovlc Staaad by Hjth Chatter- 
ton. At curran; San Francifloo sept. 4. 

.N'udja Niliolavna Ivia Uouldlns 

Joa«( Ztalsardla Kennetti Ttiomaon 

Nam Nlkolona ItiMli rhatterton 

Krlstan, tha Wolt Ii>lward Ix!tter 

Vaao. tba Hermit Alan Quartt-rmalne 

Captain oI tha NIsht VWtcta. . Wallla Roberts 

t^uncllman Nikola Montasue Shaw 

Joka Uarjoria Bennett 

Ml'llw Pamela Gordon 

Ijija Taylor Oravea 

Jena Ztalsmffiii, mother of Joaaf 

Marr Forbee 

Archblalwa SUvastar Domatrloa Alexia 

£ /iE^!!L.aLti!* Book llarUn Black 

Second tm»M «ke Book . . . .Tbomat Hecker 

A Woisas irtth s lUtMil rare 

Alexandra PhlUIpe 

A Blind Olrl Gloria Uedina 

A Lane Man Wallla Roberta 

A Pfli-alytlr Taylor Graves 

A Maniac Boy Kenneth Dutkcan 

AD i:pileiitic Eva Peteraon 

A ConHumptlve Demetrioa Alexia 

A Cripple Oltt Marion l^aaplatoa 

V Homer Curran. with the trio of 
Los Angeles producers, launched the 
first Paclflj coast production of the 
season with probably as wild, weird 
and sexy a play aa has been con- 
ceived in many a moon. A trans- 
lation from the story as now being 
produced In Europe, John Colton, 
author of "The Shanghai Gesture' 
and co-author of "Rain," is given 
full program credit for the new play, 
and presumably rightly so as It It 
undeistood ho was forced to make 
pnactii-ally an entire new version for 
American consumption. That he 
tried hard to njake .something enter- 
taining out of a messy lot of dialog 
cannot be denied, but It must be ad- 
mitted that in Its p raa» at ahape. 
"The Devil's Plum Tra«" la laairilig 
In this requisites. 

Itutif Chatterton, the^tar, la given 
program credit tor flrectlng and 
staging. Initial perfonnano* de- 
veloped Into a peraonal trlmaph tor 
.Miss Chatterton. Tba i^y is un- 
usual, to say the least. Perhaps 
with rewriting and tinkering it can 
be so shaped as to eliminate some 
ot Its disagreeable features. Eiven 
in its present form there la a possi- 
bility it may draw the curious. Its 
undercurrent of salaclousness t^ould 
prove a magnet among the flapper 
type, and Miss Chatterton's personal 
popularity may be some help. 

The play Is a romantic drama 
with a frankness at times highly 
entertaining and at other points 
nauseating, the latter especially 
through the Introduction in the last 
act of a dajsm ar ao tgtnflm, apllep- 
tlcs, imbeeltaa, leper*, ttia Mnd and 
the lame. 

The story Is that of a young 
Croatian girl, high strung, impulsive, 
passionate and unrestrained, who, 
despite her betrothal to a priest of 
the Croatlon church, seaka bar love 
elsewhere. Sha prefers a bandit to 
the mora tender, splritiml, whole- 
some lova of her husband-to-be. On 
tha night ot the young priest's de- 
parture tor a six months' stay in a 
monaritary, to receive final orders, 
Mara, the girl, gives her.sclf to her 
bandit Romeo, her ple.a for pa.-»slon 
having been repulsed by her be- 
trothed. • 

I'he girl and the bandit are sur- 
prised by Marji's younger sister, and 
to compel her silence ihey frighten 
her to the point of idiocy. 

The second act reveals Mara and 
the priest on their wedding day. 
The bandit lover returns and again 
sways Mara with his passion. lie Is 
pursued by the town's police and 
captured, to be hung. Mara con- 
fesses to her priest-husband thai 
she Is the "bride" of the bnnilll. 
The husband keepa her In tha home, 
but r«fua«8 b$r Uie m^)^e bed. 



Three years alapaa. Tiie priest 
has bacom* a aatntbr healer of th* 
airucted, Kriatwi, tba bandit, saved 
from the gallowa by the priest, un. 
known to the wfte, raturaa to olaba 
tha priest's promise of Mara shouM 
she still desire him. " 

Told by her husband tliat her 
former lover Is alive and coming to 
ilaim her, Mara after denouncing 
tlic priest for bar thraa years iS } 
unhappiness, agailt daaa ber wad. 
ding linery. 

The miH-tlng with the ex-handit 
now reformed, follows, but .Mara no 
longer craves his kisses nor is she 
thrilled by his caresses. 

"You win," she turns to the priest- 
husband, with the tag giving prom- 
ise of a more hopeful union tor 
priest and wife in the years te 
come. Kenneth Thomson does a 
dignified young prlaat and Edward 
Leiter was satisfying aa the bandit, 
though more ot the comic opera 
type. I vis Ooulding waa very good 
as the younger sister, a trying role; 
Bertha Mann as tha outcast woman 
Und Mary Forbes, aa the mother ot 
the priest, handled their minor 
parts acceptably. 

An elaborate and picturesque 
staging and costuming with the 
scene in Croatlo In 1630. 

Maj.'be San Francisco tlieatre- 
goers will like this play when It is 

rs"t'vs»*T-*^' 

CPHB. 



1 



Ptaytrt In ImBtHmatm 
Dtrmetory 



DESIREE 

ELLINGER 



PHONE 
ENOICOTT 64«7 



MARIE SAXON 

"THE RAMBLERS" 

OHIO THEATRB 
CLEVELAND, O. 



SHIRLEY VERNON 

INGENUE PRIMA DONNA 

"GOOD NEWS" 

CHANIN'S 46lh STRKET, N. V. 
DlraatlaN LOUIS tHURR 



Mr*. Lederer't Driver 

lUlcl Out for 4Sc 

Batev^ K. T.. Sept. 1*. N 
"When you see your husband, tell 

him h» married a good witness," 
quoth Judge Fred H, Dunham, ad- 
dressing Mrs. Oeorge W. Lederer, 
of New Tork, wifa ot the tbeatrleal 
producer, wboaa . Vbaufteur, John 
Quinn, of MM AiMltoi|MB.*maa. 
Manhattan, waa aminas (or patit' 

larceny. .\ 

wuMaa-vBirtat -paaBrta l ar -at 

gasoline atatlbB. ciiAaMd Quinn bad- 
cheated him out of 48 cents. Quinn 
paid him 30 cents, claiming only 
two gallons were put in the tank, 
Hyde prit ka paua«^ Ova, awl , j 
demanded ft eenia. j 

So Hyde - had * Quinn arrested. .' 
Mrs. Lederer, her mother, Mrs. ; 
Mary Liewis, and Mrs. Lederer's 
year-oM dansMar. wpaarsd In eity 
court as wltnesaea. Mrs. Lederer 
took the stand, while the child 
climbed Into Judge Dunham's lap 
and played with hia watch-charm. 

Mrs, IiOrii nan. imaat, aba 
bocama bya t e rt cal as ahe told tha '\ 
Judge of her hurry to get to Chl- 
t^go to meet her husband. "Don't 
worry, you'll be there on time," His 
Honor «t)jMr ahect, and dtaobarfad 
Quinn while the attorneys were 
still discussing caplasee and habeas 
corpus. 

Quinn, delighted, then paid the 
baianca of tha Tf aanta. 



MasMjr wMi Group 

director tor 'our tliw^Sl^^nuSSl 
Theatre, •^EC. 

Massey la currently directing 
• The %Belt" for the playwright 
group. It win Inaugurate the let- 
ter's tenancy of the Cherry Lane 
Playhouae, Qreenwtoh 'Village, next 
month. 



Blansy Has "Fog" 
Aiarles R Bloney has taken over 
"Fog" and will sand It ont e« « - 

tour of short stands. 

Cast includes James Gary, Jay 
Young. Nellie Burt, Robert Toms, 
Rage Clark, Fred Garland, LeaUe 
King and Bonnia Beck. ~ 



Wednesday, September 81, 1»27 



VARIETY 



C9 



NEWS FROM THE DADiES 



ThI* dapartmtnt containi r«wrltt*n tli«*trlc«l ntwi Ittmt at pub- 
lithtd during th* waak in th* daily MP*r* of Naw York, Chicago 
and tha Pacific Coatt. Variety lakat na aradit for thtM MW* Maine; 
aaah haa baan rawrittan from a daily papar. 



NEW .YORK 

«!• Uch I>*t worn by the lat« 
#M*r HMiUn*nt«in liwt befor* bis 
Stth wUI b* pliuwd In th* comar- 
SoM of the now HunniMMMa tlw- 
«!(• on Bro*d w«y. 

Attendance for four plays to be 
oroduced by the New Playrlghfs In 
their theatre at 40 Commerce street 
U solicited In » nibacrtptlon cam- 
paign, a memberahlp to* of tC being 
charged for the aeaaon. The first 
production la "The Belt," by Paul 
7. Slfton, scheduled for Oct. 15. 

Uaelstrate Macrery fined Helen 
rUnt )25 for driving paat a atreet 
car from which paaaengers were 
allshtlng. In retaliation the actreas 
Invited the court t« witneas open> 
Ins night of a piNr In which ptae Ui 
to open soon. 

A purvey by the Spectator Com- 
gany of New Tork tihuws that 187 
Americans carry life Inauranoe of 
$1,000,000 or more. Rodman Wana- 
nialcer, merchant, carrlea t7,S00,O00, 
and Babe Kuth, Jeaae taaky, Wil- 
liam Fox and Adolph Zukor have 
16,000,000 each. Joseph ;m. Schenck 
la insured for $4,260,000. The 
000,000 group includes Gloria Swan- 
aon and Jack linrrymore. Charlie 
Chaplin, Mary I'lckfoid. DougKis 
Fairbanks and Will Kogers are In- 
gared for $1,000,000. 

In a statement for tbe preaa E. F. 
• Albae paid vaudevlllp wm a«*«r so 
stable and firmly eatrMMdKtd M It 

is today In America. 

Adolph Zukor, when his attention 
was called to the statement vaude- 
ville is dying in England, offered 
the polite opinion that vaudeville 
has its customers and pictures 
theirs. 

Robert Brown, negro, Is held In 
tS.OOO ball on charges of attempted 
extortion preferred by Lorraine 
Brox (Broz Slaters), who aald she 
'luUI (Iran him tS for infonuM^n 
^Itat would idad to rae«?a>y of 
Jewels shd luM lost TIM in toma 
-Monwaa nUe« aa ficMt toM, ^ 

. Kme. Aim Nasimora haa iieopme 
• dtlaen of the United States. 



ander Woollcott, In his Sunday col- 
umn for the "World"" i>assud on a 
tew good ones he had Been. The 
best. according to Alex, was on a 
University ot Wiscon-iin Hiv, bear- 
ing the dignlllea lliio o£ ■May- 
flower," and underneath the ex- 
planatory subtitle: "Four Puritans 
cam* across In this boat last falL" 

John V. L. Hogan, Inventor ot tiio 
Rlngle dial control radio receiver, is 
suing live companies for infrinye- 
ment of patent. They are tlie Amer- 
ican Boscii Magneto corporation, 
ytowart-Warner corporation, Freid- 
i-isemann, Charles A. Fresliman, 
nc, and the Splitdort companies 
Hogana patent exi>lres within IS 
months and he wants to collect roy- 
alties from the concerns named. 

A runaway horse created havoc 
among after-theatns crowds on 
Broadwajr Saturday night and tram- 
pled a boy to death. (Th* b«y bad 
Just st*pne4/rom a theatr* Md> hi* 
motben 

The MarlboroiiKh-nienhelm Hotel 
company lias prulefctcd tlie erection 
of grandstands and court on the 
Boardwalk for the annual tall pag- 
ant, claiming it is in direct viola- 
tion ot the boardwalk easement deed 
prohibiting use of the beach side ot 
the walk and the territory beyond 
for commercial purposes. Seat tick- 
ets, pageant progranip aaA «|tt*r«r> 
tides are being sold. 



Administrators of the estate of 
Amelia Bingham revealed that the 
- aotreas left aa estate of "more than 
^UMtMP." TlMgr ta«a*tth*TaliMin 
Swr tlP.tOO." 

At a luncheon in his honor given 
Wf the Anglo-American Press Asso. 
eUtkAi In Paris, Mayor Walker eX' 
pialaed bis usual tardiness as coa- 
pated to the promptness of the Lord 
wqEor of London. "What else has 
m^ltui Uayor got to do but be on 
timer Walker said. "A Lord May- 
or's Job is to support a purple cloak, 
look like a Shubert cliorus boy, and 
be followed by bearers of a mace 
PWord which he never uses." 



Charged with printing and offer 
Ing for sale take press passes to 
the Dempsey-Tunney flght, Jacob 
ICeaaer, clerk, and Frank Uross, 
Vdater, were arraigned la Harlem 
< «eiirt and held in 41,S0e ImU 

The body of a man kUM A«t< SI 
IV a New Tork Central* train has 
been identified In Bellevue morgue 
as that of Uonel Strachey, noted 
Walter and literary editor of the 
Paget Literary Agency and Motion 

■ Picture Service. David Wheeler, 
head of the agency, made the Iden- 

Jlncatlon. 



Changing his plea from not guilty 
to guilty of tlio mui-aor ot Wilfred 
P. Irwin la.st May 16, l.eon:uil Cline 
novelist, w.as fined $1,000 and or- 
dered to serve a year in Tolland 
county jail by Judge Kdward Yeo- 
man In Hockville, Conn. The maxi 
mum p( nalty Is $2,000 and IB years, 
Cllne began his sentence, announc- 
ing he has five plots for novels upon 
Which h* win work. 



and are alleged to have stolen cash 
and jewslnr totaUng |1*,«0(>. 

Six bandits held up Jimmie 
Malone's roadhouse at 89th anil 
Central Park avenues and robbni 
the employes and patrons of $1,(100 
and J,Mvt lr> . Four of the hoMups 
L-ai-rieii piatols. while the other two 
were sawed-off fchot^un experts. 



Miller is alleged to have refused to 
return to Slngli. The latter Is now 
In the east. 



The sanity hearing of Russt'lt 
Scott, on tritil for the murdtr of 
Joseph Maurer, loop pliarmacist. lias 
been continued until ISept. 20. Scott 
was saved from th* gallows by 
order ot the Illinois Supreme Court. 

Thomas Rowley, known to police 
as "Wild West Gambler," was cap- 
tured after a chase by Policeman 
Rudolph Ziska. Rowley is wanted 
on a murder charge, brought In by 
a coroner's Jury aiter tb* death of 
Walter Clark. 



Mrs. Jean Pepiilveda w;»^ granted 
a divorce from Carl Sepnlveda. 
movie Blunt man and de^tble for 
prominent film actors, on the 
grounds of failure to provide. 



James L. Dundee, boxer, SCt'i 
.South Burlington avenue, was ar- 
rested on sti>;picii>n of robbery at 
Venice by Uetective Lieutenant." 
Brown and Jolin. Aocordiii;^ to a 
reiHirt by the police I)unthH> has 
been associatinLT with hij.-u kers ami 
is well tiuppiied witli money. 



Baptist and Presbyterian ministers 
have voiced their protest against 
the Dempsey-Tunnoy fi^lit <>n tlie 
grounds of "unnecessary bruialily." 



Traffic in the loop on the night ot 
tlie big flght wUl b* lUPIlt to aU but 
persons going to the VIsM. 



About two dozen persons arrested 
as bootleggers may have to be treed 
as a result of the mysterious disap- 
pearance of two cells full ot "evi- 
dence" at the Dea Plalnes street 
stPktfpll. None of the policemen 
ktfrat iwytbing about it. 

C. E. Beck, owner of the Rose, 
Pastime, and Castle theatres, has 
made a deal with "Tex Rickard, 
whereby the 'Tunney-Dempsey flght 
pictures will be sliown in his the- 
atres exclusively Friday, the day 
after the flsM.. AU thn* thsatres 
are in the HOn Slid PM* Isi 
500 each. 



Sales of Col. Charles A. Und- 
bergh's book, "We," have reached 
190,000 copies, according to an- 
nouncement from G. P. Putnam 
Sons, Ltd.. publishers. The firm's 
advertising manager, figuring Lind- 
bergh's royalty at 20 percent unof- 
ficially, estimated the CoL has re- 
ceived «U,OM. 



Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler, Inter- 
nationally famous pianiste who died 
In Chicago August 10, left an estate 
valued at $300,000. She left $1,000 to 
the Jewish Charities, $3,000 to the 
Zeisler musician's fund, and her 
iiu.sband, Zigmund, gets onc-lialf of 
the residue. The other halt Is left 
in trust for the benefit of her three 
sons. Dr. K B. and Paul B. Zeisler 
of Chicago and U B, Zeisler of New 
York.. • ■ .', . 

A truck load ot "evidence," seized 
by prohibition agents In a raid at 
1638 Burlington street, was forcibly 
taken from the agents by a gant' of 
12 armed hoodlums. The empty 
truck was later found with the in- 
sorlptiaM '^thutfi roar' «iwlk«« «pon 
Vt- __ 

Six policemen ot the Fillmore sta- 
tion were suspended by Chief 
Hughes. Tiio cops raided the home 
of Anton Lachman, 4343 Kinzie 
street. Upon arriving the officers 
said they found high-powered beer. 
The six are alleged to have shaken 
down Lachman for $350 graft. 



Three bandits held up Martin 
Jewell, night clerk at the Sher-Lak 
Hotel, but only got ISO for their 
trouble. They were after the re- 
ceipts of the Old King Cole restau- 
rant, owned by the hotel corpoia- 
tion. After a long argument, the 
bandits were convtSMd th* WKt» re- 
ceipts were not te th* Migllt datrp 
possession. 

'The Ship," Cicero gambling Joint 
owned by "Scarface" Al Capone, 
WbK raided agaAi. £Ught patrol 
wagons were used to convey the 40 
men ci4>tar*d in tb* raid, which was 
crnduciiKI Itjr O^tata Jam«s DPver- 
eux. " . 



At a meeting of the Desplalnes 
Camp Ground Aasoclation, Dr. John 
Thompson, pagtor of the Chicago 
Temple. toM htp audience that the 
church must compete with the pic 
ture houses for attendance, provid- 
ing amusement along with the 
church services. 



A 28-year-old rcd-hraded woman 
prohibition tipster Is the latest. Jean 
Ford, since droppfil from the gov- 
ernment's payroll. Is the temme. She 
is alleged to have conducted a wild 
party at the Curve Inn; on the out- 
skirts of Chicago, to "gather evi 
denoe." William Roman, the pro 
prietor, was held In bond of $1,000. 
Ills attorney, J. F. Bolton, remarked; 
"It Is only a matter ot one prohib 
ition agent serving drinks to an 
other." 



In an .address before the Chicago 
Bar Association, Illinois Supreme 
Court Justice Floyd E. Thompson 
said that refusal to obey a Lad law 
by a great number ot people who 
are normally law-abiding, does not 
mean a breakdown ot the Judicial 
system. He said it was sometimes 
a good Idea, as it brought the law 
before the eyes of the law makers, 
who could then take the law out of 
the statat* 



Domestic discord in tlie llome of 
Zenas K. Meeker, vocal teacher, was 
responsible for a suit for divorce 
tiled by Gretchen N. Meeker. In Su- 
perior' Court. Meeker earns tsnn n 
month, according to his wife. The 
couple were married In Ventura on 
May 10, 1927, and separated Sc * 4, 
last. Mrs. Meeker asks $200 a month 
alimony. 

Pauline Hampton, lii, l.eauty prize 
winner and picture arlress, made an 
unsuccessful attempt to eoniniii 
suicide by taking an ovenlose of 
sleeping powders because lier en- 
gagement to Chester Bennett, pic- 
ture director, had been broken off. 
The actress at first gave her name 
to police as Pauline Giles. She Is 
re<--overing. 

Karlyle Walton, theatrical di- 
rector,. waa.aiBt up for one year on 
(Ca at l Bu e d oa page 58) 



BILLS NEXT WEEK 

(Continued from page 41) 
Bdwin Oeorsa Thoniaa J Ry«n 

Marall i ailaar A Haley 

noanMpelltM 4 Battarr ta Bronx 



KINGSTON. N. T. 
KinKHton 

J<1 lialt (22-!E> 
Mahoncy * PauII 
l.aurlp & Scott 
I.fona Co 
(Two to (111) 

lANr.\STKH. PA. 
CoUwUI 

id half (:2-25) 
Jim Luoas 
Wllaon & Kcppel 
(Three to fltl) 

liOl'ISVILLK. KT. 
Katloaal 

td half (23-:s) 
Adler A' Dunbar 
Stepping Alonfc 
Hunter & Perrlval 
Gordon Kibbler 
(One to nil) 

let halt <2l-2a) 
S Uennett Broa 
Levan A Bollea 
Kelly Jackaon Co 
Harrlaon A Dakljk 
Blossom Hostll CP' 
id half <$•••> 



LOS ANGB^ 



Because "newspaper men were 
treated with discourtesy and be- 
cause certain photographers seemed 
t* be favored by tho committee," 
JJayorRulTn has Intimated Atl.antic 
City's beauty jiapeant will be ban 
died by a dlffer< nt committee nex 
year. The local cliamber of com- 
merce has always elected the com- 
wtee, with Armand T. Nichols as 
wotor-general. 

Henry Harrison sent on nniioiin''^- 
'"'"t to 14 {>ew York newsp ipi rs 
plating he wouU be married to Mary 
t-arolyn Davles, author, in the 
chapel of the Municipal building 
oept 13. But Mary exjiluined Hi^nry 
was Just a modern caveman and 
made that strategic move to rush 
aer Into marriage. She thinks he is 
• ale* boy, but 



Moved by the signs on the col- ^ ™,..i„ 

l«Klate fllTver la "Uoed .News/' Alex: dli» bound and gagg-id the couple 



In a statement to the press 
George W. Clff?-, proinnter of the 
Tunney-Dempsey tlKht for Hiokard. 
told reporters he was conducting the 
scrap solely to boost tbe civic sphrlt 
ot Chicago. 

Oemldino Ogle, 16, of St. Louis, 
and Mrs. Betty Burton, 19, ot Alton, 
Illinois were found sleeping on r 
til n. h at the Illinois Central R. R. 
station. The girls, who claim to be 
eliorus pirls. .s.-iid they left a vaude 
,nit at I'ln.i, Illinois. Their total 
capital w.i^ $4. 

Lee Sini^-, railio pianist, snd his 
•wlf<> wer« gvri^.iiKly— lajurcul in an 
automobile accident. Sims was 
taken to the John H. Murphy hos- 
pital where physicians said his 
condition was critical. Police state 
the accident was unavoidable. 

Ernie TounR, producer, and his 
wife were held up In their apart 
ment at the Davis hotel. The ban 



Elsie Janls, stage actress, cur- 
rently here in '"Oh, Kay," at tlie 
Mayan, Is being sued In Municipal 
court for $319 for failure to pay a 
pajama bill. The case la set for 
trial iSept. M. . 

Paul F. Mahewey. •eatnetor, eoa- 
victed ovar'a y*ar ago af aian- 

slaughter In oonneetton Kflth tbe 

fatal I'asadena Bowl grandstand 
collapse during the Tournanient of 
Hoses in January, 1926, was exon- 
erated by Superior Judge Edward 
T. Bishop when he appeared tor a 
new trial hearing after having 
served over a year of a one-to-lu 
year sentence in San Quentin. Ma- 
honey was called for retrial on a 
state supreme court tPelPlPB fllW- 
tainlng bis appeal. 

Mrs. Helen Hobnan was granted 
a divorce in Suiierior court from 
William S. Holman, vice-president 
and treasurer of the Christie Stu- 
dios, following testimony heard by 
Judge Schauer in which Holman 
was accused of cruelty charges. A 
proiK-rty settlement v,iis effected. 

Holman was re('« ntly mixed up in 
an a.x-ident in wliicli K\el>n IO,it;an, 
picture extra, was injured so badly 
fiiie is marred tor life. The girl, 
who drove her car into a steam 
shovel on a dimly lighted street, 
mentioned Holmaa In a number of 
letters found on her alter the crash. 



I.aytOB a Map 
Haunted 
(Ttoes to atl) 

UOmKLL. MARS. 
Kelth-i 

Id lialf (2:-^^) 
Baa Carmen 
Fern A Maris 
Paco Canalno A J 
Any Family 
I.OU1H London 
Mathcwa &. IJyre 

H.\NCIIE8'R. N. U. 
r«l«e« 

id half (22-i5) 
Geo W Moore 
Marvin A- 
Rosers .t Wynn 
( Beaaicairea 
(Two te PU) 

MKADTTIXB; TA. 
Park 

!,1 li.-.lf (22-25) 
Manlitin *"o 
Hunn K Weat 
Hay & Klona 
iTko to nil) 

MeKEESF'RT, PA. 



KKWnrROH. K.T. 
Proctor's 

2d halt (i2-2G) 
Marko A Jerome 
Meinarest & Deland 
Hldnry Grant 
Cuckoo 
Cbaa Dlng'o 

N. IX)NDON. CT. 
Keith's 

td halt (2:-tS) 
I.dimyB 

(Others to (III) 
OTTAWA, CAN. 



CllfT Joltn«.ia 
,1 * It l.il'.irl 
Il.trto A- Clark. 
Noel l.i'^lcr 

Sherldaa Sq. 
2d half (22-:;) 
Wallace a Uar 
A A I. Barlow 
Uoran Kivea . 
Holt tVaIr 
Kummcra S 
(One to ail> 

rL.\TT8B'<l, W. T. 

Ptrsad 

id halt (2i-tl>. 
Oolton A Plitney 

POK'n.AKD. ME. 
Krilh'l 

2.1 ii,iit (2: r.i) 

ItxiU'io Jli .Mai, y 
Frank ilushea 
Jinks A Ann 

lla>n)ond I'ika 
Mill . n \- Krant'la 

Ki;,l, 11 ,v li,.i-,iL;..o 

I'OKTNMUITU 
l.«roy 

2.1 half (22-U) 
J.-i.k l.,-e 

fli,.r:;.,ii shiota.s 
l.'as,-> & Warri-n 
(Tivo to nil) 

POl'UIIKEKPSIE 

A«OB 

2d h:ilf 123-26) 
Clllt & Itoil.llir 
Brook A Kuah 
Harrey Berea Ford 
Anderaoa A Pony 
Frivolity Kevue 

imoviDTB. a. L 



Cullen Landls, screen actor, prom- 
ised Assistant City Prosecutor Wil- 
li.nni Krowl th;it ho would be pood 
and ke.'i> up his alimony pioni' iils 
to lii.-i former wife, MtKnon l^e ilriin. 
pieture actress. Landis agreed to 
pay JliiO a month toward tlie sup- 
port ot his daughters, June, 9, 
and Verette, i.- He Is supposed to 
pay $350 a month. Landis recently 
married Loca Heame, former wife 
of icddie Bllton, picture easting 
agent. 



Vernon Hamilton, attoniey for 
Swan Sincli, young Hindu iiriii' <■, 
disclosed :i>.w developments in th'- 
Intter's P-^-.il row with Mrs. Kliz.i- 
beth C. T. Miller, his erstwhile !«i 
troness, when he announced hts de- 
parture for San Francisco to recover 
some $30,000 worth of gold -embroid- 
ered Oriental panels, which Airs. 



M halt <lS-23) 
a Sherin A Co 
Kan A Dnmk* 
Arcarrt nres 
Foley .* XaTenr 
(On* to atl) 

MONTRKLtt.. CAS. 
Mobile 

2i1 half (22-2i) 

Sui'brn.s lln liaf'r 
.Marinn A Martin 
Jtidaon Colo 
Suite 1< 
BuMh Bros 

MT. TKKSOS. K.T. 
Practar'a 

td bait (12-ie) 
Billy Caaey 
Mack A Manns 

Bobby O'Nell 
BrcndatA Burt 
(One to All) 

NASHVI.K, TENS. 
Prlnceae 

Id half (22-20) 
T.' van a Tlollee 
Bloaaom Il.'ath Co 
Ma^'in A Ke'-l.-r 
Hlchard Vintour 
Oene Ore^n 

lat half (2e-2l) 
Ho l iaiPl a B t llia rd 
Paker a Wye 
< haney A rox 
v„< * Walters 

lioKi.n: y Tr 
MEWARK, v. t. 
Prsetor's 

id lialf (22-2t> 
R'.lnff North 

Il'iaacil A Krasi 



M half^it-it) 

Jansleys 
May A KlldulT 
Francis Readlnc 
Oenaro Co 
(One te Pll) 

PAnXBB'O, W.TA. 
Smoot 

2.1 half (22-25) 
Kokln A OallettI 

Maaon A Keelar 
aenrpoM 
(Thtn* to All) 

PAgPAIC, M. g. 
New Montaak 

id half (2!-it> 
Seymour Sr Howard 
I'arker A Donalds'n 
Phllaon A Duncan 
(Two to nil) 

PATER80N, K. J. 
Resent 

id half (22-15) 
S Sallori 
May Uaher 
Scanlon A Rcanlon 
(Two to nil) 

PHITADELPRIA 
Brondway 

id halt (it-ii> 
Wilton A Webor 
B'way Whirl 
Laaalle HaaaonAM 

(Two to nil) 

tlroaa Keyn 

2.1 half (22 26) 
i.nuth^rn ''o 
KlinxiT it.-v 
Hi,v.-n Mcyuarrl* 
(On.; to nil) 

Enrle (1») 

T.ane A Veronica 
Hope Vernon 
Roye A .Maye 
Cromwell Knoa 
A I'ryor Co 
White * TKrn'y 
Ilelln llaker 
» ;il.e Mauaa 
lOnu to nil) 

(inwd O. H. 

id half (22-25) 
Ja'k Conway 

UftK-H' Mi'llCll 
T<a',' Wflpy 
(Two to nil) 

SIlOB 

id half (22 25) 
Morley A Anger 
Chlncao Co 
Dwyer A Orma 
Ferry thf FroKman 
(One to nil) 

riTTSBimf.H, PA. 
Davis <tP> 

A A J Correlll 
Anderann Broa 
Frank Mrdlynn 
ItarKer A Wynna 
Mrm of Opera 
Erneat lllatt 
Sandy T.anK Co 
(20 

It.:lioe t ItuI.vattB 
ll.ri. I..*, n ft Ilr-.w II 
Tom llriwerd Co 
Wilbur Mack 
Alma Kellson 
Trahan A Wallace 
Jack Kedinond 

llarria (1») 
Mldset Folllea 
Cuoiicr A CIKtoB 



id half (22-25) 
llnyea M A Hayea 
Keleo Broa 
(Threa to nil) 

'bcadinc, pa. 

Baiah 

2d half (22-25) 
Plplro 

Foley ft Maniino 
Treaauroland 
.Siiiitb & liarker 
L«meau A Vounp 

aidaiOMo. ta. 

1*H* 

M halt (ll-lt) 
Psrialan Art- 
Minor A Root 
Ann Clifton. 
Sandy A Dooslas 
iMW A L«a 

BOCBMTKB, M.T. 
Tenspl* 

id half (22-25) 
PonKlnni'a 4;o 
(^ehan A Carrctsoc 
Racine A Ilay 
Echos of Slialn 
Creedon A Davis 
Flaahes of Art 

1st half (2t-tl> 
Art Henry 
Mason Dixon Co 

T.unn a White 
Behoes of Spain 
s saiiora 

Tlub ^Anderson Co 
(One to nil) 

SOIIENKCTADT 

Proctor's 
Id ba|a (t2-25) 
Jimmy Cucaa 
Laddia A Garden 
Watson a Woods 
Pranklyn ArdeU 
Nell MeXInlay 

MOBWAix. or. 



Sands A Doons 

Wa> burn's Prom 
Tabor A Oreea 
Claude IleCarr 
(One to nil) 

i;«) 

Oils F.iwlir 
Hearst llroa 
Senna A Dean 
Carl Freed Oreh 
(Two to Oil) 

TRENTON. N. a. 
raplMI 
id half (22-11) 
Hartlnl Tr 
ArtI* Mehilncar 
Booney S 
Dell A O'DaU 
(One to nil) 

raoT. N. T, 

PrarlM's 
td bait (11-11) 

Billy Purl 
Honey Co 
l>a>riin & nanes 
llewKt X- Hall 
Great J.ihn..i.in 
Priniroae A Seannon 

TMOS riTT. MA 
rapltnl 
2d half (ii-tl) 
Fultcaro 

I,an,-aa"r & l-eaflsfg 

Flanh. a 
(T«,i 1,1 1. 11) 

tTK A. N. T. 

tinlefy 
id half . 2: 25) 
Wally Sharpies 
Howard A .Mack 
(Thraa to BID 

WAaaBN. a. 



Id halt (tt-M) 
Fields A Pink 
1 Blosaoms 

(Three to ail) 

8PaiN«FIRM>, O 
Palaeo 

id half (22-26) 
T)ennett 2 
AraMan N'laht 
Gilbert A May 
Dccaro 2 A Timollcl 
Stan llUKhes 

BTRACrNR, N. T. 
Capital 

id half (22-26) 
Fred A Dalay Rial 
Heai^t Broa 
Gray Family 
Frank Farnura 
Anffer A Fair 
Colonial < 

l»t half (2<-il) 
I.unn * While ' 
Kt:li'H'n of Spain 
3 ."-'alltira 
Hob An'Ieraon Co 
(Two to nil) 
2d half (2«-» 
Art Henry 
Mason Dixon Co 
((j;hera to till) 

TOLEDO, O. 
Keith's 

id half (22-25) 
Jim Jam Jems 
Ktlllwell A Fraser 
Harrison A Dakln 
Mr A Mrs N Pbll 
Johnny Iterkes 
Forbe's I'rout Rev 

lat half (2Cl;a) 
Onaelps of 1927 
(Olhcra to All) 

2d half (lt-1) 
T.ottio Athortott 
Pessy McKolcknIs 
Rostr Imhoff Co 
(Three t« SID 

ToaojTro, CA!r. 

UlppadrsBn (19) 

Rafaso Co 



td half <li-ll) 
Ttlue nrass 4 

0 llunn.' I Lays 
Hazel Klaluft 
Gloria Devow 
(On* to ail) 

WASHTOlt, B. A 
Bsrin (IS) 

T. Faulkner Ce. 
Texas 4 

Hit* Beflow Ce 
aek Mttrpby 
Hasotttra 

(25) 

Dublin 3 

Sydtil & Spotty 
Minor A Root Wtmw 

Timb, Bar'd A Bas 
Panlia* 

KoMh's (IS) 
Xaryl Norman 
Trahan A Wallsee 

Chain A Arehar 
Countesa Sonla 
Jack Rrdmond 
Mary Marlowa 

1 Ares 

Nellie A 8 KousS 

(25) 
Uoyd A Frlco 
Jack Donnelly 0s 
Willie Mauaa 
(OI)^*rs t«t W) 



PnlMw 

2d half (12-16) 
Pita A Murphy Bra 
Wblley A ad Pora 
Caprlea Chasnola* 

Bohn A Bohti 
(One to nil) 

WILMINO'N, 



14 halt (It-H) 
Powars I _ 
Bnknr* BainrOS 
1m Darenp. 
Vent Sablnl 
(One to nil) 

WOONH'KET, U, 
Blion 
14 halt (11-11) . 
Jo* Msrks 
Moran Sis 
Edltb SolilmaB , 
(Thraa to III) 

WOaCT-R, MASa. 
Palaeo 

td half (22-26) 
Groh A riano Co 
Jark Joyre 
Ann A Frank Co 
Billy flhone 
Prlnrees Wsbletha 



TONKEBD. N. 
Proctor'a 
td half (22-lf) 
Will Aubrey 
ailon Rich 
Dills 4 

Fred I.,elshtner . 
(One to nil) 

TORK, PA. 
Tork U. H. (IS) 
Prlnrton A Yala 
yeatrrtho'iKhto 
Ashley A .^harp 
Stanley A Elea , 
Jamca l.«a 

TOVKoaTovni. 

Katth-Alkee 

td half (22-21) 
Goaslpa of 11127 
(Others to nil) 

1st half (24-11) 
Wally A Zells 
Ada Brown 
Brnest Hialt 
Mam of the Opssa 
Hoylo A Delia 
(One to nil) 

id half Ctt-U 
Julia Dyka 
Cahtll A Walls 
Toby Wilson Ce 
I'siil'-ls A Kamae 
Woo.Ilan.I Rev 
(One to ni') 



Myrtle, Brooklyn, Has Stock 
\aud.;villo la out at;aln ui the 
.Myitlf, lirooklyn, N. V, wit;i the 
liousc reverting to stock LuriesquOb 
Company Includes Ai Watson, 
An iark All, Bemte Ctarti, IMMIa 
.Miller, ray Normaa. Babe Iaiaslt% 
Helen echoeffer. 



M 



VARIETY 



M US I C 



FOREIGN MUSICiANS ARTISTS 
JM HERt-FREE FROM QUOTA 



Dept. of Labor's Position Unchanged by Weber's 
(A.F.M.) Brief — Only Congressional Action Now 
tiitfl^^liijr Up at Next Smsioii 



Washington. Sept. JO. 
l-'oreijin musicians will continue 
to enter tbla country as "artists" 
Md not aubjeet to the quota under 
the immlcratlon laws. This de- 
cision has been reached by the De- 
partment of Labor and It will stick 
until Congress changes the existing 

BAeent attempt of President 
Wabwr of the musicians federation 
to 'have the elasslflcatlon changed 
to include all, except established 
mu.siclans, as manual laborers 
never did meet favor with the de- 
partment. This Is principally due 
to the administrative phase and the 
consequent confusion should an In- 
Kpcctor have the right to sajr who 
is laborer or artist. 
_Wto»l«r. Weber's brief waa llled 
'at tho MipaniHent, with the local 
Carlton Hotel as the basis of the 
complaint because of the employ- 
ment of a non-union foreign or- 
chestra, the department indicated 
it woaM not alter Its attitude. Now 
that the Carlton orchestra has left 
the country and a union combina- 
tion employed, Weber's brief has 
been Hied. It will not be brought 
up again. It has been learned, or 
at least until Congress shows an 
interest. 

Understanding here is that the 
head of the union proposes to seek 
Congressional action this session. 



Natalie Holzman has become sec- 
■ ebeatra department. 



Selvin in Charge 

Of ColiiBBUa'* Hour 

Ben Selvin wiU liave charse of the 
Columbia Phonograph Hour to be 
broadcast weekljr via Columbia 
System's own radio network. An 
hour will be specially devoted to 
exploit Columbia records and re- 
cording artists. 

Selvin has arranged tor CliarleS; 
Hackett, tenor of the Chicago 
Opera; Sophie Breslau, operatic 
contralto, and Friti Reiner, sym- 
phony conductor, to be featured on 
the initial Columbia program. 

After 10 years' affiliation with Co- 
lumbia /aa an orchestra leader and 
record artiat, Selvin recently Joined 
the orcanlHiitloil in an executive 
capacity. — 



Benson Loses Hotel 

Chicago, Sept. 20. 

All Benson bands are out of the 
Stevens Hotel, with prospects of 
the Hotel La Salle, under the same 
manigement, also dispensing with 
Jack Chapman and his Benson or- 
chestra. It is rumored disagree- 
ments over contracts and eommla- 
sions is the reason. 

Joseph Oalllctilo, until recently 
jaxs maestro at' the Kdgewater 
Beach Hotel, will conduct a 16- 
plece concert orchestra at the 
Stevens, replacing Roy Bargy. 
Galllcliio will alao mtpviy the dance 
muate on the lata aliitt, but with 
a amaller eombiaatioo. 



Feist's Entire Staff 
As Finn's Head's Gaests 



Leo Feist played host to his en- 
tire exiculive organization Satur- 
iImv night at the Feist mansion In 
Mt. Vernon, N. Y., where the I<eo 
Feist boys from coast to coast as- 
sembled in honor of the music pub- 
lisher's SOtb anniversary In the 
business. 

Another get-totetliar win be 
atacad for the Feiat aoBfwriters. 



HERE AND THERE 

Oeorge McMurphy and his Kul 
lose Knights dosed their summer 
season at McFIIroy's Spanish Ball- 
room, Portland, Ore., returning to 
the McDonald theatre and Campa 
Sboppe at tha VniVMMMr «l Ore- 
gon, Eugene, Ore. 



Robert W. Brown Is the orchestra 
leader and Ed Dllks the organist at 
the Capitol theatre, Aaaqnia, Conn. 

Cal Orecn and his orchestra are 
the musical feature at the Ambas- 
sador dlub, a new night club re- 
cently opened liir: "AMk Mrd at 
Miami, Fla. 



Stella Elggers of Kansas City, Mo., 
la organist at the Olympic, pictures, 
Utica, N. Y. She comes from two 
years at the Main Street, K-C, to 
succeed Joseph Enfleld. Arthuv 
Dygert, organist at the Com Hill, 
wiu be relief organist, boldiiig down 
both plaeea, • ' .v 

Paul' Christiansen's orchestra re- 
turned to the Adam room of the Ft. 
Des Moines Hotel, Dea Mnlllaa. la., 
Sept. 1. * 

' Carlial* BntM to diraetliMt Ihe or- 
chestra at thi Capital ' Oardens. 
Davenport, Iowa, a new dance hall. 



Jack Mhore baa Joined Wick- 
lltTe'a Oingar orcheatrk aa piaoiat 
and publicity director. 



LEADING ORCHESTRAS DiREaORY 



\ BmNG AARONSOn 

And HIS COMMANDERS 
Exeltuively Victor 

AMB.lKSADCt'RH RR8T.^'H.^NT 
Chsmpn Eijiiees 
PARItt. f-KANCK 



FROM DETROIT 



IJEAN GOLDKETTEI 



Orchestras 

TICTOR RKCORIM 
Special Bnsasrment 
lOCNG'g MILLION DOLLAB PIKB 
Atlaatla City, K. tt 

I MAL HALLETT | 



Awr HIS oneHisTRA 

ROW BM torn 

Permssvat Address: 
CHARLES 8HR1BMA^, MlUM(«r, 
SALEM, MASS. 



DINTY MOORE'S 



WESTCHESTER DUKES 

* Ntw >t CHRISTIE'S 

RED LION INN 

On Ika BwM ftt nti 
49 Mlniitti (r*a Bnttny 
LARCMMONT. N. Y. 



llUSiC O^HARE 



BARNEY RAPP 



AND nis 
Beach Orchestra 

saeat Address i 
kAPPt ABCADIA, Mew ■atrsa. Osaa. 



i IRVING ROSE 



And HIS 
HOTEL 8TATIEB OBCEESTftA 

ST. LOUIS, MO. 



Hb 



Wft Afthur S#iai Aganey, Inc. 
Hit Sraadway, Hew Yark 



Cohmdiia's Chain Store 
Plan to Sell Disks 



VINCENT LOPEZ 



And H» ORCHESTRA 
Exoiuslve Srunswick Artist 
■ROADWAY 
NEW YORK 



GEORGE OLSEN 



AND HIS MUSIC 
mxtiiVrnmLt nomm 

Olraatlon WILUAM MORRIS 



SAM ROBBINS 



AMD an BAIiTUIOBIAIfB 

The Band With s Millim Isvgbt 

Direction 
WM. MORRIS— JACK CURTIS 
iDdependent V. B. O. 



6. A. ROLFE 



AMD BUI PALAIS D'OB OBCBWTBA 

WEAF ARTISTS • 
Edison Records 

ROLFE ORCHESTRAS, Inc. 
1600 Broadway, New York City 



I'hoae IVnn. 3580 



CHARLEY STRAIGHT 



And HIS 

BRimSWICK ORCHESTRA 

Now — Lincoln Tsvern 
(Morton Grove) 
CHICAGO 



PAUL WHITEMANI 



And HIS GREATER ORCHESTRA 

PARAMOUNT, N. Y. 



Columbia Phonop«ph mny In- 
vade the retail Held with 100 song 
shops In aa many key cities to ex- 
ploit the Columbia record brand. 

Louis Sterling, chairman of the 
board of directors of the Columbia, 
who Is en route to Japan on busi- 
ness, has that plan in view. In- 
cluded are th* Oketa and Harmony 
rrcorda la 'IliMiUaa to the Colum- 
bia. 



Specht Back in Detroit 

Detroit, Sept. 20. 
Paul Specht, back at the Regent 
here, doubles Into the Oriole Ter- 
race when the cafe reopens Oct. 1. 
Specht will broadcast from Oriole 
via WOHP, with which commercial 
radio station Specht has also signed 
for an hour's commercial broadcast. 

The bandman has booked his 
LIdo-Venloa unit, last winter at 
PallB Beaeh, Into tha Blossom 
Heath roadhouse, succeeding Frank 
Cornwall, who closed there for the 
summer season Saturday. 
Specht jiaa been admitted to 
1^ tha local nnlon. 



Kahn's Band Breaking Up 

With Roger Wolfe Kahn's orches- 
tra breakiBg vp this month, Tom 
Qott, crack trumpeter, la to have 
his own band, and Joe Raymond, 

violinist, goes with Don Voorhees 
on the Columbia Broadcasting Sys- 
tem. 

New bookings of other standard 
dance orchestras include Max Fish- 
er, who opens at the Chase hotel, 
St. I«uls, and Jimmy Carr, who re- 
turns to the Silver Slipper, after an 
abaence of 18 months during which 
period Bddia Edwards and his 
yusiata held forth. 



Younger Witmark Weds 

Julls p. Witmark, Jr., son of the 
mu.ilc Tiubllshor, was married Sept. 
17 to Alens Prince, daughter of Mr. 
and Mra. Aaron Prince of New 
York, at the 8L Regis hotel. 

Young Witmark recently entered 
the firm of Witmarks, with which 
Ills father is associated, after grad- 
uating from Columbia University. 
Ills hrlrta w as on thu «t Bff Ot the 
Montoaaorl Training Bobool for 
teachers. 



Durl(in Goss With Robbin* 
Jim Durkin, orchestra manager 

for Harms, Is now with Robbins 

Music Corp. 
Durkin will manag* Bobbins' 

Chicago offlce and eovar tha mid- 

»est territory 



WsdoMdsy. SsptMnbw tl, 1M7 



Song FoBbe Cut Do%m Royalty? 

There is considerable agitation among the aongwrltera oyer the 
sales of the song fSlios, which, it Is olaimed, are cutting tattf the 
songwriter's sheet music revenue. 

It Is clalmL'd the Hlieet music buying public has bacotaa educated 
to waiting for tliese folios to be marketed at 40 to 60 cents each, 
containing 13 to IS of the latest song hits. The folios are a bar- 
gain buy and sell from 200,000 copiiM upwards, it is estimated. 

Tha music publisher figures it a lucraUve by-product. To the 
writer Ifa a grave loss of revenuSk " 

In the past the hita were aaaembled la folio form after their indi- 
vidual aheet music value had reached its peak. It is alleged by the 
writers that such is not the case now; that song makes Ita appear- 
ance between folio covera almost simultaneously with the actual 
exploitation an4 turnover of the song hit 

Theaa foUoa include the piano coplea of the pop aongs, aana lyrlca. 
What makaa tor aalea appeal Is the inclusion ot at leaat three or 
four big aong hIta, the words of which are ao generally familiar 
they are not quita eaaential tor plana playing adittcstlea as long aa 
pianotorts arrangament Is Included. 



INSIDE STUFF 



ON MUSIC^ 



Pros and Gone 

Although a staunch Loew ally, Irving AaroYison would not go into the 
Capitol, New York, at Louis K. Sidney's invitation, owing to the plan 
ot placing a master of ceremonies in front of the Aaronson's Com- 
mandara.. The leader felt it would ultimately detract fnAn hia organU 
sation, while Sidney did not think Aaronson quallfled as a M. C. 

Instead the Commanders open at the Roxy Oct. 8 for a run, booked 
through Walter Batchelor. 

Rooney and Bent open at the Capitol's ]axx urallcy Oct, 8 with the 
haaS ask yet dacMed upon. Several are being eeas ia i f iS .ty^ jma sy. 

Scramble For Penn, Praatige 

Paying $1,200 a week for 12 men, the scramble for the Ilutol Pennsyl- 
vania dance orchestra engagement la out ot proportions In Its eager* 
ness to the Income. Prestige figures the most. The rad 
make possible some additlolial revenue on song angling. 

Right now It is the most sought after Job in town. 
Johnson has it clinched. Others mention Terkes and llarictii aad lls«i(ilr 
D. I^ottman with a combination Is the dark hol'se. 

Lottman, personal representative for Itoger Wolfe Kahn, Is staging 
a "blow off Saturday night at the Pennay in honor ot his client. It 
BMNfte KiAa's closiac at ths hotel and Us rotlrosMat from tlM i 
business. 



Girl Organist Acting 

Los Angeles, Sept. 20. 
Jeanette Loff, former organist in 
a Portland picture house, has hoen 
placed under a long term contract 
by CecU B. DeMiUa. She la now 
appearing in "My Friend From In- 
dia," featuring Franklia Fangbom. 



Hand Out of Edgewater 

Chicago, Sept. 20. 
Armin F. Hand and his orchestra, 
at the Edgewater Beach Hotel, have 
been given three weeks' notice. Aa 
yet no baail Has bssiir salsetsd to 
rapiaos IV 



CABARET BUJ£ 



NEW YORK 



Ch«a Helea Morsaa 
H*l«a Morsan 
JsBs A Whal*a 
PattenoB Twins 
Leo Stsvaas Or 
Ctab Uda 
Tacbt Club 4 
Traror a Harrta 
llerar Davla Orcta 

Caaslc's Isa 
Laonard Harpar R 
Allla Rsaa 

Clab Montrrry 
Jack Edwards' Rev 
Jack Carroll Or 
CsatUIIaa Gsrdena 
Ai Shayne 
Marcia Whits 
Phil Romano 

CaatlillRK Royal 
nee Jackson 
"Sleepy" Hall Bd 

Chateau Madrid 
Al D White 
Doree Leslie 
4 WalklKI irw n'o 
Dave nernle Bd 



Cottaa Club 

Hssir a McHuch a 
atw a l a Sas 

Bunny Weldon RTv 
Mary Qleaaon 
Maa Wynn 
Veloi a Tolanda 
Sytvanlana Oro 

MveUty 

S V a Rav 
Molly Doharty 
Vaa Carroll 
Hotay-Totay 
Peta Woolery 
Al White 
Harristt Msrnad 
JeMi ICorrsy 
Tom Timothy Bd 

Hofbnw 

Floor Show 
Julia WInta Bd 



HoM AaAaaaador 

Larry Siry Oro a 

Hotel Aatar 
Preddla aich 



Hotel Nsaaas 
Staddard Bd 

KaMhatbsekar Orili 
Mika Laodaa Bd 

Mlnidw 
Mr a lira Murray 
Meyer Davla Bd 

McAlpta Ratal 

Brnla Oalden Orch 

fffonCinartra 
Bmll Coiaman Bd 



Aunt Jinny 
Colored Rav 
Happy RIlOBS Bd 

Palais D'Or 

B A RoKa Bd 
Pelham Haalh Inn 

I'ou Gold Or 

PeanayHaalB Hatel 
Roser Wolfs Kabn 

r«a* Ms* 

Johnny Johnaon Bd 



Halon Royal. 

Tommy I.yinan 
Jaciiurs (Jroen Or 

.><h'p'h'a Buy T'yem 
Jack McNulty 
Daly a Mason 
Chris Pender 
Floranes Pnrkar 
Jarry Wrlghl's Or 

SUts* 
Ruby Kaalat 
Eddia Bdwarda Bd 

Strand Roof 

Godfrey Rev 
Dave Mallen 
Ituddy Kennedy 
Ole Olsen Bd 

The Xew Terkar 
Prank Par 
Ths New Torkars 

Waidart-Aatorin 

Harold Leonard Or 
Woodmanaten Inn 
Duncan Sla 
Mll<a Spaelala Bd 



CHICAGO 



Alain* 

"HAL Swaq 
lie Fevrei 
Tiowal) Gordon 
loiter A Clark* 
Heart Oendron Bd 

Annonla 
Oeorge McQuet'n 
Evelyn HofTman 
Geno Qair* 
Sliver Dalla* 
Alieen Wlndaor 
Cora Walflh 
Bin KraDi Co 
Ches- Pierre 
Pierrot Nuyt«n Rv 
Earl IIofTman'a Or 

ColoMimmi 
Malonorr it (irey 
Jerry BlHnchard 
BlTle Burlon 
Mary Stone 
Tnei Oamble 
Pete da Quarto Bd 

Davla llolel 
Frank I..ibuaa 
Ml la Chlfo , 



Oypay Lenora 
Uacheron & n 
Al Handler Bd 

DaaaTtlU 

Uabla Walaar 
Ltlneoln A Fedora 
I^well Gordon 
McQunlde Sla 
BtUy Rolla 
Mildred Bollna 
Hetty Abbott 
Loula flalamme Bd 

Frollea 
.rack WaldroB 
Collette »lu 
Grace Johnson 
Fern Rogers 
.llmmjr Rajr 
Kleanor Bondelt 
Enrica A Theodore 
Ralph Wllllama Bd 

Grm MIU 

.roe Lewla 
Iiabe Kane 
JAM Jenninfe 
JAC-JCUla 



Vivian Weat 
Leatrlc* Wood* 
Sol Wagner Bd 

Jeffery Tavern 

Del BMea 
Hclon Savage 
netty Bane 
Vivian Fellowa 
Hugh SwUt Bd 

Ml rad or 

Harry Glynn 
Uubola A MoC'rthy 
l.Qlu 8«ah 
Kdna Thayer 

Betty I/eonard 
Frank Quartcll Bd 

Parody Clab 
Hamy Harvis 
George I>e Costa 
Margie Ryan 
Edna Thaira 
Alleem Tannen 
Julaa Kovlt Bd 

RendeiToae 

r^estsr Allen 

i-^ddi* currord 



Babe Kane 
Cela Day is 
Helen Swan 
3 Sebana 
iraroUne La Rue 
Seattle Kings Bd 

Rain bo Gardens 
T^e* B>ans 
Ernestine Caru 
Sam Haase Bd 

Terrace Garden 
Shannon FroUa 
College 4 
Olire O'Ifell 
OuB Edward's Bd 

Valentino 

Dclorls Sherman 
Salfrno Br'ii 
Margaret V-'lUlams 
Clay Orch 

TanHy rair 
VIerra Hawallani 

Louise Ploner 
Frank Shermaa 
Jean Oeddes 
Vanity Fair Bd 



WASHINQTON 



JardlB laid* 

Rllecn I. ally 
Mnnny King 
nick r.elhert Or 

Pamdia 

Jack nol.Jfn 



Hlmber Bnt 
Meyer Davis Orrh 

Mayflower 
HIdneya Orch 
Mlrad<»r 

M rn,.,n < 'i h 



flwaaee 

Meyer Davie Or 
Toll Hoaee Tavern 

Hohert StIcUney 

n ■ n"{ .1 n Or 



VllU Ronw 
DrenofT Sis 
Villa Roma Bd 
Wardenaa P^rb 

w».T*< i>»'is Or 



R A D I OM U S I C 



VARIETY 



57 



DISTANCE RADIO REVIEW 

(ATLANTIC COAST TO CHICAGO) 

By F. E. KENNY ' 

fttafMyVi OorrMpendMt at MMnt V«rMii. N. Y.) 



Mt. Vemon, N. 8*pt. It, 
Uuacatlne, lo., with KTNT, may 
aUim the most brautiful (tatlon In 
Mm world, but WWNC. down Nortti 
Carolina way. aaya It has the eoun- 

gi klchaat tadlo atation. rollow- 
a eorkinc good broadeaat of Hill 
r muita, tha aonounoer ramarked 
ihat WWNO to Amerioft'a bichaat 
Mdlo atattoB— l,4t* iMt abova aea 
IcreL Aayhow, It la a cood atation. 

•WIS. Chicago, presented a Quar- 
tet from Indiana, and the boys re- 
vealed nice harmony. Then came 
yn/W, Cincinnati, with the L^nd o' 
Dance program. F^t stuff and 
yocal Interludes. Same applies to 
•(■traca Garden, broadcast rrom 
ynSU, Chica go. 

Just Sneaked In 

Who was sneaking In the broad- 
east of records on 285 meters with- 
out announcing call letters? Played 
five numbers In a row without a 
irord as to who It was, and then the 
atatlon'a wvn dlaappaarad. Fundy 
■taft No announolnv wbatorar. 

Funny Clash 

Developed a One lot of clashing on 
ISO Itllocycles, and the din was ter- 
rific. Finally none other than WOC. 
Davenport, la., snapped through 
with a program Fpoiisored by the 
Industrial CoinmUaion. Then, by 
a little weaving, caught WNAC, 
Boston. In other words, Davenport 
waa pushing the Boston station 
down into the mire. 

That la one for-the book, because 
Davenport Is Vtt miles from .here 
and Boston 250. Caught speaker at 
WOC announcing that Davenport Is 
"Out Where the Best Begins." Bog- 
ton was saying good night. 



Beautiful harmony from the organ 
at WHAM, Rochester, N. Y., with 
J. O. Baldwin presenting a special 
request program. Ton Waring, 
soloist with the Warlnga at Grand, 
Httsburgh. heard In some good 
Tocal work from KDKA. 

WCX Nies 

Bobbv Burns showed a good voice 
at WCX, Detroit, with dear little 
Bernice at tlie V^'Ories. Announcer 
had a special number for a former 
radio artist, now seriously ill. Nice 
station, thla Shortly thereafter we 
kaard KMOX. St liouta, kslplMr 
MOu s«t their watches. 



McClaran mentions appreciating 
the new transmitter of WBAF. 
Okay with ua, but must repeat 



ROY SMECK 

with his 
STAGE MODEL B « R 

"SILVER em." BANJO 
rCATURK ACT 

"nan.T >mrs,~ 8«t i% Mr 

Nawpon Newt, Tft. ' 
"Bor Smack haa oama tarfc Wm* aipart' 

enrad and araD more full of ii«ci and lli»er 
Uiaa Mont. Baj ha* tiia atuff, and^aiit 
Tnt Ilka ona af Walter JohoMu'a faat ones 
-and ha la golnl orer luit tlaat war now. 
xaatarday'a applauga from Uia auillenca 
ProTfd t)iat- he lust doea bla attilf to par- 
(*mon and Lrlnsa njik apiilausa that he 
haa to eaina bark a aoopto of timea— aome- 
■Miw thiu li MMl la • Nantit Kawi 
an tttm m eaMa 

•te. dua. am. *4 

.-Tw— — BiiiiiMi CHr. Oek 1 
•M U awki Tazaa and sowk MItMsa 



>ew tt-Va«e nhu. Catalac 



Bacon Banjo Co., Inc. 

GROTON, CONN. 



M 



EVERY 



Nane'' Orchestra 

Is reatarlna' 
"BLUE BABY" 

"DOWN THE LANE" 
"DREAMY AMAZON" 
"I'M COMING VIRGINIA" 
"I'LL ALWAYS REMEM« 
BER YOU" 
Of tticte «n vou' tooks ^ 

HPBBINSMuSIcCcwrOliAXION 3 



»l 



Tie Great Sir Joseph Ginzburg 

o' Radio 

rf,,,^ lilnh eJn"< fiia.is.ui.iil.- 

•<|^'»t» roowru. laudeTUIo. iiioll<in 
Eon? "d Biukal eomadj preduc- 

Panonal dlracUaa isd ■UManallt, 
WilIU mtt twaM Maaw* 

B.^,. tattniaUwnal Htars 

•WMUIwa fnr neorie Wlilte s New ' S'-an.lale' 
rmmum MSnaa: 111 w. wtk St., N. Y. 
catckaflof mi 



those after-mldnlght tests are very 
annoying. Incidentally WOR added 
to our troubles hy suddenly smash- 
ing out the other night with a roar 
Just as we were getting the Una on 
a new statton aomewtiars In the 
clouds. Olad to talk DX with lie. 

Talking of Heat 
Bur* must have been hot in Chi- 
cago. Sam and Henry, oiur favorite 
radio eomedlaoa, had quits a Ions 
discussion at WON anent the heat 
spell and also the habit of a dog 
they had In tow to bark when It 
wasn't expected to. Sam's views 
about lova and money were funny; 
also ttrua «( the dog imitation. 

Metropolitan Quartet gave a nice 
bill of numbers from WBZ, Spring- 
field, Mass. The Original Boston- 
ian's orchestra whooped things up 
with plenty of life and harmony. 
From WBBT, Boston, cam* the 
Vagabonds, and very clear. 

At lOSO p. m. 

Here are some markings for the 
fang who like things: 10,60 p. m., 
WABC. New York, on 38; WBZ on 
41; WEAU, Philadelphia on 42, and 
WSM, Nashville, on 44. And all In 
without tiloops. 

Nashville was presenting a regu- 
lar weekly frolic, with Jack and Joe 
vocalising. Dance music from Far 
East Restaurant, PfalUy. 

Watch tor McNamss 

Oraham HcNamee. according to 
an announcer speaking at the radio 
show In Cincinnati over WL,W, Is 
"the most famous and most popular 
annoiinoor in the world." He made 
this declaration just before present- 
ing a watch to Mac, a duplicate of 
those pre.sentotl to surh famous per- 
KonaKr.s as LiiHil)ei!.-h and General 
I'eishing, and called the Croix du 
Cuorre of w atches. It was all done, 
apparently because Mac was offrcl- 
ating as guest announcer on this 
occasion. It, Waa part of the pro- 
grram of tha Cincinnati Electric 
Club'a radio show, and It came off 
well. Also heard parts of it from 
WSAI. 

McN'amee brought along "Goldy 
and Dusty," and they furnished one 
of their typical radio programs. 
Other features presented Included 
the Johnston orchestra, with Wil- 
liam Stoess directing. Walter Eberi 
sold, tenor, sang with good aSeet. 



Mac'a Bum Gag 

Incidentally McNamee made a 
speech thanking everyone and call- 
ing attention to the hospitality of 
Cincinnati He told some radio ex- 
perlencet and ln<-lu(lod that one 
about a letter received on pink sta- 
tionery froni a man who said he 
would use Ink, only Mac wasn't 
worth It. Oh I oh! oh! Mae. When 
are you golns fo drop that on«T 



Canadian stations among the 
missing tliese nights. In fact, they 
are overdue and should be coming 
through soon. Reception of DX 
generally of lata has not been up 
to the usual mark. St.ttions come 
through, but customary clarity Is 
lacking in a number of instances. 



Favora Wast and South 

The Stevens orchestra steppe«l 
forth nkely from WMAQ, Chlcigo, 
while Dan Wood's band was play- 
ing at AVTAM, Cleveland. Down 
south White's orchestra clicked at 
WSB, Atlanta. Any time us New 
Yorkers think we have the pick of 
the bands we kre ktddlnr ourselves. 
For real life Klve us these boys In 
the west and tiM south. Thar seem 
to get more of a, kick out of broad- 
ca.sting. 

A short time after writing the 
paia^;raj>h, C.-in.-ida ohligod by com- 
ing in. CFI^R. Toronto, waa the 
station with a piojjram from tlie 
Silver Ciipi>er. Nice lim -up of mel 
odica well delivered. WLIB, Chi 
cago. had the Davis band once 
again, and WJR, Detroit, offered a 
program by a trio along lighter 
lines. 



ITEW K. B. C, HOME EEADT 

The National Bi oailca.^tlng Co. 
building, 711 Kiflli avcmie, is slated 
for formal opening next month. The 
new home of WEAP and WJZ Is a 
15-story structure, with the top 
floor devoted to the l.ircest broad- 
ca.'-:tiiig studio, a •10x8(i-foot room, 
with a 20-foot celling and Includinf,' 
II HtUe theatre capable of seating 
250. 

The N. B. "Cm general ofllcea will 

be on the i2th floor. 



CteeooBrMdway 

The ranewed iatarest In 

bands, which rates very Im- 
portantly In the show business 
right now, coupled with the 
psychological absence of many 
of the "namea^from Broad- 
way, la creating several new 
Important combinations among 
band le.tders. 

It Is figured that with White- 
man Publiz-tourlnKi 8pe<'ht, 
Wller. Jones. Lyman, et al. do- 
ing ditto; Ijopez not yet on 
Broadway; Kahn retiring, and 
Bernle a tardy reopener, the 
newcomers have « chance. A 
number of likely organisations 
have come or are coming into 
existence. 

A standard like Don Voor- 
hees Is becoming prominent, 
having absorbed a number of 
Kahn's crack men: Tom Gott 
of Kahn's organization has or- 
ganized his own outfit; Hupton 
Ray Is back In the band field, 
having deserted his concert 
piano for a Jazs leader".": btiton, 
based strictly In these circum- 
stances, and others are simi- 
larly coming to " ■• 



ORGANIST SUES AIMEE 



Forced to Play for Radio and Do 
Odd Job»-Asks fZ,474 



Los Angeles. Sept. 20. 
Sister Alinee Seinple McPherson 
is being troubled again. The leader 
of the flock that inhabit "1%ie Light- 
house," formerly known as Angelus 
Temple, is being sued In Superior 
Court lor )2,474 damagea The ac- 
tion, brought against her. Mother 
Kennedy and the Echo Park Evan- 
gelistic Association, la by Roy Retd 
Brignall. former eivanlat at the 
temple. 

Complaint alleges that Brignall, 
after belng hfred at 1225 monthly to 
play the organ at regular services, 
was later demoted from his position 
and forced to do odd and miscella- 
neous musical worka, anch aa iday- 
ing for the radio, while another or- 
ganist was put In his place to do 
the fc.-iture work. 

All of which, Brignall contends, 
discredited hia artlattc ability. 



WGY V8. WWJ 

'Washington, Sept. SO. 
To eliminate Ita Interference with 

WGY, Schenectady, N. operating 
on 100 kilowatts of power, the Fed- 
eral Radio Commission has ordered 
WWJ, Detroit, to change Its band 
from too to 8G0 kilocycles. 

WQT Is operating <ta the high 
power and tM kilocycles under a 
special permit from the eommla 
slon. 



ENTEETAINERS' SWITCFES 
Uoaa and Fontana, international 
dancers, are slated for the Club 
Lido, New York, this fall instead 
of the Mirador. 

The Yacht Club Boys switch 
from the Lido to the Trocadero 
(Tommy Gulnan's Playground), 
which has Its padlock expiring 
shortly. 



AROUND NEW YORK 



By ABEL 



In.-uigiii .il pi oK!:.m of t!l.- Cidum- 
bi:i IWiMdi .isliiii; .Sj.sli iii, iiilrodiic- 
ItiK its iiitwoik Mitli won ns tlii. 
nu tropoHtan keystone, was the high- 
light of tlie week's reviewing. 

Faithful to its promise about cur- 
tailing the Introductory spiel, the 
afternoon program from 4-0 Sunday 
started oft promisingly, but wliat 
opiMrtunltles for talk, formalities 
and blah that Columbia overlooked 
in tile aft. were more than balanced 
in the evening prior to the main 
event, the etherizing of "Tlio Kini: s 
Henchman." IVenis TayU r s op. r:; 
with ill)retto by Eilnn St. \ iiuini 
Mill.ay. 

J. Andrew White made niii- h ol" 
the txM-asion. and it liored one al- 
mo.'*t to tears, as di<l I lie many In- 
teriuplioiis to ehicidalo on the ho- 
retlo interpretation. The lyric drama 
had Marie Sundeltus, soprano; Gio- 
vanni Martino, basso; I{.afaelo Diaz, 
tenor, and Richard Hale and Henri 
Scott, barltonea, slnxInK the prin- 
cipal rolea. 

A happier ezpoalUon of Colimibia'» 
highly touted new school of ■ radio 
slii>w inanship" was evidenc<'d in tht' 
;.fternoon on the world tour, via a 
baton, tiiat started in Cairo and 
woimd up in Chicago, with appro- 
jiriaie uiuatcal selections to suit each 
locale. 

Symphony and lighter orchestras, 
basso solos and male quartets, were 
interestingly mixed in this globe- 
trotting musical cocktail, the Don 
Voorhees orchestra standing out 
sharply. Arthur Schutt, piano solo- 
ist, and "Red" NIchola, with a "hot" 
band, also had opportunltlea on tne 
later program. 

The Columbia system as the Co- 
lumbia phonograph interests allied 
with Paramount-FamouarlJ^akjr as 
the active showmen back<M 



Siraui-s for an all-Straii.'is pu');i..ni. 
Willi the i>xct>|>tlon of Clyde Doeir'a 
own opener, the "Davisax Uarcb." 
nothing else was played. 

Old Standbys Surefire 

The old stanillvys like Joe Knocht's 
Goodrich Silvtrtown Cord (ii.hes- 
tra, featuring the SiU, r-.M isU^ d 
Tenor; Harry rtcs.'r'a rhc.| i..i cUib 
Kskinios (with Ilany li.uir as 
\ittrn phone soloist), featiirinu it. s- r'a 
corking banjo solos, and the South 
I-^l indrrs (featWiVK thS Bouth 8e» 

Toner), ware siirS''Or* aa ever be- 

lore. 



WITH HELEN MORGAN 

Chez Helen Morgan, me Club 
Anatole, on West 54th street, opens 
Sept. 27 under Nick nialr and Uuck 
Gonipers' auspices. The latter was 
formerly with the Florida Club. 
Jans and Whalen and the Lea Stev- 
ens orchestra will support Miss 
Morgan. 



VAN-SCHENCS AT SUPPER 

Van and Schenck return to the 
metropolitan night elub Held this 

season. 

They reopen at the Silver Slipper, 
New York, at (a,SOO a week. 



GALLANT'S REOPENING 

Barney Gallant, whose Green- 
wich 'Village nite club Is under a 
six monthsT padlock, will reopen 

Sept. 30. 



MOST PROUFIC EADIOER 

Los Angeles, Sept. 20. 
Jo.'irph Diskay, Hungarian tenor, 
is doing more radio work than any 

indivldu.-il melody fornK-her In the 

business. 

Di.^Kav I'ts hi.-* voire float over 
tlic rlhi r naves of 10 stations In 
PalKorni, 



WCCO Cuts Overhead 

Minnaapolla, Sept. 20. 

WCCO, a link in the WEAF na- 
tional chain, operated by the 
Wiishburn-Crosby Oo. Itt this city, 
is closing its St, Paul offices tn cut 
overhead. A stait of M people has 
been let out. 

Tile station Is signing up adver- 
tl.'Jrrs on entitc yc.ir's ^'.ntrncTs, 
indiiating it will continue opoiotlon 
another 12 months. 



Jack Mills' Tour 

.la. ); .Mills, publisher, iias left on 
a ilii.o weeks' tour of western ter- 
ritory. His ultimate destlnstlon Is 
Kam..s City. 



Both Rosy and the Capitol Sun- 
day aft and eve called it a program 
with their orchestras, the "Bif Pa- 
rade" music comprising the usual 
allotted period taken up by Major 
Bowes' Capitol Family. The Roxy 
did tlie same stunt In the afternoon. 



Kverx filing was Instrumental mu 
sic Sotiil:i\. it sconied. The Medit- 
teranc'ins, the Crosley Moscow Art 
Knsemble and W-VIC.\'s Oerman- 
Italian-Jewish dialect iM*riods in the 
evening were in that category. 



Saturday night the sweetly har- 
monlotu Ponce Sisters were wel- 
come repeaters with their unique 
vocal callBtlMnlcs, Joe Green broke 
It up with sylo solos as only this 
hammer virtuoso can. ■ 



Ca«s Hag.in from the Park Cen- 
tral hotel seems to be going in for 
to.) niiu h of the same "hot" sty*,- of 
dance music. Irwin Abrams at the 
Hotel Manger makes a happier sel- 
ection and also breakb.H w 'wttk 
trumpet solos and vocal inierlada*, 
Abel. 



Bert Wheeler-Zieggy 

Bert Wheeler may retire from the 
Club Deauvllle, New York, if Flo 
Ziegfeld prows as Insistent that tll# 
comedian does so, as Zleggy's atU<> 
tude indicates. 

Wheeler is with the producer^ 
"Rio Rita," and has been of the en- 
tertaining ataft at the nIte club 
since It recently reopened. Zleggy 
doesn't like Ids high salaried talent 
"doubling." nltliough tlie beaut 
picker said nothing when Bert spent 
hIa aummer avsMlBn While wttti 
the aame abow, *t * MaA' lMVic MI' 
Long Island, -worhtof tiMNf tori 
naught. 



Cttm Ojpniiiiit 

Fritz Singer Is out of the mldtown 
Ilofbrau as gi'neral manager and 
partner with August Janssen, Sr. 
The 9afbrRH taope n s formally to- 
morrow (Thoradsir) with Btmdr 

Grosso's orchestra muA Mae and 
Vallette, danceri^ M th*. teaturea. 
Grosso succeeds Julte Wints's or- 
chestra. . ' 

The former Riul 'lllillMaaiui tMV 
the New Yorker), S » — tUpU Jtt^ 
and the Chib Jay C, n^psB ' (WM-; 
the Deauville), started last night. 



Needs Curb 

Roinolioily hhonld curb the an- 
nouncer with l-'rank Karrell's Satur- 
day afternoon WbiAF broadcasts. 
No need for that pseudo-comedy by 
the announcer in Interpreting song 
titles in the s.iiilioiii()ric manner he 
does. Ciultc tinfiinny. 

On the matter of announcers the 
Columliia's opening hour had one 
wiio was much too solemn and too 
serious for words. Why the gloom 7 
Waa It Andrew White himself re- 
sponsible T 



The Influence of the higher learn- 
ing on the radio Is demonstrated 
witii The C.aniptis Carrollers, new to 
the ether (WiwM'), who "visited" 
Columbia with their travesty under- 
graduate nonsense. Prlnoston aext 
week. 



Get more artists like Paul Robe- 
son on the air. This truly great 
Negro artist, feature soloiat with the 
Maxwell Coffee House Hour (WJZ) 
knows his splrltuala and sells 'cm 
fulsomely. 



Among spiritual singers, the Dixie 
Jubilef Outllt from WAl'.C rates 
with the best. Tin: group has teen 
alisent from the f<dd for a spell, 
probably a summer siesta. 

Better This Time 

"Old Gold on liroailw.iy" made a 
better job of it Saturday night with 
the "Allez Oop" broadcast. Nut su 
much tin pan and clatter. This week 
"A La Carte" (second act) witii 
tha promise that some Important 
announcement will be tortbcomlnK 
on that evening. 

"Old ^i.'ld" further offers a servicr- 
of an iHK.ui.-e theatre program of 
Ihf show to be radiocast in order to 
make clear everything. Wonder 
how tliat's gonna react for the at- 

tracti.>n. 



HOTEL ADDISON REOPENS 

Detroit, aaii^ Ni, ; 
Hotel Addison reopens tte' dane* 

season Sept. 26 with Ted Lewis for 
a special fortnight's engagement. 
Following Lewis, Seymour Simons 
books In hif WRWt unit, hesAsA tgr. 
Andy Sltiderlar. 

Anotlier Simons booking Is for 
the new Hotel I'ort Slii lby, liu hid- 
ing a concert trio already opened, 
and a dawM bMd vpvMtg Notr. t. 



The Everglades, New York, nito 
club Is planning a dct>arture for 
affer-thf :itrc .Tit l :. i n ro'T:( by 
op. ' s. 




Mnie, Lollta Cabrera GainsborK 
plugged an emergency wait with two 
ph asing piano numbers Saturday. 



A highlight among dance bands 
were The Medltteraneans with theli 
(Tnstillian flavoring for the evening. 
J nan I'ulido b&rltoned the solos, and 
ail Ull|l|.llll> Hllllllllg cffeel-<t«»ei»Iy 
transplanted tho locale to Spain for 
a number of appropriate selections. 
"Amapola" was the Ihfmc opi-o', 
and closer afld the inevitable lull 
ever-jfetching "Valencia" was In 
clud<M. 



tAiVERN 

A CHOP HOUSE 
OF EXCEPTIONAL MERIT 

lBe-8 WEST 48TH STREET 

— ^— Cast ef Broadway i 



Auk Amy Are OrdirMtra 1.rful«r 

"In An Oriental Garden" 

F.>\ Trot (ul«o fur Ifciiirti 

"One Night of love In Spain" 
"Wake Up With a Smile" 



The Dnvis Saxophone 0<-tet gave 
Jts^lt ^\er fa} 4«lu^nn and Rlcharif 



Fox-Trot 
All Spaelsl Arrangemenis 

JOHN E. HAYES, Inc. 

1595 Croadway, New York 



VARIETY 



OUTDOORS 



Wednesday, September 81, 1927 



FREAK RACE STUNTS OUTDRAW 
HORSES AT KANSAS I^FAffi 



Old Trotting and Pacing Dobbins No Longer Attract 
Crowds — Give 'Em Racing Camels and Ele- 
afciBlt and Watch Results — Whippets Please 



Topein, Sept. 20. 

Saclng elephants and camels — If 
there be any such — are wanted for 
tb« 1(28 Kansas Free Fair. It was 
<h* fMitured raoiiiK •▼ents at this 
*Mk's fair that drew the crowds. 
Ths chief feature of the meet was 
a race between two minaturo 
trains exhibited at the fair by the 
flute *• ud Miwonil Fuiflo. 

▲ steadr decline In the receipts 
for Korse races for the past four 
years la shown by the records of 
A, P. Burdlck, secretary. He is 
MW bn the lookout (or freak race 
' stunts to get htm crowds for next 
year. Whippet race staged between 
the horse events got more atten- 
tion than the ponies. The younger 
gee wl loa do not know horses. Is 
the explanation of the Kansas Free 
Fair association. 

The 1927 fair was better attended 
than any yet since the free sate 
«M Instituted. 

This year the bars were down on 
the games. A year ago the fair 
and the state authorities were in a 
Jam and everything was closed. The 
Wortham shows furnishing the 
■sMway attiaotlons dU one of Its 
feeat week'rbusineM of the aieason. 



STffF ORMNANCE 



Minneapolis, Sept. 20. 

City Council ordinances and leg- 
MfttioB committee flnally baa 
•greed on Mn ordinance which. It' Is 
believed, will have the effect of 
keeping carnivals out of Minne- 
apolis and Is thought sure of pas- 
•Mw t>7 the counclL 

Under this ordinance eamlvals 
■iiut pay a license fee of $260 a 
week, whereas they have been get- 
ting by hitherto under a "small 
MMf^ llosnse costing only $25. 

Ctiml^nik wUl be prohibited from 
•pajKttBS. Ujr riding iuwieaa, other 
Ikaa meny-soHrouMU, or games of 
ehaace. 

Am originally prepared the ordl- 
wuwe also banned merry-go-rounds 
within the city limits, but a ma- 
jority of the council would not 
stand for anything so drastic. 



Paradnte DMi't Work 



Jacksonville, III., Sept. 20. 
Ben Seger, Detroit, Is in a local 
hospital, probably fatally injured as 
the result of the failure of a second 
parachute to open propertly when 
he attempted > douM* parachute 
drop at tke liargan county fair last 
week. 

Seger, M, stepped off the plane 
•bout 2,000 feet up. His llrst 
umbrella was O. K-. but the second 
one buckled and did not open sufll 
•lent to break his fall. 

Brnger landed in front of thi 
gnm?.stand with his ankles 
sprained, unconscious from the fall 
and physicians fear he has suffered 
hitemal injuries. 

MUT Datr, XI, piloted the plane. 



Bain Insnnuioe Gyp 
Goi $700; Fined $100 

ProTtdence, Sept. 20. 
lohn D. BlUa of this city, who 
■old nUn Insurance to concesslon- 
•Iraa at the Oakland Bench Amuse- 
IBSat Park, was found guilty of 
Mgotlatlng the sale of Insurance 
Without a Rhode Island license and 
was lined tlOS. Complaints were 
to the attorney general that 
BUmber of concessionaires had 
victimized to the extent of 
91.S00. 

Kills represented himself ns an 
■gent of the Mutual Indemnity 
Company of New Tork. A letter 
from the Insurance CommisHioner 
of New Tork disclosed that no com- 
pany by that name was authorized 
t» write rain Insurance. Police tay 
■«t IWO or tTOO la premiums 
rain eontraeta. 



Veteran Cimu Flyer 
Faces Serious Charge 

Washington, Sept. 20, 

Under $2,000 bond J. R. Frruikiln, 
of the Flying Franklins, known clr 
sua aot to years ago, has been re- 
leased by Riverdale, Md., police 
pending trial on a serious charge 
brought by a 13-year-old glrL 

Just prior to his release Franklin 
78, attempted suicide by eating 
ground glass. 

J. 'Wilson Ryan, Riverdale attor 
ney, har volunteered to defend the 
old time circuu man. 

Franklin states a circus acquaint- 
ance has come to his aid with a 
money donation, adding that now he 
Is glad his attempt at suicide was 
& f ailur e* ~ — - 



l,50Qi-Foot Deadi Drop 

Sioux City, la., Sept. 20. 
C. C. Williams, 23, daredevil 
aeriallst and parachute Jumper, 
dropped to his death- here when 
making a Jump before Mveial thou- 
sand people ■M wM e S to w tta si • 
balloon ascewtlMi at BIdMifeMiMr 
Field. 

The Jolt as the parachute opened 
after a SOO-foot drop caused Wll 

Hams to lose his grasp and fall 
some 1.600 feet to the ground. 
Interment at Ord, Neb. 



Melntyre and Heath will go out 
■gain this season, as on act for 
the vaude or picture houses, booked 
hy William Morris. They will play I 



GARMViy^ 



(For Current Week, Sept. 19, When 
Not Otherwise Indicated) 
Alaibama Am. Co., Oneida, T«nn-. 
a a B. Am. Co, an ** IPiae, 

N. C. 

Barker Am. Co.; RoUa, Mo. 

Barkoot Bros., Athens, Tenn. 

Bernardl Expo., Hamilton, Mont.; 
26, Idaho Falls, Idaho. 

Bernard! Greater, Allentown, Fa. 

Blue liibbon, Zumbrota, Minn. 

Leon liroughton, Brookshlre, 
Tex. 

Brown & Dyer, Hanover, Pa. 
S. W. Urunduge, Clay Center, 
Neb. 

California Shows, Farmtngton, 
Me. 

Central States, Jaeksbn, Oo. 
Checker Shows, Hyattsville, Md. 
Coe Bros., Kentland, Ind. 
Craft's Greater, Pomona, Calif. 
Delmar Quality, Wharton, Tes, 
DodsoB'a World'a Fair, tACroaae, 
Wis. 

Evan.i Combined, HlllsboTo, Ore. 
Gear-Wade, Miami, Okla. 
Gloth Greater, Benson, N. C. 
Gold Medal, Elk City, Okla. 
Uoc Hall, Eapanola, N. M. 
Bill H. Hames, No. 1. San Angelo, 

Bin H. Hames, Ko. I, Leonard, 
Tex. 

AI C. Hansen's Osceola, Ark. 
Lew Henry, Armada, Mich. 
L. J. Heth, HuntsvlUe, Ala. 
Wm. Hoffner Am. Co., Aledo. 111. 
Isler Greater, Garden City, Kan. 
Johnny J. Jones, Roanoke, Va. 
Abner K. Kline, Corvallls, Ore. 
J. L. Landes, Sylvan Grove, Kan. 
M. J, Lapp, Norwich, Conn. 
Capt. Lrfitlip, Glenville, W. Va. 

C. R. Leggette, Chlckasha, Okla. 
Levitt-Brown-Huggins, Puyallup, 

Wash. 

McClellan, No. 1, David City, Neb. 
Mlflican United, Plkt.vllle, Tenn. 
Glenn Hitler, Lexington. N. C. 

Ralph R. Miller's, Union City, 
Tenn. 

Morris & Castle, Arkansas City. 
Ark. 

D. D. Murphy, Knoxville, Tenn. 
A. H. Murphy, Macon, Oa. 
Olive Expo., CharlotteavJIle, Va. 
Pacinc States. Puyallup, Wash. 
I'age & WlUon, Wise, Va. 
Poole A Schneck, Braunfela, Tex. 
Prell's Berkley, Branehville; N. J. 
Nat Relss, iMartlnsburg, W. Va. 
Rice Bros., Drcsdan, Tenn. 
Rlce-Dorman, Athens, Ter. 
Rock City, Athens, Tenn. 
Royal Amorlc.in, Fulton, Mo. 
Rubin & Cherry, Chester, Pa. 
i^napp Bros., Qshkosh, Wis. 

w. X. sums, »uim w iutw i wru , 

N. C. 

T. J. Tldwell. Post, Tex. 
C. A. Vernon, Paris, Tex. 
Via-Ken Am. Co., Liogan, O. 
R. L. Wade, Miami, Okla. 
J. C. Weer Am. Co.. Centervllle, 
Mich. 

C. A. Wortham's, Hutchinson, 
Kan. 

Zeldman a PolUe, Lindsay, Out., 
Can. I 



AUTO FATAUTY AT FiUR 



Albwiy. M. T, Bept >0. 
A racing car making a turn at the 

home stretch of a flve-mlle race at 
the Altamont Fair at Altamont 
Friday crashed through the fence 
and into a conoeaaionaire's tent, in- 
juring four persona. The accident 
happened before a crowd of 17,000 
as the automobile waa travaUng at 
about 60 miles an hour. 

II. O. Hoffman of Livingston, N. 
J., driver of the car. suffered a 
fractured skull. He was the most 
seriously injured. John Heavenor, 
Albany, musician; Harry Petlltz, 
Albany, and Cyrus Crydler, Wllkes- 
Barre, Pa., employed at the conces- 
sion, were the other Injured. Pet- 
Itts and Heavenor suffered frac- 
tured legs. Crydler suffered bruises 
about the body. All were taken to 
Albany Hospital. 

The car left the track at almost 
the same spot where a similar ac- 
cident happened a year ago when 
elRht apectatora war* hurt and 
mLssed Mayor Thacher of Albany by 
about 30 feeL 

The accident happened when 
Hoffman, who waa second In the 
race, attempted to pass the lead- 
ing car piloted by Robert Sail of 
Ridgwood, N. J. The cars locked 
wheels and fOr a moment the two 
automobiles were burled In a swIrl 
of dust. Sail's car was forced 
against the fence, but he was able 
to continue on with the race and 
took part In aootlMr «M UMirlai tha 
day. - ' ■ <■ 

The track la a dirt coarse of one- 
half mile. 



Stunt Mta Goes to Pen i 

For Stealing Camera 

Cincinnati, Sept. 20. 
Charles a Lisatte, alatt'per- 
former, haa been sentenced to six 

and one-half years In the Ohio 
State penitentiary by Judge Hurley 
on a charge of stealing a camera 
from (Ralph Harvey. 

Lisatte waa chained to a wheel 
of an auto for 150 hours on one 
stunt and walked from Clncy to 
Akron, O., in a bathing suit on an- 
other lAlla atiMSlMic « «nad at 
milk. 



NEWSOFIUEP; 



(CoBtlnaad from pagi U) 

the country road camp, with six 
years' probation to follow, by Su- 
perior Judge Frlcke on a bad check 
charge. Walton was arrested last 
May for passing a flctltlous check 
on a local department store. 



Jerome Shaffer, vaudeville actor, 
committed suicide near Laguna 
Bea,cb by inhaling fumes from the 
exhaust pipe of his automobile. 
Shaffer left two notes saying ill- 
health and financial worries were 
the reasons. They were addressed 
to Judge Raymond Ttaompaon of 
Pasadena and "Door Weal; M^r. 

Urs. Rita Tonlelll, concert singec, 
was granted a divorce by Superior 
Judge Schauer from Bruno Tonlelll 
on testimony that bar huSband once 
held a gun to l|er hatd.aad threat- 
ened to kill her. 



Ned V. Brown, actor, was ar- 
rested on a charge of liquor pos- 
session, when' Policeman Rlffel 
found Brown's car stalled at the In- 
tersection of Plymouth and Wll- 
shlre boolevarda. A asUSk of 
mooaShbie waa In the iftaeldMk 



SAN FRANCISCO 

Mrs. P. Ii. MoFarland, lessee of 
the "IS-lHIe House," one time pop- 
ular oasia on the Peninsula high- 
way, aoutli of hesfs, filed suit for 
$2,760 In damages against A. B. and 
Martha McCord, owners, on the 
ground that she had leased the place 
on the representation the house was 
in good repute. She alleges that 
after paying $460 down, and giving 
notes for $800, San Mateo county 
officials (atttaad to' grant her a 
license to opaiata • aott drUk par- 
lor. 

Rudy Sieger, orchestra leader at 
the Fairmont hotel, was bequeathed 
M,00« when tha will of Mrs. Klla F. 
Murray, TT, waa flied for probate. 
Mrs. Murray, who left aa eatate 
valued at $1,000,000, asda bar home 
at the Fairmont. 

Harry Perry, radio announcer, ar- 
rested for speeding and driving 
while Intoxicated, gave motor tops 
a merry chase until they overhauled 
him. Ho was driving with the wife 
of another announcer at the time. 

A weekly "excursion day" has 
been Inaugurated between San 
Francisco and Loa Angeles, at 
which time a one way fare of $10 
will prevail over the Southern Pa- 
cific, the tios Angeles Steamship Co. 
and the bus llnea. Regular one way 
fare U tn.«l J 



OBITUARY 



ISADORA DUNCAN 

Isadora Duncan, 49, American 
dancer, killed in an automobile ac- 
cident In Paris Sept. 14, had an 
Intema^onal reputation. While re- 
garded as a most Illustrious dancer, 
she had figured in many newspaper 
stories, once for heroism, another 
time for a great shock when her two 
children perished In an auto 
tragedy, again during the war when 
she turned her palatial home over 
to the French army In Paris for 
relief headquarters; another time 
for affecting an unusual dress cult 
and then her romance with the 
young poet laureate of Soviet Rus- 
sia, Serge Esslnin, which termi- 
nated in divorce and the poet's sui- 
cide two years ago. 

Miss Duncan, more than any 
other American woman, was 
credited with the Introduction of 
classic Greek dancing to the Amer- 
ican stage. In March, 1899, she 
saved the lives of an entire dancing 
class of kiddles in the Windsor 
hotel Are, New Tork. At tha time 
her class was under her Instruc- 
tlons when the fire was discovered 
!\nd Miss Duncan kept calm and 
collected and ushered the class to 
safety. 

Hiss Duncan was a San Francisco 
girl, bom on the west coast, wbere 



real causa was not diagnosed until 
the operation. 

Ben Nee One was Ijorn In San 
Francisco and adopted the stage oa 
a profeasloa IS yeara ago. He ia 
survived by two aisters Ruby and 
Pearl Tsang and a brother, Brneak 
T.snnir. Of the sisters Ruby is oa 
the stage. 

The funeral was conducted from 
Campbell's Funeral Parlors, New 
Vork, today. 



EDWIN H. FLAOQ 

Edwin H. Flagg, Internationally 
known sceplc artist, died at Holly, 
wood Hospital, Los Angeles, Sept. 
19, following poisoning after a can- 
cerous abdominal operation. 

Flagg was married twice, had a 
dauifhter, Genevieve Flagg Chain, 
by his first wife, who waa divorced 
from Vti Chain of Chain and 
Archer. Be also had a son by his 
second wife, Patricia Manners, ap. 
pearing in vaudevlUa around Chi- 
cago. 

The funeral la to be held from 
Pierce's Funeral Parlors Wednesday. 



BESSIE BENNETT 
Bessie Bennett, 63, died In 
Wichita, Kan, Sept 1(, of cancer. 
"Aunti Bessie," as she was known 
to theatre patrons In Wichita and 




her early days were spent In mas- 
tering classic dancing. She learned 
r.-iplrtly, as she was the daughter of 
a dancing professor. Her first pub 
lie api>earanoe aa a dancer was In 
1890 From that itaoment on her 
success was assured. Five years 
later she Joined Augustin Daly's 
Co. in New York. 

It was Miss Duncan who made 
"Interpretative dancing" something 
original in her method of using 
steps away from the routines then 
shown, and It was Miss Duncan in 
1898 that brought to the stage the 
novelty of bared leg dancing. 

She went to I^ndon in 1899, 
where she waa accorded a great 
reception. Then her name became 
synonymous for Greek dancing. In 
1904 she launched a dancing school 
near Berlin, where her classic 
pupils became known aa Duncan 
Dancers, these dancers performing 
in bare feet, clad in tunics and 
flowing draperies. 

Miss Duncan's life was a colorful 
one as well as a sad onA She had 
always been active In social and art 
circles in Paris. It was only a 
fortnight ago her engagement to 
Robert Wlnthrop Chanler, former 
husband of Lina Cavallerl, waa a 
nounced. They were to have been 
married Oct. 11, next. 

Miss Duncan at her death had 
been out In a car at Nice on the 
Riviera. The loose ends of a scarf 
around Miss Duncan's neck and 
body caught in the wheels as she 
waa driving and dragged her from 
the car, on to tha cobblestones, her 
body being berried some distance. 
She waa almost Instantly killed. 



J. B. ("JAKE") KALVER 

J. B. ("Jake") Kalver, 4J, one 
of the best known members of the 
music publishing business in the 
country, died Sept. 14 after an 
operation at the Mayo clinle, Ro- 
chester, Minn. 

Jake Kalver entered the publish- 
ing huslness over 20 years ago In 
Chicago. He became Chicago man- 
ager for Remlck's, later associated 
with Berlin's, and more recently 
headed the presentation department 
of Feist's in Chicago. 

Kalver la credited aa the first to 
eoaealva tha poailMMties ef picture 
house organists aa song plugging 
mediums. Though singing bees by 
way of slides were not new at the 
time, Kalver convinced Chicago 
organista as to tha adapubillty of 
community work. He was the first 
to supply them with the new popu- 
lar form of slide. 

Mrs. Lena Werthan Kalvec, 
widow, and two sons, Walter, 1$, 
and Jerome, 16, survive. Interment 
Sept. 1< in Chicago. 



BEN NEE ONE 

Ben Nee Ont, tt, Chinese come- 
dian, doing a single act In vaude- 
ville for some years, died Sept. 16 
In Neurological Hospital, New Tork 
City, following an opemtloB for 
tumor of the brain. 

It developed that tha young man 
had been troubled with tha tumor 
for three yean ,b«it Joat w««t the 



Topeka, was' a member of the Wad- 
del Players playing the Crawford 
theatre, Wichita. She was a char- 
acter woman. Miss Bennett waa 
the wife of Sherman McVenn, busi- 
ness manager, - Waddeil Players. 
Her niece, Margaret MaaHqnaML |g 
one of Its leading m em b art; Xatii^ 
ment in Topeka. 



GEORGE R. ALLISON 
George R. Allison, Atlapt* vfa« 
ture man, died Sept 1* In Taldosta« 

Ga. 

Mr. Allison was manager of the 
Fox Film Atlanta branch and 
president of the local Film Baaif 
of Trade. He had held the former 
position since 1919. At one time 
he had been connected with Vita- 
graph, Pathe and International. 



PRiSCILLA HEATH 

Prlscllla Heath, six-year-old 
Milwaukee Juvenile dancer, died 
suddenly last week while at her 
parents' summer home In Proctor, 
Minn. The child has been on va- 
rious bills In Milwaukee theatres, 
dancing In presentaVons at the Saxe 
circuit houses, both in Milwaukee 
and through the State at Wflacmf 
sin. Burial was at Fo»d te tiMh 
Wis. 



ELPIE FAVE 

Elfle Faye, about 68, died of tu- 
berculosis In California Sept. 16. 
She was the star of "The Belle of 
Avenue A" In her prime. Her father, 
Hugh Faye, who died about a year 
ago, was of the early vaudeville 
team of Barry and Faye. Miss Faye 
later Joined with Lydla Barry, In 
that way continuing the Barry and 
Faye name In vaudeville. She had 
been In retirement for some yeant 



MICHAEL J. DENNIS 
MIohael J. Dennis, TlLuntir a yea^ 
•go manager of the Palkce theatre-, . 

(Continued on page 63) 



Deaths Abroad 



Parts, Sapt 11. 

Serge Frankel, Russian film pro- 
ducer, accidentally killed by gas 
explosion at Juan les Pins, France^ 
where he was residing, Frankel 
was director of the Akosaf Com- 
pany, Moscow, in 1919. 

Mikloa Vadasz, 46. Hungarlaii 
cartoonist died In Paris. He was 
one of the beat known Buropeaa 
draughtsmen. 

John Grand Carteret, TT, FreaA 
author, died in Paris. 

Henry Dechsrbogne, 6T, French 
JoumaUst accidentally killed by an 
automatlo door on the Paria 
subway. 

Maurice BedeV 6$, Swias autholT 
die<l at aanera. 

The father, TV af Helena OlefT* 

more, treasurer, Garrtck, H*W TorH 
died Sept lU 

Mfr*. Mildred Zubal, tl, organist 
TremoBt tbaatra, Anaonia, Conn-'. 
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For acta with pli tuie houae In- 
allnatlona the Sliiitfoia haa bocome 
SuTmoBt dOBlrable "Bhuw" houae In 

i'^cago. Booked by Charley Ho- 
jLn It "dlacoverH" more preaenta- 
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'•BiwnoillM *t t>>*' Btratford, plus 
aeml-prodtiatlaH» ara capable of ex- 
hibitlDK a tvn to bast advantaca. 
Viewing an aot:«ii. a bara ata«a and 
viewing the sanke act in front of a 
tard are two diSar^nt views, aape- 
elally when the viewing la done 
Willi presentation booltinKS In 'mind. 

There are various otiier houses 
around Chi similar to the Stratford 
ttiat would do themselves no harm 
by engaging a band for the stage. 
The Stratford's greatly Increased 
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hand would pay for itaelf llnan- 
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stage dates are generally given the 
cold ^houlder, unless the act hap- 
pens to be in dire need. And fur 
the owners of tlie two- day stands: 
If a stage band doesn't noticeably 
Increase Saturday and Sunday busi- 
neaa, then the old barn is ail wet. 

Tba Strattord'a last half abow last 
weak ahould be a model for all 

abowins" atands. The Maurte Hiil- 
blom band accompanied and spotted, 
while Ted Leary m. c, walked aii 
over the bill, meanwhile selling the 
specialty turns as no amount of 
lobby advertising and three-sheet- 
ing ever did, and announcing as no 
side placards were ever capable of 
doing. Whetlier or not the band 
and the m. c. helped the specialists 
should be inquired ot the acts them- 
selves. No one can possibly* know 
better than tbhy; most certainly It 
was a lot different than the week 
before In Peoria or CbUli2otl>e, 

For instanca, tha Koaroa SMan, 
opening, have never been aeen to 



for grabs. The act U a bit too long 
and the children, thouRh they prob- 
ably enjoy It, are wnrked too loufit. 

Marsh and Mark, two feniMl-' iin- 
per.so.iators, deuced. Tiie (tair epen 
in two, in Sp.^ni^^^l costtirnf^. .\'> at- 
tempt is made to (.arry tli-- Inip'-r- 
sonalions to the enJ, f<ii- miniedi- 
ately"^upon walking to the frttnt of 
the stage ufler openinjr. <»nt- o( litem 
talks in I heavy masculine voice. 

Batchelor Jamiaon Bevue («), 
four temmea and two men, scored 
nicely. The entire act, after a 
ratlier unsatisfactory opening. Is 
done in a cabaret set. Each mem- 
ber of the cast Is supposed to 
an entertainer at the cafe. Sudie 
Levine, songstress with a likable 
soprano voice, sinf^s a cl.t.ssical 
number Ideally suited to her range. 
Helen Carroll, a neat little tap 
dancer, is the next bit. The gal Is 
a looker and a hoofer. She's pro- 
duction material. Kitty Day, acro- 
batic violinist, clever, but her num- 
ber is too long. One of the men. 
imbilled, ia a capable hoofer. The 
other, oatanatbly Batchelor Jamiaon, 
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look better. They have been cauRht 
before, maybe not together atid 
maybe as halves of other sister 
teams, but caught they were and to 
no great advantage. At the Strat- 
ford, In front of a band, tbe one 
with tha black euila atoRped the 
show with a aolo aonff. Tha Mon- 
roes are nice harmonists and good 
bandfront workers, though as much 
cannot be said for bare stag^. 

Eddie WlUls, acrobatic dancer. Is 
an on and off quick single for band 
shows, and Adelaide Hall, follow- 
inc, ahould also be on and off, 
thoush not quite so quick. She is a 
blaaa alivar and atepver, capable in 
b«lb *u0Utmmm, aM a looker in 
addltloB. lUhanar and Cecil, man 
and woman in eomadr sab and 
songs, wera handicanwd by the 
late spot. No doalns act, this, and 
better in an early poaltlon. Fa- 
miliar through their vauda career, 
the team further demonstrates tbe 
adaptability tor picture houses of 
anything vaude plays or has played. 

Three band numbers were of_the 
Hlliblom avera»pt 
Leary Is too claaiy a 
the Stratford. 

"Paid to Love," snappy _____ 
ly drew some cinema followaaa. 
good, with or without it. 

The Congreaa Ja probably Chi- 
cago's champ 'ntlddie" honaa. Mere 
children attend the Oongraaa III ona 

performance than the Orphenm Cir- 
cuit has good acts. 

After the flicker, "Tbe Heart ot 
Maryl.-xnd" (W. B.>. with Dolores 
Costcllo. had been shown. Earl Ahcl, 
organist, started the specialties. 
Abel has m,ade besgars out of his 
audlfticcR. When he finishes they 
clamor for more. This particttlar 
■olo, "The Ona Man Band," utilized 
tha varloua inatniment stopa. AbeJ 
Imitated tromhone, vtoUn. etc., 
winding up with a new pop nnmber. 

Shannon Trio, two youtig girls 
and their dad, In a straight and 
comedy acrobatic turn, full stage. 
The yoimfrer of tbe two girls, aOout 
seven years old. Is a l>om comedi- 
enne. Her antics shams some 
adults' attempts. The other sister Is 
a smooth performer. The father 
worka with the klda, wrapping thei« 
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Danny Simmons. tScDt'-hman. doing 
"Harry L.;iuilfr," started out 
poorly but finished nicely. Working 
one, he gags, sings and hoofs. 
Four Covans, colored, of whom only 
three were In evidence, closed the 
diow. The act, comprised of a 
woman and two men, was a fast 
and furious hooflas turn .and was, 
well racalvad. 

Pageant week marked the censa- 
tlon of activities in many of Atlan- 
tic City's amusement emporiums. 
The Oarden Pier theatre hns Joined 
the Globe In being dark and will re- 
main ao for tha Ijaiance of the win- 
ter, with the poaslbiUty of a Jewish 
dramatic show every now and then. 
The Beaux Arts, Martin's and Cafe 
Volsa Boatmen wound up their sea- 
son Siuday evening, leaving the 
Slipper and Follies as the only two 
beachfront cafea open. Million Dol- 
lar and Bteel Pier have reverted to 
their spring schedtile and will carry 
on until Oct 1. Thelma Terry and 
her Playboys have replaced Ted 
MM «a tba Steal Pier with 
ChaiHe Fry's band remaining on 
the Million Dollar. 



certainly ne.',ls. Ferry appears ca- 
palile of playiTip any lime; only his 
intricate props will keep liim away 
ironi st.mf-lMiiii fronts. If the pots 
ami jtaiis can pttssibly be group*'d, 
h. s a li. t. 

Third, anil fi-IloWiinK Miss Fartus. 
were .Milty and Tiiiio. playing a 
quick rettn-n, but this time with a 
new act. Since their previous Pal- 
ace engagement Mitty and Tillio 
have lengthened their repertoire, 
added a violinist, tacked on an 
opening number and special set. 
until they now rate as the best pair 
of adagioists seen In Chloago in a 
year. That means presentations, 
vautle and legit. c'c»vcrinK plenty of 
territory. Tliere are picture liousc 
po8Sll>ilities galore in . Mitty and 
Tiiiio. and there are possibilities in 
picture houses tliat Mitty and Tiiiio 
will never find in vaude. Frank 
Shoppard, the added violinist, is 
competent enough to hold down a 
single spot himself. 

Pat Hennlng, who can do any- 
thing, and ma and pa were wows 
la tba fourth hole. A changed world 
since Pat wore short pasta Pat's 
the turn now, pop and Mrs. Hen- 
nlng ju^>:llng for the opening and 
pop straightlng for the kid all the 
way throuKh. Hut the kid, aa said, 
can do anylhiuK — and does it. He 
stopped the sltow. 

Lew Cody, the "nantc*' draw, suc- 
ceeded in entertaining everyone in 
general and tiie wonieii in particu- 
lar. HandSf>me guy and gorgeous 
dresser, but I>ew photographa better 
than he monologs. 

Thhr cloaed the Srat RBr^ 4k» San- 
trey-Seymour turn opairilis tka sec- 
ond and nwBtac wmr Mi hour. This 

is a truly it^i/emk.- 



Ca/e Bagdad, I'crsIiinK Hotel, 
after summer closing, rcai)end Oct. 
5. Krnle Young has the dluor show. 



In the height of the summer sea 
son the Garden Pier man.aBcment. 
unable to buck the numerous at- 
tractions offered on the other piers, 
found It necesaary to closet wiiii the 
exception of one night a week (Sun- 
day). Joe McGrath's.band was re- 
leased from its contract to accept a 
steady iob at tha Folliea. Manager 
Cillen is now dickering with Eddie 
McKnight and his band, who re- 
cently completed a suoceHsful en- 
gagement at. Virginia Beach to play 
for tha winter aeaaoD on the Gai* 
den. 

Business good at th* Palace Sun- 
day. Not near capacity, but good, 
and the best In a lonr While. The 
reason may have been auddeii drop 

in temperature, piresence of ,I*W 
Cody, or the waiting llnea at' the 

nenr-by pi(;ture houses that had to 
have stnge entertainment. 

The T*ala<'<''s recently fldoptci 
policy of making one act pufflce ap 
three-quarters of the bill has l)een 
a failure until this week. The San- 
trey-Seymour turn arrives to make 
It look good. But what are they 
going to do next Sunday? It must 
give Johnnv Nash the needles, this 
waiting and not getting. While the 
Snnfrey-Seymour cavortlngs con- 
stime the entire la.st part, their 
presence is already felt In the deiice. 
Estelle Flatus, whom the Seymours 
"di.scovered" in Australia, is a frail 
occupant for a "hip-time" hill's sec- 
ond s|K>t. .While a, tap ilanccr and 
nothini? else. Miss Fratus Is hur- 
di ni'il with a marionette routine, tiie 
burden only there to pad. The ta|.> 
are a different story. Short nud 
cute. Miss Fratus never misses a 
tap. She later appears In the San- 
trey act proper. 

Kerry Corwey, opening, an excel- 
lent r if.wn. is a fri-.ik. musically .ind 
cln\r nin^rIv, i,ut a tK lovc-I t>pc aii'l 
the kind «{ a bill starter that v.awd<[ 



This week's MaJesUe bBl la faii 
with plenty of room for improve- 
ment. Andrew Katzer ajild Ua fine 
pit orchestra played a pop number 
for an overture. Claymo and Mur- 
ray, man and woman dftiriK clay 
modeling, opened. Tiit* m.m makvs 
the male models, and the woman 
the female busts. Working fast, 
the pair received fair applause. 

Lydia Harris, songbird, was In 
the deuce spot. Lydia is too good 
a alngar and baa too good a local 
raputatlon to ba a deucer. Bhe'a 
worked tha'cboloest spots ia town, 
and la a atronr favorite with the 
picture houae fans. Lydia aings a 
blue number like nobody's business. 
After her first number the girl had 
things her own way. 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Petcbing, do- 
ing their standard "Garden of 
Music" turn, treyed. They've got a 
new "sunflower" instrument tliut s a 
)W. They clicked. Perry and 
Harris, two men, were next, it's a 
new combination. Perry was for- 
merly of Parry and Wagner. Harris 
was laat aaan with Bob and Gale 
Sherwood'a Bntartainan^ In which 
bar did a^ apacUHy aM played a aax. 
The duo do a Uttlo of avarythlng. 
A hick musical burleaqne, followed 
by gags and hoofing completed the 
first portion ot the turn. For an 
encore. Harris playad kla aax, and 
warliled. The aot la «at (Or pic- 
ture houses. 

Hoilingsworth and Crawford, 
mixed sketch team .were only luke- 
warm. The act is built round the 
husband's edict to his wife, "do not 
bob your hair." The wife does bob 
her hair, and the fun starts. The 
sketch haa iavaial (ood laughs. 

Billy Adair and Band were spot- 
ted sixth. The pei«onnel ot the 
band is excellent. Plenty of aolo- 
ists. Pleasing ensemble. Thla Is 
pi i.hahly the only vaude baiM using 
arui rc.idinB from music racks. 
Tlieir opening number, a Jass ar- 
rangement of ".'<clieherazade," was 
a bit too heavy for the audience, 
femmea in evidence, the act sell- 



inc solely oii ii> oiu.-^i' .il ' merits, 
Hilly All. .11- ...iiilu. ;.- .uiii is master 
of < fit III. lilies, T> pi .tl jticlurc 

iiuu-.- ■ r lui .-v.^ii 1 nil, > ■■ 

.-^l. Hart and Z. i k. two m.ile buf- 
fi. ens, supiiiied plenty of slapstick, 
.ind tlu .iii,ll"n<'e ate it up. They 
roared and clamored f^'r nutre. If 
the house h.id been well tilled, 
which it wasn't, the boys would be 
workins yet. Stewart and Zeck 
ore two perfect nuts, and cr«M for 
picture houses. Marie Correlli and 
Company cloaed. The company con- 
sists of one man. The sot is strong 
man, cannonball tricks, with the 
man and woman taking turns lift- 
inp different welixlits. Tlie man 
spiels before each trick. Tlic pair 
went over hit:. 

The jM'rfornianc e wag niimites 
shtirl of the rcKUlar two-hour sliow. 



Cliicagu Siiow Print Co. has takea 
judj^ment aKainst tiie Blbi Broa., 
operators of the Hitz theatre, for 
iiOO. Printing bill is involved. 

Ogden theatre, which an inda^ 

pendent group Is erecting at Ogden 
avenue and 18th street, will open 
Nov. 16. Straight pictures. 700 
saata. Bas" Charuhoa wW ba i 



Pliil Davla, the playwright-attor- 
ney. Is rehashing his "Vagabond In 
Rxile " for Sylvia Sidney, Miaa EM- 
ney la feminine lead In "Ctlma." 



Ben Bentlev is now tiaahlMr OM 

Ciaii.l, Wheaton. lO, ' t t imHf 
booked by WVMA. 

MaiWla Itjrte ia bMnc ftatuM* Is 
Roy HMfa r*vM at tba FafaSr 

Club. • ^ 

Lee Marcup, general aalM 
ager for F. It. O. I'icturaa Corp., «M 

In Chicago last week. 



Bolihv W.itson has replacfd Stan- 
ley Ridpcs in "Pardon )t^, a klltl W% : 

Newman's new musical 4 - - - 
rent at the Apollo. 



licw Kane, road manager of 
Loew'a western office, has been ap- 
patntad Mvditetion manaKar tor tM 
OraM Riviera theatre, Datrott, , 

R. I* Hall, edHer-IW'CMaf «C 
Palha Nawa, la In Cbteaco on • Mf 
tiOiial tour of Inspection. 

Paul Bush, manager of tba Chi- 
cago office of TiSamr 

has returned after ft . i 
on business. 



J. M. Floto. manager of short sub- 
jects for Tiffany, la In Chicago, 



Al Lydell had things aet for a 
return to vaude with Bobby HIg- 
gins, formerly of Melville aad Hlv- 
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Mark«t street, {rom the ferry to 
Twin Peaks, took on sl^ns of un- 
usual activity over the week end. 
wltli indications of tke RIalto hav- 
ing one of its most prosperous we<?k8 
in manjr months. From one end of 
th« stem to the oltier all was hustle 
•ad boatto, with tha «MMWWn 
houaea Tjrlas with ona tUWlkM for 
gramlara reeocnitioo. 

At tha CaUfomla ■Ben-Hur" 
apened Ita Orat pop priced run and 
-sot away to a whale of a start. Two 
blocks away the 8t. rraads is l|pd- 
1ns itself pressed for seats with 
"The Cat and the Canary." mystery 
feature. At Panto^es new house 
records are looked for by Rodney 
F^ntagcs, who inau^rated a sev- 
eral weeks* run of "\N'hat Price 
Glory." For this feature the regular 
Pan vaude was ■idftwrfcad. With a 
typical pictui* bMM Mac* Pf*loc 
substituted. 

In addition to the.MtfBded runs. 
A. M. Bowles. divisiaOMiBanager for 
West Coast Theatres, did not over- 
loolc the weekly change housos. 
Coaale Talmadge, always a big 
4r«W locally. U at the WarOeld, 
^IHI' a VtoclMMi and Marco aUge 
•IMV, and at the Qraaada comedy 
rani riot with ReKlnaM Deaajr on 
the screen and tha Vanchon and 
Marco specialties to help out. 

AltoR^rther it looks at the bang- 
off that unprecedented grosses will 
prevail. Incidentally, the district and 
outlying houses hereabouts are 



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commencing to register loud 
"squawks" over the way West Coast 
Theatre circuit is "crabbing things ' 
for them. West Coast has been 
conducting a concerted drive the 
last several wetks conveying the 
"come downtown" Idea, and Jn at 
least one instance one of the outly- 
ing taooass IMU taken sp*cs la the 
dallisa^ «fl«qrin|^ "Why < u si u - 
townJ" ^ 

■Twinkia Twlakto," with Joe 
Brown and Naaer WeUorl, opened 
at tha iJBtfm SapL 1*. with a baalthy 
advaBca for tha next aetaral wades. 



If present plans of Henry Dulfy, 
Sarf Francisco producer, do not mis- 
carry, another 12 months will see 
him the outstanding producer of 
dramatic stock in the United States. 
With stock presentation houses now 
In operation and contemplated, next 
August Duffy will %e Ih control of 
11 resident players' organisations 
situated from Vanoouver to Los An- 
geles. This in addltloB to one or 
more travalinc road showa vatw his 
auspices. 

Sept. IS Duffy will preatnt "Flea" 
at the Alcazar here, followinx nine 
weeks of "The Alarm Clock." May 
Buckley will be featured. "What 
Anne Brought Home," current at 
Duffy's El Capitan, Los Angeles, is 
announced to follow at the President 
here, but not for some weeks. 

Duffy and Dale Winter (Mrs. 
Duffy) return to Ixis Angalaa al(srt- 
ly to open in "The Patsy," tha aezt 
El Capitan production. 

Duffy's plans for the season call 
for stock houses in Vancouver, Seat- 
tle, Portland, Oakland, two in San 
Francisco, Holly wood . new house in 
Los Anseles, and three other Fa- 
cifle ooaat dtlea, for which daaia are 
BOW pandlBK. . 

Universal Pictures was civen a 
voluntary "week" on Mkrket atreet 

by West Coast Theatres, Inc. Cur 
rently, "U" i.s ropre.sented on the 
rlalto with "The Cat and tlie Ca 
nary," in for a run at the St. Fran 
cis: Reginald Denny in "Out All 
Night " at the Granada, and "Cheat- 
ing Cheaters" at the Imperial, all 
deluxe houses. 



Goldw^-n-Mayer company, including 
Wesley Barry and Marecline Day 
and X>Irector Harry Schenck, to- 
gether with numerous other players, 
jockeys and horses, reutmed to Los 
Angeles, unable to shoot tha race 
track soeaea plamied at IMtDiaa 
race track, sonth of towa. Xm Aa- 
geles has been reporting h t a»J tsas, 
and rather than wait longar fM "gk- 
ture people started south. 

The company is at work on "Old 
Kentucky" and the script called for 
"dense fog." Ordinarily at this sea 
son of the year there is plenty of 
fog in this neighborhood, but the 
fates were against it this Umsu 

Jack Hoxla, ser eea eowbor. ten- 
poiariljr locatad hara. is taktec ai 
active part la tha fortheoadas ataC' 
Uon and U belpins Jack fTfanlllhU's 

campaign for supervisor 
him to the various theatraa 
troducing the candidate. 



field. Lurid and senaatlsaaf baUy- 
hoo didn't make thlngii.aair too nice 
(or the Warfleld. 

Alexander Pantases has been 
granted a permit for a new theatre 
buUdinc at Fulton and Tuolumne 
streets, Fresno, to cost 1340,000, It 

will be a Class A building. 



Madeline Cameron, dancer, and 
wife of Billy Gaxton, San Fran- 
cisco comic, has written a mualcal 
play that is to be given a produc- 
tion by tha Thespis Soctoty^. the 

Natalie Kingston, screen actress. 
Is visiting her home town (San 
Francisco) for several weeks be- 
tween pictures. 



After waiting 21 days for a break 
la tha-sunahine, and tha aettinc in 
o( irsdictad "htxrt (oca." a Metro- 



School of the Dance 

Every tjrpo of danaing laugliW- 

CLASSIC 

TAP 
^ ACROBATIC - 

BALLET 

All Stage Dueei. Special Teaehen' Oonne* 

IVn-nn-'ilW Tiiiticlit hj 




CdebrMeii Matter of the Ballet 

of the National Opera of Paris 

Hailed by critics and composers the world over for his many 
famous productions and pupils ^ 

106 West 69th St, Hew York 7110116 Circle 4834 

!• Bae 



Carol A. Nathan, for the last eight 
years branch manaeer for Unlvac^l 
in San Fraadsco. has been graatsd 
a four wsAb* vacatlea. and then 
goea to Iioa Aa*dss to takfc a atudio 
position at universal City. W. J. 
Heineman, branch manager at Salt 
Lake, Is transferred to manaec tlio 
San BYancisco Exchange, with J 
Milstcin, former salesman for l^ni- 
versal at Washington, D. C, pro- 
moted to the man.ipership of the 
Salt Lake* branch offlce. 



Phil Weinstein, late of the M-O-M 
exchange sales force, was made 
manager of Columbia Pictures ex- 
change here, suooaadlac James 
Rtier, wwi iMpgwrt ta 

stock and 
geles. 

• Les Theuerkauef has Joiaaff the 
sales stair of United - - ' 
He waa formerlr branch 
for "U- in Vo» Angelea. 



Dominic P. Isabella, for several 
years treasurer at the Golden Gate 
(Orpheum circuit), re.siKnert .nnd is 
now aasistant manacnr at (ho T and 
D, Oakland, for West Coast Thea- 
tres, Inc. 



"Peaches" Browning, headlining 
on the coast for Pantages, was 
booked for several weeks by Billy 
Diamond, of the Gus Sun circuit, to 
open in Omaha, Oct. 7. 



John D. Barry haa inaueurated a 
new series of lectures on "Modem 
Representative Drama," to be deliv- 
ered before the University of Cali- 
fornia's extension divisiOB. 



"The Sky.icraper,'" st.i;rrlng Wil- 
liam Hnyd and Elinor Fair, for Ce- 
cil B. DeMille. will be produced at 
the Oraf studios, San Mateo, a 
attbnrb. . 



Aaron GoMbrrp pulled anothoi- 
sIronB ' sex appeal" for the cuiiuus 
when he followed the showing of 
"Ti mrtation" by the bid timer "In- 
pidp of the White Slave Traflic." 
With a 10c gate, and minors barred, 
the Circle drew 'em in freely. Clrele. 
house, adjolna Eeaw'a Wor- 



Cleve Beck, vice-president of the 
lATSB (stace bands) has estab- 
lished a residence and headquarters 
in San Francisco. General execu- 
tive t>oard of the lA meets in Los 
Angeles, Oct. 3, during the con- 
veatloB at tha American Federation 
of" ■ 



Jay Brower, band leader and mas- 
ter' of ceremonies for West Coast 
Tliaatraa cireait at their California, 
fca le e( fc,| i< ej aaa Awtsc^ aightiy 

over IhMto XXQ, billed as "the 
mystery ainger."' No publicity has 
been i^ven aa to the identity of the 
singer, the plan being to wind up 
the broadcast stunt after three 
weeks by announcing the "myste- 
rious one" can be seen at the Cali- 
fornia the following week, at which 
time the expose will be made. Hun- 
dreds of letters and phone calls are 
being reoaMI at. tte ntMa aUtlon 
asking tha 



tra 

under OMetiaO eT AMM Hertz. 

condnetar Cae the paat U aaasons. 

Increased rates for phone service 
asked by the Pacific Telephone and 
Telepraph Co.. iiow pending before 
the State Rjiilroad CommlHslon, will 
cost .'^.in Kranclsco hotels over $1 .000 
nionthly, according to protests filed. 
Amusement coaearna voidd also 
suffer by the propoaed taiareitse. 



H. R. "Dutch" Relmer, of the Fos- 
ter and Klelser Posting Co., and 
friend to every showman in the San 
Francisco territory, has gone to 
Richardson's Hot Springs for a va- 
cation. 



A free morning matinee was given 
at the Orpheum by the membara of 
the Ned Wayburn "revue," at which 
time the members of the company 
demonstrated to atf andienee of 
women only the eserdaaa and prac- 
tice stunts reromwendsd for health 
and ra^odas. 



Local churchgoers are dlsplayinR 
coi^derablq Interest in a series of 
sermons being preached from v.a- 



rious Saa Wancisco pulpits by RU^ 
ard Head rick, alne years old, kastk 
as tha "U^ aUnister froB 
moviaa/' - .: ^ 



In a Garden," by Philip Bany, 
was presented by the Little TheattI 
of the University of California tot 
two performances. S^-pt. 16-17. Roili 
were played by Lissa Terry, Ftas^ 
Ferguson. Jack Robinson, MM 
BrandeBberaar. Oeaqpa WatMeW., 
Hudaon Naela; . 

Dan Cervo and Vine Moro, tit 
yean standard comedy vaude uK, 
seiMirated two years ago while la 
the middle of an Orpheum tow^ 
have reunited aid reopened here at 
the Orpheum last week. Mac* 
Jumped on from Akron. C. to l«k 
his oM-tlme partner, who since tb* 
split has been located in Los Jof 
geles; where he dropped a roll estl* 
mated at around {60,000 in real ~ 
tata. 



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Ben Tascert Joined Mkrjeift 
Rambeau's company (stock) at tik 
Fulton, Oakland, opening Sept, II ik 
"The Pelican." •■ 
* 

"Gay Paree." Shubert musical. 4 
annaunced for the Curran Oct i 
succeedinc "Tha Devil's Plum TrasT 
current. 



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twenty rean' npertenre In Irtltknli 
pictnrM nnd TaadeTiile. bIm ron« ikMk 
rijp handle any lam UMatrr, ns MiMI 
whrrr. Not an oMra chair ■ 
n live wire fnll of Ideas. Can 
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The Morrison stands closer than any other hotel to theatres, stores, and railroad 
stations. Yet, at this central location, rooms are rented for $2.50 to $5 that would 
cost $5 to $8 in any other leading hotel. Store sub-rentals here are so valuable 
that they pay all the ground rent, and the saving is passed on to tilt (Mttt. 

The Terrace Geurden and Boston Oyster House 
At these two famous restaurants, the intimate, carefree atmosphere has won 
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WASI9NGTON. D. C 



m» HARDIC MBAKIN 
Btlatco (Shubert) — "Garden of 
Eden" (Arch Selwyn) lor Hecond 
week; next, "Interference" (CSllbert 
Utller). 

National (Raplay)— "OM Iron- 
tides" (second week). 

Poll's (ShubMrtk-^rowm High:" 
next. Mae WeMT in *Th« Wicked 

Age." 

Earl* (Stanley-CrkndaU)— Vsude, 

pets. 

Keith's (K.-A1— Vaudp. 



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\mmi THEATRE 

CHICAGO, ILL. 

Now belnit nicceurullir optratril. In the 
of chica»o » buBlrst cutlylns c<im- 
"jerc al tenter, witb U0,«0« population. 
Kjctiiont transportation — surf acs lines, 
.'' "team roada Can maks leaw 

«n Very atraetlvs tenna. 

Box 400, Variaty, Chicago. 



Aurora Airiaza 

SPANISH DANCING STUDIO 
1721 Broadway, New York 

To (iniM) out few reraaininK '-cirl*'* 
of my 

"RTiion or ski.f instrk tii»n 

fASTANKT PI.ATINO 

NOW $S 

tmnmU tlO 



SCENERY 

„»nd DRAPERIES 

"lUHx scB«M arvme (mmiw. e 



Strand 
and pcta. 

Picturea 

Columbia — "Big Parade;" next, 
"Underworld." 

Fox — "Paid to Liove" and Boxy 
presentation. 

Littla— "Variety" (full version) ; 
next, "Utle Orey Houae." 

Metropolitan — "Smile, Brother, 
Smile;" next, "Country Doctor" and 
(Miss) Lee Morse on stage. 

Palace — "Mockery" and Harriman 
presentation; next, "Romance" and 
stage attractions. 

Rialto— "Out All Night" and 
Hemstreet Singers on stage. 

Robert Bond Gotta, now pianist 
of the Crandall's Mptropolitan sym- 
r)hony, succoedod l':milc Smith, not 
Milton Davis as rf'ported. Thougli 
l^avi.s Ih to tulic Jacl( Goiden's as- 
signment as leader of Meyer Davis' 
L,e X-'aradis orchestra, he will con- 
tinue as general supervisor of music 
for the Crandall. chain here as well 
as organist of the Metropolitan. 



Arch Selnyn Is holding hia new 
"Garden of Eden" at the Belaaco for 
a Reoond week. "Command to I<ove" 
canceling made this possible. 



Mrs. Harriet Hawley Locher, for 
Ave years directing the educational 
and recreational end of the Crandall 
theatres, has Just been appointed as 
head of that work for the entire 
chain of Stanley honaea «( which 
the Crandall group !• a put. • 



Bill Hcndloy, who had a stroke 
of paralysis at the close of last sea- 
son, is ao far improved that ho la 
to b« baA wrMVertiaiat aaMitMr 

PoM't. 

Kntire executive staff, headed by 
Harry Crandall, are to journey to 
Baltimore Friday for the opening of 
the new Stanley. 



DENVER 

By HARRY M. FORWOOD 

^Aladdin— "Colleen." 

America — "Out All Ni(;ht." 

Broadway — '^Alv M uyland." 

Colorado — "I%vo fif Mike." 

Denham— ' Is Zat So?" (stock). 

Empress — ' Vn< -i tlon Time" (stocli 
mlLsinal); ".Silv.T CORlel TUrVUEll. 

Orpheum — Vsude. 

Rialto — "We're All Gamblers." 

Victory — "The Big Parade" (pop. 
prices). 

W. Robert Hainllton Is organist 
at the Colorado. 



ahvwiac (tatwe 



Moroni Olsen Player* of Ogden, 
Xltati, civic rep. company, will play 
a one-night stand at the Broadway 
Oct. 3, under the auapieea of the 
Little Theatre group kar*. Ijatter 
organlaatlon haa feMi reorcanisad 
land tha- a i U K y mgtMk pretty w«11 
cleaned ovt. 



Betting at the racing grounds of 
the newly-opened Denver Grey- 
hound Racing Asaoclatlon has come 
under Ore of the district attorney. 
This tmck baa been getting a good 
play, with Iota of small change pass- 
ing around each avniing as the 
m nw 



eight nkOM are : 



eO. Spot fol- 



lower! aajr tk* tNttte will be legal 
ized, .te.be feOvirad n br a revival 



oi tuirt.i 

has 



again. Honta racing 
for years her*. 



Another night club has oinncd, 
M.inltattan, running oniy \\'edne8- 
duy, Friday and Saturday nights. 
Jimmie Burke and Silver Terrace 
orchestra ara on the stand. Small 
cover charge and popular local boys 
— Jack Cunningham and Joe Mo- 
hana, owner* — ahould pull in some 
tjfade. Anything firom big dinners 
to sandwiches will be served. Club 
Is located In same quarters occupied 
by I>a Croma Club a few years back, 
ono of the town's sad mistakes. De- 
spite unhealthy history In the past, 
the t»ivs still believe they can "put 
it over." Denver haa two night 
haunts now. 



PORTLAND, ME. 

By HAL CRAM 
Jafforaon (atoek)— " The Ezelt- 



"Stark 



Strand— "Running Wild, 

Love." 

Keith'*— Vaude, "Cat and Canary." 
Empire — "Shanghai Bound." 
Portland— "Flying High." 
Elm— "The Wr*ck,» "Uttle JoUr- 

fiey." 

Caroline Clay Havener, recently 
wiiii the Al Smith Players at Krie. 
Hit., will wed Herm-in Aljner Wilbur 
of \:\ U\. I'a., at Belfast, Me., Oct. U". 
Miris Havener intend* to retire from 
the stage following her marriage. 



Inside rumors say Orpheum Is go- 
ing to ftart threc-a-day polbiy for 
ijaturdnys and Riinday* aoon, and 



<'li;irlotte Wynters, leading wom- 
Mii oi the Jefferson Players here, hii.s 
1' ;r to till a New York enii.tgi ni' ut 
lio.sc liurdlck 1* OlUng the vaeam y. 
tvHkewood Plajrera at Showhegan 
rhwing their 



SYRACUSE, N. Y. 

By CHESTER B. BAHN 

Wiating— Reopens Monday wltli 
"Be Happy" (Columbia). 

B. F. Keith'*— Vaudeville-pictures. 

Tempi*— VaudeviHa-Pteturea. 

Savoy — VoUiea Co. (stock bur- 
leatiu*^. 

C f i i a iiat— Picture, ind. vaude. 

Strand— "Way of AU Flesh." Vita. 

Kmptra— "Heart of Ifuylaad." 

Eek*l— "What Friea Olmryr (td 

Riwoli— "Barbed Wire.* 

S y r a c u a e— "I'leaaur* Buyer*," 
"Winning Wallop." 

Palace — "The Hour*." 

Regent — "Dearie" and "Cruia* of 
the Japper B." 

Harvard — "The Deml-Brlde." 



Howard Thurston is the Tlianks- 
giving attrailion at the Wietlng 
He was first selicduled for Oct. 27- 
29, "Peggy-Ann," penciled in for 
Uct. 13-15, cancelled. 



The Qurney Realty Co , controll- 
ing the Bmplra here, denies the 
house is about to pass from the 
Harrisons, lessees, to the Sbuberts. 
• • 

The Temple, playing four act* 
vaude and picture* at 10-20-tO, do- 
ing fair business, may tilt iU ad- 
mission to Insure profit. 



Two Blnghamton society women 

are to apT>ear on Itroadway this 
season. Kliz.ilx th St. John Kellcy 
in in Hofic Ilamiilon'H "My Colilen 
Cirl," ;inil Harljuru Weeli.s In the 
new Gershwin show. 

Joseph S. Boutin, movie stunt 
man, killed at Juneau, Alaska, dur- 
ing the shooting of "The Trail of 
left a $1,000 estate, aeeording 
to a petition for letters of adtninis- 
tratlon lilid In Surrogate's Court 
here by his mother, Mrs. Marcelllne 
T. Boutin. 

BRONX, N. Y. C 

Peter La Via is out an house man- 
ager of the New 12{{tb street the- 
atre. 

A. Ginelll, who has the Bronx Sa- 
voy, has taken over the Hughes 
theatre. He has renamed the later 
fitn«iii'^ American. 



street and Wabater 4 
October. Picture*. 



Bimberg haa the Windsor, sub- 
way circuit and tryout house, (or 
Sunday vaude concerts. 



McKlnley Square theatre will re- 
open s«pt. 27 witk TMP* «nM«(ta. 
Joseph Tanzmaa feM Mna Zaemaa 

head the cast. 



The Bronx Is to have Its first Dim 
art theatre when the Benenson. now 
closed for rt^novations and re-dec- 
oratlon, opens next month. Joelson 
* Buehmaa, who hava th* boua*, 
will operate It under tk* new poltoy. 



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ATTORNEY-AT-LAW 

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PHILADELPHIA, PA. 

SpmeialiMt in Do$n»ttie 
Jtcladon Com* for 
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THEAIBICAL OUTFmiOU 
IMO Br*adway N*w Verfc CMy 



Lester J. Morrison new manager 

at the Jerome '(Consolidated). 

I>:,nriv Tragerman, formerly ah- \ 
siMi.iiit niatiiiger at the lielmoiit. I 
now iM.'iiiaging the Crescent. 



M 



INERS 

MAKE UP 

Est Henrr C. Miner, inc. 



Metro, Oreenberg A Sleiiiinun 
house, under conatructlon at ItM 




V A R X T T 



WcdoMda/, 8«ptmnb«r SI, 1927 



VAiUm^L0SAN6ELES0mCE 

ARTHUR UNGAR in Charge 

Loew's State Bldg., Saite 1221-22 
707 So. Broadway, Trinity 3711-3712 



LOS ANGELES 



F w f tw l ti wl t Im««' tha flM* mm cT Variaiy't 
Lm AiigaiM OIIIm for Intarmatloii. Mail 
may b* addrtttad eara Variety, Loaw'a Stat* 

BIdg., Suita 1221-22, Loa Angalaa. It will ba 
held subject to call or forwarded, or adver- 
.'ariaty'a Lattar Liat. 



Beatrice LlUle licadllnud at the 
Orptieum last wt'elc, Tho Englisli 
cornodit-nne probably was never 
neciltMl as badly on a bill before as 
liore. W ith tin- exi <-i'lU)n of Johnny 
Iljanis' brilliant repartee, cross- 
firing wltii Leila Mclntyre and 
bringing the curtain down for a 
welcomed Intenniaalon, the ahow 
^na a complete waahout until Miss 
Z41Ue made her entrance in tjie next 
to ahut A meager ly acatterMi audi- 
ence, nothing unusual tor a Monday 
night, undoubt^iy didn't consider 
that Miss Liliic'a salary made it 
quite necessary to cut on the re- 
nalnlnc bill, and if they did It didn't 
natter one way or another to them. 

HoVever, u a law o( compensation 
«oea puTall, H[i»t»l UUle waa the 
eontrlbutlnc eauaa and ahe contrlb- 
tited plenty. Her material by Noel 
Coward, billed as "After Dinner 
• Music," would in the hands of a less 
experienced performer have suffered 
and eventually have died, but pro- 
pelled by the clever Miss Lillle it 
teemed with lite and laughter, and 
aa such brought a lethargic and al- 
ready dubious audience out of its 
mptU to burat lorth In an avalanche 
of applause that brought the come- 
dienne back several times and not 
enough. 

Just by the way of contrast, after 
Working in her customary comedy 
makeup throughout. Miss IJUie 
dropped her prop garments to show 
herself as is. And she is. Boyfeh 
bob, trim figure, classical features, 
■neverythlns. Cblo ia tba word to 
mr the leaat and p »WiM|M 
yriae to all concerned. 

The ahow opened cold with Gllson 
and Scott, programmed "The Radio 
Aces." They should remain on the 
•ther waves. The boys lack In both 
personality and style of delivery, 
•nd while these Items may be of 
UtOa value in tront of a "mike" they 
•re eaaentlal qualities in front of an 
audience. Orardoae "nance" mug- 
Ktnic doesnt halp either. Another 
male team followed, Eddie Cole and 
George Snyder, Dutch comic and 
straight. Spotted so prematurely, 
the' boys were handicapped, but 
lived through the episode by the In- 
•ertion of several aequences on the 
•craen behind them of one of Charlie 
Chaplin's early eomediea, with Edna 
Vurvianee. Thta bit makes the act, 
with Cole doing a "director," though 
the flicker gets the laughs. 

Hal Hart, wire worker and a droll 
■wit, waa next. Hart opens in "one" 
alnno and with a line of wise rracks, 
goinK into "twll " for the wire danc- 
ing aided by a nifty Kal. The RagM 
mean more than the wire here. 
Naomi Ray and Eddie Harrison fol- 
lowed with a haa»JS^*f o' 
' and dance that waa 'Sfowned too 
much. Naomi is wise crackin' and 
can deliver a "blues" number in 
standard style, but prefers to adopt 
a lot of horseplay Instead. Harri- 
son, Juve type, does bis best for a 
foil, but also deprives himself of 
his forte, which is straight hooflng. 

Hyams and Mclntyre ckjsed tlu 
first half with their new satirical 
Alt, "An in run." Haterialis sheer 
hokum and ordinarily wouldn't mean 
a thing, but the way Johnny Hyams 
puts it over It can't miss anywhere. 
Good many of the younger eenera- 




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take a peep at this. 

£Mitli Clasper la « dance revue 
with Bud Sherman, Jack Meyers and 
Bob Baldwin, opened intermlsh and 
got away clean due to Miss Claa- 
per's excellent dancing. The girl Is 
dainty and clever and works In 
standard style, aided i)y an attrac- 
tive full stage set. The boys are 
good hoofers, ably supporting their 
female companion. A silhouette 
number li) solo by Miss Clasper 
acored and waa outatanding. 

Bellthaier Duo, two men athletes, 
closed the proceedings with vr.ried 
routines in muscular feats. Both 
look good and know how to sell. 

In spite of the show starting 
about 10 minutes later than usual, 
giving the I'athe nowsreel a break. 
It finished before schedule with the 
customers registering nonplussed 
looks as the exit doora were thrown 

With Al Jolson at the Metropol- 
itan and Gene Dennis, mind wiz, at 
Loew's State, both picture IkJusos, 
Ale.\ander Pantages fell upon the 
idea of staging a "comeback" witli 
Moran and Mack last week. Some- 
times they i^ , mi Two Black 
Crows,'' who wound up a record- 
breaking three weeks' visit here a 
few weeks ago, found a ready wel- 
come when they returned, but not 
those four abreast lines extending 
half down both corners. Tiiey 
opened Sunday, 24 hours ahead of 
time, with Pantages figuring on 
stealing a march, but though busi- 
ness was brisk Auring tho Sabbath 
U t4ok » -"im^ m t^Mrtag day 
and held oh that way, Jolson's 
competition was too keen. 

Tuesday afternoon at the second 
show saw a dismal gathering in the 
house. Downstairs it was barely 
half filled with the shelves looking 
like a rainy afternoon in the bleach- 
ers at a ball game. The bill sur- 
rounding waa anything but forte. 
Ed Lavine, luggler with a aenae of 
humorthat failed to impress. Jug- 
gled his way through in the opener 
with a silk hat, OMIMK'MI' and 
hammer, and walk«d «> iMHl Both- 
Ing happening. 

Oabr Da yaau. MpMiMi. with a 
pair Of pipes great on overtones but 
little else, came next with a pair of 
Latin ditties on the classical side 
and called it quits with "Oherle," 
after her accompanist got through 
the usual niler on the ivories. The 
boy knows his keys. 

Morsa Wid Hack were up next 
with the flrkt Side of their "record,' 
delivering a standard line of gags 
unchanged, if anytlilng they sound 
ed slower than ordinarily, but the 
handful of cnstomera went for 'em 
heavy. The boys came back after 
the next turn with the "other side" 
and lianded out mors Isilgh.taaaers. 
The boxing giovea bit Is stUI In and 
in the bag for them. 

Elmer Cleye, xylophonist with a 
weak attempt at comedy, was "In 
between." The lad is capable at 
h.'indliJig liis instrument and can 
make it do a good many tricks, but 
why the kilts? 

Modena's Kantastio Revue of nine 
people, comprising gran4 opera, in 
Btrumental IBO^ and « 4t«iclng 
team, closed. The mixed sextet is 
average In vocal ability, with only 
one. the blonde, outstanding. The 
girl violinist falls below par while 
altonipting a soU) soli'i-tioll tliat Is 
Itejond her and shotildn't Ote used 
Bishop and Lynn, the torpsichorean 
pair, are able dancers and showed 
oft to advantage, but were handi- 
capped in the environment. The 
song awtlUi^ IWlOAll^ rtfMMtilw, as 
does the flddia minMr. team 

cm stand as Is. 
"Two Girls KvaKp^" ; Ves, on 

screen- 
George ^rnnn Is ere«$Ulc.|t (60 
seat combination plcturo MM vaude 
viUe house at Vort Bragg, CaUf. Il 
is expected to have the pMoo ready 
for opening Nov. 1. It will be added 
to the chain of George Mann the 
atres In northern California. 



nltely closed thla week. It had a 
tri-week change policy. 

Those already chosen for the cast 
of the prologue to be staged with 
"Carmen'' at tho Carthay Circle 
two-a-day house here include Ed- 
ward and Eiisa Cansino, Louise 
Caseiottl, La Bela and De De, l,om- 
bardi, baritone^ and a Spanish 
ballet. 

Louis Golden, manager (or the 
'West Coast Theatres, ia being aent 
from the Criterion to the Boulevard 
Sept, l/t, . whan Abo layman opens 
his SBiWrwant at that houss. 



Patsy Ruth Miller, lU with a cold 
contracted while on location at 
Mammoth Lake, In the Sierra Ne- 
vada Mountains. 

A new permanent art theatre will 
bo iMugurated Oct. 16, When the 
BKell Club moves into its new quar- 
ters In 'VVllshire boulevard. The ex- 
ecutive board ia compoaed of Sigurd 
Russell, David Imboden and 'Wini- 
fred Aydelotte. Casting begins this 
week, with Nathaniel Frank direct- 
ing. The auditorium of the Ebell 
building has a capacity of 750. 



Strand at Eureka, Calif., indcfl 



PAUL 



'NOTE NEW ADDRESS 

FOR 



It is understood that Lottie Pick- 
ford Forrest and Allan Forrest have 
been separated and a divoTce action 
is being considered by Mrs. Forrest. 



The 'Writers' Club will resume Its 
series of one-act plays Sept. 23-24. 
Plays lUted Include "U. 8. A.," with 
Belle Bennett, Ixiis Koran and Bry- 
ant Wadkbom: "CwbMrd tiove," 
with Sidnor Oleott «trM«b>g and 
Lilyan Tashman and Ifott Ifoora In 
the cast; "The WondsrAd Son," 
with Jessie Arnold, Zelda BOMS and 
Sidney Bracy, Henry KoHtav dtreot- 
ing; "Casualties," with Doris I4oyd 
and Arthur Lubln. 



'Will Rogers announces that he 
has acquired a 280-acre tract of 
land In Rustic Canyon, and wlien 
the residence of Mediterranean 
architecture which he plans to con- 
struct there is completed he will 
have expended $1,000,000. 



Hazel McConnell, who appears 
now and then (Ott tho screen, ia also 
a realty broker. Her realty business 
seems very good. She haa nego- 
tiated a deal whereby Ronald Col" 
man has purchased the Holljrwood 
home of tforma Shearer. The 
Shearer home is being sold as Miss 
Shearer Is to marry Irving ThaHierg 
in November. 

Ambassador Pictures Corporation 
bought the Golden State studio at 
Culver City and changed the name 
of the plan to the Ambassador 
studio. The first picture to tie made 
on the new lot will be a film version 
of the life of Al Jennings, former 
outlaw a d bandit of 20 years ago. 
with Jennings himself in the lead 
role. Cast Jnoludas Mildred Harris, 
Edward' Fl9K-'af',^«««ii(«''Iisl. Jr., 
and Neely Bdwarda. 

"Hell's Bells," comedy, by Barry 
Connors, opened at the Morosco 
Sept. 18 with the following cast 
Kay Hammond, John Lltel, Mitchell 
Harris, Jane Morgan, May &IcCabe 
James Bush, Harry Oarrity.V. Tal- 
bot Henderson, Dorothy Shannon, 
Ruth Handforth and Frederick 
Plymm. 

Jesse L. Lasky, accompanied by 
his son, Jesse, Jr., has returned to 
Hollywood from a three weeks 
hunting trip In Northern Canada. 

C. P. Butler has bsaii appointed 
company business manager of the 
Colleen Moore, unit at First Na- 
tional by John MeCormlck, pro 
ducer of the Moore series. 



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Ena Gregory, picture actress, on 
the screen for several years, h.a, 
decided to change her name. Shu 
wants to be known as Marion 
Douglas. In private life she is the 
wife of Al Ilogcll, picture director. 

Miss Gregory's first appearance 
as Marlon Douglas will be opposite 
Ken Maynard in his next picture 
for First National, directed by 
Harry J. Brown, 

Patsy Ruth Miller, screen actress, 
is recovering from a bronchial In- 
fection at her home in Beverly 
Hills. 



"The Olrl of the Golden West. 
David rirlasco sta'fee success, openci 
at the .Mission Playhouse in Sat 
» .ih r lel S ept , 18. — The stork ^-0^^ 



pany is headed by Charlotte Tread 
way, who plays the "airU" 

Frank Keenan has returned to 
Hollywood. The former screen ac 
tor Is said to be contemplating a 
comeback Into pictures afUr apend* 
ing the past llvo or six years on the 
stage. 

"The Corespondent," new play by 
Mrs. Frances 'Williamson, former 
stag* acuesa t«r aMiijr years, 



■It, d at the downtown Playhouse 

Sept. 18. 



Screen Arts Production Holding 
Co. has purchased SS acres o( land 
at Qarrick and Bldridgo streets, 
San Fernando, and will oonatruct a 
tl04),OtO picture studio on the sit. 

Conatniction la scheduled to start 
within a month. Six acres of ground 
will be devoted to the studio build- 
ings, the remainder to be used for 
exterior scenes and further expan- 
sion. Tho property was purchasod 
trom Paul N. Wilson of Vaa An- 
geles. 



P. Richard Jones, director o» 
Douglas. Fairbanks in "Over the 
Andes" and the star's next, "20 
Years After," ,leavea New York on 
Sept 14 on a two months' trip to 
Europs. 

Mervyn Lie Roy will d.irect the 
next Charles Murray-Georga Sidney 
production for First National, 
not yet set. 



Title 



Picture executives are fostering 
the Progressive School of Los An- 
geles, which will open at 2140 High- 
land avenue Sept. 28. The film men, 
as founders of the school, are plan- 
ning on novel courses whtcfi will 
offer children of the first five ele- 
mentary gradea an opportunity to 
follow any natural inclinations dut- 
slde of the regular public school 
courses. Included in tho list of 
founders and directors pf the school 
ar B. P. Schulberg, president; M. C 
Ivevee, Harry Rapf, J. P. Hunt, Al- 
bert Levlno, Hunt Stromberg, John 
tSi Stahl, Harry Beaumont and H. M. 

Baruch. 



HOUSTON, TEX. 



Met (Publix) —"Rough Riders"; 
stage show, "Sports Revue." 

Majestic (Interstate) — 'Vaude; 
Tom Mix In "Circus Ace." 

Kirby (Publix)— "Ben-Hur." 

Quson (PubUz) — ^Qamblers. 

lata (8a«ngar)— 'Vvsry Daughter" 
(stcok) : lymkJSU/tWag," Mm. 

Texan '. '';wHnral)~r''Itl>>>'>lng 
Wild." 

Palace (Stock)— "j 
con." 

Royal — Tabloid. 



Greatest, surprise came when 
"The Big Pnrnde" held up for a 
two weeks' 8hi,wing at the Kirby. 
Showed at Houston last spring at 
road ahow prices. 



Bob West, organiat at the Metro 
politan, patched up any dUterence 
that he may have had with Publix 

officials, and Instead of breaking his 
contract at the theatre left today 
for a two weeks' vacation to be 
spent in ChliaKo. Kumora of West 
leaving the tiieatre caused an Uproar 
among theati^p fans. 



Ross' Californians, who have 
played a summer engagement on 
the Rice Hotel roof, have left. The 
roof will be closed for the season. 



Capacity crowds greeted the Lewis 
stock during Its opening week at 
tho Palace in "If I 'Was Rich. 
"Alias tho Deacoq" opens Sunday. 
Wilbur Hlgby has the leading role. 

Managers of local Publix houses — 
C. B. Stiff, city manager for Publix; 
Floyd Smith of the Kirby, Manson 
Floyd of the Queen find James O. 
Cherry of tho Metropolitan, together 
with John J. Friedl, district man- 
ager; E. E. Collins, city manager o.' 
Galveston, and K. E. Creblll, super- 
visor of de luxe houses — attended a 
convention of district executives at 
Dallas this week. 



Beginning Oct. 1, Queen, original 
Publix house hero, will start spilt 
policy. It Was announced by City 
Manager C, B. Stiff today. 

New Loew theatre will be com- 
pleted here next month. Lionel 
Koane. southern Ijoew representa- 
tive, is expected here to complete 
arrangements for the opening. 



ROCHESTER, N. Y. 

By H. D. SANDKRMN 

Lyceum— "Old Ironsides." 
Eastman — ^"Tlromen Save My- 

Child." 

Regent— "What Price Glory." 
Piccadilly — "Suijender." 
Temple — Vaude. 
Fay'a — 'Vaude-picturas. 
Qayaty— "Bo Happy" (OolumblaK 
Corinthian— ■BowarrBurlsaquarS* 
(Mutual). 

Tho B. R. O. sign was out at tho 
Lyceum for "Old Ironsides" betoro 
the week had begun. A holdover 
apiMtrently ia impoaalbl^ aa aeatg 
already liavo lioen aold for the Four' 
Man Brothers la "The Cocoanuta^ 
week Oct 8. e? 



"What Price Glory" played to ca- 
pacity at the Eastman all week, 
with a morning show added «[th 
day except Sunday to accommodate 
the patrona. The Regent hcU tho 
war film over this 



Station WOKT this week an- 
nounced its removal within 30 days 
to Binghamton. At the same tlmi 
Paul Titus and other original pro- 
moters retire from active manage- 
ment, which Is assumed by the 
Binghamton "Morning Sun." Fred- 
erick A. Mueller continues as pro- 
gram production director. Francis 
Frank, dlraetstt BlaghwMMl aya* 
phony Orehesm; 'tMMmes tt«msl 
director. 



"No Annie Oakleys" was the or- 
der issued by the management of 
the Cattaraugus County Fair at 
Little Valley this year, and Its rigid 
application cost the fair a free act. 
The gateman refused to admit 
Omar T. Swetgeftrt, former cow- 
puncher and later lasso artist la 
vaudeville, without a ticket, 
geart promptly made an exit. 



Schine Theatrical Enterprises 
/Glovcrsvillo) project a »150,000 
theatre and olllce building in Sala- 
manca. Three parcels of land have 
been purchased. The Schlnes al- 
readv have the Andrews theatre 
tnere unaer^ two-year lease. 



The Diana Theatre, formerly tho 
(.Alien, at Medina, is open again with 
« new pipe organ. It will play 
vaude and moviea. • 



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Harry Schmidt replaced Joe Bell, 
violinist and assistant director in 
Lloyd Finiay's Majestic theatre or- 
chestra after Bell had accepted an 
offar of directorship of the Ritx or- 
chestra at Birmingham, Ala. Jack 
Carrol Is a new trumpet player with 
FInlay. Both 11- waniemliei-s of the 
orchestra have f.irmerlv plnvrd willi 
u re li yslras nt the .M.4r<)|i<>rii.iii and 
Kirby theatres hi re. 



GIRLS WANTED 

Two athletic g'iria to do trapeze, 
ringa or web or other athletic 
apacialty for Keith Vaudavillet 
Physical Cultiiro Rovite. Also 
gin to do aorobalio daneing. 

JOHN F. CONROY 
Gardiner, Main* 



Dorothea Antel 
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226 W. 72nd Street, New York City 
Catering to Professional Folk 

Opera Length Silk (Hosiery 
Silk and Imported French Lingerie 

Lovely Spanish Shawls^^ 

and Sunshine Greeting Car3l 



FANCHON and MARCO COSTUME CO. 

Creators of Special Coatumes for 

Wm. #ox Film Co.; MatrO'Ooldwyn-Mayer; Norma Talmadsa Productions, eta* 

And all Panchon and Marco Preaentatlonii 
These Costumes can now be rented by reaponalble Musical Stock and 
Tab Shows at vary reaaonaMs rental. 

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SALT LAKE CITY 

By GLEN'fERRINS 

Armed warfare w«a declared by 
two rival motion picture companies 
of Hollywood seekinr to fllm scenes 

In the vicinity of Inspiration Point 
at Cedar Breaks, Utah, one of the 
most picturesque spots In the State. 
Arriving "on location'' with his 
company of actors, Edwin Carewe 
found the place occupied by the 
- -iStmt Bocell company filming an- 
other picture. Carewe alleged that 
the Rogell company bad moved in 
on their site, which to date has been 
untouched by picture cameras. 

The RogcU company refused to 
vacate and on the threat of the 
Carewe company to take the place 
by force, established an armed 
picket of 30 men about their camp. 
With sawed-oft shotguns and re- 
volvers, the guards watched the 
Iwo roads leading to the Rogell lo- 
cation while the company wor|ked. 

Albert Rogell, 2S, defender of In- 
spiration Point and a_ director of 
Kirst National, emerged victorious 
from a conference with his rival 
Carewe, director for United Artists. 
With Bherlft J. T. Leigh and City 
Marshall Grant Walker present. 
Rogell and Carewe burled the 
hatchet with Carewe'a announce- 
ment that he would use ZIon City 
and, thrniipli com promise with Ro- 
K<n. mark .Mt.mit.iin, near Cedar 
Ureaks. following Itogell s departure 
frnm thu scene. 



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thing to do^ 

Whether or not racing with parl- 
mutuel betting will be allowed at 
the State fairgrounds, Oct. 1-8, 
seems to be a mooted question 
among State fair officials; Applica- 
tion for a lO-day racing meet at 
the State fair gronnda to Include 
the abovtf datea has been filed. 



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ATLANTIC CITY 

By viNCE Mcknight 

Apollo — "Pardon Me." 

Stanley — "Singed." 

Virginia — "Hard .Boiled Haggerty" 

Earie— "Vanity" — Vaude. 

Colonial — "Running Wild." 

Strand — "Frisco Sally Levy." 

Capitol— "After Midnight." 

City S«iMan " Tfca wrooc Mr. 

Wright." • 

Savoy — "My Chocolato GaL" 

Boardwalk hotel and 'property 
owners threaten legal action In a 
recent communication aent to Mayor 
Rutfu and local commlsaloners to 
prevent the "illegal use ot the 
boardwalk" for future pageants or 
any similar events. It Is claimed 
that seats on the walk, grand- 
stand and court of honor for the 
national pageant are in violation of 
tha boardwalk easement de^. 

A last mlnuto change In booking 
brings "Tes, Tm, Yvette," to the 
Apollo next week in place of "Gen- 
tlemen Prefer Blondes." The former 
was scheduled for the Majestic 
(Brooklyn), but cancelled at the 
reqyest of Lee Shubert in order to 
fill In at Atlantic City. Switch in 
shows wai< mado all around to en- 
able Shubert to keep "Bonita" out 
of New York for another week. 



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TORONTO 



The United States Marine Band 
winds up the Steel Pier season with 
two concerts this Sunday. Jack 
Crawford's orchestra' xloses the 
dance season oq tlw pier with a re- 
turn engagement four days this 
week. 



Molly O'Day, Rogell's leading 
lady, has Invited all members of the 
Carene company, with the excep- 
tion of Dolores del Rio, to a get- 

togrtlier banquet early this week. 
"I have not incliidcd Miss del Rio," 
said Mis'! O'Dny, "hoc.Tiise I feel 
that slip nrprd Mr. Car'-wo to main- 
tain liis st.ind toward usurpinir our 
htato oitf Jocations. and I con 



BoW'V W.itson has rcjila'-e,! Kt.'tn- 
ley Kidges anil CaroU <;in<-n lias 
takpn Harry Vokta' part in "I'ai - 
don Me" at the Apollo this wcik 
Opening night deferred until Sep- 
tember 20. 

The Virginia Is expected to con- 
tinue Its policy of week run pro- 
ductions until well into October. 
Formerly, the two-a-week policy 
was re v, ri' il to immediately (ollow- 
ing the I'ageaaU 



The coming of ■William Fox to 
Torunto has caused other housfs to 
do some stepping to hold their own 
None seem to suffer, and with Fox 
as an added starter it would ap- 
pear business is good. 
• Famous Players last season ran 
the Regent as their leading down- 
town house. Jerry Shea has straight 
vaudeville at the Hip. I'hls year 
Jerry has pictures at the Hip under 
F. I*, supervision, and Fox has sent 
"What Price Glory" on tho reserve 
seat plan U«rtWI1ia«BR'esr rental 
from P. P. 

Roger Perri has charge of th* 
hoiJ.se for "Glory" and is doing a 
little under 36,000. weekly, which is 
good for this l,0H4-8eater. 

■Ulory," now in Its third week, 
will be followed by "Seventh 
Heaven" and then "Sunrlae." Leon 
Victor will be permanently la ebarge 
of the house. 

Lloyd Collins, a.ssistant to Jack 
Arthur at tho Uptown, has charge 
of the orchestra at the Regent. 

Other changes in management 
start at Shea's Hippodrome where 
C. J. Appel has been named man- 
ager. Ha was former, publicity di- 
rector (in Canada) of First Na- 
tional. He was also with the pub- 
licity staff of M-O-M. 

Tom Daley Is continuing his plan 
of Enplish pictures at the TivoU and 
has l)ooi<«l "Second to None." a pa- 
triotic seven rwler with a naval 
background. "Nelson," recently rMn- 
nlng two wcek.M. also had a n.aval 
background as did "The Flag Lieu- 
tenant." 



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Ambaa*adQi^"Cat and Canary," 
Cd Lowry. ' 

Amsrlean — "Old IronsMsa," td 

week. 

Empress — Stock. 

Garrick — Iturlesriue. 

Gayety- T..'i7.f.ne IMnyers. 

Grand —VauiU'. picts. 

Loew's State -- ■■l!en-Hur," 2d 

Lyric SI<ydome— "Irish Hearts." 
Missouri — "Love of Mike." 
Jimmy Hodges. 
Orphsum — VauTe. 
St. Louis — Vaude. 

Jimmy Hodges made his debut as 

niri.stfr ttt crr,>monies at tht- Skou- 
ras l;r<.tli''r>' iMi^sniirl. and created 
a miKlity good impi essioii. 

I.'"'wry w;is siifh an inst.'in- 
tane<ii]s hit at the Amhasnadfir thai 
there's no telling when he'll need 
the other end of that round-trip 
ticket to et. I^uls that he bought— 
If he bought one, and be probably 
didn't. 

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Court here against the Lake- Osark 
Realty Company, which operat^ 
the amusement resort at Valley 
Park, out in Bt. Ixtuls County. Tb* 
ooneara iras organlxsd laat jt»r. 

NEW ENGLAND 

The Majestic, Hartford, has re- 
opened after being closed since July 
• for laatallatlon of Vltaphona 



Springfield theatres have agreed 
to wage Jump from 36.50 to $7 a day 
for billposters but downtown housea 
are holding out for right to amplay 
agents for days aaadad i^tber thaa 
by the week. 

William P. Gray, president, Mala* 
and New Hampshire Tfieatrea Corp* 
oration, submitted to an operatlaBa. 
few days ago. His condition It attll 
serious. 



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(Continued firom page 58) 
Minneapolis, died recently. 

Mr. Dennis was the father of ' 
Three Dennis Sisters who have 1 
playing vaude as an act for sevaMl 
years. 

He was a native of England anS • 

came to the U. S. when a small bor. 

For many year* he was connected 
with different branchea of tho 
amusement woM. 



RAE BOWDOIN 

Rae Bowdoin, ai Ires'-, appearing 
in musical comedy, died Sept. 12 
after a long lUness. 

Miss Bowdoin had appeared In 
stock and legitimnte shows and In 
recent years h.ifl been with ".My 
Lady Friend," " Sweet Little Devil,'' 
"Leave It to Jane" and "No, No, 
.N'anatte." 

Miss Bowdoin was l)om In West- 
brook, Me., tlie il.nidilcr or 
Mrs. Cephas O'Brien. 

Ames Stein. 65, stage doormaa 

at the Kialto, t'hleairo. for in ye.irs. 
and well known t" m inv a.' .rK, 
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EiXXXVIIL No. 11 



NEW YORK Cmr, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 1927 



64 PAGES 



OV'T. STOPS FIGHT FILM 



tCH WOUai FROWN <Ni 
aTiUMiCS IN BEAm SHOWS 



lional Council to Favor Ban on Girls of Church 
itMtanto — ^Blame Parents Eager to Coinmer< 
Beauty of Daugliten 



WMhUvtMi, Swt 17. 

MatkHMa.CooDott of Catholic 
la esp«ct«d to AtoPt the 
a acalnat iNktMaa liaauty 
intraduo«« at 0Mir «M|Ten- 
yaaterdity. Tha Maotutlon 
.voted upon tomorrow, 
effort to keep Catholic girls 
partlcipatfiip; In Inilhlng 
contests will iiiado. 
;er» place the blame on par- 
for poaaible gf aa t a from 
daughters. 
Im underKtood the resolution 
prompted by the rer-ont Atlan- 
Clty affair with iu ballyhoo that 
Ml wotM And it — tiiaur wa* into 
moTlea. ConvantMii Mlelals 
to eoaarm thla report. 



inife Must Explain Lack 
Of AJUinony for Husband 

Loa AoKetoa. Sept. 17. 
Ken are net, the onljr onaa who 
■mat toe tha mack aa far aa all- 
ay la ooncamed. Thla week Mrs. 
lay Iiorentaen tacea Soiberlor 
Q>urt Jadge Scott to Mi^ala why 
the h.ia not b^n paying her hu>- 
kanU, H. A. Lorent5!en, $30 a month 
timporary alimony, pending trial of 
ttvorce action. She must also state 
•ny she neglected to vajr Hearr 
Trowbridge, huaband's eounaet, |1M 
Ur attorney fee. 

If she does not pay at the hearlBf 
it Is Bald Mrs. Loren'taeo will be tha 
yrst member of tlM AUmOBjf CM> 
•» the city jail. 

. Lorentzen testified before Judge 
Surnell that his wife had all the 
property and that lie wa« pennilesa. 



Studio's Police Corps 

T»K AnKeleH. Sept. 27. 
Wnce Jack \S ;u riiM recplved a let- 
**» threatenlriK him If Saoco and 
Vaniettl were executed, people 

bSf?""^ the Warner Brothers' atu - 

■^•aeeni to b« uneaar. 

ll.™?'*''*'"' Warner has en- 

Pharles JarvlH, a detective 
ant for 20 yenrK in the L. A. 
ve department, as chief of 
at tha atuiMo. Jania la to 
10 patrolman under hla wins, 
tika paat Warner Brothara hava 
no polica department 



HGIfT HURT THEATRES 



National events broadcast by 
radio heretofore were known 
to have affected attendance at 
theatres, but the broadcasting 
of the Tunney-Dempaey light 
Thursday night set a prece- 
dent. 

The business of every the- 
atre in the country w:is af- 
fected. Indicating that tlie ra- 
dio people's claim of 50,000,000 
llsteners-ln wasn't exaggerated. 

In New York and Chicago 
attendance dropped amazingly, 
and from' other points reports 
show that the populace was In- 
tent on listening In on the 
light in preference to anything 
else . 

Radio parties were the vogue 
evenrwfaere, A few theaters 
had receiving sets where the 
flsht report came in before 11. 



*?fcggy Jean," Prize Dog, 



DaabuT, Conn., Sept 27. 
"Panr /aan," a priaa wtaminv dof 
and at one time included la aa ani- 
mal aet, and with a bank account 
In her own naaMk alto daaolateiy in 
the doc pound hara rataabig atl food 
and oontlntMllr whtaMv tar her 
dead mistress. 

■ The last owner of "Peggy .Tean' 
was murdered by her husband here 
Whan ha taarnod that aha planned 
to elope. 



f n flit It Mtiiilf 



MInneapoliH, Sept. 27 
The State theatre again this 
weelr la lining University of Min- 
nesota co-eds — 20 of 'em — in place 
of the usual profea.<<ional mcydelB in 
the style show which it In Ktagtng 
In conjunction with a leading local 
dapartmant atora. 

Tha ee-oda tot by aloety laat fall 
aad.ai* balievad to have atlmulated 
business. 



MfflfFPfflfiE 
IN K. G. Tli[l!TR[ 



Sonenskioe Rel«a»ed Under 
Bond in Chicago— Re- 
covers Prints and Nega- 
t^ra Seised hy U. S. D. A. 
— Unlikdy Nationar Dm- 
tributien Immediately At- 
tenptadU-Aloppase Tried 
at Source laslead of 
Afterward, as Heretofore 

E3U1IBIT ONLY IN ILL. 



Kansas City. Sept. 27. 
Laflt night the Liberty theatre 
withdrew tha Tunnay-Dempsey 

aght aim that haS haaa stoming 
at the houao alBca Bainrda jr. Part- 
ing that day at 2 p. m. 

Sam Carver, manager of the T..ib- 
erty, says the film was claimed by 
Henry Sonenshlno, praaktept of the 
Ooodart Picture Corp., which made 
the original pictures of the fight 
Thursday In Chicago. 

Sonenshlne, according to Carver, 
alleged the Liberty aim was one of 
20 prints made by a laboratory in 
Chicago and lala a aad wtthant au- 
thority for ilililtiiUss Hi*m'liiiiil 
the U. S. 

The Liberty, stated Carver, se- 
cured the picture from a local man 
who said he had purchased it from 
the Ooodart Company. The local 
did not protest Its return to the 
claimant. 

The Tunney-Dempsey light film 
went into the Liberty Saturday anA 
suddenly, without advance billing 
or announcement It immediately 
started upon a grind. Carver evi- 
dently had no previous intimation 
he would have tha flcht fllm, as he 
aubstltuted another feature film of 
inferior quality for the feature plc- 
tura advartlaad for tho week. 

Chloaao, Sept. 27. 
Henry fSonenshma, pfoaldent of 
the Ooodart Ftctura Corporation, 
takera of tha Taaney-Dampaay fight 

picturea, has been released under 
his own bond for t2,a00 after an in- 
vefitigation by the U. 8. District 
Attorney's ofTlce here as to the final 
dlsimsltion of the light pictur* neg- 
ative% and the prints made from 
them. 

It Is *al<l that flonenshine bImo hat 
recovered tbree prints and one 
negative of the Thursday flght ini- 
pounded l>y the Oovernmant last 
l-Vlday. The D. A. retained one 
print. 

The prints were Intended for dls- 
(Oonlinued on page 2S> 



CANADA GEN. M6R. TEii^ CRnKS 
PAN BAD SHOWS IN MONTREAL 



Then Public Will Believe Them When Good Notice* 
Are Printed of Capitol, Said H. M. Thonia»— ' 
Prase Dinner for Theatre's New Poller 



Record Publicity Plug 



What Is conceded to be the 
biggest publicity plug ever ac- 
corded a theatrical attraction 
was the announcement during 
Oraham MeNamee'a radio de- 
scription of the Chicago flght 
that Eddie Dowling's "Side- 
walks of New York" is shortly 
to open. No other attraction 
or show person was aanad fey 
tha announrer. Ha la said to 
hava tolkaS^ to fifty million 
Ustenora-in. 



BOOKIE MISSING WITH 
$100,000 IN FIGHT BETS 



Chioaso. Sept. 27. 

Charles B. Chrysler, (0, bookie 
with offlcea in the Planters Hotel, 
has disappeared. Chrysler, who 
lived at tha Bradley Hotel, la aald 
to hava had upwards of tlOO.OAO 
In his poseesalon at the time. 

The day of tho flght he did a 
rushing business, accepting wagers 
at even anoney on Dempsry, and In 
most cases simply acting as stake- 
holder. 

Scores of flght fans are storming 
his ofllcps cismnring for their 
money. 



Freak Beak Bet 

Ati.uila. beul, -'7. 
IJiibby Henriliaw, fom'^dian (in th*^ 
Cipitol (r'antiiK'-.") I. Ill l.-ist week, 
la nursing a "skinned" nose as the 
result of having made a wager 
with Vincent l^opex, band leader, on 
tho Tunney-Uempsey s<rap. Hen- 
sliaw bet en I>emp^ey, thereby ac- 
quiring for himself the prlvllefo of 
pushing a peanut ai«und tb* Wock 
with his beak. 



Cantor- Jettel Theatres 

Kddie Cantor .nnd tleorge .lessel 
are planning their own legit the- 
atres next fall. 

The stars both have been ap- 
proached by capital f<ir that pur- 
pesa. 



Montreal, Sept 27. 
A U. ThoQas, seneral manaser. 
Famous PJayark <Canada), who' ia 
staying hero a tow weeks, gay* a 
dinner and entertainment to MTon* 
treal newapapcraitan at tha Mount 
Royal Hotel last woak la honor eC 
hia inaugarattoa of the aaw ^ioy 
of condenaed randerllle at the Capi- 
tol tbeatra, at which about iS aat 
down, inclodlns AUao UoyS and 
Hany Rtaaa and rapraaaatothraa o( 
the' MoMreal "Mar." "Oaiette.' 
"Herald." "Ia Praaaa" and "La 
Patrle." Mr. Thomaa t<M tha press 
boya ha aakad for no tevora, "When 
wo have a poor ahow roaat It and 
our patrona will balleva you when 
yo« telMhem we are running a cof>d 
ohe." 

Ha alao aaaared them he was a 
loyal Canadian when in Canada and 
that ho proponed to mltlgato too 
many American flaga in picturea by 
fcaturlac the Union Jack wherever 
pooaible and by stressing Canadian 
scenery and Canadian Ideals. 

Morgan Powell, dramatic critic 
of the "Star," expressed the gen- 
oral gratification of the press at 
hearing these views. But It was re- 
served for "I. a rresse" to insist OB 
a point as to Pren< li translations of 
Knglish sub-titles. 

The two representatives of thla 
paper at the dinner both insisted 
that the translations as at paeaent 
done were poor. Being A-enaltmen 
they should know what they were 
talking about, and Mr, Thomas, who 
was the man who introduced French 
lan^'uaKe titles Into this province, 
was impressed and said he would 
look Into tho matter. 

Harry s nahn, manager. Capllol; 
J. C. Adams, manager, I<<A>w'm, and 
Qeorso Rotoky, manager, Palaeek 
ware Included among the guaato. 



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JOYS AND GLOOMS OF BROMAY 

ByN. T. G. 



Some weeks ago we told you ot a former vaudeville headllner who 
went Into a revue, took ov«r control when It atarted aUppinc, aad apoat 
the last ot his aavlQca of years to pay the chorus rirls on the eloalnc 

night, when he wasn't personally responsible for their pay. 

A similar act of self sacrifice on the purt of a star ban Ju-st come to 
Ileht. The star spent the summer In New York In a revue and on 
: ewslon It ran liM flaaaelal dinoulty. Several timea the chorus clrla' 
■UaiHIea were unpaid*. The star took her salary cheek, cashed It, and 
paid the chorus. Tills happened several times. 

Finally the pt '^ducers told the star they wanted to quit. It would have 
meant a terrible hardship for the chorus girls and minor principals, 
for they couldn't vet work immediately. The star had made peu of 
several of the little girls and wanted to help them. So she proposed that 
she would work without salary for a few weeks to keep tha chorus kids 
working until thoy could get other Jobs. And all this time she was turn- 
ing down several thousand dollars a week In vaudeville. ' 



Anelhor Mery 

A little sister act was working for us oa ntdHh. Wf Mkad.'^ie kM's 
name." ' ■■■■'"■X V.' - 

"Marilyn Blank," she answered. 

"Any relaUon to Marilyn MillerT" we asked. " ' 
' "We used to be cousins," the kid replied. 

That's on a par with the gag we told here some weeks ago about the 
chorus Kirl who called up her sta^e mana^or and said she had a very 
bad cose of typhoid fever and wouldn't be in, but would work the next 



Boost for Virginia Smith 
One of tho outstanding hits of Texas Guinan's "Padlocks" was Virginia 
Smlthi She's proved a great dramatic actress In several parts; Tex 
9ainan thinks she's great. A few nights aco we reminded Tex that we 
brought 'Virginia Smith to her club four years aco. got her a chance to 
go on. and Texas didn't like her. 'WmiMtft davfWJNf Cjlvb) sM^d. 
Virginia has ntfw taken tiie temiBlne lead to rtiiMl saai|»'''^4Maat 
actress, that kid.' 

Oetttng the Cha^a- 

The sudden rise ot Barbara Stanwyck, dramatic wow In 'ifeurlesque," 
is much disciiK.sod. This column was the first to call attention to tlio 
fact that she was formerly Rubye Stevens, of the cabarets. That In- 
tMniktla»'has been picked up by variolas datUea all ow th# eountry. 
Xveryoila'aaema to think it's amasing that a girl with no training could 
turn out to be a great dramatic actress, one ot o'ur best. Not strange 
at all. We know of two others who could do the same thing, perhaiis 
not as well as Barbara, or as quickly. But they'd be there It given a 
. Aance. 

Any number ef dever kids la chorus girl ranks .'whtf eevM step out 
and be a dramatle sensation it given the chance. But producers of 
dramatic showa foUow the be.aten path, and never think ot looking 
for legit hits amoAg.|he merry merry. Rubye tells us that Wlllard Mack 
gave her her HMt oDipoctWiify. It ackiia a< the legit gur* would con- 
deacead.to get ttowa to reai.IUe aome time aad |p«|E around amting 
1M ttmn^ 'imn M i4lrt^rtM ;<«r'8v« ^ays aad Awogh clever kids 

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ONE PERSON'S OPINION 
The 6IRMTNQHAM "DESPATCH." 
England, said recently: 
"The Grand ttiis Week has- de- 
serted revue and returaad to the 
oid-stylf variety bill, with nine 
turns well ab6ve the ordinary merit. 
Leon Ktatlberly and Helen Pa«e 

have a acreamingly funny " 

■Well, that's enough ot that; it's one 
person's opinion. Ton should hear 
an English audience voice their 
opinion. ,.. 

The Inteniatieiial Artists : 
LEON HELEN 

KIMBERLY and PAGE 

The World la Our Market 



Bua Boy . aa : ChgrMlnf : ' 

Tan and. Schenok are back at the Silver Slipper Oct. f. Four years 
ago they set a record for receipts at the Slipper which no club ever 
equalled. They are now trying to' surround themselves with ttie same 
employees who were with them then. To that extent they have sent a 
cable to. some remote town In Czecho- Slovakia t<Ar the porter who 
cleaned up the place when they were there befbre. He's a character, 
this porter. He didn't speak much Kni^llsli, but he watched and figured 
o^Jt ItcinK a dancer was murli bt ttiT than ln)rterin(?. So ho hired some- 
one to write him a sons, got co.stumes togethor, Induced the chorus girls 
to help him make-iip, and one memor.iblc night he made his debut. 
The result was disastrous for him, but hilarious for the customers and 
the nioh around the place. They yelled. Everyone figured he did it for 
l.auKlis, aiul gave him du" credit. But the more the gang laughed the 
more the porter raved. Ho was on the level about dancing. Everyone 
ragged him and called him Charleston. It broke the stage struck 
porter's heart. He quit, and went back to his homeland. Through a bus 
boy Van and -Sohenok found out where he was, and sent for him. 

ii fi I ' ii . •' "ft i 'f 1 11 ' ir'-i «■ I ' r J ■ III ■ I -i' l 



RITZY 



I- 



Joe Qrlamer's Step-Son 

The marriage last week at 
Gray Ledge, Onteora Park, in the 
Catskills, ot Constance Garland, 
daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. Hamlin 
Oartend, and Joseph Wesley Har- 
per, son ot Mrs. Joseph Grlsmer ot 
New York, and the late 'William 
Harper, united mefnbers ot brilliant 
iMBtUes, Mr. Garland has for more 
'than a generation t>een known as 
a novelist, and the bride has illus- 
trated several of her father's books. 
Another daughter was married a 
year ago to Bardesty Johnson, the 
singer. Mr, Harper Is a great- 
grandson of Joseph Harper, founder 
•f the publishing house ot llarjior 
brothers. His mother chose as her 
•scond husband Joseph Grlsmer, 
long known as a theatrical produc- 
er, she becoming his second Wife. 
CJrismor's first wife was Phoebe 
Davis, tho actresx 

As far back as the '70s Joe Grls- 
mer was appearing as leading man 
in Cincinnati and San Tranclsco. In 
1893 his first play. "The Now 
South," met with favor on llroad- 
way. he acting In it. In IR'.tS he nn*l 
William A, Brady produced "Way 
Down B ast," and they also put on 
■■J'B* JIU M ue Hour." 



Confetti Complex 

■Word comes from Hollywood that 
• marriage may be expected at any 
tteie, uniting George Fltzmaurl-p, 
director for First NAt'onal, and 
Diana Kane, tlatcr ot Lois Wilson 
and herself a movie actrc:is. Kitz- 
maurice has been chleffy associated 
jlUb grandlOM ^f«ts in pictures. 



as in personal attire. Arrayed In 
flamboyant rahnent, he Wields the 
megaphone at fetes and carnivals, 
appaAntly suffering from a con- 
fetti complex. He was at one time 
married to Ouida Bergere, whom, It 
is rumored, was originally a phone 
operator at the Pathe studio before 
playing minor rotes l{i pictures. 
Later she ran a casting agency In 
New York and then wrote scenarios. 
Divorcing FiUmaurlce, she married 
Ba«U Ri^thbonSk the Bnglish actor, 
after He, too, had be^ divorced 
This clever player, now In "The 
Command to Love," was born In 
the Transvaal, South Africa, and 
was for a time arapWyed by an 
English insurance company. 

After living In grand style In New 
York, Great Neck and Paris, Mrs. 
Rathbone went Into bankruptcy a 
year ago. A oelebrated remark 
credited to the late Barbara Jja 
Marr Is recalled. Once, when Bar 
bara was being directed by Fltz 
maurlce, Miss Bergere kept malt- 
ing suggestions, until Barbara eX' 
claimed, "Oh, be yourself, Ida Ber' 
ger'." 

Fitzniaurire, believing that It 
pays to advertise, has a habit ot 
distributing "stills" ot himself taken 




xor mms with 



Writes Chick Low Down on the 
Long-Shot Guys — D^me 
Doubles' Social Sect Too 



Los Angeles, Sept. 23. 
Dear Chick: 

Many calories have passed under 
the bridges since my last epistle, 
and although I have often been 
warned not to smart up a peasant, 
I've got to Jerry you about a party 
that I went to out here. If I'm ruled 
oil tor It. 

A guy here, who knows this burg 
like Bill Mizlner knows Broadway, 
framed for me to be Invited to an 
exclusive club called "The Shad- 
ows." He put ma awajr as a aows' 
paper man, because ^The Shad- 
ows" are very ultra aad don't 
crave any outsiders peeking . at 
their shindigs. 

I figured it- was anothsr one ot 
those outfits banded together for 
bigger and better pictures, but I 
was as wrong as a guy betting 
that the acoustics at the Yankee 
Stadium would outpoint Sharkey's 
cry of foul. 

This flock of deaf and dumb 
hamboa were none other than the 
cream of the doubles. The guys 
who take the ra'ps for the high 
priced leading men, most of whom 
wouldn't Jump OS a newspaper un- 
less they!)||ii^ « tiampollne wait- 
ing. ■ ■ -" ' ^ •■ ■ • 

To get into this club you had to 
look like some giiy who was up in 
the chips, and once you got in it 
you got less publicity than a chump 
who only marries one wife and 
stays put. Tou know, they don't 
want the peasants to know that the 
birds who hog the one-eyed mon- 
ster arent the real McCoy when 
the thrni stuff is shot. 

If you think this party was one 
of those big happy family events, 
you'd better take the cure. There 
were as many factions as at an ad- 
miral's ban and the social lines 
were drawn as strict as In the can. 
. One mug who got plenty ot re- 
spect looked so much like Musso- 
lini hei Mid to wear a ateel vest. 
But the egg who rated tops was 
such a ringer for one of the 15 
grand a week stars, the star used 
to take a run out between epics 
and move this , twin right Into his 
own patio. iSren hi* own razor 
couldn't tell the difference. After 
we gargled a few this geo tipped 
me confidentially that everything 
would be even, as soon as he per- 
fected the staqi' signature. He was 
(Continued on page IT) 



LONDON AS IT LOOKS 

By H^niMB Swaffer 



London. S<-pt 16 

Edward lAurlllard and Tom Douglas have been very naughty 'bo« 
They have been writing complaining about my description of theicaxi 
ordinary first night of "The Butter and Bgg Man." ' _ 

laurillard, who referred to ^my well-«knowa vagarlas;<— I wonder wha 
he got that word from — accused me of telling two untruths <l) u! 
during an Interval oX "The Butter and Egg Mim," people in the galk 
were yelling derisive remarks to the actors dressing behind -rn^J 
windows at the Duke of York's for "The Beloved Vagabond," aadC 
that, after the first night of "The Butter and E^g Man" in New To! 
George Kaufman advised Archie de Bear not to bring his play to' Londo 
I Have to Answer a Boy 

I am not used to being contradicted, especially by Tom Douglas. I n 
therefore under the painful necessity «( obtaining swoni written •^v tt 
ments from my infoirmants, which oaoe and Hit all dealt with the Laua 
lard-Douglas complaint. • ' " 

Douglas accused me of preJuOloe. 'What he really means la thtf' 
object to the Continuous attempts on the part of certain people totp 
and'folst this young man up<Ai th* London stage, so that he-he bleaf 
can kneel down and admire him. 

Laurillard offered a prise for a definition of what a "butter and 
man" was. I suggested It meant a man who, because he had been glvi 
a tree ticket on a first night, handed put butter when he wanted 
throw an egg. They did not give me a p^lze. 

An Honest Author 

Geo'rge 'Kaufman, of coiarse, knew exactly what he was talking 
when be advised Archie de Bear. Kaufman Is a wise and honest 
who, after the failure ot "Merton ot the Movies" In London — that wi 
the play In which Tom Douglas knelt down and asked God to make hbi 
a good ftio'vle actor — knew it would not be wise for any manager, nnlefi^ 
he were bursting with wealth, to risk a repetition. 

I admire Kaufman for his frankness. The failure ,o( "The Butter aad 
Egg Man" In London proves that he was right. 

I am sorry that Laurillard has become involved in this disctlssion. 
do not think it is his fault. I have knoWn htm for yekrs and thls<il 
the first argument that Uiave ever had with him. 



The Tragedy of Issdora 

Poor Isadora Duncan, who has died In surroundings of that tragedy 
which accompanied most ot tier lite, was a woman of great charactn^ 
great ability, and almdkt Inoomparable beauty. 

Her trouble was that she lived la a world which ignored all the things 
she worshipped. So she would lose her temper and say thiigs whlclv 
however true they were, sounded spiteful. Ignorant revorters oftea 
exaggerated what she said. They did not understand heir/ The eult o< 
the headline put her all 'wrong. 

Toe <Ad For a Greek Goddeee 
It i^ pitiful to think that only a tew weeks ago in Paris when she tried 
to datice, a woman, who was there, said, "Isadora is fat. She waddlea*! 

You know what women are about fat. I suppose Isadora put on fl«4 
or six pounds. Anyway, she was 47, the age at which most Gr( 
^pddesses had retired from the business. * 

When I was in (Berlin, on the day of Captain Cuttle's Derby, she burst 
Into the Adlon hotel with a boy looking rather like Tom Douglas, bat! 

Russian. Isadora, who had gohe to Moscow when the rich men of 
England, France and America had refused to give her money for hat 
schools, had persuaded Lenin to endow her efforts for the young, she 
had found a boy husband, though, and SoNvn with falm back to Berlin 
Aw, Appeal to C aaaar - 
She wanted to come to tondon but because «lMt iraa a Russian, couM 
not get a passport. 
"Go and see Uoyd George," she said td me. "He knows me." 
All her efforts failed, though.' She went to Paris, where her husband 
got drunk and smashed up things and where, finally, her home was Boldii 
Isadora's life may have been a failure. What sho did, however, will, 
count for much more than the so-called success oX many people who baT«, 
made millions. Whatever Isadora made, she gave away. Her life was 
one. long splendid gesture. She luiew everybody who mattered. Sbs 
adored beabtjr. ' . ' ...... 

Fai^y Sappho iMing killed by a motor oart j 



The Miraele of de Courvtlie 

Albert de Courville's recovery Is surely a miracle. 

Last Frld.ay, when Edie Gould, his wife, said to me, suddenly, "Alberto 
wants to see yo'u," I wondered what on earth she meant. For weeka 
de Courvllle had been suffering from the most acute nervous stress. 

I promised to go on <the Monday, but lost the address, aad so pWt|i{ 
off until I saw her again. Two days later, Ekile took de Courvllle avraK 
to his native Sicily and he was so bright and cheerful that, even whea 
they thought they had lost the luggage, he only laughed, 

A few weeks ago, we were all mourning de Courville's end, philosophise, 
ing upon the ehfnces of fate that had smitten dtfwa this electrical young 
personality In the height of lu opUmism. Sdie Jiaa been woaderful 
about it all. , . . > 



AUSTRAUA 



By.Eric H. Gorrick 



Mora Marriages 

It Just so happens that at this 
time Ihere is a show angle to vari- 
ous wed<llngs. Alicia i'atterson, 
heiress to great wealth. Is about to 
marry Jltnies Simpson. Jr., thus 
uniting two of the richest and best 
known families ot Chicago. She is 

tc•a^ltued oa page tj> 



SAILINGS 

Oct. > (London to New York), 
Dan O'Neal (Mauretania). 



O c ' t. B ( twi id un tu We w ^ u iK ), 

Leon Lion (Majsotic). 

CVt. 1 (IjOnilon to New Yorli), 
Bums and Burchlll (Berengaria). 

Sept. 29 (London to New Yorki; 
Ella Shields <George Washington). 

Sept. 28 (London to New York), 
Constance Collier (Olympic). 

Sept. 28 (London to New York), 
Sir George Tnllls (Australia). H. 
(Olympic^. 



Sydney, Aug. 26. 

Margaret Lawrence and Louis 
Bennison opened in "The Road to 
Rome" at the Criterion last week 
(or WIlliamson-Talt. Despite ia>len- 
did acting by the principals it looks 
as though the attraction will not at- 
tain a very long run. 

"Madame Pompadour" will leave 
Her Majesty's next week and will be 
(ollowed by "Kuddlgore," W-T man-^ 
agement. 

"Liady Be Good," at the 8t. James, 
may be classed as a real hit. It is 
the only light musical playing the 
city at present. Fullers are behind 
the attraction, 

"Student Prince" Is doing nicely 
at the Empire for Kufe Naylor. 
Jame.s I>lddy is the featured player. 

M.iurlce Mo.^rovitcii has a winner 
In "the Ringer " at tho Royal. 

"Mary Stu.art" is being produced 
at the Palace by the Sydney Reper- 
tory Society tor a two weeks' run. 



Business holding up ni-rely at the 
Tivoli with Edith Clifford as the 
feature act for third week. 10m- 
perurs of Harmony, songs, hit; Fred 
Curran, pleased; Ghezzys, over; 
Gallenos, nice score; George Car- 
ney opens here next week. 

Mslness a little light lor mat- 



*3l 



Inees at Fullers with night graesM 
holding up. Btlffy and Mo xevW 
the attraction. ■ 

Pieturee 

"Ben-Hur" stUI pUying to ea| 
Ity at the Prince Edward. Shi 
stay several more weeks to 

business. 

■For the Term of His Natuisl 
Life," now In third month at Oyi- 
tal Palace. Will be followed by 
"The Night of Love" for an «• 
tended aeason, 

"Knockout Rellly" packing then 
Into the Haymarket this weei<. VU 
picture being released in two of tW 
downtown -theatres and grossljg 
big In both houses. 

"New York" Is the main feai 
at the Lyceum. Added attrartlL 
include "Stolen Pleasures" and G*M 
Mores on the stage. • 

Lyric Is doing well with "IIllU P 
Peril" and "New York." Jimmy 
kin and band still feature Rtt 
tlon. 

Strand and Hoyt's both fratufW 
"The I nderstnnding 11. m I »» 
"Tho I.anil I'.cyond tlie 1.;, .^ 

Norma Talmadgi-'s 'TuiiiiH' 
come Into the rircaililly next 
for an C'xtendcd run. 

Th(; (loriii.'iii ])irlnro. "^^ ' 
of the Tiiivnsc-." at .\ilyar H:'! 
iCbnllnueU on pafic i'l) 



Wednesday, September 28, 1927 



FOREIGN 



VARIETY 



BAN POUnCAL LAMPOON ON 
FRENCH PRESiDENr IN REVUE 



Impersonation of Doumergue Taken Out of Rip's 
Piece — New Attraction* in French Capital Have 
Varying Fortunet — Riikj t^wMs Predominate 



I 



Paris, S«pt. IT. 

Ona new com«dr, * melodrama 
tai • new "Rip" revue nt the 
BouffM comprise the fresh attrac- 
tions of the last week. All three 
Bswcomers were favorably rotelvcd. 

"Rip's" amusing revue, made up 
of topical burleaquw under th« title 
of "Temps de aastoumet," wM piPO- 
duced late last week at thy 
Farislens where it enjoyeA; ft kjllk- 
ly favorable reception. 

The humor la •trlctly for Paris 
and iU possibilities for reproduction 
abroad are small. Featured In the 
east are Marguerite Deval, Bdmond 
Boxe and Dorville. 

"Gastounet" is the friendly nick- 
name of Gaston Doumergue, presi- 
dent of the French republic. In 
preparation the piece had a comic 
impersonation of the president, 
wed for a political satire, but this 
material whs suppressed durins the 
•diearaals. 

Fella Jeuna«M 

"Young Folly," by Alfred Ma- 
chard, was revealed at the AinbiRU 
as a A>rt of sentimental melodrama 
having to do with a benevolent 
priest, who in his student days had 
■educed a girl and then abandoned 
her and their child. Years after he 
fli^s the woman.dying In his church 
and learns from her that their child 
has grown up Into a criminal. 

The holy man devotes himself to 
saving the boy in expiation. He 
goes Into the underworld to ^thls 
•nd. He is instrumental in helping 
the romiince of a b«mble workman's 
lion and a daughter of the poor de- 
spite the opposition of a gang leader 
Who has designs upon the maid 
His own son. a member of the same 
gang, tries to assassinate the priest, 
Imd because of the relationship the 
^est cannot denounce him. In the 
•ast are Jotfre as the priest, Cha- 
bert, Coiseau and Mile. Bojrer. 
"Laquelte" 
Prince AntoliT Blbesco's new 
three-act comedy, "Which 'Wo 
kiian7", had a favorable reception 
Sept. 24 at the Maturlns, where it 
turned out to be a cynical commen- 
tary upon woman's subtle tactics 
In intrigue. The piece has a bright 
ilteraiy flavor and some rather dar- 
ing ■oeitea, tpvolving Henry Bur 
guet. Georgette Antiand, Ninon 
IBIlIes and Jeanne Boltel. 

It resembles •somewhat the piece 
Ib the Comedie Francalse repertoire 
Untitled "Knl»me," which It outdoes 
la spicy Incident. A modern San 
iuan visiting at a country villa at- 
tempts to flirt with a pretty widow, 
her married sister and a lady's maid 
In the household. 

All three repulse his adv:ince8 
With more tli.in necessary violence 
However, during the night a mys- 
terious WOOMB: pays a furtive visit 
to the baehCldii's eliamber. All three 
women openly deny being the vis- 
itor, but atterwaid all three give 
the bachelor to understand that It 
was she. Tha badMlwr Aflects to 
doubt all these eonfAnrtons and 
maneuvers to win a rendezvous from 
each in I'jiris later on. 

The new Palace Kcvuo probably 
tal do well after It has been nxed. 

'Vhe revue is a tall-end-ot-the 
summer affair replacing "Femme'et 
Sports ' at the Palace, the produc- 
tion In which Georges Carpentier 
■tarred, with Aileen Hamilton and 
Florence Walton featured. It is 
called "Women's Palace" and upon 
its presentation It was roUKh and 
unprepared. There were abundant 
•Tidences, however, that It lias the 
Material for success when It has 
heen whipped Into shape, 
Revve Player* 
In the cast are Jenny Oolder, 
*Ime. Oamla, Henriette Leblond, 
Rose Am.v, n. dc Byrac. Boucot (the 
Herman of "Rose-. Marie ') and 
Bpadiiro, the Italian comedian. 
Smirnova and Tripolltoft head the 



'Names" on Cigarets; 
Money and Humidors 



Varloiu eigaret manufactur- 
ers are going In atrong tor ad- 
veriislng testimonials from 
sta),'e, screen and llt«rary 

celebrities. 

One advertising man as- 
signed to bring in signatures 

for these recommendations 
gets 11,000 for every name 
bioiight in. In return, he re- 
wards the celeb with a $400 
silver humidor fliled with 
cigarets. 

The celeb gets a publicity 
break in having his name on 
24-sheets an'l in publication 
ads. 

One of the famous boys con- 
sented to praise a certain 
brand of cigarets only if his 
humidor were fliled with his 
favorite — a rival concern's — 
coflln nails. 




GULLIVER SELLING THREE?! 



Asking t2,00IMXM for Palladium snd 
2 Empires 



li.st of dancers. This offering Is a 
sort of prft|iniitiary In ttie big show 
due later on in the autumn. 

'Lultt" ta a musical comedy 
signed Serge Veber with music by 
Pares and Van Parys, offered at the 
Uaunou by Jane Renouardt. The 
score is ordinary and the whole 
venture promises little or nothing. 
The tally book has to do with a 
cuml>er8ome story: A wealthy 
American woman arrives unex- 
pectedly in Paris, niist.iking her 
nephew's former mistress. Lulu. f(»r 
his new bride, named Yvette. Y^vette 
reluctantly accepts the situation 
and assumes the role of the sup- 
posed wife's sister. 

This is complicated when the 
aunt's son flirts with Yvette and 
auntjr oonaenta to their marrlace. 
The mortified husband Is then 
forced to confess to the whole 
subterfuge. 
The cast includes Marcelle Trven 
(Continued on p«g« IT) 



WILL MAHONEY 

The Iiiiliauapolia '"TIMRS" said: 
■ Will Malioiiey starts where most 
siiiKli s 1, ,tve off. He is blessed with 
Uiiee of the sreatest gifts of the 
stage — real talent. Individual per- 
sonality, and material that IS ma- 
terial. He develops a song as no- 
lM>dy ever thought a song could be 
developed, and I will shout from 
the house tops ttiat Mahoney la the 
greatest one-man show In captivity." 

Direction 

RALPH G. FARNUM 

1560 BROADWAY 



London. Sept. 27. 

I.ale.-t Gulliver runi.ir is that Sir 
.■\lri>a Hutt and tiolly J<ipl are ne- 
gotiating for the Palladium and the 
HiMhorn and Penge Empires. 

Price repfHrted at f- "On.OOO for 
the three Louses. 

I'.tramount is still after the Pal- 
ladium with the talk feats on that 
■leal lieing handled through Al 
K nifi.ian In this cose Paramount 

only want!! to lease while Gulllver 

woiilil lil^e to sell. 



SEVERAL SAILORS 



OaKAY' RAZZED 
BY LONDONERS 



Sm WANTS DIWEY 
AND AT SANE FIGURE 



London, Sept. ST. 

Frank Franks, EnRlish producer, 
who has 11 revues touring. Is doing 
"The Big Kid," for which he made a 
special trip to America some months 
ago to secure Jack Dempsey 
through the William Morris office. 

At that time BVanks offered 
$3.S00 weekly for the former champ. 
Despite the outcome of last week's 
Chicago flght he is prepared to en- 
gage Dempsey at the same flgure 
plus a guarantee of six months. 



England's Ingenues 

London, Sept, IT. 

Ivy Tresmaiid will play the fem- 
inine lead In ' Hit the Deck," Which 
comes to the Hippodrome. 

Ingenues are as scare over here 
as In New York, with that no re- 
flection on Miss Tresmand. Pro- 
ducers are co'nstantly hunting for 
girls who can play a part 

Qoe* for Juveniles too. 



London. .<ept- JT. 
People you are liable to see 
around New Yoric very shortly are: 
Leon Lion, who sails on the "Ma- 
jestic" Oct. S to produce "Fanatics" 
in Now York; Dan O'Neal, pulling 
out of here Oct. 8 on the "Maure- 
tania" to stage Beatrice Llllle's new 
show for Dillingham; Constance 
I'olller. sailing on the "Olympic" 
Sept. 2H under Al Woods' manage- 
ment and due back in January to 
tour In "Meet the 'Wife"; Ella 
Shields, who opens at the Palace. 
Chicago, Oct. 1*. and departs from 
hero on tlie "CJeorBe Wasiiington" 
>i< l>t. ii. and Burns and BurchiU 
wiio will h» on board the 
Karia" leaving Oct. 1. 



"feet" at Gaiety 

London. Sept IT. 
".STiake Tour Feet^ is moving 
from the Hippodrome to tho Ciaiety 
until Jack Bulbert's revna la ready. 



Majesty's Pit Goes After 
It— Bootlegging Plot N.G. 



tiondea, Bwt. t1. 

■-Oh KajT (American) was greet- 
ed by ertes ot "rUbbWi" uaA "ter- 
rible" from paopla In tha pit m Ma 
opening night t Wm Majaatya 
This was deapit* a very friendly 
audlehce^^liieli «wdUUy woelvetl 
the musical. 

The derisive ahouta wf drowned 
out by general applause, but If a a 
peculiar twist, tor ttUa show looked 
like a smash for England, according 
to the way It opened in Liverpool. 

The trouble seems to be In the 
bootlegging plot, of no Interest on 
this side. There la no doubt that 
the piece la unlvanally not Uked 
although Gertrude Lawrence was 
warmly welcomed If, In turn, hav- 
ing to see the apiplause hit go to the 
Dodge Sistera for their simultane- 
ous dancing. 

Star, production and work of the 
chorus should make "Kay" profit- 
able for a limited run. One tip off 
on tho reception is thot tho ticket 
libraries (agencies) are holding 
themselves to a month to month 
buy. 

Musical Plays, Ltd. (London) In 
conjunction with Aarons A Freed- 
ley (New York , make the presenta- 
tion with cast Including, besides 
Miss I.twrence and the Dodge 
Girls, Rita Mcl>ean. Claude Herbert, 
rcric Coxon, Percy Parsons, April 
flarman, H.-vrold B'rench, John Klr- 
by. Ceclle Maule-Cole, Phyllis 
Dawn, Charles Cantley and Jack 
Dalmayne. William RItter la the 
producer. 

Another entrant is at the Cri- 
terion called "\M)en the Blue Hills 
Laughed." It Is one ot those cow- 
hoy comedies dominated by a silly 
and monocled Englishman who 
turns out to be the robust hero, 
outboxes the cowhands and outwits 
the beet trust to aav* th* heroine's 
ranch. 

Welt received, especially Guy 
Newall. British Aim actor, who 
plays the lead and Is part author. 



VAUDEVILLE OPENINGS 



London, SepL 27. 

Tracey and Hay were an em- 
phatic hit at Palladium yesterday 
in making their Lontlon vaude 
debut. They are usinR a different 
act than for their cab.iret turn. 

On tl|f same bill panizer and Ar- 
dr-n, contortionists, just about got 
by. 

At the Ilolbern Knipire an en- 
thusiastic welcome was tendered 
Bessie Cllftord who returned after 
an absenoe ot three years. 



LONDON CRITIC 

PANS POLLOCK'S 
lETKOPOUS' 

Atkinson of Express Al- 
tered Opinion — Wardour 
Co. Demands Apology 



London, Sc;«t. 27. 

Wardour Company, distributors 
for "Metropolis" here, asks an apol- 
ogy from the "Daily Express" for 
J. E. Atkinson's attack on the fllm 
and informs Variety legal action la 
beinK considered It no apology la 
forthcoming. 

Atkinson, fllm critic of the "Ex- 
press," gave the German picture a 
very f;ivorable notice when It was 
previewed at the Marble Ari li Pa- 
vilion last March, but now bitterly 
attacks It at general release time 
because of Channing Pollock's edit- ' 
log. He calls the fllm "lllleted and 
predlKCsted." Atkinson also states 
that Fritz Lang, director. In Lon- 
don over the week-end, repudiates 
tho picture as edited by Pollock. 

The ^^'ardour Arm states that 
Lang denies any such Statement, 
and i;fa'8 local representative point* 
out thnt PoUock'a edition was the 
only one generally shown In Ger- 
many. 



ALL BRITISH NOVELTY? 



■tpfWMt Ra«W* Soon 

London. Sept. ST. 
Raymond M.iasey is arranging for 
an early production ot "Spread 
Eagle" In London. 



THE TILLER DANCING SCHOOLS 



f armi ng 



OF AMERICA, lac 
aaS West 726 StrMi 
NEW YORK 



IMART READ 



London, Sept. ST. 

An all-British show is to be the 
Daly theatre's next. 

Frederick Lonsdale and John 
Hastings Turner will be the au- 
thors, whila Barry Ctoaham Is to 
do the lyrloa, but no Wnsllsh oom- 
poser has yat been seleotad for the 
music. » 



2 PROMINENTS DIE; 
HUNTLEV-BAILEY 



London, Sept. ST. 

Two deaths here last week Of 
persons prominent In the profea- 
alon. r,. P. Huntley. 5», well-known 
English oome<1ian, died Sept. 21 In • 
London nursing home. 

The second death was that of Bill 
Bailey, 811. for the past 25 years 
manager of the Metropolitan music 
hall and formerly manager of the 
Alhambru, who succumbed Sept. 23. 

Bailey was known to practically 
every performer In the world. 



Australian Dog Racing 
Hit—and Spreading 

Sydney, Sept. ST. 

Dog racing Is enioying a tremend- 
ous boom here at the present 
rnonienL The Idea was brought 
over by an American who has 
cleaned up with Ma inaehuioal 
hare device. 

So great has been the success 
tliat many oi>po3ltlon c^iursing 
tracks will shortly spring Into be- 
ing. 

Rufe Naylor, who controls the 
Empire theatre, haa tormttt % oom- 

pany and wilt begla'*|IMMiOna Sl> 

most at once. 

As the race* are held at night 
they're not doing the neighbor- 
hood film houses any good. 



WaaU Irene Delroy 

* tx>naon. Sept. ST. 

C. B. Cochran Is negotiating for 
Irene Delroy, curTentiy in the new 
Zlegfeld "I'\>llles" at the New Am- 
sterdam. 

The local producer desires Miss 
IMroy for his new Pavilion pro- 
duction which pushes off In Feb- 
ruary, and for which Noel Coward 
is the author. 



AUSmU&'S PBICI BOOST 
Sydney, Jtug. ST. 
Owing to grants given by the 

present Labor Government In New 
South Wales, it looks like theatre 
prices may be Incrsaaed at aa aarly 

date. 

Week-night rates at leading the- 
atres, with the exception of Em- 
pire, flgure at about IS top, down 
to around W WMi. A ' ' ^ 



crease on these prioea li 
urdays and holldaya 

v.irlous managements state the 
grants given make the overtiead 
high and tba o«lr way Mt «( It la 
to pass the astrft aeat «i !• tin 
theuiregoeta. 



•■B. * I. MAM" OK TOUB 

London, Sept. ST. 
"Butter and Eki? Man" com 
mences an experimental road tour 
at Golders Green next week, with 
.lack Hyltpn's band added. 



CONSTANCE'S SCOTCH DIVOSCK 

London, Sept. ST. 
Constance Talmadge haa filed bar 

Intentions to divorce Capt. AllMar 

Mcintosh at Edinburgh. 



BLUE AT KIT CAT 

liondon, Sept. ST. 
Ben Blue haa been 'added to tha 

opening of the Kit Cat Club u«4«r 
that establishment's new regima. 
I'remiere dute is Oct. 10. 



INDEX 

Foreign ,.S-3-S7 

Pictures 4-:S 

Ph'ture lleviews 21 

IMrture I'leseutalions ... ?6 
l-'ilm House Ilovlews .... ',i7 

Vaudeville ■^'t-'ii 

New Acts 26 

Burlesque :»i 

nus t« 3T 

Times Square i:-^ ' 

Kdltorlal 4 1 

Literati 23 

Women's Page 40-41 

I,e(:ltimate 4ri-!;3 

I.e^;it iteviews 48 

.Mu.'-lc 54-ri» 

OiUilix.rs fiS 

Sports 39 

Oblluar.v lit 

Correspornh.-nce 00 -fill 

Letter Lisl 63 

Inside \'audcviile 44 

lnsi<l<- Pictures 14 

Invl.le l.eKlt 44 

News of Uailies 5K 

iladin 6S 



O'CABR 1UUII» AOntBS 

London, Sept. ST. 
Sean OTasey, Irish dramatist, 
w,is married Sept. 23 to Katherlne 
Rovnolds. who appeared In TPloug h 
aad tba Mm." 



Tsrmilil at Kit Cat 

London. Sept St. 
Joe Termini has been booked tor 
th« Kit Cat Club's openlnc. dou- 
bling from vaude villst 



I^TUMES(( 

fPRODUCTIONSU 
PICTURES 
GOWNS 

'INDIVIDUALS' 

ICHNKIDKR-I 



Za,9 W30 ST NtW vqftK 11 



"VARIETY 



PICTURES 



WtdMcday, Sapttmbw 28. IM7 



INDES BURN OVER ADVANCE HLMS TO 




Producing-Distributors Reported Sponsoring Motion 
at Oct 10 Trade Confab — Inde Exhibs Framing 
Law Retarding Film for SchooU-Churches 3 to 6 
Months Aft«r ifBfMned by Theatres 



Independent exhibitor oi _ 
tions claim national producer-ikiltf* 
trlbutor chains propose to aponsor 
a motion regarding the sale ot film 
to schools and churches during the 
trad* conference to be held Oct. 10 
iilkdW the auspices ot the Federal 
Trade Cdnimis.sion. A sinul;ir pro- 
popnl is 1(1 be fratiioti and jjroseiited 
liy ihe inilopenilenta so as to nialto 
certain it geta to the commtasionera 
the right way. 

From the Hays olDoe emanates the 
rr-port that the coimnission will be 
aslicd to frame a law making it a 
«4riou»«9«iiaet pniilshabiei by heavy 
flnee aha other forfeits, ftir any pro- 
ducer or distributor, or through an 
ixrlianj^c to si-li lilm to a school, 
church or other institution in ad- 
Vance of a theatre tlttiwtaiK tt to Jlbat 
neighborhood. The prodlieei*' aiftf' 
distiributnrs claim that under the 
preaent circumstances tliey have no 
option wli^n a church or achool of- 
nclal dMniMida fflat. |t v^nilnc, Ite 
.reactionary elementa alwayt' eome 
back at the Industry with charges of 
creed and corruption. 

The independenta will propose a 
iaiim^ tbtwi$h wktah the «alc, 
rental or gift of fllni to a church, 
s -hool. Plub or civic Institution, 
ahead of a theatre will be ref^arded 
aa an automatic breach ot contract 
thrvvgb which tli« yrodwcer or Sla- 
trlbtltov Ann W MMllCd tkVOUgh 
the oflfle* M tit* attomejr-geaatal of 
1 he .Unlteitt Cttataa on cbanTM to be 
named. 

Attack Method 

An attack was launched last week 



at a meeting of exhtbtton against 
the manner In which the Hays or- 
Kaniz.itlun la trying to run the 
tr.'id(^ conference. It aeema that the 
Film Boards of Trade were asked 
to potlfy varioua exhlbltora In their 
respective territories that the con- 
fi-rence is to be held and to sec tliat 
two representatives having no con- 
nection whatever with producer- 
exhibitor chains are selected. In- 
dependents locally foresee in ibis 
move an attempt to influence ex- 
hibitor repr<-sentation on tlie i)art 
ot the Hays oDIce. The exhibitors 
ask Why the Hays offlce did not 
allow the State exhibitor organiza- 
tions to do all the notifying and 
appointing. 

Despite this the independents will 
have representation. PennsylvaTiia 
will probabl.v send the rtuiuired 
quota. New York will be ably rep- 
resented. Pete Harrison has stated 
he would see that Connecticut sends 
two trusty men. And Harrison 
will sit through the deliberations 
ot the conference with the smartest 
attorney he can find to question any 
proposals that the producers or 

llistribntors m«|t atiampt. to 

tlirough. 

JPete ■\Voodhull, president of the 
M. t*. T. O. A., claims the conference 
Is a chance for iniiept>ndents to 
write themselves a new ticket. Hut 
Woodhull issued the statement upon 
the request of tho Hajra organisa- 
tion so that it is immediately dis- 
counted 60 per cent, by the inde- 
pendents 

Hold Back Film* 

III additiiin to stuiiplng the entire 
«d\an<e sale of pielures to public 
institutions the exhlbltora intend to 
frame a law through which itchools 
II nd ehiirehes will not he able trt get 
Mm uiiiil from tliiee to six months 
after it h!is played the theatre in 
the neighborhood, omcials of the 
Y. JT. T^. A,, Hehools and churches 
will be invlteil to .-ittend the con- 
ference ;ind hear wliy exhiliitors 
can't allow them to have pictures 
■fy- without- Invitinft ruin, 
<* The Federal Trade Commission Is 
I ' empowered to legalize resolutions 
adopted at the conference. Indepen- 
dent exhibitors If properly rcpre- 
aent ed and managed, will have n 
chance of changing me clause Ih 
the .Standard Exhibition Contraet 
whereby producers have a chanre to 
substitute good pictures with bad 
tinder the original titles. This el ni^e 
provides that if a pictuic Is nut 
delivered within three niontlis after 
date promised tlu'u tiie priMliieer is 
not obliged to deliver at all. This 
BiMna that if a picture looks to he 



MLLT M OBAV BABT BIAS 



Los Angeles, Sept. 17. 

Polly Moran received the 
prize fan letter the other day. 

The sender referred to her as 
the Waniinis Baby Ptaj of 1831. 



PIRATING FIUH 
OUXOFN.Y. 

Firm Using Indin as Dis- 
tribtt^ 



WMhlntton, Stpt. 27. 

India 1b being used as a distribu- 
ting center by a New York com- 
pany for the sales of unauthorized 
prints of American made pictures. 
An Instance reported to the Depart- 
ment oC C o i nM Ww tnvoliras prints 
of two Mrlals, the atithorlzed rights 
to which are held by the complain- 
ing company. 

Correspondence forwarded the de- 
PMrtiMBt dtoelMea that the New 
Torii eoBcem had sold both serials 
at a price, Including advertising 
matter, etc., at approximately one- 
sixth of the cost to the rifihtful for- 
eign distributor. 

This turn in the so-called pirating 
of picture fllma is causing aome 
concern tor in the paat audi pirat- 
ing has been traced to foreign coun- 
tries wherein copyright protection 
did not exist. 

With » New Terk coneern so 
operating in the center of the dis- 
tributing field for the IT. S. to its 
foreign maiket, American ofTiclals 
abroad are being instructed to do 
eveKjrthlng IMrthl* to stop admis- 
sion of the unauthorized copies. 

Another Instance wherein the 
American officials abroad I'.avc been 
asked to step an alleged pirated 
copy Is in connection with "King of 
Kings." Rcporu had it that an 
attempt would be made.to sbow the 
Dc Miiic lilm In Roumanla. At the 
time of the report Oiat unauthor- 
ized print had not yet been offend 
in that country. 



SIR WM. JURY SELLS 
nOlRESI; WILL g|P(E 



London. Sept. 27. 

Sir WHilam Jury has sold his 
controlling interest In the firm ot 
Jury-Metro, which concern repre- 
sents M.-U.-M. to Itoew's. Inc., in 
New York. 

This means that Jur>- will retire 
from netlvo business at the agr of 
57 owinfr to poor health. He re- 
cently personally attended to the 

booking of "sm^'mi^ mmi tit thc 

provinces. 

SMALL TOWN VOTES "SUNDAY" 

("orreetionville. la., Seiit. 27. 

This village lived up to Its name 
last week, correcting the blue law 
which forbid Sunday picture shows, 
returning a majority of GO votes in 
favor of Sunday shows. 

The new Itadio theatre took im- 
mediate advantage ot the altuatlon, 
offering "The Big Parade" as Its 
first Sunday program. 



SBAIiFIUIS 
MT SPRING 



Conway Writing Original 
for Di»--fW from All 



When tho ba—ba U aaaaon opena 
nest spring tha pubUe will ba de- 
luged with a aeoro ot haaobaU pic- 
tures. Last year there were three 
or the market and all w«re reported 
aa having been box offlce winners. 

Paramount has already assigned 
Jack Conway, formerly with Va- 
riety, to write an original atory of 
the diamond for Richard DIx. 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is going to 
have another diamond yarn for Wil- 
liam Haines, and First National 
contemplates another such picture 
for Lloyd Hughes. F. B. O. also has 
a baseball picture, while Warner 
Brothers will follow up with "The 
Bush Leaguer" and "The Big 
Leaguer," with the same st.ar, Monte 
Blue. 

Fox is also going to do a ball pic- 
ture with George O'Brien, while 
Universal contemplates making a 
similar picture with Arthur Lake, 
one of tiiclr Juvenile stars. 

De Mllle, on the other hand, It is 
understood, is going to put Bob 
Armstrong, former stage actor who 
appeared in "la Zat So," under con- 
tract and ta«tiir* him In a baaebail 
yam. 



GEN. ELECTRIC IN 
TALKER" OPPOSBH 



ONLY 3 GRADUATES 

mmmmsm 



Option on Other Paramount 
School Not Taicen U|h- Goss 
Lands in U. A. Picture 



Los Angeles, Sept. 27. 
Only three graduates of the 
Paramount school, who came to 
the Pacifle Coast, will be left in the 

Paramount stock lineup for the 
coming year. They lire Huddy 
Kogers. Jack . Luden and Thelma 
Todd. 7 

The other playera have been notl- 
lied that upon the expiration of 
their contract their serviei'S will no 
longer be required. Tiiey include 
Blanche LeCialre. Nancy Phillips, 
Gregory Blackton. Ivy Harris, Iris 
Urey and Josephine Dunn. 

Walter Goss, also of this group, 
was given his relea.se recently wiicn 
learning that the option the com- 
pany had was not to be renewed. 
.N'ow under the name of Roland 
Drew he is playing the male lead 
opposite Dolores del Rio in "Ra- 
mona." which Kdwin Carewe is 
making for llnited Artists' release. 



nf Krent value the producer can stall 
the rr nu l icd iu i hlli uf time, luauiBw 



another picture to take the place of 
Ihe one promlspil. If proceeding 
the independent exhibitors can make 
iiiiiiiro substitution a iraudulem 
offense. 

The block hooking Issue does not 
seem to rouse any special nntag- 
onism from Independents in New 
York. 



Hiram Abnuns' Daughter 
Gets Diyorce ■ Maine 



Auburn. Me., Sept 27. 

A shock for the youngsters 
around here yesterday when they 
learned that Grace Abrams. step- 
daughter of the late Hiram Abrams, 
was a married Woman and not the 
carefree young playmate ot movie 
fuilis they thought. 

This news came out when Grace 
and her mother motored over from 
their palatial home at Poland, near 
here, for a divorce on grounds of 
eruelty, desertion and non-support. 
They got it within an hour from 
Justice Ldttre Deaay In the Supreme 
Court. 

Mrs. rh.i7>lln and- her mother told 
the Justice that Cliaplin inews- 
p.f. mM I dfstrte d li r r In 19::j. 

had not even paid doctor bills nor 
furnished food or raiment, t hajilin 
did not contest the suit. 

.Mrs. fliapiin hgured in an auto- 
mobile accident July 4 when re- 
turning from a dance nt I.iland 
Park. She was in a I.,rwi»ion. Me., 
hostdtal fur some time. 

The Chnpllna had no children. j 



Putt On Own Machine for TTy* 

Out — Maybe Competition for 
Western Electric 



SeiMaMtady. M. T.. Sapt tT. 
General inaotrle*s ICUMgraphena," 

the company's talking movies, had 
Its first public showing at the local 
State Friday afternoon. It will mn 
a WMl^ ■c o orJing to p r —a n t indl- 
catlona. Tha ahow Im bafaig given 
In connection with Um r^pdar pic- 
ture prog^-am nad maa alMut 20 
minutes. 

Tha rad opens with TT. W. Tttr- 
lagr. h ead of the eoncem owning the 
theatre, and former Damoerittlc 
state chairman, giving a brief In- 
troduction. Banjo quintet, vocal 
quartet and other musical and in- 
strumental numbers make up the 
balance of tha reel. 

The voices and inatrumental mu- 
sic sound perfectly from the loud 
speakers although a bit "throaty" 
and the mechanical blurs of canned 
muaio ara praeUcally eliminated. 

O. E. engineera are aaid to be 
satisfied with the showing to date. 

Vitaphone is to open at the Van 
Curler theatre Thursday and much 
of 4)ie "thunder" of that opening 
was taken away by the G. E. talk- 
ing Alms. . 

This General Klectrlc machine Is 
regarded as serious competition for 
the Western Electric Sound Pro- 
jector. The tatter has been instru- 
mental in creating Viti4>hone and 
Movietone. 

General Electric is also entering 
into competition wiili picture pro- 
ducers in making short feature 
subjects. O. K. has been trying to 
hook up with national produeera for 
over a year but without success. 
It was evidently Intended to con- 
struct the whole program as a sell- 
ing argument and if no praduebig 
organlcation can be induced to 
come In O. H. evidently intenda to 
scil the machine and organize their 
own picture producing plant to 
■erve biqrera of aquipment. 



RADIO COSTLY 
10MUSI 




"Names" io ''Night Life'' 



His Imperial Highness, Archduke 
Leopold of Austria, has accepted 
tlio role ot chief of detectlvea in 
' Night Ufe," TUtany production. 
Other notable membera of tha ca£t 
are Count Doboneck, Russia; F. 
Sehumann-Heink, son •( l(me. 
Schumann-Helnk; Henry Rein- 
hardt. son of Helnrelch Relnhardt, 
compoaer of "The Student Prince," 
and Lydia Teaman Tltua. A girl 
named Alice Day hi in the picture 
too. 

Lydia Teaman Titus was atoeted 
an honorary memtier of the Elks 
about 30 years ago, the first woman 
to receive this recognition. 

George Archalnbaud la directing. 



Tbrew Oit "Ant Nary'' 



trtlca, N. T., Sept. n. 

Two houses suddenly changed 
bills after some billing. 

The Olympic threw out "The Re- 
juvenation ot Aunt Mary" (P.D.C.), 
as inadequate after It had run but 
two days, putting In Corinne Grif- 
fith in "Mile. Modiste." 

The burlesque show slated to 
pl.iy the Colonial the last half of 
this week has been called In. be- 
cause It isn't up to standard, ac- 
cording to Barney Lumberg, man- 
ager, and the house will be dark the 
three days. 



50,000 People Out of 
ThMttarM on Two Nigliit 



aCinB«apoiis, Sept. «, 
Mlnneaptrfla thaatrea again laat 
waak fait the attag of radio compa- 
Utlon. 

Radio portiea by the hundred 
were given Wedneaday and Thurs< 
day evenlnga throughout the city. 
Thoae poasesslng receiving sets la' 
vited In their nelghbcArs, friends and 
relatives to hear the big New Tork 
program Wednesday and the Ttm- 
ney-Dcmpsey fight broadcast the 
following night. Many set ownera 
made the parties social events. 
Radio, and mwato atores also threw 
open their doors on the two' nights 
and Invited the public to listen In 
gratis. Two local stations were 
hooked up with New York to broadv 
east the Wednesday program from 
the natlohal radio banquet at the 
Hotel Astor. WCCO carried the 
fight broadcast from McN'ameo at 
the ringside by remote control. 

Theatre owners estimate that over 
50,000 people were kept away from 
their theatres on the two niKhts. 
They believe the two cilur events 
took more than $25,0U0 out of their 
pocket books. 

These managers, now roinliatting 
a strike of their union employees, 
were not made any too happy by 
the announcement from WCCO, 
leading local statio'n, that more .New 
York programs and better local 
broadcasts are scheduled fur this 
winter. Beginning Oct. 1, WCCO 
states. It will broadcast from 10 to 
12 hours weekly of programs from 
WEAF and WJZ, New York, by re-' 
mota^ntroL 



ACADEMY'S DST S 

FOR COMMITTEES 



Rork-Agnew Engagement 
Off Again; Present* Back 

l.n9 Angeles, Sept. 27. 

I'"or the second and apparently 
the final time, the engagement of 
Ann- Rork to marry Robert Agnew, 
screen actor, has been called off. 

The gifts each had given the 
other have been returned. 



Mizner Free-Lancing 

Los j\n.mlep. .Sept. 27. 
On expiration ot his contiact 
with Paramount last week. 'Wilson 
.Mi. r.er set up as n free lance scen- 
arist. 

Prior to le.ivinc, Mi/ner was In- 
ducted into the r. I,' ■! of actors, 
playing altnrney for the defenae in 
'Uenttjiiinen Prefer B.Ii 



Candidates for Board and Ex- 
ecutive Committees— Annual 
Election OetolNrtt 



Los Angeles, Sept. 27. 

Nominating commutes of the Mo- 
tion Picture Academy of Ans and 
Sciencea liave presented lists of 
condidatea for positions on tlicboard 
of directors and class executive- 
committees. 

Candidates submitted for the 
board ot directors are Douglas 
Fairbanks, Milton Sills and Conrad 
Nagel for Actors' Bram h; Fred 
Nihlo. William De.Mllle ?nd .T. Stu- 
art Hlackton for Directors' Hraneh; 
Sam Goldwyn. Sol Wurlzcl and 
Harry Rapf for Producers: C. 
Gaudio, F. E. Pelton and Wlllinm 
C. Menslea for Technicians, and 
'Waldemar Young, Jono Miirlin and 
Benjamin Glazer for the Writers. 

Nominations by the varloua 
branch committees for executive 
committee positions arc as follows: 

Actors' Branch: Conrail .N.iccl, 
Hallam Cooley. Richard Bai-thel- 
mess, flTaiUiea Baery and Lois Wil- 
son. 

Directors' Branch: J. Stuart 
Blackton. Ixiis Weber, Reginald 
Barker, Sidney Olcott and Rowland 
V. Lee. 

Producers' Branch: Louis B. 
Maxer. Mary PiektOrd. B. P. Schul- 
berg, WattenoB Rothacker and 
Jaeli Warner. 

Tectiniclans: Wilfred Bii. kJand, 
J. M. .N'ickolaus, F. E. rellon, J. T. 
Reed and Karl Struss. 

Writers' Branch: 'Waldemar 
Young, Bess Meredyth, Tom Ger- 
aghty, Joseph Famham and Alfred 
A. Cohn. 

The annual election of the acad- 
emy will take place Oct. 15. with 
the nl)nve lists elected siitoni.itieal- 
ly unles5i other candid;ifes are 
nominated by groups of 10 or more 
members, which condition Is un- 
likely. The board of directors will 
meet after tha election date and 
select the offlcers of the academy. 



Monty Banks Financing 

Loa Angeles, Sept. 27. 
Monty Banks, having completed 
'I'i.viiig Luck" for rathe, will 
finance his own productions in thS 
future. 

They will continue to »>e dIMH* 
ited b;- Pathe. 



WMnatdajr, S«pt«rab«r M, 1M7 



'fight 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 



UNIONS 




FINISH 



ACADEMYTAKESUPMATTEROF 
ACTORS' STANDARD CONTRAa 



Gonunittee of 5 Will Submit Final Form for Ap- 
proirail— Applies Only to Fre»>L>aiic« Workers — 
Waimnl' CMrtraet Comes Nest 



Loa Angeles, Sept. 2T. 

Board of Directors ot the Motion 
Picture Aeademjr of Arts and Sci- 
ences has appointed a committee of 
Bve to take up negotiations fur tlio 
completion of the actors' standard 
form of oontraet. Conrad Xagel 
and Hallam Cooley will represent 
the Actors' Branch In the neftotla- 
tlons, with M. C. Levee and B. P. 
Schulbertc acting for the Producers' 
Branch. John StahU director, is the 
(Mth member. 

The committoe has already start- 
M workins on the standard con- 
tract, taking up the proceedinKS 
from the point previously arrived at 
by Conrad Xa^gel and Milton Sills 
with Edwin L.oeBr-«^torney ot the 
produlcers. The actSts" standard 
contract will apply om^^o free- 
lance workers, as contraeteOiilayers 
In most Instances have varied 
forms ot contract. » 

After the contract has been ap- 
proved by the committee of five it 
will be submitted to the Actors' and 
Producers' branches of the Acad- 
emy for approval, and then handed 
to the board ot directors for final 
o. k. It Is expected that the con- 
tract will be In actual operation by 
all producer-members of the Acad- 
emy Inside ot two months. 

The principal question to be 
Ironed out by the committee will 
be a deflnltlon ot Just what ctm- 
stltutes a week's work. Some In- 
terpretations have been that it 
should be a total of a certain num- 
ber of hours weekly, while others 
have expressed the opinion that it 
should limit the nunrt>er of actor- 
working hifurs. eaok day of the 
week, with Sunday work consid- 
ered overtime. 

. The writers' contract has been 
held In abeyance for the time be- 
ing. It will be taken up when the 
Screen Writers' Guild presents, 
through the Writers' Branch ot the 
Academy, some idea of the prin- 
cipal features that the Guild wishes 
to hare embodied in the Writers' 
standard contract. 



SCHENCK BUYS OUT W.C. 
n GRAUMAN'S 



Underworld Pool 



The latest -squawk made to 
the Mntliin Picture Producers 
and IJistrilnit'Ts Association 
comes from a firm of national- 
ly known billiard table man- 
ufacturera 

"Why do you always show 
billiard tables in underirround 
saloons and low dives wl»ere 
disreputable gunmen and thugs 
hang out?" runs the protest, or 
In words to that effect. The 
billiard manufacturer goes on 
to say that billlardB Is a gen- 
tleman's game, and no reflec> 
tion should be east on the an- 
cient and honorable pastime 
in this manner. 

It seems that the continual 
representation of pool rooms . 
in underworld pictures had had 
Jtect of cuttine In to a 
remarkSWw^ — extent on pool 
room patronage and In this 
manner Indirectly affecting the 
sales of Millard tables. 




T 

QPEHION-yNIQN 



Managers Say Showdown 
Must Come, and Now — 
Stage Hands Strike for 
One Day's Rest fu Seven 
-^tbor Unions Oat in 
Sympathy — "Must Break 
Loose from Unions' Stran- 
gle-hold," Aver Owners — 
Strike in Second Week 



FILH-TO-FILM 
BASIS WILL 

SAVE 40^ 

Major Firms Will Not Re- 
new Options on Directors, 
Writers and Players 



NO DItoRDER SO FAR 



TAX ON HONEY REMISSIONS NEW 
PLAN TO CUT IN ON U.S. FILMS 



Sweden Makes Assessment on First National Sub« 
sidiary of 33 Percent on Half lU Tum-Badc to 
U. S.— Other Coimtri^May Folt»w 



' Minneapolis. Stfpt. 27. 
With theatre owners looking horns 
with their iinlon employees in a 
bitter clash to the flnlA to estab- 
lish what the owners assert is the 
rliAit to run their Own business 
without outalds dictatipB, tiie eyes 
of much ot the theatrical world are 
believed to be centered on the Twin 
Cities. 

Local owners aver they will fight 
to the last ditch to break loose from 
the unions' strangle bold on them. 
They ' declare they do not propose 

to be at the mercy of the or- 
ganized employees any longer. If 
they lose this time they know that 
the picture machine operators and 
musicians are certain to enforce 
more demands upon them next year. 
National forces are expected to aid 
both sides In what promises to be a 
long drawn out encounter. 

The picture machine operators, 
musicians, bill posters and scenic 
artists have walked out in sympathy 
with the stage employees who were 
first to strike. The strikers now 
number nearly 690. Notwithstand- 
ing nearly all the theatres have 
(Continued on page 12) 



G.E.S. Win Direct? 



Reg Uenny. recently re- 
turned from Kngland. tells of 
a visit to George Bernard 
Shaw. Denny requested to 
use one of the author's stories 
for a picture. Shaw hesitated 
a few nion^nts and then saiij. 

"Your American directors 
put a story on the screen that 
an author cannot recognize. If 
your company wants my story 
I will have to direct it. Other- 
wise no Shaw story will go on 
the screen in the future." 



EMINENT COUNSE 
IN "MIRACLE" TILT 



s U.A. Two-third»of House 

— "Gaucho" Named as Suc- 
cessor to "Kings" 

Los Angeles, Sept. 27. 

Joseph M. Schenck has purchased 
West Co.Tst Theatres' Interest in 
Orauman's Chinese theatre in Hol- 
lywood. This now gives Schenck 
and United Artists a three-quarters 
Interest In the house, with Sid C.r.au 
"man holdincr the other third. 

West Coast had purchased an In- 
terest In the house about three 
months before It was completed. 

With West Coast out. indications 
are tliat I'nited ArtisSs' pictures 
will be given the -break here, and 
it is likely that "The Gaucho," 
Douglas Fairbanks' present picture, 
will follow the "King of Klnes" 
early in November. 

No soomer had West Coa.st con- 
templated disposing of Its Interest 
In the Chinese than announcement 
was made it was poinK to turn the 
Criterion, downtown, into a two-a- 
day $1.50 top. The first picture 
scheduled for this house at that 
scale is "The Patent Leather Kid." 
jWhlch will follow "Camillc," cur- 
rent 

Jin TvUy's Money Idea 

Los Angeles. Sept. ST. 
t lan nce Urown, M-O-M director, 
onvred Jim TuUy $15,000 for the 
screen rights to hi* latest book. 
"Circus Parade." .He was knocked 
for a loop when Tully wired a re- 
'Jeetion, suggesting $lt)0,«00. 



Los Angeles, Sept. 27. 

At a recent meeting of bigger 
members of the AssociatlOB «t Mo- 
tion Picture Producers it tt tind**- 
stood an agreement was made 
whereby all long-term contracts for 
directors and featured players will 
be discontinued and that stock 
players will be alimlnated from 'the 
li.iyroll In the future. 

It is further planned that no di- 
rectors, featured players or writ- 
ers or stock company players will 
have options taken up wlien the 
time limit arrives unless salary Is 
nominal. Com»ianles will carry 
these people along on a picture-to- 
picture basis only. 

The first example of this method, 
it is said. Is Paraniount's dislncUna- 
liiin to renew an option on ]''lor«ilce 
V'idor's services Oct. 1. It is re- 
ported Miss Vldor ha* made, ar- 
ranpements whereby she will con- 
tinue on a pkture-to-plcture basis 
for two more productions after her 
contract e.xpircs. 

ProjAucers figure they can elim- 
inate about 40 per cent by follow- 
ing this method. 



Tkalberg-Shearer Wed 

Los Angeles, Sept. '27. 
Irving G.,ThaJberg, J8, production 
exeeutiv* tor M-O-M, will marry 
Norma Shearer, M-O-M picture 
st.'ir. at his home in Sants Moaica, 
■rhur»d.ay, Sept. 29. 
It was originally planned to have 
c h, but due to 
the death of Marcus I.ocw the 
couple decided t'l liavc an informal 
ceremony and leave immediately 
afterward on their honeymoon. 

Ixjuls B, Mayer will act as best 
man for Xhalberg. Only members 
of Thalberg's and Miss Shearer's 
immediate family will be present, 
besides Matrss. 



TRY UNKNOWNS 
OVER PASSE 
FILM NAMES 



Bruce Bromley Pitted Against 
Max Steuer — Menchens 
NM4NotTMtify 

A verbose and. In'volved legal 
opinion in the litigation between 
First National and Metro Goldwyn- 

Mayer over the film rights to "The 
Miracle" resolves Itself down to a 
legal tilt between Max D. Steuer 
(Harold f'orljin. counsel), represent- 
ing F. N. versus Cravath, Hender- 
son & De GersdorfC (Bruce Brom- 
ley, counsel), appearing folr M-Q-M 
in association with J. Kobert Rubin, 
the r<'gular Aletro attorney. Tech- 
nically, I'aul D. Cravath's power- 
ful Wall street Srm is counsel ot 
record for Joseph and Madge 
Menchen, original owners of "The 
Miracle" riglits. 

First Natiohal (Al Woods and 
Rose B. Woods, technical co-plain- 
tiffs) would examine the Menchens 
relative to certain questions Involv- 
ing "The Miracle," but HromIe#r. 
who did so well on behalf of 
Famous Players in the Federal 
'^rade investigation, ofutpolnted F. 
N. and the 8teuer legal battalion. 
Hence the Menchens need not be 
subjected to P. N's. Inquisitors as 
to their rights in the matter. 

"The Miracle," the Max Rein- 
hardt (Morris tlest) st.Tge success, 
dates back 16 yt'.'irs as to Its world 
film rights. Woods claims he owns 
them. The Menchens state they 
transferred their rights to Leonard 



Major Producers Claim 
Former Stars Hurt Sales 



lAS'AafslMi, S«pt. 27. 
Fornnr stsn SaA f««t«IM:«1ayers 
who 4>W ntt*' fetch 'MiMl^ inde 
pendents and smaller producing 
companies are finding it hard to 
grab prominent parts In big pro- 
ductions ot the larger Mm com- 
panies. 

According to studio ofllclals in 
the larger organizations, nearly all 
former stars and featured players 
who have been consistently before 
the public on various pcQSnuBS hurt 
tlie sales values OMtr vnttKOOM 
tf Included. 

It Is contended that many play- 
ers who have hit the peak of pop- 
ularity, but are now on the down 
grade, have appeared in so many 
program pictures ot nominal cost 
that they hurt a major program 
picture rather than help it. To 
prove this argument, one producer 
points to the fact that unknown 
players who have not been public- 
ized to any great extent In pictures 
are much more capable ot carrj'ing 
a picture through to big grosses; 
for even If the unknowns do not 
help with names, still they do not 
detract from the sales values. 

Another point brought out for the 
value of unknowns In the big pro- 
duction Is the fact that exhibitors 
are not given the oi)portunity to 
book cheaper program pictures 
from an opposition excliange with 
the same stars or featured person- 
alities. This method has been used 
in some Instances by exhibitors to 
combat the opposition of a big pic- 
ture, to the sorrow of the distrib- 
utor. 



r..hn Hey wood and Florence Haver- 
> i-ittT .1 nd they in turn assigned to 

.M-G-.M. 

"The Mtrade" was copyrighted 

Dec. 23, 1911, In America In the 
names of Ed Rote and G. Bock of 
Berlin, as a musical work, bonk by 
Karl Voimoeiler; music by Kngel- 

b«ct UiMwerMMlb 



Variety Bureau 
Washington. Sept. 27. 
European countries are now 

reaching out for another method of 
cutting In on the' American picture 
maker. The latest is a tax assess- 
ment on ail financial remiasioiis t« 
the United States. 

This move has been under dilcus- 
slon tor some time but Sweden is 
first to make the assessment, a bill 
having been sent to a sut>sidtary 
company ot First National taxing 
it H per cent on one-half of its . 
money shipment to America durins 
the past year. 

It is fully expected, states George 
Canty, motion picture trade com- 
missioner, in makias ths report to 
the Department of Commerce, that 
similar action will be taken In ref- 
erence to the other so-cnlled Swed- 
ish-American picture distributing 
companies. 

Case In question has been sub- 
mitted by F. N. to its attorneys to 
file a protest, with it stated by Mr. 
Canty that It It Is necessary to pay. 
It has been estimated that, since the 
tax is about SI per cent, on half of 
the gross sum returned to America 
during the year, it will approximate 
a cut tor the Swedish Government 
running close to $30,000. 

In view ot the tact that this com- 
pany, it ts addsd. Is bvt one ot eight 
which are organised to distributo 
American pictures under Swedish 
law, It is believed readily evident 
that the total sum. it necessarily 
paid to the sovsmmont, wHl (MMdi 
figures prohibitive of any profit In 
the market. 

Al.si), points out Mr. Canty, Indi- 
cations ,-ire that the Swedlth assess- 
ment will act as a precedent for 
other European countries, STea 
though In many Instances American 
films ore rented to their subsidiary 
companies In Sweden for a certain 
percentage ot the gross In that 
country, as against direct sales in 
some other countries. 

If the F. N. protest succeeds la 
having the present a.ssessment 
withdrawn, reliable information 
reaching Mr. Canty causes the pic- 
ture trade commissioner to beliers 
that the Swedish Rikstag will bs 
asked this coming session to enact 
a law t;ixliig the gross collection of 
foreign flims sold In that country. 

It Is added that, tba belief in 
Sweden is that the legtslatlon has 
excellent chances of enactment Into 
law. 

Inquiry at the department as to 
possible representations from the 
U. S. Oovemment in behalf ot the 

producers brought forth the opin- 
ion that such taxation was entirely 
in the province of a foreign nation. 
It was added that it was not an 
unusual procedure for governments 
to tax profits of foreign owned com- 
panies operating within' their con- 
finf«. 



U'S '^AR HAWKS" 
AnACKED BY CRITICS 



London, Sept. 27. 
"War TT.iwks." T'tm-fTTim — flTm 
liuiiiortrng t.. .'iliow (lie liiili'^li air 
force in action during the war, has 
been savagely attarked by the 
"Dally Mall" and others an holding 
that branch of the service lip to 

riillcllle. 

The Air .Ministry Jias vi'vv.l tin- 
picture and the censor bus pusse<l it. 



LASKY EAST FOE STAT 

Los Angeles, Sept. 27. 
Jesse Lasky and Walter Wunger 
are en route to New York, with 
Lasky scheduled to locate in the 

east for a number of months. 
Wanger will return to the coast 
I'aramount studios within a tew 

months. _ , l 

Both win Attend the meeting of^ 
I'.'irarnonnt <listr|ct managers and 
s;ilfM c.\c< utiv'.s in Chicago sched- 
ule,! i.,r 1)1 t. ."I, 30. ai. 



COSTUMES 



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VARIETY 



PICTURES 



STANLEY'S NEW WEAUR; 
5,000 MORE M. P. SEATS IN BALTO 



Stanley Theatre Opened Friday — Maryland Alio in 
Grind List— "Magic Flame" Sent VilMlela to 
$16.0pQ-r''49» Qirr No Panic 



^Klmore, Sept. 27. 

Pi**fiirt' <^vent of la.st week was the 
openinK ot the Stanley theatre Fri- 
day night. This 3,600-scater tops 
the towna's seatlnt; capacity by 
some hundreds, while the liouse in 
Itiid* mai general elegance 
k ' ilfRr "'■tMdard for picture 
liatiaes fii Baltimore. ' 
An interesting sidelight ot the 
enterprise is the appointnteht ot 
Bernard Depkin, Jr., as resident 
manager. Depkin was associated 
with Howard Bennett in the man- 
agership of the original rickwick 
theatre on' IjCXlngton stri^ot, a 2O0- 
seat nlckeKxleon, ftn^ the llr.st of the 
town's screen boiisei., Qepkln, still 
a yoiing man, Mm.'WtfiVmet .nw- 
axer cf the UtWl^ A^ >!«;- 
^est hoiue. ■ . 

The. theatre T^as' co'UpOnsd i[dr the 
opcnlns ,p«jrtormiU»:a. WitK'Jhitlf the 
hbiiM riqiierved for laVitMl !iraie4tf . 
iSM d«4icatory dddr«aa Mm 
'•f«!l.'6jr Mayor Broenlng. 

"^1^ Stolen Bride.," Inaugurail 
IDm,^ yieceived wltli but mild Inter- 

aU,, Management, no doubt, figured 
Kt'iha theatre would be tlie draw 
and lap hplding its bigger film feat- 
Vre^ for use when the novelty of 
the house begins to pale. The same 
reasoning didn't hqld in tlie case of 
tjni ataff ju*, : I mwyr w. . Wartag'B 

ured. , ... 

The house btttMimnutTi txvring 

capacity. 

The opening of the Stanley, plus 
t%» awitch of the Kelth-Alhee- 
Sebanberfter .Maryland to the grind 
policy, adds well over 6,000 seats to 
the flrst run picture houses of tiiis 
town. Maryland may be out again 
at any time as the K-A-S interests 
are Jiegotlating for the Garden, 
Whiteliurits' corabtoatton . house. 

■ w i a wl !■ I Mii w twur ■tai ; Mi> 
nicaMoa-Btaia.but In the event «( 

a. .eonsumraatlon the eorab K-A 
tMuld go to the shopping center 
house, the .'^Bhubart legit into the 
Maryland :MUi: the 'AndUorlum 
would Itkev WilmtaMr to reper- 
toire. 

The advent of fall tempemtures 
was a box otnce boost last week. 
Ttig opposition came from the Tex 
Klckard party In Chicago Thursday 
night. 

The btg Stanley didn't get In untU 
VrMsy "Aight and wtth a paMIy 
•emplUMntery iMkM then, so H 
dtdnt agmr* ftr th« waelCe bU. 
Im w bouMe aB aame through with 
fine b. o. aeorea. Wamer-Metro 
polltan opened a run of "When a 
Man Loves" to excellent trade. New 
eased off at least tS.OOO with "We're 
All namblera." while "Clancy's 
Kosher Wedding" failed to show 
anything outstanding at the com- 
lilnatlon Garden. The comb. Illppor 
■Irome got a very good week with 
"Beauty Shoppers" and the Mary- 
{•Bd. making tta debut aa a com- 
Maatlon house, got eS to an ez- 
eeUent start with rrhe Joy OlrL" 
Vhe iiptowii taitcwv had 'Big 
I'arade," and the war flim woii an-' 
♦ther b. o. victory. 

Estimates fo^ Last Weak 
.'•tenley (Btnnley-Crandall Co.) 
(MM; t6-SS>— "The Stolen BHde." 

Friday night. Only part of 
jiApaoHy house cash; .Capacity Sat- 
urday through the b. o, wlqke^. Film 
Riding over for curtent week. 
Waring's Pennsylvanians also hold- 
ing over, si ored hit of opening bill. 
I'rime favorites in this town due to 
fre<iuent appearances at the RIvoll. 
Theatre has biggest capacity and 
tiie greatest elegance of any loo^ 
theatre. Night business should be 
easy to get and if the handicap of 
being off the main shopping street 
MB ke overcome for matinee trade, 
success of venture assured. 

Maryland (Kcrnan Amusement 
Co.) ('25-11.00)— "The .Toy C.lrl " 
Opening film not generally regarded 
aa strong but interest In v.aiide end 
of progr.'ini here sllll large and 
comb pdliry pot off to surprisingly 
good start. About $10,000. 

Century (Loew) (3.100; 25-60) — 
"Adam and Kvil.' Picture highly 
endorsed. Ted Lewis and Band htg 
•tace card. TIc-up with Columbia 
IMO^ with 600 lines ot dally ad- 
tatraaement aided. Lewis went over 
Mg, smashing running time schcd- 
~nl^ Vi'Iday night by repeated re- 
rfpoiisc^ to encores. Allowlnjrfor the 
tlRht opposition Thursday w.eU'.s 
gross high; ^22,.^00. 

Valencia (Loew) (1.S46; 25-fiii)^ 
"Magic Flame." Colenian-B.inky 
team great draw, getting large 
matinee patronage. Result opening 
week approached "Resurrection" 
busliMMS, About $1K.«00. 

N«W CWhltehursts) (I.ROO; tS- 
KO)— "AH OamWers." Melghan film 
got mixed notices and stiff oppost- 



BOYD WOLHEIM HLM 
TOPS SEATTLE, $15,500 

U. A/s Comedy Team Beat 
"Fireman" by $500— Co- 



Seattle. Sept. 27. 
(Drswing Population, AtOJtOO) 

Uncertain fall weather 'had sum- 
mer days in its midst that hurt the 
show fihops a bit. 

Announced Eddie Peabody will re- 
main but two more weeks, complet- 
ing 16 weeks at the Fifth Avenue. 
Suocessor. under consideration. Ed- 
die wlU probably go ..to Portland. 
He Is under long; contact to Fan- 
chon and Marco, 

Next week the Uberty will drop 
from 60 to W ceiltii 'Mineral adntls- 
sion,' with 25-cent t)Hc« dally tintU 
6 p. m. Loges evenliigs'SO Cents. 

The. big thing In town Was the 
premiere showing of "Two Arabian 
Hnights" (U. A.), the local angle 
being that John ConsidliK, Jr., the 
producer, is a Seattle boy. 

Pantages had Sophie Tucker as 
the magnet, and she delivered. 
House h.Tfi "PeaciveH" Browning next 
wiM'k. Blue Mouse went into sec- 
ond week strong with "When a 
Man Loves," aild Orpheum had Un- 
proved vaude bill 'virith "The Heart 
Thief." 

"Firemen, Save My Child," was 
the laugh Idea at the Fifth Avenue. 
Ran a race for the comedy-seekers 
with "two. Ambtan, iSnUMa," and 
the, fans seemed aboiit . (0-50 on 
which was better. 

^blumbia business above average 
wtth "Cat and Canary." Folks liked 
mystery, and girl ushers dressed like 
the "cat." 

Estimates for Lsst Week 
Fifth Avenue (W. C.) (2,700; 25- 

60-60). "Firemen, Save My Child " 
(Par). Beery and Hatton have 
rivals this week in Wm. Boyd and 
Lois Walhelm at United Artists; 
Jane Qreen heads presentation; 
got $16,000, 

United Artists CVT, C-U. A.) (I,- 
IM; M-M)— "Two Arabian Knights" 
(U. A-). Lou of l$i#uin la this 
comedy, but packed 
advertising to get 
great; tl6,600. 

Columbia (U) (1.000: 25-50)— "Cat 
and Canary" (U). Saturday and 
Sunday only fair, due to flne weath- 
er; picked up later to 16,700. 

Liberty <W. C.) (1,««0; M-IO)— 
"Soft, Cushions" (Far). Pttndr pic- 
ture, 'but burlesque idea over heads 
Of audiences; so that it Aopped woe- 
fully; satire not obvious enough for 
this town; $6,000. 

Blue Mouse (Hamrlok> (S6«; 25- 
60)— "When a liMI'«if«M" and Vita 
(W. B). SecoiW«Mt lM<rc aver- 
age; (6,000. 

Pantages (1,600; 25-(0-65)— ■ 
"Singer" fFox). Blanche Sweet 
liked, but main draw was In Sophie 
Tucker; business up: (11,000. 

Orpheum (2.700; 60-76)— ""The 
Heart Thief (P. 1). C.) Nice pic- 
ture along with vaude that was best 
to date ot season; got (14,000. 



tion elsewhere affected b. o. Also 
felt fight Thursday night. Giobs 
below "Cat and Canary" high of 
preceding week. A'bout (6,600. 

Metropolitan (Warner Brothers) 
(1,400; 26-50)— "Wb«n a Man 
Loves" and "Vita. Latest Barry 
more film got off to big start. Hit 
hard by flgiit Thursday but came 
back strong and finished week to 
capacity. In for at least three 
weeks. Special show with prices 
scaled up for run; $9,500. 

Garden (Whitehursts) (2,500: 25- 
60) — "Clancy's Kosher Wedding" 
and vaude. Strong vaude held up 
b. o.. film not developing any out- 
standing audlence-gotttnf qualities. 
House partial to westerns. Man- 
agement radioed the fight from the 
stage and largely offset borne radio 
opposition; (9,600, 

Psrkvi fsv (Loew) (1.400: .15-r;0)— 
"Itig I'arade." Continued monien 
turn displayed during three weeks 
at downtown Vnlencia. Tremendous 
btlsiiie.ss throughout with house 
scale puslied up Kic. for week; 
at>o>it $K,ri00. 

Rivoli (Wilson Amusement Co.) 
(2,200; 25-60) — "'Ten Modern Com 
mandments." Business up after the 
Langdon wallop previous week. Film 
pleased and with favorable weather 
decided return to normalcy. 



NEW FOX'S, $33,000 
1ST WOEIIf WASH. 

Big Op«i)ino and Giross— That 
and Tlwraday Hart OHM* 
Pietur«t; 'Smile,' $7,000 

WuBhington, Sept. J7, 
(Est, Papulation, 4SO,000) 

Tho.se ot F street (town's Broad- 
way) and houses adjacent thereto 
all wero keeping a close watch on 
the new Fox that got down to busi- 
ness last week with 'em lined ftve 
abreast all the way around the cor- 
ner and almost down to Pennsyl- 
vania avenue on the opening day, 

U was a hectic week for every- 
body. Palace, with a bad stage 
show and equally sD bad picture, 
even though a Lon Chaney, did a 
tumble at the boxofllce, with the 
staff characterizing the weelc as 
"usual Chaney week" and not say- 
ing much on tiie stage end. 

Jl.ard to tell whether the Fox 
overfiow was entirely responsible 
for business on first half of the 
week or not; Along with the oth- 
ers the light Thursday night took 
Its toll, but business Friday perked 
up wlth'.the real teet coming. Satur- 
day with the new bill. The usuaf 
afternoon and' night lockout pret 
vailed'Oh 4hat day and those 
sponsible - for getting them <ln 
breathed much easier. 

Columbia, other Loew house, 
though, as oft reported, the prize 
money-getter, but still almost a 
misfit physically, had a third week 
ot "The Big Parade,'" with the nw- 
ning schedule dropped from seven 
to six shows d.'Lily. 

No complaint on business here, 
though a half-way decision to hold 
the "Parade" picture over was 
shelved and "Underworld" clrcused 
aU oT«r the tot Latter fltoi naked 
in ahead ot scheduled showlns. 

RIalto with a Denny picture, "Out 
All Night," started big and, barring 
Thursday, held out well and for the 
first time In several moons saeoeed- 
ed in topping the flguro' of its rival 
around the corner. 

Metropolitan (rival mentioned) 
seems to have gotten the worst of 
It on the week with "Smile, Brother, 
Smile," while the Little, third house 
at tha,t end of F street, did so well 
with the uncut version ot "Variety" 
that It Is being held over tor the 
current week, 

Rozy, >n the Vox advertising for 
the eurrwit w*, '.mlA. something 
abo.ut "the house- heinK over," It 
may be a little early to do much 
shouting. Newness is naturally a 
big factor in a remarkable five-day 
count- up. Roxy's stage presenta- 
tion Is a pip, but costing so much 
dough, along with the Meyer Davie 
60-piece symf>hony orchestra and a 
few otiier overhead builders that 
even with the business done the 
balancing figures could have gone 
either way. 

Itoiqr and Fox gave the house a 
gr mX .awing, i They have also 
gttm Mm town a beautiful house. 
unlMa tha dhavliw is toa pro- 
nounced the date at "ortr" win 
stand. 

Entire attraction, including "Pakd 
to Love," held over. 

Estimatee for Last Wssk 

Columbus (Loew) — "Big Parade" 
(M-G-M) (1,232; 36-SO). Third week 
almost $9,000. No room tor com- 
plaining. 

Fox (Fox)— "Paid to Love"' (Fox) 
and Boxy Preeentatlen (1,450; 40- 
(1.10), First time town baa had to 
contribute to 'such a scale. First 
five dan rmorted a} MMOO.^ Those 
of oppoaition . ooaoeda .all ladioa- 
tions on week would give the new 
house (30,000, but a difference ot 
three grand. Reported figure looks 
okay. 

Little (Theatre Guild)— '"Variety" 
(Ufa) (225; 35-60), Nice figure 
with version creating; excellent sell- 
ing angle. Brought i|(,TOO jMCohd 

week. 

Met (Stanlcy-Crandall) "Smile, 
Brother, Smile" (1st N.) (1,618; 18- 
50). Seemingly got worst of battle, 
dropping to just below $7,000. 

Palace (Loew)^ — "Mockery"" (M- 
a-M) and stage attractions (2,363; 
35-50). Long leading everything, 
and punishing some, crucial teat 
came Saturday and things went 
right Last week brodled some 
what after usual big opening days. 
I^ooks like Ohaaey will soon be in 
Melghan's class sround here if pic 
tures do not improve. Under busl 
nesH ot Lite at $16,500. 

Rislto (U)— ""Out All Night"' (U) 
(1.978; 35-50). Getting Itself out 
of cellar position In line-up Is 
something and indicates the Ninth 
street location will get by if the 
picture has merit and name. In this 
instance Reginald Denny, who Is 
alw a ys g ee d h s s Si K s ihiag to tm g. 
about, but as business for the new 
Fox had tor come from somewhere 
here, along with otlicrs, makes thi 
possible $8,000 look pretty good. 

NationsI (Rapley)— "'Old Iron- 
aldea" (Par) (1,100; 60-$1.60). Held 
up very well on second week with 
expectations scale of Fox would cut 
In on the road-showed picture not 
materlnllaing, at. least not to any 
great extent. Around ((,009. 



Kannas City, Sept. 27. 

A survey of the picture show busi- 
ness during the past year discloses 
that approximately $60,000 is the 
weekly gross of the five first-run 
downtown houses. When one has 
an exceptional week the otheit 
suffer, and that's exactly what )iap- 
pened last week. ' 

Pantages, with "What Pri^ 



aORY* GOLD MINE FOR PAN; 




Only $50,000 Weddy for Downtown Home— WlMtt 
One Runs Ahead' Others Run B^ind— Main- 
street Fell to $12,000— "Fledi" ^ell Down 



m9 CESI1,V^3,90^^ 



Only H. 0.— 1 st tim« in Weeki 
Mtambra Rah Ahead of Wfai- 
consbi, $17,000 with 'Smile' 



Milwaukee, Sept. 27. 
(Drawing Pop,, 060,000) 

Sudden winter weather, with the 
average temperature dropping In 24 
hours last Saturday from the 80b to 
around 53. brought the theatre pa- 
trons swarming back Into the the- 
atres. 

To say they swarmed may be 
putting it a bit strongly, but the Uni- 
versal house did stand them ' far 
Intd the street every night witli 

'Beau Qeste," It is the only hold- 
over for tiia wartt. ' 

"Wlaconslii, with a ralhsr weak 
picture, ran second on the Street. 
It Is the first time in weeks any 
house has topped the Saxe entry, 

Vitaphone with Warner"s "'Wlicn 
a Man Loves"' closed a rather ir- 
sipid third week at the Garden. Pic- 
ture ran better than the Garden has 
averaged before, but should have 
gone bigger, due to the slow second 
week. The Merrill, with "What 
Price Glory," wound up the second 
week In a blase ot easb, and 

'Chang" a( tha.fttwilVM IPtlMt' 

low, judiAnr^woaoili*. ■««««■§, In 
other towiia. , . " 

BstlmMaa fsr U^ Wsak . 

Alhambrs (U) — "Beau Geste" 
(Par) (3,000; 26-60). Biggest thing 
on street and only hold over. Ran 
to (23,000, claimed. 

Gsrdsn <Brln>— "When a Uan 
Loves" (War) (1,100; I6r50-(0}, 

Third wesk.-SMk nm iM.'a44i^ 
got house ilWhtljr tai aMeSs i^ftf 
(«,ooo. 

Majestic (Orpheum) — "Rose ot 
Klldare" (Gotham) (1,800; 10-26- 
40). Threw In bill of Orph vaude 
In addition to picture, but house 
failed to show much impetus and 
remained around (6,000. 

Merrill (Saxe) — '"What Prioe 
Glory" (Fox) (1,200: 36-50). 8eC' 
end Week of war ^hn' and cool 
weather helped to keep ptetine big 
at around (10,000. 

Palace (Orpheum) — "Stranded" 
((Sterling) (2,400; 26-50-76). With 
regular Orpheum vaude house 
played to better than (16,000. : 

Strand (Saxe)— "Chanr' <Par) 
(1,200{ 3(-(0). Not as big as should 
have gone.' Probably did slightly 
better than (6,600. 

Wisconsin (Saxe)— ""Smile Broth- 
er Smile" (F. N.) (3,500; 26-60-60). 
Stage bill put this house over. Pic- 
ture enjoyable, but not strong 
enough to hold up with former pro- 
grams. Dropped ti> around $17,000. 

Miller (Saxe) — "Alias the l,one 
Wolf (P. B. O.) (1,600; 16-26-40) 
Loew vaude and picture. House 
not running very well, biit should 
show pick up with new .IH^iiey next 
month. Around (5,««fel -r? • '*■• 

Enjoins Madison, Wii», 
From Closing House 

Madison, Wis., Sept. 27. 
Efforts are being put forth by At' 
torney Frank Jenks on behalf ot 
the city ot Madison and attorneys 
for the F. W. Fischer Theatres, Int., 
to effect an amicable settlement 
with rcg.ird to the Madison theatre, 
ordered closed by the city as the or- 
ders of the state industrial commls- 
sion for building yepairs had not 



been compiled wltli, it Was claimed. 
The theatre Is now operating un 

iler an injunction secured agaluli 
the -city by Manager F. J, McWll 
liani.-<, preventing the city from 
closing it. It is believed that it may 
be settled out of cCurt, though the 
city attorney declared that if it 
couldn't be, he would press t)ie case 
Into circuit court. 



Glory," was the lucky one, bItUnr 
over $20,000. a $12,000 Jump from 
the week before. It was the first 
local i^owing of the war featui*e, 
and Manager Jack Quinlan held the 
prices down to 50 cents, with the 
loces bringing 75 cents, and tba 
Housa "Was upably t6 accommodate 
t|ia crowds at many of the pertomU 
ailces. Picture held for secoaA 
week and probably will stay Cor aa* 
other. 

All of the theatres tried for busir 
ness the olght ot the Tunney 
t^mpspy jam with radio and sper 
dai wire . aarvio« bat- the outslda 
newspaper 'I liaHettBa and. the Sre- 
siide radioa.wwre too great an oppoi 
Bltlon. Nl«])t,pitlflil at the box 
oiAces. 

News reels showing scenes of the 
fight were here Friday, but the pioi'- 
tures of the big show lilt the screen 
at the Lll>erty at the 2 o'clock show 
Saturday, Just how the pictures 
got here, or when, nobody knows^ 
they say. House had announced 
'Les Miseratjles" for feature, but 
switched to "The Gingham Gizi" 
when learning it could get the Sght 
pictures. 

Greatest surprise of the week waH 
the unsatMaetory showing made by 
" The Way ot All Tlash." The Jmi- 

nlhgs feature hod been given extra 
publicity; the critics were Unani- 
mous In proclaiming It a great pic- 
ture, and the women"a tears were 
plentiful during* tlie performances, . 
but the demand for tickets was 
lacking. Picture held over, but 
with Httle hope of its building. 
Jannlngs' name doeen't seem to 
mean a thlBC lMlr*,' < 

vSecond Week of "Cat and Canary^ 
at the Libsnyvwaa 'another case o( 
where a ."wsaOiar break faHat- (• 
help and tha gross ididn't hold up W 
the first week, when the weather 
was sweltering. 

Admirers of Phyllis Haver were 
given an oprwrtiinity to see their 
favorito on throe screens as she la 
"Otory^' at . tha Pan,^ " Way ot Ail 

EstlmstM Mr t-aet Week 
Newman (PubUx) — '"Adam anS 
GlvU"' (U-0-M> (LMO;. 3S-«0-«0]u 
Picture "With Xa«r Cody In dual roia 
and Alleen Pringle and clever eaat, 
together with snappy stage ahoWi 
acceptable relief from hea'vler fare 
furnished by the other houses, but 
customers far from numerous and 
seats plentiful most of the time, 
Sta«e show, ""Toyland, " with Frank 
Hamilton In a stuttering song: 
Johnny Dove, acrobatic roller 
skater; Caffery and Miller, dancing 
acrobats; Ginger Rogers, singing 
soubret; Little Mltzl May Fair, and 
Kelly Dancers, proved much better 
entertainment than the unit nAleh 
preceded it; S« fact, this was one tt 
the best of the flock. $13,000. 

Royal (Publlx)— "Way ot AH 
Flesh" (Par.) (920; 25-36-601. That 
yoi'i cannot foroca.4t wli:if a picture 
will do was never better demon- 
strated than with this one. Ad- 
vance predictions great. Advance 
showings to reviewers brouglit 
unanimous prsUe and critics quoted 
on 34-sheet iitands. Did not open 
strong nor build to any extent, al- 
though held o^-er. $8,000. 

Liberty (Ind) — "Cat and Canary" 
(1,000; 26-S5-50). Second week for 
mystery thriller. First rtothing to 
brag about and thougli weather 
break might help. Break came, but 
business didn't.' (4,100. 

Mainstrset "(Orpheum) — '■Fighting 
Eagle" (P.D.G.) (3,100; 25-50). Hard 
riding, hard lighting, h.nrd loving 
story with Rod La }loc<iue and 
Phyllis Haver, satisfied. Stage show 
with Louisvtlle Loons. Paul Ashing 
still being done by Harlan Christie, 
who never does anything the same 
way twice. Vaude also. Business 
badly oft from preceding week, (12,- 
000. 

Pantages— "What Price Glory" 
(Fox) (2,200; 60-76). Kansas City 
had waited long time for this war 
special, but crowds around Pan's 
door proved they knew what they 
wanted. Picture scheduled for 
Shubert at road show prices last 
season, but failed to get here on 
account of change in bookings. For 
Pan engagement, probably three 
wrecks, 60c retained, together with 



76c for log* geatg, mily f l imiHe front 
regular house prices being cut ot 
25c mat price and 30c balcony tor 
night sliows. Augmented orchestra 
under direction ot Louis Charnlskl 
ndiled Impresslveness, (20,100, 
fhiorinous. 

Qlobe had "Topsy and Kva" wHh 
accompanying "Vita bills. Picture 
did not go so strong, but Vita well 
liked, Show held over. 



Wednesday, September 28, 1927 



PICTURES 



1 



VARIETY 



NEW AND OLD FILMS WHOOP UP 
BROADWAYDURINGSLDWWEEK 



r 



•IMagic Flame" Drew $41,400 at Rialto— "Parade's" 
1st Week at Capitol, $66,900— "Student Prince" 
and "Sunrise" Open as Specials 



lOM to. 



Umventtul ireek alooK Uanhat- 
Mui's main alley, although the sec- 
«nd wepk of "Seventh Heaven" let 
Jbe Koxy down $16,000 to IIOS.'JOU 
tnd "The Hie Parade" boosted the 
Capitol $16,000 over the sicond 
week of "Hen-Hur," or $60,000. A 
jeamlnK Sabbath held down the 
ytat week end's receipts, too. 

Probably part ot the drop last 
VMk can be attributed to the Chl- 
MCO flgrht when 'most every house 
WM off Thursday night. Yet, one 
fevlt play on B'wajr had the au- 
dacity to premier* that evenlne' 
Anyway, that waa a couple of hours 
Aat radio didn't do any rood. 

The Capitol has tilted Its scale 
fo that it's now one of those time 
iable schedules running from K 
aents to $1.6S, and the Paramount 
eontlnuea Its midnight performance. 
The latter house had Whlteman on 
the maeatro's second and tlnal week 
eC hta September stay, but it was a 
■oiourn with few practically 
DC he was in town. 'Hooked 
Sp to a picture that drew adverse 
eMBment ("One Wonuui to An- 
fUMHr") the combtnatton seat the 
leuae to $69,700, which totete $142,- 
aN tor Paul's fortalsht M the 48d 
street corner, 

"WingB" held to capacity, with 
"TPatent Leather Kid" havini; diffl- 
aultles getting around $20,000. 
.iarthelmess was only a block away 
lb "The Urop Kick," but It is I'lg- 
■Ired the t; lobe s "Kid" hurt the 
Strand r.itlier than vice versa. The 
flootball film Just about grazed $30,- 
ilOO. "Underworld" lost some of its 
)ower at the BItoU with $2S,300, 
IMril* "Cat and Canary" eloaed out 
SM weeks at the Colony to a total 
dC $16,400. 

■ "The Miiglc Flame" whooped it 
i)p at the Klalto to start off to $41,- 
i<00 on it.s first week. The Cameo 
tbought well enough of "Potemkin" 
* hold it OTcr on $f ,100. 

«2 ttuff 

Among the new $2 entrants "The 
Student Prince" gathered $6,900 In 
Mx performances. Majority of the 
daily papers were In favor of it, the 
t!ktide was not overly Impressed, but 
^e claim is out that the women like 
it. The other event waa at the Times 
Square, where "Sunrise" cfime In 
dnd Immediately Jumped to capac- 
ity with the Mussolini Movietone 
single to help. 

"King of Kings" gathered $11,300 
ilt the Gaiety, "Old San Francisco" 
ik giving in at Wamers with $9,00(). 
■XIatden of Allah" nabbed $9,700 at 
ae Embasay. "Lee Hlaerables" was 
$10,300 at the Central, 

Estimates for Last Wsek 

Astor — 'Student Prince (M-G> 
1,120; $l-$2) (1st week). Came in 
Jept. 21, getting favorable comment 
from dailies; Broadway bunch 
I't tliink it's $2, but house 
women are coming in; may 
daah on rep 96 weeka o( "Big Fa- 
ihde" gave theatre. 

Cameo — "Potemkin" (Amkino) 
(■«•; 50-76) (2d week). Around 
auree or four times now, but man- 
agement thinks well enough of it to 
Iiold over; got $5,300. 

Capitol — "Bi« Parade" <M-(i) 
f«,450; 35-50-75-99-$1.65) (2d week). 
9eat "Ben-Hur's" tirat week here 
by Just $100 short of $4,000; price 
scale advanced for engagement and 
be pertQanent ; after 96 weeks at 
Aator moved up Broadway six 
mocka and copped $66,900. 

Central — "Lee Miserable*" (U) 
(Mt; $1.$1.66) (6th week). Hasn't 
•lopped descent; laat week French 
^ur* slipped to tlMOO: tSM 

Colony — "Cat and Canary" (U) 
(1,980; 60-75), In for two Weeks 
dnd grubbed $15,500 final seven 
days; two weeks' total $34,600; "Out 
All Night" (U) current. 
, Criterion— - Wings" (Par,) (873; 
tl-$2) (7th week). Sticking at ca- 
aacity and only $2 Broadway film to 
do it; laat week $16,260, 
, Embasey— "Garden of Allah" (M- 
9) (696; $1-$1.65) (4th week). Fell 
Iwck about $4(K) under previous 
week; $9 700 

Oaiety— "King of Kings" (P.D.C.) 
C«08; $l-$2) (23d week). As quiet 
itm ever and about as strong; $11,300. 
. Globe— "Patent Leather Kid" (1st 
9.) (1,416; $l-$2) (7th week). Fight 
dlght hurt ami didnt get near $20,- 
000 too easily, 

, Paramount — "One 'Woman to An- 
other" (Par) (3,600; 40-75-90). \ot 



aiuen aa Bplu r ging t w Whlt e uian' 
second W9ek, and picture of no 
Uelp; $69,700 not impressive; mld- 
lll^t shows included In gro.os. 
, Rialto— "Magic Flame" (U.A.) 
<1,960; 35-,';0-75-90) (2d week). 
Started. off l.rl.skly at $41,400: first 
0. A. pii'ture to pl.iy tliig house un- 
ftr new leasing terms, 
Rivoli — "Underworld" (Par.) 



'^GLORr IN FRISCO 
BANGS mHUR 



$33,000 for Fox's War Special 
—$24,000 for Metro's Spec- 
taol*— "Breakfast" Breezy 



San Francisco, Sept IT. 

Pantages, temporarly alligned 
with the straight picture houses, 
had a clean awaep ot the town 
and by a wide margin with initial 
showing at pop scale of "What 
Price Glory," The Fox war picture 
not only drew the mobs, but is fig- 
ured to have hurt considerably 
"Ben-Hur" at the California, open- 
ing a day apart. The biblical story 
was well received by th* masses, 
but a disappointment in gross on its 
initial week. 

Indications were the St. Francis, 
wUh "The Cat and the Canary," 
would be good for around three 
weeks. Considering it opened) 
against "Ben-Hur" and "What 
Price aiory" first week more than 
satisfactory. 

Of the weekly change houses, the 
Granada did a Brodie. The regu- 
lars simply didn't like the screen 
feature, Iteginald Denny in "Out All 
Night." Although there was a more 
than pleasing stage siiow, it couldn't 
stave oft the drop. (Jranada's gross 
for the week was the lowest since 
the house was taken over by West 
Coast theatres from Publix. 

Warfleld beat the Granada by 
around five grand. A pleasing Con- 
nie Talmadge feature and Frank 
DeVoe on the stage, with Fanchon 
and Marco "Idea" helpedi the reve- 
nue, though oft from what it has 
been lately. 

Imperial held up surprisingly 
well, c uiwlder ing weak scr ee n fea- 
turea sinoe new policy three weeks 
ago. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Pantsgos— "What ITlce Glory" 
(F.x) (3,000 ; 25-50-$!). Show run- 
ning two and a half hour* held 
down the grosses materially, as 
"breaks" came at wrong time. Five 
picture showings and four stage 
prologs daily brought gross easily 
up to $33,000. Held over. 

Warfieid— "Breakfast at Sunrise " 
(Ist N.) (2,660: 35-50-65-90). They 
like Connie TalmadKe in this breezy 
screen feature. All-around good 
program and clicked around $22,000. 

California — "Ben-Hur" (M-G-M) 
(2,200; 35-65-90), Matinees away 
off and although nights held up 
hou*« could not draw over $24,000. 
"Hie Magic Flame" next attraction, 
but laat minute decision will give 
"Hur" that total of three Weeks. 

Oranada— "Out All Night" (U) 
(2,785; 35-50-65-90). From $33,000 
to around $17,000 in three weeks in 
a pretty hard wallop. Manageiiient 
has no alibi other than that public 
evidently couldn't .seo Ueglnald 
Denny In this particular type of 
role. B'rank Stever, tlmtfttt with 
the Jenka band, caugfaf Ml SM 'WttI 
remain indefinitely, 

tb Franelo— "The Cat and the 
Canary" (U) (1,S7E; 35-65-90), 
Corking good mystery picture and 
well liked. First week close to $16,- 
000, quite satisfactory. 

Imperial — 'Clieating Cheaters' 
(U) (1.400; 25-40-50). KvicU-nt pic- 
ture didn't attract much attention, 
but with Heraai* King'* band on 
atac*. t7,IH very good, and profit. 



(2,200; 35-50-73-90) (5th week). 
Shows signs ot losing first flush ot 
power; $26,300 satlsfactorj', but dis- 
tinct let down from early weeks. 

Roxy — "Seventh Heaven" (Fox) 
(6,256; 50-$1.65), Fell oft $15,000 
in second week to total $108,900; 
gives picture $231,900 on fortnight; 
"Lioves of Carmen" current and 
probably holdlni; over; $44,700 on 
week-end; "Gay Retreat" next, Mc- 
Namara-Cohen comedy team'* first 
for Fox, 

Strand— "The Drop Kick" (1st N.) 
(2.900; 35-50-7j). Harthelmess on 
adjoining blocks and house figured 
"Kid" hurt sport film; $30,000. 

Times Square — "Sunrl.?e" and 
Movietone (Fox) (1,080; $l-$2- 
$2.65) (Ist week). Opened Sept. 23 
and went to capacity over week- 
en d; Mu ss olini Mov le lnne f w pl dr aw- 
Ing; drawing favorable comment; 
think picture over heads of tyi>e ot 
audlflico It.ilian st-atenman will 
draw for e.irly ru.sii. 

Warners — "Okl San FrancLsco" 
and Vita (W. Tip (1.3>;o: $l-J2) 
(13th week). Showing weakness 
and down to $!<,<iou; "The Jazz 
Singer " (W. B.) due Uet, «. 



YAUDE HOUSE, $13,000; 
FILM HOmf 12,000 

Reversal of General Condition 
Last Week in Minneapolis — 
"Geste" Sensational 

MinneapoUsh, Sept. 27. 

After the hottest September in all 
history here, theatres finally got a 
t.reak last week when cold breeze.M 
fron) the north shot the temperature 
down almost to early winter levels. 
Business did not respond as much 
a* might have been *>p*et*d. but 
it was good In aom* apota, U not all 
along th* Una. a*r*c»l factors 
tended to do l>oz olBca* liarm. The 
heavily advertised radio banquet 
super-program, which two local sta- 
tions broadcast by remote control 
from New York Wednesday night, 
undoubtedly kept many away from 
the ahowbouaes on that evening, the 
drop In attaadane* b*ing Botlo*able 
at every hou**. Th* radi* broad- 
cast ot the Tunney-D* mp ** i r prize 
light by WCCO, largest atstUoa here, 
the next night, also caused thou- 
sands of theatregoers to listen in 
from parlors. Again the gro.sses 
were dented. The strike of stage 
employees and picture machine op- 
erators damaged the takings a little, 
too, perhaps, but apparently not a 
great deal. 

The sensation of the week was 
"Beau Qeste." Reopening the 2,000- 
seat Garrick, it did a whale ot a 
bualneaa for that house. Held over, 
and indications are that it may con- 
tinue it* run for a^ third. 

With these 2,000 seats again 
tossed into the attendance ring, 
available patronage split among 
more theatres and a greater number 
of big attractions than ever before 
vieing with each other for trade. It 
is apparent that competition once 
more is to be very keen. The State, 
having things very much its own 
n'ay ^r a long time and leading 
the entire field weekly by a wide 
margin, will have a tougher battle 
and must step some to retain its 
supremacy. The Henne|>in-Or- 
pheum, with a splendid show, beat 
it in gross last week for the first 
time in many, many months, while 
the smaller Uarrick, with its great 
box olllce bet, "Beau Geste," ran 
neck and neck with it. 

Public Shopping Again 

It's a case now where you "must 
have the goods," the managers say. 
Public is shopping again. There 
Isnt enough patronage to go around 
in aneh'a way that all the houses 
an* aasnred profitable bis. When 
th* aMif 440«-**at MiiuMapoll* the. 
atre open* next March or April, that 
will be another story again. 

Another outstanding occurrence 
last week was the terrific fiop of the 
Rood Pola Negri picture, "Barbed 
Wire," and the failure of Adolph 
Menjou to click strongly in his first 
rate comedy, "Service for Ladles." 
The Strand did next to nothing with 
'Barbed Wire," while the State, 
showing "Service for Ladles," ex- 
perienced a considerable drop from 
even the blazing hot previous week 
and far under th* paat summer's 
averages. Reissue of "Cameo Kirhy" 
brought quite a bit of buslae** into 
Pantages. Because it I* a corking 
good picture and the nam* of Joha 
Gilbert has some drag. 

Instead ot $17,000 or abOT* being 
high figures, as was the case 
j throiiplu)Ut the entire summer, the 
top was $13,000 last week, with the 
Hennepln-Orpheum setting the pace 
for th* entlr* proceaaton. 

Estimata* for Laat W**k 

State (F. & R) {XfOOi 60)— 
"tierwco for Ladiea" (Par.). Bailey 
and Barnum on stage and Van and 
Schenck ami Arnaut Brothers on 
Vita. Picture entertaining and sat- 
isfied patrons, but could not cause 
a box offlce nish. Program aa whole 
not big or pretentious, but highly 
pleasing and excellent buy at price, 
Under $12,000. Smallest week ih 
some time, but profltable. 

Garrick (K. & K.) (2,000; 60) — 
"Beau Geste" (Par). Did sensa- 
tionally for this house and got fully 
$1,000 more than at Metropolitan 
hero la.st season as road show at 
$1.65. Itivei^'hody enthusiastic over 
picture. Held over. About $11,500. 

Strand (F. & R.) (1,500; 60)— 
"Barbed Wire" (Par). Picture it- 
self and Illsa Negri's action won 
plaudits of fans and reviewers, but 
film apparently lacked general ap- 
peal and customers wouldn't come. 
Miss Negri minus quantity in pull- 
ing power here. Around $3,000. 

Lyric (K. & R.) (1,360; 15)— 
"Hunnlnc Wild" (Tar). Picture 
evokcM little enthuslasia. Le»s than 
$i,r,oo. 

Grand (T. A II ) (1,100; 25>— "12 
Miles C)ut' (.\I-(;-.M). Second loop 
showing for this spleudld picture. 
.Satisfactory at $1,00 0, 
Hennepin - UriiMUni (Urpiisilin) 



(2,390; 50-75)— "The Swell Bead' 
(Col) and niude. Picture had and 
Just Harry CarroB unit show on 
stage Latter plenty, giving hnuse 
nnu iC b'nsest weeks la aoeM time. 
Around $13,000. Big. 

PanUges (Pantages) (1,650; $0)— 
"Cameo Kirby" Or**) *•)' 



'ROMANCF-'BREAKFASr CLOSE 
IN L A.: $2S,7(IM%ill)0; STATE 1ST 



Bu Slowed With Fine Weather — Specials Did Fairly 
—"Clown" in Wrong House, Broadway Palaca 
—"King of Kings" Gets Church Endorsement 



"C. AND C" CLEANED UP 
IN PROVIDENCE, |10^0 

Ran 'Way Ahead Despite Radio 
Banquets — ^"Resurrection" 
on Second Run 



Providence, Sept. 27, 
(Drawing Pop,, 300,000) 

"The Cat and the Canary" thrilled, 
chilled and gasped the local cus- 
tomers here last week at "the Vic- 
tory. It was far ahead ot other film 
attraetions at the end of aa up-and- 
down week hereabouts. Opening tu 
big audiences Sunday, the film held 
strong to the finish. 

About everytlilng conceivable in- 
terfered with the theatrical business 
during the week. With the excep- 
tion of the mystery picture, nothing 
sensational waa recorded, 

.Weather waa unfavorable for box 
office tradOb and the schools kept 
the matinea bla down. Badio ban- 
quet in New Tork on Wednesday 
kept the fans in the parlors, while 
the fight returns Thursday night 
held many patrons off. This past 
week end marked tho opening of 
collegiate and professional football 
here, and both drew well. In addi- 
tion lirHt legit show of season opened 
at Opera house and was a wow all 
week, while Modern stock hit flim 
trade somewhat as it usually does 
early In the season, 

A few houses hooked up with the 
Chi fight and had tha returna an- 
nounced from the stage. Manager 
Jones, of the Victory, stole a march 
on the town bv having a radio in- 
stalled, at tlM laat minute amiou 
Ing an extra penunuance, runnlne 
pictures and McNamee'a description 
of the fight together. 

Pola Negri was a flop, though the 
picture, "Barbed Wire," at the 
Strand, with this star, was expected 
to and shtmld have done better 
Kialto, Ko^'r^nd run house, no.sed into 
the running early in the week with 
"Kosurrection" and stood them up. 
With a Keith Komedy Karnlval pro- 
gram, the Albee did nothing eensa- 
tional, but had a good WfalLtke pic- 
ture, "Cheating C haaiW t* having 
little drawing power. 

Valestlc programs are now begin- 
ning to get across big, and "Painting 
the Town" and "The Desired Wom- 
an" combined nicely on the draw. 
With pictures went Vita, organ solo, 
news reel, and comedy (alternates 
weekly with color educational reel) 
for a w'ell balanced show, running 
average 160 minutes. Hoth Carlton 
and Fay's had vaude billings which 
shaded the films on the draw. 
Estimates for Laat Week 

Albee (K-A) (2,500; 16-76). Keith 
Komedy Karnlval MA "Cboating 
Cheaters" (U). WtMtr •Wd at 
about $8,000, 

Victory (K-A) (1,960; 15-40) — 
"Cat and the Canary" (U), Wow; 
topped everything in town. "Prairie 
King" (U) nice support $10,500. 

Strand (Ind.) (2,200; 16-40), Pola 
Negri meant nothing in "Barbed 
Wire" (far), "Sunset Derby" (F, 
N.) filler in. Oft at $6,400. 

Rialto (Fay) (1,448; 10-25)— "Res- 
urrection" (U. A.) and '■I.,und He- 
yond the taw" (F. N.), flnit half; 
"Smile, Brother, Smile" (K, N.), 
"Gingham Girl" (F. B. O.) on T. F. 
"Heart of Maryland" and "Time to 
Love" (Par). Tolstoy and Baymond 
Griffith pictures gave this house 
good boost. Good at $1,500. 

Fs/s (Fay) (2,000; in-GO)— "Black 
Diamond Express" (W, B.) and 
good vatfde. Usual steady trade; 
$5,700. 

Carlton (Vay) (1,474; IS-GO) — 
"Tho Ladybird" (Chad). Vaude 
draw here. $$,B00, 

Majestic (Fay) (2,500; 15-40) — 
"I'alntlng the Town" (U) and "De 
sired Woman" (W. '£,). Good week 

with tcwra. 

C o l u m bw ffnd.) U.tW; 10-26). 
T., W., T. F., "Fast and Furtoua" 
(I ), «nd "Whirlwind of Tenth" 
(I'ur) S., S., M, "Drums of Desert" 
(I'ar), and "Rolled Stockings" 
(I'ar). Too many poiplo Kaw thi^io 
films here on first run; cost house 
desnJUi nnn organ fggturaa. il.»40. 



Los Angeles. Sept. 17. 
(Drswing Pop,, 14S(MI00) 

Business in general slowed dowa 
nil around town laat week. Weather 
was nice. Automobiles out in full 
force day and night with i>lenty of 
foikii laid uii with grippe or llu. The 
grippe siult kept the women and 
kiddies out of the hou.ses at the 
matinees. 

LiOew's State and Metropolitan ran 
nook and neck for the top. Former 
house entitled to the laurels, aa It 
has only two-thirda the seating ca- 
pacity of the latter. With Gene 
Dennis, psychic, held over tor sec- 
ond week at the State business ran 
about even with week before, if not 
Just bit ahead. Screen attraction 
was the Constance Talmadge picture, 
"Breakfast at Sunrise." Picture dkk 
not seem to mean so much to the 
fans as did "thfe girl who told them 
what she knew about tliem." An 
extra morning matinee with Misa 
Dennis answering the confidential 
questions of the ladles. It drew ea- 
l>aclty on last day ot her stay. 

Metropolitan did BOt gat off to 
the blaxing start they liad the week 
previous. Bit less than normal start 
with the Ramon Novarro pioturOb 
"Komance." It was figured that wltlt 
No\arro down the street in "Ben- 
Ifur" people would also like to see 
him in th.-Lt romantic thing. But 
the gros.H dropped to $22,600, below 
week before. 

Million Dollar got oft to very good 
start with "Ben-Hur" at first local 
grind shonlng. Now management 
seemed to brighten vp house and 
front and trade waa more spirited 
than in long tim*. Looks as thoogk 
this one will hold hare about three 
to four weeka. 

Grauman's Chinese did about 10 
per cent more than Carthay Circle 
at tho $1.50 scale. At the former 
house "King of Kings," though loe- 
ing in its local appeal. Is getting big 
play from church endorsements and 
out of town excursions. "Seventh 
Heaven" at the Circle In its next 
to laat week got those stragglers 
who missed out during the early 
part of run and did close to the flvo 
figure mark. 

"Camilla" got off U ToTy goo« 
atart Ml flnt WMk at Critarioa. 
Opened to Olia of thooe big star 
audiences at $1,S0 top and then set- 
tle<d into steady grind. This is lot 
of money in this house for a Norma 
Talmadge offering at the scale. 

Clara Uow's "Hula" did not knock 
them for any flying loops at the 
Egyptian. It did a bit less than the 
average business. With the klda 
back to achool matinees have fallea 
off, 

■atlmatea for l,aat Waok 
Qrauman's Chinese (U. A.)— 
"King of Kings" (P.D.C.) (l,(t$; 
50 -$1.50). Though local trade OB 
wane, church partlaa and evt-*t' 
town business proved aavw tor tWg 
one, $14,750. 

CaHhay Circle (Fred Miller) — 
"7th Heaven" (Fox) (1.500; »0- 
$1.50). Next to final week, getting 
last rush trade. Around $10,000. 

Loew's State (W. C.-Loew>— 
"lireakfaHt at Sunrise" (1st N.) 
(2.200; 25-$l). Gene Dennis, psy- 
chic, second week, good bailaat. 
$26,000. 

MetropeliUn (Publix) — "Ro- 
mance" (M-G-M) (S.S»(; 2S-tt>. 
Ramon Novarro did not knock them 
over as expected, though buslneea 
following Jolson week very good at 
$26,700. 

Million Dollar (Publix)— "Ben- 
Hur" (M-G .M) (1,200; H-ti). Off 
to very good start With drat we sit 

arouTid $i8,5';0, 

Crit«rion (W. o— "Camllte" Wat 
N). (1,600; 25-75). ThU Norma 
Talmadge got oft to flyinc atart 
here; llrst week, tlMM. 

Kgyptlan (U. A.)~^aU" (Far.) 
(1,800; »-(». Brought out to 
Hollywood thia Clara Bow loot an 
Its down town speed. $7,700. 

Uptown (W. C.) — "Country Doe- 
tor" (DeMille-Pathe) (1.750; 25-75). 
Did exceediuKly well here, gettitig 
better than $6,500. 

Broadway Palace (Orpheum) — 
"Tho Clown" (Columbia) (1.600; 25- 
76), With Charlie Chaplin comedy, 
"Burlesque on Carmen" for boKnter- 
ing purposes trade picked up excep- 
tionally well. Around $4,100. Fea- 
ture alone should have been able to 
draw better than that in any other 
house. 



show. Good and business okeh. 
About $5,800, 

Seventh Street (Ori.hfum) M ISO; 
4^11 — 'Lfulies T'.t-waif" i I I'.i n :iU'\ 
vaude. Satisfariury whow and busi- 
nees. Around $5,400. 



Arthur Hopkins, prodncir of 
"Kuril sqiie," current at the I'ly- 
moulli. Si w Tork, slates he has 
m iilicr Hidd nor negottateil to sell 
the liim rluhti< tn hi" sniaxh stagA 
P'a>. 



VARIETY 



PICTURES 



Wednesday, September 28, 1927 



THURSDAir POSSIBLY EVENS 
IN LOOP-(»TMAtlY DROP-INS 



Chicago, With "T. & E.," Ran Away From Field at 
$63,950— OrienUl's Off Week on Stage— "Kid" i 
mt $11,000 No Riot— ChL No Special Film Town 



Cblcaco, Sept. 27. 

O^ttinB 114,000 over the previous 
goini luirt only $5,0oO under 

the pxi-^tini^ hou.se rocnr-J, which 
Also stands ;Lii the city record, the 
Chic.iKo c. k>l,:-Med Its final wcok aa 
a "nlcp*' hf>U8P approprl.'itely. The 
Duncan girls and their celluloid r«- 
productlon, "Topiiy and. Eva," wore 
the dras- 

An atmosphere combinelng popu- 
larly and notoriety always endr- 
cIM the sisters In ChtcaBO, stnmp- 
tng them aa naturals for th.e town. 
TMs is thrir sot-up, the papers are 
free and eiiay when the Duncans are 
mentioned, and no one has forgotten 
that Cicero socking. An exception 
in thtir p.'irticular case. Chir.igo is 
no autlK.iity on liow thry will fare 
points e.'i-st. 

The lialitnrc of th<4 street recov- 
ered fn>m thumping received the 
week before, and returned to normal 
stride, thouph nothing approached 
the Ciiiea^'o in the startling gross 
class. The little Monroe, selling 
"What Price Qlory" and Movietone 
at pops, flnUMd a good second, 
comparatively. It Is unfortunate 
that Fox haa no la^er and better 
situated house. Monroe street at 
night Is the deadest lane In the 
lx>op, while the number of daytime 
pasaersby will never block trallic. 

On mtire valuable properly the 
•'t:iory"-'Tone combo wotild be an 
outstanding sensation. As It is, 
though, it broke the Monroe coin 
record the first week and nearly re- 
peated In the second. 

Decline of quality In the Qlm and 
stage depivttMllta detained the 
Orleatal' from aa iippreciable Jump. 
The Ash stand managed a $3,000 lift, 
but oould have done better. lArt 
week was one week when a picture 
would have had a chance to assert 
Itaelt. Aa Al screen attr.iction for 
a change would have paid for itself 
in knowledge expounded if not in 
the form of money. It mi^ht have 
thrown a new light on the theory 
that lilins uioan slightly less than 
nothini; at the OriontiJ. And the 
new light, whether upholding the 
theory or routing It, would be of 
value in the niture. "Smile, Broth- 
er, Smile," cannot be credited as a 
modtum of tiM $44,000 taken on the 
we^i, 

"Patent leather Kid," first special 
this season, opened and played a 
week, nil at the Woods, without cre- 
ating a sensation. The lono spec 
looks foi' better times currently and 
henceforth. If anything aided "Kid" 
in the llrst furlong it wtm home In- 
tensive ex])k»itatlon h.'indled locrtlly. 
The picture's pre.<*s boys took timely 
advantage of the big light, dolling 
up the round-card carrier In a-pat- 
riit lentlier trimmed robe being 
among the schemes. 

If you were close enough to the 
ring to see the phoney leather, or 
the caRler. then you had unlimited 
opportunity to guess at the symbol. 
On top *f that, the rlngslflc and 
gateways of the tsiadium were 
•wamped with lOCOOO or so tlirow- 
aways prf.claimlng the "Kid." The 
reaulta. If any, will no doubt be re- 
vealed aa the run protrressea. 

"Way of All Klesli." at McVi.-kera, 
drojipod si.tn. wlKit. but remain^-d in 
a hiLjh Ki"ove, wliile the Koo.sevelt'a 
efforts »i.h "Camllle" were again 
futile. A slight Imi roveinent was 
not HUffleii nt to show that the claa- 
*io in mufti hod putonaome weight, 
Ironlcall;.-, the laat week of L.ub- 
Uner ft Trins occupancy of Or- 
chestra Hall waa th* only prof • 
Itnble period of the If. "Big Pa- 
rade," on third run, gave the house 
tt.OUO, highest yet, but the high 
rental sliced It sharply. The war 
film wa.s :i sii<)den entrant In Hie 
midiile of the previous week and 
vas h. o. Iio- the final. 

Mindlin's riayhouso, for guy.s 
with foreb<-ads. t<lunipid a little in 
<he second week of its venture, and 
liulb d ■ I'oleinkin ' Saturday, though 
the project reati easily, "Seireis 
fit a Soul," Vfa plcturization of a 
i''reudian tale, now In. 

"Old Sun Francisco" had a better 
third than mcond week at the Or- 
pheum and Is retained currently. 

Exhibitors wero unanimous In 
elalmimr the flght was ruinous to 
Thursday night's business, but it i.^ 
jMlleved tl'.e out-of-towners wh^i 
fliatronized the picture places in 
imara m onu nts more than e<iuali7.e<l 
the one b.id evening. Advi rtl.feil 
ground by round announeem 
(Were ln<iri> of a roiiie-.tn in 
'flieigiiborhoods than downtown 
Estimates for Last Week 
Chicago (Publix) — "Topsy 
«;va" (U.A ) (1,100): r.o-7.-.). f (-..i.Dr.n, 
inear re<-ord. with the nuncans 
(■Stage band policy this we< k. 
I MeVietMT's (Publlx) — "Way of 
f\Ml Mmiti (Par) (2d week) t^.^OO; 



Thursday Worst Day of 
Year for Topeka Houses 

Topeka, Sept. 27. 

A town fasliion show and the in- 
terlude of li.sticuft's from Cliicago 
combined to spoil the usually good 
business of Thursday night in To- 
peka, tho night when the split week 
bills change and all but one spilt. 

What of the crowd that came 
downtown that night saw either the 
flght or the fashions and the thea- 
tres suffered about the worst one 
day's business of the year. It was 
estimated that fully 10,000 stooil 
outside the new.si»aper ofTlees get- 
ting the fight returns by public ad 
dress systems. 

Next week Topeka will get if» 
first view of "Old Ironsides" via thi; 
road show route and at 11.50 top. II 
will also be the first lime that a 
road showed picture has been 
booked here for less than a week, 
"Ironsides" coming to the Grand 
theatre for three days only. The 
othOT mansgws ar* watching the 
experiment, most believing that 
three days are enough for any high- 
priced picture. Topeka patrons 
usually wait till the second or third 




TACOMA'S OFF WEEK 



return and lower prices fca t O B a (hey 
come out In any numMpl fM " 

big ones. 

Estimates for Last WmI; 

Jayhawk (Jayhawk TilMtres 
Corp.) (1,500; 40). First time In 
long while first half business went 
over last three days. "Lady In Kr- 

mlnc," mediocre picture, got bulge 
because of bad drop Thursday, light 
night. Milton Sills and lil.-: 
"Framed" got pood two-day play, 
making weeks tcjtal J2,800. 

Orpheum (National Tbe.-ilrts) 
(1,200: <0). Clara Uow In "lliil:. ' 
made week's best showing, even 
getting fair house fight night when 
ill other houses starved. W<ek' : 
business approximately |1,800. 

Coxy (LAwrence Co.) (400; 2li). 
"For Wives Only" moderately good 
business first three days, while 
'Woirs Clothing" last three did as 
well as eouM be expected of pro- 
gram picture under circumstances. 
About $700. 



SAVOIR FAIRE 

"Knowing how to do." 

Tlie reason for the suocess of two 
of Washington's world-renowned 
hotels, owned by Mr. Ilaxry Ward- 
man— WA2U>MAiN PARK, pioneer 
In tiie auburbaD Held, and the 
CAKLiTON, where those who are 
accustomed to the finest In Europe 
will feel at home. 

MEYER DAVIS' ORCHESTRAS 
play an Important i^art in main- 
taining the pre-eminence of these 
Justly famous hostelrles. 



Gests" Tops at |S,7M>— B'wsy tSJUO 
and PanfSiMO 

Taeoma. Sept 2T. 
(Drawing Population, 126,000) 

Nice variety of entertanlment was 
offered Taeomans the past week With 
ileitu Ueste" a leader at the Rlalto. 
<'<'medy on stage lind screen reigned 
at Pantagesi "Annie Laurie" headed 
a good show at the Brodaway; a 
good heart throb at the Blue Mouse 
in ".Simple i^N," and "Captain Sal- 
vation" was at the Colonial. 

A few summery days hurt the 
tiieatres a Uttls and baslniig was 

1 off. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Broadway (W. C.) (1,650: U-SO) 
—"Annie Laurie" (M-O). Love 
storjr aiid "Pep' presentation (Fan- 
chon and Marco) and OlUe Wallaca 

helped draw; did 15,500. 

Pantages (1,610: 25-50)— "Slaves 
of Beauty." 'Vande big. 16,000. 

Blue Mouse (Hamrick) (650; 25- 
50)— "Simple Sis" and Vita. (W. B.). 
Vita seems to hold well; picture 
average; about $3,000. 

Rlalto (W. C.) (1,250; 30-40)— 
"Beau Geste" (Par.). Caught on 
and got real money; $6,700.' 

Colonial (W. C.) (850; 25)— "Cap- 
tain Salvation" (M-G). New price 
reduction, has not been doing vary 
well; |2,t0«. 



U. A.'s Oct. Stock luue 

Los Angeles. Sept. 27. 
According to reports. United Ar- 
tists Is going to turn a stock issue 
loose on the curb around Oct. 1. 
Common atoek Is to b« Ilitad at ti2 
a share for the opening fifleo. 



50-75). Jannings remains magnet; 
122,000 in week means four weeks 
at least; future bookings billed, but 
current one not crowded. 

Monroe (Fox) — "What Price 
Glory," Movietone (Fox) (»76; SO- 
TS). 112,640, slightly under record- 
breaking opening week; Monroe has 
slx-blt top for first time, and get- 
Ung It. Tells story; plenty of talk 
for Tone. 

Oreheetra Hall (L. ft T.)— "BIk 
Parade" (M-G). Final week of oc- 
cupancy; thauk heavens, opinion of 
U & T.; tfi.noo, best entire tenancy. 
I Oriental (I'ublix) — "Smith, Uroth 
er. Smile " ( h". N.) (2,! 



• nl.s 
the 



ii.d 



'Bugle Call,' $6,000, Fair; 
'Fever* 1st. Seattle, $13,000 

Portland, Ore., Sept. 27. 
(Drawing Population, 310,000) 
Business at local show houses was 
considerably off. Summer weather 
wtis the cause. 

The Broadway fell consiOierably 
below previous weeks w ith "Spring 
l-'ever." Picture proved popular, 
•be I i,ut failed to pull. lleorKie Stoll's 
back from vacation to direct the 
orchestra. 

"Beau CJeste," at Universal's Co- 
lumbia, drastically Hopped in It'« 
third week. Poor exploitation one 
of the chief reasons. The Itlvoll 
registered another good week in 
holding OTsr The Big Parade," 
while the People's slipped to the 
bottom with "The Sea Hawk." Fan- 
tages opened up rather weak With 
"Two Girls Wanted." 

The Orpheum Is climbing stead- 
ily with its new policy of vaude and 
pictures at a 60-cent top. 'l-'ramed" 
was the screen fare. 

J. J. Franklin, who has acted as 
tiivision manager of local West 
Coast Theatres, left for Los An- 
geles, where he will make his head- 
quarters. It baa not yet been ide- 
termlnad iriiat paaHmt h* -Will oc- 
cupy with W. C. 

Estimates for Lsst Week 
Broadway (West Coast) (2,600; 
'.;i-40-60) — "Spring Fever" (M-C). 
William Haines comedy well re- 
ceived and proved popular; Fan- 
ehon and Marco's "Mascks Idea," 
and Georgle Stoll's orchestra also 
found much favor, but not too much 
action at b. o.: $13,000. 

Orpheum ((>rpheum) (2,200; 15- 
25-40-»0)— "Framed" (1st N.). Mil- 
ton Sills not much of a local draw- 
ing card as result of past inferior 
l>ictures; vaude likeable, but no 
natneR; around $3,000 on three-day 
engagement. 

Pantages (Pantages) (2.000; ?5- 
30) — "Two Girls Wanted' (Fox). 
Back to usual Pan policy an(l bu.si- 
ness nothing to brag about: $12,000. 

Liberty (West Coast) (2,000 ; 25- 
J5-40)— "The Bugle Call" (M-G). 
Jarkle Coogan nopi>ed and vairde 
just fair: ««,000. . 

Columbia (Cnlversal) (tO«: SO)— 
"Beau Geete" (Par.). Picture In 
third week and hardly made house 
exiwnses; poor publicity and exploi- 
tation; $3,800. 

Rivoli (Parker- West Coast) (1,210; 
35-60) — "Tho Big Parade" (M-G) 



week. 

Orpheum (Warner)— "Old S. F." 
Vita (W. B.) (3d week) (778; SO). 
Improved a bit, total sufflclent to 
warrant holding over; $8,421. 

Playhouse (Mlndlln) — "Potemkln" 
(Amkinso) (2d week) ((02; tO- 
11.10). Under opening week at 
t4,$70, but okay nevertheless: Rus- 
sian tragedy out after pair of tries; 
I''reud story current. 

Roosevelt (i'ublix) — "Camille" (F. 
N ) (3d week) (1,400; 60-00). Never 
showed tiling; rose to extent of 
$2,000 last week, still lacked real 
value: $14,0110; 'Fireman, Save My 
Child" present. 

State- Lake (Orpheum) — "Tbiee's 
a Crowd" (I'athe) (2,800; 80-65). 
If.irry I.^inKdon's name generally 
draw locally, but burled here under 
eneniic vatide; took some of Chl's 
overiiow and jumped, but only to 

$17.1100. 

Woods (J. L. ft B.)— "Patent 
Lealher Kill" IF Ml (1st tff ^y) 



I1.07S; B0-$1.6.'i). Not quite meet 
expect.Ttiona of $1.(15 siieeial. Oii.n- 
er's $11,000 could stand Impiw.- 
nunl: CMiN.ilatlon started l.itf- liiii 
now lnlpiul; only s|)ccial in i -wii 
This town no big top slop. 11. & K. 
cm. (I it lonir cko when advertising 
■ W hy p.iy nioi e elyewhero when you 
can M-e all pictures at our hou.'-'es''" 
or sonicthliiR' t» that heart-break - 
int effect for stipers r* specials. 



900; 35-60-76) 
and I'.aul Ash. $45,000, good and 

second best In town, hut Bffthing ^^^^^ up nicely In second week and 
unusual; no Incentive f o if ■ ta tii jhlfi stay third week; ".Magic Flame" 

(tJ. A.) following on a run, when 
Salvatore Santaella, becomes or- 
chestra leader of a It-plece band: 
$6,500. Held over. 

Blue Meuse (Hamrick) (800; 25- 
50)— "When a Man Loves" (W. B.). 
Barrymore picture opened to only 
fair busiaeas; tMM. 



QimImc's N«ir HoMe Hm 
PrMMM at Its 



Quebec, Sept. ZT. 
Quebec City went on the picture 
map her* with the opmliuc of the 
million dollar Auditorium picture 

theatre. At tlie opening Premier 
Taschei-e.au and soNcral nicmbera of 
his Cabinet wero Invited guests and 
expressed their appreciation of the 
addition to Quebec's amusement 
liouses In conirratiilatnry speeches. 
After tile R. \c: c attat.k en the mo- 
vies In this province and especially 
in Quebec this Is a triumph for the 
industry here. 

The Auditorium, operated by J. 
Arthur Paquet ns pre.'-idcnt of the 
company, and Irving Soiirekes as 
manager, will show flrsi run plc> 

t lurss and ^ado. 



'Underworld' at Met , Bost, 
D 6-Pai Week 



Boston, Sept. Z7. 

"Underworld" at tlie Metropolitan 
ran away with the business last 
week. For the six days and nights 
that this pictura could be shown 
here business wss such that It 
looked as though the house raeord 
would be seriously threatened if It 
had been allowed a full week. For 
the six days the gross ran to $44,900. 

While the Met was doing this 
immense business the reverse was 
being experienced at the State, 
whei'e the Lon Chaney picture, 
"Mockery," was having tough go- 
ing. This picture was figured as 
sure Are, but flopped from the start, 
with result business at the house 
was just below $17,000 for the week. 
Plctora just did not seem to have 
KhaV ttaa puMm «t itbm house 
wanted. 

Estimates for Last Week 

State (Loews) (4,000; 40-KO). — 
l.on Chaney in "Mockery" (M-G-M) 
did not go over to any extent. $16,- 
500. 

Metropolitan (Publix) (4,000; (0- 
65)— Had one of t hos e tarhaway 
weeks with "UnderwprM" (Par). 
About t44,»«« in atx dajra. 

Orphoum (4,0Mi 4*4t)— About 
$22,090 with ^nUaa VNdsrick pte- 
ture, -rrha Nan." Vaoda la mnt 
port. -7 



mm for A C." in 

St L.; Missouri, $23,100 

St, I.ouis, Sept. 27. 
(Drawing Population, 900,000) 

Skouras Brothers took over the 
Capitol last week after a long siege 
of darkness for the house. These 
gentlemen picked up a piece of prop 
erty that has been tha undertaker's 
own ever sinoa that dajr months ago 
when Vitaphona eame^ aaw and did 
most anything else except conquer. 
The Capitol was rsoponed with Mrs. 
Wallace Reld's "The Red Kimono." 

The Capitol Is trying tha odme- 
back from a different angle this 
week with "Metropolis." 

Estimatss for fMt Waak 

Amsricsn — "Old Ironsides" (Par) 
(1,400: i0-$1.60) (Id week). Two 
weeks of terrific heat worked un- 
told hardship on picture and third 
week's cool weather too late; fin- 
ished to $7,850. 

Ambassador (Skouras) — "Cat and 
Cinary" (U) (3,000; 35-65), Thriller 
had same shudders as st.age pro- 
duction: good break from reviewers 
and cool weather helped; Ed Lowry's 
pcr.'^onal hit as boss of stage show 
made doubly certain during second 
week; did $32,700, 

Capitol (Skouras)— "The Red Ki- 
mono" (state rights). Mrs. Wallace 
Held, added attraction In person, 
couldn't make real class of the tO'wn 
become .interested in another gal 
gone wrong; too many preachment 
things recently to start any new 
sawdust trails. 

Loew's State ($.300; 25-3S-«5)— 
"Ben-Hur" (M-G) (2d week). Lo- 
calitps went heavy for this one. 

Missouri (Skpuras) — "For the 
Love of Mike" (F. N.) (3,800; $6- 
65). Laughs In picture and Jlmmle 
Hodges' plea.«ing supervision of 
stage presentations gave Interesting 
touch to affairs; Grand boulerard 
houne got tIS,100. 



BOWM0 myiM SB MILLE 

Los Angeles, Sept tt. 

William K. Howard, Da MBle's 
ace director, will leave that organ- 
ization after the completloa U one 
more picture. 

It Is said noward Is going wifli 
VnHed ArtistiL 



HGHT FILM PROMISED; 
ALICE LLOYD'S $17,000 

Capitol. Montreal, Began New 
Stage Policy; Big Returns— » 
Loew's Braces Up Vaude 

Montreal.Sept a7. 
(Drawing Pop., 600,000) 

"What l'ri<;e Glory" held over (2d 
week) at the Palace was ac<'om- 
panied by tho staee play at the Or- 
pheum and both did well, although 
the former naturally fell off consld» 
erable from tho previous week. 

Capitol got away to a food start 
with its new policy of condenscA 
vaude with a half dozen five- mln> 
ute shows in front of the Capltollna 
hand of K pieces under .Maurice 
Meerte. Alice Lloyd stood out as 
tlie RUige feature and capacity 
houses were pla^'ed to for the first 
half of the week, with a little falling 
off later. Jannings' "Way of All 
FJesli " was a picture the like ot 
wliii'h is not seen often In this clt^ 
and It was also a draw. 

Perhaps as a set off to the "new 
Idea" policy at the Capitol, vaude at 
Loew's comes back with a bang. 
Harry HInes and La Follette wera 
the headllners who took the crowd 
all the way. Imperial featurea 
dancing in most of acts and got bic 
houses, notably Thursday when thsT 
broadcast tho light and annouBoad 
they w<M1d alMW the films ttife 
week. 

Estimate for Last Week 

Capitol (2,700; «0-85) "Way of All 
Flesh" (Par.). Pine picture that 
drew. Alice Lloyd on stage. $1T,« 
000; big. 

Palace (2,7«0; 56-85) "What MM 
Qlory" (Fox). Second weak/ iMi 
up verv well. flLSOO; fair. 

Loew's (3,200: 45-76) "Man POWW^ 
(Par). About SO-SO With good Vknda 
show; $12,000. 

Imperial (l.tM: M-M) "Boririaa 
for Indies" (Par.). Xahjon earMaa 

film; $7,000. 

strand (ROD; 80-40) "Mo\mtrtIns of 
Manhattan" (Co! ). "Love of Mike" 
(F. N.). "Smile Brother. Smile" (F. 
N.). "SUts* Caaaa Thra" (F. B. O.). 
$4,6««. 



DENVER'S DOWNTOWN 
FORGEIS N'BQRHOOPS 

Mats Off and Nights Btd-* 
Nothing Said About Quality 
of iHotiires 



Denver, Sept, IT. 
Victory (Publix) did Itt bast t« 
pull all the pictura <Mm in Um% 
lost week. DnHr waa "TM Stf Ah* 

rade" at pop prteiM, and Only laek «( 

seats prevented the house from 
busting everything. 

None of the showmen In this 
mlle-high city can ilguia out wiMt* 
the folks are spending th«lr tMa. 
Matinee trade la below par everr* 
where and nigbta not much bettef 
at the grind houses downtown. A 
private guess Is that quite some 
little collection of change is going 
under the windows of the ntighbor- 
hoo^ theatres every day. 

"My Maryland," the Shut.ert op- 
eretta, opened to a large patronage 
and through the week Denverltes 
have seemed to be quite enthusias- 
tic about R all. 'With the exception 
of a couple of Romberg songs, not 
anything sensational In the piece. 
Old gags, too much padding and lots 

of the old flsg-wavliMr liwi: mWi *■ 

be "My Marylaad'8*^ ^ok." Bit 
it's doing nicely. 

Estimates for Last Week 
Aladdin (Inde) (LSOO; IS-S0-7t)-* 
"Colleen" (Fox) with Vita prolog. 
Few mora piotaraa like this . aad 
Madge BoUamy won't IMM a« mmt 
Week «Bl|l'' fltlr; iiMiUi 



friends. 

$a,ooo. 

Americs (U.) (l.DOfl; 20-30-40)— 
"Out All Night" (U). Denny has 
fans, but this one only f.tir. l*rob- 
able $5,000. 

Colorado (ln<de) (2,450; 30-40-50) 
— "Ix)ve of Mike" (let N.) and Will 
Rogers travelog. Also Reed and 
Cunningham and band on stage. AT- 
eraged $6,000, maybe. 

Orpheum (Vaude) (1,600: IS-fl) 
— Roslta, Mereedos, Jean Adair and 
Mel Klee all played aa haadllnsM. 
Good bin aad draw between 0.(M 
and $10,000. 

Rialto (IlihllT) (1,060; 25-BO)— 
"All c;anil'H rs ' (I'.'ir). I'liN is bet- 
tor tlian any of past half dozen 
- -Mel^lian I'icLures. customers say, 
but he's b(!en foolinj? 'eni so long 
they didn't responvl properly. Hosa- 
llnd Baker and band on stage. Near 
$6,000. 

Victory (Publlx) (1.140; 40-50- 
76)— "Big Parade." Cle.ining up 
compared to everything else, and 
compared to other flickers Nhowii at 
the Victory for the past few months. 
ICIOse to |10.00«. 



Wcdnetday, 8«pttinbtr M. lltt 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 



TOO MANY 'SPECIALS' WITH SALES 
AND STUNG Bis NOT AGREED 



Studios Seem to HaTe Won Out So Far— Salot Do- 
partnent's Protests as a Rule Ineffectual— -MaM 
Appeal of Low Prices Not Considered 



Sales executives and Btudi-^ man- 
ners have acquired widely differ- 
ent viewpoints on the vaiue of al- 
leged tipecials. From reports, home 
ofnces are having a difficult battle 
eonvlnrins the studios that not 
•rerythin); they turnout is worth t^. 

So {ar the studios have won, and 
that partly accounts for the large 
number of t2 pictures on the mar- 
ket whicli rate regular program 
quality. <~>n the coast suine of the 
producers have reached a stage 
where thejr become hopped up over 
wiy kind of a picture that shows 
promise sllulitly above the average. 

Froiu the sales end protests are 
keing made continuously. The et- 
•Nt made to show "The Yankee 
Clipper" and Mm* United Artists 
productions as specials was consid- 
ered unhealthy. From the sales 
angle It is also considered bud busl- 
MM to allow pleturaa too long a 
wm before being released generally, 
•wing to program pictures of a sim- 
ilar nature which may be produced 
to the meantime and cut In on the 
attimate proOta. 

Six months la estimated a fair 
and sullli lent run for productions 
admitio.lly worth increased priceM. 
Until recently only independent ez- 
klbltors hacve bean protaating about 
the lengthy runs allowed fairly good 
pictures before released generally. 

Both independent exhibitors and 
aales executives seem agreed that 
the pronounced tendency of produc- 
tion heads to Increase admission 
prices for pictures con only result 
In hurtliiK at the box oltii e in the 
analysis. Motion pictures essen- 
MbUf appeal to the masses because 
at the low price, and attempts be- 
laf framed to make movies a iux- 
•ry ara regarded as a blow at one 
af the main pulling powers. 



WOMEN OFF "CHANG"; 
BUFFALO UGHT, $22,000 

Lafayette, Indie, Found Way 
to Beat "Thursday"— 113,000 
in Bad Week 



ENGLANIKANADA 
FUBM TORONTO 

Hazardous Press Stuff Sent 
Out, to Be Denied — GrossM 
Off Last Week 



SHORT REEL PRODUCERS FEEL 
INVASHMOFBiGGERMAKERS 



Walter Hays of Straod 
Cd, ji New York 



nim circles were shocked yester- 
day (Tuesday) at the word that 
Walter Hays, 67, exhibitor and vice 
president of the Stanley-Hark 
Strand Corporation, had died sud- 
denly of heart disease at his apart- 
ments in tlie Hotel Alden, S2S Cen- 
tral Park West, New York. 

Mr. ll.iys liaii spent most of his 
adult life in motion picture house 
activity, being one of the pioneers 
M the building and exhibiting end. 

When the late Mitchell H. Mark, 
with Moe Mark and others, formed 
the Mark strand Corp., In 1912, Mr. 
Hays was elected to the director- 
Ship of the big corporation. It was 
ha who helped mould the first of 
the Strand chain, the New York 
Strand, opened In April, 1914. At 
that time such an elaborate picture 
house on Broadway was considered 
a wild gamble. It was the forerun- 
ner of even bigger movie palaces. 

Others followed In auccesslon. the 
Brooklyn Mark Strand, Syracuse, 
Troy, All)any, Utica, etc. Mr. Hays 
first made his headquarters in Buf- 
falo, but when the SUntey and 
Mark Strand Corporation was 
formed Mr. Hays moved into New 
York, establishing his offices at 1560 
Broadway. He was then elected 
Tica president of the new corpora- 
tion which post he held at his 
death. He was also president of the 
Syracuse Strand Corp. 

Mr. Hays w.-is born In Rochester. 
He in sMivlvi^d hy his willow (Mrs. 
Bcs-xie Walter Hays) and two chil- 
dren, a sun, Alan 20, and a 
daughter, Jean Elizabeth, S. 

The funeral will be held at 2 p. m. 
tomorrow (Thursday) from the 
Riverside Memorial Chapel, Am 
•terdam ayenua and TIth street. 
New York. 



nPFAHY'S "GHOST SHIP" 

T.OS Angeles. Sept. 2T 
Tiflany haa started pro'l uction on 

"The (Ihost Ship." from the Jack 

Iiondon vtory, "White and' 

Roy Flt/.roy will aupervlao with 

Forrest Siieldon directing. 

Ca.st in. luiles l>orothy S' b.istian 

Montagu Love, Tom 8Hnt< hi. Kileen 

Firey. Rny Hallor, Pat Harmon 

Bud Duncan, SoJIn. 



Huftaln, Sept. 27. 

Depression wUicli sttilcd o%>'r pic- 
ture theatres this montli still in evi- 
dence last week. 

Liast week's lilm takings labore<l 
under conditions. Popular road at- 
tractions at both legitimate houses 
— Belasco's "Hidden" at the Er- 
langer, and Kutherine Cornell at the 
Teck — may have taken toll, of the 
picture theatres. Both of the legit- 
imate attriictions resistered heav- 
ily. In addition agitation over the 
city primary election the first of the 
week cut takings down tor tliat part 
of the ix?riud. 

One outsUiiuhntj feature of the 
week was llii- aurrenUer of prac- 
tically all of tile picture hou.ses to 
the reception of fight retiiins. I'rac- 
tlcally all of tlie hou>^o^ ailvcrtisoil 
the coniplfte rcturnn l.)r Thiirsd;t> 
night, with Ihf l-afayi'tte and thf 
Great L,akes running heavy addi- 
tional paiil puijlicatiun in the sport- 
ing columns of the local newspapers. 
The Ivafayotto Square showed to 
heavy returns on the night of the 
light amplifying the radio reception 
on tb* Vltnphone. This developed 
Into a KMintna drawing card and 
Thuraday night's bualnesa brought 
takings up materially. 

estimates for Last Week 
Buffalo (Publtx) (3.400; 30-40-SO) 
—■ Chang" (Par), "Joy Bells." De- 
spite excellence of film offering and 
advance advertising bill failed to 
excite nuirh activity in box office. 
Picture had little drawing power for 
women, and although generally i*ro- 
nounred of hi^lK'Ht calilier, did not 
seem to react ;it tho gate. I'ndcr 
»22,000. 

Hip (Tuhllxl (2,400; 50)— "I.«ve 
of Mike- (I'ar) and vnude. This 
house contliiiios to move along at 
comparatively even »;.ait w'itlt last 
weelc's tjkiniis no exception to rule. 
House continues to remain favorite 
with family tvpe of draw and qual- 
ity and caliber of both film and 
▼aUda pUuuied tor this clientele. 
Around IIS.OOO. 

Orsat Lafcaa (Fox) (1.500; 8S-S0) 
— "When a Han Loves" (Warner) 
and vaude. House went back to av- 
erage again following sensational 
business done by "Glory" for fort- 
night before Film feature of de- 
cided excellence and held takings 
remarkably welt in view Of general 
conditions. $14.(i00. 

Loew's (I.ocw) (" 400; S.I-iO) — 
"Uoad to Itonianco" (M. G.) and 
vaude. Curd i>re.scntcd excellcjit 
ail-round bill, but sliowed notliing 
at box. Hou.«e c^>ntlrtues to need 
waking up. Between $10,000 and 
$■1,100. 

Lafayette (Inde) (S.400: tS-SO)— 
"Blood Slilp" (F.B.O.) and vaude. 
Film feature came In with good ad- 
vance reports, but meant little ad- 
dition on gross. Thursday night's 
taking went to overflow by reason 
of flcrht returns, which Is an In- 
tf-re.qflng commentary on type of 
clientele with which house is pop- 
ular. Running time of the show 
was p.'t a.^itio -so th.'it Vitaphone 
with the figlit retuins staitini; at 11 
o'clock and closing show. Not b.id 
week in view of opposition and 
competition. tlS.OOO. 



Phil Ryan at Met Studio 

tioa Angeles, Sept. ST. 

Phil Ryan has been appointed 
genenil m.m.Tger of the Metropoll- 
t.Tn SiiKlios f.ir DeMille-Pathe. He 
will have general supervision o<f all 
Patha productions. In addition to 
operstlner the studio. 

Patho is currently undecided 
about Monty Banks. It holds an 
option on him for elKht more pic- 
tures but will not exercise it until 
after release of "The Ace In the 
Hole," Just finished. 

Meanwhile Banks has postponed 
work on his scheduled "The Steeple- 
chase." 



-KeH Oai«e Are Team 

I.os .\ngi;les. Sept. 27. 
Motro-Ooldw yn-Mayer Is going 
to team Polly Moran and Krirl Dane 
for tha screen version of "Ule ul- 
aeo." 

Production In Movember. 



Toronto, Sept IT. 
(Drawing Pop., 700,000) 

A couple of new road companies 
stepped in here last week and got \ 
a few thousand dollars of picture j 
money. Anyway grosses took an i " 
all-round flop. 

Loew's was typical of the town, 
falling from tVifiiO to $11,000 wltli 
"Kolled Stoclclnsa,^ which didn't 
seem to mean a thing. Apparently 
it needs a few football games to 
arouse any collegiate enthusiasm. 

"What Price Glor>-" faded from 
»7,000 to $6,000 in 3d week at the 
Iti gent and made way for "SovcntI, 
Heaven," another Fox super. 

The McLaglen-Del Rio combina- 
tion failed to draw at the Uptown 
and that house held to an average 
tH.iM. 

Tho Tlvoii. small downtown Fa- 
mous Player.4 liou.se, switched from 
a Monday to Saturday opening with 
tite current "Swim, Girl, Swim." 
This puts three dim houses on Sat- 
urday ahlftik 

From the standpoint of British 
and Canadian pictures the past has 
been a busy week. With no adver- 
tising to speak of and no one will- 
ing to dA much talldng about It a 
picture called "Destiny" crept into 
M..ss<'y Hall, huge barnlika build- 
ing seating about 3,i00. The pic- 
luie had been tnade without expe- 
rienced actors in and around To- 
ronto by Canadian Films. I.ttl 
W'lien you a.sk what it Is ail about 
they toll you to come and See It, 
.'tn<l there you are. It has aoma war 
.stuff and a court scene. 

'l iirough tlie Canadian Press went 
a dispatch saying that Right Hon- 
orable Arthur Melghen, former 
prime minister of Canada, had been 
elected president of British Em- 
pire Films, Ltd., now producing 
Captain Bruce Baimsfather'a "Car- 
ry On Sergeant" at Trenton. 
Melghen is a big man hara and the 
announcement mada It appaar as if 
this outfit really had something. 
Melghen issued an indignant de- 
nial. 

This Is the second alleged wrong 
story widely cii-culated about this 
Cf»mi>any. Tlie other s.ald the Ca- 
nadian go\ernment had put up $».- 
000,000 to iieip it encourage the pro- 
dut!tion of Canadian pictures. 

Tills one died a quick death in 
Canada, viiere every one knows tlie 
government hasn't Ave millions to 
spare, hut It got wide publicity 
across the line. Whoever ia plant- 
ing stuff for tha Traaton outfit 
knows the ropea. 

Next, from a Canadian stand- 
point, la tha beginning of shots on 
"Spirit of the Wilderness," pro- 
duced at Fort William (Northern 
Ontario) by Thunder Bay Films, 
Ltd. S. 'V. Halstead, president, says 
only exteriors will be made in the 
Fort William area. The company 
will then Ko to Hollywood and fin- 
isli up at one of tiie independent 
studios, l.ouis Cliaudet is direotins 
and tlie cast includes live princi- 
pals. Among these are Peggy Ol- 
e(»It an<l Dorothy Dwan, who hn\'c 
uoik( .l In ^Ve.sterns with Tom Mix. 
I^.xtras have been engaged in Foi t 
W illl.im and gone on location at 
ICapaheka Falls. This ons is sup- 
posed to be ready in February. 

Tlio third (.:anadian picture of the 
week Is "Through the Barbed 
Wire," which may clash with the 
recent PoU Negri release. It Is a 
war effort, tha script written by 
Jack Carroll, formerly with tha 7Bth 
Canadian Battalion (Toronto Scot- 
tish). Carroll was once In bur- 
lesque and made a few pictures with 
Hilly Anderson at the old Bison 101 
it;inch outfit. He .says he has finan- 
cial backing and a cast picked out. 
Carroll also says this one will be 
filmed In Toronto. 

A Hritish release soon to be ex- 
hiitited here is "The Immortals of 
r.obhie Scotland," to be road- 
slionpd I'V i;dueational Films. I.til 
I'icture prodtu eU by Maurice Sand- 
t^roiind in l>ondon had its premier* 
in Kdinbiirgh and deals with his- 
torical affairs of Scotland. Isobel 
Macdonald hns come over to handle 
the exploitation, which seema an- 
other mistake. A native better 
knows this field. It will be inter- 
esting to see a British picture that 
hasn't the army, the navy or the 
air force behind It. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Loew's (2,300: 30-60) — "UoIUd 
.■stockings." Light collegiate picture 
failed to hold and dropped house to 
$11,000 below average. Vaude fair. 

Pantaaas (E:astern r. P.) (3,450, 
30-60)— "Blood Ship." Anotherdnjp 
.\hoiit $9,000, $SOt to $700 tieluw 
average. 

Uptown (F. P. Canada) (2,!l<t' 
30 -CO)— "Loves of Carmen" (Fox), j 
< >r!iptta g eed stage s hnw and llar^ I JMiaU 
hnd attracted good notloea, M.SOO | md last 
Averace. 

Tivoli (F. P. Canada) (1 400: 
.70)— ".Metropolis" (Ufa-Parl. IM.; 
over Uermnn picture did about 
$3,100. Good In small house. 

Regent (Fox) (l,M4s lO-tl SO) 



State Rii^t Exckenget Not Picking Up C O. D. 
Deliveriet — Matter of Finanetli PnMing— Mar> 
ket NaiTowing for Indie* 



JACKIE, ''STARK LOVE" 
BOTH OFF M PHULY 

People Didn't Care for Grown- 
up Jackie Coogan — Critics 
Only for "Stark Love" 



Philadelphia, fi--vt. 27. 
Piisincss was only (air in tiie 
downtown picture houses last week. 
Little to feature th* situation any- 
where. 

Several pictures In for runa be- 
gan to slide badly. Number of others 
in at weekly change houses didn't 

live up to advance promises. 

One picture tliat slipiRd a lot wa.s 
'The Way of All Flesh. ' at the Ai- 
dine, after three weeks of profitable 
trade. 

Big fight In Chicago was the fin- 
ishing touch. 

The poor business enabled the 
"Kinir of KIncK' ■ management to 
negotiate a <li al by which that big 
picture conies In on Friday of this 
week instead of bucking all the 
oiienings next Monday. 

The other "run" house here also 
suffered last week. This was the 
l'°ox-Locust, where "Seventh Heav- 
en" waa In Ita third week and 
dropped to between f 10,000 and $11,- 
OUO. Thla run cannot laat much 
longer, although nothing has been 
announced to follow. 

Stanley had "Hard-Bolled Hag- 
gerty," and it didn't register so big 
with the critics and apparently lit- 
tle better with the fans. The pres- 
entation feature, Anatol Frledluad 
and his Club Anatol Kevuo, prob- 
ably helped considerably. Return 
for taliloid revue here. Gross down 
around $27,000. 

Stanton got about $10,000 with the 
third and last week of "lieau Geste," 
and the engagement was a highly 
successful one. The pii ture migllt 
have i)een held In longer, but "t;a- 
niille." tentatively hooked several 
times, was finally decided on to open 
this Monday. 

The Arcadia pulled a flop with 
"The Bugle Call," Intended for two 
weeks but pulled out after one. 
Crowds didn't care for tha older 
version of Jackie Coogan and 
showed It. Gross, $3,000. Tha Karl 
ton got about the same, probably a 
little under, with "Stark Lova," 
which the crltica raved over, but 
which didn't strike the regulara. 

The Fox had "Tiie Blood Ship" 
,inii got a pretty good play. With 
st.iKe show week's gross waa about 
J24.000. 

Tills week's la\out. in addition to 
"Tlie King of KluKS." at the Aldine 
(Krirliy) and "Cnmillc," at the Stan- 
ton, has Hebe Daniels in "Swim, 
(iirl. Swim," at the .Stanley, "The 
Poor Nut" at the Karlton and 
".Adam and Evil" suddenly booked 
into the Arcadia to displace "The 
Bugle CalL" Fox haa "Tha Jby 
f'.h-l," and "Seventh Heavan" con- 
tinues at tha Fox-Locust. 

in regard to praaentatlona, the 
Stanley haa a very pretentions 
booking In the Pavley-Oukralnsky, 
while the Fox billed Jim Barton, but 
he wasn't on deck Monday. Instead 
there were Kim? add Kini^. dancers: 
the Ileinstreet Singers, Hert If.inlon. 
comedian, and Pauline Albert, 
pianist. 

Estimates for Last Week 
Stanley (4,000: 3.';..')0-7n))— "Hard 
H .lled HagKerty ( F. N.). Milton 
.Sills jin-turc only f.iir draw. Cluii 
.\n;itol l<o\ lie heipid on st.'ige. Un- 
der noriii.il at $J/ "00. 

Aldine ll.r,00; 7.'.) - Way of All 
Flesh" (I'ar, 4th w.eki. This one 
dropped li.'Mlly l;i-t week to around 
$s,500. Plays fir.st four ilajs of this 
week and then makes way for "The 
King of Kings.' Friday nlwht. I.«-it- 
ter will restore the house's former 
policy of reserved seats end tl.50 
top with only two performances a 
day. 

Stanton (1.700; 35-50-75)— "Beau 
'Jeste" (I'ar. 3d week). Final week 
for iiielure got around $10,000. Kn- 
uMKerner^t highly successfuL "XJa- 
iiiille" this wi'ck on run. 

Arcadu (XDO; iU] ~- i:in,-lc Call" 
'\T f:i. l-"lop arid removed alter 
.single week Instead of staying fort 



Los Angeles, Sept. 27, 

Independent producers of ahort 
reels for releaaa on the State Rifht 
market are reported to be «p 
against It for finances and hava 
been compelled to stop shooting for 
the time being. 

This ia dua to tha fact that tha 
State Right exchanges are not plclc- 
Ing up tha ahipments of film on 
the contracted dates. The films ara 
all shipped from tha cdlwt atadioa 
or from tha New Tork offloea of 
the producers e. o. d. to the ax> 
change, but advices have come back 
from the ezpreas companies that tha 
Independent exchange men have not 
pickeil up tlie.se pictures. 

Tlie result has been that a lot of 
independfnta working on short 
bankrolls have been compelled to 
temporarily suspend operation. 

A producer of short reel luatter 
states that since the advent of the 
Metro-Coldwyn-Mayer and Para- 
mount siiort reel departments that 
the market has narrowed down to 
practically nothing for them. Thay 
claim that the Paramount and M- 
c:-M sales forces are selling their 
comciilc-s and other subjects prac- 
llcjiiiy as cheap as the independent 
exchange men can do an*' tiM 
advantage through the use of ihetr 
standard trade market. 

In some instances, it is said that 
exchanges wanting to continue buy- 
ing product from tha Indepandont 
producers were informed by tha 
bigger companies that to obtain 
their features they would also have 
to purchase the short subjects. 

The ahort subject field haa been 
a lucrative one for the Independent 
exchange men as the only compatl- 
tlon they ever had in the past waa 
through Paths and IklucationaL 

Now that tha other companiea 
are In, It is apparent that a great 
many of tha indapcndenta will hava 
to shut up ahop far bMk M ipny 
dates. 



PAR. DEMANDS BILLING 
FOR LOANED PLAYCP 

Cancels Okay on Arlen For Fox 

— Wants Prominence For 
Borrowed Stock Members 



Los Angeles, Sept. 27. 

Paramount la very particular 
about the pictures In which yoimg 
members of its stock comp.tny ap- 
pear for other producers on a loan 
proposition. Far is giving tlie bill- 
ing of theaa youngstara apeclal con- 
alderatton. { 

This was brought out when Fox 
w.mted to borrow Iltchaid .\rlen f«*r 
"Come to My House." The deal 
was all se't when Paramount dis- 
covered that Fox wanted to bill 
t.oth Olive llorden anil Antonio Mo- 
reno aho\ .; Arlcn in .'liJ ail vert isirig. 
Fox would not agree to give Arleu 
eriual billing, so Paramount raHad 
off the loan. 

Tlie poMltion taken hy Fox Is ex- 
actly oppoidte to tliat assumed by 
I'arainount when tho latter firm 
borrowed Charles Farrell < i'"ox i for 
nearly a year. Farrell played tho 
juvenile leads In "Old Ironsides'' 
and "The Rough Blders," and, al- 
though he was an absnluio un- 
knewn. Paramount gave him equal 
billing with other members of the 
two casts. 



3Ujat_J!rlc« Olory fFox! 

week war l-ahy 
$.;.ooo. Adverti.^ing off. 

Hip fShe.i-F. Pi (2 600: 30-60) 
"Silk Ktoi-king.'- ■ tl'>. i.aura I^i 
I'lante good draw her*», but picture 
illdn't get over; $7.fi"<i d"-plie good 

-"age show. 



nlulil ( rowds didn't like grown-up 
.laekic C.o^-an. Around $3,000. 

Ksriton (1,100; DO)— "Staric Love" 
fPar). Not much of box-offlce hit, 
altlioueh critics liked It. About 
same as Arcadia in business. 

Fox (3.000; 19)— "The Blood .Ship" 
(Col). Picture pretty well liked and 
iHidiiitr hill fair, nviiill. about 
t mi' i III uuiii iii l t il I " t i nn ie 
of Ih ii.si s, all of which fell effects 
llKlit 'l liiir lay niglit. 
Fox-Locuit il.Snu: $1 <•."■) 'Sev- 
enth lliriven" (Fox, 3d week). 
riroi<ped considerably h'-'t we^-k, 
with .iliout $10,500 claimed. 



10 



VARIETY 



PICTURES 



Wednesday, September 28, 1M7 



PATHE SLUMPS AGAIN ON TALK 
OFADVEIiSEMViDENDACnON 



)unt Resumes Operation for Rise, While War- 
ner Bros. Stages Another Well-Advertised Ad- 
vance — Loew Disregards Others' Movements 



The repetition of extreme weak- 
ness In Pathe featured the move- 
ments of amusement stoi'ks last 
week, loathe had rallied with sonip 
■how ol support from the low of 20 
•arly last week, but gave way easily 
a tew days later under aeeresslvc 
selling;, making a "double bottom." 

Although nothing ofllcial has been 
published, talk is in circulation of 
directors passing the dividend at the 
meatlng ^ts this month. In sup- 
port of this intormal forecast are 
cited the recent reorganization of 
the Pathe capitalization, the growth 
eC keen competition In the com- 
pamr** field ef abort subjects and 
iMWa reels and the uncertainty of 
the outcome of its new adventure 
Into the feature produrins flelil. 

In such comments as have come 
ettt ae strese la laid upon tbe new 
>»«i4eville afflUation In its promise 
as a channel of release. Profits in 
192t amounted to $4.16 a share on 
tbe then outstanding stock. No in- 
IMWHIlun la «v«llable •■ to current 
fcmlaeM; In tbe last financial state- 
ment currant assets were put at 
tlO,359,SW, Including 14,263,356 ad- 
vances to outside producers, a pretty 
bic Item, return on wblcb, of eourae, 
la all in the future. 

Argument for Caution 

In view of all these considerations 
tke directora mlsht ba well jusU- 
lled in nurslns cash resources Along 

and omitting the dividend, which 
policy, of course, is being discounted 
on tbe ticker. Tbe issue was quiet 
jnatacday at 22. 

Paramount appeared In the act of 
resuming its advance under aggres- 
sive operations for the rise Monday, 
when the selling wave hit the whole 
list and brought a halt to Individual 
bull drives. Paramount was quoted 
at 108, Its best on the long move- 
ment since the retreat started from 
120 last November. Wall Street and 
Times square both look for a fur- 
ther brisk upturn In the Aim leader. 
With Inaide tt«da tips indicating the 
aane ttrinc, alwaya assuming that 
the Umim eauBtad reaction in the 



general market doea not take espe- 
cially violent form. 

Interests close to the company arc 
aaid to be advising friends that a 
good move i.s in immediate prospect. 
All formal announcements emanat- 
ins ttom tbe news cbannels, pre- 
sumably Inspired by clique connec- 
tions, put a favorable complexion on 
company affairs, and it has l>e<'n the 
experience of dabblers in Paramount 
that inspired news uaually reflects 
the clique's intentiona pretty accur- 
ately. 

An element of comedy relief was 
Introduced in the market week when 
Warner Bros, staged anotlicr of 
those advances heralded beforehand 
by widely circulated tlpa. Every - 
body.jKemed to have the Warnei 
hunch from board boys to custom- 
ers' room managers in the broker- 
age branches. The movement from 
23 t« 10 was to aU Intenta and pur- 
poaea billed like a show engagement. 
That has been the course of Warner 
market movements from the first. 
Almost every move has been trum- 
peted and the advance information 
has nearly always made good. May- 
be the stage Is being set for a 
phoney upon which inside operators 
can unload. It has been done. 

Loew seemed to pay no attention 
to developments elsewhere among 
ita asaeetele* ateaka. It moved in 
moderate volume within the narrow 
range of S4-65, No price change ha» 
come out by way of adjustment to 
the passing of Marcus Loew and the 
cluinges in company management 
and the stock has behaved under a 
variety of conditions In the general 
market in a manner to Indicate a 
semi-Investment classiflcation. 

Additional data on Pathe's con- 
dition include film inventories of 
$1,088,626. l«at Jme tbe company 
sold (6,000,OM of 1 per cent, deben- 
tures, interest charges on which 
alone are |420,ooo. The class A 
stock is on a 14 annual basis. X>ut- 
ataadiaK are set,iM ahafea. 

roz did well yeataeday *t a new 
high above M. 



(- 1927 , 

Blsh. Ijow. 
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STOCK EXCHANGE 



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ISSUES IN OTHER MARKETt 
Quoted at Monday Close 
Over the Counter 
New York 
(QootMl In no and AiM) 

Raay, Ol. A. (Sa< sets) 0.101 

Unit do 

Unit do 

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Philadelphia 

Mt atantey CO, of Amerlra 00% 

St. Louis 

40 Bkour.t8 SO 



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2* Ita sin o( oao-tblrd ahara of coaunon, and saeond aalt qeoMd Is &s eaaial 



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pom WITHOUT IBSCSDEHT 

Los Angeles, Sept, 17. 

Superior Court Judge Gates has 
taken under advisement the claims 
of lawyers representing Lillian 
Gish in connection with Charles 
VueWs «>i,««e,s«« w^^t, ff j,.^. 
tract suit. 

Ciahnlnr the matter already had 
been determined in a Federal 
Court Miss aish's kiwyirs .Tmert 
It la not necessary for the stai- to 
Mwwer queetiona befotre trial. 

No p ie c edent estate on a point 
ef law e( this ehancter ae Judge 
tiatea wlU teva I* Onm* it vuk t 



AQUATIC SPOKT CAST 

Los AiiFrelep. Sept. 27. 

Duke Kahanamoku, MawaiiMn 
swimmer. Is heading a cast of all- 
nround athletes appearing in "Her 
Son a Hero," being directed for 
F.B.O, by Jimmy Dugan. 

Othera In the oaat Include Clyde 
Swensen, American diving entry In 
t^lymplo K^'nies; Betty Hleecl^er, 
champion wom;in diver; Ciarenee 
Plnkton, champion male diver; 
Cllve Ilnore, brother of Colleen 
Moore; .(Lillian Knight and James 
riei-ue, I'ui'uiiir fuolbaU player. 




JULIAN ELTINC^E 

Opened at Orpheum, Loa Angelas, 
Sunday^ with new act. which sur- 
passes anything done by this un- 
usual artist in years. . 

After a feiw weeka on tiie coaat. 
'Entlnge retuma to the Bast with 
booUnga tiurough WM. MORRIS. 



NmnBayeiliW.CHMie 

Los Angeles, Sept. 27. 
Nora Hayes will play four weeks 
for West Coaat Theatrea out here. 
No deflnite opening date haa tieen 
set. 

Miss Bayes will spend a week 
each in Los Angeles. San Francisco, 
Seattle and Portland. 

West C'Mt'a new 'houaea in 

Seattle and Portland will open in 
February. The circuit now has 12 
theatres under construction. 



R. Walsh WanU Release 
BecauM U.A. WanU Him 

laoa AngeUe, Sept IT. 

Raoul Walsh, at present direct- 
ing Gloria Swanson in "Sadie 
Thompson" for United, haa tendered 
Fox a cash offer to release him from 
his preaent contract with that or- 
ganisation which has one more pic- 
ture for Walsh to do. 

Walsh's work on "Sadie Thomp- 
son" has found favor with Joseph 
M, Schenck, who wants him to re- 
main with U, A. to do four other 
pictures for that company. 

Walsh, It Is said, flgures he can 
get around $7,600 a week from 
United Artists. 



Reetson in Conference 

tioa Angeles, Sept. 27. 
Vred W. Beetaon, aecretary and 
treasurer ot the Association of Mo- 
tion Picture Producers, leaves for 
New York this week and will re- 
main there until the completion of 
the Federal' Trade Commission 
hearing on the picture Industry that 
begins Oct. 10. Beetson will at- 
tend all of the sessions and prob- 
ably appear as a witness. 



HARBT HEKVET HUBT 

Los Angeles, Sept. 27, 
Harry Hervey, playwright and 
author of the screen atory, rrhe 
Devil Dancer," Otlda Oray starred, 

was seriously injured when the car 
lie was drivinp was run into by an- 
other car driven by a man said to 
be Intoxicated and going 60 miles an 
hour. 

Frank Barnes, picture press agent. 
W.1S In the car wKh H> i vi y and 
sliBhtly injured. It Is expected that 
Hervey will not be able to leave his 
brd for three weMu. He la eon- 
llncd to his rooms at the Ambassa- 
dor hotel here. 



"nm)"is]ioura> 

Los Anfjeles, Sept. 27. 

Recently an announrement came 
from the Edwin Carewe organiza- 
tion that Ronald Drew, former New 
Tork newspaperman, wioidd make 
his debut in pictures opposite Do- 
lores Del Hio In ' Komooa." Drew 
was said to be a find'. 

The young, man epoken ef is none 
other than Walter Ooss. graduate of 
the Paramount school, who has 
played several leads during the past 
two years In pictures. 



•THON HORSE" POINT 

Mrs. Wilson Woodrow has ttlwi 
action In the U. 8. District court tu 
force the Fox to produce a print of 
"The Iron Horse" as evidenee in 
a copyright suit. 

She claims the picture violates 
a copyright held on "Building the 
Ionian," a t>o«ti written by herself 
and Archibald I.. Sessions. 



Laboratory Comer 



R le reported Consi^lidated 
Film lAbevatoriee are oat to 
eomer the ontire Independent 

fleld locally while also Intend- 
ing to neeiimulate such plants 
as do still photography for film 
compa n lea. 

Gifera have been made for 
the Photo Repro Laboratories, 
Long Island, and National 
I'hotographers. It Is under- 
stood the deals are set 



STORY ON ACADEMY 
BIG BENEFIT FILM 



Academy and Relief Fund to 
Split Profits— 10 Directors. 
Start and Featured Players 

Iioa Angelea> 8ept IT. 

The atory for the bmeSt picture 
to be produced by the Motion Pic- 
ture Academy of Arte and Sciences 
la being prepared by Carer Wilson, 
Benjamin Glaxer and John McDer- 
mott, the committee appointed by 
the Academy to decide on the story 
to be used. The board of directors 
of the Academy will approve the 
story, with production to atart im- 
mediately afterwarda. 

The film will be so constructed 
that It will utilize the aervices of 
stars and featured playera. More 
than le of the most prominent ple- 
ture directors will handle the meg- 
aphone on scenes. 

When finished the picture will be 
distributed generally on a rental 
basis to theatres all over the world, 
with the profits from such distrib- 
ution divided equally between the 
Academy and the Motion Picture 
Relief Fund.- The latter organiza- 
tion has had such a film under con- 
sideration for some time, but little 
progress' had been made, and ar- 
rangements were made with the 
Academy for the latter to handle 
all details of production and dis- 
tribution. 

The share the Motion Picture Re- 
lief Fund derives from the distrib- 
ution of this picture will be used 
to complete the endowment fund 
for a homo for the picture profes- 
sion. There U about $2t,e00 IB the 
building fund to date. 

2 Yean for Forvettimc 

To Remove Arsenic 

Los Angeles, Sept 27. 
C. H. Francis, owner of a lunch' 
box company which supples lunches 
to picture companies, was given a 
two year suspended sentence by 
Municipal Cotirt Judge Hahn. Fran- 
cis was eonvicted ef packing apples 
sprayed with arsenic in the boxes 
he supplied to the Belmont Mo- 
tion Picture Co., which In turn 
supplied them to their extras on 
location. 

A number o( the people were 
taken 111 near San Gabriel and were 
removed tp the Alh.ambra in a seri- 
ous condition. However, after 48 
houra everyone waa out of danger. 

Francis had not washed the ap- 
ples before distributing them to the 
company, with the result that the 
arsenic, which is sprayed on apples 
to Ull plant peats h«d aet heen 
removed. 



Child Epidemic 

Sacramento, Sept. 27, 
There Is an epidemic of Infantile 
paraylsia In the Sacramento valley 
which sas affected theatre business 
considerably. School diHdren are 
not being permitted te attenf the 
theatre. 

It is probable ban win aet fee 

lifted for 30 days. 



kudbed habris' |90 claim 

I/08 Angeles, Sept ST. 

Charles F, Ix>wy, attorney for the 
state labor ronimisslon, took civil 
action against Mildred Harris, for- 
mer wife of Charlie Chaplin, when 
she failed to make good a ItO wage 
claim filed with the labor board by 
Henry Hoiiueniofe, sliige director. 

ThiL latter alleged he had staged 
and directed an act for Miss Harris 
about six months sgn for which he 
eontraeted to recei\e $125. Only $36 
of this amount was paid him, 
Roqtiemore stated. 

Miss Hnrris claimed the act was 
refused by the Orpheum Circuit as 
it was poorly done. 



U PROTESTS TAX 
ONttD ON STORKS 

Test Case Started to Recover 
in Los Angeles — Important 
in Amount and Trade 



X«s Angeles, Bept 27. 

Universal has filed suit In Supe- 
rior Court to recover $1,129 from 
the tax assessor of Lij.s Angelea 
county on the grounds that in 1924, 
under protest they bad paid thig 
amount on sceiwrlos which were 
valued at nearly $100,000. 

It Is the first case of its kind on 
record, and the decision In it Is 
looked to affect all fllm production 
companies here and In New Tork. 

Should the decision be against 
Universal, It plans to carry the case 
to the Supreme Court as a test 
case as It will involve over tl.OOO,- 
000 worth of scenarios owned by 
Universal and other companies. 

The tax wiiich was paid was on 
49 stories assessed at $46,880. UnK 
versal claims the value of theee 
stories consists of the right to pro- 
duce them, and that the claim re- 
sides in New York and i.s not tax- 
able in California. Tlie scripts 
themselves. Universal claims, are 
of no value. 

Claude H. MacFadden, deputy 
county counsel, claims that between 
March and June of 1924, the tax* 
able period, attempts were made 
to deltberatel]^ remove the property 
so that It coufd not be assessed. He 
says such property moved from the 
county or state deliberately was as 
though It had never been removed. 
In the answer filed by the county 
tax assessor Hopkins asserts that 
each scenario represents a dis- 
tinct Individual problem, allow* 
ance being made for depreciation, 
but that the a sse ssment figure of 
$46,880 represented SO per cent e< 
the estimated aetwd Value et IkegS 
stories. 



Al Evans' Marria'-e 

May Be Annulletl 

Omaha, Sept. 27. 
. Al Evans, stage master of the 
Rtvlera. FubUx h e u ee , e lop e d -te 
Qlenwoodi la., with • It-year-old 
Kathryn Anderson, Council Btuffst 
and waa married there. 

Kathryn'a irate father, when in- 
fenaed. aaM he weidd tidte«te*a4* 
annul th« marriage. Bvaae theMa* 
sisted that It waa all a Joke ui 
that the licenae p lt€ un A had aet 
been used. . [ 

This saUsHed daddy but » 
wood preacher Inaista he 
the couple. TUday EvwM I 
the marriage and WlB egM* to-6li| 
annulment. 

Evans haa a -(-year-old son. HI 
was a widower. 



Harold Franklin in N. Ys 

Harold B. Franklin is In K«# 
York for about a week. 

Accompanied by Mrs. Franklin, 
the West Coast Theatres circuit 
president la itopplag at the HotA 
BIKmore. 



BAHCKOFT'S "WILDCAr* 

Iioa Angeles, Sept. IT. . 
"Wildcat" win be the «rst Georgi 

Bancroft starring picture for Part 
amount. The story, an orininal, re»' 
cently purchased from HousteA 
Branch, is being rushed into ev&J, 
tlnulty. 

"Vietory," by Joseph Conrad, was 
first intended for Bancroft, but that 
is now slated to be made the sec- 
ond of the a w li a . . 

Victor Sdiartshiger will direA 
"Wildcat" 



UBjUtan USES IT 

I<os Angeles, Sept. tT. 

Mack Sennett Is again going tb 
do some steady directing. 

Sennett seemed to get a thrill out 
of making "The Romance ef e 
Bathing Girl," started by blm for 
Alt Oouldinpr, and after completion 
Informed studio attaches he would 
direct two mora features during 
the present year. 



mnou STOPS rumob 

Los An geles, Sept. 27.. 

Adolphe Heiueu •piked luii'snt 
rumors of a pending separation be- 
tween Kntherlne Carver and him- 
self by declaring that there Is nb 
truth In them. 

Miss Carver Is pla>'in(r opposite 
Menjou in his current picture fir 
Pa -a mount, "Serenade." 



\ liflS a MAYER'S GOOD FAim ~ 
JULIAN CHARGE DISMISSED 



I"It<TiO'RES' 



VARlteTY 



It 



Dutrict Attorney Keyes of L. A. Vindicates Picture 
flfod u f e r t^ i d p TlMMroiiili lavMtigatioii — Found 
dfo Good Grounds for Usury Indktnient 



Tjob Ai>cel«a, Sept. IT. 
Superior Courl .TudKP Alhert Lee 
Btepliens, upon the request of DIr- 
trlct Attorney Asa L. Keyes, dis- 
. missed the indtctment acainat LouIp 
B. Majrer, Metr«;Ooldwyn- Mayer 
aflloM, <diarvinK him with con- 
optamey to commit usury In con- 
Ikaotloa with loua made to the 
JulUta Itttrolaum Cerporatton. 

In making the application for the 
dismissal of the Indictment the Dis- 
trict Attorney made it clear that 
Mayar had not acted' with any 11- 
lical Intent tat maMns tb<e loraa to 
th« Julian oorpomtioaw , Ha .potnted 
out that Mayer entered in on .the 
transactions with the assurance 
they were a. legitima'tei proppattloa. 
Ha stated that tka crosecutton la 
thla oaaa would be faced with the 
problem of establishing the Intent 
of Mayer either to conspire or to 
commit the crime ^ of : usury. lie 
■aid It appeared <a Hie ^opinion of 
the District Attomeir'a' oifflce based 
upon investigation, nxde since the 
flsdinga of the indictment that It 
would not be luatlflad In asking a 
]MT for a oonvletlan agatnat the 
Iricture producer; 

Keyes stated that the InvestiKa- 
tlon tends to show an utter lack of 
intent to oommlt a cr4mA and all 
Om fa«U and circnnutancea sur- 
roundlDK the entry of Mayer Into 
the transaction are inconsistent 
with any grullty Intent. The D. A. 
Informed the Court that the true 
CmU ot. the case Wera that Mayer 
interad Into the transaction at the 
■ollcltatlon and advice of one of the 
highest executive ofhcers of the 
then most reputable banking Instl- 
tutlona in Southern' CaUfomla. He 
did It upon the assurance that the 
transaction had the a))pmval of not 
only the officers of the banli but 
alao ot the attorneys of the bank. 
No WrMHT'lNlMtt 
Karsa dedarM tliat til* vaperr 
fttgned by Mayer in bonneetlon with 
the transactions set otit in the In- 
dictments were prepared br thaae 
•SMala. Bo atntad^htt tho.aMthod 
Whorakr Mayer was lndaeed to en- 
ter, into the transaction was the 
same method whereby millions of 
•bares of worthless stock were sold 
«» tho pubUc at larco; that tho in- 
MvMuala who hold that stock were 
ho less Tietlmlsed than was Mayer 
in belnc Induced to enter into a 
proposition which he believed from 
the character of Its backers to be 
lefltlmate. He Informed the Court 
that Mayer returned to the Re- 
oetvers of the Julian Petroleum 
Corporation the sum of (56,709.50 
and that the District Attorney's of- 
floe had received a letter from 
Meeph Scott, one of the receivers 
ft* the Julian Petroleum Cmpora- 
tion. In which the latter said that 
the receivers had learned that In- 
vestigation by tho District At- 
torney's office appears to show that 
there is not sufficient evidence 
against Mayer to warrant placing 
him on trial on the ground that 
there had not been- found in the in- 
vestigation of the .m«tt«c the eie- 
kCnts of anything... to .'constitute » 
' Criminal ofTeiiHe. 

The D. A. further stated that the 
receivers had been very much beiie- 
flt»d by the prompt action of Mayer 
.Mio was tha flrst person ap- 
tecached in the matter of usurious 
charges and gave his check for the 
full amount Involved. Scott said 
that the action of Mayer in this 
inatter had a salutary and beneflcial 
*ffect upon other persons who were 
involved In the same Bitimtion. 
That tl e return of the money at 
that time was particularly .irtvan- 
tweous for the receivers on aecount 
M the critical condition of the 
finances owing to the large develop- 
ment work in operation and the 
ucgent need of meetiiig expenses of 
meh' production, pairt'icijlarly the 
• payroll, and that the receivers had 
no hosltiincy In bringing the matter 
to the attention of the District At- 
torney and also Informed the D. A. 
wt he was' at liberty to Impart 
t a ls liiruiHiallu i i to th e J u dg e before 
*hom the mutter of dl»mi.ss:il \v:uf 
W»tight or to sn.v other sources 
wftich might be of benefit to Mayer. 

Immc-diately sfler the dismissal 
jjt'th* indii.'tment. Mayer Issued the 
wHowIng statement 1 ' 

"Maturuii/ 1 am very, liappy oyer 



COAST GUESSES ON 
AL JOLSON'S GROSS 



I-os Angeles. Sept. 27. 

With tho actual gros.s ot $57,286.10 
played to by Al Jolson on his record 
breaking week at the local Metro- 
politan, flgnres as estimated prior 
to his picture house debut have Just 
come out. 

Fgoreif were, contributed in a pool 
with Ben CMa ,in. the lead, his gusaa 
having been ((T.tM, onljr 
away. Lou Rbsenttwrit WIM second 
at fr>7,2<M), and ArthM tXtwar third, 
at »67,600s 

' . Jolsep's own guess was tSS.MO. 
Other estimates and their makers 

were : 

H. B. Franklin J55.100 

JetC Lasarua 56,500 

Fiwd MVler ................ 5S,0»0 

Marco 59,900 

Jo'e Goldberg , S8,99S 

Art Ungar .'. 57,500 

WfUter Meyers St.OOO 

Al JoUpn ss.koo 

Sam Warner SS.COl 

Joe Merrick S7,M( 

Jack Warner St.SM 

Bfisty i^rlgbt S6,l;95 

Boh Oosoian Sl,900 

Chrte. GUmm 52,755 

Howard Sheeham 62,000 

Jack Rosenberg 53.200 

Kddle Hitchcock 47,000 

Lou StuU U,7M 

Art Meyers t»JUf> 

Abe Qore .47,250 

Mike Gore , (4.201 

Ben Gets tT,M0 

Mike Levee ,. M,H5 

Ben Schulberg (4.(00 

Lou Rosenberg 67,200 

Harry Kapt , 66,900 

Irving ThaltaierK 68,000 

iBob C<aU0t M,500 

Frank. Nowman 62.000 

Arch Bowles ............ 55,000 

Harry Arthur . . . .' 59.500 

O. E. RosenwBid 61,750 

Doc. Howe 52,750 

Adolph Ramlsh 49,500 

H. E. Delabar 46.000 

C. Buckley 44,500 

W. H. Lolller 60,000 

L4>U Bndleman (4.750 

Jack ItansfleM (7,S46 

Eddla. Vaniris 4«.IM« 

Elmtjr'Oran SVfiU 



Marian Mack Found 

After Pkuie Lost 

Los Angeles, Sept. 27. 

Maiian M^iik, .screen actress, who 
loft by piano to attend the Dpmpsey 
fight in Chicago and was subse- 
quently reported tnlsslng .with her 
pilot, Frank Tomirk, reappeared at 
Yemo, Cal., Monday after her hus- 
band, Louts Lewyn, had offered a 
(1,000 reward for any trace of her 
and her companion. 

She wired Los Angeles sayini; 
they had had engine trouble and 
were forcer to land In Death Valley. 

Tho husband left in anothari^ane 
to bring her back. 



Capitol's New Scale 

Oaftltol, New. Torl^ has perman- 
ently boosted Its price scale so that 
the b. o. table now reads: Sr.c until 
1 p. ni.; 5(ic ovt-r the liouse for 
weik day matinees, with loges 
(I.IS; week nights 7(o all over and 
loges (1.CS; week-end and holiday 
nights 99c downstairs, w ith balcony 

7i"iO -'tnd Inpes Jl.G.'i all i::iV. 

This Hnancial schedule went into 
effect with "The Big Parade," cur- 
rently In Its second week. 



the (lisnilHHal of the case agaln^^t 
me. I'er.sonally I never Iiad any 
dtiubt as to the outcome. I am told 
that the dismissal was based upon 
thorough investigation by tho Dis- 
trict Attorney and concurred in b.v 
tho Court, in wliich my complete 
4«nocence was cstahlislied/l. 



'■"oilowinK tlie dismlKsal (»f the In- 
dh-tnient against Mayer three other 
indictments were dlsmlseed against 
people who were indicted under the 
same rondltlons as he was. They 
ore Rohert K. Moody, I. r. lisVjr 

and Dsvld Qordon. 



Reading Titles on High 
From 'Xollege Humor" 

(Clipi>e<l fiiwn "Collente Hnnioi" for 
Oitoher) 

By Elwood O. UHman, Jr. 

And so, blithely, they walked. 
The night was clt^r; an invigor- 
ating breeie was blowing and all 
the electric lights were out. They 
searched the blazing theatre fronUs 
for an attractive motion picture. 

"How about Mi-y l*ckfrd'in Lnd 
of Urts IJsre?" quoted the young 
man. "Next door, there's Nrma 
Tlmge In Gldsd Wgs. And across 
tho street, Atflp lUou In Tho Trble 
W. Wmn." 

"Certainly are a lot ot foreign 
films being shown," said the girl. 
"And I don't like them, never hav- 
ing cared especially for geometry." 

"These are nol^ foreign films, just 
advertlalng," explalnsd the roung 
man. "What you might call eco- 
nomical eztravagMoa. HaT* you 
.suen Dgis Frbks la A Ontimn frm 
Clfrnar' ' 

"A Qntlmn frm Cltrhar* schoed 
tho girl. "That cosU K.SO and I 
wouldn't think ot letting you spend 
IJ.SO on a motion picture." 

"Don't worry. I wouldn't think of 
It althar," said the young man. "I 
just hoped you had seen it. How 
about Rnst Trrncc in Rggd Robt ot 
Wildct Crk'/ ' 

"There must be a twisted tongue 
for overy light on Broadway," said 
the girt. "Wish Thoa. Meghn was 
playing. He's my favorite. Did you 
see him in The Twr Tliat Swys? " U 
was awfully cute. Aptio Mrno In 
A T ot Hnr was good, too." 

"Here's one called She Knw Ht 
Grer.s," said the young man. "I 
iCan't quite make it out, so I guess 
we'd better pass it up. It's prob- 
'abijp about g«stn)nomla% ^ Mme- 
thlng." 

"There's The Mlln Dllr Prcess 
with an all • cast," said the girl. 
"Thla Is almost as much fun as a 
crossword pussle." 

"Look, here's Rmn Nvro In Spsh 
Lve." said the young man. "Have 
you seen Spsh Lve?" She shook 
her head and they entered. 

Spsh Lto proved to be a most ex- 
citing aim. and as thajr expected, 
tho tlUe did not t^ll half the story. 



President's First Visit 
to Capitel Fibn House 

Washington,* 86pt. IT. 

President Coolidge likes the new 
Fox theatre. 

During the course of the per- 
forraaaoo the PrasMeat, accom 
panled hr Mrs. CooHdge, occupied 
a mezzanine box. The chief execu- 
tive sat with his foot resting on the 
box edge throughout most of the 
prooesdings. 

Tho usual amount of applause 
tendered to Mr. Coolidge when at- 
tending a theatre was in evidence. 
Three hand claps delivered in 
methodical manner. 

It was the President's flrst visit 
to a piotUi« house In WMMilton 
He stayed through dio,^ f^mwiNre' 
gram. * 



Jacobson's Story for U 

Los Angeles, Sept. XT. 

Sam B. Jacobson, director o( pub 
licity for Universal for the past 
year, has found time to write an 
original story for the screen. When 
completed Jacobson handed it to an 
outside aceat, who in tura soM it 
to his owB eompaar^ 

This story, "Live and Let Live, 
wlH be Reginald Denny's next pic 
ture. It will be made as soon as 
Dennjr completes *MJse Tour Feet" 

Joseph Franklin Poland will su- 
pervise, Barl Bnell wm write the 
rontlnuttr and WllHam Belter 
direct. 



Roxy's Sunday A. M. 

Sunday morning concerts by the 
full Roxy orchestra will be inaugu- 
rated at that house Oct. 16. 

The plan Is to have the musicians 
specialize for an hour and a half, 
starting at 11 a. m., for which the 
public wlH pay the regular admla- 
sion with the privilege ot remaining 
to witness the flrst matinee show. 



Ray Rockett in Germany 



IjO ^ Angeles, Hept. 27. 

Ray Rockett, First National pro- 
ducer, leaves for Germany this week 
to make four pictures. Kockett has 
been III and will spend tho Unit two 
moitths resting. 

Bmce Johnson Is now In charge 
of First Xatlonal'a iitafC inQermany. 



Egb 



A stage star, now being fea- 
tured ^n pictures and known 
fur his fmesse in managing to 
alu.i.vs talii- a siiMie away from 
other players, seems to have 
"it" as far as he's concerned. 

The flrst thing he hangs up 
In his dressing room, whether 
it l>e in a theatre or .sluillo. is 
a framed portrait of himself. 
Inscribed In Ink on the por- 
trait is "To myself. Clod bless 
you," tirlth tho player's name 
undenMath.' , 



STUDIO WEDDING 



Hugh Herbert Oets a "Run-Around' 
for a Honeymoon 



Los Angeles, Sept. 27. 
Hugh Herbert, M-O-M scenario 
writer, married Aileen La'Verne 
Apiilehcy. hiu becretary, on the lot in 
Culver City. Sept. 19. 

Herbert told studio ollicials he 
would like to fret a few days olT for 
a honeymoon. V.'anted to go to New 
Vork, Purls and London, but he 
knew he couldn't be spared, Olfl- 
clals agreed, but a.^ long as he 
wanted siuh a trip they would see 
what Ihcy cuuld do for him. 

Bride and groom were taken to a 
set showing a scene at Lake Louise, 
used for "Rose-Marie." and there 
the ceremony was performed. Then 
the couple were taken around the 
lot to scenes In New York, London, 
Paris and Berlin, and tliat was the 
finish of the honeymoon. Imme- 
diately afterwards Herbert was 
called Into a atoiy conference and 
kept there until two o'clock the fol- 
lowing morning. 

Herbert says that in the future he 
woa't t^ his frleada to any 
thing. 



Marion Davies Puts Over 
'^cft^^IindyliiL.A. 

Los Angeles, Sept. IT. 

Marion Davies stole a march on 
Los Angeles, which was eager to 
entertain Col. Lindbergh when he 
was here. Without any formal an- 
nouncement in the press. Miss 
Davies arranged a tea for Llndy. 

Miss Davies invited 250 fllm lum- 
inaries to attend the affair, held at 
a time given to the public as a rest 
hour for the Colonel. No speeches 
were made, Lindbergh simply shak 
ing hands, and exchanging greet 
ings with the guests. 

The Hearst papers splashed It all 
over their columns the following 
morning, with the "Times" the only 
other local paper to give it any 
mention, for akaat » '^thik." 



W. Al. Moore Charged 

With Embezzlement 

Bridgeport, Conn., Sept. 27. 

W> Am.MfMM, former manager of 
the. CataA her«^ has been arrested 
on a charge of embezzlement. War- 
rant was obtained by M. J. Levlson, 
of the theatre operating firm ef 
Levlson a Eldridge, 1((8 Broad 
way, New York City. 

liovison charged that Moore, 
while rnanager of the C^umeu, em- 
bezzled from (1,500 to (:!,000. The 
Cameo is owned by Warner 
Brothers, but Levlson & Eldridge 
have been operating it under a 
lease. 

Moore resigned U's Cameo post 

last " 



ITs •^adcat" Unit 

Ix>s Angeles, Sept. 27. 

William Craft, director at Unl 
versal. has a unit which Is known 
as the "wildcat. " The reason for 
this is that Craft shoots his pic- 
tures wherever he can, saving pro- 
duction coats, etc., does not Work 
Saturday or Sunday, limits the 
making ot the ph ture to IS days 
and always bringing his pictures 
below the budgeting figure. 

Craft's next picture, "Meet the 
Prince," goes, into PFOdilction . this 
week, from a story by hinuelt and 
Jack I'oley. 



W. H. Cluna III 

Los Angelos. Sept. 27. 

WilliMm II. (Uune, plunuur lilm 
piitdiHcr and tln-atre owner, has 
l>een ill several days in his suite at 
the Los Angeles Athletic dvb. 

Physicians will not divulge . the 
nature of bis illness but say it Is 
not gertoiw. 



EXHIBS. APART 
OVER TRADE 
CONFERENCE 



Matter of Local and Na« 
tional Organizations — 
RaiTes Ts. Woodholl 



Independent exhibitors are already 
split into opposing factions beforo 
the Trade Conference called by the 
Federal Trade Commlssioh starts on 
Oct. 10 in New York city. The scrap 
tor glory looks as If it may over- 
shadow the vital issues at stake. 

>'rom tlie T^iuatre Owners' Cbain- 
ber of Commerce <N. Y.) iiol Kaivee 
proclaims. In effect, that independ- 
ent exhibs should keep awoy from 
the nalional orBani.ialion. Tlio T. 
O. C. C. Is trying to corral as much 
of the committee voting power a* 
possible, denouncing the M. P. T. 
o. A. for oRerli4 to act m pcoay 
for thoso ezhlbitara who oanapt at> 
tend. 

Pate WoodhuIL prssidant of the 

M. P. T. O. A., whatever proposals 

he may suggest during the confer- 
ence that may be regarded askance 
by exhibitors, is issuing a series of 
letters to independents warning 
them that they will have only them- 
selves to blame it they fall to at- 
tend. 

These warnings may be oon>- 
strued as a notice that the Hays 
organisation, producers and dis- 
tributors, have a number of plans 
fbey propose railroading through 
and that. If the number of exhib- 
itors represented at the meeting to 
InsufBclent, these proposals may be- 
come law when no arMtiatlen 
board wm have any power to Mit- 
igate them. 

The Chamber of Commerce, 
through an Invitation to delegates 
to make these oKlcea their head- 
quartetis during the stay In Ntsw- 
York, is sidetracking the M. P. T. 
O. A. entirely. To all Intents tho 
T. O. C. C. is out to sink the na- 
tional body on tlia'giuMiidi llMWi 
Hays seems to havw secured tod tmt 
a foothold there. 

According to report the T. O. C. 
C. will collaborate with stats or- 
ganizations for proposed ruliagO 
while endcavorln* to keep the M. 
P. T. O. A. out as far as possible. 
• The New Jersey exhibitors will 
have no direct representation at the 
conference since Halves seems d?- 
termined to keep that group out as 
welL 

Woodbull, pre(rtdant ot the M. P. 

T. O. A., announces that the fol- 
lowing Independent exhibitors have 
Informed him they will attend the 
Trade Oonfjrenoo, FMlKWehren* 
berg, St 'IiOuls, iNrealdent oT the M. 
P. T. O. of Missouri, with two dele- 
gates; James C. Hitter. Detroit, and 
Qlenn A. Cross, Battle Creek, dele- 
gates from Michigan, to be accom^ 
panled H. M. Ritchie, manager of 
the Michigan M. P. T. O.; Steve- 
Bauer, Henry A. Staab, A. C. Outcn- 
berg and several others from 'Wis- 
consin with two ot this group ttfflft ' 
appointed olflclal delegates, 
Pettijehn's Advles 

It Is said to be the Hays ofllce 
idea, as expressed through Charles 
C. Pettljohn, of having local exhib- 
itors represented at the healing, se- 
lected through the fllm boards, with 
the tbr«e exhibitors, members of the 
boards, to aid In the selection. The 
local exhibs are to be selected as 
Independents, without being at- 
tkchcd or alllUated 'with'- any na- 
tional chain 6t theatres. Bach es- 
hlb so selected will either havo 
more than Ave theatres of hia ' 
or less than flve. 

PettUohn's advloe. It Is said, was 
solicited by the Federal Trade Com- 
mi.-<slon for the matter of the Trade 
C(jnfcrence, through retlijohu's fu- 
millarlty with the Integral workings 
of the picture business." 



Sm O&ADKAV COMES ni 

8ld Qrauman reached New York 

Saturd.iy, from Chicago, to remain 
a few <lay.i before returning to iMt 
Angeles. 

Hid la stopping at the Ambassa- 
dor, 



Mendst' "Beauty Oeoter'' 

Ix>s Angeles, Sept. 27. 
Lotliar Meodes will direct Adolph 
Monjou's next picture tor para- 
mount. It IS an original by )ltraest 
Viijda eoUUsd "The 0s^yt;|^)}j|9to^" 



It 



VARIETY 



PICTURES 



Wednesday, September 28, 1827 



HGHT UNIONS TO FINISH 



(Continued from page 5> 
been uperatintf accordinjf to si'hecl- 
ule, using non-union crews. Per- 
formances have been staged with 
little difficulty. 

Theatre business apparently has 
nut tjuffered appreciably, even though 
pickets parade in front of the houses 
statins that non-union men are em- 
ploytil and the strikers have been 
voted the support of the Cinti-.il 
lAbor unions whil« tbe olllcinl 
oraraos «r onninl«ed tabor virtually 
have asked their readers to liuyeott 
the show houses. 

In Jlinncnpolls 47 thp.itrca ari' 
running with non-union lu'lp. Three 
pretentious independent ncighljor- 
hood houses In strong labor sections 
have preferred to close rather than 
antaKonIze the unions or break with 
the owners' association. Five small 
Independeiit housM, two of them 
■tore ahows In the loop, refused to 
JolB the owners In the fic:ht and are 
operating as usual with union men. 
In Ssoend Week 

The battle Is now In Its second 
week and neither side has receded 
an Inch or made any overtures for 
peace. . • 

It started at midniubt Saturday, 
Sept. 17, aft' T tlio theatre owners 
and stage emplnyos failed to agree 
on terms for the 1927-28 cdiitraet. 
The men made demands for changes 
In working conditions to which the 
owners would not accede, the latter 
claiming that business conditions In 
the Twin Citiea do not pernjit an in- 
crease in operating expenses. 

The men claim that the point at 
Issue la their demud (wr 4a|' 
of rest In aeven. Owners assert 
that other demands are involved: 
that llie cmplojees iiave been en- 
deavoring to deprive them of their 
right to operate their theatres as 
they see fit, and that under the eon- 
tract just expired the men could 
have lalten off one day a ueeli when 
they wanted it. Tliey say they can- 
not afford to civf the men this one 
day off with pay, aS 1k'll<nr de- 
manded. 

On the first day of the strike, 
. other house employee, TTniverslty 
of Minnesota and high school stu- 
dents and pick-ups were used to 
take the strikers' places at the 16 
raudsTilla, kaartaavn.' awsicai com- 
edy tab and. fta hmiMs requiring 
stage eretra. file oinwa showed 
considerabto speed ia recruiting 
these crew*. 

The onljr SuMay performance 
called off was that of Mltst In "^he 
Madcap" at the St. Paul Metropoli- 
tan. Tills engagement, liowever. 
opened Monday niglit and continued 
tjiroughout tlie week without dllll- 
culty. The traveling stage crew of 
six men handled the production, 
striking the second act set the first 
night In 18 minutes, whereas the 
week before In Minneapolis it had 
taken 23 men. Including the house 
crew, 2S mlnates to perform the 
same taato ; . 

At the Shubert theatre (dramatic 
stock) Buzz Balnbridge, with fore- 
siKht, liad chosen one-set plays. 
AVith the assistance of two friends, 
he put the set iomtlier in an kour 
and a half early Sunday morninr. 
Buzz has been running the switch- 
board and performing all llie other 
back-stage duties. One night he 
also even had to takSuUSlElt* .At the 
door for a part of the time before 
the performance. 

Wednesday, Sept. 21, four days 
after the stage" employees went on 
strike the picture machine operators 
affiliated with them, walked out 
from the affected theatres In sym-. 
pathy, despite the operators had 
signed a contract with the owners 
only a few weeks ago, giving them 
from 7 to 15 percent pay Increases. 
The operators' strike came at 6 p. m. 

In Bt. Full tbe men save 37 mln'^ 
utes' notice and In Minneapolis 87 
minute.'^. The owners were pro- 
p.ireil. haxing galliered togetiler 35 
non-union oiwrators from small 
towns, and these men were ready 
to replace the strikers. As a re- 
sult it >\ns unnecessary to call off 
P' rforniances in any instance. Own- 
ers immcdintcly ordered a lock-out 
of all union operators in the houses 
not uslPK stase crews and where 
the operators hod rmminod on tlie 
Job. The scenic artiNts and l>ill- 
posters went out at the same time 
as the operators. 

Musicians Ordered Out 

The niuslc'luiis' uni on s h eie ha ve 
no controversy with the owners, but 
tlicy ordered tlieir men out on re- 
ceipt of tcleplionic instructions 
from Joseph Webei-, national presi- 
dent. Reason given by the mu- 
.■'l i.ins for their strike Is the lock- 
nut of thf union picture machine 
•perators. and the employment of 



non-union strike breakers In the 
theatres. 

The musicians' strike started mid- 
night Saturday, Sept. 24, after two 
days' notice. The tluatr<s arc 
using non-union oi-gaiiists and mu- 
sicians. Five complete orchestras 
were imported from ^OhMWOt'MMh- 
Ing here Sunday momlnir. These 
were assigned to the three vaude- 
ville houses and tlie ninsical com- 
edy tab and burlesque theatres. Or- 
chestras feavo l^n diapenaed with 
in the movie h6uses. 

If the international union decide 
to pull their men out all over the 
Orpheum and Pantages circuits 
these circuits are prepared to close 
their ' houses here indefinitely to 
avert such action. It is reported. The 
Orpheum circuit has the Ilennepin- 
Orpheum, Palace - Orpheum and 
Seventh Street theatres la the Twin 
Cities. PanUges etrcUit has only 
the local Bantapes house. 

After Public Sentiment 
Both sides are devoting consider- 
able effort to win public sentiment 
and each side comes forward with 
a different version of the difficulty. 
The strikers are employing one 
sheets, announcements through the 
press and Iwnners carried bqr ptefcet- 
ers to Inform citixens that "thoiatrl- 
cal stage employees ask one day's 
rest in se\t n." Tlie owners have 
given their side of the controversy 
in aowspwer interviews and adver- 
tisements. In the movie hoosOfe the 
screens alsol carry the owners' 
story. Printed Sheets with this ver- 
sion also are pasted in the lobbies 
aad «■ tta b«x-^>f(l(wM|il«wi^. 
telllna tl In Adi ' 
The owners' newspaper advertise- 
ments were headed; "I'leosc Know 
the Facts." They read as follows: 
"The stace fajployees walked 
out of the theatres of their own 
accord. In sympathy with them 
the Motion Picture Operators 
and Musicians went out. The 
operators took this aetloil aHw 
they had arrived at. a satisfae- 
tory agreement as to their 
wages and working conditions, 
and a contract between all par- 
ties had been signed mi Beptem - 
ber 3, 192t. There tsTiO dispute 
between the theat'rcs and the 
musicians. 

"Stage employees demand (1) 
seven days' - pay for six days' 
work: (2) the right to say who 
shall work in each theatre, re- 
gardless of owners' wishes: (3) 
that none be discharged without 
consent ot fhe n^lan: 14) la two 
theatres (Minneapolis Palaoe 
and St. Paul Lyceum housing 
the McCall-Bridge musical 
comedy tab companies), they 
Insist on usiaK It men a kw i 
six have been always entployed, 
conditions and policies the 
same: (6) in the legitimate the- 
atres (Minneapolis and St. Paul 

a mwp o M t w ^fif* >M« 

shows) that were open M 

weeks last year, they dertiand 
80 weeks' guaranty whether the 
theatre is open or not; (S) seg- 
fMW^ all departmeats— 

which means that a stage car- 
penter cannot hold a ladder for 
an electrician while he puts In 
a lamp, but another electrician 

most bo employod/' - 

In their statement to the press 
the employes said; 

"The stage I'liiplny^-cs of the 
Twin Cities feel. Insomuch as 
the one day per weelt,.nriL_to 
established In theatres thronith- 
out the country, their request 
Is not unreasonable or unjust." 
In the Minneapolis "Labor Re- 
view" Oermaine Qulnn of the stage 
employees' union avers that "we did 
originally ask for other •Improve- 
ments in conditions, but withdrew 
them and Insisted on one day's rest 
in seven." 

The clause from last year's con- 
tract relative to the one d.iy off in 
seven, which the owners wanted in- 
cluded In the new contract, is as 
follows: "Stage employees, for pur 
pose of recreation or rest, may lay 
oft one day day each week during 
the term of their engagement, pro 
vided due and pi'uper notice be 
given to man.agers of their desire 
so to do, and provi,!, d further that 
thoroughly qualillecl substitutes be 
furnished, and provided further 
that where a stage crew Is employed 
that t he lay oH privilege shall he 
arranged between the men so as 
not to interfere with or restrict the 
service required." 

Giving the men the day off with 
pay would make it necaaaary for 
the theatres to employ aa additional 
swing man. 
Among other employes' demands 



Bushman 'Owes $55,000 
Alimony — She Wants It 

Los Angi li s, P. pt. 27. 

Josephine Flaudene Bushman, di- 
vorced wife of Francis X. Bushman, 
film actor, is oh the coast preparing 
to file suit against her former hus- 
band for tU.OOO baok alinKiny. 

The couple were divorced in 1918 
in Maryland, pushman a gr ee d to 
a cash settlement of t40,OM, buy 
and furnish n home for his wife and 
$500 a week alimony. 

The actor's ex-wife states these 
terms were not lived up to, 

Bushman was married to Beverly 
Bayne, sceen actress, following his 
divorce from Josephine Flaudene, 
later divorcing the former also. 



AFTEB SPECIAL TASNS 
tios Angeles, Sept. IT. 
Paramount is looking for stories 
stiltable as special, productions fea- 
turing Fay Wray and Gary Cooper. 

It is planned to make two or three 
spedala a year with thia pair if the 
proper yams can be obtained. 



LOIS WEBXR (JniuOSXD 

Los Angeles, Sept. 27. 

Although the DeMille organiza- 
tion announced Lois Weber wo'uld 
be added to Its directorial staff 
last Hay, her contraiet lias not been 
consummated. 

Ifiss Weber remains at liberty. 



HechVs Two for F. N. 

Los Angeles, Sept. 27. 

Ben Hecht has been engaged by 
Robert E. Kane to write two origi- 
nal stories for First National. 

The Urst Is to be directed by Alan 
Dwan. tmder contract for five pie- 
tntw tit F. K. 



LABOR 1K0UBLES 



Tacomu, Wash. Sept. 27. 

Musicians struck at tliree local 
iiouses, where the union stood 
adamant for orchestras and the 
managements stood as firmly 
against It — Rial to, Colnijal and Blue 
Mouse, At each housts the org.m- 
ists are out. as that "was all the 
music they had been using. 

Blue Mouse is relying on Vita, 
while the others are using phono- 
graph. 

Manager Hamrick may book In- 
"Wlicn a JIan Loves" If strike con- 
tinues, as that feature is all-Vita 
scored. 

The only argument Is over using 
orchestras in these three smaller 
downtown flrst-run bouses. Scale 
Is satisfactory. 

Cincinnati, Sept. 27. 

Refusing demands of * the mu- 
sicians union that a seven-piece 
orchestra be Installed in the Cox 
tbeatr^, the National Players (dra- 
matic stock) management has an- 
nounced it win employ less than 
seven rausiclaas or none at all. 

The stageh|uid.s have thceatened 
a aympathetio walkoatjOct.. 1. The 
Woodward Players, here the past 
two seasons, used seven musicians: 
the Stuart Walker company pre- 
sented dramatic stock here five sea- 
sons with tmlon stagehands and pe 
orchestra. 

Management of the National 
Players h.as posted notice to actors 
that It will close If the unions dic- 
tate the theatre's .polloy. National 



haadquartsra In New York has ad> 
vised the unions to settle their 
troubles locally. 

Decatur. Ill . Sept. 27. 

The Llluoln SiiUilre llieatre. ^, 
Great States house, operated this 
week with non-union crews, the 
stage hands and operators having 
been called out Saturday when tbo 
house fulled to sign With Uie ma- 
slcions' union. 

For the week before there had 
been no music, but union operators 
and stage hands, who had eiKne<] 
new contracts, were working ihs 
houaew The Avon, opposition, has 
agreed to the luloa acals and de> 
mands and thir week Installed an 
organist, 

Quincy, III., Sept. 27. 
The Great States Theatres and 
the musicians' union are- as tav 
apart as ever on question of plac- 
ing an orchestra in the Orpheum 
theatre. Pending Anal settlement 
the union permitted the musicians 
to return to the Washington pit un* 
til the matter is adjusted. The or- 
ohesfra Aad been called out a week 
ago. 

Organists are also playing at thO 
Orpheum and the Belasco, other' 
Qreat States houses. 

The owners bad Insisted tiiat if 
the orchedtra went into the Or- 
pheum It would be forced to tilt 
the admission scale and argued to 
the union that the public would 
not stand the, ante. 



in the original proposal for the 
joint Minneapolis and Bt. Paul con- 
tract were the limiting of musical 
tab shows to one hour duration and 
the payment of f3.76 instead of $1.50 
per performance, to clearers, $3.75 
being the wage paid to the grips. 
Union Side 

William Dunn, head of the stage 
employees' union, stated to Var- 
iety's reporter that the various de- 
mands had been discussed and 
passed over without any agreement 
being reached, but that when the 
demand tor the one day off with 
pay was reached the spilt same. In 
other years, he said, referring to 
the other demands, 'it. always has 
been a case of give and take and 
there would be compromises. "As 
long as wo have to fight now." Mr. 
Dunn said, ''we might aa well fight 
for everything." 

The press committee of the 
union declared in a public state- 
ment: "The controversy Involves 
the question of one day's rest in 
seven. The stage employees are 
striking against the seven-day 
week." 

In still another stotement the 
strikers aver: 

"Some of the theatres now 
ran three and even four shows 
a day and from 20 to 2S shows 
a week — seven night perform- 
ances and two matinees. This 
makes a pretty steady grind, 
and we feel that our contracts 
should'be modliled to meet this 
condition. 

"In some of the theatres the em- 
ployees are compelled to work 
from It to M kours on Stmday 
(for which they receive double 
overtime pay), with scarcely 
time to get their meals. They 
are subject to very late hours 
on Saturday night, owing to the 
fact that the majority of shows 
close their engagements at that 
time. They are also subject to 
all night work, necessitated by 
elaborate stage settings. They 
are often compelled to work un- 
til 3 or 4 o'clock In the morning, 
and then report aaaln at 
10 a. m." 

The strike has been remarkably 
free of disorder or disturbance so 
far, only a few fist fights between 
strikers and strike-breakers having 
been reported to the police. Police- 
men are stationed in front of the 
theatres, inside and back stage. 

Theatre owners here assert that 
every year the unions impose more 
burdensome terms upon them and a 
halt must now be called. They 
never have defied the unions before, 
but now they say they are In a 
fighting mood and prepared for a 
struggle to the .death. They very 
evidently are determined that the 



Col. Lindborgh Guest 

Of Marion Dayie* 

I>os Angeles. Sept. 27. 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer stole a 
march on all the picture studios by 
having CoL Chaiiaa A. Uadbergh as 
guest at a breakfast tendered In his 
honor by Marion Davies a few hours 
b-'ore his departiu'e for San Diego. 
Lindbergh was taken around the 
studio, shown tho - .variona eom- 
pibiies working, who had been called 
for their day labor an hour before 
the regular starting time. 

About 75 people employed on the 
lot atte_ded the breakfast which 
Hiss Davies gave for the flying ace. 

Miss Davies had met th% flier in 
New York following his return 
there from the Atlantic flight. 



Twin Cities shall riiow the way for 
the rest of the ooimtry. 

At any rate the Twin Cities will 
be the first metropolis to witness 
such a fight to the finish between 
the owners and the unions as Is 
now la pro g re s s it It goes clear 
through to a anlsh. 



Australian Boy Writes; 
Acts; Backs 5-ReeIer 

Sidney, Aug. 25. 

George Palmer, 18, Melbourne 
youth, has produced a five-reel pic- 
ture titled "The ' (Northbound 
Limited." Palmer 'Wrote the story, 
produced the picture, acted the 
principal role and provided the 
capital to finance tha venture. 

Vp to now the boy has not found 
a releasing agency. 



N. Y. TO L. A. 

Robert Kane. 
Ben Lyon. 
Sol Lesser. 
Tom Moore. 
William Russell. 
Don Bddy. 
Jesse Qoldburg. 
Louella Parsons. 



L. A. TO N. Y. 

O. O. Mclntyre. 
John Robertson. 
Doc Willat. 



Bancroft, 'Honkey Tonk' 

Los .\ngelefl, Sept. 27. 
George Bancroft will make his 
debut as a Paramount star In 
"Honky Tonk," by Houston Branch. 

Victor .Schertzlnger will direct. 



MENJOU'S CONTRACT UP 

Los AngeU'S. Sept. 27. 

Alophe Menjou sails for Eu- 
rope on an extended vacation when 
his present contract expires with 
Paramount next April. 

Although no negotiations have 
been discussed, it Is understood 
Menjou will re-slgh ■with Para- 
mount. 



-snmsit cASTiHo ma, m. 

Los AngeleK. Sept. 27. 
Harry Spinfflfr, arti.^tH reprr- 
«ontativo, luia been app(^intf'<l cast- 
\ng director for Coluinbfa IMoturoH. 
ropIacfriK Frt-d r!»'ei s. wlio has lu hl 
the posi tion for the past four 
months. 



COAST CAMERAMEN 
ASK FOR RECOGNITION 



Los Angeles, Sept. 27. 

Watterson R. Hotliacker, Sol 
Wurtzel and William Si.stroni with 
Fred Baetson sat as a conunittce on 
behalf at the iMsociation of Motion 
Picture Producers met with a com- 
mittee representing the cinema- 
tographors organization of Los 
Angeles, which has 300 members. 

Tile purpose of the meeting was, 
to listen to certain grievances the' 
cameramen felt they had against 
the picture - producers, also the 
Academy. The cinematographera 
have been l» wMonce between six 
and seven years. During that time 
they pointed out to the committee, 
they had done constructive worB 
for the Industry. They requested 
that certain working conditions be 
granted them to ease n>atters. Tho 
committee informed them that tho 
requests would be taken up at tbO 
next meeting o^ the association. 

It was said at this meeting that 
in New York 200 cameramen are 
members of a unloh and that aa 
long as the producers would listen 
to the grievances and eomplainta 
that the cinema tographers feMf 
here they would make no dWMt tO 
unionize. 

The committee of tho antMaif 
to'graphers also complained that 
they were not given any recognition 
in the formation of the technicians' 
branch of the Academy. They were 
Infomed that one of their repre- 
santativss would be elected to the 
executive committee of the techni- 
cians' branch at the Academy's 
meeting in Octo1>er. . 

Abrunson Trying to 

Collect Judgment 

High finance in the picture busi- 
ness Is disclosed in the Oraphlo 

I' ilm Corp.'s (Ivnn .\bram«on's) ef- 
forts to ollect on a »3.t;o4 judgment 
award against Kdw.-ird Bosler and 
Frank G. Klrby. 

Bosler is now a ladies' coat manu- 
facturing contractor (Wolkoft * 
Bosler) and claims his 1100 a week 
is a drawing account ogainst 60 per 
cent, of the net profit from the coat 
manufacturing business. 

Formerly Bosler w as in the flllum 
racket. lie became indebted to 
Graphic Film Corp. on a contract. 
The latter can now execute lis 
Judgment against Hosier's $100 a 
week which has been ruled as a. 
wage and not a drawing account 
against proflfs. 

Eosler used thai as nn excuse to 
dodge judgment collection. 



an Back 

Los Angeles. Sept. 27. 
Bernie Finenian. associate execu- 
tive with n. P. .Si hiilberg at Para- 
mount, returned last week from a 
five weeks' stay in Europe, where 
he studied film production condi- 
tions. 



Wednesdajr, September 28, 1927 



PICTURES 



VARIF.rY 



13 



IRISH EDITOR BARRED FROM 
ADDRESSING HLP.T.O. IN PHILLY 



<«Iri>h World" After "Garden of Allah" Following 
"Callahans-Murphys" — Lynch Helps Harrison, 
Who AtUu^ks O'Toole and Comerford 



A. Jonca. one of the editors of the 
•Irish World," wa» barred from 
speaking at an open meeting of the 
Motion Picture TheaUe Owners of 
Panaaylvanla, held at Philadelphia, 
last Wednesday. 

The "World" has been conducting 
a series of attacks against the 
•Callabans and Murphys." mainly 
M a elreulaUon buikter. Jones had 
MM proposed •■ a apeaker and in- 
HwIItI to say that while attacking 
MTtaln producers he was defending 
tb* exhibitors on the grounds that 
thajr wera obUgad to'Vl^ ptoturas 
ta accordance with their contracts 
and could not dictate picture pro- 
duction. 

Last week the "Irish World" and 
tha "Spokaaman" Intended to aend 
out a circular to tTery church In 
the country advising that reprisals 
*e urged against theatres showing 
"The Callahans and the Murphys." 
This was stopped when Pete Harri- 
son pointed out the possible effect 
en Innocent exhibitors. 

Saturday, it is reported, 100,000 
•oples of the "IrLsh World," con- 
taining a front page attack on "The 
Sarden of Allah," were mailed to 
•lat many churches, parishes and 
freachers In the United States. The 
atory starts with a quotation from 
a sermon by the Rer. Francis X. 
Cavanaugh, of St. Martins, Wash- 
kgtOB, p. C that 'Wshty-flye per 
••nt. of tha motion pictures pro- 
duced today are vtle and contamin- 
ating to the youth of tlie notion. 
They teach there la no Christ, no 
•od and no mofal lama," • Vba 
"World" claims "Tha Oard^ «t 
Allah" shows a CathoHo monk as a 
■Borrtlgious weakling. 

Thrae-Cornerad Dispute 

Pete Harrison, tha chief attraction 
at the meeting, was surprised to 

apAiiilla WoaiMV^ VMltNt af tka 
•sIlMUtt nrgantsstloa. and Jllk* 

O'Toole, buslnesa manager, also 
present. Harrison abused O'Toole 
and Mike Comerford of undermln- 
!■» tha aliMWtt «( tka M. P. T. 
% AS, iteee ttieir antranoa Into the 
eMHlwtton, and O'Toole responded 
; MWH^ to the effect that Harrison 
ted fftfled to state the facts cor- 
fsotly. 

"ob Lynch, M-O-IC exchange 
aianager In Philadelphia, made the 
meeting an undisputed success for 
Barrlson. Bvery time Lijmch opened 
fcis mouth la aa attempt to attack 
fca'Mild something that prored Har- 
Mson correct. 

^Whlle O'Toole was speaking the 
Mialrman of the meeting twice 
fUreatened to stop him It he eon- 
tlnned to attack the stats organisa- 
tion. O'Toole said that two more 
meetings such as this would cripple 
the Penns.vlvania M. P. T. O. for 
good. 

Harrison, In attacking the na- 
tional M. P. T. O., declared himself 
Molently opposed to direct solicita- 
tion of Independent exhibitors by 
It P. T. O. A. ofnci.als. "This means 
of getting flnancial assistance Is 
mining tbs atata-^ecsanlxatlons,* 
said Harrison. '!Th* aattonal or- 
ganliaUoa siMiM made ap of 
Madm sC aiMa aot indi 

VUuals." 

A number of important proposals 
regarding ths recent advent of na- 
tional film producers Into the ama- 
teur and school markets, scheduled 
to be brought up at tha meeting, 
wars aot broaohed through the pleas 
of WoodhnU and Lynch against al 
lowing the press to become In- 
formed of Intimate matters relating 
to the motion picture business. 
WoodhuU waa especlallj Incensed 
against tha publishing of house re- 
•eipts In the dally newsp,ipera 
claiming that when exhibitors de- 
manded tax reductions at Washing- 
ton government ofllclala would pull 
printed evidence showing swollen 
fcrossps. 



Contingent Postponement 

Washington, Sept. 27. 

Oarman film Industry, at a meet- 
ing Sept. 16. af;ain postponed Una] ) 
action on the iirt*pos;U to inL-riMsc 
the preaent contingent system. This 
requires tile showing by German 
exhibitors of one home produced 
film for each foreign imported pro- 
duction and is included in a cable 
to the Department of Commerce. 

Majority of the Industry are re- 
ported as favoring the continuation 
of the present ratio with a more 
strict application than formerly. 

It la expected, states the cable, 
that the question will ba llnally dis- 
posed of within two weeks. 



Pox Leases Largest House 
West of Chi.— Building 

San Kr.lncisco, Sept. IT. 
Contracts have been let by the 
IVink of Italy to Mcnon.iM & Kalin 

'■'■r "ntliMn ft the largi.-it piilvjrt* 
i.iiii-.' u.sl ol Chicisi^'. Till tlio- 
atro i.s to t.ctiipy the ct-ntie i>f the 
lilui-k Ixiundcd by Market. Hayes 
and I'ulk .streets, and has li.in 
U-.'isrd to William Fox {or -5 \t ir.-^ 
Work i« I" start at om o and )>i' 
tuinpU'li'tl witliin nine nutnths. it 
will be known as the C.ipltul. 

This Is the first unit of a IjuiUl- 
ing oampaiKn planned by the P.ank 
of Italy ini crests in the block 
desiKnatid. tlie next of which will 
be a 1, * nii'tn liotel. 

Fox's Two Stoiiei 

l'>x h.ia purchased two stories 
for production shortly, "The Mar- 
riage Qraft," by Oraoa Mack, and 
"Lady Crlstlllnde," thP play by 

Monckton Hoffe. 



WASH. UNION DEMANDS 
DOUBLE DELUXE CREW 



\\ asliinctim Sept. :.'7. 
St.ipe h.inds* tiniitri are iI.m uul- 
piaitually 



in.ii u'au prar-lKally aniutintH to 
doiiMe dt> luxe picture houses here. 

New Vox i»a>. coniplied. Palace, 
luiw.-vta. Is still holding out only 
\i~ins additional men when re- 
Hilirfd. 



Le Roy's Second 
l«a 4QtaiH. Sept. 27. 
Mcrvyn Le Roy, roUgMt mega- 
phone wiekler around; Hollywood, 
lias been as^i^^ned to dlrSGt his sec- 
ond picture for First Nattoaal. 

It Is "No Plaoa to Oo." fakturlnc 
Mary Astor and tiari Hoghes. 



Keisling's Qeldwyn Switch 

1,01 Angeles, Sept. 27. 

Barrett Kelsling, director of pub- 
licity for C. B. neMille the past 
seven \<.trs. lias joined the Inde- 
P'Tulent iiui \'« \ ors of propaKauda 
and Is miw on the payroll of Samuel 
Ooldwyn. 

Kelsling Is tlie third press agent 
to be on the Uoldwyn payroll in the 
liast three months. 

8, a L. State Opening Earlier 
St. Ixiuls. Sept. 2". 

Locw'a State has launched un 
offensive Iqr cutting admission 
prices for certain hours each day. 

The thi'.'itre will open hereafter at 
10 a. ni. for cents until one p. m. 
During the afternoon the price will 
bs t( cents, aa heretofore. Night 
prices remain unchanged. 



TAX HEARING PROGRAM 



W.isliin^t.m. .Sept. ;7. 
I House Ways and Means Coinniit- 
I t'^e li.'is set a tentative program for 
j hearings In connection with the pro- 

P"S, ,i tax revision. 
! Tills is: Ooner.il st.iltnunts, Oct. 
! 11 -Nov. 1; ini'onie tax. corporations. 
1 Xov. 2; indivldllal.4. Nov. 3; l^iiard 
'of Tax Appeals and general adniin- 
!istrative features, j;oV;. excise 
and stamp taxes, Nov. 7; estate 
tax. Nov. 8-9: mlscellancons tax. 
.Nov. 10. 

Those wishing to appear before 
the committee ahould apply to tha 
clerk of aame at least one day prior 



to the date of tho bsacins In oirder 
to be assigned Urns, a|i tta calendar 
of that date. 

Briefs may be submitted in Hau. 
of, or to augment, oral testimony. _ 



Wsllscs Sticking 

Los Angeles, Sept. 27. 
Rw hard Wallace has signed a 

year's directorial contract wltli 
Asher, Small and Kogers. This stops 
tho rumors that Paramount and 
United Artists lu|d,.lnt^ni:jns of 
grabbing tb* y'P''*'- 'at 'asegaphono 
wielder, 

W3Ull)M !• nmw directing "Ths 
Teacaa 8t«s^ far.fi 



Taggart as Oirsetor 
> Los Angeles, Sept. 2T, 
Eurl TaETcart. assistant director 
With M-a-.\I tlie past two yoars, 
has been made a full director by 
that organization. 

His nrst assignment has not boon 
rHfUle. 




i I m- A N V 

1340 bliOADWAY 



(M.M. MOFf AAAN.ViM.Pr«a 



14 



VARIETY 



PICTURES 



Wtdnetdajr. September 28, 1927 



2 Circuits Lose Rental 
On "Callahans-Murphys" 

Stanley and Comerford circuits of 
ri-nnaylvanla have agreed not to 
■bnw "The Callahana and Murphys" 
Id their theatre* In that state, evi- 
dently considering the full payment 
Vt tentals, <t>robably around $50,000, 
as a minor mutter when compared 
wfh stln-lns up protests from tbe 
Irish. 

Stanley ofltclals endeavored to set 
an okey before sbowlnt the picture 
and invited four clergrymen and a 
n«'wspapern,an to preview it, sug- 
eesting any alterations they de- 
sired. The priaata advised that no 
changes could be made which would 
render t'.e production acceptable 
and that It would be advisable to 
shelve the picture entirely. The 
clergy also said they were in no 
position to olllcially put their stamp 
et approval or disapproval on the 
Vteture. 

It is reported that Metro-Gold- 
wyn-Mayer ofllcluls have invited 
Irish-Catholic church men to pass 
•B Ot» picture and suggest any 
changes thejr pleased but none 
vould accept the responsibility of 
Vasaing on alteratlona 



70SEPHS0N Q0E8 TO P. D. C. 

Los Angeles, Sept. 27. 

Julien Josephson, staff writer. ha8 
left Paramount and is now making 
tbe screen adaptation «f "The Red 
Mark" for James Cruse, which the 
latter will direct. 

This picture Is to b« released 
through DeMiile-Patbe. 



m oomvo. tbio 

Los Angalea, 8«pt 27. 

TTnlversal is preparing three new 
screen stories which are "The 
Prince of Peanuts," for Glenn 
Tryon; "Has Anybody Here Seen 
KelUr," WUUam Wylar alMtad to di- 
rect, Md "Honeymooli WMm," to be 
dlreetod br UUiard Wabb. 



J. t> Rebaralan Knocks 'Off 

Los Angeles, Sept. IT. 
John S. Robertson, who has com- 
pleted his contract with M-G-M as 
a director, is in New Tork tor a 
six weeks" raoatlMk^ 



Murnsu Due Oct. 15 

Los Angeles, Sept. 27. 
F. W.' Murnau will arrive here 
from Germany Oct. IE and will be- 
gin direction on "Tba Four Devils," 
his next tor Fox. 



I PICTURE THEATRES 
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦«♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦«♦♦«♦ 



ANNOUNCEMENT 

lait onfcM wiH be filled in the order of their receipt for 

the Gala Premiere of 

WiMTfier Bros. Supreme Triupiiph 

AL JOLSON 



"THE JAZZ SIKGER" 

Warner Theatre, BVay at 52d, St 
TOURSDAY, OCTe t 

9ta$ p. M.. Pnmmify 
Pricec for die Premiere, |2, $3, pill* tox 

AL JOLSOM 

will be present ia person 

Seats Now for First 4 Weeks. MaU. 50c, 7Sc, $1.10, 
except Sat. mad Sun. Evea. 75c to $2.20 



INSDE STUFF 

ON PICTURES 



A legit actreaa who reeently came to the coiist to appear in one pro- 
duction imbit>ed very freely, the company having troulile getting her to 
the set when needed. She would be absent from the studio for days at 
a time. The director managed to get her through the picture, but when 
finished she Is said to have gone dn one last toot. 

This girl bad been running a big bill with a Hollywood bootlegger who, 
when he heard that the actress had lost her position, tried to collect. 
It is said that in lieu of cash the bootlegger accepted three gowns, which 
he tkmwkt weukl St Is wife. 



After ever 11 years of conRcientious service on the Paclftc coast and 
despite his perso>nal friendship with the president of the concern, one of 
the most i>opular branch exchange managers has been forced out through 
the machinations cf a general sales manager. Notwithstanding the 
branch manager was in a position to show gross sales of more than 
160,040 Increase, the sales manager is salfl to have exercised his prero- 
gative and insisted the man had to go. 

The unheaval came about after the branch manager had refused to 
cut pr i e as tor an Independent exhibitor ta the northern part of Cali- 
fornia, who has long had a habit of dictating terms tor picture rentals. 
The exhibitor got to the sales manager who advised him that It he 
couldn't do business with the branch manager there would be a new 
branch manager on the Job shortly. The threat was almost Immediately 
made good, with the sales manager notifying the division manager to 
give the ascbange man four weeks salary and call everything off. 

An appeal by cable to the president of the concern, who on his last 
visit to the coast had entertained the branch nian.aeer and his wife at 
a dinner, bnMWbt this reply, in substance, "There is nothing I can do. 
Go to tlie. e^eSH mtHnnMa M yew 9in Ifgliins and see what con- 
nection eiin nAkSL - 1 can do aMMnif tor ttn." 



99 



WILtitAH FOX Pruants 

The Motion IMcturo 

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"IMPRKSfUONH OF 

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Doors open nt 13:2&. BhowlnsR at I0:6R. 
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B'Way at 4Sth 81. Broukl>n 

"RESURRECTION" 

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I.ILIJAN .SII.VW ; .lOK IIIIO«MN«. 



"ROSE OF THE 
GOLDEN WEST" 

A V'irKt Niuionjil I'i. luri' 
■im MARV ASTOR S SILSERT ROLANB 



W.CfXOTECnONPLAN 

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Los Angeles, Sept. 27. 
The M. P. T. O. of Callfoi-nia has 
named a new committee to meet 
Harold B. Franlclln, president of 

West Coast Theatres clrouit with 
a view to ironing out the new pro- 
tectlon proposals on an admission 
basis. 

Charles Pettijohn, Hays offlce 
counsel, together with the Inst ex- 
hibitor committee, succeeded In ar- 
riving at some understanding agree- 
able to tbe parties actually con- 
cerned in the deliberations. The 
maJoVity of the independent exhibi- 
tors, do not think the terms arrived 
at are suitable and consider the last 
committee tnelDolent In represent- 
ing the rest of the body. 

The independents and West Coast 
Theatres agree on the principle of 
fixing protection limits in accord- 
ance with admission prices but la 
the wo'rking arrangement of this 
plan the Indepandenta claim thagr 
are put at a disadvantage. 



Though the plan of the Dt-Mille organization wan to make "The Main 
Kvent" starring Vera Hoynolds a regular prosram piciine, it is under- 
atdod that William K. Howaid, directing, is going to turn it Into one 
of the biggest novelties of the year. The story is one of the obvious 
ones of the roped arena. However, in the manner of the constructioti 
of the sets and in the way it is being photographed, there is a radical 
departure from the manner of making pictures of this sort. Director 
Howard got the DeMille organization to' engage Raclous Oliese, the 
German art director who worked on "The Lest Laugh" and who came 
to this country with F. W. Murneau to do the art work on "Sunrise" for 
Fox. Gliese has invented what he calls a nrthmic camera for wblch he 
uses a special German lense that is unlcno'wn to picture production in 
this country. The camera itself is set on a moving elevator, motor 
driven. The lense has a new wrinkle through which it is able to pick 
up an object at a great distance, bring it up to the foregrounds then 
shoot It Into a Bl oas-iip without having to ohaag* 4m f tfcus of the lense 
at any time. 

The sets for this picture were built by Gliese and are extraordinary 
in construction due to the fatt liiat (hoy i>liotogra plied extremely large 
and give greater distance than one can get with the naked eye, but are 
In raalMir <a( ordUMtr^ haliftth and tonstb, 

^Vlrat MlltlMWl ia MUChljr concerned with "The Patent Leather Kid" 
•il thO'SMM basis •■ Paramount worried about "Knockout Reilly" be- 
«*iWS ut Ita aB0>tMBIIia aVpeaL Special exploitation sUtC has been put 
on to plug tbb woBHUl 4ia« both ill Haw Twk and Chicago, more so 
Tatterly In order to oBtet Uw Br o adway b i n i itt iiip where the majority of 
the attendance is stag. 

When Will Hays was on the coast this summer lie seemed greatly con- 
oemed ovw tho Moial*oan]rlasa-en of « aiiasbar W Piftycrs and directors 
employed by the major fllm companies. In reiwds to one yoiung man, 

a lead, who came from the east, Mr. Hays felt a stop should be put to 
his antics. Tills youngster had been giving party alter party at his 
home, and also has been credited with one feminine co'nquest after an- 
other, offldala at .the studio bavs baeii on tba aaalous seat for tear 
some paper would carry scandal cantered around IUm boy whom they 
considered a great bet. 

Altho'ugh burning the candle .it both ends, this flaming youth was 
never late on the set and while woi king conducted himself with no cause 
for criticism. 

Hays, it is said, suggested the company penalize Ihe actor by giving 

him no more work. However, It was explained the jilayer was on con- 
tract and that his stilary would have to be paid whetlior he was work- 
ing or not. The comiiany then decided It would rent tlie young man 
out to independentR, not membeis of the Hays organization. But one 
of the larger companies heard about it and did not seem to care what 
Mr. Hays* ideas were in the matter, and borrowed the actor for a pic- 
ture. On the completion of the first one, the young man was re-engaged 
for another. Then another company, also a meinlier of the Hays or- 
ganisation, borrowed blm for a picture. 

Meanwhile the Company by which the young man is employed Is sadly 
In need of leading men, and the •uiles organization of that concern be- 
came rather peeved at the production department for the farming out. 

The sales bqys were told what Hays had requested but replied that if 
other members of the Hays organization were using the young man, they 
didn't see why he sho'uld be penalized by his own organization. So now 
the youqg man is back at his home studio, and will not be turned loose 



Constance Talmadge Coming Back 
Los Angeles, Sept. 27. 

Constance Talmadge la scheduled' 
to start on her llrst tor United Ar- 
tists' upon her arrival. 

3he will leave Paris Oct 16. 



D'Arratt Vacationing 

I>os Angeles, Sept. 27. 
Upon completion of "Serenade," 
starring Adolphe Menjou, Darry 
D'Arrast, Paramount director, 
leaves for a two woeks* vacation In 
Pai is. 



Louis B. Mayer proved to be the saviour of tiie Internatio'nal KIre 
Chiefs' Association when he presented it with J16,000 to cover a debt 
the association faced for the 191'7 Are prevention posters used through- 
out th»country. In the current Issue of the Pacific Coast Fire Chief, Guy 
C. MacDonald states that the Are chiefs of llie world have no greater 
friend than Mayer who is an honorary chief. MacDonald says that the 
entire Indebtedness of the association was wiped out by the act of 
Mayer and concludes his statement as foIlo'WR: '•How is tbat for faith, 
loyalty and confidence. Louis H. Mayer is n man — a tribute which we 
pay to him gladly and sinrerely." 

Jos M. Schenek owned the piettire rlKhts ,to tiie story of "Laugh. 
Clown, Laugh," wliii ii .M-i;-M will make with l.i.n Clianey starred. 
Through Schenek jui.s.sing llie story to Metro, Herl-ert Ttrenon, under 
contract to United Artists, has been loaned to direct it. 



. THERE 'MUST EE 

A REASON 

WHEN IT CAN PLAY 

7 wks. Cleveland 
9 wkt. Chicago 
5 wk*. indianapolis 

PUBLIX 
UNIVERSAL 
FOX 
STANLEY 
THEATRES 



Send Your Dates Direct to Ui. 
Accepting Bookings for Entire 
Country. 

SAMUEL CUMMINS 

Public Welfare Fictnrei Corp. 
72S tovsnth Ave. 
NEW YORK CITY 



The Talk of Chicago 

ED MEiKEL'S 

ORGAN CLUB 

HARDING THEATRE 
72i Week and Siill Crowing 



MARK KTHANI) NVMPIIONV ORCH. 

IF YOU DON'T 
ADVERTISE 
IN VARIETY 
DON'T ADVERTISE 



DIOP KU88EIX CHABGES 

Chlcajro, Sept. 
Ch.irKes of fraud against ^Vil- 
llnm 11 I'.'is^ell. head of Russell 
I'roduc tion.:. wc le dismissed by .Mu- 
nicipal .ludye Vei/,er on a statute of 
limitations. 



The charsre involved I lie s.'llt' nf 
stock to Mrs. Marcaiet Wliite of 
this city, in Hussell's pii ture coni- 
l»any which w;is alleuetl to liave 
been defunct a? tlic time. Mrs. 
While claimed she was not in- 
formed of the company's state when 
nuying .the stock. The Ann I hear- 
ing outlived the action. ^ 



A FANCHON and MARCO "IDEA" 

FRANK JENKS 

The Playboy and His Band 

.NOW— <1KANADA, BAN FRANflSCO— THIRD BIO MONTH 



MARJORIE 



MAXWELL and LET 

THE DUMB BELLS 

WUU .luhn Mnrpny Anrtcr^ons "JOY BEIJ>" 
NlrhiKaa Tlif^tr^. Iietroit. Thb* Wfelt 
Jniliana, ln(li]U«i|H>llft. \V<^k Oct. S 

niivHIoM: WIMJAM MORRIK _ 



Wednesday, September 28, 1927 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 



15 



BRITISH FILM FIELD 



Iiondon, Sept. 18. 
Thh "Kim" BuiinM* 

VoT years there Jiave been threats 
to put Kipllng'8 •Kim" on the 
MVean map. Now it seems- to be 
daflnite. Captain Noel, after flnish- 
iHg an American lecture tour with 
•^Tb* Bplo of Everest" In February, 
gow to IndiA to supervise tbe mak- 
Inc of the Mm. 

No director or cut yet scheduled, 
but Fathe of America Is declared 
to have guaranteed necatlve cost, 
estimated at $600,000. on U. S. and 
Canadian rlghte alone. Release in 
the rest of the world Is not yet 
fixed, but big figures are being 
talked about. 

Kipling is said to have gptten 
•$76,000 and a percentage tor the 
rights, and there ia an idea to try 
to get Jackie Coogan to play the 
r .Dune part. 
I Ughting plant is to be shipped to 
India and all interiors as well as ex- 
teriors done there. 



Box Office Westhar 

^e've had no Bumnit-r, and the 
only fall we're Bfttins comes in 
''cloudbursts. Despite the attrac- 
tion of "Ben-Hur" in his last two 
ireeka at the Tlvoli, world premier 
of "Vhu 'White Slave" at the Cap- 
itol, Buster Keaton In "College " at 
tlie New Gallery and "The Glad 
Xye" at the Astoria, the Plasa has 
jammed the house with '"Chang," 
even though this week It Is also at 
the Polytechnic, Kegent street, 
about three blocks awny. At this 
writing the Plaza has t.akon ap- 
proximately $55,000 in 12 days witli 
this iilm, which is being retained 
for a third week. 

The other S. It. O. film these two 
weeks is "The Somme" at the Mar- 
ble Arch. More coy than the Amer- 
ican-owned I*laza, tho Marble Arch 
will not come throuKh with figures 
of takings, but to date — 11 days — 
34,780 people have paid to see "The 
Somme," which means about $32,000 
throush the pay-box. And every 
dsT tho Him sets a blc editorial 
tpsak in one or other of-the Liondon 
ItaOr papers. 

Estelle Bredy Good Bet 
Gaumont-Brltish have done well 
to tie up Estelle Brody. She Is the 
only real recent "find," and while 
"The Glad Eye," in which she stars. 
Is flfiling the Astoria as a pre-re- 
lease, "Hindle Wakes," as a gen- 
eral release, is packing houses as 
much or more on the star as on the 
fame of Stanley HouBhton s play. 
"Mademoiselle from Armentiores" 
put her over, and already she is 
tfiead of Betty Balfour as boxoSlce. 



the blfxest soreen maautaeturing 

business on this side. 

This new <'lHtrI!)ution concern has 
a i-aiiltal of mso.OOO, all privately 
subH<rii»('d and paid up. Hundy Ih 
<-liairman, witli ilrm-o W'.tolt as 
managing dirtKtor. St»'ve fcllinger, 
formerly with Uy Winik. leaves 
Wardour to become xeneral man- 
ager. 

Branches are being placed at once 
in every capital In the world, and 

distribution will be done direct by 
the.se. 

London offices are the old premi- 
ses of ^'itag^aph, on Brewer street. 

AJl future product of British In- 
structional will be released through 
I'ro I'atria, the first subject to be 
handled being the Gallipoli film, in 
which Ernest Raymond's novel, 
"Tell England," Is being threaded as 
story angle on the campaign. This 
film Is being made With the full 
co-operation of the army council, 
the air ministrr, the admiraUjr and 
the Turkish government. 

"Conquest," original story by 
John Buchan, will be the second re- 
lease, the offlclal air force film third, 
and fourth will be "Mayflower," the 



story of the Pilgrim Fathers,' so long 
threatened by many concerns, but 
never yet done. Preparations for all 
four are already far ahead. 

Two units are at work in the 
Mediterranean on a sorit-s of 12 
shorts, and other series is being 
done in Cyprus for the sovernrnent 
of the island. Tiiese are in addi- 
tion to the "S'tTcls of Nature" 
stuff already being turned out one 
a fortnight and sold tav4kl|.1l«rld. 

Bundy has left CsT Umirland 
on vacation. 



Metro and British International 

"Variety" U able to tell why Dr. 
Giannlni made a big casli advance 
to British International last week. 
This has been guaranteed by Metro- 
Goldwyn 100 per cent, to be covered 
in six months, and Metro is secured 
on the negatives of British Interna- 
tional's pictures, which get Ameri- 
can distribution In consequence. 

These include "A Little Bit of 
Fluff," wtih S>M Chaplin and Du- 
pon't "Moulin Rouge." 



Another Horror 
This week's lemon: "Bla Supreme 



.Sacrldoe." Pre-vlewed Sept. 14. Of- 
fered as a British picture. At least 
five years' old, from the long hair 
and frocks, and never ought to have 
been m.ide anyway. Half the si.^ry 
is told In cut-backs, and if thei-e's 
any detail worse tlian the direetien 
it'.-' tiie |ih.>lti^raiiiiy \vlueh is be'.tor 
than the acting at tli.it. j 
Warwick Ward i.s credited with i 
scenario and plays lead. i 



A Naval Victory I 

Thursday night's premiere of 
"The Battles of Coroiiel and the 
Falkland Islands" was a high-hat 
affair. The foreign press was in full 
force, also admirals, officials of the 
Navy League ami many members 
of the cabinet. 

"This lilm has been financed by 
A. E. Bundy. who was guaranteed 
negative cost by the l-'ederation of 
British Industries. Tills body liis 
handled the home pubUeity through 
its own dep;u-tnient. and tiie I'. K. 
riglits went to W. & on,^ of tile 
(Jaunumt-Hrillsli group, coiuraets 
h.aving to be ok.ayed by the admiral- 
ty. Foreign sales are in the hands 
of Gaumont, parent company of the 
merger, and both W. & F. and Gau- 
mont are members of the F3.I. 
film section. 

A Coming Stsrm 
Unless something radical happens 
to stop, it, there is Ultely to be a 



When Parliament Meets 

Next month' there will be an au- 
tumn session of Parliament, when 
tho Pllm Bill, having passed tHe 
eommlttee stage lust as the House 
rose for the summer vacation, will 
come under lire. 

Amendments to put back the 
British control of all producing 
companies' capital, instead of mere- 
ly British registration being called 
for, are already prepared. Tight- 
ening up of natlonalttjr conditions 
for directors and casts is also an- 
ticipated. 



U. 8. Percentage Maintains Fall 

Ratio of American films pre- 
viewed over the last week is down 
to 65 percent of total pictures of- 
fered. Th^fe were 13 American, 
live British and two Continental, 
and thus the percentages ore: 
American, (5; British, 25; ConU- 
nental, 10. As native produce Is 
comlnK^ in still larger quantities, 
looks like there will be none of the 
quota shortage so heavily adver- 
tised bjr the opponents — native and 
American — of the Film Bill. 

If they ,a.sk \vhy we need the 
quota when we can do 25 percent 
without it, tho answer is It's the 
promise of tlie quota tliat's creating 
the stability, financial especially. 



Rioht 

Two weeks ago "Veriety" carried 
an exclusive story how Ideal was 
coming back into production, with 
a PInero play, starring Gladys 
Cooper and Sir Gerald du Mauricr. 
This was denied In the British trade 
press. It Is now admitted to be 
true. Details are Handle Aycton 
will direct the film, which Is to be 
"His House In Order." 

Ideal, one of the Gaumont-Brit 
Ish affiliations, will also produce 
the old meki.'i. ".M.aria Marten, or 
the Murder in tlie lied I'.arn." and 
".Sweeney Todd, the Demon I'.arli' 
of l''leet Strci l " Till se are to 1 
directed by Walter West, known 
here for horse ojieras. lie will 
screen them just as stage played 
with .actors from llio legit who lia\( 
never before plajed in i.irtnres 
And wc wish Itiiii joy. 

1st British World Distribution Co. 

Pro Patria Films, Ltd., Is the lat- 
est promotion of A. E. Bundy, who 



menr row over a fairly recent flln 
dotation. 

It Is an open secret the under- 
writers were left with "almost the 
whole Issue, but ns the,\ lia\e a 
large list uf mail clients tie y .ire 
pushing the stock out. Hut a. e.'ld- 
mir to tlie prospectus, when the 
putilic issue was made, a iiumb.-r of 
log jtroperlies had been bouutit and 
details were gi\en in the prositts'- 
'lis. us by I.iw rciuired. of tliese 
will. laii.-.-. it.ii.l and assets ai'- 
'IvMl e.l. 

It is now being whispeioil these 
contracts were mainly paper, iwy- 
ment on Ihem having been ar- 
ranged to be made out of the sale 
to the public of stork, and several 
of the concerns acqulred^under tho 
flotation are said not to have re- 
ceived their money yet. At any 
rate, feeling between one of them 
and the main promoting concern Is 
r.ather strained, and unless the 
tin.mel.al position is straightened 
out oiiiekly a break may come 
wliieh will do no guiKl to public 
confidence in film investments here. 

Persons snd Others 

A doctor of Oxford University ia 
making a film dealing with a new 
method of curing cripples. He is be- 
ing assisted by J. T. Greenidge, an 
oAord undergraduate, who runs an 
amateur production company and 
has already made two tour-reelers. 



u doirtg ihiiw m put miusii n t ms i 

the map than any other man In the 
business. He floated British In- 
striKtlonal Films a few months- ago. 
financed tlie stage jiroductlon of 
"Seventh Heaven," doing biff busi 
nesa at the Strand, and of ns i 
number of picture houses as welt as 




Woihington, D. C. 

GILBERT DREW $1(MIN 
ON ''KIRBY'' REISSUE 

Fox reissue of 
^Cameo Kirby' 
with John Gilbert 
was a gpod buy 
for the Rialto 




THE JOHN GILBERT 

REISSUES ' 

ARE "mE BIGGESl^ W¥S ON ^E MARKET TODAY 

. If you have not contracted to 
play thes« Gilbert Reissues 



CAMEO KIRBY 

Booth TarkingtonU great love ntory of the romantie li 

ST. ELMO 

Lot*d and nmd Ikrem gtmnali o mt 

HONOR FIRST 

John Gilbert and Rener Aihim- In nnnthpr niirr-fin 




MONTE CRISTO 

AU-xander Ihinuu' immortal novel 

XRUXTON KIN G 
SHAME 

A Jnuma cf volcamte foret <uul eapUvaUng heeutty 



WHO FTmri ^ S W I T -H[ — FOX 



PROFITS WITH FOX 



M 



VARIETY 



PICTURES 



WcdnMdajr, 8«pt«nber M, 1M7 



THEATRES PROPOSED 



Baltimore— ' JOfl Y»i k ri'ad. UAnei, L^Ui<>H 'i'ux<>do Co. ArcMICCt, 
StaniRluuH Riitw«l], Value and policy not slven. 

Bueen, N. V<— (Also BtorM.) VaIim tiot dvan. Main stnat. Owner. 
Noeeab Amusement Co., N. Y. City. Architect, Oscar iSoMacMac N. T. 
City. Plc'ture.s. 

Chmtertown, Md. — $70,000 MhIm sti ct t. Own^r. L,. Bataa Ruaaell. 
Architect, A. l^owthcr Forrest, Baltimore. Plcture.M. legit. 

Cleveland — (Also stores.) (7S0,0OO. ' K. 106th nnd St. Plalr avenue. 
Owner, Midwest Properties Co. Architect, Nicola Pe tti. Policy DOtKtven. 

Danville, III. — (Also stores, offices.) $2,000,000. Owner, James 1. Red- 
Mns, Chlcaco. Architects, l^wta and Dancherty, Qanvin*, FMley not 
ftlven. 

Ostroit — (Also storea, offices.) 44«» Grand P.iver Hvenuc. Owrter, 
David Aberdee. Architect not selected. Value and policy not given. 

Mount Kisce, N. Y. — (Also stores.) tlOO.OOO. Carpenter avenue and 
liain street. Owner, Seil>ert Really Co.. Mount Vernon, N. Y. Archi- 
tects. J. W. Clyde and V. C. Pinto. Policy not given. 

Mount Lebanon, Pa.— tUO.OOO. Wasbinston road. Central Square, 
.Owner, United Amuaemant Oo, AmbrMCib Pa. Anbttcat^ William B. 
Snaman, Pittsburgii, Fa. Policy not gtVMU 

New Yeric CHy-f t.«6«.«««. Broadimr tMatr* diatriet, azaet alto not 
aelecteid. Ownar. Bdcn Cinama Houaa, nie. AlcMtaot, Piufl B. Ia VaH*. 
Policy not clven. 

-1 Pekin, Ill.-.tlfi0,00«. Ellcabeth r <t. Owner.- Mm. -Anna Fluesel. 
Arcliltects, Berber and Kelly, Clii. mi, ill. Policy not given. 
• Philadelphia— (2,600 seats.) (Als., stores.) t5outh and Sth streets. 
Owner, Rexy 'Amusement Corp. Architects, Hodgens and HUl. FoUcy 
IM>t given. 

_ Wacky Rlvar, 0^(AddiUoii to hotel.) Detroit avenue and Blount road. 
«|miar, Btraopa ai<MI«ll« {MBna. Arehltact not selected. PoHcy not 

Salamanca, N. Y. — Main street. Owner. Schine Theatre Co., Glovers- 
»ille, N. Y. Architect not selected. PoHcy not given. 

Tranton, N. J<— (Alao clubhouse.) (22 8. Clinton avenue. Owner, 
J^i J^gjjMJJ. we. I, a JL, o, h A f ol ilt w ti J* IB. Kaplan. Valua not 



lijMdive PMection 



nalesbui'K, 111., Sept. 27. 
David Dubin, who recently ac- 
quired the Plasa theatre, la operat- 
ing Sundays, under Injunction re- 
sttaininc Mayor W. It. Boutella and 
city pollea from IntarftHav with the 
show. 

Dtihln had to post a 12,500 bond 
before Judge Walter C. Frank Is- 
sued the temporary writ The case 
cornea up at the Novamber term of 

court, bat before that time the 

anti-Sunday movie crowd expects 
In h.ive an ordinance on thf ^looivs 
forbiddinff Sunday amusements. 



Shemuui in Tax Jam 

Loa «n«al»a. Sept. tT. 
Charted with defrauding the 

government of $2,000 In admission 
taxes while operating a rhain of 
theatrea In JUInnesota, Harry A. 
Sherman, now producing ptcturea 
here, poatad hand for t2.5««'wtth the 
U. 8. . Coknmiasion head to insure 
hia appearance In 8t. Paul. 



Plaek at P. S., O. 

Lmb Angelea, Sept. 27. 
Fred A. FlecIc, former assistant 
director for Paranwtunt, has been 
apppinted assistant to liawrenee 
Fox, dinatlac BakdM«*>* piotuiaa 
for F, :»l«i- ' ■ . 



•^inga" in Chicago? 

Nothing positive on out of town 
•Wings" dates as yet but it looks 
as It the air film will go into Er- 
langer, Chicago, Oct. 30. The 
house has a ninc-week void between 
'<6candal8" and "Stepping Stones," 
starting at that time. 

In Baaton the aituatlon baa 
switched hround ao that It awMn 
an It the Ooloatal vW taanaa tha 

Paramount 
Nov. 14. 



UPTOWK, I. A., 2D SUIT 

Lioa Angelea, Bapt. tT. 

The Uptown, folrmerly da luxe, 
will become a second run houaa Oct.' 
5 at the same time West Coaat 
Theatres circuit converta tha 
Boulevard a mlla Awajr into a de 
luxe houso from a pMVtoua aacond 
run policy. 

Abe Lyman will get the Botile- 
vard stand upon his return to the 
Fnnchon and Marco hanaar. Gene 
Morgim will wrestle with the split 
week at the Uptown. 



Eddie Cline's F. N. Film 

Ix>8 Angeles, Sept. 27. 
Gddie CUne, former Sennett di- 
rector, lias been engaged by First 
National to direct Dorothy Mackaill 
and Jack Mulhall in "Ladles' Night 
In a Turkish Bath." 
Edward Small will produce. 



wnnuanioRE 

Had M-G-M Lion Landed in 
N. Y^^Qood for 2 Days Only-. 
LiMt, 6 Days or Moro 




Repaid Denny 

with Marian Nixon in a new 
mirth frolic aboard Ji trans- 
Atlantic liner, where any- 
~fluhflf can haiq»en and every^ 
thing does. A bang-up hul- 
labaloo of merry fo<^ery that 
is making packe4 Houses at 
the Colony burst out in un- 
controUablo joy. 
dM oritiea «ay: 



COLONY 

THEATRE 
Broadway and S3d Sirmtt 



"Aadienem t«u>€ vent to lutty approval. An amusing 

MMrfAMN*/*^ FRANK VriH;F:UAND, N. Y. ''PBLm^RAM." 

"Extremely comical. Denny's flattering following 
mi hi* antiee." 

OBORGE GERHARD, N. Y. •KVEXI.NM WCRLD." 



"Hilarioue. Denny carriee on with speed and breezi' 

QUINN' MARTIM, N. Y. "WORLD." 

"I V ofcafc ly everyone i» going to enjoy it I" 



".'Ovt Mj(cA^''-MiaJhBB- iftv WBifif iiMiTiEBrl?' 

muia owioisiRAMK K. t. "nuKKtAps." 

"A d^htfml pktmr^. l4» mid tartvdt 



vmMLLA wAi3>&t». if. y. '-B^msiim votnr 
'HateM it* MMrftra a good Hme. A Wffy 

* .« a. ■ ^---»M« . 

Br -dmMBBF etntOU^H^lttmM- 

"LtU mt gtid h M mh a . A Mb»» pietar*/" 

wnoc rvamai. k. t. "daily sifWa" 




WILLIAM SETTER 

PiuduvUuu — 



% Uimemd Pki 



Los Angeles, St pl. J7. 
The smash-up in the wild.s of 
Artxona mountains of Martin Jen- 
sen's airplane carrying Leo, the Hy. 
Ing lion, netted Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer about Ave times the publicity 
It wonlil have received had the ship 
reached New York as planned. 

The charge that the three daysT ] 
disappearance of the ship was a ' 
press gag and proved unfounded 
when ABaociated Pi'e.^.s and otlier 
news cr,rresi>onilont.s arrived at the 
scene of the wreck and saw the 
twlaed maia of ateel that~~had been ' 
a beautiful and expensive ship. 

The belief that the dls,ippe.'iranee ; 
of the ship was a stunt handicapped - 
M-G-M in getting Washington cO' 
operation to hunt tor the plana dur- 
in„' the first 24 hours. Check-ups 
by government repreaentatlveg in 
Los .\ngf'lf s and Nt'W York finally 
verlfie.^ the statement^ of the studio 
and army and navy planes wero - 
then dispatched on the search Im- 
mediately from San Diego. San An« t 
tonio and other government fields. . ' 

With the disappearance of Jen* ' 
sen and the Hon tha atory leaped ' 
into banner lines on front pages all 
over the country, with wire services 
trying 'o get a scoop on finding tho 
plane. The A. P. got the beat on 
tUa when John BtlU, manager oC ■ 
the Apache Lodge near Roosevelt, 
phoned their correspondent at 
Phoenix that .Tenscn had stumbled 
into the Barr H ranch, some 60 
miles aw*ay. 

The rescue of the lion, after Jon- ' 
sen did an Almee Semple McPhcr-,- 
son for 60 hours, took three days, 
thus keeping the story alive. At 
the time this la written, alz daya 
after the accident, all wire aervlces 
are still filing daily stories on it out 
of Phoenix. 

Had the flight been a success, the 
publicity would have been over the 
second day following the take-oft— 
although Pete Smith and Howard 
Dietz would have avoided tha loaf: 
of a lot of sleep. 

The cost of the stunt to M-Q-M, 
according to offlclals, was less than 
the charge of a page adv. In the 
"Saturday Evening Post," their coot 
involving simply the delivery of the 
lion passenger from California to 
New York. Their only obligation 
was the life and health of the ani- 
mal, in which they wero protected: 
by insurance. I 
The Mahoney Aircraft org.inlza- 
tlon, howfvr. stands the loss of the 
plane, valued at around $19,000, as 
vejry little of It can be aalvagedtj 
Jensen, the pilot, through the acci- 
dent, lO! t the chance of winning 1 
some of the prize nii>r»y In the New! 
Tork to Spoluuie race. \ 
Upon dallvery of the Hon to M-G* ■ 
M in New Tork he was to have en- ■ 
tcred the non-stop rao-' to the Pa- 
cilic loa.st. Th,. tllRhl itself was 
\inder the exclusive management of ( 
the Mahoney orgaaDlaatlon. whlol^i 
under the terma of tha eontraoti 
with If-G-K, assumed aU obligar; 
tions with exception ot that of tha 

lion. ; 

The country in which tha aeel-^ 

dent happened U conceded to be th»< 
roughest in Arizona. The Hon will 
bo kept at Apache Lodge after 
hauled out in his cage on a sled 
over mountain tralla until ka haa a 
chance to fully recuperate. 



3,000-BXATES IK FBOVIHCES 

London, Sept. 27. 

A pli luro hou.se Is to be built in 
Bournemouth by Provincial Cine- 
matograph Theatrea. 

The theatre la to aeat t.OOO and 
cost $760,000. 



"Kings" in Southwest 
"King of Kings" goes into Cin-f 
cinnati Oct. 1( Or IT for two waeka 

at the Grand opera house. 

Tile print and company currently 
(■l.iying New England will leave the; 
east and stay In the middle west i 
until the end of the season. < 



Filming "Satevepost" Story 

Ix)S Angeles, Sept. 27. > 
Millard Webb has been signed by 
Universal to direct "Honeymoon 
Flats," Jewel production from Sat- 
evepost story by ISarl Derr Biggers. 
Start of picture slated in 'October, 



WeAMtAijr. 8«pt«nbfr «!,' 1927 



VARIETY 



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NOW!— It's the talk ofNewYork! 




with . 

MARY ASTOR 
GILBERT RQLAI^ 

GEORGE FITZMAURICE PROD. 

PreMoted by RICHARD A. ROWLAND 

Adapted by Bess Meredyth 
From the Story by Minna Caroline Smith and Eugenie Woodward 

YOU CAN ALWAYS BANK ON 

A FIRST NATIONAL SPECIAL 

TO BRING IN TOP MONEY 

iff RujtinpM At the 



NEW YORK MARK STRAND 



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VARIETY 



PICTURES 



Wednesday, September 28, 1927 



Nervy Operator Saved 
House— Avoided Panic 

Providence, Sept. 27. 

Qnuk thinking by the motion 
picture operator averted a panic 
amonR the ISO patrons of the Lyric, 
just over the Rhode Island State 
line at Westerly in Pawcatuck. 
Conn., Saturd.'iy afternoon. 

A break In the film ia believed to 
hftve reatiltat la-* Uaa*i Wblch de- 
stroyed two l«els. The operator, 
Elwot T. Avery, of Hope Valley* 
tightly closed the door and all pro- 
jection slits In the booth at the out- 
break o( the Are and locked blm- 
mett in, throwing bucketa vt aand 
M the flaming film. 

Before the projeetton boodt fMto 
could be closed, the audiencttf 
posed mostly of cliiUlreili ttut: 
gained a glimpse of the Mundas 



Directed by theatre attaehea, Uie 

patrons marched out In an orderly 
manner. John Getchell, pianist, re- 
mained at his post until the iast 
peraoa had left thai ttWrtM. . . 

One of the patrons sounded the 
alarm from the fire box nearby, but 
the operator had extin^juished the 
blaze before the fir'fti.in ntiKrd 
Avery w.-rs mihu: 



LewU Stone Gets Offers 
For His 3,000 Salary 

Iios Angeles, Sept. 27. 

Lewis Stone, under contract to 
First National for two years at t2,- 
000 weekly, leaves that company on 
completion of his work in "Helen 
of Troy." 

He has set his salary at tS,000 
on a free-lance basis. About six 
offers aWady have come from va- 
rious producers for single pictures 
at this salary. 

Stone's first production away 
from First National will be a For- 
eign Legion tale of the great Al- 
gierlan desert of Arisona. Univers- 
al is producing aad George Uelford 
directing, 

Norman Kerry wfll be co-starred 
iHth Stone. 



STEELE MATTER SETTLES 
United Artists U settling Us at- 
tachmen suit with Montford Steele, 

erstwhile foreign representative, by 
vacutln„- the claim. Steele Is back 
in New Xork with the U. A. organ- 
iastllaat Ikere being a misunder^ 
standing In the litigation. 

It wa.s charged that Steele went 
to Brazil for. U. A. and then vlatted 
.\r^r('ntiiKl and ?*arlp without au- 



Damage Suit on 'Sea Wolf' 



cinema Corp. of America and the 
Producers' Distributing Corp. (al- 
Ucd with the Kelth-.\lbee and 
Pathe picture pool) must stand ex- 
amination before trial to afford the 
Ralph W. Ince Corp. an opportunity 
to Irame issues for a prospective 
suit for damages. The picture In- 
volved ia "The Sea Wolf," made by 
Inoe and released by P. D. C. 

The aegaUve coat 1100,000 with 
the eomplalat that laatals were 
b aa ed on aa aahJbltloB value below 
the production cost, to the detri- 
ment of the feature. Some $75,000 
damages Is roughly estimated. 

David M. Thomas Is treasurer of 
the Ince corporation. 



TUHHET'S MAKRIA6E REPORT 

San Francisco, Sept. 27, 
Gene Tunney, who apars annually 
with Jack Dempsey, la reported here 
as the prospective flaaee ot Caro- 
line Biahop, Saa Franeiaco dancer. 

An announcement in the immedi- 
ate future is anticipated, according 
to the rumor. 

Miss Bishop Ifi a nirce (if Frances 



Syracuse Houses Had Tuf l 
Thne Ddhreiing Fight 

Syracuse, N. T., Sept. 21. 

Failure of WFIiL, Onondaga hotel 
station, to keep its announced 
promise to broadcast the Tunney 
Dempsey fight, gave local theatre 
managers some unpleasant minutes 
the night of the fight 

When WFBL, now linked with 
the Columbia chain, announced it 
would have the Tunney-Dompsey 
stuff, local theatres, with few ex 
exceptions, lined up. Then came the 
blow off when Columbia found i 
couldn't deliver, and WFBL waa 
forccM to annoiunce no fight service. 

Only two housea were ready to 
meet the situation. The Crescent 
raised a large aerial on the roof 
while W. 1). McDowell, of the 
Strand, rushed his home equlpm|3nt 
to the theatre, and, ttslfiir! .Vita- 
phone ampllilers, was abla,tp tiU- 
flll his advertising pr o llia t lM f . 

Conway's Three 

Los Angeles, Sept. t1. 
Jack Conway, loaned by Para- 
nMniat to F,BjO« •m fMla» "lake 
the Plumber." 

Upon completion Conway re- 
turns to Paramount where he has 

iK en assi<;Tii-d to title two pirtiires, 
I: n" s>Tr. ri naliM-- yet 




f r e d 1; h o m s o n 




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q The alert, lOnill-loYiiig pdiUe of today is Aoen tot Frad TlumuoiL jaMl hto 
dean, dashing aetlon pletarcs. l^Mjr demanded a bigger Mil Ibr iStiit ifUL 
nMmuon Itaifad for Jnat midi mi opportwdty. Hb afiUaykHi IH^ 
and *7este James**— is the anaww. 4 Fiiat nun Aeatrea 
hotik and plaj **Jesse James.** The leading long run houses of. tho 
ll iiBl. A big«pedaI lil every sense of the word. Prodneed on "Covered Wagon** seale. With all the hair^ 
trigger action, romance and drilling stunts Ibr whieh Thomson is belored. Portraying a daredevil, sympa- 
thetie hero more sinned against than sinning. ^ And with, of course, ''SilTer Kfaig**— Tlioms(m*s fiery steed. 
Directed by IJoyd Ingraham. Story by Franic M. Qiftmi. Jesse E. James, biographer and technical advisor. 
Then another great s pecial. And two super-Thomson features. Q Fred Thom- 
son joins Harold Lloyd, Clara Bow, Richard Dix, Bebc Danicis, Bccry and 
Hatton, Fields and Conklin, Adolplie Monjcm, Tliomas Meighan, Pola 
Negri, Emil Janiiings, Esther Ralnton, Florence Vi«lor, George Bancroft, 
Zane Grey and others in the Lrilliaut galaxy of Paramount IOO^q stars! 




BARD, W. C. PARTNER, 
UNDER IN JUNCHON 

Holding 50% in 2 TIteatres, Ail 

Power Talcen Away from Him 
by Far West Ttieatre, inc. 



Angeles, Sept ST. 
West Coast Theatres, Ine., has 
gotten into legal difficulties with 
Loijls Btird, one of their partners in 
theatres here and In Pasadena. Bard 
recently came tato tha West Coast 
fold through the taking over of Far 
West Theatres, Inc., by West Coast. 
Prior to that Bard had been operate 
ing his theatre capacity on a pool- 

% arrangement w^h West Coaat. 
cently West Coast, without no* 
tice to Bard, It Is alleRcd, removed 
him from the Board of Directors of 
Far West Theatres and also. re> 
.voked Ua sight to sign checks m^ 
function la the operation of theatres 
in which he held a 50 per cent in- 
terest. Hecently Bard went to the 
Adams theatre with his brother, Ar- 
thur, and there took possession of 
the house. 

Harold B. Franklin, president of 
West Coast, heard about It and 
despatched Division Manager Harry 
Arthur, O. D. Buckley, attemen 
who is an ezecuttva o( the company, 
and w. H. VtUMr, aaother ageou- 
tlve, to the thMtfe to a** that Bard 
was ejected. 

Aa,^argument occurred, with tha 
resultr that Bard called a police offl- 
cer and wanted the three men ar- 
rested. Buckley, In turn as a citi- 
zen, insisted that Bard also be taken 
into euatody. 

When the Quartet arrived at the 
police station It Was decided that It 
would be best to let the matter ba 
handled through the civil courts. 

a Far West Theatres Corpora* 
tion was ' the legal owner of tha 
theatre, they obtained an injunction 
restralnlnff Lou Bard and his 
brother. The injunction sets fortli 
that Far West Theatres CorporatlOB 
I lessee ot the theatre and . en- 
titled to use and remain In posses- 
sion of the premises and that any 
interference on tiie part of either of 
the Barda.-wauld injure aad affect 
the business and theatre. 

They allege that the defendants 
came upon the premises Sept. S, 
927, and with force and violence 
attempted to Sls pesaaas aad remove 
the pialntlira Mprinentatlvea from 

the theatre; that as a result of this 
itt(;m|>t a br.twl resulted which 
brouglit great discredit on the busi- 
ness conducted by Uie plaintiff and 
that the defendants threaten to con- 
tinue their efforts to remove the 
plaintiff and also threaten to bring 
criminal prosecution. The Injunc- 
tion requests that tlie defendants 
be restrained from interfering with 
the plaintiff In its use and occupa- 
tion of the theatre. Harry Arthur, 
Jr., signed the complaint as general 
manager of Far West Theatres. Tha 
restraining order was Issued by 
Judge Edward T. Bishop. The hear- 
ing on the {njuiiction will be held on 
Oct. 10, with Bard given until Oct. 
to answer tiw eomplalat. 



RUSSlAirS MAKmG FILM 

Under PranM . Oeneaaslan WMk 
Paetary at Pedmoslcornaya 



Washington, Sept. 27. 
Russians are going In for the 
manufacture of motion picture film 
and photographic paper under a 
French concession, accordtaic to the 
Moscow Offlclal Economic Like, for- 
warded to the Department of Com- 
merce. 

Company is to first manufacture 
plastic materials ander the name ot 
'Simi>." with the factory tocated at 

Podmoskornaya. 

Concesiionaires are reported as 
Intending to extend this plant owing 
to tbe mergei* of the board ot 
thia concession in Paris with the 
firm of Nobel. Latter will supply 
the n''W company, French Plastic 
Co., with considerable capital. 
Frenc'i firm of Lumiere will direct 
manufacture of the photographic 
paper and cinema film. 

Factory will have capacity of 150 
hands. School is no# in operation 
to in.«triirt the laborers in the mak- 
ng of film. 



Young BercovIcT" Released 

Los Anj^eles, i^ci>t. -7. 
After incarceration for three 
months in un Albuquerque, N. Mex., 
ill, Oc.iilon Uercovlcl, son of Kon- 
id Bercoviei, sci-een writer, was 
■Ioa.«id fiilliiwinK the adjustment 
f all bills by his father. 
An automobile was involved. 



Wednesday, September 28, 1827 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 



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FILM NEWS 
OVER WORLD 



Waslitngton, Sopi. 27. 

gunmary of reiwrts receivfd by 
th* motion picture section of the 
T>Mi«»tment of Commerce. 

Raoent itatlstlca ihow that there 
•r* at preaent In Finland Mo picture 
thaatfca with a aeatlng capacity of 
WM(, reports AcUns Commercial 
Atteche Frederick Lyon, Helslng- 
fors. Finland. In addition there are 
Mven portable theatres. 

In tliore were only ISX 

^ovie.s, wltti scats for 24.849. 

During the ttist quarter of 1927 
there were iniportpd into the Irish 
Free State 1,48.5.169 lin«-ur feet of 
lllm, asalnat 1,628,814 t«et for the 
correapondUiK three months of last 
year, or a decrease this year of 1S4,- 
145 linear feet from the futures of 
the 1926 period In question. 

Of this year's statistics 1,4S9,*04 
leet were Imported (KMB Oreat Brit- 
ain and 14,794 fsM eaioa from 
Northern Ireland. 

A new I'iiiniHh copyrlRht law was 
sasiml by the last Parliament and 
■iglMd by the president. Motion 
picture films are especially men- 
tioned in this law, but It must be 
tementbered th«t there is no copy- 
right convention exlstlnK between 
thp V. S. and I'Mnland. 

■i'oiliiiically, anyone in Finland 
eould 1 ipioduce an American film 
«n<l om- i>eople would have no Icpal 
redrea.s to malie. Finland Is rt port- 
ed to expect to be accepted as a 
party to the Bern* convention on 
•opyrlKht tew th is year. 

CruM at Mniion $ 

Los Angeles, Sept. t7. 
Fred Cruse, pioneer house man- 
ager for B'amou3-Player«-I.a.<iky 
when they took over the Kialto. 
New yorl<, and who also managed 
the nivoli In New Torlt, has been 
appointed manager of the Million 
Dollar theatre, repladag Bob Poole, 
who has been sent to the Highland 
theatre. 

Cruse win have entire charge of 
the Million Dollar, formerly under 
tks managing directorship of Frank 
lu Newman, who now oversees the 
operation of the Metropolitan. 

Arthur Ilallork, who served as 
Cruse's assistant In New York, will 
I ta the same capacity here 



PBITATK 800-SEATEB 

Dayton, O., Sept. 21. 

Mr*. H. B. Talbot, wealthy local 
Msident, is erecting a )100,0U0 pri- 
vate 800-seat theater and indoor 
tennis court at her OB the 

edge of this city. 

Th«« theatre will l>e known as 
Itunnymede playhouse. It is of steel 
eonstriictlon, and is believed to be 
«ne of the largest privat* the 
atres in the country. 

Originally provided to furnish 
amusement for grandchildren and 
ether relatives, It Is proposed to 
have entertainments which may be 
•pened to tlie public. 

NO BONUS VALUE 

Washingtdn, Sept. ST. 
Theatre leases have been deter- 
mined to have no bonus value on 
date of acquisition for Income tax 
purposes by the Ponrd of Tax Ap 
»eals. 

Decision was on the appeal of the 
Capitol Theatre Co., of Macon, Ou 
bocket No. «3!4. 



FDJM POSSmiUTIES 



I induce 90M1P pli tuii- .'..11 p.inv to Dy a Tlckwlck film. In that event tli« 
spiHiil.' niateiial niMfin Would n*tt be neoessary, and the title as well 
' is an>l>ody a properly. Lait. 



"Revelry" — Unfavorable 

"HRVKI.r.V" iDiam.a, r.obort MiH.m. Miixiuel. 

I*lay adiiptfd fi\ua book of sankc title, with yiury siippo.'ied Incitleiits 
of a former president, now decfa.sed. Producers would not take a chance 
of screening it tor there la no doubt that Will Hays haa put thumbs down 
on it alreaidy. tbrt. 



Burlesque** — Favorable 

"BURLESQl"E" (.\rtliur Hopkins, Plymouth theatre). 

If any picture coinpany can find a pruducer or director who is to the 
screen what Arthur Hopkins is to the stuRe. here is a sure knockout. The 
backstage atmosphere, clean yarn, the Kals, flavor of the atiake MMl the 
hicks, the big Western ranch angle, the audering girl wif the 
man who doesn*t care— and a fortune-making title. 

All thia neads is close adba«MiM. t« the Adellty HepkiM tt. fend 
it Is in. 



"Mister Romeo" — Unfavorsble 

■ .MISTER nOMRO ' (<■..' .e.ty, Mtinuy Phillips, Wallack's- 

Story of bwlesque a. i.'i r- c - ' • 

being taken Instead. I'U-uiy 
likely. 



..... ..J « 

'IT staue, with old bird tryinu to ni.ikc aiij 
of rovislwn If for pictures, which is un« 

/»<«<■. 



'•VeMow asnds"— Unfavorable 

"VRI.UJW SANDS" (Comedy, Sir Barry Jackson. Fultonl. 
Type comedy with rliuraeters from British fishing vllluBe. Good title 
bat play shy of factors to Indicate picttire worth. ttte. 



"Good Newt** — Favorable 
'GOOD NEWS" (Schwab & Muniiol, Jilusi.al, Chunins 46th Street). 
This musical comedy has a strong If familiar plot. It should click on 
the screen with proper scenario treatsmat. TM eoecesa of tiM show will 
recommend it since the main idea lias malt with batdtr* aanousiy 
and otherwiM bjr Red Orange, Richard DIs. Harold UaiF4. el |M.^ 



"BAUnJK" POSTPONED 

Los Angeles, Sept. 27. 

Paramount wlH not put "The 
I,lfe of R.arnum'* Into production 
kntll the fall of 1928. 

The story Is prepared, but It is 
imderstood the financial budget Is 
•e arranged that the picture is not 
to be ready for release until the 
tMter half of the 28-2> program. 



Emery's Providenos Site 

Providence, Sept. 27 
Another theatre for Weatnilnster 
Kraet is to be the result of the pur 
UUMe by Alton C. Emeiy o£ the 
property at ti20 and 622 Westmln 
M«^stf«et from Herman Bernstein 
Bmery already owns a string of 
neighborhood houses In and aroun 
ihia city, 

Manny Meyers Laaving 

Manny Movers for s"m» tim 

With the Associated iCxhibilors 
sales force and later with Patlie 
has left the Hed Rooster offices 

He will alitjn himself with hl.s 
brntber, I'hil Meyers, head of the 
■alee department for Conimon- 
Wellh. 



• PICKWICK" (Frank C. Rellly, BmplM), 
Kather straightaway narration of incidents In Dickena' "Pickwick 
Papers." Old stuff. Should thto presentation recreate interest it might 



"Such Is Life" — Unfavorable 
c'll la LIKE" ((.'oiiiedy Diuina, Sliuberts, Morusco. 
Cheerless play concerning it ioatlly •( al^ nu^d^.^twu .at whom are 



emmeshed In marriage with thp aM>a '<M(B fet tlW «aiM -ttat*. 
Vtsualive any, picture mnterlal. 



Hard to 
Ibee. 



"Triumphant Bachelor"— Unfavorable 

• Tllfc; TRIUMPHANT BAi:ilKI.,OR'* (Chanin*s. farce. Blltmore). 
Kpierummatlo parlor comelly. lacking action and merit fo^ either 
stage or screen. AM. 



"The Merry Malonet" — Favorable 

•Till-; .MEUllY MAI.().\i:s" ((ieorge M. Cohan, Erianger's theatre). 

A born light comedy and romantic novelty movie. Sweet stoty, compll* 
cations, great laughs, suspense, Cinderella. "Abie's Irish RoSe"—av«rr» 
thing. Thta should be snapped up, as It fits anybody's program. 

I Lait. 




OUR GANG 



Three Cheers fimd more) for Hal Roach I 

HAVE yourseen 
" YALE Vi^HarvjaiaJ^(c^^ 
IT'S a pleasure to add tKi^ 
WONDERFUL "Our Gang" comedy 
TO M-G'M's Big'Time program. 
THE next Hal Roachf Our Gang" 
IS "The Old Wallop,r*and it^s 
POSITIVELY those klds^best yet! 
M-G-M ShoTl^ai^o^lidynly-there/ 



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Wtdnwdajr. StptmilMr M. 1927 



GOVERNMENT STOPS HGHT FILM 



. (ContlnuMi from part 1) 

trlbutton ttVer fb« country from the 
reports. SonPiiahlne 1» said to have 
denl«Ml .my knuwlodijo of that 
Intent. fi.iiiiiK tii.it all pictures 
tAlcen uoro intomlud fur distribu- 
1|on throughout Illinol.s only. It is 
AlicRca Soiionslilne had tlie prints 
r«ady tor slilpniont into Ohio, Indi- 
ana, and MkhiR.'in. He denied that. 

It Is not km.wn here if anyone 
had sold st.ates riphts for the fiBht 
films prior to tlio hout, or had been 
paid fur rlght.s to ••xl.lhit out.-tiilo of 
Illinois. 

In prev^us ring battles of por- 



Benny 




OKEH 
KECORDS 

Personal 
Manager 
KUBET 

nooK 



E 
R 
O 
F 
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NOW pLAvma 

Marks Bros. Million 
Dollar Theatres 

Marbro and Granada 

Chicago, III. 



portions', fiftht films were ea.'lly dis- 
tributed, with sume of the exhibitors 
out.side of the borders of the states 
where the fights ofccurred, taking 
a fine u|)on a pUa of guilty in the 
U. H. <'i)Urt. This tine h.as variVd 
from 1600 to tl.OOO in the past. 
Only one inatftnea la known where 
a Jail sentence was added, and that 
waa for two days, on top of the 
flne. 

Present activity by the federal 
pruscecutor appears to bo along the 
line of stoppage at the source. 
Heretofore it has been Impracticabie 
to locate the transporter of the fight 
films over state llne.s. 

At present and through the 
watchfulness of the government, it 
is said that immediat« delivery of 
the flght fllmi) to anyone is remote. 
There is no surety, however, that 
persons ostensibly buying the prints 
(or Illinois, may not take a chance. 

Goodart's Tunney-Dempaey fight 
pictures grossed tS.OOO In the first 
three d.iys the Castle theatre. 
! Pictures niipiio'l I'liJay niorninfr. 
I doing about 10 shows a day that 
ilay ami Saturday and Sunday, 
tir.'ile Is 75 cents all performances. 

The Castle seats 300. The pictures 
tire also running at the Rose and 
Pastime, two other, small Beck 
houses in the Zioop, 



tlrle o( Augiiat SL Reported Inter- 
view with me false. Demand you 
retract In your next issue." 

The story carried no Interview 
with Sunenshino, nor did it quote 
him. It sUtad tliat it was reported 
Sonenablna had said the Dempsey- 
Tunney pteturM would b« shown all 
over two days aftor tli* flcht wa» 
o^er. 

Newark. N. J.. Sept. 27. 

Saturday afternoon at the Bran- 
ford theatre, playing pictures, a 
Kinograms news reel showed a mov- 
ing plctiure of Gene. Tunney on the 
mat in the ring of the Chicago 
arena, during the 7tb round. 

The view was displayed u part 
of the usual news reel of the house. 



Milwaukee, Sejit, 27. 
Although LiCvl H. Bancroft, fed- 
eral district attorney, recently stated 
it would be practically Impossible to 
stop the Fhowinc of flfrlit films here, 
as yet no action pi' lurea of the 
Denipsey-Tunney match hSbTO ap- 
peared. 

Milwaukee la less than M miles 

from Chicapo. 

A story appearinjT In a local paper 
under Bancroft's name said a strict 
watch would be kept for transport- 
ers of the film. This warning Is 
thouKht to have frightened several 
downtown botises planninc to show 
the films. 



For the past week in New York 
the United .States District Attor- 
ney's office has been carrying on an 
investigation seemingly based on a 
story In Variety of August 31. last, 
that the Goodart Picture Corpora- 
tion was reported selling state's 
rights to the Tunney-Dempsey fight 
tilm in advance. 

The story said It was expected 
that the flsht pictures would be ex- 
hibited all over within two days fol- 
lowing the fight. Up to yesterday 
(Tuesday) five days following the 
battle, no flght film had been ex- 
hibited within Greater New York. 

It was also reported that exhib- 
itors buying the picture would re- 
ceive the film In Chicago. Nothing 
was reported as to transportation 
of the picture if sold for exhibition 
outside of Illinois. 

' In its investigation the federal of- 
Oos Inquttad ot Variety aa to Its 
Sources of Information for the 

story. A subpoena was served upon 
a member of Variety's st-aff who 
knew nothing of the printed report, 
beyond what the story stated, and so 
informed the D. A. 

A wire received by Variety Mon- 
day from the (lood.art Co., per 
Henry Sonenshine, Its president, in 
Chicago, read: 

"My attention called to your ar- 



AMKKK A'S MOST M.\RVKIX>rS BINOINO VOirS 

JOHN MAXWELL 

ASSISTED BY HIS BETTER HALF 
NOW— A Scaaation «■ the ParWe Case* 
DlfMtlaai rAXCHOM mmt MABCO 



COAST NOTES 



Belle BMiaett. toad la '^ild 
CeeFC," from the novel by Martha 

08tnn«>, Tiffany. 



U wiU make "Riding for Fame," 
original by Artluir Btatter, with 
Hoot Oibaon. j 

Norman Kerry, toad Ib "TIm Tnr- 

eitiii legion," U. 



In "I.,ovcs of Louis" (M-G) are 
Kdwurd Connelly, Roy D'Arcy, 
Dorothy Cumming, Jacqueline 
Uadsdon, Marcelle Corday, Maurice 
Cannon, Tenen Holts and Anton 
Vaverka. Rene« Adore* to opposite 
Ramon Novarro. Harry Beaumont 
directing. 



Clyde Cook, Myrna Loy, Audrey 
Ferris, Itichurd Tucker, Armand 
Kaliz and Hugh Allan supporting 
Irene Rich in "Beware of Married 
Men," W. B. Archie Mayo to direct. 



Divine Wonaa." atairlng Oi«ta 

Garbe. M-0-1& 



Cornelius Keefe for Juvenile le^ni 
In "Come to My House." slurring 
Olive BordcD, with Antonio Mo- 
reno opposite. Al Oi«en directing. 
Fox. 

William C. De Mille wiU direet 
"Rip Van Winkle^*' with Rudolph 
Sehlldkraut. 

Albert Contl and Bertram Mar- 
burgh added to "The (larden ot 
Kden." U. Starring Corinne Grif- 

nth. 

Martha Mattwi added to "Ata't 
Sha BKMt^ Oa l lsa a Moore's cur- 
rent for F. K. 

Frank H. dtafk will direct Tom 
Tyler In "Wbea th* Law Rides," 
F. B. O. 



Edna May signed by Johnny 
nines for the femfalne toad opposite 
him in a series. F. N. 



Oweu Moore loaned to W. B. by 
M-G for "In Name Only." 



Washington. Sept. 27 
Again 'he Department of Justice 
lets It be known that it will take 
drastic action to stop the showing 
ot the fight pictures ontsld* of 
Illinois (before It waa Pemisyl 
vania). 

Department made a flop of It In 
stopping the showings ot the 
DenqMey-Bharkey film In several 
States, the eontroIUng factor seem- 
ingly being the attitude of the local 
oHlclals. If that group said okay 
the Washington angle didn't mean 
much. 

On the Dempsey-Tunney en- 
counter New York State ofllcials 
have informed the department that 
should the pictures be brought Into 

that Stat* T f mei niMim 

will both be subpoeiiiied, aa w«Il 

as the movie promoters. 

Many here believe that Congress 
next session will repeal the provto- 
lon hajprtny the IMA tUmm tnm f • 
terstat" commerce. 

These claim the department's at- 
titude In letting local officials 
handle proceedings in those States 
whera tiM lMmpav<nailH(r fltan 
was stMiwii tadM «9 tIMIr aoatMi- 

tlOB, 



Glenn Tryon's next for U Is "Meet 
the Prince," original bjr Jack Foley. 
W. J. Craft to direct. • 



George Irving, added to "Wiilte 
Life'hts." Irving Cummlogs direct' 
ing for Walter Greene. 



Osear Price's 24 

Lioa Angeles, Sept. 27. 
Osear Price, who recently took 
over th* San Matoo aMMib vill 

make a series of 24 feature pictures 

for release on the state rights mar- 
ket season of 13L'7-2s. 



Warner's "Ark" 

It will be some weeks before work 
will start on "Noah's Ark," which 
Warner Bros, pltin as a Broadway 
special. The picture will have a 
modern sequence. 

Nobody has been definitely cast. 



Cast of "rtalaoo " (Fox) being dl 
reeled by Kichard Itosson includes 
Edmund Lowe, Leila Ilyams, Gustav 
vun tfi yffertitz, E. H. Calvert, Nor- 
man Trevor, Barry Norton, Maude 
T. Gordon and George Kotsonaros. 



Frank O'Connor has completed 
"Robinson and CmM*^" comedy, 
featuring Sammy CtriMD aad Ted 
McNamara, for Fox, 

Arthur Rosson. to direct "Atlan- 
tic City," Fox. 

Gene Cameron and Kay Bryant, 
featured in ' Silly Sailor," Fox. 



Robert N. Lee will do the adap 
tation and continuity of "The Char- 
latan, " from the stage play by Ernst 
Pascal and Leon Praskins. Conrad 
Valdt win start In thU for U. 




to "The 
for U 



Josopbln* Cnnwell 

Man 'Who Jjamfla." 
by Paul Ii«al. 



Nora Lane tor th* f«miaine lead 
opposite Tom Tyler in "When the 
Law Rides," F. B. O. 



George Siegmann added to "The 
Han Who Laughs." SimA.hmi di- 
recting. U. Mary PhObtti •»! Con- 
rad Veldt leads. 

Iiowell Sherman added to "The 



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FILM REVIEWS 



VARIETY 



21 



Tunney-Dempsey Fight 



•I^D-round heavyweight c»ianii)iun.shii> of 
Am WOrid batUe l>etween r.vn.- Tuiiiit-y. IllU- 
iMlder, and J««l< I>enil'se>. fonii.T wori.t s 
•hanslaa. at aoldler'i l- irIJ (Sladmnil. 
Chlauo. allbt iMpt. 2% Gene Tuanry slven 
OacuiaB at and (X loth round. Plcluree 
tekan from elavatad ataad Inatda anckwure 
kf Ooodart PMIurea Corporation, clalminc 
axclnaiva picture riglUii to event. Hunninc 
tlma of fil^t film. 30 minutes. Itunliing 
ilraa of flicnt fllm with truiler, showing 
tnUnlBC ouaitan of both Aihtars. about 42 
■Blaataa. At CUtla tbaatra in Ump, Cbl> 



SmTmi iia^o~iMBd_to Tt« top. Ftni 
akowtns at aoan MpL B. 

Five of the ten rounds of the Tun- 
nev-Deiilpiey battle Sept. 22 in clil- 
eaco, aa Men in tbe ring and on the 
toreen, are worth, mention only. The 
other Ave art* immaterial and do not 
count to any real eSsct in the gen- 
eral reault other than to create dis- 
putes as to which of th« remaining 
rounds either of the flghUrs was 
entitled to. 

Goodart Corp., the picture taker, 
haa some excellently moving pic- 
tures of the battle. It was a clear, 
fairly wurm evening. Two sets of 
Alms were taken, one the usual ac- 
tion pictures and the other the slow 
Inotion. 

The pictures, added to the rlng- 
tide impressions, reveal that Demp- 
Sey did not hold his lighting head 
at the crucial moment for him; that 
Jriuuiey does not seem to possess a 
ioiockoat pnneh, at least for Jack 
Dempsey, Uid that to settle the Utle 
M «hainplonshlp of the world (or 
kijr eiaas In a lO-round bout is the 
helghth of absurdity, though per- 
haps not flnanclally. 

Slow motion of the spectacular 
Hh round brings out Dempsey's 
temi>orary loss of hia quick think - 
bry. Around the rine.slde I>i<mpncy's 
fast one-two had been soon .and it 
was thought that those two or three 
blows sent Tunney to the mat. Ad- 
ditionally Dempeey sent in a few 



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BOX OFPKE l 




EDDIE 

PEABODY 

THE BANJO KING 

VICTOR and VITAPHONE 
Artist who has skyrocketed 
the Weakly Gross of the 
FIFTH AVE. THEATRE, 
SEATTLE, 

FOR THE PAST 
14 WEEKS! 



more short Jabs to Tunney's map 
while III' w;is t'jpplng over. 

As Tunney slid to the floor, about 
1- It .'t to the I i^ht from l>t-iiiii^c> s 
ciuiicr, Ucinjiscy w^ilkcd ilinct to 
tlic rtipcs and about 10 fcot to tlu 
left of his own corner. The referee, 
acting under an Illinois State bo 
Ing rule, did nut count while he 
walked over to I>empa*y, telling him 
to go to a neutral comer or the otho, 
side of the ring. Tbe pictures will 
disclose that Dempaey still ap- 
peared confused, turning and walk- 
ing the short distance to his own 
corner, whereupon the referee af;aiti 
instructed him to bo to the other 
side, when Dempsey walked over 
there as the referee started to count. 

Meanwhile Tunney, on the mat 
and In a squatting position, may be 
seen watching. As the referee 
started the count, Tunney intently 
kept his eyes upon him, looklnK all 
of the while as though ho could 
have arisen at any moment. At nine 
on the fllm this cqunt fades out 
and Tunney actually rising to his 
feet is not seen. Other s|naU por- 
tions of the pictures seemed to be 
edited, (or no reason or Importance. 

As Dempsey came toward him. 
Tunney. upon his feet, commenced 
to back away, doing a fast one step 
backward and circling the ring, with 
Dempsey following. At one instant 
Demp.sey motioned with his hands 
for Tunney to come In. An observer 
will believe at this point of the bout 
and picture that Dempsey was un- 
certain «t Ms legs, or of Tunney's 
left hand. Wllflam A. Brady said to 
another flghtlng expert before the 
bout and in New York: 

'Tunney has the best le(t hand 
of tmj- liBhter.wh^ «vor lived." His 
companion dM ii»t dtaagree on that 
statement. 

In either event Dempsey could not 
maneuver Tunney Into a corner or 
against the ropes, they mingling, 
however, a couple of times during 
Tunney's backward glide. Elach 
time Tunney fully protected himself, 
making an equal exchange of blows 
with his challenger. 

In the 4th round Tunney had his 
opportunity to annihilate Dempsey. 
It was In this round as well as the 
9th and 10th that Tunney evidenced 
a weakness in his punch. In the 4th 
Tunney landed a terrific right to 
Dempsey's jaw as he had the lat 
tcr in the northeast corner of the 
ring. Dempsey (altered. Tunney, 
w-itli bis man against the ropes, 
piled plenty o( blows upon his chin 
.and heail but Dempsey weathered 
it, and nicely stood up during the 
next round. 

Tunney's claim of Dempsey often 
using the barred rabbit pirach, 
plainly seen by the onlookers, la 
even more thoroughly notlooabi* 



In the 8th round alow motion ts 
again employed aa Tunney scored 
his knockdown on Dempsey. At the 
ringside this knockdown seemed to 

be a clip on the chin as Dempsey 
slipped, but the slow motion brings 
out that Tunney caught Dempsey on 
the Jaw and Dempsey went down 
to come up again before the referee 
had passed two, Tunney meantime 
walking away. 

I'p until the 9th round the fight 
could have been called a draw, fig- 
uring that Dempsey's knockdown so 
cleanly counted for a lot In his fa- 
vor. But Tunney. in the 9th and 
10th, particularly in the 10th round, 
punished Dempsey severely In-blows 
If not physically. A cut' in the eye 
that started bleeding would MM one 
to believe Dempaey waa injured 
more than he had been. The 9th 
and 10th rounds with each having 
registered a knockdown placed Tun- 
ney far away on points with the 
decision going to him without 
audible protest In the arena. 
' That the opinion of flght ex|>erts 



that only a knockout should deoidc 
a eliampionsliip bout, and especially 
for the worlds heavyweight crown, 
is luo.st plausible. If Dempsey's legs 
did not no back on him, and lie 
liad not stated or admitted that they 
did, Dempsey might have repeated 
his 7th round i>erformance at any 
moment he could again crack Tun- 
ney In the same manner. That 
Dempsey appeared to have ezi>ended 
his reserve energy in that 7th round 
spurt or that he was outpointed later 
might not have counted against his 
roi>etition. While Tunney, in tlirce 
rounds with the opi»ortunitiea and 
in the 4tli wlien he was fr*■^^h, fa , 
ing to knock out l>empsey either 
showed tbe champion was fighting 
with extraordinary caution or that 
a knockout following the 10th round 
by him was unlikely. 

In the maj ority thos e around the 
ring at the eOMlUalOir of the bout 
thought that If the battle had con- 
tinued Tunney would have won by 
a knockout, claiming Dempaey was 
all in. But Dempsey had been in 
an all-in condition much more In 
the 4th round. 

The win by Tunney and the pic- 
tures will dissipate all talk of a 
(rame of course. But had Dempsey 
won, that the fight had been In the 
bag would have been all too preva- 
lent. The pre-publlclty on the fight 
had been (ooUshly directed, all 
seemingly with the objective of 
creating a suspicion of fixing, and 
this held down the betting until, 
with the odda.in Chicago going to 
evens on the eve of the battle, sent 
there through sentiment wv^ nMnp- 
sey's admirers, merely bNOCht 
forth" further distrust. 

No marked demonstration for 
either fighter as tliey entered the 
ring. Tunney five minutes behind 
Dempsey. That lack was another 
reproach for the attending pub- 
licity. Nor was there fervent bub- 
bling during the ten rounds ex- 
cepting at' those few points when 
the audiehce was brought to Its 
feet. Enthusiasm waa about EO-60 
around the ringside for the battlers. 

The 20-mlnute Bght reel la pre- 
ceded by a trailer of the fighters In 
their training qtiarters, running 
about 12 minutes. Regular picture 
houses of Chicago side-stepped the 
picture rights, through the Demp- 
sey-Sharkey fight film having h.ad 
no extreme drawing power in the 
city. A picture exhibitor In the 
Loop having three store shows, each 
seating about 350 people, got the 
exclusive (or the Tunney-Dempsey 
film, starting It on a grind in each 
place at 75c. (usual admission 25c.). 
and did business from the outset 
on Friday (2trd.), 

That seventh round may have 
been the drawing card. An audl- 
e n co wh en the picture was seen in- 
clined just a bit toward Dempsey, 
again probably sw.ayed by senti- 
ment or newspaper reports. 

It the Tunney-Dempsey fight film 
is circulated beyond the conflnc.i 
of Illinois, it may be played with 
a surety as regards the box office, 
now or In the future. As a fight 
picture it is a good one by itself, 
and that seventh round argument 
will probably ramala open for 
decades. mme. 



for • 



Of tills foreign director In lii 
mer works, notahly "l-'.aust," 

The srretMiiiu; of "Sunri.--e' was 
rather an epic uiulertaKitm. What 
Murnati has tri.il to dt» is to cf\s- 
tallizu in dr.iiiULtic syntboiism iluise 
contticls. adjustiuonts, coinpromiso 
and complexities of man-and-wom- 
an mating exiierlences that ulti- 
mately grow Into an endearing 
union. The dramatic action of this 
humble hero und workaday heroine 
is spaced between one drawing and 
another, but In that scant interval 
there is puked an emotional life- 
time. 

Many eh-inerUs enter into the .suc- 
cess of this .iml'ilious elYoit. M.li-- 
nau re\eal.'-- a remari:.able ri;;>arve- 
fulness of eH'e.ls, tli,i i)laying ol 
George O'llrien and Janet llavieu 
and their iissini.ites is gi-neralij 



rapliy. but It rcijlster ;is part of a 
tine p.itt. i-n of expression. 

.\l\v.i>s there i-i nie.ming in the 
haeligrouiid. stieli meaning as :i 
paintiT skillfull.v \\e,i\es luto lii.s 
c.nn asts. 'I'lie > oting couple come 
inio a big i-ily. she In lliuht. he in 
teiitli'r and conscience-stricken piir- 
.stiit. Instead of bluntly labeling It 
"City." Mumnu selects one graphic 
detail or barkground to express the 
Idwi. The set is a section of on 
enormous girder of a bridge with 
a corner of ,a buibling and laistling 
tr.illic moving liaek ..nd forth. A 
p.in.u'aina of Times S-iu.^ie <'ouldn't 
h:i\e li.sed it more deoiiil 

'i'lie pi.tuie is :'ull of ilii.-- teeli- 
ni'i'ie of rr> stalli/.Im^ si - ;;i .mt tri- 
l!es ttt suf?i:es, ir.ueh. 'I*!.-' W'oni.an 
fi'.m th'- l^'ily is ch;\'i'. '.■ ri;:ed in a 
twinkliit.g hy buinnioitiii;; an old 



convincing and the story unfolds in peasant woman haughtily to brush 

" i^«r har dainty lil y ^.> i«;»lyi } p ampj 

White she holds her skirts above iMr 

knees. 

At the vafjr .outset of the picture 
the attention of the audience is 
transfixed with a capital bit of trick 
photography. A title s.tys it's vaca- 
tion time, and the screen melts into 
a tJarganluan railroad terminal in a 
glass dome, through the sides of 
whi<'h may he seen the rivers of 
holiday seelicrs moving from town 
to country, while .a ni,:^litmare of 
trains weaves back and forth, 
ymack througli tiiis hedlam of mo- 
tion an ocean liner cuts her way 
througli a half-scene occiin; a white 
sailetl yacht ploughs among the 
rushing railway trains and a union- 
suited bathins girls dlvea from • 
siirinKbOiirA'^ita th* piui4i>fl|w>iiiuiB. ' 
Giddy, bUwrtblH yacatioh la plotwra* 
on the apet. 
All thea* tbtnira lay upon a atory 
(Continued on page 24) 



MUSICAL DIRECTOR 
CALIFORNIA THEATRB, SAN FRANCISCO 
Direction: FANCHON and MARCO 



SUNRISE 

Fox picture dlrectfft) by P. W. Murnau 
Scenario by Carl Mayer. Han Movietone 
fymphonic aocompuiiment, ■lKt)t-&nd-»ovnd 
device controlled by Fox. Katherin* Hll- 
llker &nd H. H. Caldwell dM edltlnc and 
titling: cameramen, Charlei Roeher and 
Karl stranaa. RimnlBff time. 90 mini. At 
the Timea 8«««n^ Mew York. Sept. 23, oo 
a twicefUiiir ran at H 

The Man Geonea Ollrlen 

The Wife Jan.-t (Inynor 

The Maid Bodll Uoalnc 

The Woman from the city 

Margaret I..lvlngaton 
Tha PhotoKrapber. . . . J. Parrell Hacdonald 

The Harbor Ralph Sipperly 

n»e Manicure Qlrl Jane Wlnton 

Tha Obtniaiva Qentlf^man. Arthur Honsman 
Tha ObHcInc Gentleman Eddia Bolimd 



ae tunw , <iw« py»i i«ibiy l o v e ly Md - 

appropriate. 

Nor should ho noplortcil rroilit as 
m detail contributing v.-istly to a 
satisfy iti^ w liolo. tlu' arcuinpani- 
mcnt of tin' Movietone, llrro is a 
sound olihli^atn that contriiuite."' 
subtly to the elTert of siuht drama 
instead of detract in;; from t ho cs- 
Hential pantomime hy ius di.stra-c't- 
ingr blare. Hero the inriUental music 
blends smoothly, suKsesting the 
mood of the scene, but without in- 
trudinff into the conscientiousness. 
In many aeenM (honklmr Autos. 
when dreaintiiif loters block a 
street, is ft fiUit in point) sound ef- 
fects are llitrbttttfled. This has been 
managed with skill. One accepts the 
sound as part of a real situation. 
It never suKKestn Its own mechan- 
ics, and herein Is the whole diffor- 
ence. 

I'erhaps one reason Is that tlio 
sounds liavo hvvn handled judi- 
ciously. Tht'V <Ui nnt attempt too 
much. One pas.'^;!;;!' lias to do witli 
a young couple lioneymooning in a 
sort of sublimated I^una Park. The 
sound effpcta hero have full swinK- 
On the other hand, one of the dra- 
matic high lights was a terrific 
storm far out on a lake. There was 
almost no attempt to get sound ef- 
fects here, prbbftblr beeaUM a^und 
would have asaraed fitoUah br Its 
Inade^acy. 

The musical aecon&iMiiKlmcnt was 
reproduced with flawless delicacy 
and under ah.solute control, merging 
into tlu' entertainment and appar- 
ently di.^a ppearing as a separate 
element. 

Murnau hns a knuck or a gift or 
a genius for brond effects. He can 
convey subtle meanings by trick 
photography or by treatment of 
backgrounds. As Instance, for ex- 
ample: 

The Man, Involved in a scarlet 
afCalr with The Woman from the 
C it^ whOm his vmMHf wl fa la heart 
brcffAi. wandara aboufnls farm, re- 
volving in. his mind the City "Wom- 
an's poisonous suggestion that he 
murder the wife. It is evening. 
As he strides about the neglected 
fields, the camera eye roves before 
him, taking in what must have met 
Ms own. Ghostly whisps of white 
mist swirl abotit In the desolate, ml- 
asmic march. tTnkept growths show 
wraithlike from the ooze. The whole 
dark prospect is a reflection of the 
man's distemper of soul. 

This gloomy passage over, the 
young couple, reunited, are in a sort 
of dream city, spending a dream 
hottajmiooa. WheNi . ahouid they 
wander but into aomathing of a 
super-Toney Island. Here the back- 
ground Is a confused medley of 
merry-go-round, toboggan slide, 
chute-the-chutcs woven Into grin- 
ning clown-faees. laughing hoys and 
girls, booming bass drums and blar- 
ing tromhori* s— all hclter-Hkelter in 
a potpourri of double and triple ex- 
posure. This is mere trick photog- 



HARRY ROGERS Presents 



HIS 



orchestpa 



"Sunrise** is a distinguished con- 
tribution to the screen, made in 
tbis country, but produced after tne 
best manner of tha German school. 
In its artistry, dramatic power and 
graphic suggestion tt goes a long 
wmr toward realising tha promise 



HYUACI.SB ■ lIKIt.VLD." Sept. 16. »ld: 

"If ttiiT^ eTff wi.!i ui otvhmm Uitt If ai 
Rrtlxlir lurocu and « dlrei'ti'ral trlunu>h, C>rl 
KriH^l and tuneful ciriTiixiiiy ("iplura Uvmm 

huwn at K«ilh'a Iho Uxt half of Hit week. Mr. 
Freed twaiU of hslug 'Kiiroi>«<'i fi.rfniott BUalcal 
dlrpcfair." And he Urea up to UtU claim. Ut !• 
« peal maattr of tbt harmonica. He npraaala 
tha comedy rtcOMnt af tbe art alae— and lull Utt 
unUl yeu are Um avaat Ottnaa baad sM faM»'aa* 

Ml Ktr— a A. VH. 

HYRAri:8E "JOURNAL." lapl. It. uM: 

'Tarl Vntd. 'U-nnpe'f foTMBoM mu^cl dlrfo. 
lor.' Bavt a MW uiwrt to t migbtjr good baad. 
Kmri, ti Ik, Uni o( Um fiMd. itat KM atoM 
ht flaam MUi a M •! iklno. Wi > ptc- 
formr. othit dlnrlon oal, han a laMi, m 
niayha a TMln, but Cart hai a owWIl'MVa. a 
Ji.w'1 harii. wju, vouna and a bootlMlvr'a da- 
llaht. Tha audlmaa ,af8 araf, avldanrt of balnl 
■aUsniKl Ihat II badn't ailiMd ttali aboir." 



" ORCHESTffA 



ASIC PAUL ASH ABOUT 

BILLY RANDALL 

Senaationcd Dancing Violinist and Singing 

71*t WMk for Publix Thcatrn— and STILL GOING STRONa 
WMk Oct. 1, Taxat Thtatra, San Antoniot Taxa* 
Par. Rap.: MAX TURNER WM. MO RRI»-CHICAOO OFFICE 



THANKS TO LOU SIDNEY 



DICK LEIBERT 



OPENED LAST MONDAY, SEPT. 26, AS 



FEATURED CONCERT ORGANIST— LOEWS PENN, PITTSBURGH 

FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS FEATURED AT LOEWS PALACE, WASHINGTON 



A FANCHON and MARCO IDEA 





PLAYING V.T'^^T COAST THEATRES 



4 



VARIETY 



garla. ^f^S^^liot, each aoil^JJ^'T "h'^f 

while W. K „ jto«er» reipr*'"'^ 
John J- ^ . iTuman »• 




ACCLAIMS 





GANG 



And Those Of The New Fox Theatre 
Extend to him their warmest 
. congratulations . 



Mum Oambajfeffi Gladys^ Rice 



••GAiiiBY*'-FRIMA; BALLERlNfA 



SOPRANO 




as 

BARITONE 




Rose and Arthur Boy Ian 



DANCERS 



Frank Moulan Roxy Male Quartet 



FRANK MELLOR JOHN YOUNG 
GEORGE REAROON FRI 



Jose Yovin 



Gamby Girls 

JING BELLE KEEN FAVEtU 
MOUNT FLYNN DE VAU)! BONIN 
AUMOFF CANON UYDEBROUCK DAVIS 

PC«TER 

Louis Humphries 

ASSISTANT STAOE: TORBCTOR 



tEDERIC [THOMAS 



J. Basil Smith 

GENERAL STAGE DIRECTOR 





n 



e 

CONDUCTOR 

Meyer Davis Jacques Wallace 

Praenting tb« FOX ORCHESTRA' ORGAN SOLOIST 

Samuel Korman Leon BrUSiloff Fred stark 

coNCBRT M^s^TBR ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR *^ mwubian 

W. S. Scott Charles Griswold Arthur Palmer 

RESIDENT MANAGER ROXY'S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE 



HOUSE MANAGER 



Wednesday, Sep{Mnb«r M. IMT 



UTBRATI 



V 

About DouflM and "Mercury" 

The October iaaue ot "The Ameri- 
can Mercury" holds (our yarn* from 
Baltimore "Sun" people Two ot 
them are now ore the stafT. but their 
connection with the "iSuii" wiis of 
guch duration that they can still be 
(•ted as "Sun" people. 

They are W. A. S. Douelus, who 
irrote the article, "Pas.siiiK of the 
Big Time"; Margaret llaesoker 
Cobb, wlio wrote "Lady llurkslap- 
per«": liaynionrt S. Tompkins, for 
years the "Sun's" star reporter and 
aow assistant to tho president of 
tlie United Railways and Electric 
Co. in Baltimore, who wrote 
''Princes of tlie PrL-ss," and J. M. 
Cain, now an editorial writer on the 
M«w Tork "World," but bom in 
Maryland and dU quite a term on 
the "Sun" as its State Kditor, a tank 
which compelled Mr. Cain to edit 
tbe items which drifted in from the 
loral districts. Cain's article, a 
dlaloK called "Red, 'VThtte and Blue," 
Isads the current "Mercury." 

To make all this more bindine 
ttie November "Merciiry'.s" lead 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 



AL 



BELASCO 




"The Dynamic Director" 

"UB-S THX LAST WORD" 
Alternatlns at 
HARDING and SENATE 
THEATRES, CHICAGO 

PUBLIX CIRCUIT 



article win b* by th* ■SmV Wash- 
Inarton corrMpondSBt, Joha W. 

Owens. 

Considerable aatoniahmrnt ex- 
pressed around Times Square that 
a newspaper correspondent, par- 
ticularly a correspondent In Chlcnicr. 
for a Baltimore newspaper blioiiI<l 
know so niucli about pli-turis and 
vaudeville as the "Mercury's" article 
expressed. Mr. Douglas, who wrote 
the yam on the passing of bis time 
la no newcomer to films. He was 
one of tin; pioneers, taki n ovir by 
Charles Pathe from tlie New York 
"Journal" and mads editor o( tbe 
Pathe 'Weekly— before It became a 
twice-a-week Issue and was called 
the "News." Douglas was produc- 
tion manager (or Pathe. After the 
w ar' be helped Harry Altken In an 
attempt to pull some of the Trfangle 
chestnuts out of the flre. He titled 
and re-titled all their reissues and 
was known, (or quite a time, as the 
best cutter and titler In tho film 
business. 

Douglas Joined the Baltimore 
"Son" a few years ago and waa 
Instantly rated Hs an ace. He has 
pulled barrels of news out of the 
Chicago area, more than enough to 
Justify tbo "Sun's" experiment In 
malntatnlnr a correspondent there. 
The Importance of Chicago as a na- 
tional center was realized by tlie 
"Sun" probably because its pub- 
lisher, Paul Patterson, la an, ex- 
Chlcagoan; 

Must be quite a paper, that Bal- 
timore "Sun." It's a slogan down 
there that people don't say news- 
paper, they say Sunpaper. The 
sheet Is called the Suapapei^— one 
word — and It has a circulation that 
blankets the sUte Ilka the dew. 



Curwood'a Autobiography 
James Oliver. Curwood's autobi- 
ography, wMall Jia eiWtll t ed Just 
before his diiiath, will he published 
serially In "McOall's," beginning 
next spring. 

"McCall's" secured the work after 
spirited btddinr by a aomhar ot 
publications. 



"Ballyhoo" Realistic 

"Ballyhoo," by Beth Brown, would 
make a corking play, a la "The 
Barker." It has caught the spirit 
o( the carnival even tnaaf tlM^i did 
J. Kenyon Nicholson ta hit past 
proved stage success. 

Mias Brown traveled with a car- 
nival outfit as a trouper. From 
practical experience she has ab- 
sorbed the sest, the sawdust, the 
racket and every wile and machina- 
tion of the traveling show that 
serves somewhat of an altruistic 
and human* » u r p oaa hflvging 
Joy to the tiliiterland, despite the 
fixer, privilege car, gyp or the fake 
about mucli of it. 

Without tipping oft too much, and 



"WARNING" 

BADGER and MUESELER 

COLUMEIA RECOROINO artists ' 
wm PAVi, ABU-vmu wmk tsm t 

DlnetlM WII.UAM MORJUa OmCK 



corerioc tha aitwattM bahaK ot 
the truly worthy M or M-flar ear- 
nivals (very (ew) Mlaa Bmwa's 
novel Is a eross-aoetioa ol aaraWal 
life as Is. 

Llnoln MaeVeach (Dial Praas, 
Xew York) Is the publisher; book 
issu. d Sept. 11 at ti. Miss Brown. | 
sc'^narist and 8bf>rt story writer, 
dedicates "Ballyhoo" to John F. 
Barry, "showman and gentleman." 



What It Did for "Sun" 

Since tlie licavy play on the t>iv- \ 
ture and dramatic section of tiie 1 
New Tork "Sun" Saturdaya tho cir- 
culation o( this dally haa risen ap- 
proxlni.itely 120.000 on the last day | 
of the week. The Saturday circu- 
lation is now around (0,000 more 
than dally. Before (eaturltiar thea- 
tricals the Saturday sales were SO,- 
000 lower than dally. 

During the past six months spe- 
cial attention has been given to 
Saturday sales. It has been found 
that theatricals, ptcttire snd legiti- 
mate news and reviews, attract tlie 
very highest class of readers, so that 
increased circulation through this 
means is an actual as well as a flg- 
uratlve addition o( Taliw. 

In trying to dIsooTor tbaVaason 
for the lower "Sun" sales on Sat- 
urdays newspaper ezeeutlres ex- 
hausted every known and plausible 
circulation raising formula. It 
seems that the conventional "sure- 
fire" plans failed. 

Tho establishment ot a (ull- 
fiedgid tlioatrlcal section in the 
Saturday "Sun" was not,, apparent- 
ly, IntanM with tho e«prias rtew 
of Increasing eirculatloa, but as a 
matter of course In line with the 
continually increasing amount of 
space being devoted to amusements 
by v(a«!liaallr tM.^m» dalUaa. Clr- 
cutattieh ' Mlowed. 



O'Nalll and Jim. Tulley are some of 
those represented In "The American 
Caravan." 

Berlin-Msckay Bssis 
In literary circles they say that 
Costno Hamilton's new novel, 
•I'lste." la based on the Irving Ber- 
lin I'.llln Mackay romutu e. Tlie fig- 
ures in the book are remarkably like 
those in this affair, only the Jewish 
lad with whom the Oentile heiress 
is in loTO, la a classical musical 
genius. 



Rogers' New Series 
Will Rogers is gradually retiring 
from tho ataga ta Aarota his entire 
time to writing only. In addition 

to his dally "messages" being syn- 
dicated to about a hundred papers, 
Rogers has also signed (or a new 
series (or the "SataTayaatr* and to 
contribute regularly ta "Photoplay," 
the fan magazine. 



Waterson Expanding 

Henry Waterson (Waterson, Ber- 
lin & Snyder), music publishers, 
who recently became a book pub- 
lisher, celebrated the publication of 
his sixth novel recently. 

Waterson will enlarge his (aclll- 
itea. He Is looking (or a war novel 
to publish and doaaa't oars wbo 
wrfM It. aa hNw ag Ms IImM. 



Follows Up Idea 

The Idea of combining a number 
of the usual magailne articles in 
book form, which W. Adolphe Rob- 
erts resigned from "Motion Picture 
Classic" to try and flopped with, 
has been revived by tha Macaulay 
Company, tha book publishing 
house. 

Roberts called his "Tho American 
Parade," and Macaulay's has pat- 
terned its publication closely on bis 
by calling thoir'a "Tha Anerieaa 
Caravaa."^ Brooks Atklaaoa, dra- 
matle eritle of tha "Naw Tork 
Timea"; Ehnaat Bamlnway. Bugen* 



Doubl«day't Hobby 

Solily as a hobby, I'rank N. 
DoubUHlay, of Doubleilay ft Page, 
tbe book and magazine publishers, 
will brhm- out a new publication 
to be called "rcrsonality." D.iuh],*- 
day will personally edit, with the 
subscription to be limited. 

The RuHian Influence 

The KnRlish version o( "NJu," 
German play by O.sslp Dymow 
which has been filmed with Emll 
Jannings as star, was made by 
Rosalind Ivan. Miss Ivan also was 
responsible (or the Bngllsh version 
of "Brothars Karanuuov," present- 
ed last aaaaoalW tlM Theatre Guild. 
'NJu " haa kaaa pnblished by 

Knopf. 

Edits and Prints 

Florence Keene, San Francl.sco 
writer and poet, has entered the 
magazine field on the coast with a 
new quarterly puUieatlon, "West- 
ward, a Magazine ot 'Verse." 

Miss Smith not only sets aa pub- 
lisher, but also as printer and press- 
man (or the sheet 

Opaned en Wrong Night 

J. Brooks Atkinson, dramatic critic 
of tho New York "Times," covered 
the opening of "Creoles" at the 
KUw on tha alsht •( tha Tunney- 
Dempsey fl^t Aa ha sat down at 
his typewriter tho office radio 
barked: "Dempsey and Tunney are 
now shaking hands," and that was 
the opeaias Waa at bla aotlea on 
the show. Tha laat Haa ot tha re- 
view was "Tunney Irtaa,** 

Naturally, it wasn't a sariou* or 
flattering notice. 

MeQeehan*k Chtn 

The most humorous newspaper 
comment In advance of the Tun- 
ney-I>empsey scrap was written by 
W. O. McCSeehan In his "Herald 
Tribune" sports column. He had 
told of incidents surrounding the 
Dempsey-Wlllard fight in Toledo, 
about which some people voiced the 
suspicion that there was jilaster-of- 
parls powder on Jack's bandages. 
The scrilie also called critical at- 
tention to Dempsey's tactics dur- 
ing the Firpo melee. The day be- 
fore the Cliicago affair he printed 
an alleged threat from the Dempsey 
camp at Lincoln Fields rae* track 



to the effect that Jack promised ta 

knock out "Tunney, then Jump aot 
of th.> rlu,:; and "»mack several COT- 
icsp,.[uloiit<i on the chin, espeoial> 
ly > ours." 

In his comment rfter the light 
McOoehnn s.iid he w.is reminded oC 
that throat wlu n Tuiim y was down 
and he ^i-;hcil wiili relief when 
Uene got up and won, thereby 
"saving niy chin (or demooraey," 

Tip for Mank 

After tho o|H>nlng ot the now da- 

flinr t 'The Wild .Man of Borneo" 
two wcfk^ atiii. Ilci'man J. Miinkle- 
w I'-z tcl.-Krapbi'd Martin Herman 
from the co.ist. saying he had ro- 
i'civc<l otiillictiuK reports ai>d ask- 
ing for the low down on the show's 
chatucs. The replying wire sent 
to Malik at the paramount lot in- 
cluded, among other remarks: "It 
you would write more about Wild 
women Instead of wild men your 
plays would havd a much hattar 
chance." 

Peggy Qaddls, writing original 

stories around titles furnished by 
the Independent tiiin producers, haa 

returned to magazine editing. 




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WEEK WITH FANCHON A MARCO 
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WtdoMday. Stptamber 88. 1887 



SUNRISE 

(Continued from paga n> 

ma aimplo aa It Is human. The 

Womrtn from Uio (""ity snares the 
vounK farmer. I ndt^T her bypnot- 
i!<m he llsiina to .1 plan to drown 
the yoiin*? wife, soil the farm and 
^'n off to iho l ity. Still umlcr the 
>n>oll, he lakes the pui t>ut U]>».tn the 
lake, but lit the act he revolts and 
pulls di'spprntely hai-k to the t*hore. 
The friphti-iie^l wife takra to lliKlit. 
leapiliK uiKin a trolley car, retjard- 
less of whore it is going-, llorritied 
husband catches up, and while he 
plead! tor (orKlveness they roll Into 
tho city. 

Wife Is pradnally quieted and thev 
KO upon a holiday, u sort or secoiui 
iKineynxooii. All is well with them 
when they start back to the faim, 



aalitiiB Um lake la Uia moonUskt. A 
storm cornea up and their boat In 
wrecked. The Man raachea ahoie 

safely and- organises a hunt tor hi» 
missing wife. The Woman from tin 
City supposes the wife had hct n 
murdered according to the plan slir 
had suggested, uiiJ, meeting the 
Man, Is about to be atnuifled when 
the timely rescue of th* wife saves 
her. 

A grim touch Is given to the atory. 
The City Woman had Used it tor 
the Man to float ashore after drown- 
inK his wife on a bundle of reeds, 
und It Is thlH that saves Uie wife 
from drowning. Knth, 



V:iy Wray. assifrued ingenue leati 
iti •■l.iKioii t)f the Condemned." op- 
posite Clary Cooper. This Is Par'.« 
sequel to "Wings." 



THE STUDENT PRINCE 

H-e;-M plctur* rmuring Ramon Nov«rro 

' ,.r.I \..r[nii .4tifliu-«r. AJ;il'l©J from th« 
.i..T.-na of tl*l nam* •nd dlre.ried by 

I !:n'Ht I,.R,itR.h. .T<.lm ilent-all the photog- 
[,;.•!; JJ.ins Kialy. continuity; tlllea. 

' \'.ir.an .\!n8ic« and Ruth Cuininlngs. At 
the Amur. .N. Y.. f»r a t»it« Jnlly ruu 
si;.Tting Sept. Jl. RunniDg time, ll»!V mina. 

JTInc* Karl Halnrlob lUnxjn Navarro 

KathU Nvrma Shearer 

IJr. Juttnrr J"" HerahoU 

kmii Karl VII OuMav Von 8»yfr»rtlta 

IKiir Apt<ar«nt Plililp D* l^y 

I.utx Edgar Norton 

K'llfrmann Bobby Mack 

c'Murt Manbal Mmr* Ckpnclly 

I'ld Rtttlar OUi H"'*" 

Student J. a. rxsra 

I.ubits.h took his tont;\ie out of 
his cheek when he directed this epe- 
Lial. He had to. and In doing so he 
also took any kick right out of the 
picture, if any were there In the 
Bcrlj)t for him. "The Student 



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International Favorite* for the ^ 
La$t Five Yean 



MOVING 

from the REGENT THEATRE (Detroit) 
Run of 19 Weeks into the 

CAPITOL THEATRE 

Sl.at and BroMtway, Mew York City 

Wkh a Greater Ensemble of 22 MUSICIANS, 
Singers, Entertainers, Soloists, etc. 

OPENING OCT. 8th 



NOTE, — I with to publicly expres* my profound thank* to Mr, Lout$ 
K, Sidney of th* Lotw Theatm, inc., for a nx motUM contract; to 
the Arthur SpixMt Agency, which made tho ongagommt pooribte, €md 
to Mort Harrit, the Capitol Theatre production manager; alao to 
MenrM. J. H, Lubin, Joe Vogol, Sam Smith, and a hoot of othor pale. 



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FROM THE CAPITOL 
THEATRE 



Prince" was and la « nice little love 
atory, ahould figure as a fair enough 
program undertaking, but where 
tliey'r« going to pay |2 tor it la a 
problem. Kot at the Astor, where 
the picture will be doing very well 
If It'a atlU In the houaa after the 
Christmas hoUdaya. It will never 
be road showed and runa off aa It It 
would b<< much more comfortable In 
tlie Km bass y. The title of "The 
Trull of '98" alone niakea It seem 
probable that the gold rush flUn Will 
bo In here, and soon. 

It looks as tlioUKh the director 
had been miscast. Not meaning that 
I.,ubltiich hasn't done well by Heidel- 
berg. Quite to the contrary con- 
sidering the paper material with 
which he had to work. It'a not 
farca itnd It's not druraa. Just f 
pretty love story of peaches and 
cream that may have put perfgme 
In the director's cigars as he super- 
vised. In toto, everything is okay 
except the story — and Novarro's 
makeup. The yarn isn't there for $2, 
that's all. It's doubtful If the boys 
and girls are sroing to get excited 
nholit it In the program houses. 
They'll like it, perhai*. but they 
won't rave for the simple reason 
there's nothing in the unwinding to 
stir 'em. And a pMture has got to 
slip under the akin to K«t ovar and 
stay there cross country. 

This may be an Instance where a 
song synchronized .attachment wouUl 
have helped plenty. The male 
chorus put over the operetta and 
the massed singing could have been 
an aid to the lilm. But there are 
no voices, and the Heidelberg stu- 
dent Mody i.«u't overly impressive as 
screened. A program describes the 
school's old dueling customs, yet 
there's no such affnlr in a picture 
that cries for action. 

"The Student Prince" theme Is 
no doubt familiar. If not it con- 
cerns an heir to a throne who is 
forced to give up his love for n 
tavern maid because of duty to his 
country. And on the point of tho 
I'rince marrying the I'rincess his 
dead uncle had selected, the film 
ends. 

Lubitsch has ciiucraed the love 
scenes between I'rince Karl (Mr. 
Xovarro) and Kalhl (Miss Shearer) 
wiih restraint, and to that extent 
these bits will please the fastidious, 
although the tab readers nmy not 
think they're so hot. And neither 
has Lubltsch directed over any- 
body's head. It's all obvious and 
understandable. Fairly close to 
methodical. 

The claim Is that it took a year 
to make this feature, yet this doesn't 
show. Productlonally there are 
some rich interiors < cjunterbalanced 
by a sprinkling of back drops on ex- 
teriors. Mescall's camera work Is 
avemtie. with soft focus closenps of 
Miss Slie.'irer not especially flatter- 
ing. ,stili, she looks fair despite the 
drcHs of a generation ago, which 
puts the ri'cture practically in the 
"costume" class. 

Rtit nothing can stand off Novar- 
ro's facial makeup. This Is ghastly 
under certain lighting conditions 
and at no time allows him to com- 
pletely spin the Illusion of the char- 
acter he Is playing. Due to that 
makeup Novarro Is always the actor 
hero despite a performance that Is 
creditable. Miss Shearer's personal 
efforts are a highlight and Jean 
Hersholt stands a pood chance of 
otttlasting both in ttie nieitinry of 
fans on this release because of a 
sympathetic role plus a corking per- 
formance. Others la tMs east are 
incidental. 

Music fvom the show predominates 
In the 5i ore and a short prolog with 
a ni.ale chorus of 23 precedes the 
screening. There Is no intermission 

"Tile Student Prince" Isn't strong 
enough to stay at the Astor for any 
extended length of time on Its mer- 
its. If it gets over with the pro- 
gram house public It will be due 
largely to the women, tor men won't 
care for its emphasised sentimental- 
ity. And that appears to be its field, 
the major first runs, with the 
8h«>arer, Kovarro and Lubltsch 
names to help. 

As Loew 's has .a long lease on the 
Astor. M-(;-M can force It If It .cares 
to. But even under that considera- 
tion the picture doesn't impress as 
having the necessary vitality to 
make It a Broadway standout. 

gU. 



' The Caravan Trail," original cir- 
cus etory by Forde Heebee, Ken 
Mnynard's next for P. N. Ilarry J. 
lirowa to direct 



WOMAN ON TRIAL 

Parfimoiint rroductlon and rHoAM, D|» 
rectml by Muurltt StHler. N«ni 
Bturrctl, Screeo filay nudfr by Ulait Vea 
Kocwlo from tti* drama, "rnnftjitpii, 

;s.jrit%'^iua%;;i?wF^ 

Sept. Ma 

Jail* Volm NtstI 

Pierra Huotun Ulnar Haiiwa 

Uaaton Nuidor Arnold K»nt 

John norland Andre ^artl 

i'aul }t;it.y Un>.lc 

Henrietta Votfnilnjt Z:'i,ii,» 

ItrldMiu ^Idn. > imcy 

Murland'a Lawyer Bmiam Mart>ura 

Julie's Ijnnrer Oavae Wliltmaa 

One is rnther startled as "The 
Woman on Trial" proBres.s. s to tlnd 
the flaming, sophisticated Pola 
Negri carrying on in the role of a 
persecuted mother, given to tender 
broodinga over her chlM.: How tha 
fans will adjust themselves to this 
violent Innovation la a question. 
The quality of the play in which 
this usually vi\id actress is con- 
cerned here doesn't help a pretty 
dilficult situation. 

It is thoroughly theatrical and 
strangely alien in tone and locale. 
It Is a supac-s^utimentai aftahv 
movlnr sluggishly and coming to 
life only for a few minutes toward 
the end, 'when the vitality is rather 
the flamboyant emotional acting of 
the star, than anything stirring in 
the play ItBelf. 

The picture takes a form mads 
effective several times lately on ths 
stage. Opening in a oourtroom, 
where a woman Is on trial for mur- 
d«r, the body of the story is a fade- 
out representing her testimony. 
■What is gained by telling the story 
at second hand does not appear. As 
a direct rocital it would be mild 
enough. 

It all sttirts In a Paris art studies 
where many bad plays and worss 




MILDRED ANDRE 

CONDUCTOR AND 
MI8TREM OP CEREMONIBt 

OPENING OCT. 3d 
Miller Theatre, Milwaukee 
Direction MAX LANQAU 



NOW PLAVINQ 
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TEMPLE THEATRE 
CAMDEN, N. J. 

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Wednesday, September t8, 1W7 



^^^■alcturea have Ifad their bek'lnnlnga. 
^^■buU* la madly In lov* with I'lerre, 
|PiV%|io is in terrible health and can't 
■ell hia pIcturM. One know* in- 
stinctively bafoMluuid that Pierre 
is KolnB to b* oMtaMd to the country 
to rest, whllf JttU* ia golns to aac- 
riflce herself , to BMot th« aanltarlum 
budeet 

A lot o( other things can be fore- 
cast with similar currectnesa by any 
reader o( Action. Julie marries a 
■miioaaire. who traata her acan- 
4alDva. Sis ar aaven yaara later 
thto ta atlU the altuatlon, while 
ytacra U gettlns weaker and 
Ifaaker, aJthoush he doesn't com- 
municate with Julie — (loisn't even 
auspect It la ahe who buy.s lila pic- 
tures. Julie by now has a son. 

I' Uttle Paul la Ave or six. 

Word comes to Julie thut Pierre 
la djring and wouKl love to see her. 
Bha Koea, and la followed by hor 

* Jealous husband, husband and wife 



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faclns each other across the bed ot 
the apparently aspiring Pierre. A 
divorce foHowa — heaven knows why 
—and JuUe geu the child. The 
achemtnc husband plots to rob her 
of little Paul, and to thut en l oom- 
pels one of .Iulio',-i olj iii ilsi ti it-TiJs 
who owes him l.irn:' surjis of moruy 
to comproniiHe Julie, pruvinp her a 
woman of evil chaiactor. It is upon 
these KroimUa tluit tlie failier pro- 
poned to regain the child by court 
writ. 

The scheme succeeds, except that 
when the chlW has been taken away, 
after a fairly aplcy scene in the 
artist's studio, Julie shoots the 
traitor. That she didn't bump oft 
the husband as her Impulse would 
be was the ground for complaint 
for dramatic fot-ce and Pimrting 
Justice. The artkRt-trnitor was 
pretty small game after all. 

At tlip end the Jury biin^R in a 
verdict of innocent, the couidoom 
cheers and thcie Is an ortistic llnal 
shot, showinK Julie and Utile Panl 
playing on a pretty beacli, while 
flerre, entirely himself at;ain. ap- 
proaches in the Kolden sunset. 

Such is the gvshy history that Is 
laboriously and ponderously un- 
folded in sittirigs that me artistic- 
ally line, especially In their forcitrn 
atmosphere, and played out pains- 
takingly hy capable actors, who 
must have known at the time that 
this sort ot sentinentaj slush was 
futile. Ruth. 



LOVES OF CARMEN 

I'ox I)n>i]u li-ii aii'I rpleaso. lu' Inn 

r>ulMr,» 11,-, Hh, and V]. ii,|- M. IiOil.'n. U;- 
iiMtdl i-y l:a.,iil W.u.^h. with wnati.i h-i^t] 
"U Btory by l'ro.sp,T Mariinee. I'amiTanten, 
Luflctn An.lrlot and John Marta. Tltle« l.> 
Kalherln* IIHIIksr and H. H. Caldwoll. At 
Baly, Ncvr Tom, WMk aept. 24. Buntiing 
lime. 8.% mina. 

carmen Doluren Del Rio 

Don Jam. , Don Alvarxln 

Ki«-anilMo Victor Mcl.asl»n 

Mtoaala Nancy Maab 



Plenty of hell, sex and box ofllce 
In this latest film bioKiaphv of a 
well known Spanish dam.s. 1. The 
male population Is (oing to eat ii 
up, the censora In a oowple ift the 



West Cout Motion Picture Directory of Players, 
Directors and Writers 



AL BOASBERG 

PER. MGT. 
EDWARD SMALL 
HSLLYWOOO 

ISlLE CHAUTARD~ 

Now Playing 
PERE CHEVILLON 

•tHK SEVENTH HEAVEN" 
FOR FOX 
nOLLTWOOD 
Oi MM sr nollywooil iU9 



ELIZABETH PICKEH 

OiraotoF Feic Varlatlea 
Originals and Titles 
Editor of Features 




JOHN F. 

GooiimcH 

tad T<af''*Mii 
Famaua-Laaky 




L G. RIGBY 

NOW WITH M>Q-M 




Ramon Romeo 

rolvemul Cnnlmct 
Writer AHNiHtins 
Edward Montaffii^ «n 

"THE BIG GUN" 

Orlsinsl ftnd Ailnptution 
"KBEP ON DANtlNO" 
Msrsthon Danre Hpeclsl 



JOHNNIE GREY 



CLARENCE 
HENNECKE 

romf^tly Construclton 
Juat fliilnhrd 
' MY BEST GIRL' 
wttli Btiirr Plckford 

Now with 
MABMT LAMOOON 



LORNAMOON 

"MR. WU" 

"AFTER MIONiaHT* 
•nPHE LOVE WES" (PMpiiPing) 



If You Don't Advertite 

IN VARIEH 

DOITT ADVERTISE 



states are golnc to Ond somethint; 
to do, and meanwhile U s golnt; to 
maku douf^h besides Increi-xsint; tlu 
prestige for Winiilo Sheehun'u lUe., 
of a puksatlng maiden. 

Tlie '27 fall model of "Carmen" a.^ 
Raoul Wulsll and Uolorcs L>el Klo 
liu' o torn<Ml her nvit can ics more 
dynamite than all the prccediiig lilm 
characterizations of this cigar fac- 
tory vamp. And that explosive 
power is going to clear a path to the 
b. o. They go out talking about 
this one. And the next time Miss 
Del Rio shows In another picturt- 
tlie> re going; to come back. 

Figure out all tha versions ot 
"Carmen" you've seen, stage or 
otherwlae and toss 'em off, for tlU« 
Is "It." A long w.ny from the "Car- 
men " the Metropoiltnn vocalists bIvc 
voice to every winter iwiuildn'r 
some of those coloratura sopranos 
Uke to have Dolores' fiRurc), but il 
there's any question ns to th, 
authenticity of this interpretation, 
who cares? Here's a screening' that 
will be understood in any lanKiiagv. 

I'jVeryltndy knows the story, so 
that's i«ut. Tlie basic tale ia reeog- 
nlznlilc it doul.le exposed behind the 1 
Hashing bare legs of Dolores. And i 
these particular limbs are all over 
and through the picture. But the 
situations aren't such to horrify 
anybody or need heavy slicing- Vet 
every suggestion Is subtly presented 

Production and camera work ai-e 
■plendid, with Walsh >;ivim; p.i. e U, 
the finished work. resides .Mi.;. 
Del Itii.'s hiKli voltaEO work is lli i, 
of \ icior Mcl.aclen and Don Al- 
vaj ado, McL-iKlon is the h.ard ■ 
hearted toreador w^hom Carmen i ir- 
sucs ami finally snares, while Al- 
varado plays the love-sick officer ai 
whoso li.Tnds Carmen finully dies 
Both men lend Impressive support, 
with McLaglen 80 reminiscent at 
times that you can atill aee hi.>^ 
"Clory" uniform draped on him. 
That's something thia boy will prob- 
ably never live down. 

And with all the emphasis on (hi 
sex thlm;, still a light vein nin^ 
tliro;iBh prominently enouph to 
make it almost seem as If cast ami 
director were well nigh winking ni 
the orininal script. Which make.-, 
it ajipear all In good fun and tiiay 
soften up the rigid blue penciler.- 
wlien rtiey come to view it. 

Smart showmanship slipping thN 
into the Roxy instead of trying to 
make a special out of It, It's not .» 
J2 picture but could go Into «nv of 
the Broadway griad-rua houaes 
(lUvoIl and RIalto) and make good 
As a program picture It'a a pip with 
'Walsh's handling of the subject and 
Miss Del Rlo'a performance dom - 
Inatlng. 

Every foot C* "CarwaB" la there 
BM. 



irieaming white agatoat the forest, 
r.ickv mountain poaaes backed bj 
uis'aiit vallc\s and peaks, and plc- 
turcs iuc. m-isslve ItltelloiJ^, give to 
liie whole i)icture nil nlmosj^here of 
loveliness that heicliteiis the M.ivor 
of its sentimental romance. 

For the most part the action Is 
tepid, but there are lively pusaages. 
A runaway coach bearing the hero- 
ine as It goes careening along rough 
mountain roads, with the hero dash- 
ing to the reacue, has a moment of 
thrill. 

Thronghoiit the photography is 
c \t 1 aordinarlly line. Some of the 
eloseuTls. i»at t tciilarh' those of Miss 
.\s(<.r. have the tiualiiy of fine por- 
traiture. One In |iart iciilar, showing 
the Convent girl In the candlalight 
of an ancient altar. Is an Interesting 
hit. 

Picture Is full of Intereatlng char- 
■icter studies; Montagu Xove, who 
has had mors mlstlt roles than any 
other actor on the screen, is here 
well fitted as a Jovial .-Spanish over- 
lord careless of habit and bored to 
il.:!ili with poliiies. H,' hanrlles il 
splendidly. Cllll.crt lloland doe.-< 
some spectacular lioisehack riding, 
but has few acting opportutiitie.s 
that count, while Miss .\stor l.s the 
embodiment of youthful charm 
Custav von Seyfrerllfz hUa a char- 
acteristically sinister role. 

Some elaborate apectncular scenes 
are fatriy well man.nged. and, for 
once, a Spanish picture doesn't go 
in heavily for guitar strumming and 
>'I>anisli folk sTanci!i£T. 

Tlie film has grace. Infelllgenee 
and charm, but no slimulatlnir kick 
It le.ives a pleasant hut mild Im- 
pres.slon, and is quickly forgotten. 
On the sex side. It wouldn't get an 
indignant reaction from B volunteer 
film censor. Uuah. 



THREE MILES UP 

I'lilvi'iHal production and rel«vme. Star- 
riiiK AI Wilmn, Btunl Mypr. Plrecttxl hv 
rpui» Mltch«Il. Ptory by CirX Knisada. 
<'«nipmm«B, Wllltam 8. .^ huuH, H tinning 
tlm«>. ftO mliu. On double bill ftt LiOtw'a 
New York, Ml* Omr. Sept. 14. 

A turk In production ntanOards 

but possibly poR.'^cRsinK' n box ollicc 
aniflo in certain tyius of town or 
JieiR-hborhood btMuuHc of it9 dare- 
devil hero and hid nir stuff. 

A r«-turned war atu* is forced back 
into his criminal waya by tho "mas- 
ter mind." He yoes up with a haul 



t)f diiuiiondii vhlle pursued by th*- 

cops, 

\\ iHhiiiff to t:*H avvay from hi»« 
evil liit» an. I .usso-trUt-s th'-" art- 
f ;ilvOs an acr iili-nt in nii*! - i ir and 
juui)w. i'.tra. Iiuto r.iil.s t-) woiK. ll< 
luiiU^», ijin.'i>n.si iyijs in i he yard ol 
llu- hornino. w hu.-'o f;itii. i . ,i rt.l<mol. 
l8 a staunch admiror uf ihe aviutor 
Nursed br :k to health, fiU acam 
are gone when tha bandages an* 
removed. 

Tlie denouement l« conventional 
melodrama with a "nowUy" anffk' 
in tho biR comtHly bore turning out 
to bo a dick. Thia character, eup- 
post'd member of the ifanpr, has hM.\ 
ifvtT all through (he pliiure and it- 
pursued by a Cod-awfui splntiter. 
Ho boliii; a ftderal c op t.-* the lip off 
on the i(iia1ity of th.> story, con- 
tinuity and tr<Titmrnt. 

The puncit i.s wiiere Wilson make^ 
a change from one plane to another 
by iHRSooiuK the pasMinj; plane and 
sw iii^riiitr f roe. Air stunt.s are ef- 
f-'>'i i\ in 1 f^i - I t. ..Tid the only 

fi .iriii ..r 111.' I'l. uir''. 



THEY'RE ALL WAITING 




and Hit Brunswick 
RECORDING 

ORCHESTRA 

OPENING SEPT. 30 
Boulevardi Lot Angeles 



Rose of GdtdwDl^t 

Pint NstloBSI relsass sM praductlon. 
DirectM br Oeonn Fltsmanrlc*. Mary 
A«tor anil ailbert RotanA ftatnreil. Bcmn 
rlajr l,y n^s Mererllth. Adaptett from tlift 
wtorr by Minna Carolina Smli h anil |.:iiKen1a 
Wowlwarrl. Itunnln? time W niinutpa. At 
th* Ftrand, N»w Tsrk, VMk Set't. 2S. 

RMlta..... Utn Astor 

Jnsa ontnt Roland 

Coinps Oumirrtn SsylTertlti 

Den^ral Ilonit^ro .••Montsvu T.'>vp 

Spnoiii ('<in< tia M.t.v.'^^Flors Plncii 

Thein.ia T^arkln ..•••••••.KarTsy Clark 

MettiT Supi^rlor Reel Murir-1 

llua8i.in Prince Andrs ction.n 

Seeretary .Remains PteMIni? | 

Orlerly Thur Fairfax 

Cominodur? Sloat, ..William Ofnlclln 
Senorita Oohsales Chrlatlns Montt 

A charmlnc romantte •tory, de- 
UchttiUlr aetod th* beautiful 
Mary Astor Uid • aatlafrlnv com- 
pany. Sumptuous production, with 
flashes of Inexpressibly beautiful 
landscapes and picturesque cos- 
tumea, mark this hl.storleAl love 
storj- of tiponiah mission California 
of 1S46. Measures up as a hlfrh- 
ftrade propram picture that will 
ple.ise. p.irtlcularly, tl»e women. 

M:ikea no pretense to hlRh dra- 
matic climax or sensational punch, 
but does deliver a pretty bit of llRht 
entertainment through Its spirit of 
grace and youth. Th* box olBce 
anfflo probably wilt be that It will 
please established clientele, but 
won t pull beyond that. 

Pietorially, the film Is not.-ihle 
Tho camera has caUKiit sumo seenlc 
ahota as background for the at^tion 
that nail attention for their beauty. 
Vlstaa through wind-warped lira at 
moonlit waten^ with • eonyent 



FRITZ and JEAN 

HUBERT 

in Their Original 

"DRUNK DANCE" 



Week Sept. 19-Widi Paul AslH)riMldl Clicaf« 
Week Sept. 26-Hardiiig, Chieas* 
Week(kb3-SMiili^CUcafo 

PerMMMU R«p.: MAX TURNER, WM. MORRIS OFFICE 

P. S AH tUH^ria FmUy Protm^ by Copyright at \ 

WaMmgtons D. C. 



TRIUMPHANT RETURN 
Branf ord Theatre, Newark, Indefinitely 





and HIS PLAYBOYS 

ENTERTAINING-SYNCOPATING— INNOVATERS 

"LOOK US OVER'' 

TImmIh »e HARRY W. CRULL, M«mf«r 



VAKIBTY 



PRESENTAtlONi^EitV ACTS 



Wednesday, September 28, 19S7 



CENE DENNIS (1) 
tt Mini.) On* 

Leaw's Stat* (Pet), Lot Angelet 

Gene DenniH, who is kiit'wn as 
the girl wonder from Kansas, is a 
■Ifty dish to glue on. Bh* baa 
•very thing tliat those other -mind 
IntorpiottTs ff tlio foni. sox lack. 
Slio has ]ouk.«, yuutli. pcr-^onality 
And sutartness in apiiearan<'C, It 
all counts when one baa t* stand 
•vt on the rostrum for 20 odd mtn- 
Vtea and listen and answer the 
questions lii-ed at Hhmii one on top 
eC the other. It is a tiresonte and 
' VWM^ task. But this girl takes It 
im in a matter of fact way, does 
not pret rattled and puts ht-r stuff 
over in .sliowmanlike fasliion. 

She U8<'S no plants for laugh 
questions. Just a man in the audi* 
•nee to possibly repeat the inquiry 
made hy the patron. She tells them 
lots of stuff and every once in a 
while creates a sensation hy telling 
the folks something about thom- 
■elvea that they have not asked. 

During her engagement here she 
topped some of the cash buyers re- 
garding losses they had sustained 
and from whom to recover. One 
womaTi who ha.l ono of those rob- 
bery questions answered whf^n told 
a 'MUM ■ insyad ttt tb* aisle and 
efeouted, *I Icnew it all ttie time, but 
not sure. I am going to have 
Mr arrested." mentioning llie name 
•f the party. The wom.an mnile a 
bee lim out of the theatre. It was 
a wow with the mob at that show. 

Miss Dennis works far different 
than any of the other mind reading 
turns of her type. She does not 
Mfed cueing and sells herself on 
■Jfierits entirely and need not use 
any subterfuge such as spatrlng for 
time or comedy to get her out of 
a tight place. She builds as she 
goes along and always finishes with 
a question answered that she knows 
will remain on the minds of the 
.MdlMea'MiBK after A* has made 
her exit. 

Here she was a great draw for 
both male and female. .She is ca- 
pacity for the matinee when It 
- *mmm *• tte w«wii«i For the two 
veilM in this house her afternoon 
trade was about 90 per cent. fern. 
At night the men seemed to be in 
the majority for wanting their ques- 
tions aaawcMd. She also gives 
■pcelal mats in the morning for 
women. It just Bpells capalty as 
twe of them did here. 

For the picture houses she Is sure 
lire and a real card. All they need 
Klve her is advance exploitation and 
she does the rest when playing the 
date, neta'een shows here every 
night Miss Dennis answered ques- 
tions over the radio which had been 
sent in by mall and wire. 

She works as a separate unit 
and doe* not interfere with the 
kalanc* of the stage show. 

If tliey ever get this girl back 
■ ftromid those eastern folks who like 
to kav« their questions answered 
tiMM'teiM «Mbt that this 21-year- 
•M miaa from Atehlson, Kan., will 
b* a box oince Icnockout, Vng, 



ISA KREMER (2) 
Songs 

It Mins.; Full Staoa 
Palace (St. V) 

A linguistic delineator of folk 
songif recruited from the concert 
•tag* who cftn remain in Taudeville 
or picture houses as long as the 
bookers' ligures can keep her inter- 
ested. 

Enriched by a pleasing contralto, 
blessed with peraoiiallty and an ar- 
tiste to her flngertlps. Miss Kremer 

is a "find" for the variety stage, 

T'nlike sonit' ot her contempora- 
ries coming from the concert stage 
and gettinc over in vaudeville on 
reputation and limited appeal, Miss 
Kremer has an almost universal ap- 
I>eal, with highbrows and masses 
and deservedly so. 

Her program will undoubtedly 
vary some from that offered Mon- 
day night. The foreign tongue se- 
lections of folk songs were selected 
from a printed list programed. 

At this showing tho ll^st was prac- 
tically exhausted tliiougli repeated 
encores and through a willingness 
to respo:.d. 

Good for picture houaes, vaude- 
ville, concert or anywhere they are 
willinK to adequately compensate. 

Kdba. 



VIRGINIA BACON and Co. (6) 

Songs and Danes* 

20 Mint.; One and Full Stag* 

Sth Ave. (V-P) 

A new act, going in for dancing 
mainly but having a young man 
carrying a vocal assignment which 
he disposes of to advantage. Bill- 
ing says this is an Edith Mae Capes 
production, with Eugene Jenkins 
and Jack Kearney the males, with 
Miss Bacon and four girls. 

It Is a colorful act, excellently 
staged and finely costumed. And 
the four girls work together like 
clockwork, and especially in the 
sleighbell number do they show 
training, skill and class. 

Miss Bacon almost has a little 
production her* iasotar aa tb* step- 
ping is concerned. She's a classy 
young performer herself, a bully 
good dancer, and on her solo work 
got away with it beautifully. While 
much runs to the One and fancy, 
classic and aemi-classie in seneral 
conception, ah* Jaued up a num- 
ber at the finale that added to her 
score. 

There ls« young hoofer with the 
act; he works alone and has ability. 

A good act; not only packs tal- 
ent but will dress up any stage, and 
that goes for the picture houses. 

Miss Bacon Is an act in herself, 
but those girls would enhance any 
dan<-ing act materially. Mark. 



PALACE 



<«. Vauda) 

Bomaeae mnlM a great bet In 
not lalfUng the eurrent bill 
"Sa*ng«rbund W*ek." Such caption- 
ing would liav* fitted neatly to the 
overabtmdanc* ot warblers spotted 
and may have dragged them . over 
from Ridgewood or Hoboken. 

Notwithstanding a neatly laid out 
bill and a good show even if sound 
pn'doniinated sight features. Good 
business also Monday night. 

Also an illustration of the de- 
cadence of regular vaudeville when 
the show had to depend for its main 
wallops from Nazimova, legit 
"name" recruit, and Isa Kremer, 
concert stage recruit, making her 
first try at vaudeville (New Acts). 
Nazimova Is a repeat headliner for 
here In "A Woman of the Earth," 
whil* Miss Kremer is a linguistic 
folic song delineator who wfil ap- 
peal te variona nationalitiea and 
cannot misrf on artistry all around. 
She mor* than demonstrated this at 
the Monday night session when she 
pro\'ed a veritable sensation, al- 
though holding stage overtime. 

Opening Felovis, European Juggler, 
copped more than a good share of 
honors with his clever manipulation 
of oblects, with his Jap stick and 
ball stunt the main wallop. 

Rubin Beckwith, male pianist, of- 
fered a concert program mixing 
classics with more modern tunes 
and blending to a nicety. 

"A Night at the Club," next, male 
singing ensemble of Id, offered en- 
semble excerpts from operettas past 
and present, with the voice* display- 
ing both harmony and volume. 
Hollls Devany, tenor, and nrancls 
J. Tyler, baritone, are co-featured 
and lead the aumbera. A club room 
setting wltli the gang supposedly 
arranging a club show weaves log- 
ical raaaim for the succession of 
number*. 'W*ll liked and many en- 



Brendd and no Bert gaTe the 



Vttt many 



I 



NATACHA NATTOVA and Co. (7) 

Dance Revue 

20 Mine.; Ona and Full (Special) 
81st Street (V-P) 

Claaa and merit is Indelibly writ- 
ten all over this turn. The adagio 
Is the kind that draws gasps and 
applause. Miss Nattova is the clas- 
■teat and most daring interpreter of 
.JNri* type ot dancing probably now 
performing. »'ertainly the average 
person familiar with vaudeville and 
productions would iiave to think a 
long while to make a comparison. 
. The leaping and catching Is un- 
questionably dangerous. A lot of 
credit belongs to Miss Nattova's 
* dancing partner, O. Rodion, for his 
ma.stcrly handling of his Job, a diffi- 
cult and arduous one. 'J'hrec num- 
bers are contributed, opening with 
* Cat and Dog Dance, following 
'With a Moth and Flame, both in- 
terpretive, and ciinclnding with 
s6mc awesome pirnuflling. Each 
ot the numbers was a clean-cut 
wow. 

Joe Price lllled in twice In "one" 
before the dmpes. Ills leg stuff is 
excellent, also. A four-ple«e string 
orchestra directed by Tosha Sa- 
marow provides the musicat sup- 
port. Perfect for production* or 
presentations and deserves dough. 



J. J. COLLINS 
Juggling 

11 IMins.; Three (Special) 
Mat* (V-P) 

one Ut tin smuulli est i Oe as fr o m 



knives to billLard sticks without 
moving an extra iruli. getting lieuvy 
returns on practically every trick. 

Clerer routine and ha* taken care 
te leave out anything that might 
mis*, making every minute count. 
No apeeches. 

with biUlard stlok Jug- 



8ENORITA ALCANIZ and CO. (9) 
Dancing, Song and Xylophone 
25 Mins.; Three (Spec) 
State (V-P) 

flood bet for the picture houses 
if the Senorlta would pick clothes 
more effective tnmi the ahowman- 
shlp angle. 

Miss Alcaniz moves about with 
expert gracefulness, inclined to glid- 
ing steps. Opening with a short 
vocal number, ah* awing* into a 
dane* with her partner to the ac- 
companiment of the soothing xylo- 
phones. 

The gypsy girl number bears a 
remarkable resemblance to one fea- 
tured In the Trlnl routine. It con- 
cerns a more realtistic adagio effort 
than Is usual, the girl being thrown 
to the fioor amid loud sobs and 
finally knifing iter homme. Imme- 
diately after plugging the boy the 
girl bursts Into plaintive song. Seems 
funny for a Woman to start singing 
after committing murder, but it 
didn't strike any of the customers 
that way. The song seemed to dose 
the proceedings very satisfactorily 
fur all concerned from the results. 

The second xylophone recital is 
too long for comfort, though the 
act as a whole mo^'es along so 
swiftly the time element hardly 
arises. 



HERBERT WARRBN CO. 
Playlet 

IS Mini.; Two (Special) 
Riv*r*id* (St. V) 

A eomedy plevlet 
weak line*. 

Scene is a small town depot, with 
a hick ticket agent. A man and his 
sister enter and ask various gag 
quealiewi abeM train*. Then War- 
ren eomee on a* a traveling sales- 
man. He becomes friendly with the 
girl and goes into some weak cross- 
flre. L«t*r, when the girl and her 
boy lkteli4LJmii out to be crooks 
with Intent to rob the depot. War- 
ren reveals htmsdt as a.4*t«etlve, 
and the depot agent la aetually the 
local constable. 

This ridiculous flnal* would be 
okay If the faro* pr*ceding were 
strong. There ia a eonatant stream 
of puny chatter that must be bol- 
stered before the act has any de- 
gree of quality. 

As Is, the playlet is Just suited 
for family audiences. Considerably 
below 'Wanen'e prertou* act. 



comedy section Us Urst chance up 
to now and cleaned up neatly. Bren- 
del's boob "Swede" had 'em from 
walk-on and held. Miss Bert'a aongs 
and dance* with Brandel also eon- 
tributing hi* usual hoofing aet them 
pretty. 

Nasimoia closed flrst half with 
her sketch, registering as heavily as 
when previously around and at the 
Palace. Nozimova's repeat triumpli 
in the gripping playlet was every 
whit deserved since llie star packs 
the gamut of emotions into tbls ab- 
breviated drama admirably well. A 
solid hit. 

Herman Hyde and Sally Burrill, 
personable mixed team, opened sec- 
ond half with a mixtur* of nifty 
nonsense, singing and dancing that 
pleased (New Acts). 

Isa Kremer was a sensation In 
next place with her folk songs and 
close runner-up with Naaimova for 
show stopping honor*. Reaults, a 
draw. 

Benny Rubin, back from his ex- 
pcrlene* with "Band Box Follies," 
held up strongly in next to shut 
with a succession of gags, a couple 
of comedy songs and some dancin;? 
which combined to plant him solid. 

Mary Oautier's "Pony Boy," fea- 
turing latter educated pony, closed 
with the. animal going through a 
routin* ot elerer etunta and held 
them in. JTAe. 



ELSA ER8I and NAT AYIR 
Songs 

20 Mint.; One (Special) 
81»t Street (V P) 

The alluring Miss Ersi who bills 
herself aa "Hungary's Foremost 
Musical Comedy Star," is teamed 
with a clean-cut American. Nat 
Ayer* who puts "popular compoKer" 
In quotes after his name. Ayer has 
been in England for years. 

The combination Jells. Both mem- 
bers contribute talent and person- 
ality. Numbers not particularly 
hsflls a s tn liT l.-n hill ^he turn 



holds laughs and Is dways enter- 
taining. On fourth at the 8Ut Street 
and came oft well. 

Miss Elrsi, aings in several lan- 
guages (more or less) besides Eng- 
lish. She looks like swell goods. 
Mr. Ayer is the natly Ixmdoner in 
full soup and fish, in appearance. 

A daa* act 



CASSLER and WELLS (>) 
Songs and Piano 
16 Mine.; One 
State (V-P) 

Miaa Wen* ha* not mastered the 
fundamentals of vocalizing without 
squeaking. In the top notes her 
vole* g*u out of control through- 
out the leeHal, owing te wavering 
tone. 

Hogging the act. the girl Is hard- 
ly worth nil of that time. Gassier, 
the pianist, scores with a left- 
handed piano solo remaining in the 
background thereafter. 

Deuced to fair returns. 



LANOFORD and MYRA (2) 
Senge and Comedy 
IS Mina.; Three (Special) 
State (V-P) ' 

Ordinary comedy material polish- 
ed up and delivered in good style 
with a ladies' wear ahop as the 
setting. 

The girl does straight suitably, 
ptits over a couple of songs and 
otherwise flu the picture gracefully. 

The wedding atult finish is knock- 
ed sky high when the boy suddenly 
starts en a burlesque adagio and 
stops before anyone knows what 
It's all abouL -Weak finish. 

Well i«a*lved a* a whole. 



HYDE and BURRILL 
Talk, Singing, Oaneing 
15 Mins.; Ona 
Palace (St. Vaud) 

This mixed team have eviilenlly 
been polishing up for scr.-.c time 
in the far out spots or perhaps in 
picture houses. The team has con- 
siderably polished Its rout'ie be- 
fore coming in here. 

The man handles InslrumSnUtlAn, I BtSniy noT at a 
some hoke stuff with dissecting vio- 
lin, and later a clarinet accompani- 
ment to bis partner's uke specialty 
for closer. Preceding the couple 
engage In some snappy crossfire and 
plant a couple of duets aa well aa 
some neat dancing. 

Uked Ml We. «. 



RIVERSIDE 

(St. Vauda) 

Fragments. 

. . . and the little grayish pam- 
phlet they hand to you In the lobby. 
One ot atralght vaudevlUe'a dying 
gestures. It asks you to subscribe 
to Rlveralde eeata. Oraylsb paper 
printed in bine ink. Tut tut. The 
people are attending a funeral. 
And they are laughing . . , 

. . . and here is Eddie Foy again. 
"The fallen star," his playlet calls 
him. To either Foy or Tom Barry, 
his author, Broadway is a religion 
and the young people don't under- 
stand it. What Broadway? That 
street with all the magnificent pic- 
ture houses on it Tut, tut. Laugh- 
ing at a funeral again . . . 

. . . and why should Foy speak 
of theatre prices today? 'Why should 
he remind people that 13 was as 
much as any show charged in the 
old days? Study the review* et an- 
cient legitimate attraction*. Pick 
the average. Was it worth more 
than |2?. 

The people who would have at- 
tended legit theatres In those glo- 
rious old days don't care to part 
with $2 now. Why should they, 
when 99 cents is top price on mod- 
em entertainment? The $6.50 and 
$4.40 crowd is something new. It 
come Into being with war, booUeg 
likker and Imported limeoite** tor 
fat ladies . . . 

. . . and why do people walk out 
on vaudeville's acrobats? They 
have becn dolng it so long, and the 
acrobats work so hard, and they 
face departing backs so cheerfully. 
Maybe people aren't interested in 
acrobats. Les Jardya la a capable 
acrobatic act, but so many Rlver- 
alde customers will never know . . . 

. . . and alx of EMdie FOy** chil- 
dren are on the bill in their own 
act. They apeak well of their 
father and imitate him, and later 
he speaks well of them. But they 
don't meet on the stage. A rumor 
had spread that Foy and the kids 
were to appear hero together. 
Everybody waited and waited, and 
then the acrobats came on. The 
youngsters received more applause 
than their f.ithcr. 

. . . and Crace La Rue triumphs 
with her singing. Numerous mid- 
dle-aged people applauded her loud- 
ly, and when she brought out a red 
hat for an o^d number they recog- 
nized it. To the younger vaudeville 
customers she seems fairly good. 
Just fairly . . . 

. . . and Jed Dooley with his 
pretty girl partner didn't go so well. 
He has a xylophone attached to 
roller skates, and a sax-clarinet. 
He gets some comedy but no music 
from them. Mostly he talks hoke. 
and some of it Isn't funny. Tlie 
only big-time v.aiidc house In which 
an actor can get over is the I'alaco. 
And sometimes even there . . 

. . . and James Kard and I'aula 
Avan. singers, weren't good enough 
Monday night for a >traight vnude- 
ville house. They are proud and 
haughty and they play the deuce 
spot. They say they are from 
"Blossom Time" and they don't 
name the company . . . 

. . . and t'rawford and Broderick's 
dialog and dance act fared well 
here. Helen Broderlck remains a 
dead pan comedienne with sophis- 
ticated delivery. Her partner is 
better than the average si-mi- 
straight. People like acts of qual- 
ity. But acts of qualit.v are so few. 
and in a straight vaudeville house 
there is no feature picture to help 
out . . . 

. . . and Al Gordon's Comedy Ca- 
nines opi'ned. It was amusing, but 
people don't si em to want first acts. 
They mostly wait for entrance dur- 
Ing the second or third act. Or 



STATE 

(Vaude-Pcte) 

Plenty of entertainment for M 
eenta. "Reaurreetion," feature aim. 
ia more auited for a t2 top than a 
lot of other pictures playing along 
the street, but it seems a trifle too 
long for vaudeville audiences with 
a heavy stage show to follow. 

h'uc Lillian Shaw It was a wel- 
come home. Of all the hcadllnera 
that has been featured at the Stat* 
on the strength ot past perform- 
ance. Miss Shaw is among the rare 
exceptions who have been received 
as heartily as the bluing warranted. 

Perhaps most of those who knew 
her had forgotten who Ullian Shaw 
wa* and it seemed that to the ma. 
Jority she was a total stranger, but 
the girl might have worked under 
an assumed nam* for all the differ- 
ence it m.ade as far as the result* 
were concerned. She was made te 
order for the State. 

Miss .Shaw finally quelled the • 
riotous outburst by wishing every- 
one a happy New Year (Yiddish), 
This is her first appearance after 
two years. She is slightly stouter, 
but the change in appearance make* 
her Yiddish ebarMticteatlona more 
convincing. 

Senorlta Alcanis (New Acta), fol- 
lowing in the final spot, held the 
mob tor approximately 25 minutes. 
A high-power dancing girl, fash- 
ioning her routine along the lines of 
Trlnl, supported by a seven-pjcce 
xylophone band worth featuring 
alone, registered With everything. 
Showed up strong enough to split 
honors with the headliner on re- 
turns. 

In the deuce spot Gassier and 
Wells (New Acta) fared well after a 
weak start, nrom a distance Mi*e 
Wells, who usee up most of the 
available time einglng, *ound*d Ilk* 
a female Impersonator on account 
of the quavering tone In her high 
notes. 

Langford and Myra (New Acts) 
produced laughs steadily, tapered oft 
to a bad finish, but reaped a reward) 
for polished delivery with poor ma« 
terlal before walking o& 

J. J. Collin* (New Aete) iit«i««rr 
opened. 



and Herbert Warren's new 
act (New Acta) is not so good . . . 

. . . and the little grayish pam- 
phlet printed in blue ink wants you 
to subscribe to the Ri\erslde the- 
atre now. NOW! It's printed In 
capital letters. Tut tut. 

Even straight vaudeville ehouts 
during it* own funeral . . , 



81ST ST. 

(Vaude-Pcts) 

Nice show at the 81st St., but a 
terrible picture called "The Small 
Bachelor." But you know how 
tough it is for pictures with K-A. 
Article about it in this month'*- 
"American Mercury" (adv). 

Jim Baggert and Rose Sheldoa 
opened. Ja4d( Conway thought they 
were good In lt21, and they're bet> 
ter now. Dandy Indian club an4 
bat-luggllng turn. 

Clitt and Radcliff, a couple o< 
warm colored boys, deuced, and 
zowied 'em with their dancing. 

Billy Shone has his sami' old hotel 
clerk routine, with some new puns 
to brighten it up. I>oulse Squire, 
his ex-p.irtner, left him. and vaude- 
ville lost a swell pair of legs when 
she went. The new gal is Betty 
Rich, blonde, and okay in the fishnet 
hose. For an encore Billy continue* 
to use the operatic shooting black- 
out. At the 81st St. it went as big 
as if new. 

Elsa Krsl and Nat Ayer (New 
Acts) were liked. Another blonde^ 
And potent Ayer Ik a song wrlten 
He made an announeement that in> 
dlcated he wa* an American llvinc 
In England since 191S. He may b* 
an American, b»it he's fearfully 
British. Time can work great 
changes, though. 

Joe Morris and Winn Shaw had 
a push-over In the next to shut. 
Closing was Natacha Nattova (.\'ew 
Acts). Here is the ne plus ultr.a of 
everything sen.satlonal. You can go 
off your nut about this not. Miss 
Nattova begins where most of th« 
adagio dancers leave off. The old 
vbcab would strain plenty at the 
seams if an adequate appreciation 
was attempted. 

Business good. 



ACADEMY 



(Vauds-Pcts) 

This we^ k ushers in a new amuse- 
ment situation on 14th street. The 
old Kox City becomes a unit on the 
subway circuit atartlng with the en- 
gagement next week of "The Stu- 
dent Prince," removing that houae 
from the vaudeville lineup, and 
presumably releasing the specialty 
fans for the nearby Academy, ' alee 
In the Fox string. 

Fox Is taking no chances on hi* 
following straying to the Jefferson, 
the next block east. If quality 
means anything this week's Acad- 
emy bill should nail the allegiance 
of the City regulars, and If the 
Academy keeps up the same pace. It 
can't help but spell grief for the 
opposlllon. The City is dark thle 
week, marking an Interval in it* 
change of policy from vaude and 
pictures to the legitimate at a ecale 
of 11 and 11.60, featuring Broadwajr 
attraction* with original casts. 

Monday night the Academy was 



Wf ll nil » < mnt .nniigh ^r.rt ea. 

paclty to reveal the few varanolc*. 
It was a show that will make them 
come ag.ain. fast, modern an<l spell- 
ing cost, with "Lonesome Ledies" 
(F. N.), and eight acts. 

The siieci;ilt,\ show is built arotmd 
Anatol Friedland and his Anatol 
Club Revue, a feature thist has had 
fContlnned on psge 41) 



W«diMtda7. September S8. IttZ 



ROXY 



(NEW YORK) 

New York, Sept, it. 
A 40-mlnute prolog, lc--» than a 
"MM-ininut* epilogr, a new* reel and 
^SjUfam ot Carmen" (Fox) comprtae 
tHIi-lbow over here this week. It's 
to hold over tor the simple rm- 
aon it deservM to. 

That 40-8eeond epUoK is the 
showmnnsblp toueh this week, 
probably ot a- )ot of weeks. Car- 
men has arot to die on the screen 
er make a fool out of the Btory. 
Just before she pasneti out down 
comes a scrim, up goPK tht- screen 
and there Is Carmen Nlretched out 
under red and yellow liKhts with 
a mob around and a vucul toreador 
alBglilS her on her way. After 
irtaah tha liSllta fade and "The 
Bad" wmiof vp an the' scrim from 
llM pr«)Mt((M ImwUm. Birective? 
Veilly. ' 

Outside of that the orcheslro. sobs 
through the score of the opera while 
the mass cast maneuvers. High 
Ughts In this reaped are the ymug 
(lers' cave scene, backed by a reel 
•f a sunset, and a Dam e Kspagna 
kaCaro a riant fan. Maria Mnntera 
leads tht* number with 21 girls in 
iikree croopa behind her. The han- 
die part of the spread fan folds. It 
Isaves t^a fan proper stretching 
across the staite, but allbws the 
4aneers to entniikeit: niider It and in 
tnld-stage. ' ' ' 

The first 17 mlnutea of this pres- 
entation takes piBoa behind a 
scrim upon which 'la painted the 
comer of a giant shawl. Nothing 
remarkable In that excei)t that it's 
probably the lohg distance record 
for a scrim on JJroadway. Of course 
the famed "Toreador Song" finishes. 
Rudolph Hoyos ofilclatinf;. and 
thence the scrim again for the title 
«( the feature. 

Mostly a 'Wfht" show this week 
and not makioi' a special effort for 
applause. Butlt aa It protrrissea, 
With that Dance Kspagna alone 
enough to s^itisfy the averasa film 
house production staff. 

Giving 13 minutes to the news 
reel allows time for an inter-eHting 
conglomeration of subjecth, of 
which International, KlnogramHand 
M-G-M each have three and Kox 
two. Kino and International split 
tiM Legion atntt from France, while 
tfetro iiaa aome aeat shots of mo- 
tor boata rmelam Jrlth trains, al- 
t^eogh the malte ot Vrbottoma used 
are •IralBlnir a blood vessel at 40 
||. p. h. and moat tUcely are nearer 
p. , »«. 

STANLEY 

(BALTIMORE) 

. • BalttMor«,.jee»t. M. 

. . Vhe new atatMy cM oC to a brlt- 
Mm* otaH Frtday night, although 
Ika ttm end of the Inaugural pro- 
lUmn, dldn t come In for any dem- 
onatration of approval by the ca- 
IMtclty audience. The stage act did. 
however. There was a suggeHtlon of 
the Baltlfnors Stvoll when the cur- 
tain revealed Fred Waring and his 
band boys' grouped on the broad 
fetage. TlMir alWaira want over big 
at tlie amaUer Baltimore house and 
want over bigger in the new 3,699- 
taater. 

The inaugural program opened 
with a tableau vlvant representing 
I'Yancis Scott Key standinK on the 
prow of a British cartel Hhip durins 
the 1814 bombardment of Balti- 
more's Fort McHenry. Tlie scene 
was programmed "The 3tar- 
fipangled Banner" and a nocturnal 
oye showed Old Qlory. waving from, 
a miniature fort at the dawn's Orst 
gleaming. A chorua sang the na- 
tional anthem. 

. The scene was well RtaRed, lighted 
and went over splendidh'. 

Following was a dedicatory ad- 
dress by Mayor Broening from the 
atage, after which the elevator or- 
chestral pit rose slowly from the 
cellar, revealing Lellce lula. eist- 
whlle conductor at the Baltimore 
Rlvoll, 35 musiciana. plus a chorus 
of 20 in colonial eoatumc. Rom- 
berg's "My Maryland" was the or- 
phestral number with the chorus, 
trained by Qeoige Mastelle of the 
Peabody Conservatory stafl', assist- 
ing. After the news reel Carlos and 
Valeria gave a brief, hut effective, 
neo-cla«slc dance act. An ani- 
mated cartoon reel preluded the 
Pennsylvanlans. 

This act stopped the show. There 
were repeated encores and Anally 
Waring came down to the orchestral 
pit. elevated for the occasion and 
«aadueted the combined orchestars 
in "Southern Rhapsody." 

It was getting on when the silver 
Sheet was finally droppe<l into poni- 
tlon and "The Stolen Briilp." not a 
film to arou.He a weary audience to 
undue enthusiasm, afurled Krnle 
Cooper at the big organ played the 
"cha»er.i 

iiouae is the big atlrailion. It 
is designevl, and executed on a met- 
(opoUtan scale and sets a new pace 
for picture house elegance In this 
town. In the apaclous and richly 
furnished meaaanlne lounge Kman- 
uel Wad, concert planlnt of the Pea- 
body Conservatory HtitlT. phtycd a 
tlaN.sIcai proirr.im before The hr^in- 
ning of the house projcrum, 

Warintcs' PennsylvaiiiariH came 
tiext to the theatre iu pi,iiu of pub- 
lic imciest and tnol; the rdne off 
"t the Iiila reception, which was 
perhapf. unfortunate. lula is a great 
favorite here and his acquisition by 
the new houae waa a trump card. It 
M too baA. %hiA. tt^ opening bill 



grn Fl^ft> HOUS&-REVIEWS 



VARIEIT 



could not have been arranged to 
center the muaic honors on him, as 
he is to be a permanent feature of 
the botue program. 

The reserved aeat arrangement 
for the wentewaa nicely handled 
and »TWaM:Vttf confusion that 
marked aeveiNdlMuse openings here 
in the paat. Appointments and dis- 
cipline perfect 



PARAMOUNT 

(NEW YORK) 

New York, Sept. 25. 

Speedy, fla.shy ahow in its pre 
sentation, but a hit weak in the 
feature picture, Pola Xcgil in "The 
Woman on Trial," sentimental prob- 
lem play. Had great variety packed 
into Its 130 mliHitcs of running. 

Overture is "Studies From Kaust," 
group of themes from the opera 
score, leading after brief moment 
into a stage scene ot the "Damna- 
tion of t'aust," rather elaborately 
produced. Georges DuFranne, tenor, 
sings the niust role, with Ivan 
Sleacbenko, baaao, singing Meflsto- 
feles. During the bass aria a trans- 
parency shows a group of the Par- 
araotmt ballet girls In wild dances 
aa the I5evil summons hia Furies. 
Thia Interlude occupied leas than 
tea minutes and seemed to be rei- 
iahed by the crowd. 

Paramount News had a pood line 
of views. Including Pershing in 
Paris, ringside bita from the Tun- 
ney-Dcmp.siy affair (with the cap- 
tion explanation that showing of 
action was Illegal), ceremonies of 
starting work on the new Hudson 
River brtdga^ WHMnv«liai0f a dirigi- 
ble tryiaf ta mak« a landing on a 
city roof. 

Jesse Crawford contented him- 
self with a simple series of melodies 
played onl>- aa he can, en<llng with 
the introdlictlon of Mrs. Crawford 
on a atage console for a tricky duet 
with the Missus playing a brisk 
dance number and Jease embroider- 
ing It with a variety of other musi- 
cal phrases. 

The short subject is one of the 
always amusing "Out of the Ink- 
well" series, dealing with Ko-Ko's 
adventures among the cannll>als and 
with Max Fleischer's proper person 
worked Into the animated di^wings 
in an especially fetching way. 

"Flyin' High" is a Jack Parting- 
ton frameup. arranged in the new 
formula of a stage band with a 
brief, spirited specialty show run 
off in front of the musicians for 
25 minutes, pieced out with chorus 
ensembles and all leading up to a 
whooping finale. In short It Is a 
Paul Ash layout, in this case the 
''Aah'* being Ben Black, who leaves 
• goad deal to be desired in the 
way ot a maatar ot earemonlea. 

P roiiadinga OtaH with tb ' 
of M piecea or ao taagad en tiara 
back atage and Ctaead oS by a 
seriea ot panela daaawTtad with aero- 
planes. They wear brllltantlv col- 
ored costumes, apparently Russian 
blouses, while the leader has an 
aviator's uniform of speckless white, 
white riding boots and white Sam 
Brown belt 

Musicians go into a medley Il- 
lustrating Lindbergh's fllgtit. a com- 
bination of such things as "Lindy," 
"All Alone" and <'aaUor Beware." 
Idea not very avMlOk Vweiva giria 
In tutuHatia ai*i«tor eoatnmaa ot 
white and apanglad, under leader- 
ship of a tall blonde girl, do a neat 
bit of tap dancing and this leads 
to the specialties. 

They start with Jerry, dancing 
accordionist, who should have been 
nearer the fmale, for he was the 
most spii'ited number of the group. 
Jerry has a lot of dance eccentrici- 
ties, one a striking little step vt 
whirling one lee about from knee 
to ankle, for all the world like an 
airship prapa ll a r. Another of his 
capital -bita ia a alow tnotlon dance, 
done better than this reviewer has 
seen It done before. 

Bernard and Henry, girls, har- 
monizing with a piano played by 
one of them, worked in front of the 
orchestra for longer than they need. 
For one number the band was 
closed in behind the drop. Girls 
work straight and dress In evening 
gowns. Three aua*Mnb Matly de- 
livered, were their nOd aenwlbu- 
tlon. 

The band crashed Into the run- 
ning here for a comedy number 
that had a laugh or two, givinK 
way to Ernee and Fisher, man and 
woman comedy steppers, who have 
an excellent eccentric routine of 
grotesque steps, developing good 
comedy In pantomime. Both dress 
in a sort of combination of touch 
and " boob," and liave aome acro- 
batic comedy, novel and effective. 
On the applause return they were 
entitled to the feature spot that they 
occupied. 

Then into the finale. Joe Her- 
bert sang a special number called 
"FlyIn' High," the orchestra worked 
It up to a big brass climax, and at 
the big moment a huge biplane was 
lowered from the files, with the tap 
dancing ?lrls appearing along the 
wings at the proper moment and 
all the princlpul.-i lined up right 
and left for the liiial curtain. 

There is a sort of hcadlonjr spcccl 
about the whole thing that Kon- 
erates in the audience aomcthing of 
interest, but some of the dcvice.i 
such as reference to Lindy. an 
about on the lioke lev(-l with the 
Grand Old ('lag. Thu show has a 
world of tinsel flash about It. but 
very little real beauty. JtM#k( 



BRANFORD 



(NEWARK) 
Newark, N. /., Sept. 14. 

ITsual combination at this houst 
of a very mild feature and a cork- 
ing good allow staged by Harry 
Crull. The shows must draw, for 
the whole orchestra was nearly 
filled. Unusual for any house at tlio 
performance caught Blllle Dove's 
name does not msaa muoh ta New- 
ark, and the featiua, "American 
Beauty," means leea. 
jTlUe of the ahow, "Around the 
Town," haa no aignlflcance. Merely 
a combination of gags with black- 
outs, specialties and band numt>ers, 
but a mighty good combination. It 
has imagination. 

First an announcement Is made, 
to audible cries of disappointment, 
that Charlie Melson haa been taken 
III and operated upon. But the 
crlea change to laugha when it is 
added that ha baa kaan brought to 
the atage, bad and an. Melaon Is 
disclosed in bed in a small room 
elevated high above the band. As 
he groans his friends appear, one 
at a time, help themselves to his 
basket of fruit and say guod-by to 
him when they hear he has had Dr. 
Smith. s:ach tells of something Dr. 
Smith has left sewn up In an Inci- 
sion. The blackout oomea when the 
doctor enters and aays he haa' toat 
his umbrella. * 

The aottlng tbla time uses Mack 
and gold drapea, with a lighted 
black and gold lamp-post at iHcht 
front. It presents an Impression- 
istic conception of the trestles, etc., 
of the Public Service Terminal, 
with the motive of the searchlights 
on the cars carries forward In gold 
flares. Marty Beck, whose return is 
marked toy this show, appropriatelv 
appears In black and gold coat with 

ganlzatlon. Dressed In striped coats 
and light trousers, it lines up with 
2 pianos, S saxes. 2 cornets, trom- 
bone, violin, banjo, tuba and traps. 
When Melson lends, as he usually 
does, Beck plays a violin. Marty 
leads them through a hot number 
and they show up pretty well. 
Then comes Ksa Roma, who plays 
a harmonksa witluM bia kuia and 
does aa imitation ottap daaieiag tor 
what aeem at a diatance to be small 
figuraa. He gets a roualng reception. 

Bill Btetnke. old favorite cartoon- 
ist locally, received applause and 
did several cartoons acceptably, but, 
with Melson put over some cracks 
In poor taste that were still a riot 
for some. As Melson is about to an- 
nounce Beth Challls, Eddie Moran 
butts In for some fun with CbarHe. 
It seems a pity that Siddlei always 
genuinely tunny,^ not uaed mere In 
thife akaw. bm aa doubt thara la a 
plentltude oC riehea. Beth at laat 
geta ia and does a ballad In ragged 
kid ooatume and goals them. Met- 
son does a comlo version with her 
for a close. 

Next comes a swift acrobatic 
dance hy Olive 'Vernell, clad in red 
tights and hat for an ovation. 
Charila fittingly introduced Al Ma- 
maux, pitching aee of the Newark 
Bears. Ba alnw .«|tf -lgiril"two 
Bga ia a Hiaibig barllona and 
gata aneh big applauae aa encorce 
ti faecad. 

The curtalna open above for the 
little room and what is called "A 
Scene In Any East Orange Apart- 
ment" follows. It comes from sev- 
eral Broadway revues, but that 
doesn't hurt It Eddie and Beth are 
disclosed together and Charlie, as 
the husband, enters. Ha gboots 
them, looks at Beth'a tmeo, and 
cTlea. "HeaTOpa, rm la tM WFOng 
apartaMBt," to « MMkaut iMd a 
roar. , 

Back' to the stage for Sally and 
Sonny, young steppers decked in 
near-Eton costumes, who do a tap 
dance lightly. Sally then sings solo 
and pleases, ami -Sonny follows, now 
dressed In a dancer's shirt, to what 
Is a wow. 

Miss Cliallts, in a white dress with 
sequins and a green bow on her 
shoulder, sinaa * eai n i l a «t bluish 
nnmbera deUeatelr with a olean 
aenaa ot fun that makes them 
harmleaa and goes 6ver so strong 
that she stops the show for an en- 
core which she sings to Melson. 
This Is her second week. 

The end comes with Melson In the 
dark singing beneath the lamp-post 
a ballad with his usual striking ap- 
peal. The curtaiaa above open, 
showing a atf»a| ■■■■< aaiBM Wbteh 
stroll the c ha WM t aw ba ttOg oC in 
hIa patter. 

The curtaia la down at the end of 
45 minutes to much enthusiasm. 
Kvery number has been roundly ap- 
plauded. 

Nine minutes of news, mostly In- 
ternational, with Kino, Patho and 
Fox, open the .show. A Kino speci.tl 
shows scenes surrounding the light, 
with a shot of Tunney on the floor. 
Whatever the authorized fight pic- 
tures may say, this clip reveals the 
champion aa perfeetlr eonselous, 
following the referee alertly and 
moving his head as he listens. Al- 
though the shots are loaded in 
Denipspy's f*VOr, the two get equal 
.-ippIauHO. 

Then the ever popul.tr Jim 
Thomas with his org.an specialty. 
His Hli'ies have huniorou.s state- 
ments about different parts of New- 
ark and suburbs and call for the 
iahabllanta ot aaoh' to alng the 
chonitei of popular nuotbeia. The 



<Udea are comic and iill nine min- 
ites with genuine enjoyment. IK 
ila.vs w ith a smooth, an.ippy rhythm 
hut once makes, for him. the unii- 
.siril error of (,-ctlin,- -i ,-h,,riis to., 
fast. He also pl.iy." iiarf oi ih,- :ic 
companiment to the fca'ur.- a?i,l in 
trodiices a nolnbb' .■^■nbiiou.i and 
hlBhly colored rendition of Poor 
Rutterfly. • 

Programed, but not given at this 
performance. are the overture 
"Fortune Tellei" by the orchestra, 
under O^rge Morgenroth, and a 
comedy. "Iiove News." Without 
them, the <hOw ran 123 minutes. 

AnsNs 

FOX 

(WASHINGTON) 

Washington, Sept. 23. 
Tonight was the big night for the 
National Frees Club. Tlie theatre 
in the building Is leased to William 
Fox at a rental that If it doesn't 
break the tenant tflKiin>tl\ dv 
speaking) will In the cour.se >.>f ;i 
few years pay off aome ot the mc^rt- 
gages plastered on the building 
proper. 

Incidentally, while discussing 
rentals, the leasing of the theatre to 
Fox and the annual .inte should 
convince the voters of the country 
that the press club meml>ers should 
ba aamad to all governmental of- 
flce% aa thoae now on the Job leased 
the only theatre owned by Uncle 
Sam to the ShuhtrUs in auch a tie- 
up that It coats Lee and Juke but 
|S,000 net annually. The oUfb is 
getting that Ave Rrnnd ploa .|M#,tOO 
more for its the.itre. 

The writers think a lot of William 
Fox and the » ay he has done things. 
In the lease t,hcy told lUm that the 
four bare walls of the liieatre would 
be delivered and that he had to 
spend tZOO.OOe l|i decorating it, etc. 
Fox went the1, ilM *» ' better. The 
result ia that tbwe tire many picture 
palaces,' but here In the capital is a 
house that has everything that the 
others have, and then some. It may 
not be exceptionally big (3,600 seats), 
but it possesses in its general tone 
and substantial, not ornate, a gran- 
deur that a lot of the flim palaces 
lack. The house Is going to become 
one of the places that must be vls- 
Isted along with the government 
buildings, foreign enbaaaiee, etc. 
Reporta carried back home are going 
to help the baa ofloe. 

Ita fttmiahinga, draperiea, «han- 
dellera and other decorations, as 
well aa provisions made for the 
comfort of the patrons, stand out 
uniquely In the class qf good taste 
and detail. The entrance is un- 
usual. In that it brings the patron 
In on a level with the meaaanlne 
boxes Into a lobby with marble col- 
umns, odd- shaped lighting Sxtures 
and graceful stairways. The latter 
lead to the balcony upward and to 
'tbe oroheatra llooa di^wnward. 

Color adMiaa Hi W.l«>irt and old 
gold, wbila the Oarpitttf iM hangirigs 
are In a flgured maroon, the latter 
suggesting tapaslrtes. It Is the 
largest house la town and, with the 
Meyer Davis 60-plece orchestra. It 
also has the largest pit combination. 

a. L. Rothafel (Roxy) is directing 
the stage end of the house. HIa flrst 
program opeited with the Invocation 
and "Let There Be Light," that was 
used at the opening of the Roxy, 
New Tork. 

Meyer Davis' aymphony, aader the 
direction of Addphe Koraapaa, then 
demonstrated Victor Herbert's 
"American Fantasy" as the overture 
via the elevator platform. 

Following the news reel, consist- 
ing of shots from I'athe. Fox and 
International, with the first named 
predominating as to number of 
views, Roxy unfolded his Barrack 
Room ballads; Wedgewoed; Music 
Box: ballet corps; "On the Bowery." 
Itoxy Male Quartet and "Ell, Ell," 
Gladys Rice soloing with the entire 
ensemble, <UI of which have been 
see* at the Roxy, New Tork. 

A Vta acenle followed, and then 
the Glow-worm ballet with Rosy 
directing the orchestra.. 

"Plaid to Love" (Fox) was the 
feature picture th.at followed. Wash- 
int;ton has never seen anything like 
this house or show. Jfcafcin. 



GRANADA 

COHICAaO) 

Chicago, UopL n. 

The atoty 'Of tba OraMda. a year 
old to «t weak, ia a giiMight oa 
the Held of pteturo bouaia. The 
Marita Brothara «hane«rt a Mg tbing 
with this one. They Jumped at a 
big concluHion, they turned a few 
backward flip-flops — but they landed 
on a mattress, and now they're mak- 
ing money. 

The Granada tiiis week Is celc- 
bniting Its flnn ,'tnniversary. It beat 
represents the life works of Louis 
and Meyer Marks to date. The story 
ot the Marks boys isn't a sob story, 
so don't cry. Louts awd Meyer 
started with a shooting' gallery on 
the west side. They now* own and 
operate the firanada and M.mI.ki 
theatres. ChicaK'i Tli.-.iV tli„ vani 

The iirHOHd.i ctok*-d liJ.,' u tuuKii 
Ijro|j,ialtioii wh.-r it c;,, St.iue 
prf^luctloris w-i,.' l.i\(Mh. the 
lack of Alms were the worry. 

Marks br,>thef.H grabbed a good 
one once In a while, but the statfe 
brought In the huslneHs, what there 
waa nt It. Then th* Marks publicity 
department iuul iv b« Upiwd uS 



from the outaido .im: 'he, pi.turc* 
to be played were lirat runs. «iuul- 
ity iii,t» ithstiindlni;. About the 
time tho puhllcit.v ^i.-parlment woke 
up t,) lit,' xMluf of the phrase 'lirat 
run. the .\l.irks,'H I'-ceived a eon- 
iiuii heti.'TiiK the lilm situation. 
With the iiliiiiif ot screen fare, busi- 
ness nalurnlly jilckod up. 

Juat as the lii^nada is celebrat* 
int:. so is Benny Meroff, a product 
and late party of vaude. The uni- 
versa rj- stage show surrounding 
Meroff. called "Our First Year." 
was a good answer to wlial ("liicago 
theatre-goers want, vih.a they lift. 
and why tliey .so h. 'cause they wet 
what they want. It liud pep an»l 
a|>,'ed. t;ilcnt ..'Ulcl l>l i 'it u. tion, a 
bjiihl. irirls ;uni an -iccompanying 
film 1,111 lle.idinK the array o£ out- 
side talent was Ueorge Glvot, back 
after an absence of six months or 
so. In between fllni house engage- 
ments, George took a stab at vaade 
last yeaK B* napped and returned 
to preseh'tationa, where ha ia the 
opposite. Glvot 
this bill, gagged with 
a solo spot and scor«d. 

Sh.ulow and McNeal, man and 
woman. hcM the first specialty iw- 
sltinn. Thia te;t!n Is also froiii vaude, 
and ha.M (l.mceii its way through nil 
kinds of it, Irene tieorge. next, 
sang "Swanee" in minor, plus a 
semhl'-uipe of French dictktn. The 
combination ia varied, but excellent. 



Miss George smartly confined ber'>* 
.self to one. weU-daM ;«ii#irlkbdr 
walked off with a Hi. ^fiKjIalinr 



Reese, toe daaoati mum aa. lUini 
Reese came to ta«a «lth U Mttte'a 

"Affairs." 

*^he d,iea a tap dance on her toes. 
Uicn a jazz number. And slie can 
beautify anybody's mirror. A riot 
here. '' 

Les Klicks. li'cowise a survivor of 
"Affairs" and vaude. Mannlklns In 
principal, but by lighting effecta 
made extraordinary. By dropping a 
black curtain in front »t tha atage 
band. It can eaally b« a dgy t ad (or 
thit type ot ahow, aa done h«ra It 
Is a sightly novelty' and flae enter- 
tainment. That closing -spot past 
should teach Iics Kllcks to keep 
away from the closers. 

Villa and Strigo were handicapped 
by a late spot. This is aa early 
turn. Act Itself Is all one-man and 
a string guitar, the woman oomlng 
on only for a llniahlng aumber. The 
man's aMMlg 4» 4M9«.MMM bat- 
he MiniStMiSSmiSSjiS^ 
sulta. r 

latormlttaatly, KaroK aa« hla 
band had thelr own idiow and W- 
wand K. House could have omitted 
the song plugging opening from hia 
organ solo. Following the plug. 
House announced''he had bet Meroff 
the audience would sing new tunes 
mars readily than the old, Benny 
taking the opposite side. Oeod bit 
of audience work. House ia a fa- 
vorite with Granada patrons and an 
excellent solo organtat. 
! "Blood Ship" (CoDr.tha 
showa the lUrka ~ 
the good onea If 
Buatnaaa TerytaoC' ' ^' ' ■ 



(NEW VORIO ' r 
New York,.0tpt. M. 

Seems likely that the Ooloajr wfll 
fall heir to aome of the muSlo lov- 
era formerly faithful ta the Capi- 
tol. That the Capitora change ot 
policy haa not pleaaed everjrikody ia 
attested by several ot the picture 
reviewers on the datllea going ot 
of their way to slam the decision 
and to welcome the return of Dr. 
Rlesenfeld and his dignlfled meth- 
ods of picture presentation. The 
expressed comment may not mean 
a thing as applied to the gyj i a ra l 
public, but it does tadleato tmit an 
adverse sentiment exists. 

This week the Colony holds 
speedy entertainment with one of 
the greateat dance interpretatlona 
the Old llhunlnated tumplka has 
ever seen. That ia the Falioia 8or*I 
translation Into dance ot George 
Gerahwin's "Rhapsody In Blue." 
Weirdly moving and conceived with 
flne Imagination, this dunce number 
is emphatically sold. It Is by all 
odds one of the strottgest tableaux 
ever presented In a picture house. 

Ferdle Urofe's arrangement of 
"At .Sundown" served as the open- 
ing dish. Number two was Drdla's 
"Souvenir," played by three violins. 
The Colony gingerly attributed the 
three Instead of one to tba hoaae'a 
announced policy of bigger and bet- 
ter things. 

Gregory Matusewitch soloed on 
the Kngllsh concertina. It was an- 
nounced that the flrst of these 
musical contrivaitces wo.,* inventct 
Just 100 years ago. Tho concerting 
is a seldom-heard instrument tm- 
llke Its uncle, the ubiiiultoiis accor- 
dion. And Gregory What's-hls- 
name n truthfully a virtuoso, al- 
though unneceaaarily solemn even 
for a man who has devoted his life 
to the Kngllsh rnncertina. He needs 
to ease up a bit. 

Preceding ca-'h of the short Items 
of tli'> iircaenlatiui!. Comluctor 
I'Im'iiiiiel It.ier m-nle a mo'lest, In- 
' t -iUL:. tit riii'l 4nlei<'Riing little on- 
j r-i'inremerit in keeping with the 
j puiicy of the hout*c. 

Tho Colony l'ici',ii.'l w.is com- 
poundi-d from Pathc md Interna- 
tional exclusively, holding nia^a- 
zinc stuff ns well us the regular 
clips from the continuity sheet. 

A well -blended show all the wnv. 
with Reginald Dennv In "Out All 
■>■'« I' tl; as the fealoie. 



t8 



VARIETY 



V A U D E V It L t 



Wednesday, September 28, 1927 



FRANK VINCENT COMING EAST 
FOR CONFERENCE-AND PERHAPS 



Coast Rumor If Heiman Resigns, Orpheuiq's For- 
mer Booking Chief May RenMUli in III. Y<r-rJoe 
Finn Due in Los Angeles 



Los AriKoleB, Ctopt. 2T. 

Frank Vincent, western rejirc- 
Bentatlve ot the Orpheum Circuit, 
leaves 'or a conference In N'ew 
York, Oet. 2, as well ai to take a. 
month's vacation in the east. 

It la understood that Vincent Is 
to confer with the Kelth-Albee-Or- 
pheum offices rrgarding better 
booklnes for the coast houses. Vin- 
cent, who has been on the coast 
for some time, has made- a close 
observ.Ttion of conditions. As <>nj 
of the best booltinK men in Ani'^-i- 
ca lie h.is been able to ascertain 
reasons f(»r the poor bookings in 
the two-a-day houses, here and in 
San Francisco. 

Vincent Is said to have recom- 
mended that a better profrram of 
acts be futnisheil for the two-a- 
day houses, and al.so that arrange- 
menta -IM made whereby acts play- 
Inir the' two-a-day houses can be 
restricted and not allowed to play 
the three-a.tday houses adjaeent to 
the two-a-day ones, killing busi- 
ness for tlM taMw pIsjrlBs tka 
came acta either BMttra or Mttt. ; 

It is said that due to tlto .fa- 
ported resignation of Marcus Sill' 
man, there Is a likelihood of Tln^ 
MBt bsiiw Min4 to TCMjMa >» New 
TiArk and ttiMstton *a tha chief ex- 
ecutive, and also to supervise the 
bookinBS. If Vincent takes this po- 
sition, he will supersede Max Oor- 

aoB, who Jmw kMB with ths ebwit 
about two years,' In Charge ot tMok- 

ings. 

Prior to Vincent's leaving, Joe 
Finn, partner ot Marcus Heiman, Is 
ttpsetsd to arrlre here, after In- 
spoetlnK houses .of the circuit an 
route from OUeWk Jus)' JHMT 
Is coming hSN .doM BOt Mtra^Fko 
known. 



PRODUCER MUST TRY 
TO FULFILL CONTRACll 



Justice Walsh Rules in Dam- 
age Action — Lina Abarba- 
neN Suing Meyer Golden 



A rather unique and somewhat 
important legal decision results 
from the pending $30,000 oreach of 
contract damage, claim by Lina 
Abarbanell (Goldbeck), prima don- 
na, against Meyer Golden, vaude 
producer. Justice John L. 'Walsh 
ruled Monday that while an artjst 
on a year's contract (or any speci- 
(led period) cannot collect salary 
for laying off, It does not privilege 
the manager to dlacharga tha aetor 
or actress "at (his) pleasure with- 
out making any effort whatever to 
produce the act or to secure em- 
ployment for her" (or him). 

Mea Miwht to dlnriaa the 
c owiylai nt smnmarny, hM (attorney 
_ J impressive precedent that 
Ibi contract with Miss Abarbanell 
•PMlllcally stipulated 1600 per 
woek for "vnrr WMk ol amploy- 
ment." Justice' Wiilsh lA New 
York Supreme Court believes that 
a manager should make every pos- 
sible endeavor to go through with 
a posttlve agreement of employ- 
ment and not attempt to purge 
him.self of fiqanclal responsibility 
by discharging the artist. 
Miss Abarbanell's contract with 

Ooiaea wu executed Jan. it, last. 
She waa dlacbarged exactly one 
maaOi IMMF. . 




SEKOEITA lUAHA ALCAHIZ 

"La BoJarina de Espana" (The 
Dancer from Spain), assisted by 
Alberto Oslo and Binar Helt, with 
Betancourt's Marimba, Band. 

Touring tha liOaw CtMVtt With 
great succew 1M * MUMtir SMMiab 
dance revue. 

LOEWS STATE, New York, This 
Week (Sept. 26) 

Direction SAM BAERWITZ 



MORE HLM NAMES 
TAKING VAUDE RYERS 



Leoikia, M. J.. Sept. 27. 

John Poller* has taken to the 
vaudevllllan'a prevailing hobby, be- 
coming a master ot ceremonies 
in*, nt-apt KMiAtdaaiy. 

John win Ittaioh the new lieonla 
theatre tomorrow evening (Sept. 
'J9), introducing the town's eelehs. 
including himself. He.i'WHl tell the 
ne^bora there will fee pimty of 
room at any time, as tIA theatre 
seats 1,200. 

The opening performance will 
have a little of everything besides 
)>lenty Pollock. Afterwards It's go- 
ing on a legit diet, mostly try-outs 
that won't be disappointed If not 
getting much. 



Devoe's Big Hit 

At Al. C in Frisco 

Ban Vranclsco, Sept 2T. 

Frank Devoe, from vaudeville. Is 
a hit as master of ceremonies at 
Loew's 'Warfleld. He Is being held 
over for a fourth week after Fan- 
choA A Kareo signed him up for 
three years to do his stuff in 'West 
Coast houses. 

Devoe has scored one of the big- 
gest individual Mto MaHnt atieet 
has seen In years. ' 



Picture ranks are supplying more 
"names'* for vaude. 

Bugene O'Brien, now In New 
York, will play vaudeville as soon 
as a suitable sketch -is found, while 
Harry and Herman 'Weber, agents, 
also have Reginald Denny marked 
for a sketch, the only thing hold- 
ing this back being a definite open- 
ing date. 

Lois Moran is to head a sketch 
and negotiations are fOr Qeorge 
F. Sidney and Charlie Murray to 
cojolntly appear in a comedy skit. 
It is almost certain tliat Wallace 
Beery and George Walsh will ap- 
pear In vaudS 'Whtta WOHam Daa- 
mond, on the %eat eoast, Is set for 
a vaude tour as s'oon as proper 
material can be lined up. 

IjOW Cody Is already under vaude 



Ban . 



Aa TOLD "NEVER WOiK AW 



Kramer and Boyle Playing Palace, Ft. Wayne, at 
Considerable Salary Increase — Refused Other 
Keith-Albee Bookings Through Other Engag'ts 



2 ORPHEUM VEEnNGS 



One In New York, Other in Chi 
—Bankers' Representative at 
Both— No (^luise R^HNied 

Two Orptaeim Circuit meetings 
are being held this ireek, with a 
representative ot the Boeton bank- 
ers. RictaaMson and Bin, reported 
at both. 

The flrst meeting was held Mon- 
day in New 'i'ork. Marcus Heiman, 
president of the Orpheum; E. F. 
Albee, John J. Murdock and D. W. 
Gumett were said to have con- 
ferred. Gurnett Is the Rlchardsbn 
and Hill representative. 

Another meeting Is scheduled In 
Chicago today <»: tomorrow (Thurs- 
day) 'With the western group of ex- 
ecutives and Gurnett also there. 

The purpose of the meetings has 
been vaguely suggested as Hel- 
man's reported resignation as presi- 
dent of the Orpheum Circuit, or the 
reported merger /)f Keith- Alliee and 
the Orpheum, with the niorKtr on 
top of K-A and Orpheum with the 
Stantacr Cempany another possible 
suli)eet. 



X<yten, who left vaude about 
two months ago to return to pic- 
tures, resumes bis stage tour next 
week In St. Louis, and Mrs. LiCsUe 
Carter la a4d for wida bftt laAa 
a anitabia vehicle. 

William and Buster Collier are 
now hooked up as a team, and Den- 
nis King is a vaude certainty upon 
his tatm.fNa* Chicago. 

Meamrtine. Ut* Oiey ChapHn. 
former wife of Charles Chaplin, Is a 
Weber act and negotiations are ex- 
pected to be closed within a few 
lar her K-A debat.. 



I's Fotcod Rest 

Blesaein Seeley dropped out ot 
the Palace, New Tork, show Thurs- 



day night ^yW^g'teggff^^g;^ n e i lli f wm ajps ar m n t xt w rf k' i 



departure foir om' tkMiy ; MMIa«a 

audience. 

Miss Bp i l^ was to have held over 
a 'second Week but was ordered by 

physicians to rest her voice for five 
or six weeks. This will prt'vent 
her oi>ening at the rechristened 
Club Ahibam whieb I wcotwaa. (Ml 
Little Club again. ''; ' 

Lyons & Lyons, Inc. Buiy Hook 
Marion Harris into the dilb fttid 
Joey Chance's orchestra will supply 
the music. 



YORKE AND KING IN 'AIR" 

Yorke and King, closing with ".'V- 
la carat," are passing up a vuude 
return to loin "Take the Air," new 
musical in which Will Mahoney and 
Mile. TrinI will be-eo-featUred by 
Gene Buck. 

The musical oiicns In Detroit 
Oct. 25. 



MARY JEILLY m 



tJalveston, Tex., Sept. 27. 
Mary Rellly. 11. single act In 
vaudeville, aial<MF ut Mrs. Louis 
Cohen, died here suddenly yester- 
day 1 Monday) of heart trouble. 

Miss Rellly had been ill for the 
past three months and came here 
from Los Angeles last week. 

(An obituary notice on Miss 



VariMy<} 



BEBT BOME'AS M. C. 

Bert Rome (Rome and Dunn) Is 
slated for the master of ceremony- 
ship nt the Capitol, New York, fol- 
lowing Kooney and Ucnt. 

The flrst two weeks of the Cap- 
itol's Jazz policy Pat Rooney and 
his son, Pat III. will do the m. c. 
Vea. 



BAITKOFF SAILING 

Los Anpcles. Sept, 27. 
Ivan Bankolf Is again off for the 
OiNsat She IMaaia* daaoer, with 

W*' "tmip^, Beth Cannon, will 
i((ȴa;iPr Hawaii and points east 
MMnt'-Wi miilille of October. 

Bankolf Is rehearsing a new 
show here and has engaged the fol- 
lowing people: Barnett and Clark, 
(lani-ing team; Sally Jt»yce, singer; 
IJelty Jerome. Kve Kt»ss, Melba 
Lyons and Agnes Garrlgan, danc- 
ers. 



BLANCHARDS' "HANDS UP" 

Charles and Kvelyn ISlunchard, 
heretofore cooflnlng their production 
activities to vaudeville, are branch- 
ing into ♦>"» '»g'« 

They are behind "Hands Up," In 
which Frank McOlynn will be fea- 
tured. 



CALVE ACT IN OCTOBER 

Mnie. Calve, grand opera singer, 
one of the latest Keith-AIbee ac- 
quisitions, starts the serond week 
in October, as a vaude act. 



Kilkwood Leay«i Vwide; 
Couldn't Get Salary 

James Kirkwood IS the latest le- 
git name to walk out aa^vande- 
viUe because of alleged Kath-Al- 
bee booking methods. 

Kirkwood had be^n appearing in 
"The Awakening." After playing 
several dates bo jUabaadad the 
cast wben unable to Ifa 1bt»S 
price for the act - 



Flagpole ^Sitting Off 

On Psfifie Coast 

Los Angeles, Sept. 27. 

Flagpole sitting will become a 
misdemeanor here under the terms 
of an ordinance passed by the city 
council. According to the new law, 
anyolie, male or femkle, oaoght 
mounting a flegfole Is liable to a 
tea of tBOO, Imprisonment in the 
eity Jail for six months or both. 

The council's action was taken 
upon the recommendation dt ita 
police and Are commission, follow 
tag iHTOtests by Health Commls 
a l MW> P^rrish. 

"Miu America" Feature 

Chicago, Sept. 17. 

•^iss America" of this year's At- 
lantic City beaut contest will start 
out as a variety bouse feature in 
November, when appearing In Phll- 
adelp^Ua. flhe will be under the 
management of TIshman tc O'Neal. 

The girl's proper name Is Lois 
DetAndo. of Jollet, III. She will 
play a few engagements In her 
home state before going under the 
direetioa of the Arm, to which she 
la nader eoatrtet. 



Chicago, Sept. 17. 
Kramer and Boyle are now play- 
ing »t the Palace. Ft Wayne. Ind. 
at a larger salary than ever before 
was paid the team by Keith-iUbea. 
Their Ft. Wayne date is a K-A 
booking. 

rurther K-A bookinga in this 
section and at the same salary have 

been refused by the boya, throu|^' 
other engagements, principally on 

the Loew Circuit. 

Kramer and Boyle have stated 
that when they walked out of their 
three-year contracf with the Kelth> 
Albee agency, through mutual con- ' 
sent, they were informed in the 
K-A offices in New York that they 
"would never work' again for this 
office." 

A difference at that time In the 
money demanded and offered is said 
not to have exceeded $50 ami $100 
weekly. In Ft. Wayne the team is 
reported receiving ttOO more on the 
weekly salary than they flrst asked 
K-A. 

All of the vaudevillians around 
here are aware of the circumstances 
of the K-A l>ooklng of the Kramer 
and Boyle in Ft. Wayne. They also 
know that the team had the time 
open on their Loew route. 



Madison's Lecture 

Los Angeles, Sept. 27. 
James Madison, publlaher of 

"Madlsott's Budget," delivered a 

lecture to the members of the 
Hollywood Shrine at their memorial 
auditorium on "The Theatre of Cali- 
fornia and Ita CtiebrlUea." 

For his- lecture he used Illus- 
trated slides on the theatre of Cali- 
fornia in the early days. He also 
showed on another slide vaudeville 
programa ot theatres all over the 
country, wiUeb dated back aa far 
aa M8». 



UTES A LAWIBT BSCOBDIHa 

Harold Tates and Cooper Law- 
Icy. pkHure house male duet, are 
now exclusive Victor recording art- 
Uta. 

Tates and Lawley', while standard 
in pictures and vaudeville, are not 

names usually encountered on the 
■Victor release. Their "circulation" 
in the picture houses counted favor- 
•My in reaching the disks. 



Qalla Rini Rccordina 

Galla RInl (Galla liini and Sis- 
ters) has been signed to record for 
Brunswick. 

The vaudevlllinn starts "canning " 
thia weak. 



Orph. Pays Austin $1,750; 
Refused Him at $900 



Chicago. Sept. 27. 

An Orpheum Circuit booking that 
sounds as ridiculous as It Is true 
Is the engagement of Gene Austin 
for 16 weeks by it at |1,7S0 A week, . 
Austin had been rejected by the.i3r> 
pheum bookers when suBmltted at 
1900 a week. 

Austin is a radio namSi and haa 
been playing around for some time. 
He has been making good eveiry* 
where, even when playing a tarici 
engagement In London. 

It la aald that the Orpheum m« 
quested that Austin play one of ita 
houses to show drawing capacity. 
This Austin did. After completing 
the single engagement he held out 
Cor the 11,750 salary on a reute» ob> 
taining both. 



Knecht Prefers M. P. 

Joseph Knecht and his Goodrich 
Sllvertown Cord orchestra go pic- 
tures tinder Wnffaih'Morrls* direc- 
tion. The radio "name" was the 
first taken up by Keith-Alhce for 
box office purposes after expressing 
Itself opposed to radio. > 

Knecht, who also has the Silver- 
Masked Tenor with him, flnda there 
is much more dough In the picture 
houses. 



CHICAOO'S BEHEITT 

Chicago, Sept. •27. 

The annual benefit performance 
for the American Theatrical Hos- 
pital will be given at the Krlanger 
theatre the afternoon ot Oct. 9. 
Leon Errol will act as master of 
ceremonies. 

Aaron Jones is general chairman 
and George W. Lederer stage man- 
ager. 



Fawn's PoUicity HislMdl 



Baltimore. Sept. ST. 
Whenever Fawn Oray. the cabaret 
dancer, feels the need of publicity 
she stops off in Baltimore and gets 

married. 

It waa 'lust last year that a loeal 

court dissolved her marriage tb 

Theodore MacFarland, Philadelphia 
newspaper man, to the accomp.anl- 
ment of a noisy journalistic obli- 
gate. Fawn, who used to bo known 
around as Gladys, felt the need ot 
some type to start the new season 
with so got off Bt B.iltlmorc while 
en route to Broadway and got mar- 
ried. 

Miss Gray, who used to be Miss 

Brown, told the circuit court Mon- 
day morninvr that her latest husband 
was a total stranger to her and that 
when she went through the nuptials 

she was Intoxicated. 

Pawn wants another annulment. 
She may or may not get It. At any 
rate, she's got the publicity. 



kariew In Europe 



.Canton, O., Sept. 27. 
(3eorge Marlow, known profes- 
sionally as "The Human Frog," wiS* 
revive his vuude act to tour Europe 

In November. 

With his wife Marlow. who.-'.' 
home is here, plans to leave for 
Germany about Kov. 1. 



RECASTHTG BEKI'S "FOLLIES" 

Beth Berl is recasting her "Night 
of Follies," the Stanley picture 
house flash, replacing the Four Aris- 
tocrats with the three «icrsdorf 
Sisters, of "A la Carte." Jay Velle 
replaces Jay Dillon In the act, cur-;; 
rent at the Mosque. Newark. 

Con t'onrad. alli.'inced to Miss 
Berl, is behind the act with Ben- 
jamin David booking. 



EITBIE BLAKE'S NEW PARTNER 

Euble Blake, for years the vaude 
partner of Noble Slssle, haa a new 
stage combo with Paul Bass, colored 
tenor. 

Biiss was formerly with Luekey 
Roberts. Ills last stage appearance 
was in "Atricana." 



nctdtf^t Sapiimltcr M, MBT 



V AU1>E VFCLE 



VARIETY 



CONCERT TO PICTURE STAGE 



LESTER SHEEHAN SAVED FROM 
JAILBYAGEDMQMR'SPl£A 



Given 4 Montki in WorkhovM m Drug Addict-^ 
Special Sessions Justices Suspended Sentence 
After Listening to Lady of 77 




AS 





Pleadine of hi« 77-year-riM nioth- 
•r saved Lester ^eeban. 35, dajic er, 
mm aervliis (our montbs in the 
Workhouse, foUowlBf hta eonvic- 
lion In Special Sessions of having 
jUUBOtics in his possession. Sheehan 
was about to be taken to the Work- 
feouse after aentaae*. trhen his aged 
nother auoceeded In talking to the 
Justices, with the result thpy re- 
Toked his Jail term and placfU the 
dancer on probation for two y> ars, 
■uspendtnr A* Matwp* pending 
his good behavior. 

Sheehan was arreated May J3 by 
Detective Monahan of tlie N'arrotlO 
fiquad In front of the Roxy theatre. 
The officer found K 4eck of lieroin 
is Sheehan's ^aat pocket As the 
officer approached the dancer the 
latter threw an envelope containing 
bypodermlc needles Into the subway 
(ratinff. Tbia IMS UUft rooOTcrcd. 

On hi* trial Sbeohu insisted he 
vas Innocent and that the drug was 
put into hla pocket by a man he 
•nea employed to take care of a 
dontbnat shop h* «wn*d «a Ith av- 
enue. Sheehan said he fired this 
nan (or stealing th« shop's receipts 
while the dancer mm awoy on the 
road. The defendant Insisted that 
la revens* the oian bad ptaeed the 
heroin in hi* clothes when he 
thonged bis suit ia tlM apartment 
ef a frtond to wMflh tk« man 
had access. 

Justices Healy. Knrpby and Dl- 
tenzo declared Sbeahan was lying 
Md found him Kullty. When he 
^•rslsted In his story ct a "frame 
up" the Justices decided that the 
l>est place for him was the Work 
house, where, if he was an addict, 
he could take ths cure. The dancer 
admitted he had used drugs but had 
taken a private cure a month be- 
fcrt his f\,rrest, he said. 

"Shots" as Favor 
According to Probation Officer 
lacob lilchter and Federal Agent 
James Russell, Sheehan was fre- 
qnently seen to enter the Palace 
theatre building and spend some 
time in a wash room. On these oc- 
casions, according to Russell, he 
would be accompanied by addicts 
who were stooi pigeons for the 
Government. According to these 
"squealers," Sheehan would "Bhoot 
them full of hop as a favor." 

l.lcmer. who investigated Shae 
ban's past, told the Justices that 
the dancer was making iiZO a week 
With Pearl Hegay on the Fox clr^ 
•uit and wa« billed for the Kelth- 
Albee time for ths remainder of the 
season. He supports his aged 
mother In a home he had pur 
chased for her at 72$ Madison 
•ireet, Brooklyn. The probation of 
fleer said that Sheehan began using 
OruRs about six years ago but went 
to Father Leonard, of the Cathollo 
Actors' Chapel, and took the pledge. 

Rosalie Stcw.^rt, producer, of 226 
W^est 47th street, who has booked 
Sheehan since 1918, had teamed him 
with Miss Regay after he had fin 
Ishcd with Bessie CL^yton. Miss 
Stewart gave the defcnd.nnt a good 
rrpord end said she never suspect- 
ed he was a drui addict. 

lOdfar Allen, general booking 
•n.\nagor for tlie Fox houses, said he 
had known the dancer 10 years and 
spoke well of him as a hard worker. 
Bdg-ar Leslie, music publisher, also 
put In a good word for the def'nfl- 
ant. 

When the Justices, after spend- 
ln«; some time trytns to ret Sheehan 
to tell the truth, pronounced the 

Sentence of four months In the 
Workhoi>8e, Sheehan was stunned 
and practically had to be led out 
Of tha nnnrtmmm An f^tf^ later and 



FRED ROBB'S BTIE 

GOT HIM IN CELL 



Vaudeviilian Denied Using Ice- 
Pick on Partner, Dell Martell 
— LaWyer Caused Arrtst 

Fredsrkk Kobb, 45, IM West 72nd 
street^ vauds (Talbert and Dell), 
was fined %2i with the alternative 
of 10 days in jail after he was found 
guilty of a disorderly conduct 
charge by Magistrate McQuade in 
West Side Court, i 

Robb was arrested by Policeman 
George Kelly, West $8th street sta- 
tion, on complaint of Edward Rey- 
nolds, lawysr, Ul Wast Mad street. 
Reynolds accused the iaetor 01 bit- 
ing his finger while he was assist- 
ing the policeman in ejecting Rol b 
trum the apartment with bin part- 
ner, Dell Martell. 

According to the story related in 
court, Reynolds was visiting the 
72nd street house when he was at- 
tracted by hearing the screams of 
Miss MartelL He said he rushed 
into the hall and found that Miss 
Martell was bleeding frota a wound 
on tlio hand which she told him had 
been inflicted by Kobb with an ice 
pick. 

Policeman Kelly was called, but 
Miss Martell said all she wanted 
was to get her clothes and she left. 
While the officer was attempting to 
eject Rolib from the apartment he 
charged the actor pushed him over 
a couch and against a flooV lamp. 
knocking.it down. It was at this 
poWt tliat Reynolds received the 
bite on his hand. 

Robb said he went to the house 
to talk over some business with 
MJss Martell, his partner, and ad- 
mitted they had some wo'rds. He 
denied he had stabbed her with the 
Ice pick and insisted she would veri- 
fy this. 

Be said the reason he bit Rey- 
nolds was because the latter took 
his arm and began bending It back- 
wards and It was the only thing he 
could do to get liim to rclert.se hlin. 
He also denied having pushed the 
cop. 

After Magistrate McQuade heard 
all the facts he Imposed the |2a oN- 

Jall term. Robb did not have the 
money and was led to a cell 



Isa Krsmsr's Vaude Appear- 
ance Path to Ficttire 
House Route — Concert 
Platform Now in Every 
Radio Home — Condition 
of Concert Fi^d Obstacle 
to Proper RenuapMMMieii — 

FINANCIAL SALVATION 



RODNEY PANTAGES IN CHARGE 
- ^ftyrUER'S CIRCUIT IN EA^ 



Gireuit'a N. Y. Staff Remains— Rodney WUl (Amy 
Franchises for Agents Hereafter — Assumed 
Charge This Week — Four Houses Added 



MARKUS' READE HOUSE 
CONlHdIS RUIHH(S 



before hs was placed In the prison 
▼an to be taken to Welfare Island, 
tlie darner's mother obtained the 
Interview with the Justices in their 
chnmbcrs. 

Sheehan Mt the ee«rt w4*h hla 
w>oiher. 



Buiiqi from 275 lb. Woman 
Kills Hubby; Asks $10,000 

St. Ix'hIs, Sept. 27. 

If nobody loves a fat man. there's 
at least one woman In this town 
who has no great affection for a 
fat woman. Mrs. Amelia Hendep- 
son has filed suit In the Circuit 
Court hers for (10,000 damages 
against the TTnlted Railways Co.. 
the local street car folks, charging 
that the company Is rcsponsilile for 
her husband being fatally Injured 
when a 275-pound woman pa.-sen- 
gcr Jolted her husband whin a 
street car pxve a euilden lurrh. 

John irpMderson, deceased, had 
ftUghted from a stn et car and was 
about to start for the sidewalk 
when the lurch came. It is charged 
In the suit that the aforementioned 
Irr -li h<Hl>' 1 the iT.'-iiound woman, 
wlio was juM aliKliting from the 
same ear at the time, against John. 
Hei* BB TOand ' B rlBh t h ip w a s fa»<»- 
tured ly the fmift of iJie hum.in 
tanpnrt. >trs. Ileiiilorson alleges, 
and he died from the unueiial In- 
Jurr. 

The name of the fsmals hMvy- 
welght d*pon*nt Is not given. 



In Isa Ki'emcr's acceptance of a 
week s bookinf; at the Keith-Albee 
I'alace, Kew York, this week, as a 
stepping stone to a picture house 
route, concert sharps see the ulti- 
mate dislBtscratlon o( tht' Mncert 
field. 

MLss Kremer, unique and ac- 
knowledgedly extraordinary folk 
songstress, rates among the big 
concert cards along with McCor- 
mack, Kreisler, Galll-Curci, Chalia- 
pin, Faderewski, RaehmaninoIX and 
Ueifets. 

Radio and, abova sO, ths local 
concert managers' utter disregard 
of contractual obligations, figure 
for the minimized concert follow- 
ing. The radio for m» tMae |MW 
brought the concert ^itAHtrm riSbt 
into the home. 

/Ta a result, and here is where 
the local concert manager figures, 
ths attiactlons' crossaa ««• rsdnesd. 
Ths manager pays tba titatfS g«ar< 
antees if he makes mibV! if not 
he shruRS his .<<hould«fS'a|ld mnkly 
Invites lawsuits. ' 

Bs knows for on* thine that liU' 
gation In each town Is tsdlous. Im- 
practical and expensive, but the 
local manager really tradeii on the 
fact that such suit is a confession 
of poor drawing power. Should an 
artist sue for ths minimum guaran- 
tee, he has but to Interpose a de- 
fense of meagre attendance and that 
spells artistic and box-offlce suicide 
tor ths eoncart artist. Tho latter 
Unw Is kaadloaraad la that aMiiDsr. 
Pinanelal Salvatioii 

In ths picture honss, tha concert 
'•name" now perceives financial sal- 
vation. Kreisler and Galii-Curcl al- 
ready have been spoken of for the 
Boxy as ptcturs housa poastbilltir s. 

An attraction Ilka MeCormack, 
who rates top on the money-getting 
list, is limited to 60 concerts a sea- 
son. Kreisler, with his technical 
skill of the hand and not so much 
strain on the voice, can book 7K to 
100 concerts a season. Chaliapin Is 
only for the liaut monde of the me- 
tropolises and IS to 2S bookings are 
bis quota. 

Concert stars, who wiM wont to 
sell out 15 to 20 dn s In advance of 
their performancey, find tickets in 
tlie racks on the days of their re- 
citals. It Is recalled how Kreisler 
was sold out for a Providenee con- 
cert but annoimcod he would simul- 
taneously broad'^ast his stuff, with 
the result about 60 percent, refund 
eventuated. 

Gyp Concert Mans g sr 

Ths eoBcsrt racket to taMng Hs 
cue from the picture houses. It is 
conceding tiiat one person cannot 
draw to any great extent or with 
any great consistency for any length 
of time. Ths multitudinous, mass 
and flash production of the cinema's 
.■ipfi'-al to the pililio today. 

Ttie g;.'i>i)ij lo'-nl cOTi'':t ni.'.n- 
agers are another fly in the oint- 
ment not generally publicized. Few 
outside the concert booking field 
linow that for an attraction, as hap- 
pened with one "name" ballet, to 
start out with $140,000 in guarantees 
on written cohirscta, dossB't mean 
a thing. 

This ballet wound up In tb* red 
tlirniifrh f.niiny to draw. TtS m.'in- 
agfment, because the ballet is an 
Importation and will not sufTer In 
ttie future since It will probably 
never be brought over again, is su- 
ing promiscQouslv to collect on tba 
I •'ontracta. 



Takes Palace, Redfiank, from 
K.-A. Agency Next Week— 



The switching of the Palace. Red 
Bank, N. J., from Keith-Albee book- 
ings to Fally Markus next week, 
substantiates rumors current for 
some time but denied until now 
that the entire Walter Reade chain 
of New Jersey houses will event- 
ually depart from the K-A Agency 
this season. 

Markus held most of the Reade 
tiouses until the change to K-A 
some months ago, with reports cur- 
rent that the K-A Agency consented 
to a trial |>erk>d about to terminate 

and with turn mmm ttuvamg to 

ttafkus nest Month. 

other Markus additions Include 
the Strand, Winstcd, Conn., five 
acts Friday and Saturday; Baker, 

Oevsr, M. J« *va tium «a a split 
wack; Capitol. MMdlrtown, Conn., 
five acts last half, and Central, New- 
ark, N. J., live acts yunday. 

Central is a Stanh^y -Fabian house. 
OMsMa hoskisgs bgr aa tadapsadent 
ha'ra also prompted speeulatlon that 

several others now booked through 
the K-A Agency may also go In* 
dependent for vaude. As things 
stand now tha Csntial to tba anly 
8-F house hot In the K-A Agency. 



Blind Comedian Gets 
DImee 0b DcMition 

PnMdsMa aifi: sr. 

tMSar blind, 
waa granted a dlTwea liara from 

KIslo Wlxon on thS (MUBd of wilful 
desertion. 

According to depoSl t l a n s read ba- 
fosf ' Jttdaa Bafcar< tha eoopia wars 
married May 14, Itit, In Claakateha- 
wan, Canada, and on July IE, 1S2I, 
when the husband had lost the sight 
of one eye and was losing the sight 
of tha othar. Mrs. Wtssa Asserted 
htm la s town ta «aat«niminsyi- 

vanla. 

Wixou is now living with a bister 
at 16 lAXiUst street, this city, having 
baen Co^aad to i^wlw tiM stage in 

im. 



Rodney Pantages, Alexander Pan- 
tages* son and general manager at 
the Pantages Circuit, assumes cora> 
plete chart,'u of the circuit's NOW 
Vork headquarters this week. 

Ed O. Milaa, formerly In eharga, 
remains as sastem raprasentatlTa 
with Bob Bums as asatatant, both 
under supervision of tks yoongsT 
Pantages. 

The yonngar Pantagss placement 
In charge of the aaatem division to 
said to have followed his report to 
his father, after hto raeaat stay In 
New York. 

Hereafter all ageato flraachlsss In 
the east will ba granted by Rodney, 
instead of requests passid bars ba- 
Ing referred to tha etrottifs head 
for final okay. 

Rodney Pantages had been for- 
merly set to acquire charge of the 
New York office some montbs ago, 
but was recalled to the west coast 
before taking over the offlcial reins. 

Aa a result of sudden theatrical 
negotiations In Ne^ York the local 
Pantages office has four new houses 
almost certain of using Pan vaude 
within the next fortnight. 'While 
the actual consummation did not 
materialize Monday final action 
awaited the (atom of Ifilna from 
Detroit, today (Wednesday), whar* 
he went to attand the opening of 
the Oriental thaatra. , 

PanUgea haa grabbed such a 
quick Tauda hold. in tha east that 
the rate the houses ara being Unad 
up is throwing a mansised scars 
Into the ranks of the most formid- 
able vauda intereats which tor 
jr«m ksM wnlntslnsi a atrangto- 
haW all tha aast and which hera- 
tafore have scarcely given the Pan 
invasion a rumble. 

Bob Burns, right hand bower to 
MUaa and wlia ksaka aU the aepa- 
rate and Independent time from tha 
Pan regular road interests, has 
been more amazed than anybody 
around the Pan sanctum at tha 
way tba houses are falling into tha 
Pantages lap for bookings. 



spurnNG TWO ways 



OIUeM«> >apt 2T. 
t<aa.Vlandara, 
a two-act SMMHiHIr iSB sNB aa the- 
atrically, 'wlh ssrar Oi* iw<lal tie, 

havini? already split as a turn, Mrs. 
riandcrs has filed suit In Superior 
Court for divorce charging I,eo with 
desertion. 

The once standard teanl split In 
Juno, 19;.'^. Thcv had married two 
years ear)i' r. It is Indicated that 
Flanders, living In San Francisco, 
will not eotttast. 

The other man-woman litigation 
of the week was the suit of Mrs. 
Grace Steele Hycroft, formerly a 
chorus girl. H. IS. Kycrott, defend- 
ant. Is the son a nd fc at r of A-waalthy 
grain merchant. 

A la.'it minute suit was filed by 
Alice Matland, picture bouse slni^lr.. 



NOTHING THEATRICAL 
FOR TUNNEY AS YET 



Chicago, Sept, 27. 

Na theatrical engagement has 
been maida as yet for Oene Tunney, 
following his victory over Jack 
Dempeey. 

William Morris, the champion's 
show representative, was at the 
fight and saw the winner afterward. 
They conferred with Tunney indif- 
ferent to another traveling trip over 
the theatre routes at present. 

It is said that Morris Informed 
Tunney he would suggest some plan 
of show campaign to him. after he 
had taken a good rest. The .thow- 
man la believed to have a special 
plan In mind for tha champion. 



CEASE-OSIVA LOEW BOUTZS 

Two more former K-A acts have 

been given Loew rrfUtes. 

Chai! Clinse opened for Loew at 
Newark, Sept. 13, and Odiva and 
her seals will do a 35-week route. 



]000f 

*vw\ 



against John Mall.ifld, Jr., thtt'^- 
cian, whom she ehargeg with driitik- 
'■rinoss. Matland is a memh'-r of 
the orchestra at Merry Gardens, 
Chicago. Ikn KhtUrh repreHents 
the complainant. 



William Morris 
CALL BOARD 

WANT 

HEADLINE ACTS 
FOR AUSTRALIA 

« ()>IMI M( ^T r WITH 

WILLIAM MORRIS. JR. 

NKW YORK, tmil UHOAOWAS 



so 



VARIETY 



VAUDEVILLE 



Wednesday, September 28, 1927 



ORDERLY AUDIENCE IN 
HENNEPIN BOOTH FffiE 



Minneapolis, Sept. 27. 
A Are In the projmlion booth of 
the UeiiDepin-Orpheum last Friday 
aMliI, «ar^w tba aereenlnc of "The 
iwtil BmuS," and Juat before thr 
.VMiavlUe waa ta'start, caused aoi. 
{■ItMiMt amonc the audlenof^ but 
M .jMHila daaplta the flamaa and 
ip»* fc a. Not on* parson walked out 
i^rtlia tiiaatra. * 

niat the public ban been ao well 



inf«>rnie<) r<-latlve to the fireproof 
qualities of thla houae la brilevod 
respon!<i>>le for tba apparent lack of 
fear on the patrons' part. 

Ih the asalgnment of picture ma- 
chine operators to take the pliirea 
of thosf on pympatlietio slriki- wltli 
the st.'iKe employees, the Henn<*[tin- 
Oiphtiitn appears to have fared 
Horxe than most of the theatres. 
The projection h.is been very bad 
ever ■■^iiue the rcKular operators left, 
whereas at the State and other V. 
* R. loop tbeatraa UttI* cause has 
been found for complaint. 

In thla pai ttcular instani?. the 
entire fllm of "The Swell Head" 
(Col) burned and It waa necessary 
to Mubstltttte another picture. The 
operator waa not seriously injured. 




i>Ai&T 'imiiROR." 8BPT. 24, in? 



Manhattan Madness 



By ROBERT COLEMAN- 



GOOD SINGIUv.S liave an ear for good soiigf, just as news- 
papermen are said to have a nose for news. But some 
stand out for their abihty to recognize merit in numbers 
which for a lime meet with but httle poimlar favor. Tliey sing 
them long after tlicir fcUow-performci s have given them up 
as hopeless. One of the foremost of o\ir song diagnosticians 
is Tommy Lvman. His uncannv gilt tor selecting hits is illus- 
trated by "Blue Heaven." 

Soma months ago wa heard Lyman ling the number at the Salon 
Royal. Wa liked it. We learned that, despits' it having been written 
by such a popular tunasmith as WALTER DONALMON, in collabo- 
ration with QEOROE WHITING, of WHITING and BURT, it had met 
with but a very mild reception. During the next few daye we had 
occasion to hear Lyman sing "BLUE HEAVEN." It gripped us more 
each time. We realized that it was a corking ballad. So wa pro- 
ceeded to tell the world about it. 



AS a result tiie Feist Publishing Co. began to have calls for orches- 
Iratiana. It waa neeeaaary to have tham mado. for the aona had 
long ainca baan dropped from thair catalogue. H. Emaraon Yorka of 
the Brundwick Company, an aatuta Judge of the publie'a taete in 
popular muaie. believed "BLUE HEAVEN" had poaaibilities. So he 
had KEN SISSON'S ORCHESTRA record it seversi months ago. 

Now we understand that the Victor Company soon will release s 
record of "BLUE HEAVEN" by ROGER WOLFE KAHN'S ORCHES- 
TRA and the PAUL WHITEMAN SINGERS. And Feist pisns to 
festure it in hie latest catalogue, lieting it at a successor to "Sun- 
down." 

Tommy Lymsn also Is said to have forced the publiahere of "IN 
THI MIODLK or THE NIGHT" to take thM hit "out of tbo bag." 
Tliat lad^ a aong hawk. HE KNOWS HIS •At.bAOt. ' 



WEST: SIMON AGENCY 



dihection 



EAST: MARTY FORKINS 



NOW AT THE SALON ROYAL 

S1« WEST eSTH STRKIT, NEW YORK 

WHERE THEY NEVER CLOSE 



lOO Cifs for 100c 



To all ahow t>eople Itbied In 
Varlety'a recent theatrical di- 
rectory, tina of IM dsareta 
have been naailed. 

A clKaret concern, making a 
concerted drive for theatrical 
patronasa, socured coplea of 
Variety In Which the directory 
appeared. Md nailed the 
dcareta. 

Uatlng tko directory 

oost tl. 



INCORPORATIONS 

New York 
■hew-At-BesM Mnle Uknir, New 

York City; pictures^ operate etudloa; too 
■harea eemmon, ao par; Hamuel Sedran. 
William Bollman, O. C. Bladrr 

JopUa Batldtnc Oon>.. Manhattan; plc- 
tur« thaatrea; 100 aharca roninion, no 
par: Daa Mlchalova, H. I.. Hohlnaon. 
Rodolph D. Rsdtke. Filed by Adolph 
gehlmel. 130 Fifth aveiKM. 

iMis Isaelth, New Terk City; theat- 
rical; plelafeei (I«iS««i Robert W. 
l.awrrnee. At BIcaU, Mella Mowry. 
Filed by Selemea Oeedmaa, lite Broad- 
way. 

C. Wn. MoreajMtMW, New Tork City: 
plcturea. theatrlcala; 110,000; Rotwrt W. 
I.awrenc*, At Rtaali. Idella Mowry. 
Filed by Solomea Ooodmaa. KOO Broad- 
way. 

Maahsttete. New Tork City: theatrl- 
rat: 400 ahareo eemmoa, ae par; Elf red 
Nathan, Aitrad Nathaa. Aleae Brlaaser. 
H-iied by licweathsl 4k Jlracb. >41 Broad- 



Mnrtaa Fre dauM see. Naw Tork City; 
l.iiturea, theatneala; llt.Ote: Robert W. 
L.twrenoe, Al Rl(all. Idella Mowry. 
Filed by Solomon Goodman, l&SO Broad- 
way. 

VIelory Tiieatre Ticket Co., New Tork 
City; f&.eee; Benjamin Jacoba, fTharlea 
Betta, Kay Charlsa Kreas. Filed by 
Xjeoa Lievy, 1417 Broadway. 

0ea Ma li eaey. New Tork city; theat- 
rieala; 110,000; Charles So1.lt., Sadve 
Flaher. Filed by Samuel H< hw.<rt/l>erK. 
HU Broadway. 

A it teard Frodaetloaa Corp.. New Vork 
i^lty; tbaatrioala; 140.000; Arthur u. 
Irish, ■dith Cohan. Bamnet B. I.erlne 
Filed by J. trvlns Walasman, ill Broad- 
>v.-iy. 

Hrybaid. Naw Tork City: theatrical 
enterprises; 140 shares common, no par; 
Niale Cohen, Joaeph F. Driacoll. Plied 
l>y A. J. Rnblea, 1440 Broadway. 

Catted AttsacMsM, New York City; 
Keneral amusement, pictureit; 13,000; Rd- 
ward Riley. AKhur Anderaon. Wealey 
Tolten. Filed by Kendler A Ooldatein, 
1S40 Broadway. 

KInicaway Sebeol of Danelns, Brook- 
lyn; 120.000; Muriel Aache, Grace Uar- 
tin, Jeaae Dovale. Filed by Wataun. 
Hrlateelsr A Swift, « William slfeet, 
New Terk. 

WtMaaiXInaae nedaaiac Oetp.. New 
Tork City: playsi pietareei oee shares 
common, ae sar; Walter K. Barle, Fred- 
erick W. Jta^iaB, Jeeeph F. Demnssy. 

Filed by HearBMa A MeenaT. iT'mar 

street. 

BdwiB F. Walsias, New Ti 

print mvsleai eempasltleaa: I 

and Thea Kalmtu, Roes Alice Fearlman. 
nied by Issao Relaa, 210 Broadway. 



Ethel Clayton Breaking In 

Iioa Anceles, Sept. 27. 
Eithel Clayton Is breaking In a 
new sketch in suburban bouses, 
preparatory to routine over Orphe- 
um time. Ian Keith la co-featured, 
with two othors carried. 



JOHN CROWE SENT AWAY 



Oaneor Oiven Up to 8 Throo Years 
For $10 Ami* TImN 

John Crowe. 1*3. dancer, of 645 
Lenux avenue, st iitem-ed to the 
penitentiary for un lndeterniln.tte 
term up to three yeara In Special 
Sessions after his conviction on a 
chnrKc of petty larceny. 

The arrest of Crowe was made 
on the complaint of Nominn ilnr- 
dan, aaloaman, of 4Mt Bpuyten 
Duyril road, who tausht the de- 
fendant as he w,as taklnft a brief 
case worth lui from < '..irilen'H au- 
tomobile, parked at Fifth avenue 
aad. 4W- MrtM. . 

CrowajMS a pollco rsOoM. 



Wtz- Rice's Lineup 
Uaut. Oits-itice is returning to 
vaudeville, sppported by Betty 

Brown anil six hoys. 
Art iK i..-iTii- r""'iiH'P>i by B. K. 



CHARIEY 

TOBIAS 

Thm Boy Who Writma the 
Songs you Simg 



IN MEMORIAM 



MASmfS EJOS,W 



MONT and BETTY 

HARVEY 




PLAVINO KHITH-AkMI 
Wmer or 

"Me. Too" 

"Therea a Trirk in nokla* a 

t hlek-< hl< k-t hlrken" 
-That'a My Hap-lIap-BapphMse" 

And perhaps 
Two of Bleaest Hits at l^asent: 
"DBW-DBW-DBWBT DAT" 

'ivn Ammnt bat wambd 

Sir. PAUL DUXAHD 
Par. Bep. JOE UED£B 



Club Booking Activity 

Many Independent bookeis aia 
angling heavy for club date book* 
Ings. Bookers heretofore indirtereat 
to club booklnga are now Installint 
special eliib dopaftmenu in thSr 
agenclea. 

The cltib shows rate soft money 
since perturniers are taxed 10 per 
cent by agents, the money generally 
paid In advanca. Besides, a lot of 
the club affatra spend more money 
for shows tbu tho average bouso 
oto the books. 



HHIB' mUAHS 



"BIO TIME" 



Thla Week 14 Years Ago 

UlTU'S BBOn, H. T. dTT 

(Fail Week — Two-a-I>By) 

1. TUB RTANI.EYH 

t. "HKRR" WII.UAMN anil HOLiFDS 

I. W.M. A. WBHTMN nlid ( O. 

4. MeKAV and ARIllNI': 

5. AI.i.KN DINKHART and CO. 
e. l>OOI KV and HAI.KS 

1. BKKNAKI) RRINROI.D and CO. 

«. KTHKI. l.HVV 

». I.VNCII and /.KI.I.KR 



This Week 12 Years Ago 

COLONIAL, NEW YOEK 

(l''ull Week— Two-a-Uay) 

I. MOKIN KISTKBS 

t. KtK KI.KANOR BAU. 

». TATKS MOT«BIN<i 

4. JAI'K RYAN and IIARRT 

TIEKNF.Y 
li. (itMIKliE K%ST and ( O. 
«. tVll.TON I..\<.KAYK 
7. ■■■ll'^Kn" WILLIAMS anil tVOI^^R 

5. F.\KHFR tilRIX 

S. UKKM.IN and AMIKILXON 



This Week 10 Years Ago 

PALACE. CHICAGO 

I. IL\RI>¥ BROTIIKKS 
t. JACK WAIJ>RON and JKKHIt A 
BROWN 

t. BAHHARII gRORT and CO. (Vary 
Fnany) 

4. HBBBBBT CLIFTON 

5. NICK HltFFORD aad DF.L CHAIN 
S. JOK HOWARD (wllh MIH8 

<'L.1RK) 

7. "IIKRB" WILLIAMS luid WUIJ'lib 

8. WOKI.l) HAH I'll'TI'RKH 



LOUIS BETANCOURT 

and Hit Well-known 
Marimba Orchestra 

Mr Week (Sept. *«). liOew's aiate. 
Mew Veefc 

W. ▼. i. CHb. «. T. 



FAMOUS ETHEL 

MEGLIN KINNES 

Featured by 
FANCHON & MARCO 



FANCY DIVER WANTED 

Experienced; good figure, preferably under 22 years 
of age; to work in headline aquatic act; aolid booh' 
ings; prefer ex-amateur record-holder. Write or 
wire immediately. BOX 100, VARIETY, New York. 



CHARLES BRUGGE 

INTERNATIONAL MUSICAL COMEDY COMEDIAN 

Mm tasmao obphevm jr. mq^K . . 

; Palace. Peoria; Rlalto, BlaMi'MS, Al 
Orpbeum, Oalesburg 

:. OOUtBBBO 



a R KEIIH'S PALA(£, NEW Ym lis WEEK (SEPT. 26) 

BENNY RUBIN 



Vaudeville Dir.-MAX E. HAYES 



Production Dir.-MAX HART 



Wednesday, September 28, I98T 



VAUDE^^ICLE 



VARIETY 



.81 



BUT ONE ST. VAUDE 
^ iiOllSE iEFT IN cm 




Chicago, Sept. IT. 
Majestic added a feature picture 
to Ita contlnuoua vauda bill this 
week, claaslng the former big time 
iMuae amonv Bta theatres and fur- 
tber |«duoliiK the number of straight 
tauda theatres In Chicago to one. 

Onlj the Palace now plays vaude 
alone, and even that house is oper- 
attnc agatwrt anenilo bywlneaa with 
rnmora of poUer and ownership 
ehangee. 

Until five years ago the Majestic 
waa the big time vaude house of 
CllhWt" and the Orpheum circuit's 
•^uior stand in the Middle West 
For a while it shared, t^onors with 
the old .Palace, also Orpheum, but 
the beginning o( vaudeville's wane 
MIW the Majestic desert the big time 
fleld and go Oontlnuous and Ass'n. 

It now aervea as a break- in spot 
In manr Inatances. 



HARRY ROGERS Presents 



^ ORCHESTRA 



Matter of Title on 

Vaude Condensation 

Reports that the Ublold Teraloa 
Of "The Radio Murder" had been 
Infringing on the title of "The 
Spider," through billing the former 
as a vaude edition of "The Spider," 
wfre made to Sam H. Harris and 
Albert L,ewls, producers of the legit 
mystery melo. They Instructed 
their attorneys to Investigate and 
take any necesaarr acUon against 
pirating the title of their produc- 
tion. 

"The Itadio Murder," condensed, 
has been shaping up in several In- 
dependent stands under regular 
title but is reported as having used 
"The Spider" billing for ft Sunday 
concert date at Hurtlff ft Seamen's, 
New York, Sunday. 

The act is at the ■Willis, New 
York, for the first half, but has re- 
verted to "The Radio Murder" title. 

Margaret Dana Rush and John 
Milton Hagon, authors of "The 
Kadio Murder," arc among litigants 
suing H.-irris and Lewis for alleged 
plagarism. claiming similarity be- 
tween "The Spider" and "The 
It.idlo Murder" as their premise of 
action. The action has not reaoiied 

tr!.ll. 

Allan Rich produced the vaude 
version with Miss Rush reported 

Unanclally IntercsK d. 



"KY Gmi" VAUDE VERSION 

KiisstU Maik is roturnlhg to 
vaude In a conden.sed version of 
"My Girl," the Thompson-Archer 
musical In which Mack appeared 
two sea^oQs ago. 

The condensed version will carry 
a cast of six. Albert Inc.. 
will sponsor. 



1ST CORNET CHAS. GANSIIFIJ, 
»it M>ek, Kelth'ft Cniutnhtu 
IIK\1>IIMN(; KKITll- \1 ItKK luxl 
Oltl'IIKl M ( llt<nTS 




<KALAMBOOR' 

By FRANK pRTH 

Next to closing on any bill 
Keith-Albee Circuit 



cm CLAMPS UD ON 

ALLUDmcnrs 

Outlying Grind Houses Sur- 
prised and Ruling Ruinous to 
Small Aflentt— Police Orders 

Chlaac«k Sept IT. 
Prise BtgfatB, eonntry store nights, 

contests, raffles, etc., conducted in 
picture theatres, whether by or 
for the owners, haya been de- 
claT«4 mtgtt, IB M aviaiM kaiided 
down br Aaatstaat Corporation 
Counsel P. J. VurpUlat at the re- 
quest of Chief of I olice Hughes. 

Section lg( of the Chicago Mu- 
nicipal Code, a section of the gen- 
eral amusement ordinance, pro- 
vides: "All licenses for theatres 
shall fcontain a proviso that no 
gaming, raffle or chance distribu- 
tion of money, gifts or articles of 
value shall be connected tberewltli 
or allowed, or in any way held out 
as an inducement to visitors by the 
person obtaining such a license." 

Putiylnc grind houses have l>een 
running these contests nnaaolested 
for years, hencf tlia ruling has 
caused bewltdermant among the 
owners. 

White City ' and Rlverview, two 
of Chicago's amusement parks, arc 
not included In the ruling. 

Many church bazaars and street 
carnivals are held here yearly, but 
the police haven't paid any particu- 
lar attention to them. Several car- 
nival ow ners have made it a busi- 
ness to worlc their shows under tlic 
auspices of a church or organlza- 
ilon, on a 60-50 l>asls. Their proAts. 
IS compared to the theatre owners', 
have been enormous. 

Several of the smaller agents will 
l>ractically be ruined by the ruling. 
Many are continuing with their 
"discovery" and song and dance 
contest nights, which, ostensibly, do 
not come under tlie ruling. 

Acting on the opinion of the 
Corporation Counsel's office. Chief 
Hnghes baa Issued an order to po- 
lice Captains' to enforce the ruling 
immediately. 



NOW PLAYING PANTAGE8 CIRCUIT 

HOLLY and LEE "'"i"^" 

FBAITK OATia 

P. S.— TII.INKS TO .\RTHi;ft 8IMTCB 



Orpheom Out for 'blames" 



Chicago, Sept. 27. 

Herbert Rawllnson goe* Into Or- 
pheum circuit's stage-band Diver- 
sity next week. Orpheum, in Its 
late but desperate quest in the pic- 
ture house line, Is going alfter 
names. , 

On top of Rawllnson, who has 
Just completed a Publlx trip, the 
vaude circuit Is angling for I.sham 
.Innes and his orchestra for the 
Diversey's stag;. The house went 
stage banJ, and so did Orpheum, 
three weeks ago. 

Austin Mack, now conducting, has 
not been very successful and the 
Diversey's business with the stage 
band policy lamot noticeably greater 
tban in the former vaude-pictures 



Pan Places Contract Jump 
Charge Against Stage Bd. 

A contract Jumping oliar^'e against 
the U. 8. S. Leviathan Band bus 
been flled with the V. M. P. A, by 
the Pantages Circuit. Pan asks 
penalization of il,000 which was to 
have been the salary for the alleged 
"Jumped" date. 

According to Ed Milne, New York 
representative of the Pan Circuit, 
the act bad been bool<ed into the 
Adams, Newark, N. J., (or a show- 
ing date on a pay or play contract. 
It is furtlisr aUaged In the com- 
plaint that the act cancelled, giving 
Illness of one of its members as 
cause. But the Pun oillcc claims to 
h.ave choclted up and found the band 
playing a concert dhte at the time 
of the supposed illness. 

Decision has been reserved by the 
V. M. P. A. pending investigation 
of the ch.arges. 



Off for Convention 

Both bii; llicatri.al labor l.raiu-lics 
afllliated with the American Feder- 
ation of Labor, the I. A. T. & B. aa<^ 
the American Federation -of Music 
will be ofncially represented at the 
A. F. of L,. Convention In Los 
Angeles starting Oct. 1. 

President William Canavan and 
the entire executive staff are en 
route west. During the convention 
the I. A. lieaiis will meet in execu- 
tive session betwoen sessions. 

Joseph Weber, president of tlie 
A. P. of M., went In to Jjoa Angeles 
from Chicago, where he saw the 
Dempsey-Tunney light. 



Rheingold Moves Again 

S\iliu>v Kliciri>;olii lias r' signed as 
N%'w Vorii reprt'seniaii^e of the 
IJert l^evey C'irc\at, to r- join the 
Jacli I.iiider .Agency. 

RliciuKoid was coniii . t. ,i with 
Under previously and until Last 
year when he joined (Jeor;;e King 
In the formation of tlie i'liity Roolt- 
ing Kxchange. After loliapse of 
the latter venture Rheingold sup- 
ceeded Herman Schafter as New 
York representative of tlie Levey 
Circuit, wben Seliafler withdrew 
three weeks ago to return to tha 
Fally Harkus A<ency. 

Rhelngold'a successor for l«vey 
has not been yet appointed. 



Else Eral's Bet 

Blse Ersl, Hungarian prima don- 
na, will enter vaudeville shortly, 
ii.aving formed a combine with Nat 
Ayer, composer, at the piano. 

Ayer will compose most of the 
song routine. 



TINSEL 
METAL CLOTH 

FOR DROPS 

36 in. wide at 76o a yd. and np 

A full lln* of ffold and silver bro- 
cn(lp.<i, metal cloUiB. gold and Bllv«r 
trimininKS. rhinestonea. spanKlea. 
ttght^. opera hoae. etc., etc.. for atac« 
coatumaa. SampUa opon requeat. 

J. J. Wyle & Brd&, he 

<8acr«More to SI«anlSB A WeU) 
18-20 East Z7th Street 
NEW YORK 



MARION 

SUNSHINE 

KEITH CIRCUIT 




**. . . Here Is a genuine 
mualcal comedy offering — 
nothings spaced with tuneful 
melodiw — alt served up in 
Miss Sunshine's own iniml- 
tabla style. Her « Don't 
Know* and 'Kitten Blues' are 
numbers tha Uka af wlileh 
are seldom Jisard in vauda- 
ville." 

— Boaton TRAVKLLBR." 



WANTED 

Principal comedian, second comedian, atralffbt maa. All able alnv la trio 
and dance. Prima donna, Invenve, aoubretta. Good appearaaea and ablUty 

eH.'««>ntial. Tabloid MuBlral Conr»edy for road. Play or pa y contrac t. W rite 
fully. State lowest. We pay transpoKatlon. WAKTKD TWKLVK 
CHORUS aiBUI. MRDII'.M, UOOU IXMIKINO, SINOKU AND DAKCKRH. 

$:.o 00, we par tranHiMirtnt jon nn<l wavdroh^. Rfhearaal here October t. 
IM. .TH,.nt enKHKem-nf ( AriT\I, BOOKINU OmC K. 811 Thirteenth Street. 



6. F. KEITH'S PAUCt NEW YORK, THIS WEEK (SEPT. 26) 



HERMAN 



SALLY 



HYDE 



BURRILL 



''A VARIETY OF ENTERTAINMENT" 



Dir.: PAUL DEMPSEY of FRANK EVANS OFFICE 



Walt^er Donaldson's No- 



SING ME A 



i ^New* Mother Idea Beautifu]!/ Erj^essed 

UttY YOU NOniEl 

( LIKE SHE BABIED YOU) : 

h nam Domauxy-DOUY morse ami. joe bursi 



A Great Ballad/ 

(©h/the wHiPPeeRWfLL ffiKCS m the sycamore.) 

m THE SANE 

ly Walter Donaldson and Joe Burke 



Ohe bi^ Sensation From Chicago/ ^' 

*yWI DON'T 
UKE IT 

X 

by NED WILLER., ART KAHN onJ CHESTER. COHN 



The Ench^ntin^ Waltz Son^J 

HONOLULU MOON 



^ A New Yvaitz Son? dv Aviterc 

CHEERIC 



lARTTS TjE 
Cheene-IB 

(From Suri^j 




FRED LAWRENCE 




*}&H Cant Go Wron4 
WithAnyFEIST'Soi^ 



r 




OixtsvavicLtn, 



Walter Donaldsclli 



711 SEVENTH /WE., 



SAN FRANCISCO 
«Wf Mfhnt.ftr. 



L i o ni 



BOSTON 
IGJ.Ii'wnont ^ 



CINCINNATTI 
laf-8 lyric Hwa tre Bkij 

TO R,ONTO 



i 



r PHILADELPHIA 
1238 Market 6b. 

D E T R.O IT 
l020_llsndoiph St. 



; September M. 1M7 



▼ A S I X T T 



3i-y Ballad Hitj // 



ABY SONG 



If 



in A Little Span.sh Town'' /. 

EERIE ^ BE 



rcOPY | „i writers of .1 

|eerie-t>e ("i, a Lltto SpapJsh Towa"J 
[^Italy,) Uaaio by MABEL WAYNE 



Gbe«i<e-Be«rie-Beer>le.Be,Som«Xod-7 
Ghet .ie-B«erie-Beer-ie.B«,TlM OMyw 



r 

Kow 8kiM are gray and Im 
Some-tbiog is wrong for that 



1 



A Sentimental Ballad That's Gob'' IT* / 

Are you TNINKING 
OF NE TONIfillT;^ 

ty BENNY J>ftVIS. HARRY AftST and L TITOLPE GILBERT 



Walter Donaldson's World "Wide Hit / 

AT SVNDOWN 



r • ' r 

rhailit-tia mel.o-dy is al.ways haunting h-.e,. 
la ai|^t4iigplaiiitiveiy,'Wliydoiftyou ao-suer ' 



( W/fEN LOYE IS CALLiNG ME HOME) 

hy WALTER DONALDSON 



I tiear 

brings a 



ti - ay taajr_ 



|:nTi i '^ii.ji i ,ijnii i ■ ^ 







5*. 







ta-ar . j^, Arem suii' 



oy &- sf . f 




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to my oav • al • 



i_ dr/isam a wfait* mWk mt. 



The K.O. Niftvi 

SOME DflY - 



. A Ballad Gem Of The Better Sort! 

LOVE IS JUSIA 



It-al-yf " 



,_ ^be.jFtiat Building.NewVork 

|UBitad,i38-i40 Charing: CroMRMd 
MtMl,tM Yoi«e Street 



Ta.T7 T Ta. A C 





>n ar\d Pa uil Ash 

INC NEW YORK N. V: 



Daificc 
Orches tra lions 



KANSAS CITY, 
>8yety Theatre BUg. 

AN Q CLEO 
»tic TiMa. BWg. 



,C H IC AGO 
No. Clark St. 

MIMMgAPQLIS 

.433_lpel>Arp«d9 



LONDON. WC 2 ENGLAND 
l38Qarir^Oassl&)ad. 

A*J5TRALIA. M^LBOOWMI 

— rm Cfltii r w-fl.w — 



5',' 



fir YOUR DEALER-S 
OR direct/ 



S4 



VARIETY 



VAUDEVILLE 



Wniacsday, September 28, 1927 



8 S. & S. Houses Add 
Vaudeville to Films 

Thre* houaea on the Small & 
Btrauberg Circuit, greneriilly re- 
. carded as & straight picture chain, 
•re offering; vuudc as a part of their 
•ntertainraent nic-nu. Several others 
may follow suit. The theatres do- 
Ing the plus stuff are the Republic 
and Halscv. Kronlilyn. and the 
Steinway. Asloria, L. I., cacii boolc- 
tng nve acts via Fall Markus. 

VlM PeKalb, Brooklyn, ta playing 
Taude on Sundays but the Al Smith 
Players will try dramatic slciclt for 
the winter. 

Lew Preston ta looking after the 
keoklnK i>ro>rains of It house* in 
anraklyn -which, with 1( others, 
comprise the S. ft 8. Circuit. 



NEW HOTEL ANNAPOLIS 



WsHhlnKton. D. C. 
Nliurle, »I7..V> 
Double, »i8.00 
in t>i« Heart of 

Theati* Ulalrlct 
11-12 and H Sts. 




ILL AND INJURED 

Vf Kind, treawirer of the Hill- 
street, It. A., aerloualr iU at his 

home, 114 N. Hoover strevt I<o«'An- 

gelos. 

Ell Milne, New Tork. Pantaces 

olllcc. iil at home. 

Jtilinny Valentine, with Paul Ash 
1>and, Chicago, has been out several 
days from M ia^ary. Phil Wine. 
al.so of the Ash tMid, had tonsils 
renif»\ed. 

Alfied Hu.stvvieli. former film ed- 
itor and title writer with Para- 
mouiiv w«v«<»rta« <(•<• » Mttous 
operation. 

AI Rockett, greneral production 
manager at First National, confined 
to his home in Beverly Hills with 
grip. 

Walter Eason, assistant motion 
picture director a£ Universal stu- 
dios, -Is recovering frdm acute in- 
digestion at the San Dimas hospt 

tui In Los Angeles. 

Vera Reynolds is recuperating at 
Hollywood hospital following the 
removal of three infected teeth. 



Marcus Loew 

BOOKINGAOENCY 

General &Kecutiue Offices 

^ LOEW MIIIDING 
AN N E X 

\efQ WEST 46^ST* , 

J. He LUBIN 



GENERAL MANAOEB 



MARVIN H. SCHENCK 

nOOKINO MANAGEB 



NEWARK'S RIALTO PUTS 
IN7ACTSQFVAUDE 

Gives Town 3 Houses Playing 

Similar Policy— Fally Mar- 
kus Booking Sliow 



Newark, Sept. IT. 

A bombshell has hit Mswark In 
the change of tiM silalto't poUey. 
It will give up yiUgliMM Bsst Boa- 
day and Install ssrwa afeta of MIy 
Markus TaudevUle wttb a tsature. 
Admission will b* tt eeuts Batl- 
neea and W eants svenliiga. The 
house has been pUyfac Warner 
pictures and Vltaphoae. 

The seriousness of the situation 
arL-'lng from the new policy can be 
seen from the fact that three 
houses already have a similar poli- 
cy: Loew's, Proctor's, and the 
Newark (Pantages). These houses 
run five acts (Proctor's has had 
several seven act bills) at approxi- 
mately ths same seal* and do busi- 
ness usually . la the order named. 
But a poor bill wilt eausa any oae 
of them to fall off as Newark has 
learned to "shop." 

Tbs SiaM* Is the smallest of the 
lot. Mating 1,<0II, but has the ad- 
vantage of being built on the 
stadium plan with no real balcony. 

With this change there comes a 
sidelight on the curious secrecy of 
the Stanley-Fabtan organisation. 
Saturday one of the dallies tried to 
get the rumor veriHed by an S-F 
official. He refused to deny or af- 
firm, but the same day the new 
policy was billed In the lobby of the 
Rlalto. 



JUDGMENTS 

Duo-Art Prods, lne.1 Bquitable 
Surety Co.; tlS.OM. 

Commonwealth Sportini Club, 
Inc.; N. T. Telephone $96. 

Irving Theatres Corp.; Baywood- 
Wakefleld Co:; J377. 

Terence A. Brady; Western 
Newspaper Union; costs, $96. 

Micheaux Film Corp.; Pioneer 
lingraving Co., Inc.; $91. 

Satisfied Judgments 

Samuel L. Rothafel; Slawson & 
Hobbs; $1,650; June 4, 1927. 



"DUTCir IN DISCARD 

Clark snd Bergman Stop Orphsum 
Dates WHh New Turn 

For many years Oladys Clark and 
Henry Bergman have been playing 
the "big time," or at least what Is 
left of It. 

Of late they offered a sketch en- 
titled "Dutch," and It was deemed 
worthy of an Orpheum Circuit route. 

The Clark and Bergman act left 
the east prepared to travel to the 
coast and back. Wlien the turn 
reached Kansas City the principals 
decided the act was not up to the 
usual Clark tuid Bergmaiiv stuff. 

So the pair dropped further Orph 
dates and have returned east with 
the intention of tossing "Dutch" Into 
the discard, and aoqalrtai|r a Mw 
act. 



■obbia I rs s law. dancer. Is sa- 
gaged to marry Stanley Robinson, 
non-profesalonaL . 



Dayton's Colored House 

Dayton. O, Sept. »7. 

yandevlOe from the Btajor clr« 
cults Is promised for the new Palaa« 
tbeatrak colored houss of UOS 
capacity, now nearing eomplstlofe 
and lust leased for U years ta 
Jacob Haadersman. theatre c^wnei) 
of South Bend and Chicago. The 
house is expected to open Christmas, 

In connection with the theatre^ 
the Orenada ballroom la the bulldo 
Ing will open Thanksgiving. Th* 
building is being erected by the 
Dayton West Sido Amusement Co. 
Most ott the stock is owaed by 
colored people and Or. Uoyd K.' 
Coz, colore^ has basn ehosea a* 
managing Akvotor. 



AT LIBERTY 

CNION CABrENTBB er PBOFnTT- 
MAK. Play ctaaruur parts. HalshC. 
i (Mt * inelMS. Weifht, 1T«: acs, 4C 
~*a 7«. e^ faiMr, Kaw Tstfe 



I WILL BE IN 
NEW YOBK 

CAN ARRANGE IS WEEKS FOR 
0!^l^tABLE Ai^ 

WritmorWireWhtimYtmArmPta^^ 

MAX (ACTION) LANDAU 

MARCUS GLASER, AuocUte 

Woods Theatre Bldge 
CHICAGO, ILL. 



1 



ciiic.%(iO omcK 

eoo iirQ^ jmBAW bxd'g 



A VAUDEVILLE AQENCY WHICH PRODUCE* MORE THAN IT 

PROMISES. CONSISTENT, EFFICIENT SERVICE SINCE 1913 

The Fally Narkos Vaudeville Agency 

1579 Broadway Lackawanna 7876 New York Citr 



ACME BOOKING OFFICES, INC. 

Booklnc All Thetttm Controlled hj 

STANLEY COMPANY OF AMERICA 

. .'Wmi* t*M..'t-¥» .wItMa «> ■■is et Hew 



ArtMs knMsd te keak i 

J. J. McKEON, PrM. 

1560 Broadway New York City 



FRIEND BILLi 

MoBtr'.ym WMddat accept that 
oSar to Hrsak car Jump east, bat 
fhOy ai« takinc a look at a new 

master of ceremonies that gets 
laughs without a rod noae or 
funny hat or pratt falls and 
Buzz Bagle and Max LAndau 
are our Western Repres s ntatlves 
and soma thaatra la goliv to 
bav* a iCoed dnnrlac eard It 

win siga us np. Ragi^rda. 
MORT and BETTY 

HARVEY 



ACKERMAN & HARRIS 

EXECUTIVE OFFICES! 

THIRD FLOOR, PHELAN BLDG. 

MARKET, GRANT and O'FARRELL STREETS SAN FRANCISCO 

ELLA HERBERT WESTON, Booking Manaftr 
loa ttmMfiMi tti coMsozjDArao bloo. 



BOOKING OFFICE 
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GERMANY 
(IKnrth «f September) 

PmTilloa Fdm 
C 4 V d'Ath 
Juan LloMQs Bd 
Jan-BHfffft 
Rob«rU 

clalr* Feldera 

Rolf Ronay 
C Van Ks.tcQ 
Hnrvi'y Sis 
N<.m\;»n A OUfln 
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March I.lona 
Robt Ptirknor 
I,«on Doinke 
I.or.l-.Mn 
Jackson Girls 

WlBtcrcartea 

Joahraa Selim 
Dr B«nat8ki 
Oaaton & Andret 
Alf Ijoy^l Dofa 
7 Mounter* 
Poy & rey 
Vaanues 
Mazlm 3 
Ukraine Choir 
2 ireltanos 
Ptitera A Billy 
Franc St Ensenia 



picture policy wltta vaudeville or 



ZiMarowa 
Babr Bender 
4 City Olrla 
Dardy & Homan 
Sioux OfiKaMon 

Burlierbia ft 
\nlrBcla 
Hank tha M^lt 
Witaly Orllt* 
Maru 

Jo* Miller 

MiMruetta * Maxly 

Alf Orunert 
Ince I,.arett 
Viola Ra»o 
Marffot di PIsom 
Xenia & n^bra 

AlTa Younp 
Artmand }!.inn 
Farsaclioreana 



Deliftdd S ' 
Karma n A OIms 

Pnlala am 7^ 

Lea Gcrtnniiica - 
Tylda i I.oe 
Dodcly Del Ison 
The IIuKcs 
Uarla Derht 

Vaeeat Bd 



PARIS 

(Week of Sept. 26) 



Ob^M de Fwrla 

AMmt i «r Mir 
JifUt A Ancalo 

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CXrqne d'Hlver 

Brunner 3 

M de Jonghe 

"Walker 

Roae Brnn 

Ataydea llermaooa 

Deblara* < Cycllata 

Ilea A Joe 

S Walkora 

D'AngoIya 

Rico & Alex Co 

Empir* 

Victor B'lucher 
8uxann« Dantea 
Henri Bonvallet 
Plerrotya 
Qeaky 
Oeorftua 



Agubo Gudzoff 
Vonlnne & Welaon 
Caree's Horsea 
Fritachle 
lioranaa. Ifarqna 



Earner* Ida Esptnoaa 
Castex 
RuddorfoB S 
Jean Roklii 
Mara Fu K Sara 
Fauvet'a Doga 
Mile Ortlnt 
Henriquea 
Holland S 
Allbert 
Alice Mev* 
Fredo Oardonl 
Manuel Paly 
SperanKa Camnaajr 
TTenrlo Baatlen 
Roalta Barrola 
F-udwi? Fluhcr 
Battoa I 
2 Plnka 

Alexandroa Ptar 



LONDON 



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HouitoB 81a 
Asru 

Sammr Shield* 
Kenneth MacRae 

UVBRPOOL 
■npir* 
Qaesa Hlsh 
MANCRKSTEB 
HIppodroBM 
I-ittle Tlch 
Ualay Wood 
Mongadora 
Payne a Hllllard 
Macarl Bros 



NOTTINCHAM 
Kmptre 

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The Xirki 

ncvnoll * AV*«t 
Kiiaffll & I>a^\ n 
AlfrPflo'a IM 
Handera a Ullll* 
Dlrria Tr 

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Ohoat Train 
BALPOBD 
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Better still Rev 



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Alhambra 
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Chrlstainc A D 
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Fran KItnt 
Dudley Dala 
ti«ric)ici Iienlere 

LOM>ON 
^Ihambra 

Bea Blue Bd 
Tribollo & Smiles 
Cortlnl 

Terry «: Torka 
Mona Grey 

CoUaeom 

Horar** Ki'nny 
Dabroy S .niera Bd 
Dolln S. Nf-mrhla 
BlUjr Bennett 



Horace Goldin 
Dora Naughton 
Geo PnsB 
Victoria Olrla 
Donovan Sis 
f'hrlHtopher A C 
Tont FarreU 
Rcnda |kadA 

ICmpIra 
Iicve St Money Rot 
SBBFH'RDS BCSB 

Empire 
PleeadlUr Rev 



The Vedraa 
Hull ft Holiaai 
Ruaaell Canr 
Nixon Grey 
Marofah'n Co 
Fiotaom A Jetaott 
Billy UeraoB 



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Go ReT 

ABDH'IOK OUXN 




Qelekallver Rer 

Onuid 
Mlrthqaak* Rer 



. .te Many Crook* 
OABDirV 



Rlalon Bra* 
Mar Heoderaoe 

Murray 

MHIan TlurRl.ia 
Mills & I!r>l,l<le 
Fletchera Bd 
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CRATHAX 

Kmpire 
T«« Sir llfv 

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BeHo-^artoalea 
orNDBB 
KlX* 
WrH* Shew 



Joret ft Shielda 
una Mam 
Harry Tat* C* 
I of 0a 

Holloway A AtUIla 
Bob Barlow 

GI^HGOW 
Alliiimhrs 
Sunny romfily 

Rmpire 
Balla Bye Rav 
BASIXt 
Grand 
taaay Comedr 
Hrn 

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Safety Klrat l!e» 

BINOSWAT 
Wllma Brrkpter 
I.BBDS 
Bmplr* 

The raulftt'»a 
The Brennalre 
A rros 3 
Jntinson Ciark 
Krnrrt IIrl^■t^nIra 
Oorrle IlODe 

a Elliott 

Baral 
Constant Nymph 
LBirBSTBB 
Palace 
Berta B^*< a 



MBW TOBK CITT 

Colony (2<) 
T^eon Trebaca 
Jean Nontoresco 
Samuel Pevcner 
Ores Matuaewltch 
Oeors* Oarahwla 
MIH Serel DaBcer* 
"Oat All Nliht" 

HMwioBnt (2<) 
Basane Dubois 
Grnee & Fisher 
Jerry 

Bernard A Henry 
"AVoman on Trial" 

BMte (M) 

PtKSle 

Miriam I^x 

■The MRii-.c I^lame" 

Blvoll (21) 
Kdward Molitora 
CaniiUe TeiUera 
Hans Ha^l^e 
Hlvoll Dancers 
"Underworld" 



Harold Van Due* 
Joanna Hignolet 

Ann Subloko 
Aldo Bonionte 



(t«> 

Al Bolasco Bd 
Bernardo De Pace 
Peavy Bernler 
Laaatter Broa 
P a J Bnbar 
OAK Moor* 
OeaM Oaaeera 
■■Btolea Brid*- 

MarbT* (tf) 

Ben Meroff Bd 
Villa & Strico 
Hern^ndex Uroa 
Vltaphone 
"Flchtlug Eagle" 

Konhor* (tS) 

Al Kvale Bd 

MiUoT\ Wataon 
"Adam* & Evil" 

Oriental (26) 

Paul Ash ud 
Tiler MiiBon 
ItLtdgcr & Mueser 
Scotty Weston 
I'aul Small 
Abbot Dancera 
"Swim Gin Swim" 

Beaat* <ta) 
Mark Plaher Bd 
I,swla * Deftr 



Graham Bla 

Moire Fuller 
Harry Breatt 
Little Plpafsx 
The r,one Kngle" 

Kew (20) 
M A J White 
'Chlnoae Parrot** 

BiToll ««) 

Whitney K'fm'n Bd 



Downln* Brae 
Keirle * Ralsh 
Jaek Oavaaaesh 

*«Usktl7 V**d" 

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Lautblln'* Pari* 
Martotta 
BAN Ilanaan 
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Carloa A Valorla 
'*Th« Stalaa Brlda" 

BO0TOy, MASS. 

Metropolitan (*5) 
Paul Whltennan Bd 
'1 Woman to AnV 

•taU (M) 

Van & Rchcnck 
•Road to Ilomanee* 

n I FT A I.e. N. T, 

Baffalo (2i> 
Jaza a la Carte 

"Underworld* 

Great lAkea 

Venetian Nlghta 
Bob Albright 
Penny Reed A O 
Dault A I^amar 
'Cat A the Canary' 

lAfayetta its) 
Bob Lanv Co 
B'way Rev 

Dekoes 3 
Winifred A Mllla 
■The Stolen Brlda' 

CIJ5VET.AND, O. 
Allen (25) 
Ijeonard & lllneii 
Stanley & Burna 
Jeron^e Mann 
Ballet Caprice 
B Barre'B Ocette 
Nata Broa 
Kasao Korea 
Soney 

'Bead te Romanee' 
DAIXAS, TEX. 
Falaoo (M> 

Publlx Vnlt 
Bora A lAwreno* 
Don Carroll 
Irane Taylor 



Scovell Dancera 
Koaloff Dancera 
Itaby Tip 
B'way S 
I^aurette DuVoIl 
Don Thrai kltl 
Steve SavaKe 
"7th Heaven" 

Oilneae (Ind^'r) 
Stewart Brady 

KosIofC Dancers 
Morgan Dancers 
"Klnff of Kings" 

CHierlea (tl> 
Jan Rublnl Bd 
"CamllU** 



Lyaa Cowaa Or 
FaaeboB A U idea 
David Beeae 
JAR Orimtk 
Ba« * Huat 
««wlm Olrl 8wlm" 

State (;3> 
Cliff NazzKrro Or 
Fanchon & M Idoa 
The Rounders 
Dallaa Walker Co 
Joe Wonr 
Bnnloa Uealey 
'Boea at Ooldan W 

MetropoUtaa (tS) 
Rube Wolf Orch 
Symphonic Week 
Rnha WoU Co 
■'Woaaii e« TMal'* 



Lao Porbaatala Or 

"Baa-Hur" 

UptowB (23) 
Oaaa Morcan 13 d 
Jean Boydeli 
Barnett A Clark 
Helen Wright 
' ■ rt u sh - Lea y u er" 



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NOW AT 

LOEW'S 

S T A T B 
THB AJRB 
ST. LOUIS 

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GALLA-RINI 

World'a Mtutmr 
Aecordionim 

Haa brea atsned with tka 

BRUNSWICK 
Rmcording Compmy 

BT 

ALF Te WILTON 

ir.i!0 BBOABWAT - BBTAMT tttl-* 



Maria ^lontera 
Rudolph IToToa 
•Xovea of Carmen" 

Stcaad (t4> 

Borrah Minnavlteh 
Luta OJeda 
Jnaeflpa Imbert 
r»rvllle R«nnle 
'Roae of the Weal' 

onicAoo 

Chleaao (tai 

n I, Fpil.iliiy 
MIhS Anieiira 
Jules Buffann ltd 

"After MldnlFht" 

Oranaito (Sfl) 
rhaa KaloT Bd 

OsMman & Schepp 
< ntnna 
Ori..te Craven 
tju .vle <<• Kelly 
Vllal'linne 
"Kifilitioif BflBle" 



Chas Gregory 
Gould Dancera 
"12 Miles Out" 
Tlvoil 

Tien Kmcirer Bd 
Harry Rose 
T>ave Kuhlnolt 
Mar.Iorie Whitney 
Will Stanton 
"Canilllc" 

rplovm (»«) 
Frank Masteii* Bd 
i t'ovan3 

C-baa llucy 

liunran Sia 
"Topay A Bva" 

nAt.TIMORB, MB. 
Ceatarr <t«) 

Al MoQCo Bd 
8 Slnirlns Tar* 

"Hula" 

(Inrden (•<ll 
n'rn'iUine Detjra^o 



Ann A Jean 
Blily Randall 
OoalA Dancer* 

BBS Monm. lA. 

Caiillol (M> 

Publlx Unit 
Lloyd A Brie* 
Oypay Byrne 
Cogert A Mott* 
Madge Rnsh 
Gould Dancera 

DBTROIT. MICH. 

CapHoI <2S) , 
.Tan Garber Bd 
Don Miller 
Charles JoUey 
*"rha Cryatal Ottp** 

Ulohlsaa (IS) 
Lon Koaloff Bd . 
St'ne Maacasno Bal 
Eva Maaeagno 
Chauncy Browa 
Joeeph Parson 
Maxwell & I.** 
Maury Leaf 
Kddie Rail 
Charlotte Arren 
'American Beauty* 

Orlontal (16) 
Joe Cook 
Jack DaSylTla Co 
Broaaon A Oordoa 
L*ra A Spenoar 
Th* BIchard* 
Hmterlan Tr 
Th* Blood ShipT* 

DCI.UTR, MUm. 

OnrHck (tS) 
Bin Adama 
HOC8TON, TKX. 

MetropolKiin («t) 

I'ublix t'nit 
.1 1 iiiltiy 1 I inin 

fouler * Hewlett 

I!r<.wn & Hallev 
Hdlen Mrl'iirland 
('larllioll ilia 

KAMSAS C. MO. 

BlWintt-tt*) 

Publlx t'Bit 
Oa* Mulrar 
Jack Bnln 
Ilaial X*na«Ay 
HylTia Peieraoa 
Gould Dancera 
I.OS AVORLB8 
lliHilevar.1 Ofl) 
Archie ll'allHc* Or 



rraak DaW* O* 

Carmea A Roa* 
War Way Prolla 
fjeat«r Lane Co 
B'way Ballea 
"BIncad" 

Fox (tC) 
Hamatraat fiingera 
Bare Uanlon 
Paulina Alport 
NAB King 
"The Joy Girl" 

Stanley (2S) 
Andreas Pavley Co 
G^rla Mllar 
Julia Torka 
"Swim Olrl Swim" 

PITTSBDBOB. PA. 

Oraad (fS) 
Miller A Weber 
MeDonald A Hd'da 
'Way of All Pleah' 

Ubertr <*S) 

La Petite Rev 
■Way of All Flesh' 

p«u (as> 

Tiham Jonea Bd 

Kva Clark 

'2 Arabian Knlghla' 

PR-VO-NCE, B. I. 

"W"* («*> 

Blue Sllckara 
Hull A Eaaley C* 



<M) 

Kd T^owery 
"American Beauty" 

Mlsaonrl (2S) 
Rosa A Gilhert 
Myrtle Gordon 
Uealy A Clllford 

atato (U> 
Chin*** Night* Bar 
Honorabl* Wa 
Walt*r SaaaUa 
"Atl*r Mldalght" 

ST. PADI« MINN. 

Capital (t5> 
Ball*7 A Bamum 
■AM AXTONIO 
Mm (M> 
Publlx Unit 
Joseph Orlftln 
Loula* Plonar 
Fauntleroy A Van 
Curry A Oaborna 
Tim Mark* 
Gould Danc*ra 

W'SBINOrN. B.C. 

Fox (tS) 
Maria aambarelll 
Gladya Rice 
iJougiaa stanbary 
Frank Moulaa 
B A A BeylaB 



OLGA COOK 

Haa Reea HIgned by 
MESSRS. SHUBERT 
For the TITLB BOLB ml 

BARBARA FRIETCHIE 

"MY MARYLAND" 
Opening at the 
BIUIIOBB. LOS ANOBUeS 
ACOVn t* 

■xelusive Direction 

ALF T. WILTON 

IMO BRO.IDWAT • BBTANT :027-S 



fierfy JetoM 
■AB nuiHCisro 
cevienlA (!«) 

Glno Reverl Bd 
"Ben-Hur" 

Oraaada (t«> 

Frank Jenks' Bd 
Frank Stever 
Fanchon A M Idea 
"Shaafhal Bound" 

Imperial (t*> 

Hermle King Bd 
"Fighting Bagle" 

M. ■yaael* 
K BnuakUle Bd 

"Cut ted Canary " 

WarOeld 
Frank DaVo* Bd 
Bdyth Evan* 
J A J Triw 

Tlorothy B*e«a^ 

Zarlna 



Rnty Pre* 
"Paid to Lot*** 

(2) 

Roxy Pres 

'What Pric* Olory" 



(M) 
T.ee Mora* 

"Country Doctor" 

Palae* (S4) 
Burna A KIsaen 
Vale A Stewart 
Rita Owin 
• Tlllar Olri*^ 



Doa VBlle* 

Harrlman Prea 
'Koad to Romance* 
(1) 

TTumbIrd Duffy Co 
'Plrem'n B't* Child* 

Blalte (t4) 
Florence Seeley Co 

Roz Rommell 
"Cat and Canary*' 



Weathvka 
Id half (:<-l) 
Alfred Brower 
Buddy Doyle 
Vina A Arthur 
"Bea* a«pler< 

murAVKKB 

WI*reB*lB (M) 

•nroM Girls 
Behay A Weatera 

Milo 

Danclat B«w«es 
Wilaoa 81* A W 

HmBKAPOUS 
State <tS) 
Hatching* A H 
J A K Bpangler 

NRWABK, N. J. 
Bmafard <t4) 

Charlie Nelson Bd 
Marty Beck 
At Mamauz 

Bill Btlnok 
Eddie Moraa 
Bath Challia 
Sally A Sonny 
Olive Verneli 
Esa Roma 
"American Beauty" 

Nkiaqa* (t4) 
Beth Berl 
4 Arlatncrats 
Jay Dillon 
t Bath Bert Wrla 
"MetropoU*" 

M. VBrB, MAM. 
OlrnplA (t) 

Rajah Rabold 
NEW ORI.KANB 
Raenger (t4> 

PuMli Unit 
Hilly Slanfleld 
Henila & Brown 
Babe Fenton 
Own* A AndaraoB 
Charlie Calvert 
Kaufman Girls 

OMAHA 
Blvlera (t«) 
Publlx fnlt 
Opportunity Show 
Gounod 

Gould Dancera 
BinT.AI>EU<III.\ 
FUj 'a (•!») 

Tit Ilri." 'VO'ini 
ChHrlea rink 



Loew 



cixr 

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1st half (S-5) 
Cleo Lambert Co 
Kspe A Datton 
Buzzlneton'a Bd 
Hamilton & B:unes 
Bob Nelson Co 
Leach LaQuinlaa > 
(Two to flU> 
3d halt (•••) 
Marffle Iluffliea Bro 
P A E Rosa 
Step Thfa Way 
Storey A Lee 
Earl Hampton Co 
Frank Mallana Co 
<T«o te fill) 



Stanley A Ginger 
Earl Hampton Co 
Stutx A Blncham 
Znatro-Whtte Co 
(One to ftll) 

Sd halt «-•> 
Dell A OIlBB 
Albrlffht A Harta 
Burke A Burke 
Baby Pepgy 
Kspe A Button 
(One to All) 



iBt half (S-&> 
CAB Walaey 
C A I* Gerard 
Oat the BabU 
Van A Varaott 



FRANCIS RENAULT 

"Th* Slave of Fathion" 
Canoeo, Jersey City 
Garde, New London, 
This Week 

Arranged by 

ALF. T. WHaTON 

1560 Broadway 
Bryant t*«7-* 



Stanley A Kara* 
Meredith A Sn'zer 
■vana A I^oaard 

(One to All) 

td halt (l-t> 
Thelnia Arline Com 
stuti A Hlngham 
Hilly Furrell C« 
(Two to All) 

Matloaal 
lat halX (i-f> 
Palermo** Dos* 



Roe* CHara 

Burke A Burke 
Irving Bdwarda 
Roalta 

2d half rr-9> 
Zoeller & Wille^io 
Jaa Kennerly ^'o 
t^tanloy & tiliiKer 
Znstro-Whlte Her 
(One to HID 
BIBM*UH*M, AJLA. 

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Albright A Harte 
Brown A La Velio 
Joe Browning 
Smith A Colton Co 

Sd half (6-») 
CAB Walaey , 
Roaa Roaalle 
Stateroom No 1* 
Prenler A Klalsa 
Bronaoa A Benea 

Ofphooaa 

lat haU (a-S> 
Dtai SlB 

Ergotti A Herman 
Adrift 

Frank Terry 
Step This WaT 

2d half ($-9) 
r.earh LjiQulnlaD S 
Tock A Toy 
Brooks A Naee 
Swartz A Clifford 
Bathing Boautles 

State (S) 
Monroe Bros 
Jack HouBch Co 
Laneaater A L'mlne 
Powem * Wallare 
(T«ete Sn> 

Tletorla 

let half (i-l) 
Paul Broa 
Oatee ft Clare 
Prenler A Klalea 
Baby Peggy 
John Regay Co 

2d half (S-9> 
Joe Men<lla 3 
Bristol A Bell* 
Lewla A Amea 
4 Diamonds 
(One to All) 

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Boalerard 

let half (VR) 
Knellar A Wilbura 
Roaa Boaalie 
BrookB A KacB 
Wlnehlil A Brlecoe 
PaflBlonnea 

M haU f«-«| 
4 Balllotte 
Bnrr A Crneii 
Olyn Landic 
Van A Vernon 
Buzilngton'a Bd 

Oom»odoro 

l.^l half (3-5) 
Tra.lo 3 

['.D.'-i (la Arlmckle 
Crhrp« to liU) 

Id half (S-9> 
!3(>nortta Aleanii Co 
(Others to fill) 

BflaaM^r 8t. 

1.-.- h.iir ,^ i) 
' Hfghtowcr % 



Harry nirard Co 
2d hnlf (€-9) 
S Rod.ilnfftons 
Grey ft Byroa 
Frank Terry 
flmlth Colton Oe 
(One to fill) 

Qrreley Aq, 
iBt haU (S-l) 
Thelma Arline Co 
P A B Bubo 
BAB Matthews 
Jas Kennedy Co 
Frank Mallana Co 
Clown n.ifisira 
2d halt (C-»> 

l>l!IZ 

lllfthtowrr t 
Browao ft lAVelie 
Joe Browatnv 
fOne to flll) 

Uneali^Rq. 

1 HL hair < 3- j ) 
Margie ClJfton Pmr 



lat iMUt (S-ft> 
Bhoda ft Broehalle 
Bristol ft Belle 
Swarta ft Clifford 
4 Diamonds 
(One to nil) 

2d half (l-f) 
Palermo's Dogs 
Murray A Maddoz 
Rodaro ft Malay 
Capmaa Broe 
(Oae to flU> 



MUkua i 
Peronne A Oliver 
Matia Bart Co 
Herbert Clifton 
Soabnry 8wor OrcV 

BOSTONp ^Am 
Orpheum (S) 

Lady Alice's Pete 
Bernard Weber Co 
Cuby A ffmlth 
Anita Pam Co ~ 
Willlama A riark 
Cun'gham Cleiui nte^ 

BUirFAU>. N. T. 

Slate (t) 
Franela S 

Kennedy A Kramer 
Hayden Man'g ft H 
Ryan ft I^e 
Cantor's Revela 
(One to fill) 

CANTON. O. 
I..*>ew'a 

Ist half (3-5) 
Paul Braohard Tr 
Mahonoy & CiTll 
Batchelor JamHoa 
Carson A Willard 
B Rarmanlaea 

2d half (•.») 
S Bed caps 
Jane Dillon 
Rathhum S 
Al Herman 
Elizabeth King Co : 

CLE^-EI^^ND. Oe 

State (3) 
Kttaro Japs 
Mnnley A Baldwia 
Whpeler A Potter 
Kriink Braldwood 
Watson Sia 

Castlo of Dreams 

Bread (•> 
Ttebor'a Seala 
ur.'int & Dallar 
Page A Shaw 
Georgia Price 
Braille ft PoUo Bev 

Male <«> 
aaatler'e Dose 



OrriCIAI* DENTIST TO THE N. V. ft» 

DR. JULIAN SIEGEL 

lies Breadwap, Hew Taefe- 



W**ki 



teiriei 



Gatee An 

1st halt rs-t) 
Dell A nilsa 
Barr A Cross 
LanKford A Myra 
Lewla A Amea 
Gertrude Kderle 

Id halt (6-9) 
Cleo Lambert Co 
Ptaaler * Kama 
Smttll A ABmaa 
Gertmde Bderl* 
(Oa* to flll) 

Halba 

lat half (t-Vt 
4 Balllotts 
Tock & Toy 
Jo* Toung Co 
M**haa A Sliannon 
Angol A Ftlller 
Capmaa Broa A F 

2d half (l-l) 
White's Doga 
Walmsley A K*tlag 
In China 
(Thra* to flll) 

Metropolltaa (I) 
Takewa Jap* 
Keena Sia 
Klein Bros 
Temptations of 'IT 
(Two to nil) 
PakM* 
1st half (S-»> 
Aerial flmlths 
Meyera A Nola>a 
Smith A Hart 
Jock McKep 
Bathing Beautle* 
id halt (a-t) 
I Mazelloa 
Trade 1 

Maehan A Shannon 
Mnal* Day* 
(Oa* t* Ml) 



1*1 halt 
I Reddlngtona 
1 Oo-Eda 
T^aFoIlette Co 
Bobbins A Jewett 
Sadie Banks Co 

id half (C-9) 
S Herman Broa 
Rhoda A Brotdielle 
Joe Toung Co 
Roscoe Arbuckla 
(On* to ail) 

ATL.\NTA. OA. 
Orand (S) 



Jo* Fanton Oa 
Hart Wagner A 1i 
M Urlngaton Co 

Burt A Koaedale 
Steele A Wlnalow 

HAT RIDGE, N. T. 

1st lialt (3 5) 
Booth A Nina 



Arthur TJoyd. 
J Dnnnellv Bee 
J A K T.ee 
Jean Graneae Co 
Honorable Mr We 

BVANSVI.E. I«V . 
Tlvoll 
1st half (g-e) 
Donala Sia 
Kramer A Flelda 
Fein A Tennyson 
Kramer A Boyle 
Harvard Collegian* 

■BBOKEN, N. t. 
Stale 

1st hnlf (3-5) 
Weeks A Cnmfbell 
Ralph Ash Co 
Bobliy r.-irlM.rie Co 
Cnranns ft Itacker 
(One to nil) 

Id halt (••» 
Blal* Huber 
C A 9 Kaatlas 
Msricr A Anger ~ 
Bailor Taylor A V 
(One to nil) 

JAMAICA, I* t. 
Hillside 
let half (3-5) 
S Herman Broa 
CaHler A Wells 
Billy Farrell Co 
Rodcro A Maley 
Bronson A Renee 

Id half <f-*) 
Paul Broa 
Dick Ryan 
Kramar A Meek 
Angel A Paller 
Harrj Olrard Co 

KBMUPaUk TBNH, 
Male <t) 

Katharine Sinclair 

Tom A Jerry 
Bnrr Mayo A R 
Babcock & -Dolir 
Shaw A Carroll R* 

MONTBE.AI„ CAN. 
Ix>ew'a (3) 

K T Kuina Co 
Myrtle Beland 
EI Oota & Byrre 
Nell Roy Co 
Sid Lewis Co 
Radio Funclea 

NBWABK. X. J. 



•m 

J J Colllna 
Franel* R A Pn R 
Hyam* A Evan* 
Mllian Bbaw 
Chas Ahaern Co 

NBW OBI.r^NS 
Stat* <i> 
Parlalenn* I 



Wednesday, SeptHnber 28. 1W7 



V A R I-E T Y ' 



VARIETY 



87 



fagal A Robertson 

d,,!,' I,otlU» 

narna A K*n« 

f BtjU»l> SfPP*" 

yOBFOUI. VA. 

8t«le (» 

Utiif rippi'»« Co 

T A A Waldman 
■Mtt B«« • V 

AMiM (» 

Billy lAMant 4 
Ulch » Chcrle 
Bob C*pron Co 
jury HaynM Co 
BUI Hamilton Orcb 

OHttM <» 

Awal * cwck 



Harry liinca 
Avalun Co 
(Od« to Oil) 

TORONTO, CAN. 

Yaw M. <t) 
Downey A WrCoy 
Millar * Br*4(«r« 
Tony Gray CO 
1 Riti Broa 
Al LaVine Bd 

WOODIIAVEN. 
WUUrd 

1st half (3'S) 
Joe llrncllii 3 
Dick Ryan 
Grey A liyr(»n 
Smith & Allniun 
(One to nil) 

2d h:i]l (C-9) 
Marble I'lifton Ptnr 
1 Co- Eds 
Adrift 

Bob Nslaon Co 
FrldklB Rhoda Co 



THIS WEEK 

BON JOHN UIKLS 
Orph'ORi, Boaton 
AL — KMMA — MAIUilE 
AnrricAn aad UnrolH 
HARKY BBBEN 
GsTdca, VoIMnore 

0EA8. 7. RISEFATBICK 

IM W«M «Mk fMol. Mm Xork 



UewWcsten 



CMICAOO 

Baddy Plsber Bd 

Wclford * Newton 
•ophle Tllden 
Kohn & Dpl'lnto 

CHpltol (Z0> 

TW.1 IlclbrldKP Bd 
Kort'noff * Mar<e 
premier 3 
Joe Whitehead 
TKaphono 

Ktolto (S) 
Sforaii * LaBert 

J A A fltamberk 
Taylor H'ward & T 
Klalto Mu« *'o 

Stratford 
td half (211-1) 
M Ilillblom Bd 
T'd Lf^ary 
Eckhart Brun 
T^'rlRht DnuKlas Co 
Elletn Hil1>i'r' 

DKTROIT. MICH, 
rinderclla 

1st half (2-4) 
Laironl.inB 
Lew Fltxvlbhons 
Clifford WftTQe Co 
Bchaafar 4k Bern ice 
Chaa Zlta Co 
Booaerelt 

2.1 half (6-8) 
Larconlans 
Lew Fttzcibboni 
Clifford Wayno Co 
•cliaefer A Bernice 
Chaa Zlta Co 

BTNATIIXB. Tfn>. 

lat half <S-S) 
Donald Sla 

Xram^r A Plelds 
T«\n A TennyHon 
Kramfr Sc Boyle 
Harvard Collegians 

2d half <e-S) 
Lambert! 
Nell Bterllac Co 
•Mow A McNeil 
MmU a Carmo 
<Om to mi) 

BAT. WIS. 



Osoar & King 
Vyeno Jajis 

2d half (fi-S) 
Miihoney & <Vril 
CarRon & W illard 
Trella ("o 

JANl-SiVIaK, WIS. 
Jeffrla 

?d half <3«-2) 
Sherman A rtewart 
Thelma 
MoraU Sis 
Ray Ardten Co 
Salardn 3 

KALAMAZOO 
Fuller 

Ut h:.lf (C-S> 
lli^'Kit> ^- ("ii'iper 
Lewis A- T.o'a 
Toby W< llH n 

2d half <0-fl) 
Knox Com 4 
I' Brlohard Co 
(One to All) 

LONDON, CAN. 
I*orw*B 
lat half (3-5) 
Janton SIstern 
Ma rah A Mack 
Knox Com 4 

Sd half ((-•) 
Sncll * Vernon 
Oscar & Vernon 
OBcar A King 
Joe Peso*. & Co 

MIL.WAVKKB 

Bobbr Ronahaw Co 

Ttt Jonea 
tredge Van A W 
Oertle Stewart 
Mildred Andre 
MuAlc Makers 

Modjeaka . 

1st half (Z-3> 
Richard Edwarda 
KHnor Charier 

Wisconaln (1) 

Dave Schooler 

VUSKBG'N, mCH. 



Pox A Maybella 
Francia Mancy 
Hickman Broa 
Roma'a Tr 

MINNEAPOLIS 
Pantacea (3) 

Nathann Bros 
3 ryrloii.H 
Pf-n Smith 

Fulton A Parker 
(One to fill) 

BI TTE. MONT. 
PantaKea (S> 

Merlv H ('ockaloi.s 
Fiir^-u A Fti. hi-r.lM 
Vidii NVtrti r,i 
Balrd & Hewitt 
I>ave Rafael Co 

SPOKAKB. WASIL 
ranlaceo <8) 

Aerinl Patts 
Stanley Chuprhan 
Subilla Bowhan 
Baymond Wilbert 
tOne to All) 

SEATTiaC WASH. 
Paatavea <S) 

Emory Manley Co 
Lee & ('ranston 
Taonk'tin Kinney Co 
Al Abbott 
<One to fill) 

VANCOI-y'R, B. r. 
I*an(agm <S) 

Klutinc'fl Aiiiinalfl 
I >olore,«) I.oitex 
Corner I>rug, Store 
Ford A <"n'Kham 
Parisian Whirl 

TACOM A. WASH. 

nuiteffM <s> 

Knox A Stetaon 
Fid Gordon 
Kr*-d Henderson 
Suphle Tucker 
Til 111 pa 

PORTLAND. ORE. 
Pantnces <3) 

Parish & P( ru 
Patricia Shannon 
.lack Sli(.us^> 
I'nfsei i s Rev 
Allen A Ntimian 
Maniell'a Maatklna 

SAN nUNCIOCO 
PaataKea (3) 

C & K )5 rei a 
Baker & iJray 
Brown & Bowerx R 
Kmplre Comedy 4 
Nicholaa Rev 

FMMVM ft) 

Younvera 



1st half (1-t) 
Grace Aldrlch 

2d half (4-<) 
K'per A MIschenko 

MfKSON, Micn. 
Capital 
l«t halt (l-I) 
liattiMt * Crow 



lat halt <i-i) 
ClUlord * TAMO 
Tralia Co 

(Om to ail) 

id half ((-I) 
Ifarjorle Burton 
Lawla A Lola 
Ben Haoaan Co 

WAVKF>1I\, wi; 
rark 
lat iMilf (M) 
task BMdoB 



I'lMilu r a UoKs 
Jllnu^^^Ky Tr 

iT»o to nil) 
Panai (S) 

I'arl Srhanck t 
Welch A NortoB 
Sol Hoopll 4 
(Three to ttll) 

8AX MBGO, CAL. 
Pantacea (S) 

Haley A Joyce Slo 
Do'ly Kay 
6 Pnunmn Phaw!> 
(Thrt-e l(. run 

L-(i IlKAdl. TAU 
rAntaKea <3) 

: Or..nl..s • 

llont'j Dioon Ltd 
Tom Hrown Bd 
I Two to nil) 

SALT LAKE CITV 
rantacrs (S) 

Ed T.ftvine 
Gaby Duvalla 
^ank Dobaoa 

BI Cleve 

Motlfno Rev 

OdDEN, ITAH 

PantocM ((> 

Korinan TcJma 
Allen Reno 

Sunbeams 
EvH TiinKUay 
Hurt & Lehman 
4 Hl.rloH 

OMAHA. \Klt. 
I'ajituKON (3) 

Al x nii r Hi.,s i E 
Kst. lle Husr 
Uuiiscl A Marconi 
Frank, Stafford 
Jack T^avlor 
Selby Oook 

KAKSAS cinr 

Faatacaa (t) 

Juan Duvalle 
Kesaler A Myrcan 

Sylvia Loyal Co 
-Mn^do & Wynn 
CniiorH ot 111;;: 

MEMIMIIS. TKNN. 
PAatasn (3) 

Llltlejohna 

T.evan A- Dorif 
MortMll Fallet 
Kxpofit ion 4 

(otif to rill) 



ATLANTA. 4; 
ritnluaeft tS) 

Aruunil the \\'( 
Hiitt W'lM.'l 
t'kraniiin t'h:, 
(Taro to Dili 



M>. BBMU. IMO. 



lat kalf (2-4) 
Uiller A Mack 
Carnival of Vanlcc 
Rice A Werner 
.Two to nil) 

::d half <2-l) 
J..hn Wilv Co 
Zelda Uros 
(Ttarf* lo flii) 



»rKIMiK'IJ>. IIJ.. 
Orphmni 

lat half i2-t't 
Aleaander A Vvsgy 
Ferria A Ellis 
Carnival of Venice 

tTwo to fll: ) 

2d half lit) 
Henry Sitntrt v Ucv 
Katelle Krutus 

(TJirM to am 



hlcnlat« 



ATI.\NTA, <iA. 
Keilh-Alb«H' (3> 

Frear UafcK^tl i F 
Vtnue 

Howell's Collegianj* 
Worth A WilUnK 
llorlick Family 

Al HTIN. TKX. 
Haorock O. H. 
2d half «-7> 
(aame Mil playa 
Qalveatoa l-t) 
Helen Oarlaon 
Hayden A Taylor 
W A B Reddiok 
Stuart A Lash 
Original Cavaliers 

BIRM'OH'H. ALA. 
Majewtic (S> 

Or a 

Mt Kee & OX" Co 
Cent' Barn»-s Co 
Brooks & Robs 
Ueo Spalding Co 

DALLAN. TEX. 
Majestic (S) 
Prince Toro 
Calrton A Ballew 
Weaver Broa 
Ellne A Wheeler 
Mr A Mrs Stamm 

FT. SMITH. ARK. 

Jole (3) 
IIonK U I Tr 

John i 1 . L I 



L'Li: K(B K. ARK. 
Majeoltc 

1st half (2 b) 
H.iiii; KouK Tr 
John Ir\ini{ Fisher 
Pal Daley Co 
Nellson A Worden 

Sd bait (6-9) 
Shadowgraph 
Hall A' Allman 
Bal Caprice 
\On« to nil) 

NEW ORLK-\NS 
Orpheum (3> 

Gufl Kdwards Rev 

OKK%llOM.% CITY 
Orpheiim (S) 

Bla< k A Gold 

Hoy Sniei k 

Kedniond At Wells 

Patrico'a 

Fountain of l>uncc 
SAN ATttWlO 

Orph««m U) 
Brasdon A M Rev 
TVUIA. OKLA. 

Orphevm <1> 
Zella Sla 
Alice Lawlor 
Faber A Wella 
Oeo Mooroliouae 
Joe Rheas Bd 

(1 i< rn7 \ K.^N'S. 



OAKfaAND, CAL. 
Ondieum (3> 
Hal Hart 
Wayburn'a Buds 
McCarthy Sla 
Hurlci(u.n!t 
Kay & ll;iirisnn 
\On<> to nil) 

POKTIaAND. ork. 
Orpheam (S| 

Mak'^r & R< dford U 
kinrie Vero 
Bor«ln. r 4< Bii>.-r 
llaj n- s I.'hin n X 11 
Barru 4: Whiilfdgc 
sh^an A Cantor 
KAN rRANCIM'O 
tioltlrn tiate (S> 



1.: 



l>atnty Murif 
Ina Alc*.\. Co 
Carl KInInv■^^ Co 

crwo to till) 
Orpbeum (3) 

Klo Vernon Co 
Fred Ardath 
Ann Codei.- 
<:ali'nus 



of I s 



I'odc 



a Afterpiece 



bBATTI.K. HASH. 

Orpheum <3) 
Jue Kong 

Ama Nile In I.'nd'n 
RAD Dean 

Alloon A Mnrjoi !•> 
I'.-pita Cran t-'-i 

ST. IX)I IS, MO. 
Orphrum (3) 

Bill Robinson 
Koktn A ^ iialetlU 
■lean Adair Co 
<Two to All) 

H: laonla (3) 

W.lls & 4 Favs 
Bert I-vltll Co 
Mil Klf 

Sid M.-..t.' \ Ptnr 
(One lo fill) 

VANCOl V*R. B. 0. 

Or|»l>rum (3) 
WiSt A, McOlnty 
Vanopsi Co 
Clifford A Marlon 
Frank RlchardRon 
Hawyer A Kddy 
H.irrinKton 81s 

WINMPF^;. TAX. 
Orpheum (3) 

WHyt'Urn'f Hev 
A A F St.dnian 
Fled lluKhes Co 
(Thr.r (.1 nil) 



A r. her 
to fll) 



Regent 
2d h.ilt «29-:) 
Uarlnuff'a Clr 
PAP Garvtnl 

ir-ndiit-Kn A Whltt 

KiirrHidr (26> 
Corilon'it nogs 
Bard A A vuo 
J,d P.Mdey 

Crawftird A B 
Foy Kuniily 
Herbert Warren 
tlrace LaRue 
Bddfe Fny Co 
LcB Jardys 
CD 

Sylvia Ciark 
.lo.> Marks Co 
Jack llanley 
Roye A Maye 



T.eponrl Co 
II & I A Fell 



(On.- t.i '"1 II 
AMITAIH I \, O. 
I'll la cr 
•d h.Tlf (29-2) 
n.eveii A Wella 
Holt W.'lr 
(Three to ftll) 

ATLANTA. GA. 
Ciraad 

Sd half (2»-2) 
Revd A Puthera 
Brown perbjr Oreh 
chappelle A CUon 
Alex A. His Oan( 



ATI. \ NTH cm 



Uob Murphy 



Kath-Westera 



AtncBliM 



riiu A<;o. iiai.. 

Amrrlenn ^ 

1st half (2-4) 
Hormony Girls 
Cadcl 6 
B.e J.)rr 4 
Frank. I I")uniry 
Joe Delier Co 
(One to mi i 

2d half (5 8) 
Rev De ArtlHt 
Mack A Aubrey 
Shanghai Co 
(Three to nil) 

Brimont 

Ist half (2-4) 
Syncopation Co 
(Others to All) 

2d half (5-8) 
Melody May Orrh 
Talbert A Plaher 
(Others to All) 



VAmrnnxB-ooioDT 

AL BOASBERG 



m la. 



Pantages 



KEWABK, N. J. 
Pantacra (3) 

Jolly « Wild 
Lorr;nne A Mlnto 
Pisa no A l^andauer 
Oakea Delgour Or 
<One to mi) 

BVrrALO, K. T. 
Paatagea (() 

The UatTfya 

wllmot 81a 
Jack DeAllwrt 
Samoa na 
(On* to nil) 

MAOABA FA 



(3-t) 



Rev 



lat halt 

LeKoe 3 
B'a'Hy Rev 
■Winnltred * Mills 
Larry a Knt 
(One Co All) 

ad half l(-t) 
Harry Meehan 
Or. II), 

rnime i„ nil) 

T<)RO\T4>, ( AN. 
Paatmrea (S) 
Wortba 



Kay Hnlinc 
Jack McCIoakr, Co 
Romalne A Caatla 

Brandel's Brev 
HAMILTON. CAN. 

Pantairen (3) 
Wel.I.inns 
Rubin A- Wnlone 
Harry Ames 4'o 
R'88'11 A Armstr'np: 
Tranalleld £ia * V 
DF.TROIT, MICH. 

FantaCM (t> 
Gautia rbelps Co 
4 Volunteers 
Astll A Font-iine 
Fred Kowers Co 
Alice Lloyd 
Cyclone Rev 



Paatarra (S) 

Richards 
Lera A Spencer 
Jack DrSylvIn 
nronson A Gordon 
Ilunffarl.m Tr 
(One to fill) 
INDl »NArOIJS 
PanlnKr* (■D 
Loaiss A Iiit«:b*ll 



lat half (1-4) 
Marston A Manley 

Zermalne ft Ferrar 
Shanghai Co 
(Two to nil) 

2d half (S-l) 
Walzer A Dyer 
Birdie Dean Co 
Harmony Co 
(Two to All) 

M«laa<l« (t) 

Testerday A Today 
Froalnl 

Flader A Rath 
Dalton A Cralc 
■Ta ICandol Co 
Lewie A lAVaara 

CBAMPAIGN, ILL. 
Orpheom 

1st half (2-4) 
P Whiteside Co 
(Others to nil) 

2d half (5-8) 
Sunhiet Hcv 
Johnson A Bakf.-r 
(Three to nil) 



Ferris ft K^lls 
Kn \ y 

Ccn Hunler 
(One tn till) 

MADISO.V, WIS. 
Orphrvm 
lat half (2-4) 
Kruffel A Robles 
Jay Herble 
(Three to till) 

2d half (5.H) 
PrincePH W.itawaso 
I'nile Bob 
(Thr.e lo nil) 

MIIAVAIKF.E 
Majretlr (3) 

Gordon A GroJC 
IfcRae A CIckk 
Christie A Dunn 
Lldla Harris 
Jack Goldle Rev 
(One to All) 

MUrVBAPOLU 
Tht M. (t> 

Foraythe A Kelly 
Archer A Belford 
Gordon Broa 
Howa A Fay . 




Pat Daley Co 
N'ellaon A Worden 
(One ta ail> 

FT. WOBTH, TKX. 
MAJeatla <•) 

Bett'a Seals 
The Croonadere 
Burns A Allen 
Eddie Booa 
Jimmy Barchlll 
HOC8T0N, TKX. 

Majeatle (S) 
Le DloB Clr 
Calvin O C A ▼ 
Jimmy Allard Co 
Burke A DnaklB 
Ed Janla' Rev 



lat fcait 4t-() . 
Kakama A Loratta 
RublBl A Raaa 
Florence Hedcaa 
Frank Farron 
■lllott A LaToor 

td half ((-9) 
Henry Antrim 
Clemens BlllinK Co 
Billy Fynar Co 
(Two ta til) 

WICmTA FALLg 
Majeatle (S) 

Richard Vlnlor Co 
Clevel'd A Downey 
Dave Harrla 
Tom Smith 
Colonial 4 



Or|dieiiiii 



CWCAGO, ILL. 

INveney 
' lat half <>-() 
Johnaon A Baker 



Michel 

Frank Sablnl Co 
Chilton A Thomaa 

ChooB Co 



CLBVBI.AND, O. 
Read's Hipp 

lat half (!-4) 
Mftrty .Martell 
3 VaKiiinlH 
Harnioiiy 4 
llaxtcr ,t Frank 
(One to nil I 

2d half list 
3 W. ber llirls 
I'aul Yocan Co 
MarKie Martell 
iTwo to" nil) 

DKTROIT. Mirn. 
O. RIvcrIa m 

Tom Wonder A Sis 
Halnea Sis 
Melva Telma 
Jean Starr 
(One to nil) 

FT. WAYNE. 1NI>. 
Palace 

1st l.nlt CD 
C...r.l..n KlliMr.r Mil 
lioUKiils ClunlCK .;o 
(Thiec to nil) 

I'd half li-t) 
noaslps Of 1927 

(Others to nil) 
H.AMMOND, IND. 
New Mala 

Ist half (2-4) 
Ilolh Sis 
Rector A Cooper 
Doris Rue 
(Two to HID 

2d half 15 S) 
Wells A WInthrop 
Eleanor <*haraln 
Shannon Co 
Mabel Oakley 
(One to nil) 

LEXINGTON. KV. 
Ren All 
1st half (>-4> 

Cleo Co 

B'dnian A Rowland 
iThree to nil) 

2d half C-l) 
Joe Jenny 4 
waller Febl Bd 



Iv*i a ;ii< r \- l-'i. Ids 
(TWi. to tillt 
' Ml Nt'lE, IND. 
Wyaar 4iiand 

1st half (2-4) 

Lady Marjraret Co 
\Vil;-.rm A C.dfrcy 
(■J ilt. to till) 

:.l half iS-t) 
lliU I'loill 
lluils..n Wondcra 
iThr.e to nil) 

RiraMOMD, un>. 
Mnmr 

Isl half (2-4) 
S Good Knights 
Bob Bobble A Bob 
CCline to mil 

Id half (6-1.) 
I.:..ly Mariiar. t Co 
Wilson A (lo\1fray 
(Three to nil) 
SANDl'KKV. O. 
Hrhade 
Isl half (2-4) 
Musical Hunters 
2d halt 11-1) 
Fltalmmona A F 
TCRRR HACTK 
Indiana 
im half (!-4) 
Roxy La Rocca 
Envy 

(Three to nil) 

Id half ((-I) 
StepplBC AioUff 
Fenton A Flelda 
(Three to HID 
WINDMR, ONT. 
OapHol 
1st half (2-4) 
Fltalmmona A F • 
SSelda Bros 
Cronia A Hart 
Flamlnff Toalh 
Dannie Cabot 

id half (l-l) 
Rosy I.a Rocca 
Davis A Nt-laon 
Owens Kelly Hev 
Jim Jam Jems 
(One to nil) 



NBW VOBK 4 ITY 
Rroadway (tO 

Van I.ane A V 
Sherman A Ryan 
Millard & Marlin 



lA. 



DAVKKPORT, 
Capitol 

lal half (2-4) 
D Bush Bd 

Shannon & Colem'n 
2 Tuml'lInK Clowns 
(Two to nil) 

2d half in-t) 
T.erf ft D'tr.nr st Sis 
Slav.-s iif M.li.dy 
I 'Hhti int/ toll's Co 
(Two t.i nil) 

DF> .MOINKS. I.\. 
Orpheum 

2<1 hiilf (21) 
On Tour 
DashiDffton's Co 
Slaves of Melody 
(Two to All) 

2d half IS-S) 
I.epan A Bast.-do 
Dorothy Hush Bd 
:- 9 T y wi bli na cl n wm 



.Two to ni;)^ 

|!>' N'<t II.LK. IND. 
t.raod 

lai half (:-4) 



Mill' 
E.ld 
Fiyl 



A Ma' k 
Dal'- Co 



Harpers 

»>. lo mil 

M h.-ilf (;•«) 

Wblleaide Co 



WHEN 

PLAYING 

PHILADELPHIA 



JACK Le LIPSHUTZ 
TAILOR 



ORDER 
MONDAY; 

QAO WJL^ Cf FINISH 

9Up nam ote^TusoAv 



Millar Sla Rev 
Blanche A Jimmy 

■OCKTORD. ILL. 



(2 4) 



1st half 

(■nrle Bob 
Princess Watawaso 
(Thre.: to nil) 

2d half (0-t) 
Banjo Lan.l 
Chris Richards 
(Three to mil 

ST. I/)ri», MO. 
(iritnd O. II. («l 

Fakir 

Harry Levan I'o 
Krnn.-dy A Davis 
n. nd. r A Nat 
(One to nil) 

ST. FAI L. MINN. 
Pnlare 

1st half l2-i-> 
HuKliie Clark Co 
(Others to (111 I 

2d half i.-.->) 
nr.lj .Milkr C.i 
0 Ulai-kbir.ls 
(Ilcnroe Sis 
.Senator Murphy 
Shannon A Col. in'n 

Siorx riTT. lA. 
acpluam____ 



1st halt (2-4) 

CI. n. .i'- Mis 
9 lllarkbirds 

(loss A Ilarr..ws 
Billy Miller Co 
Senator Murphy 
td halt ll-K 
Sam Robblns f*rch 
Jack Collier Sla 
(Three i<i fill) 



Leff A D. niarests 

(Three to nil) 

:d half (6-9) 
Jay Herbio 
(Others to All) 

Palace (t) 

Odale Careno 
Boyle A Hello 
Ardlne A Tyrell 
B A E Newell 
Uene Austin 
Toto 

Y;;tes A Lawlcy 
Harry Conley Co 

Rlverla (3) 
Word.-n Broa 
Barrett A cuneen 
Flessnn A Fol'.in 
.Son l^ndijrr 
Nargo Beth Co 
(One to All) 

State-Lake (» 
Miller A Corbett 
Morris A Campbel 
Erneat Hiatt 
MlttT ft Tllllo 
I'ickard'a Seals 
S Lordena 
Pat llcnnlnlf Co 
Rosita Or< h 
Claude ft Marlon 
Tower 

1st half (3-j) 
Shai.ir>. i (i .M II ] 
I'aol Vii' an 
-fThree to All. 

Id half <4-» 
On Tour 
3 Muskcteere 
Geo Sheldon Co 
Chria RIchatda 
(One to flII) 

oou 

im 4t) 
Davla A Darnell 



Cole A Snyder 
Falls ReadInc A R 

KANSAS cm 
ei pli e — (t) 

Harrla A netlajr 
Babe Bean Bd 
Harry Bnma Co 
O Dormonde Ptnr 
Will Favershain Co 
Edith Clasper Co 
(One to All) 

LOS ANGELES 
BlUatrrat (t> 
Harry Holman Co 
Claodla Coleman 
Nick Lttcaa 
Gllaon A Sc««t 
(Two to All) 

Orphenm (3) 

A ft .U 111,.' 

HOOp.T ^ llHl'll.tl 

Kd.lie l-.,ni...l 

Tvelt. ItUial 

Barber LanKe 
■ AM Beck 
Sherwood Orch 
(One to All) 

MlLWArKRB - 
Palnee IS) 

Ward ft Van 
Whirl of hpl'ndf.r 
Elli.; lia\is 
Forninellr, ft C 
Me'll.'> A l)ui'r.e 

MINNKAPOLIS 
llMinrpIn (t) 

Rnbye I.athain 2 
Valerie Bergere 
McClellan A Sarah 
Clayton ft l^nnic 
(Two to mi) 



2 Dnveys 
Harry Webb 
Block A Sully 
(Three to nil) 



Baach Ballet 
(Two to All) 

Franklin 

2d half (29-2) 
A ft L Dav 



Mil 



A- I'. 



■;l 



M liaH «•»-») 
Bealanny Tr 
Robey A Mitchell 

Doc Baker Co 
O'Dlva A Seala 

(One to nil) 



Hisl 

2.1 I. 



St. 



r 



Al ICniiiia n .M 
The Show Oft 
Daly ft Ka.-e 
I..-.. Carilhi 
It.v I'nusual 
.i)n. I-. mil 

AAlh St. 

2d halt );;. :i 

J'.e Krisi 
It'-rt Sheppard 
Klsa Ersia Co 
I Three to All) 

Mh Ave. 

2d half (29-:) 
Benlell A Gould 
Ross Wyse Jr 
Ales Carr 
Chain A Aroher 
(One to nil) 

Mlh HI. 

:d halt IZ'J it 
I" I a 1 1 Delia 
lahi.r ft liii.n 
.Fiilin Harry 
(Three to All) 

Fardham 

Id half 129 2) 
KoKer Wilhaiiis 
Htan Iluffhi-s Co 
b.ed A Auai.a 



Venita tlould 
Manny Kinif Co 

Fnrb.-s Prout Rev 

I'all .Mall 

Haaalltoa 

Id half (21-1) 
T A A Waldman 
Owen McOWney 
Irene Rlcnrdo 

(TWO to All) 
Hippodrome (tS) 

3 Ace, 

Scan Dcnno ft 3 
Dare A Wahl 
Cabarabia 
Billy Glason 
Haverinan Animals 
(-1) 

Ot.ln' North 
ilco Crltfin Co 



Tu. k ft 



ope 



I'Mdle Lamb. I t 
llaz.-l Croaliy 
M l..ewla Co 



:d halt (29-2) 
Athea 

(iray Family 
Jai k Msn.ly 
Fri-.l l..i»flilner 
MarKar.'l f..-vern 

((Jll.; t.) liTl) 

i;.->th SI. 

2d halt (292) 
Dantes Failles 
Chilton A Thomas 
May Vsher 
Amaxon A Nile 
Rodrro A Maley 
Miller A Rost 
Harry Beresford 

Palare («•) 

Felov Is 

Lubin i(i"kw,i)i 
.Vik-ht ill ih- ■■liib 
Ilyile A llurrell 
llrendell A Burt 
N'aslmova 
Isa Kremer 
Benny Rubin Co 
Gaul tee * i'ony 
I H ) 

i Vciiiu i;(.u.d 



JOHN J. KEMP 

Theatrical Insurance 

551 Fifth Avenue. New York 
Murray UlU 7RSS't 



Barto ft Mann 
llalla RinI Sin 
I Three to All) 

■oFal 

2d half (29-2) 

In the Back Yard 
Abe Kevn-ilds 
Kddle White 
(Three tn fill) 

CONtTV- ISLAND 
Tllyoil 
2d half 125-:) 
The Seel. a. -lis 
DIehl Sis A Mae 
Hamper A Bayard 
Jeannia 
(One to All) 

PAR ROf«AWAY 
Stmnd 

2d halt (29 2) 
Rule Hriis ft Ti nny 
Irene Hi.-iirilii 
Hurst ft \'ii);t 
|i;t\c ft Tr. ssle 
llr.nin .V l..-hart 
Rae Samuels 
Red Folliea 

BROOKLTN 
Alkaa (M) 

Belancourt Co 
Galla.Rlnl Co 
Bdnar Berffon Co 
Hlekey Bros. 
Roye A Maye Be* 
Healy A Cross 
(3) 

Dare A Wahl 
Rae Samuels 
Foy Family 
(Three to BID 



2d half (tl-2) 

Dubois 8 
Jean Medcalf 
McLouKhlin ft E 
Brooks ft Rush 
A D F 3 

Flatbosli 

J halt (29-2) 
rialnes Bros 
(Others to All) 

Greenpolnt 
td halt (29-2) 
BuBSey A Case 
Miles A ManaSeld 
Dean A LlUy 

(Two to all) 

Orphenm 

Id half (29-2) 
Jack Hanley 
Muller Grace A M 
Bergman A MeK 
Dave Fermaon 
The DeTarlaos 

Proapcet 

2d halt (29-2) 
Clifl ft Itadclitr 
John Lyons 
Ijihr A Merccdee 
(Three to All) 

AKRON, O. 
rnhuw 

Id halt 121-2) 
Wally A Zeller 

A.la Brown 
mrnist lllalt 
M.-morirs ot Op.ra 
Boyle A Dela 
Laaella Pola 

ALHANT. N. T. 
Prw-lor's 

2il ha:f I I'll : I 
Wally Sharpies 
Lester A Stuart 
Flores Oirla 
La niys 
(One lo All) 
ALLKNTOW N. PA. 
I olonlal 

2il halt (29 2) 
iTini'tiin ft Yah 
Sandy ft DouKlBS 
.Marvel A Fay 
(ilrlle A Cyclones 
(One to All) 

ALUANCE. O. 

AlUnnre 
. 2d half (29-2) 
Doran Riv.s 
Cliff Johnson 
(Jaml.-rs Toy .'-li-.p 
Moiiian ft l,i..c 
(One tu ni:) 

AMII KV PAKK 
Main SI. 

2.1 half 1 2? 2) 
-Wiilu-JL^C ' I" i"n 
(lar.lo. r ft I' liili.iiM 
Bert . III. I I .11 
IT«o to lill) 
ASHEVtLLB, N. C. 
rbia 

:d i.i'i' i?r-:) 

Ku>.h-n ..^ » 



Jns Kllpatrick 
Melvilli- A Stetson 
(One 1,1 nil) 

nAl.TlMORK. tm. 
Maryland (t«) 

Mayo ft Lynn 
Belle Baker 
3 Whirlwinds 
H TImbera Co 

IJ) 
n.ib Hall 

Heed .«- imlhera 
Wl'lle Manas 
J ft II Iteyes 

llclle iiaker 

.fi-ITerson 
2d half (29-l> 
Robt Iteilly Co 
Bill Reifsy 
Hayes A Cody 
Violet I'trir 
I-'i.nl ft VM-inp 

IIWONNE. N. J, 
Palace 
2.1 half I29-I> - 
Billy I'liamp 
rpslair. s ft Down „ 
DixU' I 
(Two to All) 

BIN(III'M*>N, M.X. 
HinnhAMlaB 

2d half <»•» 
Bennett I 
Dorothy Bytoa 
O'Connor 4 
Ray Shuatar 
Senna A Wabar 

niRM'lill'W. AIJl. 
Ijrie 
2d half (29-2) 
Worth & Wiilinc 
Frear Ilnira ft F 
Horllck Family 
Howeti-a Corctataa 

BOSTOX, MAM. 
Oordaa'a nfaMtK 

(Seollar So.) <M> 
Osso A Llnko 
3 Dance Manlaon ' 
Oroh I'lano HottrndA 
.Marino A Martin 
Helen Honan 
Gordon's Olynspin 

(Wash St.) (I«) 
Thrlllera 

Gordon A Walfcav 
Bdpar A Metoalt 

(Two to All) 

Katth** <M) 
Cook M A RarvoF 
Cromwell Knox 
Renea RIano 
Clara Jacobo 
Tier A Ross 
Wnyburn'B Prom 
LaoK ft Haley 
The Earles 
(One to nil) 
(3) 

PIsher A Ollmorc 
Buby Morton 
Berry's Pota 
Jack Donahna 
Murphy Braa 

Van ft Delia 
June A Jo 
Die Ortoa 
(one to All) 
New IIOBlaB <*•> 

I. a. Idle A Garden 

Siiili) 10 

II. len Lewis 

[■|-hr.-i lo nil) 

IIR MIKOHD. PA. 
Briwtford 

2il half (29-2) 



a I ft- West 



111 Jn 



or«e 



J ft J (ilhso 
Arcarri Uros 
(One to till) 

BRIIMIMrRT. C*. 
rnlaca 

td half ll(-i) 
Gaston I'alraer 
Jack Norworlh 
Rardo A Cun'gham 
Del orlos 
Kene A Calvert 
BI KKAl.O. N. T. 
Hippodrome 
2d halt (:9-2> 
cuckoo 

Rose* A Thoma 
(iehan A Garrataon 
Modern Marlonetia 
Racine ft Ray 
Dave Appoion 
lAMDLN.^N. J. _ 
Towers 
21 h.iir 12? 2) 
La-.ill.- Ilaaaon AM 
•|-Ji*» 4 

SipiCi .v Barker 



M. II 



(Ci/iilimn il I'll V' U' 



rosbi 

< Cir 
«3I 



VARIETY 




Wednesday, September tS, IM7 




L 

GOING INTO ONE 



lUportcd Sam A. Scribner 
ami I. H. Herk Have 
RaaelMd Understanding — 

ScrilbiMr Pn«d«nt Jil Con- 
solUUted Wheel With 
Herk General Manager — 
Involves Around 60 The- 

SLIGHT OPPOSITION 



Chicago, Sept. 27. 
Sam A. 'Scribnar and (• H. Hark 
hava raaehad ari 'untlfratanding to 
marga tha btirlaaiilia' whaala thay 
r*t»aetivaly haad, ColuM^ V^N 
Mutual, it ia raporta<f. 

isnt tMclll^lir^* of tli* 

CalumnU BuHMqua ' w!ll baeema 
tha pratidant of the consolidation, 
and HerK, now president of tha 
Mutual, will aaauma th« 9^ca of 
fli^fl^sl. ^nMH|Ba^ lift ''^'^^iM^ 



Mutual Extra Features 
Only on Consent Basis 

Thar* wUt ba no added attrqc- 
tiona on tha Mutual Circuit this 
season except where house and 
company management get together 
and arrange tor it especially. 

Thaatrea have the right to run 
special nights. These features are 
not regarded as added attractions. 
The Olympic, N. Y., last week pull- 
ed Its first special attraction, a "sur- 
prise nisht" belngr tacked on Wed- 
nesday evenlqg when colored en- 
tertainers were placed on the stage 
between acta as the "aurprlse." 

The Olympic, 14th atreet. restored 
its runway last week. The Tork- 
vllle and Hurtig ft Seamon Music 
Hall (126th street), also are using 
the runways this ye.'ir. 



CHKAfiaRIALTO 
FOR MTUALS 



CondeiuMl Show* Part 



About 60 traveling burlesque 
ahows and «• many theatres, new 
operated by the two wheels, wilt 
^ go into the joint operation. 

It is said that Messrs Bcribner 
and Herk reached the flnal stage of 
the understanding while t>oth were 
In this city last week attending the 
big fiBht. 

With the merger oonsummated, 
the combiBad l^bM wotild hanre no 
oppoaftion oik'tt; than in tlib |>erma- 
nent burlesque stock shows. They 
now play In but a few cities. 

It la not reported aa to the inan- 
Mfr -1$ «penulwi ot th* wbeato . It 
comUiied. '^Thethe'r they wilt oper' 
ate aa at present lined up, with 
the Columbia continuing its pres- 
ent milled policy of burl^aque and 
■tndikt ' sl^nra, and t|M .WMiwil 
with Itfe ■trlctiy old faahleaed bvr 
lesque at lower prices Is unknown. 

It 1;* said that since the Juncture 
would hrlng too m.any allows oi\ 
a single rotating wheel for a 18- 
week season, the present policy of 
each wheel will be pursued with 
Scribner and Herk working out the 
problems. Another anKle favoring 
that rumor ia that consolidation of 
the wheels would still leave an 
openlns in the major dtle* for an 
ether or oppoatttee MM«s«Im irtMel. 
Peaee at Laef 

"With the consolidation happen 
!nK V, ill he peace on the burlesque 
circuits for the flrst time In years. 
Since the day* oK tlw Weatsra 
ViMel and Eaitei^ 'Wheel, oppOsI 
tlon hns relRtied in burlesque. 
St-unctimos it has been under cover 
fts w hen the Americiin wheel played 
In o)>)>ositlon but was really a sub- 
sidiary of the Columbia Wheel. 

As Scribner brought the Colum 
bla to the front in its class, so has 
Herk done the same for the Mutual 
The latter started a few years ago 
from a small beginning, but now 
furnishes a full -aeasoa of playing 
to Ita eompanlee. > 

Columbia tlibws play on sharing 
terms In their theati-es. Mutual 
attractions play iiniicr a guarantee 
tl,600 weekly for tlie show. Above 
a certain Used aiMmt 'in vMw, 
the Mutual show participates on a 
percentase basis aildltlonally to its 
guaiitnlfc. 

The Columbia W'lieel la an off- 
shoot of the former Eastern Wheel. 
It owns many ot Its houses with 
/ . those theatres operated hy in- 
dividual ccfriraratlons. 

Bam Scribner has been active In 
the burlesque field for years. He 
la reputed wealthy and It Is 
tlioiiffiit by showmen who know 
him lliat if IHcrilnii i coiit:lutlo.s that 
Herk, as opwntor of the joined < ir- 
oulta, will Ikandle them to every- 
one's antlsfactibn, Serlbner may re- 
tire, turning: over the presidency 
and active o])ei;itio'n to Ilcik. 

Hci'k on his record is a \ ery cap- 
able burlesque sWowman. He lias 
beeh engaged In burlesque fui maiiy 
yekrs, bhly lfav|o( tlist field to be- 
(Cohtlttued oh pase 4t> 



I iBBggi mm) 

VVeeks of Oct. 3 and 10 

COLUMBIA 

A Perfect 38— Empire, Providence; 
10,'aayety, Boston. 

Arbuhd" the ' World— Gay^ty, To- 
ronto; 10, Oayety, Buffalo. ' " ' ' 

Bare t'acts — Caainof BoeiOn; IS, 
Casino> BroolUyn, 

BHttla#O^Tath«lM»wlnb, Phil- 
adelphia: li,. fslaee^ Bstttmore. ' 

Cock-a-Daedle • Xh>e II In ai 'is 
Bronx. NeWrTariti 10, BMPirek ?roV7. 
id«nce. 

Cooiper, Mamla^ Palace, Balti- 
more; 10, Oayaty, Washington. 

Darktown Follies — Empire, Brook- 
lyn; 10, Empire, Newark. 

Flying Dutchman — Gayety, Pitts- 
burgh; 10, U O. 

Fooling Around — Colonial, VUea;' 
10, Capitol, Albany. 

Gaietlea of 1028— Oajrety, Beaton; 
10, Columbia, New York. . 

Hero We Are — Columbia, Now 
York; 10, Empire, Brooklyn. 

High Hat Revue-:-Empire, New- 
ark; 10, Utaer'a Bronx, New York. 

Kelly, Lew— Casino, Brooklyn; 10, 
Caaino, Philadelphia. 

Kongo — Gayety, Bselisattr; 10, 
Colonial. UUca^ 

mgtonrls, OSyety, MiStarCli. 

Liet's Uo -Gayety, Detroit; 10, 
Gayety, Toronto. 

NothinB But Olrls— Plaza, Wor 
cester; lu, L. O. 

Rain — L. O.; 10, Plaza, Worcester. 

Snyder, Bozo — Gayety, BuKalo; IS, 
Gayety, Rochester. 

White Cargo— Ia a; M, Olmpie. 
Cincinnati, ■ .• . . . . 

WSm^ Wohm, aid B f i m : O irmplc, 
Ctnclniilati; 10, da>-ettTlmrolt, 



SUSS MUTUAL FOK COMMISH. 

Chicago, Sept. 27. 

Albert Goldman, real estate brok- 
er, has filed 'suit against I. H. Herk 
and tise Mutual Wheel for 11,000. 

Goldman claims the amount as 
commission for his eSarts tft the 
deal that transferred tita lease on 
the Empress to Mutual. 

Cooney Bros, own the south side 
houae, now playing wheel ahowa 



Chlcaco, Sept. 2T, 
LA ileilc is itt"ti»#n dIokeHnv 
for a possible downtown spot tor 

the Mutual wheeL He has conferred 
with Aaron Jones regarding the 
EUalto and Morris Froellch with de- 
signs on the Btata-Oonsreas. 
Neither deal has been ■■ completed, 
but the RlAIto is the more likely. 

The lUalto went from vaudc to 
stock burlesque this summer, rotat- 
ing shows weekly with the Star and 
Garter, west side house. In addition 
to the resident qofnpany the RIalto 
i^ses thres ficts. and a feature pic- 
ture, tt has been averaging 110,000 
regularly, out-grossing the former 
vaude days. It is estimated that a 
Mutua) show would tax the house 
ab«Hit,-n9« a ,^*^ Itis .t^jih tte^ 
present stocV. WniM ewllts woiiMT 
sUso provide niiore varlated form of 
entertainment and people. 
. Herk now has the impress on the 
far south side, K Am dOwi^towA 
project goes throutl^ Ittltual will 
have two dates Instead of one in 
Chicago. It Is probable the shows 
wouM open downtown and finish 
out sonth. 



C«»t ChangM 

Six Jolljr Jesters wtthdrew last 
week from the Landry Bros>.' .Co- 
Ivmbla show. 



Phlla. Bijou Ste^k 

Billy Vail has acquhred the BUb>i, 
Philadelphia, and wUl install bUT'. 
lesque Btocic there Oct. t. 



MUTUAL 

Band Box I'.evue — Oarrlck, St 
Louis; 10, flaycty. Kansas City. 

ijanner Burlesquers — Kmi>lre, To- 
ledo; lU, Kmpire, Cleveland. 

Bathiog Beauties — Cadillac, De 
troit; 10, Empire, Toledo. 

Big Review — L. O.; 10, Empress, 
Chicago. 

Bowery Burlesquers — Gayety, 
Montreal; 10. Howard, Boston. 

Bright Kyes — Lyric, Newark; 10 
Hudson, i;nion City. 

Dimpled U a r 1 i n g a — Gayety, 
Omaha; 10, Rarrick, Des IfMneSi' 

Finnell, Carrie — Grand,- Alcnm 
10. Garden, Buffalo. 

Follies of Pleasure --'Trocadero, 
Philadelphia; 10, Strand, Washing 
ton. , 

French Models'— Garden, fintnlo, 
10, Corinthian, Rochester.' 

Frivolities ot 1928—4, S. O. H. 
Geneva; 6, Richardson, Oswego 
6-8, Wedgeway, Schenectady,. fl» 
10, Gayety, Montreal. . ; 

Olniser Girls— Ljrlc, Da'ytOtt;: M, 
Empress, Cincinnati. ' ' ' 

Girls ot the Follies— State, Spring- 
field; 10, 125th St., New York. 

Girls From Happyland — Howard, 
Boston; 10, Sttntf, Springfield. 

(ilrls ot the U. S. A. — Orpheum, 
Pateison; 10. Oayety, Scranton. 

Happy Hours — Empresi, Cincin- 
nati; 10; Gayety, Louisville. 

Hello Pareo — Gayety, Louisville; 
10. Mutual. Indianapolis. 

High Flyers— 3, Allentown, Pa.; 
4, Lebanon; 5, Wllllamaport : 6, 
Mahanoy City; 7-8, Reading. Fa.; 
10. 8«th St., New York. 

High Life- Academy, Pittsburgh; 
10. Lyric, I>a.vlon. 

Hollywood Scandals — H u d s n ft, 
Union City: 10, OlymijioTNew VorR. 

Kandy Kids — Oayety, Kansas Oity; 
10, tlftyely, Omaha. 

Jaz^tinio Revue — iClutual. Indian- 
.■ilM>Hs: 10. Garrick, St. Louis. 

Lntfin' Tliru— Coi inthian. Roc hes- 
ter; 11. Geneva; 1-, Oswego; IS-l."*. 
>^rhern'ctadv, 

Muonllgh't Maids— 86th St., New 
Vork;> 10, Star, Brooklyn, 

Mautlity. MtileR— Star, Brooklyn: 



Whed Siowft Switched 
For $y i>ci Me Tryout 

Syracuse, if. T, Be^t 27, 

Issy Hirst's Columbia Wheel 
show, "Gaieties of 1927," is playing 
the Wleting here this week under 
the alias ot BOlx XSnd's "Be 

Happy." ^ ' . 

The Wleting was banded the 
Koud show as a test attraction by 
Sam A., Scrttmer, with tha lAider- 
standlas that it the flrst booking 
does satisfactory business thtf Wiet- 
ing will bill the vacant Columbia 
time betw'een the Rochester and 
Utica play dates. But reports from 
Rochester and points west Indicated 
the Koud show was below par, and 
George A. Chenet, Wleting manager, 
after bis experience with "Mamie 
Smith and Her Gang," first Shubert 
booking which was roundly panned 
here, declined to tolce any cliances 

Using the long distance, Chenet 
put It up to Scrtbneii and the Co 
lumbia boss switched the bookings 
to give the Wieting the Hirst show. 
But by that time all the Wietlng's 
biUiug and newspaper advertising 
had been set. To make changes 
would haye resulted in confusion 
and expense, so Chenet permitted 
the Milins and copy to stand. 

The house "program, too, while 
carrying the names of the Hirst 
troupe, in contrast to the early 
newspaper copy which listed the 
Koud company, caHsd ths show 
"Bo Happy." 

A press siieMt . reports Uargaret 

Livingston, screen person, went for 

live grand on Jack Dempsey be 
cause he comes from her home 
town, which is Salt Lake C|ty.- 



•linday- Taude shosns Hatk Ase^ 
resumed at tltf TsrkTtUs and Hlir- 
tig and SeamMirs Witll ii.' * B.'t>s4r 

booking: ■'■ : ' ■ ■ • ' ••■ ■ ■■' ■ 



TWO COLUMBIA SHOWS 
WOBSUm TO HEAT 

One Aow dropped oC the Ca> 
lumbia Cfaroult Baturday alcbt and 
aaothav mt aotlos Shortly, Hot 
wsathar sad poor box ofles returns 
are |;iven as tkis ifsasans. 

, "Ba Happy," whlcli has Billy 
Koud as the producer, found the 
going BO rough that It folded up in 
Rochester, N, T,, Saturday night. 

: Charles Falk*s^ Cfslnmbla show, 
l^eaded by tha laiidry Brothers, 
ijas been meeting poor bus!-' 
iteas almost from the start with the 
linderstaadinc. after Its Brooklyn 
data two. wosks •so'lkat: linleni re- 
tuns picked «p tbs show would ba 
liaa'ble to coatlnae.>'-"..„r<l v .. 

J Tlie two shows have liMJy»nstd• 
erabl•"nut."■> . ■•ST ,.. 



OBITUARY 



. iiiii«i^;jAii<'^a c. 'ii(iQii,-iro»("^ 

' <Mamie :Oiamoad> \ ^ 

Mrs. James C. Morton, 63, known' 

professionally as Mamie Diamond, 

died Sept. 2S «t the Umify home, 
in Evans s p w in si y r se p sr^ !<,, I, 
after a year's Illness from stomaont 

trouble. ._ ; 

Miss Diamond foi^ tiie past 11 
years had appeared on the stage as 
a meinjber ot ths James C. Morton 
and IiSmlly act In vaudsvtUst Wben 
the family played Montreal OTtK a 
year ago Mrs. Morton became t09. ill' 
to continue and returned toi, Niqr 
York, where she has .bssn :ltndor 
special medical treatmsiit sinos, 

Mamie Diamond was a well- 
known stage worker before . she 
married Jim Morton. She and her 
sister, Josle (decea^d), formed the 
team of the Diamond Sisters some 
SO years ago. About 31 years, ago 
she nuuTisd , Jamss .O, ll^rtsv^ Of 
this union two eldldreh were born, 
Alfred and Edna, Who form the re- 
mainder of the family act, 

When Mrs. Morton was (!omp«lled 



thidk and UIM at#|« «nd Gotum- 
faus attnue, BtfiV-tiy Ms-wSs alMut 

55. The Hackett, nbw Wallaek's, 
the Fulton and Criterion were 
aimong the theatres with which he 
,i^«S;.«»nneotsdf ,.■,■) ^ 
.:;•■ ': . '. . I ' . i ■ ' .. 

AHhvr M. Balue, 54» stusielaiv 
dled»Sept, 19 in Los AnSstss; 



B. t. Van Dyke, 6S, Des Moines 

(la.) theatre manager, died reoenlty 

In a Chicago hospital. 



Ooerge Cohen, professionally 



In U9tnory of Our BeIov«a 
Brother-ln-I,aw 

GEORGE COHEN 

(RAMOT) 

Hlio iiaiMf<t ftway Sept 2:!oJ. l^i.T 
HARRY AKST LEW COOPER 



known as George Ranioy and nian- 
ftger bf B, & ,0, pept., E, ,B. Marks 




to quit stage work her husband was 

engaged by the Shuberts as a prin- 
cipal in their present Winter Gar- 
den production, "The Circus Prince." 

Miss Diamond always played 
sttaisht to her husband's . eomsdy 
antics and much of the suooess ot 
the act depended upon her ability,. 

The funeral will be conduttetd 
from the Holy Redeemer C&thollc 
Church, Freepbrt, at 10 a, m., today 
(Wednesday), with interment In St. 
Patrick's Cemetery, Bay £ihore, L, I. 



QEORGI,E NICHOJL,* . 
qeosge J>leholSi <Ht nhKmrtSr . s f I or, 
died at his hoiAe la; Hollywood, 

Cal., Sept. 20. 
Nichols directed the flrst eight 



10, Trocadero, Philadelphia. 

Night ll.nwks — Gavety, BaUimore, 
10, York, Pa.; 11, L. O.; 12, Altooua; 
IS, Cumberland, Md.; 14, L'niontown 
Pa.: 15, Beaver raHn, Pa. 

Nile Life In Paris — Garrick, Des 
Moines; 10. (;ayety. Milwatikee. 

I'arlsian I''ini)perH — Gayoty, W ilkes 
Barre; 10, Allentown, Pa.; 11, I^eh 
anon; 12, Wiiliamsport; 13. Ma- 
hanoy City; 14-16, Reading, Pa. 

Pretty Babies — Empire, Cleveland; 
10, Grand, Akron. 

Record Breakers--12Sth St., New 
York; 10, Gayety, Brooklyn. 

Social Maids— S, York, Pa. ; 4, L. 
O.; 6, Altoona; Cumberland, Md.; 
7, rniontown, Pa.; I, Beaver Palls, 
Pa.; 10. Academy, Pittsburgh. 

Speed Girls — ^Empress, Chicago; 
10. Caillllac, DefroTC 

.steip Alonp— (Jayety, Scranl n; 10, 
(Sayety. Wl Ike* -Barre. 

Steji Lively Girls — Str.Tnd. Wash- 
iagton; 10, (iayety. Baltimore. 

Stolen fciweets — Gaj ety, Brool^lyn; 
10, Lorlc, N'r wark. , 

Sugar TKibleH — Olympic. Jfsw 
York; 10, Orplx-um, Paterson. 

Temiitrrs —Oayety, Mtlwaske* 
10, I., a 



OUR LOVED ONE 

May Stie Kvit R?at in Peac* 

MRS. JAS. C. MORTON 

Hor I.itlle family 

JAMES C. EDNA and ALFBED 



pictures made at the Mack Sennett 
studio with Charles Chaplin and 
also directed the flrst 12 pictures 
for the same producer that Rosrne 
"F;»tt,v" Arhuckle appt-ared in. 
He leaves a wife and son. 



WALTicrt HAV8 

■Walter Hays, pioneer film man 
and vice president of the SCanley- 
Marlc. atrand Coru ofatlon. control 



line a chain of picture theatres 
throughout the United ^ates, died 
Sept. 27 In New York. A news ac- 
loiint of his demise appears else- 
v> liere In tills issue. 

EOWABO 60Rlllli.EY 

■d ' Gprmlcy. former BroS<lv*y 
theatre treasurer, was strucli by a. 



Music Co., died Sept. 22 ot pneu- 
monia. He was a brother-in-law 
oC Hariy Akst and Lew Cooper. 



Eddy G, Newcom'li, carnival pro- 
moter, died In West Olens Fklts, 
K. T., last week. 

William 0wen% (8, Pine Ptoins, 
N. T„ ens tissa animal tn^r with 



Chsriss Andrew INeCann, Balti- 
more musician and amateur actor, 
died suddenly in Fa^ls last week 

.merlca. 

: MoCann appeared in, picttu'es, 
making hi.s debut in "The Tiger 
Woman," a The^u Bara film that 



Edwin uimiititir»muii^'M'i^'-^ 

more muslcllin' itMl sMiSt,' died: hi 
Casenovla, N. T., Seitt'tl 

Tumbull was president ot tha 
.Tohns Hopkins Musical Association 

and founder ot the tlnlverslty's or*- 

chostia. 



DEATHS ABROAD 

' Paris, Sept. 18. 
George Vinnikoff, 'ia, leader ot the 
Kutibani Cossack choir (Bussiau 
singers), died in the Ixellos mnnicl- 
t>al hospital, Bruestls (Brlgiumi. 
Oeorses 'Li Cerbelaud, 77, I'rencli 
. journalist. known_aE_BiUij*u!« t s'"''^ 
of "Le Journal." died in Paris. 

Emile Vernier, "C, well-known 
French engraver. 

Carlos Luis ds Cuenea, Spani-'ih 
poet and playwright, died at Avilo. 
Spain. 

. Marius Andrsi <0, Provensal ps't 
(South ot France), died In Pmi^ 
after a lonir MIneiie,' 



W«dMida7> IvplMBbK M. 1W7 



S P O R t S 



THAT SCRAP! 

By JACK PULASKI 



Chicago. 

Kever In the htotory of the ring 
•<> bOi^'oB * battle as that be- 
tween Oen* Tvnner and Jack 
Sampwy at «IM awauMtk SoMter 
n«M atadlum, Cktaaav, Thvitey 
aifht 

;jever ilno* tl>« present day 
(•(Ime of IlmiUnB the number of 
rounds baa there been so many 
IbrlUs packed within 10 rounds of 
ItpiaSi elugKlnv and Bensatlonal 
iBOMenta. And while mlUtons emp- 
tied the theatres all over the coun- 
try to be thrilled by the radio ac- 
count of Tunney's successful defense 
ef the world's heavyweight cham- 
pionship, those out on the lakefront 
went through a bewildering asHort- 
ment of sensations. 
i Gene Tunnejr proved bis right to 
n the title, while Dempsey was craat 
in defeat even though he violated 
f the rules. He always did and prob- 
kbly cannot help It, being the kind 
I et a llon-heartcd lighting man he 

i 

I Tunney, the cleanest living Aghter 
«( modern times, baa no oounter- 
■art la pnsiUstle annala except 
Seatlaman Jim Corbett. 

Oena Did toek 
' And Tunncy proved he can take 
K. After the knockdown in the 
seventh round Oene showed ring 
biilns and the war >>• aocked the 
former champion In the laat three 
rounds even brought admissions 
from Dempsey that the better man 
got the decision. 

The battle in Chicago squared 
boxing before the public. The first 
meetlnf between the men at the 
Besqal grounds In Phllly last year 
brought all sorts of talk about It 
being In the bag. Those with the 
right slant figured Dempsey would 
M*« hmf Utum that UeMns U he 
ieald have belped n. 

Bag talk hung around the Chicago 
battlegrounds, too. An offer from 
London was made RIckard for a 
subsequent meeting between Qene 
and Jack, or maybe a coast fes 
tlval. But when the decision was 
made last Thursday night there 
wasn't a doubter among the vast 
erowd. And the Dempsey- Sharkey 
thing was forgotten, too. 

i^orttns and ahow pa^la in wid 
(Mm New Toik and Chicago, not 
alone the coast, favored Dempsey 
to win. They saw only Jack sock- 
ing In punches to Tunney's body. 
They didn't see foul Mows landed 
M6w the belt, but the pictures of 
the fight prove there was an Incon- 
sequential low punch or two. Never 
a squawk from Tunney. They didn't 
notice that Oene did most of the 
leading. Some thought that Demp- 
sey was ahead on points even up to 
the seventh round and felt he 
oouldn't lose after scoring that 
knockdown. They didn't notice 
Pene's constant Jabbing, but Jack 
knew that Tunney had the most 
punishing left hand of all the 
Aeavies. 

Rabbit Punches 
As a matter of fact Dempsey only 
'famed two rounds. Including the 
seventh, and Impartial experts later 
proved that. And Dempsey came 
oloee to being disqualified both for 
hitting low and for continually 
■ocklng In tlwae rabbit punches, a 
cruel blow to the back of the neck 
or head, terribly stinging. They say 
that a lump was raised on Gene's 
aeck from those supposedly pro- 
hibited punches. Certain it Is that 
Sis smiling face was unmarked 
when David Barry, the referee, rais- 
ed his hand In token of victory. On 
*e other hand Dempsey's map was 
'^t and bleeding from the contln 
»ou8 peppering of Gene's left jabs 
nd right rrosses. 

Tunney's Retreat 
1 The sudden knockdown early In 
' ^e seventh brought the people up 
I jn the seats. Many could see Tun 
■jeys left glove gripping the middl 
^ope strand, but could not tell 
I whether he was sitting or kneeling 
I »S he later did during the count, 
^t even the Tunney rooters knew 
It was a long count without know- 
W why. It might be mentioned 
! tpat Graham McNamee In dcscrlb- 
•jMT the flKht tiy radio i-ald he know 
•pmethlng was wrong but couldn't 
!dk then, promising to explain 

i, 'T**t iMtPPened.. He got so excited 

that he forgot to do so. 
_At ringniile It was quite clear. 
- Pampeey was standing In his cor- 

W*n Tanney. The referee stopped 
/onnting at four and told J;h k to 
9 to a neutral curmi. narry 
^'•pped ccuptliit;. while Demfisc; 



suited a ttm instants and Bie 

knock-down timekeeper did like- 
wise. When Jack complied with 
the order the count was resumed, 
the actual elapsed tbne Gene was 
off his pins belBK given out m 14 
seconds. 

Tunney, who eould have gotten 

up without the extra eecondii, was 
looking at the referee, undermand- 
ing exactly what was going on. He 
looked, too, at his mmer, where 
Jimmy Bronson, his chief second, 
and Gibson, his manager, motlonwl 
to Gene to stay down until nlnp. 
When he arose there was a remark- 
able exhibltloa of defeass tactics 
by Tunney. He was hurt by a 
Dempsey sock to the chin, but hp 
knew what he was doing, down 
there on the canvas with the left 
Ctove gripplnv the middle rope. So 
when he sot op Osm started 
circling backwards aa the fans 
screamed to Sampsey t« flnlsh his 
man. 

Jack tried to gtt Tanney Into a 
corner, but the Shamplon was too 
smart. Bis fleet retreat was some- 
thing that will be remembered as 
one of the outstanding points of 
the battle. Satisfied that he was 
o. k., again toward the close of the 
great seventh, the champion started 
to mix it tying up the Manassa 
Mauler and clipping him with 
rights. One smash to Jack's eye 
may have been the turning point of 
the flarht. At l e a s t so Tunney later 
sMd. 

Dempsey rooters had gone wild 
during the back circling of the 
champion. Some called Tunney 
namea. They didn't care about 
Gene being grogged up. They 
wanted him to stand still and get 
his block knocked off. When the 
bell ended the round they began to 
realize that Gene had done, a smart 
thing In his backward movements. 

Then when Tunney opened the 
eighth by outslugging Jack they be- 
gan to realize that Gene Is a real 
champ. The beating he gave Demp- 
sey In those last three rounds was 
decisive. The beating that Jack 
took proved what a game guy he Is. 
One right sock from Tunney In the 
eighth sent Demi)sey down to one 
knee but he got right up again. 

They may say that U Dempsey 
had obeyed the Illinois boxing rules 
and gone at once to a neutral cor- 
ner be might be the first come- 
back champion on record. 

In the eighth round another 
smash to Dempsey's left eye oiiened 
a cut and he started bleediav badly. 
What be took from tten on Is a 
matter of record. The former 
heavyweight king was almost out 
on his feet when the final gong 
ranff. Darned few people la Sol- 
diers Held beard tho ben tor any 
round, much less the final. There 
was a continuous roar. 

The first two rounds were Tun- 
ney's on points. The third seoned 
to be a,shade In Jack's favor. The 
fourth was a tough one for Demp- 
sey. When It was over he stag- 
gered, grabbing the rope to steady 
himself as he walked to his cor- 
ner. Smelling-salts canke out of 
every pocket In the Dempsey men- 
age. When the fifth round started, 
Flynn literally threw Dempsey Into 
the middle of the ring. Gene kept 
piling up points until the maddenly 
seventh, when Jack's left and right 
spilled the champion for the first 
time In his career. 

Smsrt Chi Officials 
When fight fans reach a frenzy of 
excitement such as in the scvpntli 
round, the burden of clear direc- 
tion falls on the offlclal*. Those 
Chicago men came through. Would 
a New York referee had forced 
Dempsey to a neutral corner? They 
didn't force the rules in his other 
senaaUonal lights, particularly the 
three-round affair with PIrpo. 
Dempsey's backers claim Gone was 
down for a 14-count in elapsed 
time. But what about the time 
when Jack was punched through 
the ropes at the Polo Orounda by 
FIrpo? Some fans figure Dempsey 
out of the ring about U 8e<on<l«. 
and he was helped back through 
the lopes. Any timing by the picr 
tures cannot settle that point. Nor 
did the referee stop Dempsey from 
circling around FIrpo when he was 
down and eoeklng hlm tn the, eaiL- 
vas every time he started to get up. 
Great fighter, that Dempsey. but 
rules don't mean a thing to him 
Net a Sell -Out 
The crowd In SoldicrH Field was 
an inspiring speflnclc, but the Im 
mense %l>tplth,eatre yrttn not cspec- 



tty by many thousands. Reports 
Wednesday had It that there would 
be IS.OOt empty oeats, many of the 
tl tIckeU being unsold. That 
agreed with the government tax 
figures of 1«>,4S9 paid admissions 
as against the claim of a total ca- 
pacity of 1(3,000. In total gate the 
gross far exceeded that of last sum- 
mer when the men met in Phila- 
delphia. The gross last week could 
have exceeded 13.100.000. The actual 
takings were about $2,420,(67. The 
indicated profit to the Madison 
Square Garden Corporation, which 
actually arranged the fight via Tex 
RIckard, was oomputs* to bo about 
$600,000. 

Chicago ticket agencies were 
stuck plenty. They were selling $40 
tickets for $20 Thursday at noon. 
At the Coutbosl stand lirttar Con- 
gress around eight o'clock and 
thereafter $40 tickets went to $16 
a pleeo or two $20's for the same 
figure. At the Morrison the top 
price tickets were offered at $10 
each but there seemed to be few 
takers oyoa at sut ratsa. TIcketa 
priced ISO wat« oSsred at tS. ^ 

It was not certain If the hotel 
stands were selling at bargain rates 
on allotments bought by them or 
from blocks sent on consignment. 
The latter was Indicated since the 
agencies had a return privilege 
within 24 hours of the fight. Most 
of the agencies were reported mak- 
ing 40 per cent, of their allotments, 
the largest single allotment having 
been 1,04M tickets. Returns were 
almost made from railroads running 
special trains to Chicago, also from 
out of town. The best seats were 
In the $$0 sections directly opposite 
the ring, saat and west These lo- 
cations were In the concrete stands 
of the stadium and the visibility 
was not marred by people standing 
up. Those sections also held plenty 
of empty rows. From the outside 
long stretches of empty $S seats 
could be observed and they re- 
mained unoccupied as shown by 
dark patches disclosed by looking 
around the arena through glasses. 
ChicaBoans Laid Off 

It Is not believed that any such 
major fight event will again be held 
in Chleaco> W B l ss s at » lowor price 
scale. Tbe loeals walked out on it, 
rejecting the high prices as they 
have done in the past. The gate was 
principally dependent on out of 
towaers. It was flgorad that there 
were lIi.tM transients In Chicago 
the nigl t of tile fight as against an 
average of 40,000 dally visitors. A 
considerable portion of the visitors 
were from surrounding towns, in to 
see the fight crowds. Many of them 
bought K tlokou to bo able to say 
they were in on tbe big oTent. 

After the fight the hotels buzzed 
with a holiday spirit. Lobbies and 
the rooms resembled New Year's 
eve. Tbsrs wsrs parties In every 
room it seemed, and they lasted 
throughout the night. There were 
more stews within the stadium than 
In any similar gathering remem- 
bered. Out of every five men, at 
least one was drunk. That meant 
the pressace of women waa diare 
garded and not a (aw of tbe gentler 
sex were cocktajisd. too. 

George F. OetS, Chleago coal man 
said to be worth $20,000,000, under- 
wrote the fight. He Is said to have 
guaranteed RIckard and the Madl 
son Square Garden corporation 
against loss, wilting to drop a half 
millii.n In order to get the fight 
staged in Chicago. Oetz didn't lose, 
but after a dinner to Tunney given 
Friday at noon bs bopped a train 
for New York, there to board a Iwat 
for Africa. He said he hoped the 
details for the next big fight would 
be arranged before he returned. 
Final Words 

Tbe policlag of the great event 
was good and bad. Octtlng to and 
entering the stadium was all right, 
but eomlag out, very poor. The 
reason was that the fans were not 
Instructed or allowed to exit 
throngh the same gate they entered. 
The result was that foany thousands 
had to Slo tluttosb narrow, erooked 
tanea, stretching baK the length of 
the arena. Some folks didn't get 
out of the place until midnight, or 
one hour and SO minutes after the 



WnCKED TUNNEY 



Bollywood, Sept tT. 

Holding to his unezceAed 
record aa a fight winner choos- 
er when on Variety, Jack 
(Con) Conway again put It 
over, having selected Oene 
Tunncy to win. 

Con had likewise pleked the 
winner of the Denipsey-.Shar- 
key fight, also since leaving 
Variety and going with Para- 
mount as title writer. 



Squelch Another Coast 
Try at Legal Betting 

San Kranclseo, Pept. i.'7. 
A new attempt to legalize betting 
on horse races In California suf- 
fered a setback when Superior 
Judge Buck, of San Mateo County, 
denied a wtlt of habens corpus 
sought by James McDonald, accused 
ot yj o l a tln g ttaaraeaJlKk cambling 
bin. Judge Buck recommended 
the case be carried to the apiMtate 
court. 

At a special race at Tanforan 
track, McDonald bought a certifi- 
cate that gave him ownership In the 
race. His certificate was on a certain 
-horse and promised no return If tbe 
horse failed to win, place or ahow. 
After the raos McDonald was ar- 
rested. 

Local turfmen contend the money 
McDonald plaesd on the rao* iras 
an inyeatmont, not a bet 



Salt Lake's 12-Day Meet 

Salt Lake City, Sept. 37. 
Permission to bold a M-day racing 
meet at tbe state Mr grounds, oiten- 

Ing yesterday (Monday) and con- 
tinuing for the duration of the state 
fair, was granted the Utah Agri- 
cultural and Racing Association. 

Action was taken following an 
opinion by H. H. Cluff, attorney 
general. In which It was heM that 
the fair board was obligated under 
Its contract, entered into with the 
racing association two years ago, to 
grant aa applioation made for a 
short maot 

The license was granted for a fee 
of $200 per racing day. The liacgon 
meet closed Saturday. 



big aght was ovsr. 

In OBS tl those long lanes was 
Frank Moran, fanner heavyweight 
boxer. He had tbe right dope by 
sta Ing Dempsey had won but two 
rounds. He s.tld that after leelng 
the PhBly baftle be tbooght Tunnty 



would hold the title for five years 
and It still goes. 

As the bout ended but two re- 
marks were exchanged lietween the 
fighters, unheard other than by 
themselves. Tunney said to Demp- 
sey: 

"I only wish this Oght had an- 
other round to go." 

Jack replied: 

■a-m glad tt's OTsr." 

Following the battle Oene re- 
turned to the Hotel Sherman 
bungalow on its roof, where had 
assembled a party of friends. 

lUOo, •vsrybedy,'* saM Tunney 
as he entered, the calmest one In 
the rooms. Mingling with the com- 
pany and chatting, about one o'clock 
someone suggested to Oene he'd 
better retire probably aseding 
sleep. 

"Oh, no," said Tunney. "WhyT 
rm going to stick aroimd," and he 
did not go to bed until 4 a^ m., re- 
maining la tbe apartment 

Dempsey and his wife, Kstelle 
Taylor, were at the Kdgcwater 
Beach hotel, the class hostelry of 
Chicago. Nottber nuida a atatament 
for publication until U hours after 
the fight 

A close friend of Tunney's, ask- 
ing tho champ how he felt when 
toppled over for the firnt time In his 
ring career, as occurred In the 7th 
rtfund. waa informed by Oene that 
-I felt silly." 

The fight pieturs as exhibited In 
Chicago Is nader Film Reylews In 
this 



Variety » 

Kid Williams. 18 Others 
Grabbed in Balto Gym 

Baltimore, 8ept. 27. 

When a brace of "bulls" dropped 
into an East Baltimore club laat 
week they found John Cutenko and 
18 others engr08s>-.l in a tanie of 
African golf. They sIko diseovered 
some liquid refreshment that wasnt 
sxaetly lemon pop. 

The copH suggested a little spla 
In a munieipal motor ani> also 
thought It good form for everyone 
to drop in on the itollce magistrata 
for a little chat 

After the magistrate had pa.ised 
the time of day with Oiittiiko he 
suggested that Gutcnko have tea 
with the Grand Jury and explain 
Ills root beer formula to the U. 8. 
Oiminiissioner. 

Cuiiiiko, who aa Kid Williams 
once wore the bantam heavyweight 
crown. Is said to have admitted that 
he operated the gymnasium, but de- 
nle.l any connection with the club, 
the li<iU(id or tho Indoor golf. 

Gutenko Is under $600 bail for 
grand Jury action. 



REFORMERS ON DOGS 



Expect Legislature Will Be Aekadl 
to Stop Hounds Racing 

Milwaukee, Sept. IT. 
The WiHconsin State Leglslaturo 
will be asked to halt dog racing In 
the state. Ministers of Waukesha 
csoaty, who bava raised the baa« 
ner of "aatl-vlos," Itave announoaA 
that they are "tbroogh with trying 
to obtain results from eounty 
ficlals." 

When a Jury aoqultted the o(« 
ficlals of the Mound Race Traek 
and gave their atamp of approval 
to dug racing here, tlie ministers 
!!et up a hue and ery and asserted 
that they wsM/aM tkraogh iih«> 

ing yet. 

With dog racing here having 
taken the countryside by storm, tbe 
ministers are hot and heavy after 
all forms of "Ambling amuse- 
ment." They have announced that 
they will not Beek to halt the dog 
track activities any more this sea- 
son, since the season will close la 
another week, but will go to Madi- 
son this winter and ask the legia- 
lattire to i>ass a bill prohibiting dog 
tracks anywhere In the state. 

In the meantime, slot machines 
have come under fire. The minis- 
ters, organized In a sort of vigil* 
ance squad, have been toariag 
Waukesha county and wrecking 
the machines. They have even 
come forth with charges that Mil- 
waukee county supervisors are ths 
owners of tbs oiaahtaMa aad to m> 
turn face another libel salt 



MARRIAGES 

Rita Stewart, flm actress, to Lea 
H. Welt western division managsr, 
Pathe-DeMUla, la Chicago, Sept S% 

Florence Rysraoa to CoUn Ctft* 
ment In los A a gs l s^ Sapt M. Batk 
are scenario writsra tor M>a«Kb 
Culver City, CaL 

Helen O. Taylor, atstsr of BstsDa 
Taylor, married Roger P. WhttSk 
brother of Tom Whita, pictars ft*> 
dueer, Sept. 20. This Is Urm^WUifB 
third marriage, 

Stella Hymson, Ban Francisco so* 
prano, to John A. McCandless, mlb 
llonalre, Sept. 20 at Anhland, Ore. 

Yvonne Haw ley, tap dancer. New 
York, and Jack Born, comedian, of 
St. James, Mich., were married to 
Dallas while playing "Rustic Rev- 
els" at the Palace. 

Esther Boyle, non-profexnional, 
to Gilbert DcLong, in Sioux City, 
la., lant week. Groom Is a member 
of Orpheum orchestra, Den Moines^ 
la. 

Mary .Napapa and Henry Kuna^ 
of the Aldrlch Imperial Hawaiian 
Troupe (No. 2), at Derby, Conn., 
Sept. IS, while at the Lyceum, New 
Britain. Attendants were Ghcorga 
Kanlho and Anna Banekay, 
members of ths trou|>«. 



INSIDE STUFF 

ON SPORTS 



*Vap Tunney" 

Oa board the Jim Ce^bett apeclal train to the Tunncy-Di ij.pi-i y ngbt 
was a Greenwich Villager who recalled Gene's boyhood da.\s in that 
section of the city, where the champ was bom. As a schoolboy. It Heemcd 
that all the kids tn his set kicked the stufllng out of Oene and he was 
nicknamed "Sap -rii i ii^f m is, i .s i..— fc— t.i ^ ^y t H li g 

could make money. 

Bven before he oaterod tba aMu-lae corps, whera ba taally learned how 
to take care of himself, his ambition was to earn |I,K9 which be aimed 
to Invest and so take cure of bls parents. After the war Oene quickly 
got that five grand, nut they magged him aM of |1,0M of it and be 
moved away froia the Villa 



V A R I K T t 



W«dne«da7. S«pt«Mb«r tl. 1M7 



GOLD MEDAL COLUMN 

K I . i ; t : - R I B B O N - 1 . 1 S 1 S I I O I > - A N D - H I N. I : 



JtCCESSORIES 



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naiinucAL outfiitbb 

«* SIIITa * UUTH 



IM« 1 



B«>ll«< tUtmun nail all TbcaMcal 



ItaiMlrcd Remotleled 
Luteal Models Expert Work 

ABOHOFF 

(PuriDirrly with Milfcrlm) 
t!tX Fifth Ave. (3M M.I Aahland ZZM 



The UTTLEJOENS Khineitonet 
Anything in Ri«inMUnM 

AW PBBFRCT Marhlna tor Battlas 
*M WaM 4«th St. Chlckarlw IIM 



CLEANERS 



msoH 

Thaatrlcal Claanar and Djar 

Work bona OTarnliht 
Oooda CallAd for and Dalfvarad 
t!il W. 47th 81. Larkawanna MM 



COSTUMES 



AMI urn HCKS 



Ut EaKt 17lh St. 



MUT. not 



£AV£S COSTUME CO. 
Cattumic of Bvaiy OMeriptian 
Par Evary Occasion 

110 Went Portjr-glith gtreat 



VANITY FAIB COSTUMES, INC 

THKATKK'AI. COSTCMES 
1M7 Broadway Peon. Ma> 



Jtek L Lipshutz CMtnme Co. 

_ tararponrtad 



IKS COnDU BOOK 

so FuU-paaa Illuatratlona in Color 
<40 flffure«> Pull dirertlons for making;, 

u.tltiK Inexpensive inalc-nala 
Cloth — I'rioe »rt.00 I'atiUoKue Free 

A. N. Barnea * To.. S7 UVxt 441 h St. 



' COSTUMES 

A 8PBOIAI. BALB 
•eanery, Props, etc., of ate ^ aMieal 
eomadlaa. Sell any part a* m 
C. COtlLBT _ 
tn Waal 4Mh M., Maw Xiak Mr 



JOSETTE 

tor Prodactloaa aad VaadaTHIa 
M* Waat Hth St. OataiBMriaM 



S. VELTKT 

(Oppoalte Lord A Taylor'a) 
WoTnen'a-Tailor-.Mn(lo Sulta. Urea 



Coata and Hidina Habita 

' leiC— Prot. OUeaut 



Wun. Na* Md BaiDodel 
4t5 ttnh A*», (tMh IK.> 



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"{.ea Pada" malte ahapalr Umba; dafy 
detei'tiiin. Kubber Ituata, frlKUre Re- 
diK'tT'., Putent F^'e LJfters. U'lca, 
Tlahta. OprrH HoKe; tttaire, Eveninr Coa- 
tamaai Peinula loBpentoaatora' Oatflta, 
laeladlni Wla. ».10; Hindu Robe and 
Turhao. CAMP, V-3!U Firth Ave,, Vew 
Hark. 



DRAPERIES 



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Cartalns — P rapafflaa — Faraltaaa 

— (or — 
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OTTO MEERS 

UBAPBBlEli FOB THBATBBB 

aia«a,Cf>talaa aai Cyali 
IMBi 



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HOVELTT SCENIC STUDIOS 

Draperlaa, Scanery, 84ava Sattlaaa 
Ma Wa al 41at St, Lack. MSt 

TIMES SQUARE 
DRAPERY & UPHOLSTERING CO. 

Specialist;. Ill Niicht Club and 
Tl.. .aro Work 
ino IV. I.MIi Nl. Ilrranl 01t< 

YOLLANI) SCENIC STUDIOS, INC 



For StaRea and Audltorlama 
New York Offlea 
UM raranount Bid*. 



VULARD H, FRANCE SONS, Ino 

SF.I.I. OB KENT 
New and L'aed 8cenic Settlnca 
Fur Vaudeville and ProducUona 
(M Waat «Mk M. 



WEBTTHIHft Tiff DRAPES 

fa* MeUaa Ploturaa aad Thaatraa 



Vatiaud ThMtn 



Co. 



TBIMMIN08 
CoBMlidated Trimmings Co., Ino 

Mftntif.'irtnrpm and I 'f^drnt-ra 

Vpholitery & Drapery Trimmingi 
tl-U Want tsd at. 



DESICMERS 



Aim iBEBISTEDI 

l>aalvner of 
Stafla Sattinga and Caatumaa 



AS THUS KHOKB 

Art DIraetar aad I>a«laaar 

for 

CAPITOI, T IlEATBli 

AUGUST VDCNE&A 

COLUMBUS 347S 

CARHDrE vrroxo 

Art nlreetor 
WBLIX THEATBESTl'DIOS 



CLABK ROBINSON 

AH DIrertor »f Roiy Thmttr* 

Also 

D»algiifr of New Ytwk r roda rtlo nw 



DONALD M, OENSIAGER 

Art Direct4ir nnil Iloalpirr 
of New York Produrtiona 
IM Baat 181b Kt. Khlnelandar l«a2 



JAMES BETHO£DS 

Art IMraatar 

o( 

CHAB. miAISOMAIII PBODPCTIOM8 



JOHH WEHOER 

Daalanar o( Btace flaltinaa and 
MOTION riCTUBE mi»IE!(TATION8 
Ma mm Aaa. 



IfE SmOBSOH 

Art Dttr»ct..r apji Dealaaar at 
SETTIMGS and COSTUMES 



PAUL SEELYJt^ 



Art Dinctar aC 

Deaiaaar at 
Staaa Sattinga and Coatninea 
Hotel Mr-Jaatla 



WAT80H »*»»fff 
ART DIRECTOR AND MiMNKR 

at 

8HUBERT PROOUCTiOMt 



FABRICS 



DAZIAN'S. INC. 

TUBATBICAI. UOODS 
Bryant 10iZ-ll3;-tl 77 
148-144 Weat rorty-Foartli gtraat 



MAHARAM TEXTILE CO., Ino. 

t'ananal 

BCENERT AM> CO!«Tl'ME FABBICB 

from our own mllla. Bryoat tsll 
107 W. 48th 8t. Opp. FVIala' Clak 



MENDELSOHN'S TEXTILE CORP. 

THKATBICAI. FABBICS 
Sllka— Ttaaala— Plaahaa 
tsa w. 4sth St. Brr. im-nM 



FURMERS 



1. J. QOLDENG 

CInIa t414 «8 H eat Std 8t. 

"Furrier to the Protr«.don" 

„ Now MhowioK Ni<w Mo<lels 
gaijMdellng an^l Kft'fi^ii iiiK by tjraftaioen 



FLORISTS 



The Aupronriate Gift 
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Ratal Aatar Lark. «Mt 



FOOTWEAR 



Taa aad Ballet Slippara 

Dnnrlna Flats 
f atiat *MI M»<i<'l« for mraat Waar 

CAFEZIO 

»«« Tth Ave. <ll4th Ht.) Ctrrla »ir78 



THEATRlrAL 8HOE8 

In stock an<l 1 \ 

■JB^ on eli"rt ntitlos V.-CI 

— ^ SHANK'S 



SHANK'S 

«4» WBtltli ATa . wist Sj.» Cai. NU 



KB AEDSALLT 

Thraltlaal Fbatwrar 

"Nol-s-leaa" and "Pe.-fect" 
Toe and Ballet Slippers 
t44 West 4tad ftt. Wla. •841 



SHORT VAMP SHOES 

(Trails Mark) 
first French Hoot .shop la Anarlea 

Establlnlied 1 187— Booklat 
WILIJAM BKKNflTBIM 
8 Wast Sllh HI. 



COIVNS BOt/Cf/r 



MME. BAFTAI 

■rtabllahcd over 81 Tears 

Ws buy and sell elightly ua-'d cvcninr 

anrt atrt'ct tirc,.«3e;». wraps, fiirs, etc 
We «l«o rent to proft^ertiona 1« A Rtn^t. urs 
a* Weat 4Ith Street Bryant 0«70 



'JEWELRY' 



MADE TO YOUR ORDER 
Pearl and riatlnum Me»li Ilraealaia 

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MAUMB 8ALEH CU.MPANT, SperlaUala 
104 Fifth Annua 



lItt-« bbtamT 
E HEMMENDINGER, INC. 

JKWELER8 
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SC£MC SUPPUES 



AalSnilAOO; 
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48 HoraUa St. WatMaa 4118 



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AN tbadai Dry Cslsn. SfsaMSb BsltllUs, Oms 

guick Drylna Purnltura PalnCa la Olosa 
and Dull Ftnlah 



FIBEIBOOF 

Dark aad Maalla. Cattaa Diiek aa 
Webblna for Scenla Stndloa 
WALLACE H. GIBSON 
lot Woaater Ht. Canal 7187 



PROPERTIES 
Theatrical Properties Studio 

Prsserly Bess* Trstrelan HMlisaiesI Pras* 

Danoinc &tatN 
Pr«4uctt«ai Furaifiiit Cemalatv — Wt Alta Rtat 
sot West 44lh Street Pann. 1811 



MAJOR JOHNSTOM 

Theatrical Propertlts BaUder 
Craiaa, Propa Bad Ill(Biii*a 
*47 Weat tath St. L aa « a «r a Mtl 



The William Bradley Stadioi 

»a W. ttrd St. Laasaara BSXa-tit 

Famlture. all makes and periods 
Properties of every description 
tar stage and motioa plotnra uaa 
• Btrerythins or Ita wbaraabottta 



Furniture and Fonishiiifi 

ON BENTAI, BASIS 

WILLIAM BIRNS 

807 W. 371h Hi. C lUek. 8*81 



JOHN PRAETORIUS 

I'upirr Marhe Decorations 
Clay Mndclling S«ulr»Uiring 
For all theatrical purposca 
BBS Weat 4«th St. Cblck. lOltB 



LIGHTS 



CAPITOL STAGE UGHTING CO. 

BI,1C('TRIC'AL BPFECTS 
OF AIX OE8CBIPTIONS 
B8B Tentli Ats. (48tli St.), N. V. City 




OUWICO 
"BVBBTnUMO ButomcAi. 

won vmrn tmUaaar 

aat Waat 41at It. V»aB. •4«>taM 



CHARLES L BEWTOB 

Uartiiff elouda, waUr rtpolaa. ocaaa wafM, fall- 
log inow. rain. tn. ll^tnlDg. buttarfllaa. Ufdt 

8t«rf>opt icons, flclopticuna. Spotllghta 

w»nt 14th Street, N>w York 
Tat. Chtltea 2171 All Hawra 



KUEGL BROS 

STAOC UOHTINO 
Bis fW l f s. not^fifMt. «can.« r^%Ha, 
HmmMm, Stmgmtarfttl/tg Sufifil/^r.mU. 

hattrsat C ^ 



I »IVlikstBO»J 



Cbtumbus OlM I 



STAGE RIGGING 



PETER CLARK, INC. 

Steel and Aabeatoa Cnrtalna 
Countarwelght Syatema 
Orahaatn. Orvaa Ctavatar mmi Mata tnm 
U€ Waat Mth M. Chtoliwtac CUl 



THE HEW YORK 8TUBI08 

Host true counterweight systsms, both 
track and wire go il>-8. The N. T. Sped, 
flcatinn atecl double aabestoa curtains. 
l«8-88» Way tath Street Lack. H7a 



MUSIC AND MATERIAL 



Allegro Kuie Printing Co., Inc. 

Spatialiata la KraiT Bi 
ar Maala PrIaUBB 
r. tltk at. 



»0«B« ST 8. 

CHILTON 

"Tha Houae of Melodies" 
UBS Broadway, at 4*th Street 
thiekerlna 8197 



CARLF. WILLIAMS 

Orchestrations for rroductloos 

Taadarllla 
Phaaatnaph TIta p hoaa 
ColamMa ThaaIra BMb.. Room 801 
Ttl rth Arc. Brraat Till 




ACROBATS ATTENTION! 

Tnniblluc— I'yraadd BaUdlac— stania 

Full Dlrectlona— Illuatr.itivl — Clolh 
Price 11.60 Cata],>gue Free 

A. a. BABXKS * CO.. It We<t 44lh SI. 



MEN'S CLOTHIERS 



warrgwa rLOTHES SHOP 



Oar ehxhes FIT and autlie ynn look FIT 

Ws cater to the Profession 
H; Wrst 411th St. 

Rublnnfr etl.owa with tlif N*. V, A 



LOANS ON DIAMONDS, JEWELRY 

Musical Instriino^nta, i Imti.tii; 

All Kinds of Per.,i.in.il Tropeity \ 
Liberal I,.>.ins on Furs While In ;-tiiiftKr 

PAI L KANKP.f, A SONS i 
* rdambua Are. (sath St.) Cal. tt<*.t 



ME\ S HATS 
MoCne Broi. & Drummond, Inc. 

STETSON HATS 
UBt ywadway at 4tad St. 
l'*^ ^h"aB4lwwy ftt 4Mh 9(a 



MANUSCRIPTS 



ACTINO PLATS 

Moaalnaa. Reeltatlona, Orllla, Mlaatral 
and VaudevlUs Jokea and Skatohaa; 
Ideas for Bntartatnnnent. Cstaloa. 

DBAMATIC PDBUaaiNO CO. 
S4tA 8. Daarbara 8t. 



SAMUEL nEHCH 

Incor|»ormt«d lit! 
OUMt Pl&y.PnbUahera In Uw Wort4 
T. R. Mmrda. Manaflnf Pt yj u t 



TVPINO 
Kanuacrlpta. pl&ya, presa noUcaa 

Txped-by an expert 
"Able'a Irlah Roae," "Broadway" 
Plitya read, crtticli^d and marketed 

CARRIE FUNK KOCH 

1 488 W raadwajr Bry ant 888 7 



PIANOS 



"Vuhh Around" Plaaoa 

Kcwpie Orand and Baby Upriffhta for 
Vaudeville and NigM Club E}at«rtalnera 
FurnlBhed KlesfeM FoUleH. Paul WtaUa- 
man. many others 

KRAMER PIANO CO. 

1,14 W, 47th St. Chick. S178 



SCENrC~CONsrRUCTION~ 



COLONY LUMBER CO. 

THEATRICAL LCMBEB 

'omp|.>le Stock linmcillate Delivery 
41 West intii at. Chlekerlna 1484 



DTKES LUMBER COMPANY 

THEATBICAI. Ll'MBEB 
' or AIX KINDS 
818 W. ttlk M. iMBaara K4B 



Greater New York Lnmber Co. 

comim.ki'k'^stock of 
Theatrical Lumber for Immediate 

Delivery 

t4it-48 Eaat 8ath St.. l.ea. 0884-8488-4801 



PRANK DWYER, hie. 

BVIU>EB8 «F aCKWmT 
841 Weat SSth St. Cola 



SCENERY 



p. DOOD ACKEBMAN 



Sta IFaat aatk atasat 

P. Dodd Ackarauin, Uealmer 
Bas Gill*. Baa. Mr. 0. Ftasil Pants, Bss, 



B. W. WEBftMAII WCBML- 



SGRAnVEB ft SWEET, m. 

VAUDBVILLE ami PRODUCTIONS 
DRAPES and SCE.NKKV 

4111 rirat Atc. <«4th St.) Un^OIW 



CLBOV THBOCKMOBIOB, lao. 

STCDIO ■ 
T. C Sblel, Bus Mirr. 
DBSIONUMt— BVILDINC^PAINTINO 
lot West 8d St. Bprlna 80<I1 ' 



YELLENTI 

IMaae Meltings Designed aitd Exoeutad 

From lha. .'^'■rtpt to tin- Curtain 
NEW .\DDRF_SS 
tin We.t 40th St. 



PHYSIOC STUDIOS, Inc. 

N. T. Productions furnished complata 
Oeslcalar— Buildinc — PalaUns 
Piupertlaa. Oranarlaa, ate. 
taa-WgaajtaM K* aaatk 

pmK 1 



XIETCKlS" 



DBSIONKB PAtNTEB 
aiiai rj — stags Nettings — grapes 
Also RaaUla 
101 Ttfc Ara. (41tb St.) Bryaat I»8» 



Harry I.sirta J efc M.: BB* 

HABBT ISWIS ft oOr 

DBAPKRIES SCENERY 

Drop Cui lams. Stage RpttlnK.-'. Cycloramas 

For Sale or i:. nl 
Sit W. *»ih St. lisekawanna tOB5-S8 



ETEBYTHnrO IB SCEBEBT 

tor Mottea Aotaraa aad Thaatraa 

VatioBsl Theatre Snpply Co. 

laaa B a a a d war Brraat tU 



LEE LASH STUDIOS 

Hurry ,1, Ktiriiuck r,ft)'). MrF. 

IlKAPKRIKS HCE.NKHY 
f^t ige K juii.nu nt of AH Kin.U 
I )*IH-1H:<K .^mH Ifrd um . \T e. Ilr»d. 4»07 
ROBKBT Fs BRI'NTO.N 

NEW AMSTERDAH STUDIO 

Conatrurtion of f*ct>nfry. Propertlaa. 
I>raperlea, Dernrntions for PasMiitfl 

RHiI Kxhlbiiloii"! 
449 Weat lOih m. i olo 



FOR RKNT 

Sft-ncry. stiiite SetthiKN, DrcoratloB 

PREMIER SCENERY STUDIOS 

840 Waat 4Ut 81. 



SCEBEBT 

Vaudeville and I/egltianata 
JOSEPH TEtCHNER STUDIOS 

(.New address) 

tit KleTiBlk Ara. C hlak. 1 081 1 - 



William castle 

aOKNIO STl'DIO 
WO Wast tltk St. Ckelaaa ( 



Walton Scenery Tranifer Co. 

TBANSPOBTATI ON OF AU IBKA- 
' taitAL tf f HIS 



814 



I St, 



i«E. «i4a-i-t 



WIGS 



ABBABJAT'S WIGS 

wo your wig for the prlco at hirlac 
wiga for all orcasions'—Also rappllaa 

ROSEN AND JACORY 
lao CTifraii* at. (Haaatna at. 'irt 



SCHOOLS 



rVAB lABABOPP 
Tha Ballat aalwal af Amariaa 

*"~a B sas n t 81 



STAGE DANCING 

Tau ght by 

WALTER BAKER 

aXAUK POIBB 
Tkreock alady ot 

DAIOBOZE ED B YT HM IC8 

110 Boat laih at. Bacant 188T 



JAGKBLDE 

Suprama Authority o« all Character 

Hoag and Danoa Imparaonationa 
Routlnat Arranfad— ProTeialonaU Prvferrad 
All klnda of Tap and Fancy Danclnv 
ttl Weat Mat StrMt ClreU 



MS. Am mSS DUBTEA 

Iiance Tuition SpeclaUata In 

ftntfo and Ballro-^itn Panrlnc 
Tha Il.ilhoorii Hotel d-a Ai tli 



I Weat e^tli St. 



Saaqachanaa M4t 



Be EEvuJUiT Btnce Studios 

Proft'BslrtnaN tauKht for Ilntcla and I'luba 
Atrnlatlf. Ailauin. Mmberlnn, Htretchlnn, Tunio. 
WjIU. Krontli Apai-he. KuanlMli Ca-iuin-t.ii 

Itoutliies and BuoklnciH 
11 Weat Mth Ht. ftichaylrr 



BILLY PIERCE STUDIO 

All Types of American Danrlng 
itn West 48th Ht. First Flaa 



THE "BADIO TAPPSSf 

JACK CLARK 

Broad I ast n Tap Routlnea over atatiaaii 
WMt'A. WHX. WPCH. WMSia and WQM • 

See dally papera for time 
flnliBttl mt Aatahalfaa M Mm« Dai^^* 



CLOG DANCING 



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The Cloa Uance Book, Illaatralad 
with Moalo aad FaU PlraaUana 
Cloth— Prioa tttoT . CataAaaM. Fraa 
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Amarican Acadamy of Dramatic Arts 

The lea.linff liistilution for Dramatic anil 
Expr.'HwIonal Tratnlnj? In America 

Full Term begllM Oct. tS 
Free catalog descrllM*s ail eourae* 

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John Murray Andaraon, Robert Milton 

Sebool of the Theatre and Dance 
A ProfesMonal acltaal tar PrafesaluiuUa 
Diction, Acting; Baaalac af Alt Trpt* 
Routlnea Arranged Acta Blfsad 
138-IM F^aat Mlh St. 



SUPPUES 



ELLIOT, aBEElE ft CO., IBC. 

Headquarters for 
BBINE8TONES. JEWBI.a and BEAM 
All Kinds at 1.0W Prices 
81-88 East 18lh St. Mad. Sq. 1818 



Rhineitonet for Coitnmei 

Also machines far aetting the stooaa 

•lewelM — Heads — .Spangles 

NELSON IMPORT CO. 
44 AVest S7th Ht. Wlsconeln 1891 



J. J. WYLE & BROS., INC. 

A (ull line ot Oold and Silver BrocadaA 
mstal Cloths, nold and Sllrar Trim- 
mlnga, Rhinestones, Sp^nglaa, Tight* 
Opera Iloee. etc.. tor atage eeatamea. 
IB-ta Bast t7tk at» Maw Xaife (Mr 



THEATRICAL HATa 

Spanish Sailors, Hombreros, Shakea 
Valeatlnos, Beau llrunnocis. Silk and 
Opera Hats. Manufactured by 

JOHN REINIIZ 

1287 Pr eadwar (tStk St.) 



ARTIFICIAL FTX>WERS 

for 

STAGE l,OBnT VAIIDEVILI.B 

DECORATIVE PLABT CO., Dia 

tSO Stb Ave. (»tk at.) 



ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS 
High Grade Flowefa. Vines, l.envs* 
Pianta. For all purpoaaa and every 00' 
ciiaion. llubberlaed rruttaajtd vegetables. 

PHILIP ROMAN 

lot Weet tStk at. Bayaat mB 



ROUTE SHEETS ANB BOOKS 

Leeee Leaf Speelallata 
Printers StaUoneta 

A. I.ANOSTADTEB, INC 
tlO West 47lh Ht, Pen. 8181 



THEATRICAL TRUNKS 

•^•>^-<M.s>..'N^'^.«S..-S.a.WS,..>W-a...^-.-W-W^ 



H. & M. TRUNK CO. 

Trunks — Dags — I,eather 43oods 
HAMl'EI. NATIIA>'8, Inc. 

Sole Auenta 
8<Sg llh Ave. Penn. »0«l 



TAYLOR'S Theatrical IBUBX8 

Tke ataadard traak at tt . 

Fall Uaa at laatker caada 
TAYLOR'S 
717 aaTaatk Avaaaa 



THEATRE 

Trade Ma i k 

t Far tlie rrofesJaa 

This is the trunk you have atwav a « mted 
Ask a Draler— Caatparr with uthero 
KNOBBL BROS., INC. 



A W aa F I B 



RESTAURANTS 



C. OIOIITO VENETIAN OABOEV 

The most beaulliul Italian RastaoraaP' 
in New Vork 
t«0 Waat Md St. 



Wednesday, September 28. 1927 



WOMEN' S PAGE 



VARIETY 



41 



GRAY MATTER 

By MOLLIE GRAY 

(TOMMY GRAY'S SISTER) 



At th* Palac* 

Kather like a slnelnB contest at the Palace tliis weik. 

lua Kremer sang for every n;itiijnaHty and ik-liKhleil tli< m nil. sh' 
igoked beautiful In a gown of metallic lace and not. The l.ico niadi' a 
Muitl down th« front, tho n«t In (olds swept the floor and the satin 
back they knotted at the' waist from which they continued to the edgo 
of the skirt. 

Hyde and BurrlU arc billed a.s "a I'it different and that could apply 
to Miss Burrill's gowns. A lovely flame colur velvet with surplice bodice 
■Sd CMoade drap* on the left side witli bislutp sleeves of matching 
ei«pe embroidered In colored silk, tier previous velvet oT blue with 
flare of crepe and cape of rainbow hues haj no sleeves. Another cos- 
tume had blue velvet for a tisrht bodice and white tiiffeta with plaid 
bem tor the skirt. Plaid was used for a long scarf and a blue beret 
Wbked cute but didn't quit* mattcb the bodice. Pale green aatia allppers 
were worn with thia eoatvn* be«aua« titejr matelied tha ptplnv adglng 
the plaid trimming 

Nazimova is just as splandM to Woman of the Eartk" as when 
■sen some time ago. 



/n ttw^iata ~ 

Benorlta Alcanis and Company at the State this week supply soft 
music and graceful dancing. No audible reason for the singing. With 
her hair In braids the Senorita clicked her heels in green and orange 
tatln, and then ruffled green with rose pattern, carried out by a rose on 
her comb. She was a gypsy In many coloVed georBctte pieces as a skirt 
and tangoed In a pretty blue shawl embroidered In white and while 
fringe. Her comb with this was dark blue and so were her slippers. 

Miss Wells (Cassler and 'Wells) .seems to have a Rood professional 
voice but amateur gestures. She looked lovely In a blue chiffon over 
■liver with silver lace hanging longer at the sides and again In pink 
valwt with bead trimming following the diagonal Une of tta wrpXee 
bodice and continuing to the hem of the skirt. The singi* wnr on tin 
left of the skirt was beaded too. 

Langfoid and Myia clispluy the latest In fancy pillows In their "Malson 
de Mode." Miss Myra's pearl encrusted white satin panels with heavy 
white lace between that made the skirt for a tight b94(a«l. with more 
pearls was a late model too, even though they are iMilC ttlfk same gag 
as an act at the Palee about It. . ■ \ . 

LllUan Shaw s robe dc style of black satin had a single fMS Ma 
broldered on the front of the skirt and the lining wras als0'S«M Hiaking 
it verr effecUva with the acalloped hcnUiM. Hbm Shaw's Ions atring of 
beads were gold too. 

Cartnel Myers makes a goigeuUH Spanish dancer .ns ' The Oirl Krom 
Rio." Her gow n shone and glittered and her eyes did all sorts of damage. 
Not satisned with Jswela around her neck, arms aaA anfeMi ahe had 
them in her cigaret holder too. She had a trailing gowft: 114 l WI «r »te long 
coat entirely of spangles later and for a dilTerent kind «t wMv* flrlish 
white frock and transparent h.it with laco flowers apfOiflM,- A dark 
crepe frock liad do'uble revere and cuffs of lace. 

Mildred Harris used lace also for a pretty hat and (rock. Walter 
PIdgeon really brought all the trouble on himself. Beeauae ho was a 
big coffee man he thought he was strong enough to spend an evening 
with 'The girl from Rio" and lake neitHfr head nor heart. The most 
accommodating villlan ever seen menaced this picture and some beauti- 
tnl outdoor aoenaa decontad it. 

Woman in PietHraa 

Motion pictures are really not fair to women. " Practically o»ary week 
■oma picture exposes on© of their tactics. First thing we know every 
year win be leap year to those who still want husbands. 

In "One Woman to Another" at the Paramount and "The Drop Kick" 
at the Strand the hero spenda most of his time eluding AamsRiaS females. 

In each case it todk another woman to get him out of the trap, be- 
cause she understood the bait. 

As always Florence Vidor dresses beautifully. lleilJa Hopper helped 
Theodore von Elta out of his dlftlculty in this just as she did Hiek 
Barthetaneaa in the "Vnp Kick," making her the busiest flxer on Broad- 
way last week. To a white ensemble she wote had a striking coat wltb 
add sleeves .nnd bl.ack and white t>ixe<lo collar and cuffs. She also handled 
an ermine wrap like a poor relation which it is not. Krniine may make 
poor relations so perhaps It should be tre.ited as carelessly. 



3 Women Tosether 
Bed da Hopper wears smart costumes In "The Drop Kick," a brocaded 
velvet gown with wide band of fur at the bottom and train of plain 
erepe coming from the side. A grey cloth coat had a cape to the elbows 
and tight collar of squirrel. Dorothy Hevler used lacc for her vamping, 
one black negligee having high net ruchlng for the collar while, another 
of light color lac* had no collar. Alberu Vaughn's spansM sown had 
a loop of metallic ribbon caught at the shoulders with tha ends loose 
In back. 

Hedda and Dorothy and Alberta often visit the New _Tortt_ theatre 
■oreeo individually. Seeing them together is unusual. 

Good Performancaa * 
T-orers and Enemies" wends It's way up and down through every 
human affection and aahs "WhyT" after every wend. Tha anawer is 

"yes and no" with snhie laughs, te.xrs and a good performance on every- 
ones part. Particularly fine ones by Leo N. Bulgakov and Kva Condon 
as the elderly couple. The play affords the cast splendid opportunities 
but the philosophy is rather deprasdnc. 

Esther Mitchell wore a yelloW crepe de chine frock flrat but in black 
with long tunic blouse, brought out her blonde fairness more sharply, 
■loanna Roos' w ine color silk frock waa shirred at the top of slei ves 
and skirt. Paula Truoman's youthfulneas was emphasized by a white 
voile dress made with rod stitching on the peasant blouse the same color 
as her alippera. A two piece frctek of black talfeta blouse and finely 
Pl«it^ sMrt of vertically striped crepe had a tie of the samo stripes 

In thrhith edltar. 

bsoerming "Psrtslan Flsppera" 

Olympic burlesque belong to poor relation branch of the musical com- 
edy family. 

Of course Olympic clings to the side of Tammany Hall on 14th street, 
and ni<w wHh a 2t-story building on top of it, it's ptgtectloii MM W per- Ip f ^bubert Vaudeville. 



Bathing Suit Viewpoints 

Danbury Conn.. Sept. il. 
Women in Uowayton, a resort 

town on Long Island Sound, are 

>pIiL over the baihing Ix-.iutie.s. A 

iloi k of beauties clad in short. 

blight baihing suits paraded down 
. the tow n's main street last week, A 

woman leaned against a doorway 

and watched them. 
I "Ought to be ashamed of them- 
i seUes, running arouTKl the streets 

half naked," she salil disgustingly. 
Another wouu-in, Mrs. Leon l>orn. 

wife of the noted artist, watched 

the group. 

"uh, if there were only some 
artiata herol" aha said enihuslastic- 
>^ 

ACADEMY 

(Continued ftrom pasa M) 

the advantage of abundant radio 
exploitation to give It box office pull. 
Placed second from closing, this 
medley of spirited song and dance 
took up an even hour of running 
time, making in Itself a smart spe- 
cialty sliow, with production flasii 
ami iiriin-esslv© array of people,, 
puncluated with sprightly bits, ail 
building up to an important total. 
Tile turn t;enerates in itseli some- 
thing of the jolly atmosphere of a 
real night club, even to the device ol" 
Introducing other regular turns on 
the bill as casual night club drop- 
pers in. A preludo to thatr .focmal 
turns which are ttus tncorpontted 
into the revue. 

This was the method of present- 
ing Keller Sisters nnd Lynch. Be- 
sides this act, and the I>rescnee of 
Friedland himself presiding n.-er 
the festivities, t^'haz Cha.so, an 
earlier act on the bill, workeil 
through the entire hour with his 
own pantomimic comedy, and to 
good effect. 

Zastro, White and Co. opened. 
Two young hoofers are backed by 
a chorus of six girls. Turn has been 
werklns several years and haa im- 
proved vastly since last viewed. 
Boys Iwve typical hoofera' voices 
and their song numbers do them no 
good, but their own stepiiing, mostly 
acrol)atic and legmania stulT, is 
striking. Oirls are the usual halt 
<loZ"n, dressing the stage agreeably 
liiit developed notliing but neat cos- 
tuming and animation. 

Jack Merlin, card manipulator 
with comedy patter and a boy and 
girl assistants, held tha stage too 
long. In la mtautaa ho would have 
scored iM.^Ia:_M. minutes feo was 
permitted to depart quietly. It 
wasn't a bill to oncourage quiet 
talking eomediana Nellie Arnaut 
and Bros, are another young act 
that have progressed. They have 
relinquished the comedy pantomime 
and now give free rein to vigorous 
straight dancing while playing vio- 
lins. Some of the acrobatic stepping 
is remarkable. One of the boys doe.s 
a row of butterflies apparentb 
without missing a note on his fiddle. 
Tlie girl is a sightly little person 
ami a whtilwlnd on her feet, also 
playing while doing difficult acro- 
batic feats. A thrso Sanea to the 
"Merry WIdoW Wilts iOr WSS Out- 
standing. 

Chas Chase was another who 
overstayed, doing 16 minutes, al- 
though he. too, had the justification 
of a genuine encore following his 
low comedy business. L,ess Would 
have been enotlgh, though. Consid- 
ering he to eomo on again for 
the Anatol act. 

Then into the night club medley. 
lieBIanehe and DuCharme, adagio 
dancers, had two lively numbers to 
themselves, and a girl acrobatic 
stepper announced as Marmie Green 
rates mention. Al Jockers led the 
orchestra for the revue, which em- 
ployed 15 people or more. 

Harry How nnl stepped into a spot 
most single comedians would give a 
gowl deal to avoid. Crashing into 
an audience that had Just been fed 
Jazz nnd undressed girls. Howard 
went to it in high. Be talked fast 
and loud and oairrM tha battle to 
the audience. Stronf arm tactics, 
but it fastened attention, and thence 
onward he was set to the tunc of 
IS minutes and a curtain speech os 
the clock arT>roaehed 11. 

The Four Readincs, standard ttirn 
for the spot, finished, holding after 
the first Sroup of walkouts, when 
they got lmo haad Mtaacing. 

Wiljli 



NELLIE REVEL IN NEW YORK l4 



By NELLIE REVELL 



You can always tell when you get way out West — not only by the 
fact tliat the change from a flO bill consists of cailw heels— but also 
because you start hearing new words. An Kasterner usually returns 
from liully\\ood with more "I'urrin'' terms tli.in a S'-hool teacher iust 
l-'a< k fioin a t'.M.k s tour of Kurope. 

une of tliom is "SucKerlius. ' The word its.'lf Is a laugh and what it 
stands for is a bigger one. It seems that at various street corners fa 
Los Angeles stand big, palatl.al motor busses and the barkers have a 
goi.>d line. '-s. e (lie eit> - free! W'iW not »*ost you a cent! Kree sl.;ht- 
secing loi- li.iinsis""' And the un.suspecting lo\\ans— and New Yorkers- 
pile in, bles.siug so generous an organisation as the Los Angeles Chamber 
of Commerce. 

The ride starts. Up and down the boulevards. Over the hills and 
far a«ay. Hut with many slops —and eaeii at .\ hot dog and rold-di ink 
parlor. \\ Idi li would l>e all light, if it werfri t that priees ol weiners 
and pop are ju.st double the usual charge to anyone riding In tiicse 
buasea. With the drivera getting a big percentage of the overcharge. 

Then the ride always winds up in front of a aubdivision real estate 
ofllce, where the driver just "lias to see a nian for a minute" which 
lengthens into a quarter hour, .\n^\ ilie pa'-sen^;era have to alt and listen 
to a high-pressure sales talk — or walk home. 



Another ierin~ind1gen<>OB to^ioa Anjreles Is ^ttmrhboT ntrh" Votr- — 
see them everywhere on the main motoring streets. Yon may not Know 
what they are at ftr.»,t but you'll h-ai n. Someone con. eived i!ie i-Iea 
that It might not be fashionable to cany lunch boxes any nutre hut 
that people still liked them — it someone else would carry them. The re- 
sult was a legion of pretty girls — and I mean, pretty — who take up posts 
near all the picture studios and on prominent comers, selling l,ox 
luntjies to hungry pleture extras and to tourists who tlon't want to 
wa-ste time slopping for lunch on the road. The Idea has evidently 
been suMSSsful tliougb It Is hard to say if it was because of the con- 
tents of the lunchboxes — or the beauty of 4he lunchbox girls. 



but 



feet 

Tharo may be dirtier, rottener shows than "Parisian Fla4>pers, 

there never was more vulgar dan 'Ing. 

It's a mutual show. If that means anything to you, although It probably 
haa a lot of meaning to sailors. 

A public benefactor sells the audience of the filymple the "finest < liero- 
•ates fo f t l ) c^hU t P&Hfld, Mfh bnx with a wonderful prize." Tha fits; 
customer got a pen and pencil 6<'t. shou-n to the house, and later the 
salesman collected it. 

His next was "Life and Confession of a Choru," (llrl by the T N. T, 
^aked Truth Publishing Co. If you're modest or bashful don t take the 
liook. It cents." Many were neither. 

A m.in aiwut 80 sat reading his program w^th a magnifying glass 
•bout two inche.'i from the stage In a box. For that man to be at a 
■••utual 8bow waa cruelt: 



It may have puzzled some fans how dire, tors induce the eh'ldren in 
pictures to cry at the right moment and at the risk of bringing down 
the Gerry Society on Hollywood's head, I'll disclose the secret. Some- 
times it Is by frightening them and aometlmes by spanking them. Miss 
Piekford's p<'t story Is about the five-yenr old little girl, Horeen. who 
h.xs appeared In lior pictures and whom site calls her llitle "Nellie 
Kevcll." Which is hard on the youngster, considering the sort of a 
child I hear I was at that age. 

It waa a scene In a war picture and the little girl was suiiposed to 
be standing beside hor deatl mother, patting her face and weeping 
copiously. But Doreen saw no i.au.se for crying—she had been having 
much too good a time all morning for that. And no persuasion rnuid 
bring tha needed tear. Finally, Miaa Pickford and the director decided 
to frighten her, spanking, not being allowed on the Pickford lot. 

So the child's mother, who w.ia In on the scheme, was brought on tlrt 
set and the director proceeded to rage at Iier, to order her off the lot, 
to tell her never to come back. Tlie mother departed, Doreen burst 
Into sobs and the scene was shot Tlie mother returned and Doreen 
smiled impishly. 

'Tou didn't fool mo at alV she shouted, jumping up and down. "I 
know it nU tha thne." 

We hate to go on spoiling the Illusions of the move fans — but Hidly- 
wood is the one place In the world where a forger could make a good 
living and stay out of Jail. In fact, there is a real need out there for 
persona who can imitate the signatures of well known pleture pla.\ers. 
The situation revolves around the fan mall received by popular flimitea. 

Tan letters received by the stars often run as high as 1,000 a day 
and it is not unusual for even the less well known actors to get from 
50 to 100 letters dally. E^h one, of course, must be answered and in 
most cases an autographed picture must he sent to the writer. The 
highly-paid stars have from two to four assistants to sign the photo- 
graphs and replies tor them but many of the picture people cannot af- 
ford even the full-time services of one person. So, In answer to their 
need, have sprung up several organizations which do nothing but t.ake 
care of fan mall and see to It that Sophie Blotz, of Hogwallow, Ark„ 
gets her picture of the actor whom she "considers a very swell actor 
and I would give anything If I could have a picture of you signed with 
your name." 



In the minds of many members of the Ladles Aid Society, Hollywood, 
is synonymous witii soplilstlcation, sinfulness nnd suvoir falre. I'crh.aps 
so —but here is a scene 1 came across on the last day of my stay there. 

Tiie Interior of Hollywood's smartest restaurant, the haunt of picture 
stars known all over the world. An orchestra crashing out the latest 
and hottest dance hit Film producers In a corner haggling over tho 
details of what was probably another million-dollar production. Boft- 
foote<l waiters translating menu French to women in Paris guWns and 
men in Txmdon clothes. 

And in the midst of all this smartness, this worldly ehlcncss, a waiter 
padded across the floor bearing on his tray a baby's nursing bottle, Hlled 
with milk. Hp had been heating it In the kitchen for the six-month old 
child of the picture queen who sat three tobies from mo. 



BURLESQUE MERGER 

(Continued from pa«e 8S) 
come the operator for one se.ieon 



It's rcportc»l that if the hurle.squ' 
wheel denl goes througli. It will be- 
come a fact before Now Year s. 

John Quigley with "Be Hapiiy " 
jumped to Clark's "Foolln' Around' 
I show wh"n ' I!e lafipy" faded. 
—Sam- Sciil-'ntr^ liead of i),e c ; 
bla Co., left town yealrrd.Ty (Tues- 
day) to visit Baltimore and Wash- 
Ington. He will be In touch with 
(lie I..-!Tl1ry .-iliow whii'h h.'i" beetP 
r^perl'l likely to close, i^er Hours 
pi . senro there Is exiieete.l to 
stralcliten miitters with the show 

W remain Intact. 



Considering that I h.ad seen but few horses while 1 was in California, 
the di.scovery of a watering trough on one of the most prominent street 
corners on Sunset boulevard was like Bnding an old-fashluned melodeon 
In the orchestra at the Metropolitan. 

"What In the world Is that for?" 1 Inquired of the chauffeur of the 
studio car in which I was riding. 

"Well, ma'am," he told me, "I never did see a horse drinking from it, 
but once In a while some studios makes a horse scene and they use 
the watering trough for atmosphere. And once I saw a man luiing it to 
flII his automebilo ladlator." 

John Barrymorc was approached by a good-looking actor on the lot 

and stopped as tho man held out his h.and ond said, "Mr. Barrymore, 
please pardon my presumption but I want very much to shake h mds 
with y))u. You see— again you will make allowances for the stateiio nt — 
my friends all insist I look a great deal like you; not so -er- handsome, 
perhaps, but enough like you to r ause comment.'* 

Mr. Barrymore regarde d the young man solemnly, then nodded, "No 
doubt you are right, sir. My father was a very extensive traveler." 



RUTH NUGiarr ROBBED 

f'hiengo, Sept. 27. 

Kuth NoKint. star of "An Amer- 
ic in Tr.itredy," playing at the Gar- 
liek here, has reported to police the 
theft of I'i 000 gowns from her 
dressing room. 

Tho actress collapsid, delaying 
li.e show, when she learned her 
vV^.T dliiK Bo w u w as III th e ioirt. 



ENGAGEMENTS 

William 1.. Elk Ins' negro ihorus 
f2G). "CJolden Dawn" tllamnur- 
ateln). 

Si .to l our .\I.ih- Quartette lor 
"W hite Lig h "i ' , t i .a J['»nna J • 



NEW ACTS 

(Miss) Tommy Allen, nine people. 

Jean La Marr, feni pui'iii.-t and 
wr*;stler. Is expanditu: lor former 
act. The new arrangement will 
carry a mixed d/melnp team. 

births" 



-Mr 



-nnd — Mr 



Ti ll i.. 1 1 — Kua 



(Norma Lee) In Ne-.v yorlt. .«ept. 
23, daughter. Father la the son of 
.r. C .V'l;- nt. 

Mr. .li d .\Ir-i. flos .Minton. d.iugh- 
ter. nt i^t. (•ilhirir''s Ib-pitiil. 
Uroi.kl.vn. Mother e,., • .i .U of 
UBS Sunkhine tiulk, ^a .d•^.ll«, 



VARIETY 



TIMES SQUARE 



Wednesday. September 28, 1927 



EK.FAWKES ACCUSED 
BY MSS ALEXANDER 

After Lending Him $15,000 In 
Cash, Tea Room Owner 
Charges Theft of $800 Gem 



AMUMd of th» theft o( an MOO 
diamond braeclet, Harry K. Fawkea, 
42, liotel Manger, was held In $2,000 
ban for th» Grand Jury wh«i ar- 
raigned lefore Magistrate McQuade 
tm West Sid* Court Fawkca, who 
■aid he was a aawapaperman, 
pleaded not guiUy. 

FftwkM waa accuaed of •tealing 
Iha bracelet, the property of Kath- 
arine Alexander, wealthy tea room 
owner of Miami, in May, 1928. Be- 
■idaa taklnc tba jewel Mlu Alex- 
Midar told polio* rawfcea had bor- 
rowed varloua auma of moner totol- 
iBK almoat $15,000 and had not re- 
paid It. 

From the atory told to Detectlvea 
Brown and Mayer, Inapector Cough- 
ton'a stair, by Mlaa Alexander, who 
la the daughter of George Alex- 
ander, general passenger agent of 
the lUilted States LJnes, she Bwt 
Vawkeg In rbout ItiS, when oiierat- 
IBK a chain of fashionable tea rooms 
la Fiord la. 

Fawkea, she mM, had patronized 
•D* of her places and on several oc- 
aaslons was accompanied by a 
laahlonably gowned woman whom 
'■be believed to be his wife. Iiater, 
rtia said. Fawkes began to conflde 
to her that his wif* was drinking 
heavily and he wa« WUM$ to feet 
■long with her. 

Started ta Borrow 

At the time Fawkes waa em- 
ployed on a tabloid newspaper In a 
■nanagerlal capacity. Shortly after 
h* began to borrow various sums 
mt money, pleading hta wife, from, 
whom iie had separated, was press- 
lac him hard and he was In flnan- 
aial difficulties. 

In 1126 Fawkea announced he was 
iwlng to New Tork. Miss Alex- 
HMIar said she asked htm to take 
ktr bracelet there and have It ap- 
praised at Tiffany's. Fawkes took 
tba Jewel and said h* would not be 
gone long. 

'When he falM to eommunlcato 
after a long absence Miss Alexander 
tried to get In touch with him. She 
■ant him communioatlona to Canada 
tmd England, bvt wlthoat raault. 
■•raral days ago a triand of If las 
Alexander's saw. Fawkea In N«w 
Tork and foUowad him to the 
Manger Hotel. 

Tbia friend eommunleated with 
Hlaa Alexander and the poUc* ware 
■otifled. Inspector Coughlln aent 
Mayer and Brown to th* hotel and 
Vawkea waa arrested. 

Fawkes retuaed to talk. Whan 
brought before th* magistrate he 
asked for a low hail announcing he 
would aid the police in trying to 
iBcate thb missing bauble. 



Radio as Soother 



Times Square rubberneck 
wagons have b**n outfitted 
with radio aata aa a means of 
(lulpting Impatient patrons 
while the empty atalla ar* be- 
ing nued. 

The radio aeta also aerr* to 
attract mora yapa, oomlaf and 
going. 



MUTUAL PROTECTION 

Batty Harris and Deminiek La- 
gana Reasena For Dap* Hurling 



Betty Harris, 22, Hotel Portland. 
132 West 47th street, and Domlnlck 
L.agana, 24, 450 Henry street, Brook- 
lyn, were held in $S0O ball each when 
arrialgned befor* Maglatrato Mc- 
Quade In Weat Side e<Airt on 
charges of possessing narcotics. 

Detectives Harmon and Ozech, 
Narcotic aquad, said they received a 
tip that opium waa balac amoked 
In th* Harris woman's apartment 
On Aug. 25 at 11.45 p. m..tlMy W*nt 
to the hotel and mad* UUt^ wa]r to 
the fifth floor. 

Aft*r at th* door aoreral minutaa^ 
Harmoki aaid he wmt to th* r*ar 
yard and waited, knowing that 
Csech was going to enter the place. 
A few momenta later, Harmon said, 
he saw l 4i g»na eom* to th* window 
of the aiMTtment and hurl a jar of 
opium and complete smoking para- 
phernalia out the window. 

The detective said he recofgnized 
Lagana because he had his flash- 
light concentrated on the window. 
Heantim* Csech had entered the 
apartment in time, he said, to catch 
the Harris woman about to tlirow a 
Jar of opium and tpMMs^ dMfU«IM 
the window. 

Harmon testified that when he 
asked Lagana why he threw the 
stuff out the window he said he did 
It because he wanted to protect the 
gIrL Cxech testified that when he 
questioned the girl ah* said she 
wanted to get rid of th* eoatraband 
drug because she wanted to protect 
liagana. 

After Magistrate McQuada heard 
all the aWdenoe and WUmak «*l|r. 
dtr chemist, tostitF that IW dnir 
was opium, he held the aovpl* tor 
trial in Special Beaalona. 



EVANGELINE ANNOYED 



Bvangeltne Raleigh, who said she 
played "Hiss Broadway" In "A 
KIght in Spain," obtained a sum- 
mons in West Side Court for "Jack 
Connolly" of 110 Broadway, whom 
she averred waa annoying her. 
The summons was returnable last 
week, but apparently it was never 
served. Miss Raleigh Uvwi With her 
folks at the Forrest Hotsl. m West 
4tth street. 

Just how Mr. Connolly annoyed 
Miss Kalelgh could not bs learned. 
Over the phone she stated she 
Vould rather not discuss the case. 

She further declined to discuss 
Mr. Connolly's business or whar* 
Ms home address waa. 



Novaro's Paintiiiff Ruined 
By MMm of Vandal 

William Finn, a plumber em- 
ployed on a butUlins in course of 
construction at 130 Waahington 
place, waa tr**d la JeOersoB Market 
Court by Maglstrato liouls Brodaky. 
Finn was haled to court on a sum- 
mons charf^ing him with malicious 
mischief. He was brought to court 
on the oon&plalat of Oarmaln No 
yaro, an artist, of lit Washington 
place, who charged that a painting 
he made of his wife and child had 
been bombarded with iroa bolts 
huried from th* root of ISS Waah 
'ington plac*. 

Novaro had spent months In 
completing the portrait. He placed 
It on the roof to dry. He left it for 
a few-s*oonds and whoa rotoming 
the portrait had b**n riddled with 
iron missies. H* stated to the 
court that whil* h* didn't see Finn 
destroy the i^ctttr* h* saw him on 
the root 

The Court told Novam that h* 
had no evidence aKalnst^ Vbdl, ^ut 
added the perHon who d«*|r*y«d th* 
portrait, in bia opinion, Waa a <r aii. 
dal of th* lowcat tjrpa, ^VImi* is a 
power greater than mia* that will 
ptmish the vandal that destroyed 
your painting." said the Court to 
Mr. Novaro, who was heartbroken. 



BootleggeNtU 

San Franclaeo, Sept IT. 

la Oakland, across the bay, the 
latest In police circles Is the "boot- 
leggerette." Arrest of three girls 
kjr the morale squad revealed that 
the trio, usherette in a picture thea- 
' tra, phone operator and a cnshler, 
participated In liquor sulci on a 
wholesale scale. (Miss) ISIIlie Knit- 
Bsh, 23. phone operator, was fined 
tlOO by Police Judge Tyrrell and 
plaosd on six months probation, 
ni* eharges a gainst th* others were 
OTsmlssM — f a r lauk ut *» ldeiic e, 
though polio* iaslstod an w*r* in 
Tolved. 

According to th* otBcers the Eng' 
Bsh girl got orders over the phone. 
Wadys Beckman, 31, movie house 
Mher, received the customers, and 
Vhelma Edwards, 22, used her day 
position of ca.sliier to receive 
nonMT lor tiM ilUait sales, 



llOUND THE SQUARE 



Past aMUdins la atrinslnfl Way 

Wall Street Ana is oat with an announcement of a patent eeaMnt 

block with hol*a Ut Stoal rods to fasten the bloclcs together. Three days 
is sufficient to build a bouse complete under this new device It Is claimed. 

Looks ilk* tiM «MI .fac about the Englishman asking "What building 
is thatr aa« iHr-iii«Mi(iM««Mtosi "Vmina, H wassTt iksta tkis 

morning." 



for Tom Kippor 
ad aa ia- 



Y»m Kipper Inscriptions 
Both telegraph ooknpaalas ar* issuing special 
messagea. Tba blanks ' 
scriptlon la Yiddish. 

Tniok'a TrailM- Went Wild Catting 

A large trailer attached to a truck owner by the Chase Trucking Cd. 
became detached and rolled crazily on the corner In front of Liggett's 
Drug menacing the Uvea of many, standing at the corner waiting for 
north and southbound traOlo to close. 

The heavy trailer rumbled oR the walk and struck William Nolan, (5, 
switchman, employed by the Third Avenue Railroad Systmn, Who was 
engraged switching cars at that point Nolan failed to see tiM trailer 
before one of the heavy wheela crushed his right foot 

H* waa aantod into Ma >baaty »w th* aernar and. lir. Qaatim of 
BelloTu* hObpltal att«Bd*d trim.* H* w*nt horn* la a taxieab. The 
trailer came to a stop when tts own momentum ceased. 

The truck was bound west on 42d street. What caused the trailer to 
become detached Is not known. The operator of the truck waa unaware 
that th* trailsr waa iggt aa* «a^ tsarasd «K it whsa fsasMag th* west 
Sid* of Br o ad w a y. 



"Healy Oreen" in Window 
Unusual pttblicltjr tv)r Ted and Betty Healy in a full window display 
is featured la th* NStloaal Shirt Shop ator* la the Paramount building. 
Th* window is d*T«t*d to a aaw "Healy graaa" ^d*, and la qaptloned 
aa sponsored by th«,VgMy>». TM «Btto« ftBlar is titl*d "the two big- 
gest hiu on iBroMtigrt' 'Niffia* to Itja^BMifr^ aad th* asw tl* and 
shlrtiaa 



Reynolds' Disappearane* 

The wealthy 11-year-oId scion of the R. J. Reynolds tobanoo family 
front-paged In yesterday (Tuesday's) dailies aa being misainc fOr 11 
days. Is the same Reynolda who took it on the chin for $150,000 for "Half 
a Widow," the flop musical at the Waldorf. Reynolds had a.saured 
Wally Oluck, the oatensabla producer, and the cast that he would take 
■an «<-,«wmy jaannlsl obligation, but hia early absence was ascribed 
to a aet vaaaoal disappsaraaaa When Remolds was reported mlaalng 
over a week, a natlon-wid* haat t* th* "tU,«M,Mt kid" was started. 
It was assumed youac BoyaaMa ws 
porting himself. 

disa p pe a nSss^R soatswhat aC a MMt 

Among the Main atr**t Freak* 
Tuesday afternoon in front of th* FMac* was a modishly outStted 
woman, apparsatlr "^rsauiar" la awty W^pirt aad arldeatly well known, 
who wa**l* d a paraaabulalsv d*wa Broadway eontalBinc a lifs-sis* baby 
lllill sad a Tlsaiill paodl* doa. looked the canine Was sattina th* ser- 
aai tka Ml «aa, a eoaveaient prop. It was ae baUyhMk 



PIPE IN HAND 

When Detective Buckley, Narooitic 
squad, entered a room on the top 
floor of the Harding Hotel, 203 West 
54th street, he said h* found Frod 
Avltable, 23, saleaman, MOT Surf 
avenue, Brooklyn, lying on a bed 
with a smoking opium pipe in his 
hand. (Beside the bed was a com- 
plete smoking outfit 

Also in the room was Frank 
Malles, 29, Imrhor, who had rented 
it. The di tiiiivo searched Maili-s 
and in hia batlirobe pocket he said 
waa a small tin of opium. Avttable 
threw the pipe on the floor and tried 
to upset the tray on which reposed 
the l.imp and other paraplierniili.i. 

Both men were directed to dress 
and after the pipe and other contra- 
band had been seized, were taken to 
West 47th street station. Ijiter 
when arraigned before Magrlstr.ite 
McQuade In West Side court they 
were held tor trial in S|MciSl See- 
flona. 



DRIVE ON XORNER BOGS' 



First Haul Composed of Musi- 
elans Only— CapL Lennon's 
Spwiai SqiiM After 'Em 

Captain EMward Lennon of the 
West 47th street station has begun 
the annual fall round-up of loiterers 
on corners in Times Squar* who 
make lite ^Bissrabl* for showgoers. 
Captain Lennon has formed a squad 
to keep the comers clear. 

Detectives Arthur Harrington and 
Harry Nichols, members of the 
squad, arrested Jack Kramer, 20, 
musician, oT IIT Baat t3rd atreet, 
and Jack Kati, 21, musician, of 1963 
Bryant avenue, Bronx. Both were 
taken into custody at 4<th street 
and Broadway. 

Th* detective* told the eoiu^ that 
th* men had been warned to detach 
themselves from the comer. Magi- 
strate Bernard Douras found both 
men guilty of diaotderly conduct and 
Imposed a suspended sentence. 

A tew hours later the same almiths 
came across Sam Kaplan, It, mu- 
sician, 3 East 118th street; Morris 
Levy, 23, musician, of 1076 East 
12th street Brooklyn; Murray Tush. 
21, musician, tt UlT Bast 14th 
street. Brooklyn, and Jack Tatt, t3, 
of 104-13 118th street (Brooklyn. 

In West Side court Magistrate 
Ftancls X McQuade heard the 
stOlrjr of th* d*t*eUv*s that Captain 
Lennon was makln* a drir* on 
"corner-boss." Th* d*f*ndant8 
stated that tliegr had bwsiiissg on the 

comer. 

Herman Bernle, brother of Ben 
Bemle, orchetsra leader, told the 

court that the men went to the cor- 
ner to locate a trohibone player. 
They had been there only a few 
minutes, said Herman. The court 
believed the defendants' sto^ and 



Rodney Riohmend has b««a added 

to the press department of the 
Loew Circuit. Miss Richmond will 
do'Kpecial features on headline and 
frenk attractions booked on th* eir- 
rnit. under th* saperrMoa «( T*rry 
Turner. 



Cops Couldn't Identify 
WhA Hit niem at Club 

Kot *Th* Bata* ot th* Aces," 
but th* batti* of th* rHroUty Club, 
Broadway aad Md strsot, was heard 
in West Sid* Court by Ksdstrate 
FraaelaX. McQuad*. Attor h* heard 
Patrolmen John Wagner and Maur- 
lea Coffey of the West 47th street 
station tell how they had been beat- 
en, but by whom thoy couldn't toll, 
the Court dismissed tli* charges 
against the detendaatS. 

Elarly In the morning of Sept. 11 
Patrolmen Harry Rhiaoliart of the 
W«at «ftl|. str**t stetion was sum- 
moned ia the elub. He learned that 
a guest liad neeived & check for a 
night's ftta. The guest declared 
that he was not paying Europe's 
war debt. Rhiaeliart pleaded with 
them, and before he knew It he was 
on the floor, he said. 

His nightstick had been taken 
from him and he fought the best he 
could. Nona oam* to his hsip, but 
everyone seemed to pile on him. He 
recovered his stick and the battle 
waged to the street Reserves were 
sent tpr. Coffey and' Wagner ar- 
rived first and they found Rhine- 
hart on the pavement, again down 
but not out 

They began to give aid but were 
smacked plenty themselves. Ilnal- 
ly the cops arrested Thomas Brem- 
mer, his younger brother John, and 
Miss Elizabeth Kane, The Brem- 
mers gave their address as (8 
Division street, and Miss Kane, 
small, frail blonde, said she lived 
at 388 Harmon street Brooklyn, 

Bhinahart had to b* attended by 
a Betievtt* ambulance surgeon and 
has been confined to his room since. 
Thomas aisa tfiowed that he had 
been in a battI*. Wagner and Cof- 
fey told tipotton atJj>*_yBM_of ^* 
first arraignment that Miss Kane 
had wrested the club from the of- 
ficer and that both Bremnioi-.-* Ka\'e 
him most of the beating. Wugner 
said that Miss Vane bit his hand. 

When the case was called before 
Magistrate McQ uad* both patrol- 
men stated that they were struck, 
but who did it they didn't know. 
There was nothing left for the 
Court to do but dlscharsp tho de- 
fondants. .Tohn I^^cmmcr, accord- 
ing to CofCev. saM ho was a body- 
guArd for Jnnics Ki .rd.'in. head of 
the I'nitcd States I'nii-king Corpo- 
ration. Mr. Riordan denied this. 



DIAMOND AND DIAMOND 

On*^* a 'Ring; Other's Rsstaurant 
Man— Pinched and H*ld 

Oeorg* Diamond, tl, of IITI 
Qrand concourse, Bronx, and form* 

erly owner of the Mirror Cafeteria, 
49th street and 6th avenue, waa 
held for trial in General Sessions 
by Maglstrato Francis X. MeQuad* 
In West Side Court 

Diamond was arrested by de» 
tectlves .John Walsh and Pat Harty 
of the West 47th street station tor 
grand larceny, charged wit* retain- 
ing a diamond ring yalued at $150. 
He Is said to have lost the ring and 
a sum of money in a crap game. 

The reetaurant owner was ar- 
rested on th* eomtfaiat of Samuol 
Speyer, diamond dealer, of it Weat 
48th street Tho latter told the 
Court that Diamond obtained th* 
ring and stated that he wanted bis 
father-in-law to see it Several 
days later Speyer sought Diamond, 
but was unable to locate him. H* 
notified the dectivcs and thoy ar- 
rested Diamond In th* Square. H* 
has a rsstaitraat at IM Weat iiMh 
street 



LOUISE GRANVILLE NOT 1, 
AnACKED^SAYSCOORT 

Charged Benj. Fechter— Dated 
Back to April and Two Hotels 
—"Blackmail," Claimed 



Alleging that his arrest was the 
result of a blackmail scheme. Ken. 
Jamin Fechter, 50, proprietor of the 
Knickerbocker Grill and living at 
205 Lafayette street, waa freed in 
West Side court by Magistrate 
Franols X. McQuade when arraigned 
on a serious charge. Fechter was 
arrested on the complaint of Louise 
Granville, 16, formerly In the Jolson 
"Big iBoV" show and living with her 
mother at the Pasadena Hotel. 

When the case was called in West 
Side court Assistant District Attor- c 
ney Eugene Finnegan Informed th* 4 
court he had Interviewed the com- 
plainant, her mother and also De- 
tective Tom Hannlgan. "And with- 
out corroboration I feel that the 
pnftecutlon has no ease," stated 
Finnegan. 

Miss OranvlUe, tall striking 
blonde who looks much older than 
K, in a black drees with a black 
and gold hat came to court aceom- 
panled by her mother, alstsr aad 
brother, Dick Granville. 

Louise told Hannlgan at the tim* 
of the arrest that she had been at- 
tacked by the white-haired Fechter 
three times in the hotels LangweA 
and Claridge during April last 
Whoa her eeadltion b«eam* ssrious 
she infomisd li*r mother, who noti- 
fied the detectives. Fechter learned 
he was being sought and sur« 
rendered at the detective bureau. 

Vsehtar stoutly daeisd th* charg* 
and told report*!* that h* waa Just 
another victim of blackmail. He 
was arraigned In court on a sho^t 
affidavit that charged suspicion. 
Miss Oranvlll* was not sworn, lia- 
negan explained his oaao before the 
complalnlftg witness told her story 
on the stand. 

M^ Granville's brother, Dick, is 
alsA decided blonda. He came into 
publicity recently when It Is alleged 
that he received a pummellng frotn 
the youthful husband of Mrs. 
Tucker, hotel owner. It was said 
at that time that Granville was a 
protege of Mrs. Tucker and that 
the youthful husband and the pro* 
lege had words. He la aaid to ba 
la the adTertiaing racket 



Pinched for Fanning 

Harry Shorr, 27, of 182 Bivlng- 
ton street, alleged theatrical agent 
and Charles liogers, 29, bellhop, of 
1454 45th street Brooklyn, were 
wralfned in Jefferson Market 
Court iMforo Maglstrato Louis 
Brodsky on the charge of Jostling. 
They were granted an adjournment 

The pair were arrested by Detec- 
tives MulUns and Bums of th* 
pickpocket squad. The sleuths al- 
lege they saw tho pair "fanning" 
the hip pocUeta of theatrego«'r» la 
tlie Times Square subway station. 

Burns and Mulllns said they saw 
the defendants parked in the sub- 
way station which Is referred to a» 
"The Hot Box." After under sur- 
veillance for a brief period, the 
sleuths told reporters, they saw 
sereral 'pasifnc*rs "faan 



WcdoMtdajr. September 28. iM7. 



TIMES SQUARE 



VARIETY 



ON AND OFF THE CORBEH SPECIAL 
1|1TH FRIARS TO AND FROM HGHT 



Mr*. Corbett Thar* 



To all Intents and purposes 
the James J. OorbPtt spoclal 
train to the fight waR strictly 
BtfKr, only it wasn't. Just 
three men Includlnfr Jim him- 
self knew that Mrs. Corbett 
was parked In his drawlnR 
room. She «ald she IniiRhMj 
for three days because of 
putting It over on the hoys but 
ahe never emerged from the 
rodm Whtl* Anyone was aroiin<^. 

Mrs. Corbett even attended 
the ball (tame durlns the 
Pittsburgh stop-over. Jim ar- 
ranged to permit lier to board 
the car froni th4 Other side, 
while the boya were enpafred 
in a prop »i<Kument on tb» 
Other aide of the platfoi-nv. 



The Tunnf^-Defnpsey flfrht Iti 
Chicago was a never-to-be-torgot- 
'-ten spectacle, the moiit thrilling 
^e|k6irtlBV ereHt' Itt meimiry, tiot' «x- 
'MtMllW the DciHpBey-FirPo event. 

■ But the trip aboard the James J. 

■ Corbett sporlal -train from Xew 
Tork to Chicago and back was one 

c«( tk« mMt »l«amintM« Jouraeys a 
-%uneh' of V^Iar* ana other troeil tel- 
•-lows eVer expect to MklK. 



■• Entirely stag. ■■ 

' A niltMn WOKha. 

The train pulled out of the Pcnn 

station a bit after five Wednesday 

afternoon. It arrived at the Union 
' HUMcm, ChloMTo, Thursday aftmr- 

>iHMm at 1:S0, two' and a half hour* 
' ahead of schedule. It wan a Broad- 
• %ay Ijimited time. 

The boys on the train awoke 

Thunday -iBoniiaK atiU lauchlnv. 
> ; That'* the kind Of a trip it was. 

Kriar Fred Block was In charge 
•'lof tlra Corbett «pi»dal. His ha^idllng 
'*r tk« trii», Ma< Mratliaucht, SAod 
iMLtara , ttd; 'Undllnea made the 
Jaunt perfect.; Pennsylvania offl- 
cials gave l^im the flneet of equip- 
ment tbrauKh W. J. KHyfoe, district 
'■jpeaMaetr jasantt /Hmm war* two 
' iMw-aompwtiattit .Mrs, ■ • y «> r al 
•leepere whioh aaaured all a lower 
t»erth, a oiub car, diner and ob- 
•ervation oar^ .The train was 
■MuiiMd by a yvunc, afllcleat Pull' 
aMui oonductor, likewloe dlnlnv car 
'■tvwards. 



Corbett'* Cracks 

Iti the observation car the affable 
James J. sat telling stories. Felix 
toman commented on Corbett'a flsht 
with JefPrlea and aald, "Why, Jim, 
JelTrles never hit you in the 28d 
round. 1 was right at the rlnpt and 
didn't see any punch "Well," re- 
t>lied Corbett, nhey toM me he bit 



Which recalls Bugs Raer's tele- 
Ci'am to Corbett when the l.-itter 

I .vaa In thb hospital a year or r-o 
^dgo, utileb read! "Hear they op- 
ened you tip and found one of 
Jeffries' gloves Inside." Corbett 
Wired back: "Yes; and there was 

I — horseshoe In It." 

Bugs arose, etrapplnr en his 
typewriter and obstmctinR somo- 
tody's view at the ringside -Rhen 
the flght ira.n over. The fan shout- 
*d to Bug* to get out of the Way 
a« he got m for nothing, while the 
fan had to p.iy iieavy douKh. Bacr 
finally answered : "Don't -worry, mls- 
^r; m hot colfttnt tack until the 
Cu** play in the world's series. 

Not all the seats could be on lop 
•f the ringside atid, as always, mugs 
■neaked up aisles and obstructed 
the view. 'ISlt down, you mu7.rfer," 
• was the slogan of the evening. 

Some of those who stood up In 
^ Jnans slaew Aid not get off 
without a souvenir. Emtnett Calla- 
han, slttlnj; with f<>!low l-'rlars, 

niMile nii.s.siles out of new-spapei s 
«nii poppeil a dozen heads with un- 
erring aim. It was uncanny how he 
always socy^ d those domes, ami 

fhen came the muziler's cry C ill.i- 

hiin wiis Hlook'.s niile. nii.l he per- ' 
f'lrnied like a born hotel miin.if,-! r. 



were fou]- eiii|.ili<! tlixt to liis spot. 
Hank calmly laid down ami took a 
nap, sleeping in $200 worth of seats 
and mufflnc the flpht. 

A Priar 

Monroe fJoldsteln. the l.-iwyer. 
was explaining all about stopping 
the count over Tunney while in the 
dining car, having lunch after the 
battle. Loudly he declared that 
Referee Barry Stopped at the num- 
ber four. J^ek Pulaski piped up: 
"That Was ■when Tunney demanded 
a reciiunt." It stopped the dfstns- 

SlOfL 

Phony Argtimsnt 

Jack I,Blt and i'ntty Arbutkle had 
a pliuio' -liKument. It started iu llie 
UnioQ station ami was one of those 
fiamea or. crpssea t)uit. seemed' on 
the level but»Invarlably ended In » 
laui'h. Jii-it before the battle Fatty 
bet live bucks on Denipsey. In tiie 
atfttjon, Ititty offer^a to pay. La it 
retualngi saying ^t ..was a. rotten 
flght and i Tunney «'iM.s ' a bum 
chapip. Fatty pretended to get .sore 
and declared lie had a perfect rlgiit 
to pay the Ave hundred dollars. 

When the bunch blew out of the 
Penn station early Saturday morn 
Ing and repaired to the Friars for 
breakfa,st, Block took Lalt aside 
and explained Arbuckle's fefltngs 
were hurt; that nitty wouldn't 
make a (liOO bet unless he could af 
ford it. and so forth. Then I.alt 
disclosed that it was just a funny 
tS bet, luid the laugh lid was ofi' 
again. 



The great trip and the sensational 
fight *a8 more than enough for any 
man In the party, but to top the 
sporting feature* was a stop-over 
in Pittsburgh Friday afternoon 
see the Qlants trim the Pirates. It 
had been expected the Corbett spe- 
cial would arrive in New Tork about 
11 Friday night. Word was received 
on board that the lines were con- 
gested and Home delays might bi 
expected. 

Freddie. Block then conceived the 
Idea of making it a good stopover in 
the smoky town. The Pirate man 
agemeht cordially received the 
Frfars crowd, two rows of reserva- 
tions being turned over to the boys 
who attended in a body. 
Pittsburgh Laugh 

The Pittsburg lay-off afforded a 
crowning bit .of clowning tlu^ kept 
the boys laughing for an hour on 
the station platform. 

Xuke Barnett'a brother was en 
gaged to pose as a datactiva aaeking 
a blAok hander mixed up with the 
Saeeo-Vanxetti case, believed on the 
Friara' train. How well it worked 
only those who were badly fooled 
can. tell. Every fresh straggling 
Friar returning from the ball game 
was taken in and how. Attracted to 
the crowd, the next fellow to arrive 
was questioned by Barnett, using 
a Polak dialect. The dick prom 
Ised to smack Corbett in the mouth. 

Perhaps the funniest thing about 
the clowning was Block whispering 
to everybody not to tip off Corbett, 
who pretended to bo deei)ly hurt 
that his party was the subject of 
auspioion. It was Jim who framed 
it 



Ricktrd's Refusal 

Corbel t had aj-ranged for the 
fight tickets wltJi Rickard. It was 
found that 15 too many bad been 
purchased. Despite the two and a 
half million gate Rickard -refused 
to make a refund and the tickets 
were <lispob<'d of at $10, $15 or any- 
thing they would bring. The refusal 
was hardly dubby towards a man 
like Corbett, wbo did more to bring 
boxing iato repute than any beavy- 
walgbt up to the present day, 

Johnny O'Connor was aa the 
siieclal and parked his ehia on the 
ring, tapping off the story of the 
battle for the "Morning Telegraph." 



Hank Shapiro's Package* 

H;ink .Shapiro, the Cliieii!-.. au-ent. 
siintert celebratlnir in tli" after- 
noon, arriving at the Stadium in 
Very good condition, so to speak. He 



Max Winslow, Sam L>ewis and 

Joe Young represented the pop song 
crowd. I-ewls took a coUF»le of mu^s 
at rliummy. One tried to take a 
touch the nt xt (la\-. Ij*'wis *al<l he 
ex)»«*ct<hl to lend lh<- c<»in, but ' I'm 
going to Wait until you arc druuk 
so you won't remember It." 

The Willi. im Morrises, senior and 
junior, .stalled. retiirninK on 1i)C 
Century Friday, thereby mlKbing 
the homeward bound fun. That 
lenilorAbp Irfi^lfojsel and Jo^ny 



TribV Enterprise 



Chicago. Sept. 27. 

At 10 o'clock Friday morn- 
ing, following the liclit. tlie 
New York "Herald Tribune' 
of the same day arrived hero 
by airplane. It was marked 
"Ain^lane Edition" with a full 
re, ort of the battle by W. O. 
McGeehan, the paper's chief 
sports writer. 

Placards were hung on the 
hoiel.s' newsstands. Newsboys 
on Michigan avenue were sell- 
ing the New York daily in 
competition with Chicago's 
own two morning papers. 

The next day the "Herald 
Tribune" carried a vage ad- 
vertisement in the Chicago pa- 
pers, oalling attention to its 
enterprise a» the first instance 
on record, ajid stating the pa- 
per had been sent to Chi in a 
hurry tor the. benefit of the 
New' Xorkera : who. ittberwiie 
wotUd have missed their favor- 
ite newspaper. 

The ''Herald Tr* " sent 1,150 
copies here. They were sold 
out In no time. 

It was a trip of from seven to 
eight hours for the plane. The 
fight, had endeA ft U:M., 
night before. 



Think Nabbed Negro Is 
Auto Thief of Square 

In the arrest of Branfbrd Doyle 
23, colored laborer, of 540 West 6Sth 
street, detectives of the West 47th 
street station believe they hove the 
person that la stealing pro'perty 
from parked autos in the theatrical 
distict. Branford denies other lar 
cenles. 

He was arrested by Motorcycle 
Policeman Richard O'Connor of Di- 
vision No. 1 at 53rd street and 7th 
avenue, not farYrom the Colony and 
Roxy theatres. He had appointed 
himself as auto watcher while pa- 
trons left their cars to attend shows. 

Recently there has been a series 
of thefts from tlieatiegoers' cars. 
O'Connor, with his motorcycle, 
secreted himself behind an "L" pil- 
lar near where the car of Samuel 
Meltzcr, of Lew Gold's Band and 
living at IS Daycort street, Man- 
hattan IBeaoh, was parked. 

While O'Connor was waiting fo'r 
the thief to operate, Mrs. Gertrude 
Tapek. of 1145 President street, 
Brooklyn aoproached him and said 
that a valuable pair of opera glasses 
was stolen frcim her machine. 
O'Connor suspected Branford and 
questioned Mm,. B*'4«M«I taking 
the glasses. 

Detectives Bert Masklell and John 
Walsh were ncUfied and hurried to 
where O'Connor held the Negro. He 
gave the Sleuths his address. They 
went to his home and found a cost- 
ly saxophone. They did not find the 
opera 'glasses. 

O'Connor returned to his post and 
found Meltzer seeking something In 
his machine. O'Connor asked him 
what he was lopklng for and he said 
that a saxophone had been stolen 
from his car. He went to the de- 
tective bureati with O'Connor and 
identified the "e&xo" as his. Bran- 
ford was Ib 12,500 bail tor the 
actlpn at thjt Cbmnd Jury. 



GREENWICH VILLAGE AS IZ 

ByLEWNEY 

(«elf- Designated Mayor ef 0. V.) 



Hyde, also XarVtB Schenck. Most 
of them remained over to, golf. 



Harry Kaane was carried along 
as a gueet. wtd th* profaaslonal 
kibetaer Of tba party, maMUg good 

both ways. 



On board the Corbett special there 
ware Fred Bloek, James J. Corbett, 
Emmett CaSahao, Charles Kline, 

Bugs Baer, Jack Callahan. Jack 
Lalt, Ja<^ Pula.ski, Ooorge Hhaeffer, 
Joe Smallwood, John J. O'Connor, 
Keith Morgan, A. John Eder^ Jo- 
seph Orabam, Irving Lesser, Fred 
Shapiro. Harry Kcane, M. H. Sugar- 
man, George Graham, J. V. Gf»rta- 
towskl, Abe Lastfogel, William 
Brandell, WllUam Morris, Sr., Wil- 
liam Morris, Jr., William Degon 
Weinberger, Max Winslow, Harry 
Jensen, Arthur Levy, Johnny Hyde, 
Lew Cantor, Roocoe Arbuckle, Mon- 
roe Goldstein, Julius Kendler, Sam 
Lewis, Charlie Allen, Joe Young, 
M. S. Benlhani, George l^ougherty, 
Al Lichlm.-in, h'<lix Ism. in, Jamt^s 
Knnny, Ste-e Frano<'. John Hrog- 
Biano. C H. Jackson, William Dem- 
born anil Art K U'bblllH. 



JttHt a real bunch oiit for a good 
time, fiat when you please, sleep 
dhto. drink U you had It or could 
get it. 

Three nii^ils and two days with- 
out the bead^he. 



Texas Gulnun grabbed a bath this 
morning, slipped a psir of eggs 
down her oesophagus, and dashed 
past Feet < her pet Pekinese). 
Gladys Arne l^lle of the "Evening 
Telegram"). Ma. Pa ai>d myself, 
not to' mention two maids, to hop 
the first taxi Times Sqtiareward. 
"(goodbye dear." she hissed at mo 
ami Tex' was off for Kauity'.s of- 
fice to tell 'em all abi.ut "PotUooks" 
that pad salaries with stage money 
and locks that don't rdi ase box of- 
fice receipts. 

"Will yoti tell nie about your new 
breakfast or' blunrh flub under 
Shnbert management, Text" he 
yelled as the trallio cop In front of 
the Brevoort gave her the right oif 
way to Fifth avenue. 

"Come over lor Sunday breakfast, 
Lew." she radioed td me as she was 
within whispering distance oC the 
Roxy and Ztegfeld line. "11 tell 
you mure than you want to know, 
the Inside story." It's a long time 
to wait, but worth waiting for. 

The Village's Start 

And yet Texas Ouinaa is only one 
of a- thousand varieties of personal 
Itiee in the ViUage of which I am 
the Mayor— because there isn't any. 
The Lower Manhattan Imprcfveraent 
Association wants to know what 
the boundaries of our ViUago are, 
and I will tell you. Five hundred 
and less ye.ars ago the Sappoeanlcnn 
Indians roamed hereabouts. They 
sold out to the crafty Dutch in the 
Seventeenth Century. The land 
around Washington Square was a 
swamp and aa fertile a-s a guinea 
pig. What could be sweeter for 
tobacco raising? And so for 
century tobacco plantations thrived 
from Wanamaker's to the NOrth 
River and from Canal Street (at 
that time a canal In fact ns well a.s 
In name) to about Sixteenth street. 

Greenwich 'Village Is tautology, 
among other things. If you are a 
chorus girl or a principal and don't 
know what that means be InfoWned 
that It Is defined as a redundancy 
or a repetition. The next tilM a 
super pulls a line about a naughty 
leg show answer him or her Just 
like that, "Tou tautological tempter" 
and he won't recover for a week. 
Our 'Village was named Greenwich 
In 16*4 and Greenwich means "green 
village" In Dutch, flem^e the taut. 

Anyway, along the first part of 
the eighteenth century th* patch 
sold out to the English and Qreen- 
wtch ■Village was thrown Into the 
Neu Amsterdam bargain for good 
measure. Our pre-revolution men 
of money bought up the property 
for farms, trout fishing, hunting 
and family raising. Old Peter War- 
ren grabbed off a lot of land tu-ound 
Charles etreefc mised three daugh- 
ters and married them off to Lord 
Abingdon and others. He sold out 
to Taa HMt 'Wrt Umm Mneo are 
all IneorpoiratM In th« geography of 
the Village and downtown Manhat 
tan. 

First Theatre 

The Hou.''e of Richmond HIH was 
bunt In 1760 near where Van Dam 
street entsses 'Vartdt stceet today. 
Washington's heailquartara were 
here In 1776. John Adams,bought 
the houec in 1789. Aartm Burr 
bought It from him In .1787. His 
daughter, Tbeodosia, was tba .most 
beautiful woman In America. Books 
have been written about her, and 
tbey are still read. And later, much 
later, this historical old house be- 
came the home of a theatre where 
all the elite of the early nineteenth 
centurj- gathered to give themselven 
up to hlstrloilc brilliancy of that 
day. Kventually the old mansion 
was ra/.ed at>out 50 years ago and 
14th street began to be the ren<lez- 
vous of society at Tony Pastor's 
and the old Academy of Music, 
Btelnway Hall, etc. 

In 18*>f», arrr. rtlinr to an unau- 
thentlcated but probably true sug- 
geetioB from an np-to-dat« press 
representative, the present Mth 
street theatre was built Just west of 
Sixth avenue. At that time it was 
a French theatre and probably took 
over the properties, end actors from 
the old Bhd abandoned Richmond 

Hill House, h;ilf mi!" south. It 

ran alon:^ wiUi l-'r- rfli plays for 
■JTew Tork rt( bs an>l ottw <»i plo -. 
m.ttlc perf^ns for many years, fin- 
ally petering out in the early KOs 
or thereabouts. 

Cva Cemet In 

Vp to last year it huum-il ivery- 
Ihiiig from ilallap «{M:r» W ''U^rl 



lesque. And then there came Bvtk 
LeGalllenne. 

Kva. r. sting on her own piaeiiuin> 
ire laurt Is as wi ll a.s thos,> of her 
libiral-mlnded and poetio father, 
Richard, produced a group of Inter- 
esting plays 'mder the name of tho 
Civic Repertory theatre. Ibsen, 
sliakespeace. Chekov and other In- 
ternationally known diamatlsts tur« 
iilshed drear and blood-drlppIng 
dramas for her company. I lived 
witiiin a liln.k of th- theatre anil 
atten.l.d all the lirst iiiphts for 60 
cents, refusing to use my press 
privileges at aU. at all. They actu- 
ally paid salaries, not sUpeiuta, and 
the limousines alonpr 14ih street last 
winter were the talk of the boot- 
leggers for months and months. 

This year the Civic Repertory 
theatre opens lt.« season Oct. 18. 
Then they will give a Dutrli play by 
Heijeranis, a translation to be sure 
but probably a worthy one. Wliat 
an atmosphere to give it in. Two 
hundred and fifty years ago the 
Dutch were growing tobacco oB th* 
spot where the theatre ig pow. To- 
day in AraeHfian oompailf: Jg^j 
a play by ohe of tifc Ml' 
Holland today. 

There It no Village 

I started to tell you what th4 
boundarlea of'tho 'ViUago a(«, last 
me ten you that *e are ttoiinaNiaa. 
Do you want to know what the 
boundaries were tlirec hundred 
years ago, in 1800, in 1«75 or today? 
It makes » lot of difference. Today 
there" Is no Oreenwich 'Village, 
Koographlcally snd postoffldcally 
speaking. Tlie posimaster doesn't 
even recognize Brooklyn, Harlem, 
the Bronx and Wa.shlngton Heights. 
But there Is a 'Village of the hdart, 
of the spirit. An^ .■om* day,, K t 
get the space to tell It lA, ril totaf 
our Village for you. 

For the present, for brevity's sake^ 
let me say that we are bounded on 
the north by the Roxy and ZiasfMd 
line and the potash and Pertaitrtter 
business; on the east by the great 
unwashed of the ea«t side; on the 
south by red Ink and spaghetti, i^d 
on the west by the sbipa that gaffl 
for the Soho and Quartter Latin In 
Paris. But you ought to come down 
and see for yourself. 

And if you do and you see a bare- 
headed, bollew-clMokcd, kaUMCb 
panted, Maek-tled, unr««trmllio4 
Bohemian along the street — ^well, 
just come up and slap me on the 
back and say that you saw my 
story, ru ahoir yon the Village for 
an hour or two, from the Brevoort 
to "Bare Facts," and from the Qer- 
man light opera opening at tho 
Grove Street theatre on Oct. 1 to 
Tony's red Ink and spaghetti. And 
it 'won't cest> you a cover charge, 
not more than a dime for coffee air 
the Grove. 

I've done it. 4jm1 I'U do U i 



Lost life in Attempt 

To Steal on Siibw«y, 

An linMentlfiMI mail, aboni' if, 
fairly well dressed, WM 4ocapltat«4 
by a northbound aubwar train at 
the totfa' streat Katloii oC tho t It; 
T. whin he attempted to steal,* 
malo piwsenger's hat, aeoordiilg tcj 
Detective Bert Musklell. 

The victim bad been a passenger 
on the train. At i><Hh street bo 
got off. As tho train ttegan to move, 
witnesses told the p<illc»», the victim 
poked his am> through an open 
window of th© train seeking to steal 
a p as s e nger's hat. His arm caught 
in the window sash and he was 
dragged to the north end of the 
station. 

There his body came Into contact 
with the wall of the station and bo 
was hurled to the tracks below. 

Passengers In the train witnessed 
the tragedy. They notlfoMl the con- 
ductor and the motorman. When 
the train rc.-iohed Columbus Circle 
word was sent b.aek to .M)lh street 
and the man's t»oily was found. 

It had a pawn tii ki t .,n it bc.ir- 
Ing the mime of J. J. .Miller of tho 
41,st Street Hotel. There It wa* 
said that J. J. Miller had recently 
cheeked out. Tlio manager of tba 
hotel vnn unable to Identify ttM ' 
ru Mllirr 



The victim wore a gray fedor* 
hat tvllhotit initials. His finger- 
prints were taken, but at polica 
headtiunrters It »«s fo:!i,il the dc- 
reased had no police n • <ird. Ho 
had less than fJ In change aa4|^^ 
olU .Ghaja and tuit. 



VARIETY 




EDITORIAL 



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Vol. LXXXVIII 



No. 11 



15 YEARS AGO 

(JVom Variety and "Clipper'") 

Willie Hammer.stein pormitted 
leaders to make ad- 
frbm tfce. Victoria stage 
during: the vaudeville show. The 
"freak" feature tilvved. Mobs gath- 
ered on the street wlKn the Sutts 
BMid* nnniitifiT aHArwn M I" front 
of the theatre, but U a box 
efllce buat. 

In the light of later events, it is 
Intereatlns to note that the I'nlted 
BooklnK offlcea opened a booking 
department to aypply talent to 
oabarets In the eaat. 

Martin Beck was looking for the 
'Vt* nost refined acts" in America, 
to MUTOund Sarah Bernhardt In her 
ferihMininc tour In Vile oountrjr. 



The Chrono-Ktnetograph. a sound 
and sight movie show, was intro- 
duced by Dr. Isador Kitsee ot Phil- 
adalplda. 4a inventor. 

Lpandcr Richardson, writing for 
Varlt ty, quotes Adolph Zukor, whom 
he met between acta o( Shaw's 
"Fanny-a MM mr* at the 
Comedy: "The Sarah Bemhaidt 
'Queen Eliiabeth' picture we are 
selling on the territorial rights 
principle, but when we get our ma- 
chine fully organtaa*, wo wlU go 
to the pubUc direct. Thia will take 
MP* Una M there are M.««9 «l(tces 
«• lia .iMWlted and deali iHtk* 



r HUM Klaw waa at jrork on a 
•chMBa to refniata the aalo ot thO' 
atre tickets away from t^ box 
oifice. His Ideas followed cloaely the 
Kngllsh "libraries" system, which 
tavolroA a aubaorlptloii principle. 



INSIDE STUFF 

ON LEGIT 



Show pciiple are commencing to view with curious wonderment the 
continued operation at heavy losses of "The Ladder," now at the Cort. 
New York, with its net loss to date believed to approximate over ftOO.OOO. 
That Kdgar Davis, its wealthy sponsor can afford the loaa aeoina to be 
understood, hut the reported reason for the continuanoa U not aa plain. 
That reason aa understood la that the reineamatioa tliama ot "The 
Ladder," written by i. Ftank Davia, ta the owner** objoetlva, In apraadtng 
it broadcast. 

The trade's idea is that since but few people hav* aoon tho show with Its 
weekly gross seldom exceeding $1,000, more often nearer tSOO, the show 
aa propaganda is not being widely projected. The weekly loss of "The 
Ladder" Is said to be around $7,000, with the prospect that Mr. DavIa, 
the producer, will force it to a year or longer on Broadway, perhaps 
reinovlng it to another house, J, Frank Davis, the author, is now r«- 
writing the play for the fUth time, fn^m reports, and the Uttk yerslon 
of a piece tew evidently earf to sea will KO on at th* COrt arouad Sept, 
21 with that versloB prodiloed by ICarcarat nUnvton at a varjr liberal 
tee. * 

The shew folks don't appear to know whether Mr. Darts, the author, la 
receiving his royalty on the groin receipts or the losses ot tho show; 
they hope it's on the loases. Messrs, Davis ara old trieads t^amfi^'WVt 
Trtated. T h e p rod u ee r - DavI s- h a s ext e n s ive oU lntetasta.^ - "■ ' 



Tile remarks of E. M. Statler at the opening performance of the new 
Krianger, Buffalo, Labor Day, have been the subject of comment. Before 
the opening curtain Fred ("Criss CrOhs") Stone appeared afd attempted 
to' do a Will Rogers. He apparently faked a telegram ot coasratulation 
from Erianger to the Suffalo public In which it was Stated that Briaager 
would give Buftalo, the town of his birtii. tiie best attnuttiooa available. 
Stone then called on Statler for a speech. 

Statler in no uncertain tenna said that he wished Erianger representa- 
tives in the audience would carry back word to htm in New Tork that 
'We do not ciye ho'w In Halifax he does It but Mr. Erl;inger will have 
to supply not the best available attractions but the bo.'^t absolutely 
whether available or not." He continued that he also wished word 
carried to New Tork th^t from the exp«rienoes ot the Statler interest 
in Buffalo, the Buffalo public will buy the things they want and will 
pay and support instltutio'ns which guarantee them the best. Those who 
know Statler say that if he makes up his mind to it he is likely to use 
every influence and effort in a personal way to make the new theatre 
a success. The housa adjoins tha now Statler .HoM^-flMMlv, aad ia part 
of the general realty devetopraent In Its localt^. 

Percy Hammond's column In the "Herald Tribune" one day was de- 
voted to berating his fellow critics for del.aying first-night curtains by 
arriving at the theatre late. 

Citing the opening of "Burlesque," Hammo'nd descril>ed how an audi 
ence of 1,000 waited until 9: OS p. m. because Alexander Woollcott of the 
"World" was late and the management wouldn't let the show start with- 
out him. When Woollcott at last made his appearance, Hammond turned 
to him indignantly and said in part: 

"You have wasted the valuable time ot a thousand first-nighters. What 
excuse havo you?" 

"I went to sleep," replied Woollcott, "trying to read yotir book." 



INSffiE STUFF 

ON VAUDE 



In 1912-13 Mart iLs Loew had about 20 theatres, all in the oixm an-i 
about 14 of them in Greater New York, At that time also he was operat- 
ing the SuUtvan-Considine Chrcult in the wast that rssulted la a' very 
large loss for Marcus and his associates. The Loew Circuit, however, at 
that time was making plenty ot money. 

In 1912 Mr. Loew made his will, a simple one, and filed last w. .-k, 
In 191S he added a codicil and this latter provision indicated lie did not 
consider himself worth |2M,M0 in that year. It atatad that it he were 
found not to be worth over $200,000, a beauest ot $t,000 left to his 
brothers in the original was to be modified to $1,000. 

During tlic ensuing 15 years, no other changes were made nor wa.s a, 
new will drawn up. Mr, Loew's will divides his estate l>etween his 
wite aad sons, with M per cent to Mrs. tioow, his wlta, and It per 
Cent each for Arthur and Dave, Us boys. A trust fund 6f 40 per cent Is 
created for Mrs. Loew with the income of It to go to her during her 
Utetime, the fund finally pa.ssing to the boys. Another trust fund of 
five percent of the estate is for the l>eneflt ot Mrs. Fannie Spring, Mrs, 
IioeWs sister, with that toad, upon Mrs. Bprinc's death, reverting to 
Marcus' brother, Henry Loew, and his half-brother, Joseph Sichel. 

Mrs. Loew and Dave Bernstein are named as the executors. Mr. Bern- 
stein is treasurer of Loew's, Inc., and an associate, socially and in busi- 
ness, with Marcus Loew since the latter ventured into the show business. 

No eatimata ot tho Marcus lioaw sstata wad meattonod when th* will 
waa Hied for probate. 



40 YEARS AGO 

Public reaction to "flx«dr' athlatte 
avtau was direct and poalUl*.'' A 
Mg crowd gathered at Llllle Bridge 
Qrottiids, I<ondon> to witness a toot 
race between Harry Hutchins and 
H. Gent, professional sprinters. 
Neither contender appeared, and 
when the management refused to 
latimd tta mob burned two grand- 
stand* aiid ether bunding*. It after- 
ward w^is revealed that Hutchins' 
backers got ccild feet at the last 
minute and withdrew their man to 
save their wagers. 

"Pop" Anson, hero of baseb.all, 
was the victim of dlssati.sfartion of 
Chicago f.ans due to lack of success 
of the te.am. However. Detroit of- 
fered the veteran $100,000 to come 
there and Pittsburgh te|ided him a 
job at $15,0l^j|i$nMta MM in 
those days. 



Ferdinand Ciottschalk appeared in 
the first performance of "The 
Widow's Dance" at tba Orand 
Opera House, Toronto. Rosin.i 
Tolkes was the star. 



Minneapolis, now a sort of Gobi 
desert tor important road attrac- 
tions, had In one week the Booth 
and Barrett company at the Henne- 
pin Avenue theatre, iiiul MaKglc 
Mitchell at the Grand Opera House, 
besides variety companies. The 
People's, k costly house, hod just 
been flatshed and would be opened 
in ten days. 



Legit ?ihowinen in the east are more or less in a quandary over Pacific 
Coast conditions, especially aa they apply to' San Francisco and IjOS 
Angeles, They have been asking why I<os Aageles baa taken th* lead 
from San Francisco in "runs," as applied to stage Ouma, diseoaatlnff, 
ot course, that Los Angeles now has an urban and drawias population 
in excess ot 1,300,000, or appro'ximately 50 percent more ttea Oia Ck>U*II 
Gate city, for years the main stand-by on the coast. 

I tsif M aiess ot th* ditterence in population, eastern pcateeara and Isctt 
sha wi iM n have felt that San Francisco, with its more mttropolitan sor- 
yOl M l d ingH. should not be classed with the o'ne and two-week stands of 
tto* *ast and middle west, this belief being actuated because ot their 
total lack of knowledge governing union conditions in the northern Cali- 
fornia city. 

No legitimate house in San Francisco charging a gate pt tiM dt more 
is allowed by the musicians' union to operate without a minimum of 
10 men in the the pit, wiietlier tlie attraction be musical comedy or 
straight drama. On the present wage scale for musician* this sets the 
legit houae* (stock excepted) back to the tune <tf 9tM tar araale. - Ptf-- 
ured on a yearly basis, each house, such as the Curran,' tjiirle, Columbia 
and Capitol, would have to cliarpre off a total each of $28,080 on their 
books for mu.sic. , 

Demands of stage hands in San Francisctf ore also more stringent 
than in Los Angeles, with the result that legit shows that aap gat by 
in the latter city at grosses ot $7,500 to $8,000, and continue tor six to 
10, 12 or 14 weeks and longer, are up against a $10,000 stop-clause when 
they hit San Francisco. That of necessity is responsible for shorter runs. 
In o'rder to enable the legit managers to keep their houses out of the red. 

San Francisco managers have reached a point where they ar* forced 
to figure on maximum run* ot three or four week* at the moat, their 
policy to get it quick. They are not In a position) like th* Loa Angeles 
managers, to take a chance on business building up attor a oo'uple of 
weeks, due to union regulations and restrictions, with tha re*ult that 
even the idggest drawing cards on tour, or locally produced, are forced 
out through reaching the $10,000 stop clause, whereas in Los Angeles, 
they might continue alo'ng indefinitely, and still show a profit both ways, 
due to lower overhead. 

It's a situation San Francisco managers cannot oyeroome under ex- 
isting conditions, and their only hope, they point OOt, la tOr a tovatsal 
of things In the years to' come. 



For as long it seems as Rooney and Bent have appeared upon the 
stage, and their boy, Pat, 3d, with them, the Rooney family has been 
known as a Keith aot. That means the Rooneys would not play for any 
but Keith's in vaude. To such a degree did Pat Rooney, 2d, seem to hold 
this strange thought that at one tlm* ha would not permit an agent to 
represent hiis, "doing business direct," aS>Ui* e xp t e seion I* tor that kind 
of a wro'ngfiitly guided "Keith act." 

After all of these years the Rooneys are leaving Keith's (Keith-AUiee i 
and going Into pictures. Pat Rooney opens at the M-U-M Capitol (pic- 
tures). New York, Oct. i for an optional run and at large salary (re- 
ported at $3,500). The playing policy ot the Capitol will be four a day, 
with five daily on week-ends. It's Pat's first try at the M. C. thing. 

Years ago when Rooney and Bent were coming along and fast, not 
detecting at that time, as seen by others, their rapidly growing popu- 
larity in vaude houses. Fat was urged to keep out ot the Keith agency, 
in perso'n, and secure an agent to sell him. Pat couldn't *ee it. He wa* 
made an ofilce pet with a slap or a pat on the back or shoulder by 
everyone up there. Pat was atU'ised tliat every slap on the back was 
costing him thousands of dollars in salary, but he wouldn't believe that, 
either, until long y«arB aftir. when discovering hoi^ expsnairo these 
bulling pats had been.' ^e Rotoneys' big salary should have started 
years before It did. 

In tlie picture houses if Pat gets over as a M. O., there Is untold time 
and money for him, with the Kooneys appreciating that it is as well to 
play in a crind picture house at a bigger aalary aa It ia tor them to go 
on a vaude tour ot grind houses at a smaller sala^T. 

Or, In other words, the vaude actor Is now after tiie money he formerly 
let the vaude manager bull him out of, the manager getting all of the 
money and paying for his glory, while the actor got glory also but also 
paid for It and In another way. 

Max Hart, Independent agent, barred from the Kelth-Albee and Or- 
pheum Circuit agencies, wliero lie had done his agcnting business for 
years, recently carried an advertisement In 'Variety listing 8$ people 
or acta «a pr *a* rt »d by him, all at pr*a* a t appearing la productions 
(mortljr) and pictures (few); Ot the list 11 receive $1,000 or more weekly 
satuy. with three o'ver $1,500 a week, and IS are paid between $500 and 
$1.M0 each, weekly. Of the remainder nearly all hover around the $500 
salary figure. Besides a number of potential stars are in the group. 

Ameac the producer* ^ th* *how* Hart .haa placed *6ma ot hi* acta 
are tho*e who swore a vendetta against Hart, for asking more mo'hey tor 
his people than they wanted to pay. The Hart acts appear to be In their 
shows nevertheless, and most likely at the salaries set by Hart, wlio 
holds his people under term contracts with full agency authority in 
any and aU beelitnga. ' 
That Hart ad atost Jiave tickled the Kelth-Albe* office. 
For tha intorakafiaB «f tiM IH per centers, tha production commission 
la W per cent. 

Irene Franklin, resting on the coast at h^ home M Hollywood, only 

had a six-week contract with Fantage* circuit, accounting for not play- 
ing Los Ancreles, another town which Alexander Pantages wanted her to 
play. It appears as though the contract had specified what towns. Miss 
Franklin was to play In the six weeks which was all she wanted thi* 
suminer. 

One the closing day while playing Seattle Mis* Franklin waa informed 
that she would go to Vancouver instead ot Portland, til* latter named 
in the contract. After playing Vancouver she was sent to Tacoma. 

iVom there to San Francisco. 

WTien playing San Francisco Pantage wired Miss Franklin he had 
two) more weeks. Miss Franklin replied that she had only a six weeks 

and did not care to continue. It is quite likely that Miss Franklin will 
open on the Orpheum circuit next month with her husband Jerry 
Jarnagin, now doing a single on the Orpheum, touring with her as ac- 
companist. 



Stanford White had just flnbihed 
tho plans for the new Madison 
Square flnrden (on the roof of which 
he was nuirdered by Harry Tliaw) 
and tho builders approved the de- 
signs. 



Tlie Daly Stock Co. opt^ned its 
season at tile old Paly liouse. 
Broadway and 30th street. In the 
company among others were John 
Oil s ghln ner , Jom e* T is w l s , 



3 WW. 

Ada Kehau, Kflle Shannon. 

Rjice meetings were stepping on 
each other's toes in the New York 
district. The big tracks passed a 
rule outl.awing horses and riders 
wlio tuck part in the events at the 
newly reopened Clifton halt mile 
track ia New Jersey. 



Bill Norton manager of the Music Hox and I^eon.ird Gallagher In charge 
of "Saturday's Cliildren" at the Itootli. Xew York, pulled a smart trick. 
The steel structure of a hotel on West 4.'lh street Is rapidly going up. 
The managers realized the riveting would puncture the Wednesday 
matinees. They talked it o\'er with the foreman. He said it they 
wanted the Iron workers to knock off for two ho'urs It would be 
o. k if they were paid. It meant spending about $50 and the shows shared 
on it. 

To keep the huskies occupied, Norton invited them to sit in the balco'ny 
to see "The Spider." That was double insurance against a racket. It 
Is claimed that after the steel work advances above the tops ot the 

tlu'atres, little noise from riveting seeps inside the hou.'^es. 

William A. Brady, Jr., and Dwight Deere Wiman are among tho younger 
group of Broadway producers who are well In the money. Brady and 
Wiman teamed a couple of years ago. but ran into a suecesslo'n of losers. 
IjiHt winter they broke the streak with a smash, "The Head to Rome." 
Tlie \-i,nngsters .are in on two new winners. "Tho Command to Love," 
done in association witli John Tuerk. and "Women Co on Forever," pre- 
sented In association with John Cruninell. 



Thel ,^ were 22 spoclal stories send by telegraph lu U4M|Ml|ien at the 
nini; oi ' lii velry." Most at the dispatches went to distant points 

in tho country. 

Editorial Interest -4s explained by the Itolltical natttr* ot th* Inside 
story with which the play i.t supposed to deal. 



A story says S, Ju\ Kaiifm.in, f<»nn* tly of tlie "Telegram," Is goin;^ 
to Hearst's .\ew York '.louinal' as its dramatic crilic. Hans Stengel, 
the cartoonist, now has the post. 



After friends for many years Lou Brown and George White are said 
to ba passing each other nowadays without recognition. Associates of 
both are steaming each up, to make it stronger. It's o'ver the music of 
"Manhattan Mary," the White new show. Brown, Buddy DeSylva and 
Ray Henderson wrote the score of that show as they did also for "Good 
News." IBobby Crawto'rd, publisher of the trio's musical output, and 
also their partner, is said to have a piece of the Schwab A Mandel hit, 
as he has had of others of the same firm's productions. This might let 
In the three writers on Bobby's piece of the shows. 

Through this, alleges White, moy be detected why "Gooa News" 
swarms with song hits while "Manhattan Mary" needs one. In other 
words, Georgle thinks the boys threw their best into "tlood News," th* 
tw^o shows having been prepared about the same time. Thus the chilli- 
ness, with Brown's friends claiming White has torgotton how much 
Brown and his associates hav* done tor the 'White shows in the past. 

Kelth-Albce vaudeville seem InsufBclent as a buslncss-gettcr for the 
Grecnpoint, Brooklyn, Keith-owned and operated. That house, in inaug- 
urating "cabaret" nights Mo'ndoy* and"amateur" nights Friday*. Both 
events are to be booked and ■pon*ored, not by the Kelth-Albee Agency, 
but by Stem & Oi'een, Independent booking office specialising in business 
stimulants tor picture house*. 

Eddie Dowling wanted Maggie Cilne tor hi* "Sidewalks 'of New York " 
and commissioned Bill Grady ot the Morris agency to lecure her. Miss 
GUii * la H vins near Red -Bank, N. J., on a farm and repllea she preferred^ 
It to a stage return. There is an old timers' scene in tho Dowling sb"W, 
Where Miss Cline would have sung "Throw Him Down, McClusky," her 
panic eo'ng, with back stage effect* ot years ago. 

The Moran and M,ick drci1lc|-y. ".Maybe I shouldn't have mention ' I ii' 
is f;ettintr to lie a national hywt.t.l. Ttie .sensational record s.ales of lln-ir 
"Bwo Black Crows " dialog has popularized that phrase with an esilmaied 
12,000,000 taroUie*. 



•dncaday. S«i>t«mber S8. 1M7 



LEGITIMATE 



VARIETY 



45 





TRUCE ENDS 



MRS. MACLOON FOOUNG; 
LIVING WITH HUSBAND 



Charged Cruelty rnd Humilia- 
tion as DIvoree Grounds — 
But Husband Returned 



Loa Aneelea, Svpt 27. 
lailUan Alb«rtBon-Macloon was 
anly tooUns when she instituted dl- 
Torca proceedings against Louis O. 
Sfacloon, former press agent and 
adf-styled Belasco ot the Paciflr 
Coaat In Superior Court 

Mrs. Maoloon cliarRcd cruelty In 
her complaint, wiiich was liluil wliile 
her Inisband was speeding here 
(r«m the eaat. 
It U said that no sooner had Mac- 
loon arrived than he reached liis 
|knd a reconciliation was cf- 
teoted with the couple toeethcr 
(gain at their Beverly Ilills home. 

Mra. Maeloon at the time ot her 
divorce stated that her hu.sband 
humiliated iier in front of her 
mother and friends. She also stated 
that she WM going to produce "Hit 
the Deck" «nd "The Deaert Song" 
Independently. 

It was because of this statement 
that Equity informed her that it 
would permit memhera ot the asso- 
ciation to work for her, but that 
under no circumstances could they 
work for Macloon. 

It ia expected the Macloone will 
ihortly beeome aaaociate producers 
MaiiV 



Shaw vs. Drinkwater 
ETeiu for Shaw — If 

■"he dope Is out that Bernard 
Shaw is writing a new play 
and tht.t it is on the life of 
Oliver Cromwell. The original 
Oliver ia dead and no relation 
to John, the actor, although 
the Oliver Cromwell ot West- 
chester claims idnshlp. 

This makes Shaw's lirst play 
since "Saint Jo.in,'' which he 
said he wrote to save the lady 
from John Drinkwater, who 
poes in heavily for the his- 
torical drama. On "Oliver 
Cromwell" Prinkwater pot 
ahead of Shaw, having written 
a play on him several years 
ago. 

If the Shaw l)Iay comes 
through, the Theatre Guild will 
do it here, having flreT'Sal] on 
all his works. 



EOUIIY CANCELS 
M.P.II. COMPACT 



Cites Violation of New 
Member Clause as Climax 
of Many Ewaaions and 
Embarrasaments by Pro- 
ducert — Shuberts Blamed 
— Actor Body Deals with 
All as Independents — 
Standard Cont r act in Dis- 
card 



STRIKE PLEDGE VOID 



SUMMARY DIRT SHOW 
ARRESTS,JLC. THREAT 

Kansas City, Sspt 27. 

IVain the acitatlon started by 
Covntr Trosecutor Face, and the 
Vi'lHftt bo is cetttnv from the 
ele^nr sad women's welfare eluhs 
ot the city, things are going to be 
kaid for raw and dirt shows here. 

Ths attorney stated that he has 
ncelTed reports ot several shows 
and that U his investigators find 
any indecency, summary larrests 
will be made. 

Mr. ^apre a few days ago applied 
for an injunction to close the 
Twelfth Street theatre on the 
grounds that an Immoral show was 
being operated, but the request was 
refused. However, the judge agreed 
to conduct a hearing, stating that 
he was not going to close a man's 
business except for good reason. 

The house is next door to the 
Vantages and has been showing 
tabs and popular-priced burlesque 
Id connection with pictures. 



Ask Walkout Penalty 

Daniel Qrant, who walked out on 

rehearsals of the Chicago company 
of "Tlic Hoad to Homo" after having 
rehearsed over the seven-day pro 
bationary period, may be penalize I 
two weeks' iialary. 

Brady & Wlman have reported the 
matter to Kqbity and upon collec- 
tion will donate the amount to the 
Actors' Fund. 



Rttth Renick to Wed 

San Francisco, Sept 2T. 

Ruth Kenick, stac» and screen 
actress, and ijouia Weadock, San 
Francisco dramatist and short 
story writer, liave filed an inten 
tlon to marry here. 

In 1923 Miss Renick figured in a 
liypnotic we-ldlng" to ".Major" 
Wellingto.i N. lielford, who claimc i 
he possessed hypnotic powers. The 
romance was brief. Belford was 
arrested In Oakland for imperFon 
ailnc an army officer. Miss Renick 
sued to liave ^er marriage annulled 
but the courts decided she bad nerer 
been wed. 



WDTOIE BAIDWW OUT 



PROVJNCETOWN TRY 
IN THE JUNTERLAND 

Providence, Sept. 27. 

An almost capacity audience en- 
thuMlactically greeted the Province- 
town |M|wni.«( wtthborhood play- 
house in New 'Tbrk here last night 
at Klks" Auditorium, where they 
pre-si-ntcd "In Abraham's Bosom." 
The performance was an experi- 
mental one to decide jrbcrtlMr fu- 
ture Provlneetowh pla^ wed* to be 
brought here and also how the 
Pulitzer prizo play would be 're* 
celved In other cities of the country. 

There was no doubt as to success 
of venture. The players drew an 
unexpectedly large house and re- 
ceived six curtain caHs at coadu- 
plon of performance. 

Despite extra he.avy opposition 
the show gros.sed tl.S.'iO (l,05Ui 
50-12.50). 'With about 1,000 patrons, 
J.'iek silvemisn, local plajrwright 
and producer, who broui^ht the 
players here, lost J125 on the even- 
ing, due to heavy exiii ii.^i He was 
comforted with the thought of 
showinc aoBiathinff new in a tiieat- 
rlcal production and seemed sat- 
isfied. 

It is expected thai ol'ner Prov- 
incetown plays will follow here, 
though In a different hall at a fu- 
ture date. With the opera house 
raising the top to $3 and $3.85 for 
road shows and all getting it, town 
seems stag§ m.ad with any legit 
venture likely to go over. 



Lew Fields Has Mansfield 

Lew Fields has leased the Mans- 
field theatrs, New Tork, from the 
Chanlnn. He wilt take possession of 

the house New Year's, renaming it 
the Lew F"Ields theatre, and make 
it tlie home of musicals produced 
by himself. 

Charles I* 'Wagner liad been re- 
po*''>u having the ^L'lnslield, but the 
deal V7.ns ,)ot consummated. 

chanins h.ave four otlier theatres 
In the Times Square senion under 
their own operation. 

Fields is now stacing 'The Con- 
necticut Yankee." the .Mark Twain 
story, as a musical, ^t is designed 
for the Vanderbilt, New York, where 
■'Peggy Ann" Is current. 

"Siieakeasy" Is at the Mansfield, 
having opened Monday. 



AV.isliington, Pept, 2., 
■^Vinni** T.riMwin is to close with 

"Queen UiKli ' at I'oli s next wnk. 

Miss Balilwin is to bo repln'-ed bj 

Oertrude ^■ntl.l<>^■niIt. 

Here Miss lialdwin was equally 

feniiired with rh.irles Ruggles and 

I'rank Melniyre. 



Mother Queers Flyer's 
And Dancer's Wedding 

Dayton. O.. Sejii. 27. 
An Irate mother in this city frns- 
tr.ated an air romance In Nashville. 
T nn., between Charles "Slim " 
Cregiiry. youthful fly r, of this city. 
,nnd Marcie iloyc-. pi. ni.er dancer 
of the Cicorge K. \\ .i-.ia/ ' Ziesfeld 
I Hies" (road). Gn(,-oo Is 13 and 
Mi-'s Royce 1". 

The two planned to elope by 
planr to rran'K:iii. Ti-nn,, while the 
>Iiow was in K'nowi'le. A licen.fe 
was s. -i.i' J in Ki.o.w.i'e and the 
tlighl r,r 35 m• l^.^ .\ fheriff 

!;i.-romp;'nie<T l l lf t-U ' i| ' l e l o a mnwi i i 
trate. but Just as !iie knot was 
:.|.,ul to be ti'd th' t^^•t■n'r Kot i!l 
i..u.h ivith tlic -h.-ifr and il." 
itrh w.ia calk 



l)» t laring a breach of llie basic 
ai;i-( .-m«-nt and standard contracts 
entered into with the Manajiers' 
Protective Association, on May 12, 
192t, Kqulty has terminated the 
agreement which would not have 
expired until the spring of 1934. 

Wliile the sudden move on 
K<iniiy's part appears to h.ave cre- 
ated a profound stir among tlic 
managers concerned, Bquity pro- 
fesses relief that tlie tie has been 
severed. Since the announcement 
of Equity's action, the managers 
liave sought to patch the breach. 
At Tuesday's Council meeting a re- 
plying letter to the managers was 
framed but no change In the situa- 
tion was Indicated. 

The basic agreement is what was 
then called the 80 — 20 agreement, 
whereby the association and man- 
agers pignatory could engaged casts 
with 20 per cent, of Fidelity actors 
if 80 per cent. Equity players were 
used. 

Iiulependent managers, then re- 
ferred to as the Hound Robin 
*;rou|), were outside of that per- 
ceniaKe scheme, although tln're lias 
since i»een no objection to the few 
Fidelity stars who ol»jected to 
p;quitv. The principal feature of 
the basic agreement was that 
Equity would not go on strike for 
10 years nor participate in a sj-m- 
t>ath»-tic strike. 

A strike such as that of 1919 
thieatened over the principal of 
Kouity Shop, which the inan.igers 
insisted was closed shop. Equity's 
eoniention was that as the mem- 
liershlp lists were to remain open 
the alosed shop feature could not 
attain. Just prior to the forma- 
tion of the Man.agers* Protective 
Association which followed seses- 
sion from the Producing Managers' 
Association, tho Shuberts were ar- 
ranging a new financing plan and 
it was believed that pressure from 
the banking Interests forced a quick 
settlement via the basic agreement. 

At the time those managers who 
split away from the P. M. A, and 
formed into a new grcmp were 
c.atl' <1 the Phubert f.aetlon and have 
since remained so. The Erianger 
.'iliiis made up the Round Robin 
group. 

Shubert Dispute* 

It was predicted then tiiat most 
of I lie disputes with actors that 
Equity had to iron out would come 
from the Shuberts and their ailieii 
producers and the records show 
tliat is true. Seldom has there been 
troalle with the original inde- 

'i'U nt group. 

Kiiuity feels that it Is no lomter 
tioini: and Is free to devote time 
for the betterment of the tlua i-'-, 
|. ir;!ciilarly building up the vanish- 
ing "road." So much time had to 
be used in adjusting disputes and 
lecbnicMl violations ot tlie a^ree- 
lo' nt rl'at u-.rk pl.inne'I b" I-;'i'jity 
ii.atl in be put aside. In gist i>|uity 
grew tired of holding to its agrec- 
m' :i1 while the other side failed to 
do so, It is charged. 

A.S the sittiatlon standi n .w 
F.nully pan call out a eompnnv of 



Cort Hits in Jamaica 



The new Cort, J 'malca, It. I., 

is rep'.ite.l to be ibe biggest 
Ihe.ilii'.il cl.anup of its Und 
in the New Vork area. 

Ptonuited and I'Uilt l'.\' .Tubn 
Colt, managed by iiis son, it 
is doing big at 11 50 lop. and 
so far It has had nothing but 
Iryouts minus real names. 

With these comparatively 
weak draws, tho house has 
been doinf? over $10,000 weekly. 
As it is playing tryuuts on a 
50-50 basis, the profit is easy. 
On.' siv'v.', ".Iimtny*.s \V >nian." 
is Slid 1.1 hue sross. ,1 aroiiiul 
|l,(iO(i. Willie "Speakeasy" did 
even better. 

The management is now 
after some iiroadway reliables, 
chiiining ihnt n show with a 
rep could do JL'O.DOO without 
trouble. Probabl.v terms, too 
would be changed for travel- 
ing attrartlons with a name. 



Miss Royee was 
^S'.ishvlllo. and la bae', 
with the show. 



"lurned to 
at her Job 



any producer In tne .Manngelu' iT'i- 
t'ciive fToup If the eonti-art nile": 
r.v not '■■mplled with. It '-an also 
■;r a r:!;^e if de'in''! r." ^ j;- 
i;i;uiiy slated arbitrations will 
Oft be dispensed with, subscribing 
f tlie p<vlley of arbHr.it'on »• tb" 



fairest method ot adjusting differ- 
ences. 

The ostensibb. nasnn for decl;ir- 
Ini; the ■ risicacre* merit viildeii w.as 
tlie aflmlssion ot two managers Into 
the managerial association without 
first notifying Equity. There Is a 
clause In the ba.sle agreement 
plainly setting that forth. It was 
designed to prevent any of the 
Round Robin group from joining 
and gaining an advantage that 
might a''crue under the agreement 
Right now tlicre iirohnlily would 
have been no objection to any of the 
original Independents Joining but 
Equity also guarded against the ad- 
mission of any producer who was 
ruled unfair for failure to pay sal 
aries. ' 

Actors' Fund Aid 

Having an important bearing on 
tliu breach was the attitude of L,ee 
Shubert in the matter of Equity's 
well conceived plan to Did the Ac 
tors' Fund. Frank Giilmore, execu 
live secretary of Equity, had been 
assured by A. L. Erianger and Lee 
Shuliert among others that the Idea 
ot holding a special matinee during 
the 20th week of a run in New York 
or out of town was an excellent 
idea. This charity matinee feature 
was placed In the independent form 
of contract for this season but 
needed the formal acquiescence" of 
tlie Af. P. A. for tiielr contracts. 

it Is staled tlinl after correspond- 
ence .s^luitiert wrote fiilimoie, again 
lauding the Actors' l"und matinees 
but suggesting there were nthei 
matters to be discussed too. That 
was interiireted to mean that 
eliariKes In the standard contract 
forms were being angled for. It 
placed Ek|ulty in an emliarrasslng 
position. "Whether Equity figured 
to effect changes and Incorporated 
clauses that had been overlooked 
when the contracts were agreed on 
three years ago Is a managerial 
slant to the voiding ot tlie basic 
agreement. 

Another irritating incident, It Is 
said, dates back to last winter 
and spring and also concerns Lee 
Shubert. It was the time when the 
dirt play .agHallon was reaching a 
ihinax. "riie Coinniillce of Nine 
liad been formed, consisting ot three 
actors, three managers and three 
authors. The committee had for- 
mulated rules and there were teeth 
in tlie arran;?ement. .Shuiiert is re 
puted to li.T\e rf-fused ills assent to 
tlie plan, which would have been In 
operation six weeks prior to the 
slgnini.' of the so-called padlock law. 
'I"iiat the me.'iEurc mi^'bt h.-iv*- been 
vetoed by the govffnor Is now con- 
'en.Jef]. hot the {.priori Hi I il V was lost 
ii. eause i.f the stalling. In n-i'lii li-in. 
tlie Work, time, expt-nse f.f tlie com- 
mittee all went for n.aught. 
Principal Reason 

The prinelrjal re.i-iin for Efpilty's 
Coun' ii tje. iaring llie IJasi,^ Ai;ree- 
nii nt jit an end came after It was 
known that VInrent Youmnns and 
I'^v.a Lo c,ali!enne were elected lo 
liii- .\I. I', A v.i'-llout Iviiiilv liotined 
of filch ni.plie.-.tiuris. .,^fter l'>iuiiy 
to' k a<i|oii .-ind ileclared the agree- 



HUBBELL AHACHES 
GENE BUCK'S SHOW 



Composer Alleges $1,800 Due 

on Royalty- Life Long Pals 
— Hubbell "Swayed"? 



Chicago, Sept. 27. 

Raymond llubheli, life-long P.^1 
of Gene liuck, both as fellow Lambs 
and fellow composers, attached 
lin. k. .IS liroiliiccr of •■y.vivs Truly," 
current at tlie Four Cohans here, 
Friday. Tho attacliment wa.s levied 
on the receipts by Pennish * 
Rashbaum. local correspondents fLir 
Abner J. Rubien, New Vork c.ojn- 
sel for Hnhliell. Tlie aiii. iiru in- 
volved Is « 1.800 for accrued royal- 
ties on "\Vurs Trul.v." wiMch iittb* 
bell composed. 

riehind the lirlu-nlion Is s.iid (o be 
one f.r thnsf. sm.tll ntit'ers liiat 
sonieilme ari.ses, wiien a man eun 
be sw-r^-ed. 

Ilulibel contends that last spring, 
when the Ituek show was in New 
Vork, be waiv«'d r<'ya1(v eompletely 
some weeks and accepted half roy- 
alty other weeks. 

The composer complains that now 
the show is gi"ossing $-.1,000 to S29,« 
000 a week, llubbell computes a 
12,500 claim at 1 per cent of the 
gross, against which he credits t70* 
paid him on account. 



Vatican Choirs Coining 

The Vatican Choirs, 75 people, led 
by Casamirl-Casamiri, are duo <mv 
here around Christmas for m 'aemm' 
cert tour. It Is understood tIM slag* 
era will stay in thio 00 — tr> fir 
four months. 

Cassmiri-Casamlri wai-' in thilt 
country for a concert tour arounl 
seven years ago. 

Tlie choirs are not the sant© 
group appearing in the Movieiune 
reel at the Tlmef aquare. 



MODEIING OUT OF TOW 

Kanbury, C<mn., Sept. 27. 
Kayo 'I'ortonl, May Lewis, IJetty 
HoilKis. Majorlc Boyle, Kdlth 
Kayne and Jean DouKlierly, ,\*ew 
Vork show girls, made th*-lr annual 
trip to Waterbury last w<(k to net 
as models. 



nicnt lifMli ll'd. I l liJ iii.i i i.i.). ! I S de - 
ehirrd that Toimi:ins iind Miss I><: 
fl.illi' I. r e liad not a' tnally been 

• ". . 1. i: riifV, how. M <■ li,..l he..,i 

ollleialiy infortned tli..t ti.ey li.ad 
been, . 

In ad.llMon, EllTlty rer. : m s 



copy of a letter to Miss l.e (lal- 
Ih'nne to the effect that she was 
now a member. It was signed by 
f>. I..,awrence Weber. The ^f. P. A. 
declared that Thomas Itioadburst. 
paid secretary for tlie manai;eilal 
body, had made an error. It looked 
as though the managers were try- 
ing to make Broadhiirst tiie goat. 
Toumans stated he had posted a 
110,000 surety bund and that he had 
received a eertlflente of member- 
ship. Voiirnms' npplkiitlon for 
memtiersliip had been si'.^ned by 
Weber and II. H. Frazeo. 

Backed by Clause 
Th6 clause in tho Raslo Agree- 
ment under which Koulty aeied 
reads; "l"]ie I'roUetlve Asso^ ialion 
agrees that It will not at any time 
after May 31, 1924, admit to its 
racmhersliip any person, firm or 
corporation without previous con- 
sent In writing of tho Aet.rs' 
Equity Assoel.Ttion, filed with the 
secretary of the Protective Associu- 
tlon. A violation of this ocreement 
will at the option of llie Aetors* 
Equity Association relieve tlie 
Aetors' Equity Association and its 
memliera from any and al; oi li. ra- 
tions under this af^rcement."" "I'lie 
clause Itself looked Innocent until 
the many dUfercnces between 
Equity and tlie M. P. A. reaehed 
.a point when l-;quily was tiff ■ ej:. Vi. 
ly aroused. 

* Since publi. atlon of Ho .h i'.r 
sent tlie manacrerlal as.soei iiion hy 
Equity, attempts have b- • n tnaiie 

to li.av.; i:r(iilly reseinl ils a.li"n. 
Th.\t ll.e ai^eemeiit as o iur.nly 
enlertd into will hr ictsort.l i mi- 
-.,1.1.1 In If .. /...If,,,, ,,t.i, <e .s .ir. 



rived' at It is likely ;li:.t ' 
niept W"ili be 1. . i ■ J ■.' 



■til' 



t. IcI to end tl'C 

violations and the 

p'JtCS. 



■...1)1 lii'.-'ent 
. ! ! ■ ' vr. lid 
;.nv le -hni'-al 

rof V.int «11»- 



VARIETY 



LEGITIMATE 



W«diiMdajr. 8«ptMilMrtt, iMr 



HITS CROWDING UP ON B'WAY; 
SME IN; SOME DUE: 8 NEXT WEEK 



S5 Plays on Main Alley — Thursday in Chi. 
Heaviest Pullers Something— 17 "Buys" 
WHIi Tiek«t Brokan 



Cost 
Now 



I 



TttM W9«k tlw list of kttractioM 
' oa Broadir»r totela 47. Next week 
ttjlN will' W 'U ahowa nmnlnc. 
a>Hy OBt rt if Wfll Had aom* dark 
I wi aaa , atihoiwh with the entrance 
•( a aoora of fraah prodaottona thi« 
week and taezt, the new aeaaon may 
_ha_iatd_to be approaching full 
■tri^e. 

Several of the recent eucceueB aru 
attaotiaK heavy groisee, with busl- 
aeaa KoneraNy fair, but not ek- 

eeptional. 

A test of radio's stiensth was 
acain ehown Thursday night when 
nlUtons throughout the country 
Uatehrd In on the Tunney-Dempsey 
flght in f'liirago. 

In Nc'w York some musicals were 
affect'^il as much as $2,000 on the 
night. One of the new non-musical 
hits dropped tl.OOO and another al- 
aroat aa much. ^ 

In ChleaKO the evening's drop was 
even more marked, one show being 
known to have gotten $2,100 the 
night before and only (298 on the 
Bight of the heavyweight battle. 

Current week started off lightly, 
Monday being the eve of the Jewish 
New Year, religious observances ac- 
counting for the reaction at the box 
ofllces. 

The advance guard of a group of 
big musical shows opened this week 
with ".Manhattan Mary" and "The 
Merry Malones.** The line-up of 
those (liio in (luring tiio fall indicate 
that tlie musicals will well balance 
the comedy and drama successes. 
Among those expected to rate with 
the named, together with the smnsh- 
lllf :"aood News," "Follies," "Mi- 
kado" and "My Maryland," are "The 
Sidewalks of New Tork." "Five 
O'clock OW." "My Princess," "Take 
th* Air," "Just, >aiMy" and "The 
Qolden Dawn.'* 

Two OnuMtto Winners 
lAst week latiwioeed two dra- 
matic winners and possibly a third. 
"The Trial of Mafy Dugan" got 
tlt.ODO at the National, "The Com- 
mand to I«ve" grossing (18,000 In 
■even performances at the Iiongacre 
and "Four Walls" at $10,500 at the 
John Golden. "Creoles ' Was off to 
a bad start' Thursday at the Klaw. 
The BaekaaMl Isle" h>okad weak 
at the I.]rrte, giettlng about |8,000. 

'Tlio Mikado" was an Indicated 
pmash revival at the Koyaie, gross- 
ing $22,000; "Follies" still led the 
field with HMM last week; "Bio 
Rio" felt the radioing of the big 
light, but got $42,000; "Oood News" 
very (lose to the leaders in point 
of takings and rated the actual 
musical leader at $40,000; "Mary- 
land," $30,000; "Night in Spain," 
$28,000: "Hit the Deck," $26,500; 
"Desert .Song," $22,000; "Circus 
Princess" (leaving soon), $20,000; 
"AUez Oop." $14,000; "Peggy Ann." 
$13,000; "Manhatters," $11,000; 
"Rang Tang," $10,000. 

' Three Holdover Dramatic Hits 
"BurleMitftf' easily leads the non- 
mualcafl^s, with ti7,tOO last week; 
"The Trial of Mary Dugan" and 
"The Conim.and to I.ove" lino up 
next as Indicated; "The Road to 
Rome," "Braadway" and "The 
Spider," the trio of holdover hits, 
$15,000 to $16,000; "Women Go On 
Forever." $12,000; "Saturday's Chil- 
dren, ' Tickwlck" and "Tenth Ave- 
anSi" »!>,500: "Revelry," $10,000; 
"The Baby Cyclone," $9,500; "The 
Second Man." "Blood Money" and 
"The Sfiuall," $8,000; "Ten Per 
Cent," $5,000. 

Three sliows quit sudilenly Sat- 
urday and another stups this Satur- 
d•J^ Kight fresh productions ar- 
rtT» next week with an addltlimal 
two outside of Times Sciuare. "The 
House of Women" relights the 
BUIOtt Monday; "Yes, Yes, Yvette',' 
«omes to the Harris, left dark this 
week by the cloeing of "Merry Oo 
Round"; "The Sidewalks of New 



Insurance Gnuitod 



Equity has secured Insurance 
against theft and general cov- 
erage for legit actor*. Th« 
rate is $2.50 per $100. 

Insurance has heretofore 
been* issued to actors only 
against lire loss. PUfeElnK of 
trunks or dressing vpoms Is 
now insurable. 



York" reopens the Knk lierbocket;, JForrest), "Yellow S.imls" (KuKon) 



"Denbigh" relights the RIts; "An 
anemy of the People," Hampden's; 
•ISraoula" succeeds "Tellow Sands" 
at the Fulton; "Hidden" reopens 
the I..vceum; "My Princess" follows 
tlie defunct "Padlocks" at the Bhu- 
bert; "Jacob Slovak" atsrts the 
Oreenwieh Villagek while Ualiaa 



TO COAST INTACT 

Curie In Deal to Bring Syay Casts 
to Coast Direct 

San Francisco, Sept. 27. 
Broadway legit successes are to 
be brought intact to the Pacific 
coast through a deal entered into 
between I«uls R. Lurie, who ope- 
rates the Lurie here, and E. L. 
Barbour of New York, producer of 
"Tenth Avenue," now at the Eltlnge 
here. The first of these importa- 
tions, with the New York cast In- 
tact, is "Twinkle, Twinkle," now 
current at the Lurle. The success 
of this musical here has paved the 
way for bringing other Broadway 
hits to 'the coast. Most of the 
shows so imported will have their 
premiere in San Francisco, with Los 
Angles and other coast stands to 
follow. 

Heath Cobb has been named 

general manager of the new Lurle- 
B.arbour combination, with Jack 
Brahcny business manager, Ri<'h- 
ard A. (Dick) Mitchell booking 
representative, and Bart Wheeler In 
charge of publicity. 

"Twinkle, Twinkle" was figured 
for a two week stay here and then 
Intended for the Mayan, Los An- 
goles to rei)lac& "Oh, Kay." Joe E. 
Brown and Nancy Wclford are 
starred in the musical, wfth Flo 
Lewis featured as comedians. The 
local critics did a "rave" over the 
Urotluetiun, alul eHpet-ially the Work 
of Brown and Miss Welford. 



RAY VICE SHDiniH 

Herman Shutnlin has resigned as 
general manager for Jed Harris and 
will enter the legit producing field 
on his own. 

Shumlln has several scripts in 
hand, 'Whlttaker Ray will succeed 
him. 



repertory with Angelo Musco will 
be offered at the Manhattan. 

Another Buys Junnp 

Ticket agency buys again In- 
creased in number going from 10 to 
17 during the past week. Indica- 
tions are that the number of attrac- 
*tion.i handled on th.at ba.sis will ap- 
proximate that of former seasons. 

The buys list: '.'Manhattan Mary" 
(.\pollot. "Hit the Deck" (Belasco). 
"Good News" (Phanin's 46th St), 
"The .Merr.v Malxnes" ( Krliingcr), 
"The Buby Cyclone" (Henry Miller), 
"Four Walls" (John Qolden), "My 
Maryland" (Jolson's), "Black Vel- 
vet" (Ijlhcrty). "The Comm.and tn 
I.ove" (I. ongacre). "Uf-velr>'" 
(Masque), "The Letter" (Morosco). 
"The Trial of Mary Dugan" (Na- 
tional), "Zlegfeld Follies" (New 
Amsterdam), "Burlesquo" (Plym- 
outh), "The Mikado" (Royale), "The 
Garden of Eden" (Selwyn), "Rio 
Rita" (Ziesfeld), 

23 in Cut Rates 

The list of shows for which bar- 
gain tickets wore available Tuesday 
was: "The I'ninvlted Guest" (Bel- 
mont), "The Circus I'rincess" (Win- 
ter Garden), "The Desert Song" 
(Casino), "Manhatters" (Ambas- 
sador), "Rang Tang" (Majestic), 
"I'eggy Ann" (Vanderbilt), "Allez 
Oop" (Karl C:irroll), "l*:nclianted 
Isle" (Lyric), "Abie's Iri-sh Hose" 
(Republlr), "Saturday's Children" 
(Booth), "Her First Affaire" 
(Baves). "Wom en Go On Forever' 



Baby Cyclone" (Henry Miller) 
"Creoles" (Klaw), "The Squall" 
(48th St.), "The Second Man" 
(Guild), "Blood Money" (Hudson). 
"Four WalLs" (Golden), "Revelry" 
(.Masque), "Tenth Avenue" (El- 
tlnge), "JImmie's Women" (Hilt- 
more), "Bpeuke««y" (MansAeld) 




REX CHERRYMAN 

CHAMBERLAIN BWOWN STARS 

Who Itaa scored one of the out- 
standing hits of the season in "The 
People vs. Mary Dugan," produced 
by Al H. Woods. Mr. tJherryman is 
exclusively represented by Mr. 
Brown. Mr. Cherryman won fame 
in Oakland and San Francisco in 
stock. Has appeared in New York 
in "Topsy and <E^ra." "Tha 'Valley of 
Content," "Down Stream," "The 
Noose," "Madame X." 

No. 2— Barbara Stanyok, placed by 
Mr. Brown in "Burlssqua" 



i'ADLOCKS'' CLOSED 
mAnACHED 

"Padlocks" exphred at the Shuljei t 
last Saturday as expected. The 
downtown backers, called In after 
C. W. Itorganstern and Anton Scl- 
bllla retired from control, paid off 
all salaries, though Texas Guinan 
claim.s something like $30,000. The 
backers, connected with a surety 
company, took It on the chin for 
about $95,000, with the losses how- 
ever considerably higher according 
to estimates. 

Tex had a contract for $3,500 
weekly but virtually from the open- 
ing of the show has been getting 
$2,000, expecting the balance when 
business Improved. By arbitration 
it was decided that the original sum 
was due her, til* baekan contend- 
ing that they ware responsible only 
from the tlm* they stepped in. 

Ekiuity has Miss Ouinan's claim, 
but it only concsma the final two 
weeks of the show, n matter of 
$3,000 to Tex, who should have filed 
a claim long previously to secure 
E>tulty action. There Is a bond 
amounting to ftE-OOO on file with 
Equity and It wW not b* released 
until Tex's demand for the last 
two weeks Is settled. 

Monday afternoon the pavement 
outside the Shubert was cluttered 
with the production. Transfer men 
refused to hatd tho stuff because of 
an unpaid hauling bill of $600. On 
top of that the sheriff attached tlie 
production and ordered it placed 
back in the theatra until he could 
secure trucks to haul it away. On 
forced aala rarr UttU ia expected 
to be realised. 



PRESS AGENTDIG 



Edward B. Pldgeon has resigned 
as publicity 4i(aotor <or "Hit the 
Deck." succeeded by Will A. Pago. 

Dayton Stoddard, back from his 
apple orchard upstate, is doing spe- 
cial publicity for "Women Go On 
Forever." 

Farnol and Benedict are handling 
the press work for "The Letter" and 
"Burlesque," 

Holzman and Dorfman arc agcnt- 
Ing "Manhattan Mary," "The Car- 
den of Eden" and "Sunrise." 

Arthur Kortier la press agent for 
"The Shannons of Broadway." 



Hampden, Players' Pres. 

Walter Hampden has been electcil 
president of the Players Club suc- 
ceeding tile l.ate John Drew. 

The <lub has had but three lead- 
ers since Its Inception, each presi- 
dent remaining tn oflloa during his 
lifellnut. 

Following Draw's death a contro- 
versy tiireatonad over naming bix 

stlf<'ef».sor. 



MULEB AT FLATH008E 

Charles .Miller la manager of the 
Playhouse, having succeeded Bert 
Brown wha went to tha coast to 
manage tlie Bohemlaaa, smart club 
In San Francisco. 

Miller has been associated with 
W. A. Brady for many years. 



SImwi ■ Rchemal 



"The Mulberry Bush" (C. B. 
Dillingham and A. u. Woods). 
"Drseula" (HoraM Uvsr- 

Ight). 

"Send N« Man#y" (WUIIam 

Street). 
"Anne" (Sanford Btaatoa). 
"Show Boat" (Ftarana Blag- 

feld). 

"Porgy" (Theatre Guild). 
"Road to Roma" (Chloago 
Co.; Brady * 'Wlmaa). 
"The Belt" (New PlayWrighU 

Theatre). 

"Escape" (Wlnthrop Ames). 

"Vanities" (road; Earl C^ar- 
roll). 

"One of tha Finest" (Crosby 

Galge). 

"Take the Air" (Gene Buck). 

"Broadway" (Coast Co.; Jed 
Harris). 

"Isabella" (Chamberlain 
Brown). 

"The Silver Cer#' (read; 
Theatre Qulld). 



HARRY BARKER LOSES 
MEMORY|JEMT AWAY 

Harry Barker, 60, ><5 West 42nd 
street, who said he was an actor 
and carried a card of Equity, walked 
Into West 47th street stati^ early 
Friday morning, talking incoher- 
ently. 

The desk officer co'uld not ascer- 
tain what he wanted and sent him 
to the back room, summoning an 
ambulance. When the surgeon ar- 
rived he examined tha jaciA actor 
and pronounced him siiffArtng from 
alcoholism. Policeman Fowler w.as 
directed to arrest him and he was 
taken to West 30tli street station 
and placed In a cell. 

Several hours later the policeman 
called to take him to West Side 
Court for arraignment on an intoxi- 
cation charge. Fowler noticed that 
Barker seemed to be In the same 
condition and began to questlo'n him. 
Outside of telling his name and ad- 
dress and that he hod been an 
actor, B.arker could not remember 
much and appeared dazed. 

At the West Side court, Fowler 
again simimoned an alabulanoa, Dr. 
Porte of City Hospital pronounced 
the man suffering fro'm amnesia, but 
would not remove him until he 
found out what the magistrate was 
going to do with the casa, 

FOwIer concluded the man was not 
a drunk and placed the facts before 
Magistrate McQuade. The judge 
dismissed the charge and advised 
Fowler to have the man taken to 
Bellevue Ho'spltal, where he could 
receive medical attention. Barker 
.said he could not remember what 
shows he had played in or how long 
he had been out. 

His Equity card indicated he had 
paid up until November. He said 
he had not been drinking and 
seemed obllvoua of the fact that he 
had been In a cell or courtro'om. 
The police explained that they had 
nothing else to do than Incarcerate 
tha man after the ambulance doc- 
tor pronounced him suffering from 
alcoholisin. 



Faverahain*9 Claims 

Exceed Liabilities 

William Faversliam filed his 
schedule In b:tnkru;)tcy, showing 
more assets tlian liabilities, but 
assets consisting chiefly of out- 
standing elaingi. The actor's debts 
trtal $14,786 and assets are $58,508. 

Of the latter, l-'.aversham claims 
$50,000 from Brock Pemberton on 
a contract in a |>ending lawsuit, and 
the Pllgrlm.ige Piny Co. of Ims 
Angeles and William Christy Ca- 
banne Co. ,are all' .tred to owe Kaver- 
sham $4,298 and $4,000, respec- 
tively. 

Of the actor's liabilities, $9,000 

I" duo Mary Opp, $857 to Joseph 
I'. Ilirkcrton, .Ir., and J3,000 to Zoe 
.\klns. I'"aversham, whose adilress 
is given as 116 East 66th street, had 
his 'financial affairs deeply en- 
tangled, wTilch prevented an Im- 
mediate accotinting. Nervous ten- 
sion and physical strain attendant 
to the production otn I'asslon Play 
■ iM tlie west coast, with the actor 
in the Christus role, were ascribed 
causes of I''a * tiBliBm'8 niiamilal dif- 
lleullies. 

The actor t>..lc his experience 
much to heart. He regarded the 
role a labor of love, and was grle\ td 
when the Passion Play'a backer-* 
objected to his Interpretation and 
otherwise complicated matters for 
ih« actor 



GOVT LOOKING FOR 
50^ FROM TREAS. 

Investigators Asking About 
Gratuities From Brolcers— 
Splits With Managsrs? 



A new phase In the govern- 
ment's drive on theatre ticket 
taxes In connection with •gceeaa 
premiums Is directed against 

Broadway's box ofllce men. It la 
understood Investigators have been 
assigned to interrogate the treas- 
urers as to how much money in 
the form of gratttlUea they received 
last year and (Tom tha nrst of thia 
year up to tho present from tho 
ticket brokers. 

Tho federal men aim to attempt 
the cctleetion of one-half of all 
such money, claiming that It is tn 
excess of the box offlca price on 
tickets. It had been ruled that 
gratuities set forth on personal in- 
come tax returns are not taxablsh 
being In tha nature of a gift. 

The Investigator* seem to b« 
working on a new slant. Whereas 
the government may not expect to 
collect from the treasurers, it Is 
contended that a corporation is re> 
sponsible for the acts of its agenta 
or employees and an attempt will 
be made to collect one-half of th* 
treasurers' get fro'm the managers. 
This new angle appears to b* 
based on th* appearance on tha 
books of some agencies of gratulti** 
charged against the cost of th* 
tickets to the brokers. 

The investigators are also trying 
to find out whether the treasurers 
have split with the managers and 
if so, in what percentage. Most of 
the box olllce men explained that 
all such money is placed In the 
cash drawer and used against pos- 
sible shortages. 

It is reported the Investigator* 
have not queried tho box office peo- 
ple in the Shubert houses. That 
may be explained l>y the testimony 
during th* Tuttl* lnv**tlgation, 
when it was shown that in addition 
to $65,000 paid that firm by th* 
brokers, an ad<iltional $12,000 was 
collected from the treasurers gratu- 
ities. The Shuberts were ord*r*d 
to pay one-half of the total to tha 
tax collector. 

The Alexander ease which will 
test the validity of the CO per cent 
provision In the tax law Is sched- 
uled to come up before the U. S, 
District Court on appeal Oct. t. St 
should reach tha U. S. Sapram* 
Court later in the fall. 



'^ight Hawk'' Injimction 

"The Night Hawk," the ^-for-1 
attraction at the Frolic, New Yorl^ 
which had some run through forc- 
ing and low operating cost, la th* 
basis of a complaint by Jul** 
Leventhal against the Lepan* 
AmuHen\ent Corp., Raymond Pay- 
ton and William BIms, the latter 
two former partner* witli th* plain* 
tiff. 

Leventhal complains of a freeze* 
out In that Payton and Birns or- 
ganized their own BIrton Produo- 
tlons. Inc., to handle the road rlghtt 
of "The Night Hawk." 

I.evonthal was awarded a tempor- 
ary Injunction by Justice Franken- 
tlialer in New York Supreme Court 
Monday, to restrain Payton and 
Birns, as stockholders in the Lepane 
Amusement Corp,, from going 
through with any contracts mad* 
for the disposition of the road rights 
to "Tlie .Night H,awk." 

Leventhal states he had an offer 
fur $9,000 from the Columbia 
Amusement Co. (burlesque circuit) 
for tho burlesque wheel's routing of 
"The Night Hawk." 

It Is disclosed the Frolic (roof 
theatro alop the New Anisterii:im) 
was rented at $600 a week for the 
run of "The Night Hawk." 



Hammerstein's Cor. Stonei 

Friday (Sept. $0) at 3:30 p. m, 
the corner-stone of the Hammer- 
stein's theatre will be laid at Broad- 
way and 53<1 street, with attending 
ceremonies. 

Arthur Uammerstetn, its builder, 
has dedicated the theatre to hi* 
father. 

.Mayor James J. Walker Is an- 
no u need— as— .nuuUar--of_tlUk_fi£££^ 
monies, with Kddle Cantor. Weber 
and Fields and Itjiymond Hitchcock 
un the program. 

Lee Bnstman, president of th* 
Kroadway Association, will deliver 
an address of welcome and an un- 
n.imod rabbi will oli'cr th" benedic- 
tion. 



Wednesday, September 28, 1927 



LEGITIMATE 



VARIETY 



47 



''50'aOCKGIRL''INHITCLASS 
ONi28mPHiLA,2DW£EK 



took for Fidl Second Week of $10,000 More— "Side- 
walks of N. Y." at $31,000 Betters "Honeymoon 
' Lmm"— *1tliiimty . HiU" Looks Ptoaibiiiff 



Philadelphia, Sept. 27. 

Ko complaint to be found as to 
legit business In Philly. A few shows 
have starved to death, but they 
were, foi* most part, shows that 
docrved to (all, whereas the good 
0IIMI have been well patronized. The 
tbeatreKoers are shopping carefully. 

A case In point was "The Five 
O'clock Girl," Philip Goodmans 
new musical try-out which opened 
Tuesday night after a day's delay 
duv-to duncultle* In setting some 
of the maulve aettlns* on the Shu- 
berfr etace. By opeianK a night lato 
the ahow got all the flrst-string 
critics, and W09 fine notices ail 
around. Word-of-mouth worked 
fast, and by tlie end of the week 
capacity was reached. In seven 
/ performances the show prosspd $28,- 
000. With eight performances and 
the present advance, tlie nianaj?e- 
Rient expects to jniiip $10,000 tills 
week, and may do it. The bliow is 
asking a $3.85 tup here instead of 
(4.40 charged by Oeoige White for 
"Manhattan Mary, " which dM not 
■ell out by a long shot. 

• "Sidewalks" 

"Sidewalks of New York" con- 
tinued its good showing at the Gar- 
rick in Its second week and claimed 
$31,000, about all the house could 
hold. Kddie Dowling's show with 
Ray Dooley lias done even better 
here than UowUng did with "Honey- 
moon Lane." Bv*B jUMl^Mwt of 
"The Five O'clock ObV 4Sdat tttat 
It appreciably. 

A non-musical try-out which also 
did nicely last week, although not 
In the sensational class, was "Mur- 
ray Hill,", which played a single 
week's «ngagemeat at the Adelphi 
to the tune of about 110,000. In a 
longer stay this one would surely 
have clicked, but it took a couple of 
days for word to get around, and 
then the Thursday night trade, as 
was the case all over town, was 
heavily hit by the flBlit In Chicae-o. 

On the other hand, to .show that 
If they don't want a new show it 
can die hard, there w-as "Black Vel- 
vet." which was somewhere under 
$1,000 in lt.<< second and final week 
at the Broad. TWC "Wbtta Ugbta" 
and "Uevelry" tfV Qlft IMMOfl't VrtCe 
flops to date. 

"Artists .and Model.s" didn't go so 
well In its third and last week. This 
revue at the Chestnut couldn't stand 
the pace set by "Sidewalks" and 
"The Five O'clock Girl" and was 
lucky if It grossed 117,000. 

The Walnut didn't show "The 
Man-Bating Tiger" until Friday 
night, and no line eould be obtained 
on the business, although there was 
no evidence of any demand for this 
new Ben Hecht farce here early this 
week. "My Maryland" grossed 
around $15,000 In lis la.st week at 
the Lyric, but with the present ca.st 
this probablv meant good profit. At 
any rate, the operetta has moved 
|toinn^to^th* <9iMtanit tor an ez- 

Enter the Hits 

This week has no tryouts, but 
there are three openings, all solid 
New York hits. They are "The 
Constant Wife," with Bthel Barry 
more, at the Broad; "The Play's the 
Thing," with Bolbtook BUnn, at the 
Lyric, and "Gentlemen Prefer 
Blondes," at the Adelphi. The first 
jwo are In for three weeks and the 
Sondes" for at least four. 

Next Monday the new Erianger 
■will open with "Criss Cross." which 
Is to stay four weeks, and at the 
same time "The Constant Nymph" 
will bow Into the Garrick and "A 
Connecticut Yankee," new musical 
comedy, makes its debut at the 
Walnut. 

"Funny Face," the Astaire mu- 
sical comedy with a Gershwin 
score, comes into the Shubert for 
three weeks Oct. 10. On the 17th. 

Behold Thl« Dreamer." with Glenn 
Winter, a non-musical tryout, and 

Broadway" will open, and on th" 
Mth will come "Two Oiri.^ Wantcxl. 
The last Monday of October will 
bring Otis Skinner and Mr.s. Fi.ske 
to the Broad In their levival of 

'The Merry Wives o; Wini-.sor." 

Estimate* of the Week 
"The Constant Wife" (i:ri>:id. 1st 
feek). Ethel Bairymore (■,iin.(l> 
opened three weel<a' st.iv Mrad.':v. 
Sell-out for openimr. "lil.T.k Ve;- 
vel" ^v.^.s under HMvQ in ]:i<t wi ck. 
^^"Tlie Five o'Clock Girl" ( .'^liuheit. 

promise for this new musical com- 
edy. Without a Monday perform- 
ance it grossed $28,000. 

"The Play's the Thing" fLyric. Ist 
"•"rtt). Opened three wecKS' «>n- 
gagstncnt here to falrlv Rood house. 
VMy Maryland" did ,\liout »l.i.OO) In 
last week at this houae, wliith was 
the S5th of Its engaB<'ni" n'. in town. 
Qantlemon Prtfar Slendes" <AdeU 



Washington, Sept. 27. 
New season now under way, the 
three legit hou.ses open with^all new 
shows. 

Last week Poll's had but a fair 
week, with "Queen High" Just top- 
ping $13,000. K. J. Sullivan, recently 
at the Beck, Manhattan, is now- 
managing this Shubert house. 

Arch Selwyn held his "Garden t>f 
Eden" at the Belasco for two week.>i. 
ckLsing Saturday. First week was 
about $7,000, while the aeeond barely 
hit $3,000. 

Indications point to box office 
value In the Selw>-n piece as the 
new ones usually get less on their 
first week than did this German 
adaptation on its second six days. 

Current attrartlona are "Bonlta" 
(Shubert), Poll's; "Interference" 
(Gilbert Miller). Belaaco. and 
"Springboard" (Chas. Li. Wagner), 
National. 

Next week will see two more un- 
tried ventures In "The Zoo" (Dil- 
lii!,i;li,-iin ). nt the National, and 
"S.vnthctic Sin" (Morosco), at the 
Belasco. 

Poll's will offer Thurston. 



MINNEAPOLIS OFF 

Minneapolis, Sept. 27. 
Legitimate houses suffered last 
week from strong movie and vaude- 
ville competition. 

'Hell's Bells," presented by the 
Bainbridge Dramatic Stock Com- 
pany at the Shubert. won gottd no- 
tices and apparently pleased pa- 
trons, but the gross went slightly 
under $5,000. 

'The Easy M.ark" gave the Mc- 
Call-Bridge Musical Comedy Tab 
Company at the Pal.ace around 
$5,000. The Gayety (stock bur- 
lesque), with "Let's Go," did about 
$3,000. The Metropolitan (road at- 
tractions) was dark. 

Managers profess to believe that 
the strike of stage employees is not 
a box office factor of any conse- 
quence. Heavy applause at each 
performance greeted the curtain 
speehes of "P.uzz" llainbrldge at the 
Shubert, explaining the theatre 
owners' attitude in the squabble. 



Fay In on "Allez Oop" 

Frank Fay is reported aa having 

bought In on "Allez-Oop," current 
at the Carroll, New York, and may 
hop into the show, doubling between 
there and The New Yorker, where 
ho Is enmntly master of cer«- 
monles. 

Fay jumped In on the show last 
week as general doctor, restaging 
numbers and strengthening comedy 
skits. 

Carl Hemmer, producer of "Allez- 
Oop,"' had angled for Fay's services 
before the show opened with Fay 
at. that time reported unwilling to 
go In unless starred. 'Victor Moore 
went in Instead and is still with 
the show. 



Some Artiib' fiMal 



A heavily attended harvest festi- 
val and dance was held Saturday 
evening at the Hotel Astor by the 
United Scenic Artists for the bene- 
fit of their sick and relief fund. 

Committee in charge was headed 
by E. E. Swart aa chairman, with 
S. Golding, secretary, and 2S other 
members, all among ttie best known 
of their craft. 

Charles R. Lessliig U president of 
the associn * ' n. 



•CBXOIXB" 01 •TRUBSDAT" 



The switch In the opening 
date of "Creole.s," at the Klaw 
last week to Thursday night 
was unfortunate, it appeared 
th.at the critics and first night- 
era relented it, wanting to 
listen to the Tunney-Dempsey 
fight by radio and that might 
explain in part the uniformly 
unfavorable notices. Samuel 
Shipman, co-author of the 
play, told Richard Hemdon 
that if thA show opened on 
Thursday he would BOt attend 
and did not. 



ft] 



phi, 1st week). Comedy opened a 
month's stay Monday. "Murray 
Hill," In single week, got $10,000 and 
looked verv promising. 

"My Maryland" (Chestnut, 1st 
week). .Moved down to this ho>ise 
aft.r X': weeks at Lyric, ".'u-.ists 
and Models" under $17,000 in fliinl 
wi'i k here, not Fharing in h'M.ui of 
mnsi< ,'il pIkpws. 

"Sidewalks of New York" (Gar- 
r-i.^k, aa wc';lU. Tl.i-< inu.-i,-il c.nn- 
edy ^■lill ciicki.; l (.;vilv la.--t v . ■ 
df spite fipp'.viti'in. and >:ros' . d 
about $31,0011. virtu, .1 capn.ity e\ 
cept on Tliiir^d i;. . ' Cnnst.int 
Nvmph" next Mc ndnv. 

"Ttie Man- Eating Tijier" (Wulnnt 
2d week). Didn't get open until 
Friday night and hasn't been getting 
much talk to date. "A Conncti'-ui 
Vankec" opens next Monday. 



MAL0NES''H116 

GROSS izaooo 



Tied by "Honeymoon 
Lane" Despite Radio 



Boston, Sept. 27. 
The radio made ItaaU felt in Bos- 
ton last wttm wbea the fldit re- 
turns shot the crbaaea and kept the 

week from being a big one. 

Business all over^ town faded 
Thusday night. Business picked up 
the next nicht and kept going 
strong until the end of the week. 

The doirntown aectloa Thuiaday 
night looked like a deserted village. 
The bulletin boards and the home 
radios had most of the theatregoers. 

Cohan's "The Merry Malones " at 
the Colonial went above $28,000 and 
"Honeymoon Lane" played to $28,- 
000 for the week. This Is close to 
capacity for these two shows. 

With these exceptions there were 
no exceptional grosses in town. The 
$15,500 of "Broadway," non-muslcol 
at the Plymouth, showed the great- 
est signs of strength. 

"The Barker." at the Hollls, al- 
though well advertised by word of 
month, failed to clidt. and could 
turn in a no Iwtter gross than 
$7,000.. At the Majestic "Is He 
Guilty?" got but a fair business, but 
is doped as being an attraction that 
will develop later. The Wilbur, with 
the farce "What a MBa.",.^pulled 
$9,000 with better remm expcoted 
later. 

Lett Week's Estimates 

"Pardon Me" — Colonial (first 
week). In final week at this hpi^se. 
Cohan's "fhe Merry Malones" did 
$28,500. This is capacity 'for every 
night, except Thursday, with a good 
sprinkling of standees during the 
week. Could have stayed much 
longer. 

"Honeymoon Lane" — Tremont 
(third week). Did $28,000 last week, 
which !■ aome liiislnewL'*»erythlng 

conalderedi • 

"Broadway" — Plymouth (fourth 
week). A decided pickup -with the 
gross reading $15,500 and every- 
thing Indicates that this non-musi- 
cal is "in" here. 

"My Prineeas"— «hubert (last 
week). BnalneM lilt mUk ran to 
about $16,000. M«tt ft Mg hit, but 
getting by. 

"The Barker" — Hollls (third 
week). This show not getting the 
'business It warrants with gross last 
week about $7,000. 

"What a Man"— Wilbur (second 
week). Just fair opening week. 
Word-of-mouth advertising will 
bear fruit later. Did $9,000 last 
week. 

"Is He Guilty"— Majestic (second 
week). Nothing very strong in the 
wtiy of a gross. Is said to have 
something, and better support ex- 
pected. 

$14»0OO in Pro'vidence 

Providence, Sept. 27. 
In the first week of legitimate 

productions, "Bye, Bye Bonnie." at 

the Opera house, did big business. 
Opening strong and pulling consist- 
ently all -w-eek, this musical drew 
$14,000. Fight returns hit Thurs- 
day night's biz. These rerelT)ts 
topped anything offered In this 
town since last May, when two Gil- 
bert and Sullivan operas grossed 

$16,000. 

This week at the Opera house 
"The ■\'agnbond King," with the 
name $0.50-$.!. scale, and next -week 
Carroll's "A'anit !■ s ' at a j:: s'. top. 



EE AT HOME 

Aileen <:rated <Mrs. Fr<d .«i<in' J 
did not go out with "Cri.ss Cro.ss' 
for this season. 

Miss Crater remains at the SL^ne 
home on Long Inland. 

Doiolliy Stone is again li' r 

father in the liilliiiKh..Tii |.:<,du'- 
tion. 



CHICAGO HGHT WEEK'S $38,000 
CHECKS "SCANDALS " RETREAT 



'Broadway" at $21,000 and "Chicago" at $20,500 
Battle for Lead of Non-MiuicaU— "Your* Truly" 
Jump* 16,000 to $32,000— "Spider," $25,000 



4 SHOWS (Mr 



Four attractions dropped sudd* nly 
out of Broadway Saturday, and at 
least one more will close at the end 
of this week. 

"Yellow Sands," presented by Sir 
Barry Jackson, will be withdrawn 
from the Fulton after a slim three 
weeks. The show scored a real sue- 
ces.s in London, and an EnglLsli e.ist 
was brought here, but, like other 
English hit*, tliia «M talM I9 New 
York. " 



"YILLOW SANDS" 

Opened Sept. 10. Gabriel 
("Sun") found it "alien and 
unimpressive." "Unexciting for 
Times Squsre" said Hammond 
("Herald Tribune"). WinclieM 
("Graphic") figured show for 
maximum of four weeks. 

Variety (Ibee) awarded it to 
the cut ratea, saying, "that 
meana a ahart uga n a m ant.'' 



"Padlocks of 1M7," IndepcndenUy 
presented, stopped at the Shubert 
after 12 weeks. The night club show- 
was constantly in financial dilMeul- 
ties. It grossed over $20,000 for a 
time, then aUpped itaek, and the 
venture r e pieaenta a liiaa of over 

$100,000. 



"PADLOCKS OF 1927" 
Opened July 5. Hammond 
("Herald Tribune") stated: 
"swift, handsome and wicked 
Times Square revue." Vree- 
land ("Telegram") figured "a 
Broadway success for the sum- 
mer." 

Variety (Sime) said: "With- 
out rstii wj iiibIi until I stn- 

Day." • • 



"Merry-ao-Hoand," |)reeented by 

Richard Herndon, closed at the 
Harris .Saturday. It played 17 weeks, 
most of that time at tho Klaw. 
Business was ordinary from the 
start, the attraction breaking even 
a few weeks, but losing for most of 
the distance, grosses varying from 
$7,000 to $9,000. 



"MERRY-GO-ROUND" 
Opened May 31. Wooltcott 
("World") believed its chances 
depended upon revising. At- 
kinson ("Times") reported 
similsrly, rating show "unsven 
medley of fresh ideas and 
hacl^neysd folderel." 

Variety (Lait) wrote: "if it 
sees Lsbor Day in New York 
it will be an example of some 
mi(|ht^ managerial lagerde- 



"Pootllghts" stopped at Wallack's 
after six weeks. Four of those 
weeks at the Lyric. I'ace started 



"FOOTLIGHTS" 
Opened Aug. 19. Dale 
("American") thought its com- 
edy was "doleful, dismal, dank, 
dark, drsb ana-^4Mwkta" 
Mantle ("Newtf^- tli' f ^- it 
"stupid." 

Variety (Uta) rated it 
among the prjaa <lw*>" 



around $6,000 to l^.tH 'Slid dropped 
$2,500, about aa.low aa any musical 
attraction has grossed. 



ENGLISH AND FRENCH 



.Montreal, Sept. 27. 

A week of ^:nKIi^■ll p.'i nt'tiii i rne at 
Ills .M.ijesty's and a wi ' k of Kreneh 
plays to be folldwi'rl by a Keconil 
with the saiiie coininny lurtke.s the 
first complete legit liousi; we. k In 
thia city this season. Close on $ j,000 
was taken In advance bookings for 
the pantomime, but the French 
plays were a flop. 

Putting on Bernstein and Batallle 
didn't get the French element here 
excited any, and there w.is some 
conipl.iint of the type of old stuff 

pI'eH i. n ttMl. 

rriiir*-:s rouid h;inilv have p.iid 
Its li;;li'ni;; bill out i.l ii.r. 

Estimates for Last Week 
His Majesty's iivm; F,(l-«'.'i — 

"Al:idr|iri." (.'^ipacity Ii,'.-t i.l' week. 
t\h Mlili. 

Princess il'.;<i"; r,n-f2i I'l.iuli 

I > l.y .\1.:d..iii.- <;i,l.l li II. I ' z,.-.l 

and Cu. i'uor ull week. $.I.''MU. 



Chicago, Sept. 27. 

Leop IcKits flljoyed .L KelUTaJly 

■ elU'iit \M-ek. I^tr'ge iiu I eases and 
lew deere.i..i. s. The ti^:ht crowd was 
ail aid Wedne.-^day iiivlit, most .pots 
raising their scale that evening and 
.til doing exceptional business. 

' Seandal.s" pre.ved upon the holi- 
day spirit with a boost to $7.70, pro> 
cured near capacity anyway andi 
walked away with Hgures It would 
never have uncovered without the 
light crowd. 

And not bad for "Seandals. " that 
extra grab, for the big show la 
lloundeilng. Wiihout the $7,000 per- 
formance, "Scandals' " seven-day 
total would have called for depar- 
ture in two weeks or so. As Is, the 
break alltiws for sticking, but 
tilde's n,, tight this week or next. 

An innovation in the loop, call- 
ing itself stock, is almost a legiti- 
mate attempt. A $3.30 scale, im- 
portant ca.st and location at the 
Central class It with the regular 
legit li.st. It is shooting high for 
a stock company, especially tha 
$3.30 top, but h>; outnt seems to ba 
getting it. Openning bill, "Rata.** 
was perfectly presented. Among tha 
plfcyers is Katherlne Krug (Mrs. 
Ashton Stevens), which Is worse 
for Steve than for the show. Harry 
MInturn, Italph K.Diriiig and 
(leoi-ge Oatts are co-operators. 
Meanwhile, .MInturn Is dishjng out 
hiaown stock at the Chateau on the 
north side. 

"Crime" Improving 
Among the non-musicals, "Broad- 
way ' and "Chicago " battled for the 
lead In tliat order. "Broadway," In 
its first week, topped Its competi- 
tor by $1,000, both shows looklnS 
good. "Crime," "American Trav* 
edy" and "Tommy" were also in th* 
money class. The flrst named i* 
slated to leave in another weak, httt 
the last $12,500 may chaaga tl 
Woods' ihind again. 

"Yours Truly" and "Desert Song," 
followed "Scandals," the pace setter, 
closely. Krroll's show, which seemed 
to be toppling a week ago, added 
$6,000 last week. It oaa remain at 

that gait. 

Theatre Guild had an auspicious 
premiere early In the week at the 
.Stu'k bakor. Very line reception 
for east and Initial play, "Pyg- 
mallon." The Guild is no doubt set 
for a good season. Judging by ad- 
vance sales alone. 

Estimstes for Last Week 

"American Tragedy" (Qarrlck, 4th 
week). No explanation for ground 
lost last week; has not clicked aa 
expected. Will hit suddenly. If at 
all; $12,000. 

"Broadway" (Selwyn. 2d week). 
Big opening week; future buys nu- 
merous; $21,000. 

"Chicago" (Harris. 3d week). 
Splitting biz with "liri.adway"; type 
and location rivals; $20,500. 

"Crime" (Adelphi, 9th week). Im- 
proved again, this time flOO tor 
total $12,500; is undoubtedly proflt- 
Ing at that figure, so no reaaoa lor 
Woods' talk about blowing. 

"Desert Song" (O. N., 4th week). 
Operetta going strong; bad in* 
mense Wednesday matinee and 
evening; tlO,T7l. 

"Heoaiers Abroad" (BlaekatoMk 
1st week). Opened Biradajr. M" 
lowing "The Barker." 

MInturn Stock (Central, M week) 
("Haln"). Stepped In at Opportune 
moment; flrft bill f;tvornbIe choice; 
excellent notlce.s; $s.r>00. Including 
extr;i night pcrrnrrnn nee. 

"Pygmalion" (Theatre Guild) 
(Studebaki'r, 1st week). Premiered 
big; getting cream of Class patTOh- 
age; $15,000, 

"Scandals" (Rrlanger, 7th week). 
Averted impending disiuiter bir ' 
thinking fast; chanced 17.70 gate 
Wednesday night; $7,000 for the MM 
show was good portion of week** 
$38,000. ' 

"The Bsrker" (Blaekatone, 22d 
week). Closed Saturday after long 
run: never In biK money, but always 
In prolit class. $N.700 (InaJe. 

"The Spider" (Olympic, 7th fviti-k). 
.Still best of non-musicals; no de- 
cline In sight; 125,000, $6,000 Jump, 
and big. 

"Tommy" (Cert, .'lb wi ek). Play- 
ing over Its bead at JI2.000; show 
can ride easily on ' iit r.it-H. 

"Yours Truly" (Four Cohans, Oth 
week). $.12,000 toppi.'d iire\inuH week 
by $n,oOO; J>ridl Is Imllvldual draw; 
denin} that Jack l^ilt s picture- In 
lobby Is keeping biz uw.'iy. 



Marion Saki in So. "Decks" 

Marlon .'^akl w ill ik :,d tho l outh- 
eiT^ company of "lilt the Lxck," 
now b'-in:r assembled. 

It will be th" luiid ■■o'.i;..iiv of 
' lilt the I )i > k, ' I'll' ie .N ' ■. York 
. , : ilir- , II" n- \v ■ . ■■ :ri'''-il 
to.- L'lii .go. 



18 



VARIETY 



LEGITIMATE 



t, September S8, IMr 



SHOWS IN N. Y. AND COMMEtfT 



FiflurM Mtimatad and commant point to aoina attraetiona baing 
■MMMfuL whila tha aama groaa acoraditad to ethara might auggaal 
madtaorHy •r laaa. Tha varianca ia axplainad in tha diffaranca in 
iiS!rMM9MitlM, wHh tha varying avarh.ad. Al.o tha a, a. of cat. 
«*Hh aenaaauant difTaranca in nacaaaary groit of profit. Varcanea 
i« (juilnf naeaaaary for muaieal attraction ai against dramatio 
gtay ig eonaidarad. . . . 

^•ggMlMtian ef attraction, houaa capacity and »«P *y» 



BROADWAYCAST 
WINS ON COAST 



lie's Irish Rose," Republic (2S0th 
eek> (C-8»1-»2."S). Bu»in««s 
long Broadway about name IhhI 
rek, except Thursday niKht when 
idio broadcaatlns' of Tunney- 
'7mpggy flfht knocked groiweH 

■ T thooaMrte of tfollura; even 
4 hits Meeted. . 
«i-Oop," Carroll (SUi week) 
:-997-|4.40). IlcHlsi- SiiliKfled 
ith trade and fiiK:»Ki'"<'i' pre- 
Jtnably Indetiniti'. ui.iund JH,- 
iie weekly; fiiti' for tins iiviic 
aak Velvet," L,lbonv (1st week) 

, CU>.l,202-tI-30). New ptoducet 
I. J. NtcfaolaK presented droaua 

>y WUlard Bobertaon; tried out 
11 Chlogco laat aeason with Frank 
'aonan: Artihur Byron now beads 
oat; opened Tuestlay. 
ood Money." Hudson (*>tli week 
l>-l,4aS-^.S0). Apparently hotd- 
own; nrHt Indications of im- 
>i'uving buHlneus not I'tdllUed as 
c-t; |S,0«« to tS.OOU. 
oadway," Broadburst (S4tU week) 

' CD-l,lM-t3.SS). Holdover hit 
loing very well against newly ar- 
ived aliiatig. last waek abaut 
is,g«9: good ptoAt at that Ig- 
re. 

jrleaqaea" Plyaxoatb (Stk week) 
CD-l,ail-t4.4g). I<aadB aaw aea- 
>t . on'a wop at comedies and dramas 
fac: laat waek UT.soO; only 
. lafaiiiiaiMia oC was Thursday 
ilght'a: troa evarywhere else. 
4-dalaaf Klaw (Id week) (CD- 
.jM-ttSg). Drew distinct panning 
utter opening 8e»(. 21; little trade 
\. tfk following days but manage- 
nent expectant of doing business 
>flcause of topic. 

oHias,"* New Amatordum (7th 
yvreek) (R-l.7a2-K.tO). Somewhat 
iffected-oa flsht alsht but gross 
letter than t«,MI. topping entire 

ileia. 

oetiighte," Wallark's (M-7««- 
i3.3«). Taken olT Saturday 
* moved over frora Lyric last week; 
!>layed six weeks in all to poor 
irade. 

oar Walla," John Golden (2d 
weak) <CD-M«-t3.3«). Notices 
favorable with business rather 
good. lower floor call reported by 
■oles; first wedt, over tlO.SM. 
Newe," Chanln's 4Sth St. (4th 
k) <1C-Mlf-9I.S«). Predicted 
t» tlirnwili ngw saasen anif . 
nt a trt ly loagar; thta mnslcal 
lOMg to have everything and Is 
"atad fOal anaab; nearly 140,000. 
or n«ot Affaire,'' Hayes (6th 
n-eek) <C-sgo-«3.aOt. Claimed 
inratng profit and should last an- 
tll holidays: rated between |5,M0 
and $9,000 ItLst week; liberal cut 
'■atlng. 

lit the Deck," Uola.srn (2M wpeki 
(K-l,00«-33.86). Looks like cinch 
to hold over well into winter and 
may stick until warm weather ar- 
tivcs again;' capacity continues; 
over $26,000. 

immio'a Woman," Blltrnore (1st 
week) (C-951-$S.30). Myron C. 
i^agan wrote and interested in 
production; out ot town reporta 
(avorabia: aeaMd Maaday wkan 
there wMg gte Bnadway pra- 
^ mlcres. 

vlanhattan Mary." Apolto (lat 
week) (M-l,lU-$&.5»). Qeorge 
Whlte'a new muaieal opened Mon- 
day; kept out longer than aehed- 
ulad to make dieage: opeaed big. 
4anhatttr«" Ambassador Oth 
~ -«*«a» (l(TlJ08.$Ut>. Dotag 
modarata business tor verae with 
lUMM; 



to date but produc r ( iinndent 
trade will buM up and claiau 



"Twinkle, Twinkle" Does 
$15,000 in Frisco 



'riaHse. 

/lerry-Oe-Round," Sam H. Harris 

I R-l,051-$3.8aJ. Takt n utT Sntur 
* day after pluyioK 17 mediocre 
weeks: moved here- from Klnw re 
^cently but switch did show no 
Kpod; $6,000 estim.'ktod: "Vcs, Tes, 
Vvette," next week. 
Mikado," Uoyuli- (3(1 wci-ri) (O-l,- 
UT-$.1 30). Cilbcrt and Sullivan 
i-evival rated delight all around 
and ofr to smash business; jfot 
^JOarly $22,000 f\vitt full week. 
' M array Hill," rujon (1st week) 
(C-WB-$1..10». Pics. nted by Sliu- 
berfa; written by Leslie Howard, 
who is in wlKit looks like atrong 
cast: opens Tluirsday (Sept. 2$). 
' My Manrland," Jolson's (3d week) 
(0-t.TT<-t5.S*). Operetta: Kut off 
A '«tO BOOd acart, bctterlnx $30,000 

'NieM In Spain," 44th St. (23d 
^ waak) (B-I,KS-tB.S«). Looks cer 
tain that another house will be al- 
lotted revue, in money since open 
ing: approximated $2^.000 last 
week: prohaWy movinif to Winter 
Garden. 

' Padtecka of 1987," .=!hubert (R- 
1,S»S-$5.B«). Ckised Saturday 
wlthottt announrwnent after play- 
lAg 12 weeks; loss reported over 
fieO.gOO; "My Prineess" next week. 
"Peggy Ann," Vanderbllt (40th 
- ~.7n.t4.4*). Bu.sia««s so 
_r AaraU'Man 
kack jS road 
~ ■■ma* iKgr* « 




pmplre f«h week) 
iFU). Only (hlr trkdc 



date is indeflnlte; last week $9.50». 
Rang Tang," Majestic (12tli week) 
(R-l,800-$3.30). Colpred show do- 
Ibi; moderately in new berth; con- 
tinuance through faU in doubt; 
$10,000. 

"Revelry," Masque (Sd week) (D- 
S0«-$3.3»). Uaa atartsd nothing 
to date; expected reaction and in- 
terest did not materlallwi last 
week when trade agaiii around 
$10,000. t 

Rio Rita," Zlegfeld (Siith weeki 
(M-l,750-$5.6»). Held virtual ca- 
pacity i>ace except for fight night; 
around $42,000; second money to 
newer "Follies." 
Read to Roma," Playhouse (3ith 
week) (CU-l,750-$3.86). Kigured 
in running until Jan. 1, with 
chance to liold over tlirough sea- 
son: average $16,000. 
'Remaneing 'Round," Utt^ (Ist 
waek) (C-630-$$.8O). Presented 
bgr It. Lawrence Weber; written 
by CMirad Weatarvott; epeaa to- 
idght (Sept M). 
•^Spaakeaay," Uaaafloid (lat week) 
((a>-l,M7-$a.$0>. Presented by 
Wllllara B. Priedlander: written 
by Bdward Kaobloek and Oeorge 
Roaeiter: one of Monday's pre- 
mieres. ' 
■^tarday'a CfciMron," Booth (3«th 
week) (C-708-$3.30). May be 
l.eld over through fail, business 
continuing to prodt; last week 
about $10,000; "The Escape" In 
October; may bo spotted else- 
where. 

•O'en Per Cent." Cohan (3d week) 
(C-I,111->1.S«>- Principally cut- 
raied and not rated having much 
of chance; estimated around 
*(,000. 

'^enlh Avenue," Eltlnge (7th week) 
(CD>8ta-4kJ»). Uaklm noaey. 
bat trade not' aae a ptlanal; laat 
waak*8 gr aag clatmod at nearly 
$1«,«M. 

"Tha Baby Cyelona," Henry Miller 
(3rd week) (F-»46-$3.3»). Co 
ban's If ugh show which onght to 
land among winners: business 
approximately $10,000 to date. 
"Tha Circus Princess,* Winter Oar- 
den (23d week) (M-1.493-$5.50). 
Reported leaving after,, another 
two weeks; Boston' first out-of- 
town stand; lately bit over $20,- 
000; "A Night in Spain" may 
move here, with "Artists and 
Models" due later. 
"The Peaart Song," (Caatno (44th 
week) (0-l,477-$$.tg). Should 
complete year'a stay and may 
hold over through new season; 
last week around $22,000; better 
this week. 
"The Command to Love," Longacre 
(2Bd week) (D-I,*lt-M.8S). An- 
other new bit; In aaraa parCacm- 
ancea groaa gated n aa rly nf.900; 
nxceptfoeal niattnaa eaB an more 
favorable. 
"The Enchanted lala," Lyric Cnd 
week) (M-1.046-$4.4»). Does not 
figure to click amid heavy ctmi- 
petitlon; first week estimated 
about $8,000. 
"The Garden of Eden," Selwyn (Ist 
week) (CD-l,0«7-$3.85). Pre 
aeoted by Arch Refwy-n; adapted 
from German by Avery Hop 
wood; highly rated .-ibroad; 
played two weeks in Wushing:ton 
before coming in; opened Tues- 
day. 

"The Ladder," Cort (5(Kh week) 
(D-l,043-$2.20). Konrmore weeka; 
eioae ot long run ot record tow 
groas show set tor Oct. 21; "Be- 
hold ThU Dreamer" lUted to fol- 
low. 

"The Letler," MoroMio (lat week) 
(D-S>t-M.S». Presented by 
Measmore Kendall, with Kather- 
ine Cornell starred; much In- 
terest aroused over Somerset 
Maugham play even before pre- 
miere Monday. 
"The Merry Malonea," Erlanger's 
(1st 'week) (M-1.500-$3.85). Pre- 
sented by Oeorge M. Cohan and 
highly regarded In Boston; fig- 
ures to have excellent chance, 
with scale in show's favor; 
opened Monday. 
"The Second Man," Guild (2Srd 
week) (U-914-$3.3e). Will liold 
over another week or two, suc- 
ceeding altraetloa not ready; 
around $S,ggg and profitable. 
"Tha Skafinana ef Broadway," Mar- 
tin Beck (Ist week) (C-l,l»8- 
$3.$0). Presented by Crosby 
Qaige and Iterle Booth: written 
by James Oleason; opened Mon- 
day. 

"The Spider," Mu.sic liox (28th 
week) (I)-l.u«0-$3.Si). Still mak- 
ing good money for holdo\'er at- 
traction: last weel< around $13.- 
000 and would have been better 
but for iTeneral drop Thur.sdav. 
"Tha Squall," t«th St. (47th week) 
(D-aa-U-U). Dote indeflnlte 
and may rtm tkrovgh taU: bual- 
aesa np aroond M,OM, praMable; 
hoaaa and skiw andrr same raan- 
' acameat. 

"The TrM at Mary Dupan," Na- 



San Francisco, Sept 21. 
The Lurie got away with a bang 
with "Twinkle, Twinkle." which in- 
ausurated both tha new aaasod and 
a new poUey for tha honaa. Broucht 
here intact from New Tork, tha ran- 
slcal, starring Joe K. Brow n and 
Nancy Welford, premiered Sept. 1$, 
and wowed 'em right from the start. 
A heavy mtmutm twwmyt a mini- 
mum ot ft«r woeka aaA pnaaihly 
more. 

Curran held comparatively strong 
witli Ruth Chattarton In bisarre 
Hungarian romanco. PIdy virtually 
rewritten tbllowlng Amerleaa pre- 
miere Sept. 14, bat atOI aoaaowhat 
lacking In zeal box-ofl^ appeal. 
One more week to ga 

Duffy atock venturea tared well. 
At Aleaaar "Tha Alarm ClotA" 
wound dp aenn weeks and retired 
for "Pigs," opening Sept. K. "Two 
Qirls Wanted" still holding strong 
at the President. Has one more 
week to go. "What Anne Brought 
Home" opens Oct. 2. 

Columbia went 'ark Sept. 19, and 
C'apitol now being freshened up to 
reopen with wt>rld's series pictures. 
Estimatee for Laat Waek 
Lurie — Has a genuine hit in 
"Twinkle, Twinkle." First six days, 
including two majs, grosasd better 
than. $lt,g«a. Looks liko A pcaapar- 

Ity run. 

Curran — Second weak "Tha Bo*- 
il'a Plum Tree." Hevvr advaaea 
gave tMa one • a o ik lae flrat we ak , 
hwt latereat dropped last aOven daya. 
Intake estimated aroond $10,00*. 
Satisfactory. 

Alcazar — "The Alarm Clock," sev- 
enth week, estimated at (Uoae to 
$4,500, regarded as exceptional 

President — The pay customers 
like "Two Girls Wanted," and the 
word -of -mouth advertising is keep- 
ing it going nicely. Fifth week bet- 
tar than t».M9. 



MANHATTAN MARY 

New Oeorse White musical comedy. Ed 
Wyan starred. Whit.' f,*«tur,'il. ;u( ar* 
Oaa Munson. I.ou )1>,:(4. llarland IXlnn. 
McOhrUiy SlBl,-rM. l\iul Frnwley. lICMik. 
lyrlea aai mualc by liuddy Dylva. Ijtw 
Unw%_aay MiiiHraia, WllUaat K. Weiu 
aad White. Cartaina and Codmaae br 
Uas Waldy after deaigaa by BrtSL Besnaa 
laalsaed br W. O iif W a j fifc Osahsalm- 

lana by M..urlr» ItefWdj^r T lM Ma ia PalT, 

muaioal dir,'ctur. auaid IpVpNa, Ogaaad 

at Apollo, Sept. aa. ' 

aaas Kata, bond broker..., tou Haiti 

..4lBuay Scott 

braker.:.... 
Fsal maatoB 

Bales Kinc, daaear Amr Bsrera 

Manr Brepnaa Oaa Maaaoa 

"Ma" B^nnan I>»m)thT WaHera 

JUnmy Moore, M;irVB swreetheart 

l»aal Krawley 

Bob StarUnx, ktacu mHiMCei . llaKAnd Dixon 

Fritate OeVere Doree I.ealle 

tlaaara. Ooff. Kerr 
ami >taria 

MeOarthr BMeie Tttetiueives 

CrMkato KA Wjnn 

Rle Hener Mayor Walker Harry Oldrt<lce 
8kow ciria balM. mala ctwtua of 2* 



Any- Blair, phensx stack 



$20,000 NO SIASH FOR 
'^Y PAREE" IN L A. 

Los Angeles, Sept. 27 
■Oay Pares" broke no records at 
$3 30 top In the reopened Blltrnore 
whei-e it bef?an an engagement Mon- 
day, scoring $20,000. 

However it did help to l>reak Into 
the totals of "Oh, Kay," in iu sixth 
week at tha Ifayaa. this musical go 

ing to »u,oeg. 

Grosses generally were moderate. 
"The Great Necker," in Its next to 
last week at the Belasco. chalked 
up t7.&t0 or thereabouts, running 
aomewbat ahead ot "Tha Home 
Townara." which did K,>M In Its 
second week at the Holifwood Play 
house. 

Othera ware "So TMa b Vor*,' at 
tha HoOywood MMs Box, around 
$(,«0*; "What Anna Brought Home,- 
ia its third week at n Capitaa. $S, 
700: "Heirs Bells," first wesk at .the 
Moroeco. $S.60g: "The VTUd 'West 
cotts." sixth week at the 'Vine Street, 
aroimd $5.0M. 

Low pross went to "The Ruined 
Laily," in Its second week at the 
Orange Grove, estimated at around 
$2,000, probably less. 



Keenan's Young Wife 

Files Divorce Suit 

Los Angeha^ Sept. 2T. 

Margaret Kseaaa. aeeoad wife ot 
Frank Keenan. haa llled suit for 
divorce in Superior court, charging 
intemperance and eruelty. Keenan 
ia 44 years older than his wife, 
whom bo married three years ago. 

M>a, Keanan aSks |VW n w 
alimony and ft.MO coinisel too. flho 
also desires an order restraining 
her husband from disposing of prop 
erty she values at $60,000. Sep 
aratioa caaia aix waa h a aa» when 
the couple returned from New Tork 



tional (2d week) (D-l,lt4-$3.$0) 
New melodramatle hit; got off to 
pace of fll.MM, with dwnand this 
week repartad stronger. ' 
"The UninvHad Onsal." Babaont 
(Ist week (C-(lt-t*.SO). Re 
ported aaxy plarw; $m aan U d fey 
L. H. Blmmon^ Ina.; writta* fev 
Barnard McOWen; opened Toaa- 
day"! 

"Women Go On Forever," Forrest 
(4th week) (CD - 1,015 - $3.30) 
Should climb: m.iking money 
now at grosa of $12,000 and llg 
ures to last until holidays. 

'Yellow Sands," Fultoo (3d week) 
(r-913-$3.30). Final week; Ehig 
llsh comedy paaasd up aad for- 
K'>iten aoMnw aatr attraeliaBs 
$5,oo« and IMK "Pmarta- i 

week. 

Outaida Timsa 8q. t pa a ial 

"Bare racta." Trlangto; "I . 
ham'a Boson.'' Prartnoatawn; "Bne 
miea sM Tjnttru," UttK apaaM 
matlneaa. 



PLAYS ON mmkY 



''Hudaoa Oastera" 



aataadaU 



"Manhattan Mary" can be 
aummed up in few wurd» — it ia vary 
lucky to have Kd Wynn as its atar. 
Juat aa ZlegKy's "Kolliea" leans 
heavily upon Bddle Cantor ao does 
George 'WMte'a entertainment lean 
on Wynn. Hla laughs are the main 
hiughs and his stuff ia the big 
stuff. The rest ot the show Is a 
haadaoaae production. One cast, 
stnmUng amid some okerely so-so 
tunaa and a waaderinv book. 

mrite ia aatd to ha,v« well over 
«2M.«M la the ahow. It looka IL 
Curtalna ot aequlna and oostumee 
ot oatrtch feather* ooat plenty. Kara 
got the curtalna and he'a got the 
ostrich feathers— enough of them to 
make hats tor all the Queens of 
Bngiand. And the coin he must 
have lost during hla five weeks on 
the road, one al Atlantic City, one 
In Philly, two in Pittsburgh and one 
in Newkrk! With Wynn getting 
around $4,SO0 weekly, and with 
other real salarlea plus^a huge cho- 
rus of ^rls and ba^ fa aay noth- 
ing of the haskstaca par. dfl^ thers'a 
a nut here. 

This show takes plenty ot stage- 
hands and qoite a ttw Hght opera- 
Ion, and tha mora amneroua the 
highar OM aahur.llat. At^fCM 
top 'WUto oan iroaa tiMitt flt.Ma 
weekly In the Apollo. 

There have been a thoaaand ru- 
mors out on the piece. Ono was the 
manager was sore because he 
hadn't a score of real note and that 
he has had DeSylva, Brown and 
Henderson up nlirhts trying to 
grind out a real hit in time for the 
local opening. Another rumor while 
the show was out was that he was 
turning it into a revue and bringing 
it In as another ' Scandals." But he 
renriaeed Elisabeth HInes with Ona 
Munson and kept working on what 
was flrst a haphazard book, and 
now, If the book Is still haphazard 
it holds some good ^ags, thanks to 
Messrs. Wynn and Holti. 

The plot Is ot a girl who wants 
to go Into show business, and picias 
out "Scandals." thua advortising 
White's main entanrlsak The 
uanal thlac hnppana, m praaaiere 
daaseoae gsta stek and UM naw girl 
take* k«r IMtt, w a nllag n aa n aa t lon. 
The usual vilbin appears 'with im- 
proper advancee. The bey trlend 
gets peeved and takes It for granted 
that show business has "gotten" his 
girl. She Is likewise broken heart- 
ed at his attitude and goes to Paris, 
where she piles up a big hit at the 
Folies Ber^'ere. Then a welcome 
home party to the girl Into which 
Mayor Walker, impersonated on the 
stage, is introdured. 

White works in the .sJiow himself, 
coming on for a short bit near the 
end of the flrst half. He is directing 
a rehearsal of "Scandals" and goes 
on the stage to do the Five Step, a 
new danot eraaWan. p fa kwlii 
plugged nicely bxU&^ind Dixon 
and twoaWtfl-loMiirciMa. Georgie 
aka imHm «■ MM l apa r l t s trom 
tha fMnt of the orchestra, and 
works with Wynn in picking out 
girls for a number. A short bit. 
White's, but it's a novelty aeelng 
him In persoui khd laaamneh as he 
Is a good danasr R ip- McHimate 
enough. 

Wynn's role Is that of a combi- 
nation chef-waiter in a restaurant. 
This quickly works to the point 
Where he is bandy-moa in every 
scene. His friendship for the hero- 
ine seems to provide an excuse, and 
that made the friendship okeii, for 
they needed Wynn in every scene. 
Thia aea comic pnnuea hM old line 
aC wofktnK but hla paga ar« new. 

Van Holla docs hia regular stuff, 
ft refined Hebe. He appears with 
Wynn in many gag .nltuatlons which 
are cut into separate scenes. While 
several are entirely ont of place and 
mean nothing to tiie show, they go 
for laughs. Harland Ulxon Is the 
dancer, and he hits a.s usual. 

Ona HunaoB and Paul Frawley as 
the tovers make a fine team. Both 
sing nicely. Miss Munson haa the 
looka and dancing ablHIy. whlla 
Frawiey has that Inpannoaa sia- 
ceftty ao aaaential In « )uv«nU« 
MaCarthy Sislera aiv more or leaa 
loat Hwovgh lack of real song 
nunhon. 
A novelty la the fact that Wynn, 



the atar, lao't on the atage for th^ 
flrat act flnale. He's directing i)i„ 
orciiestra. It being a rehearsal .scene, 
and the curtiin goes down with liini 
In the pit .uicl While and .Miss .Mun- 
son leading a hlg dance nuuiher. 
This flrst act flnule is a great pro- 
duction Hash, having the entire 
chorus working on a series ot 
blocks, which g»down, step by stop . 
to stage level at the front The 
blocks flt into each other and are 
pushed forward separately, one 
coming from out the other. The 
girls begin on tha top bbick and step 
onto each new ona aa It comea out. 
'Whole thing ta dresaed in sequins, 
making it expensive and pretty. 
Another production flash wan a 
number called "Memories," whicli 
had a girl high over the stage, her 
aklrt growing larger as it came near 
the stage, and encompassing an en- 
tire ballet. 

Production is excellent, though 
routine. Some of the painted flats 
look ordinary for a $.'<.&0 show, Bnt 
there are enough sequin curtadaa to 
counteract any idea of cheapnaaa. 
for. whatever else can be charped 
against Ute show, they cant aair 
that WhlU haa pikad. Ha hasn't. 
What ha n aa da la a scare and a ao«- 
heatva hook. Aa It la the book ram- 
blea. whl^ makea the ahow more or 
leea disjoiated. That ia its main 
fault. "The story never gets over; 
it never means anything. And even 
a musical comeib' story should get 
over and mean something. That 
this one doesn't ia a fact, and a 
tough one. 

The song called "Broadway," ao 
highly touted, seems to be strictly 
a production number. One called 
"Memories" may have a chance with 
the orchestras, but it's doubtful. 
Some optimistic song seller In the 
lobby cries, "All the song hito o( 
the showt* at tha ooochislon «f Ota 
perfomunm 4Mtt that pny 'la lait 
another gaggerr ovon it ha doeant 
know it. 

"Manhattan Mary" should get a 
run because of Wynn. White very 
anartly kept any double entendre 
material out. That means that none 
of the Wynn clientele, which In- 
(dudes a bunch of kids, will be elim- 
inated. Therefore it's up to him. 
and the belief In this corner Is tliat 
he's funny enough here to pull the 
show through. And It he does, Her- 
cnles and the raat of tha Iraa atan: 
wui henceforwaMT h« "r B legat »d lu 



THE MERRY MALONES 

G«onta M Cotkan preaenta a mu„j«-Al 
comedy, faooka. worda and mualo by him- 
self; alased by IDdward Hoy<-e. book <li- 
rectad by Sam F>>rrtM,t. dancae by Jack 
Uaaoa; acaiw* by Jnsepb WIrkea. At tSia 
new Erianser'a theatre. Sept, It. It.SS 
to*. Cohsa'B sasie feataral. 

Aaaoaaeer Jaae Maanara 

Martin , Lao Henninc 

(Tarlyate Havld Tiondon 

Mrs. Van Biuea........... . .Ina Haya-arrt 

Mariorle Laiim 

...Roblnaon New-bold 

Mary Jan* 

Alan Kdwards 

Polly Walker 

Fraak Otio 

Frank Maatara 



Annabelle. 

Westoott 

lJl.iri.T 

Jut. Thompson 

Molly Miilone 

Tony Howard..... 

Kennedy 

Capt 

Oapt 

Delia Malone 

Jaha Jf alone 

Helaa Mahwa 

Analt 

OharUa 

Tom 

Jeaklna 

Koaineky 

Mra Roalnaky 

Specialty artiata, 
CItbi. Diplomats 



Jl 

DoroUir Waitmora 

Oeorffe M. Cohan 

Sarah Bdwarde 

Paler Bait 

Charin Fiala 

SUohard Barry 

:. Harry Roa« 

Mat 8. Jeroaw 

Ansala Jaeoba 

Ueorfe Smith'a VioUa 
Vocal Quartet, MHta 



Lake'a Ynnkeo Doodle 'iiand (Prank *':»r- 
mea. drum major). -Aillfr and Braitror-I. 



Georgie Cohan, America's sen-se 
of humor, haa probably topped his 
whole career as a composer, libret- 
tist, lyricist, producor and eyan per- 
former In "Tha Marry Malnnaa* H 
is raagnincent troai nay ancle ot 
any view, — . , 

A aWMMlMlMllfp on the tlmea. 
our hoMlliM <Mp«Blall/ musical 



comedy). It would be a gera wtthoat- 
a note, a step or a chorine. As It 
is, Mr. Ziegteld's "FollieB" can't 
outdo It in prodigal investment, in- 
vestiture, costuroerie and all-arf*und 
magnitude. A fortune went into it. 
And a fortune will come out of. it. 
Our children's children will enjo.v 
revivals of "The Merry Malonee"-' 
and get a good line on aoma of tha 
big things as well as tho quaint 
things we enjoyed. 

Opening tbo new Brlanger's the- 
atre on 44th atreet, wast of Broad- 
way, a warm roae-aad-gold houaeot 
newaat model and poneroua capae- 
ity, it waa further made important 
hf the presence of Governor Smith. 
Neitlier the house nor his excellency 
bad any regrets. Nor did any in 
the house, of therless diatlnfolahedr^ 
of whom there were erioVgh to pack 
six rows of stitndeee. 

.Mr. Cohan has here. In his beat 
vein, constructed a personal, inti- 
mate, lively and romantic farce: 
clean as an uncut page. Immensely 
amusing, tender, typ ically native, 
timely and speedy. 

He has four sure song hits at 
least. The worM wHI be whistlim; 
"Wandering MinatreT and hum- 
aUsp -Molly Malenar tstoorrow, an* 
tha wortd aad Ma neighbor's wit* 
win be hoofing to "Charming." a 
perfect syncope. 
Cohan has lampooned the entire 



W«diiMday, ScptMnlMr », Wtt 



LEGITIMATE 



VARIETY 



trtok and trade of tune-and-glrl 
gliovr tachntque. For example, when 
the plot la thlckeat, he has slnKlng 
and danclne kids as paKo-boys 
dAke the Important announ^'t'mrntH 
In apUt-tlme rhythma, each luw 
ellMacter enters with the hot newu 
dt Wf'lW and alngingr, tind Kobin- 
■ea N«WbOld, the "billionaire" char- 
aeter, teara his thin hair and la- 
aaentei 

"The aatter •( thia book muat be 

. without a aenaa of art. 
■To IntMdueo a eons and dance he 
break'a a father's heart." 

In caatinr. too, a rich job haa 
been done. Polly Walker is the best 
dancing InRenue-ROiibiet 'dlsoov- 
ary"— well, anyway, "arrival" — since 
Marie Saxon, whom sho uncannily 
resembles. A perfect dellvciy of a 
tovable, but not simple role. New- 
hold, after all these seasons of unc- 
tion, talent and recosnition, is as 
far ahead of i^iythins he ever 
showed before as is Miss Walker, 
who is a younRster. Alan Edwardo, 
as the juvenile hero, surely was 
graced by the Almighty with every- 
thlng that a man cotilil have for 
that function In life; and with Mr. 
Cohan's kid help, makes the most 
•f all he brings with him. 

.The dance numbers are dizzy, 

peppy, whizzy, beautiful and whole- 
some. The changes of costuming are 
tntoxlcatlngly bewildering, and the 
taate in their creation is fine and 
imaginative. Jack Mason did a 
sweet turnout with the multifarious 
girls, keepInK the stuft varied, in 
Character and sprlKhtly. 

Male sint;ing quartets, a^laKio 
dancers, a big and hot brass bantl 
(not Jazz band), Mike Lake's (a 
knockout!), eight girl violinists and 
no end of aiMoialty novelti'es and 
number- backutM come and go swift- 
ly and are beutifully routined. 
Bach number is milked while on, 
then oft It goes — no encores. 

Oeorgie played the father of 
Molly, a Bronx polltcian. lie did 
two dance bits of his own and 
stepped with his help several times. 
He got all big a reception as AI. an.l 
before the night was over earned 
It double. 

It ever New York had a cinch, 
this is it. "The Merry Malones" 
.should run until George Cohan's 
~ birthday. tMit. 

MUST WITH HBORET 



near-Rogers cowhand with lariat. 
And not a ha-h.i. 

But what It lacks in merriment It 
made up in applause. How the re- 
lations did woik and w. I ship. Re- 
ceptions'.' Riots. i;nr..res'.' Mil- 
lions. It w.us painful. .Mso it was 
most annoying. Also it did iiobodv 
any good. Also it fo.ded nobody, 
except maybe the other relations. 

The tunes are all copped. Rather, 
they're borrowed. They'll be re- 
turned soon. They're familiar, 
musty and homey, 'ihc lyrics ko 
the melodies double. The rhymes 
are balderdashy. Like the dialog. 
Every now and then the principals 
tear into a grand opera scena with 
music. Clima.v. Second act cur- 
tain drops on a humdinger. 'I'hc 
chief cow-puncher rips it off. It 
runs on like Tennyson's brook — 
forever. 

The story is Carbon Copy No. 11. 
So thin it's cadaverous. Needs no 

reducing. 

The chorus directed by Jack Con- 
nors, is pritty so-so. Nice kids. 
Old steps and maneuvers without 
an oulHtanrting ensemble moment or 
Bcsture. This reporter hasn't the 
privilege of having heard of Mr. 
Connors. Why wasn't he featured? 
Oscar Eagle, old hand at staging 
legit books, handled the script. Did 
a nice, wooden job. All the old 
business. Registering rage, regis- 
tering anticipation. regislorinK 
ecstasy. Not registering. 

How do these shows get that 
way? How. do they get that far? 
And wliy? Must put up a healthy 
guarantee. Have to pay rash for 
costumes, that's a clnt'h. An open- 
and-shut elnch. So these shows 
open and shut. And that's a elneh. 
This one will shut before Christ- 
mas. If it stays open that long it 
will two-for-one If. 

Although you belong to the rela- 
tions, tonight you Leblang to me. 

l.nit. 



MY MARYLAND 



taMd (In i>pali> 01 
'^Barber* KrlMchle.' 



ENCHANTED ISLE 

Aacrican Allied Aria, Inc., Rreiwnts niu- 
Blcal »how with Greek Bvans, iiensfurd 
Wilson, Katiirrn Reece. BbhII Ruysdael: 
booli, lyrloa, music, scene deMgnn liy Ida 
Jloyc Chamberlain; bt>ok atsKed by OHcar 
KoKle; dances by Jax-lt Connors; at I.\rU: 
theatre. .«ept. 19; ».t.S8 top. 

Mrs. Havrrlll-»ni>th Madeleine l.rey 

. Count de Spagino fie'^rge K. Muclt 

IHaverUI-Smlth Kasll Ituysdnel 

mil Cappa Hansfnid yViln on 

Unria Maib'a Watdron 

Kno.'h . TIarry itei insen 

■i'en Sins (...Martin Wctrs.n 

Bob .Shcrrlll (!iecl( Kvans 

Jiillanne Kathryn Ueere 

Aimtela ., •nma, Dawn 

Bella ,,,..lMtm» Ree. e 

CapUin ; PkHIp Snyder 

Stone J. Paul Callan 



Glorifying the great Aijierlcan re- 
lation. 

O'lt of nowhere and on the way 
back there comes this sophomoric 
one-girl candidate. It will not 
elioosp to run till 1928. 

American Allied Arts, Inc., is Ida 
Hoyt Chamberlain. Its stockholders 
and bagholders are her relations and 
. friends. Everything around Is rela- 
. ttona Half the oast are relations. 

All the audience except the second - 
. .atriny critics were relations. They'd 
better eall a family conference. 
They look to be out about fifty 
grand right now. Noiliini; '■en- 
chanted" ahotit this isle. .Manli;it- 
tan, meaning put up or close up. 

Miss Chamberlain (or Mrs., if 
there is a husband among the rela- 
tions) is quite an ambitious lady. 
She wrote it, composed It, lyricked 
It, designed It. If that isn't ambi- 
tion, how come? She took on 
"plenty. The Lyric is on 4.'nd street 
near Rroadway. Directly across the 
street from the Amsterdam. There 
lives Zlegfeld's "Follies." That's a 
musical show, too. 

There are four "featured'' names. 
Broadway rubbed its eyes at the 
electric signs. They were strangers, 
all. Call the roll: Greek Evans. 
Hansford 'Wilson, Kathryn Reece, 
Basil Ruysdael. In the cast was 
Marga 'Waldron, the most profes- 
sional, accomplished and faniotm of 
the cast. Sho wasn't featured. 
Trobably not a relation. X.iioc in 
lights Is the actor's dream. Four 
out of five have it. Here four out 
of the five get it. Marga hasn't. 
All she has is "it." 

That Kathryn Reece girl, by the 
by. Is a pip. Sugar on peaches. 
I'rctty? Plenty. If Ida ever writes 
anything like Kathryn looks, she 
can thumb her nose at .loe I>eblang. 
But not until then. Kath can 
warble kind of cute, net a tritlo 
and light up the wliol.- tlic.itrc by 
lifting her eyelashes. Zicf;f. 1.1 is 
Paging her. liut she don i know it 
lie don't either. Why doesn't tliat 
• hlk 'ken^cross^ thc^i»treet?^^ 

Mexico. A high school "Rio RItn." 
A 42d street "Rio Cutrate-a." It 
has senoritas, cowboys, heavies, 
mountains, ranches, the spirit of '4!i. 
It is laughless. Almost < very show 

haa one snicker. Not "lOnchamecl 
Tsle." Not a dggle. An awful 
darkty Mrrant, * bruUI Chink, a 



Phuberf operetta, 
Clyde Kftclia play 

Book and lyrics by Dorothy Donnelly. 
Music by Slgmund Romberg. Staged by 
J. C. HufTman: settings by Watson Bar- 
ratt; dances staged by Ja< k Mason. Eve- 
lyn Herltert and Ceorge Hoi^encr f-ntured. 
Produced last April In AtlajUlc City. Four 
companies on tour. Kew York troupe is 
origin^ 

8ue Royca Berta Donn 

IjOurn Royce.. Margaret Merle 

Mammy Ix>u Mattle Keen'' 

Kilgar .siiong Rollln (irimes. Jr. 

Sally NeRiy Joan Kuth 

Barbara Frletehle Evelyn Herbert 

Jack .N'egly Warren Hull 

Dr. Hal Boyd Edwin Delbrldge 

Zehe Itrnmble Oaorge Rosener 

Colonel Negly Txiuls <,^Ravant 

Arthur Krletchie James Mi-ichan 

('aptain 'rrumbuil Nathaniel Warner 

.Mr. tYietehle Fuller .Melliah 

seiKi. Ferklna OeoiKo ^". ijiii 

Mrn. Hunter... Marion liallou 

Fred Oelwex Wallace Mattite 

Tim (Ireen Arthur Cunningham 

General Stonewal; Jackson Tames Kills 

Young Southern t;irl»^. .N'orlhenl hotiiein. 
Houthern soldlfrs. townBpwitle and 
children. b2 male choristers; Ih female. 

Hero is the Civil War an'ording 
to those eminent historians. Ix-'c and 
Jake. It is that portion of the war 
Which was fought in Maryland, on 
the western shore around Frederick 
and Hagerstown. Funny that Lee 
and Jake should have picked out 
Frederick. They don't book shows 
in there. If memory serves, the 
Stanley Company has the only the- 
atre that plays occasional legit 
pieces, and the IcRit Stanley houses 
in Peniisylv;inia and >foryland are 
booked by Frlangcr. 

Nevertheless. L<-o and Jake are 
harboring no haid feelings ugalnst 
so benighted a city; they're giving 
it all the breaks except that they 
belittle it a trifle In calling It Fred- 
erlcktown. It ceased being a town 
venrs ago when the population beat 
5.000. Now It is Just Frederick, 
chielly famous as a phice where the 
state's political hornet nests are 
stirreil ii]i. 

"My Maryland' opened at the 
Apollo, Atlantic City, wlien Uie 
.snow was flying, and It went Imme- 
diately into Phllly. It looks like a 
fair road showv-not a New York en- 
tertainment. If they (Ifesars. Shu- 
bert) take all those phoney South- 
ern accents and ail those "damn 
you, suhs," and the rest of that bo- 
ioney talk into the Shenandoah Val- 
ley and points south, there's likely 
to bo considerable laugiiing not 
called for in the script. 

In other words, this is a liokey- 
pokey musical, capable of either a 
decent production, as has been 
Riven the piece in New York, or the 
same eht'ap production Which the 
Siiuhcrls generally give th*ir tour- 
ing troupes. 

The Btoiy is about a Southern gal 
who loved a Yankee. Her papfty 
was a stubborn guy who liked lepers 
better tli;in Vankc<s. All her 
friends w. nt bii- k on li^ r; In r par- 
ent cui'sed her, but slie stuck to her 
Yankee and saved his life a f'w 
times. 

And then, when the Southerners 
retook Frederick, Barbara mounted 
to her balcony and htmg out a 
riiiiii fl.il.'. a darned ditty trick, 
r.iit tlie S'tutiierii <:cner.il, ntimed 
Stoniwall .liickson. hail a big 
heart. He |iul|cd Whlttlci's line 
about "wiio touches one Ij.iir of ie r 
head illes like a d..p" llavlntr done 
this. Gen. Jaeksoii adjust, d tin hk i. 
he is u.slng for a lic:ird ninl walked 
off with plenty of beard and dignity. 
He w.'is supposed to get applause on 
that speech. He got snickers. 
Maybe it's oheh on the road. Phllly. 
they do say, goes for it 



Plot Is weak and woefully padded. 
Humor is negligible, this being en- 
tirely handled by George Rosener, 
who does I't'eity muclt as be 
pleases. Settings are not cspcci;ill>- 
elaborate tor a I'). 50 music. il. the 
most elabortite being a street scene 
in Fiederiek, this calling for one 
colonial mansion front vvitii four 
columns and a balcony with a flag- 
pole. Second act Is a simple, cheap 
interior; third set Is a grand hall- 
way of the Prietchie homo, this be- 
ing a poor piece of stuff for a big 
show, so cheap that the columns 
itre painted right onto the set. l.a.-^t 
scene is the street scene ag;tin. 

Kvel\ n Herbert and Rosener save 
liie show .iiid they're about ;ill it 
has. Rutub't iK s music is featured 
by a march called "J(eur Land and 
My Land," a good strain which 
starts off with a corking phrase 
which has hitherto been called "The 
Bells of St. Mary's," until Mr. Rom- 
berg and his lyricist decided to re- 
vamp it a bit and give It a new 
nam^. There is a good conietl> 
number, "Mexico." well iiandled by 
Rosener, and J^iss Herbert has a 
good pair of sentimental songs, but 
the lyrics of one tune, "Won't you 
marry itie?" are pretty funny. "The 
line goes, "Won't you marry, marry 
me? Love does harry, harry me," 
it is sung by a trusting character 
whose fervor implies that all his 
h.irrylng will be alleviated by mar- 
rying. 

It is Miss Herbert's show. She 
sings splendidly and puts it over. 
Without her It probably wouldn't be 
worth much. Her chief male sup- 
port, Natlianiel Wagner, Is wocfiiliy 
lacking in voice. A well known tenor 
was looking at the show that night; 
to questions be. said he was merely 
looking it over, implying that he 
had been asked to. 'Whether 'Wag- 
ner had a cold or was otherwise in- 
disposed, he gave a wretched per- 
formttnee; all the more so t>eside 
.\llss Herbert, whose competence 
shed lustre on some otherwise 
shabby surroundings. 

Show has been running in New 
York since Moqday a week ago. At 
the first Friday^ig^t performance 
there wera faor rows out In back 
and soma paper in. In other words. 
It is not selling out, nor does .it 
seem that it wilt. It Is being ad- 
vertised here as "The National 
Operetta." , 

The Hhuberts had their press de- 
p.-xrtment working its heads off to 
get rave notices. This failed. One 
reviewer was asked before one of 
the Messrs. Shubert what he 
thought of the show and he used 
the gentle word "lousey." That, of 
course, is a little strong. It isn't 
that way — it is Just the sort of an 
operetta which is so unoriginal and 
so Irokumey that it wUl not appeal 
to any theatrical sophisticate. Its 
audience will be the home folks and 
the occasional theatregoers. 

Its New York run will not be to 
the same big money which was the 
lot of "Student Prince" "or "Rlos- 
som Time." Rather it will be 
forced run on the order of "Princess 
Flavia" or "The Love Song." With 
it fairly certain on the road, the 
Shuberts will almost be forced to 
have it make a showing In New- 
York. Miss Herbert and Mr. Rose- 
ner appear to be tlie only salarie 
of consefiucnce. There are a dr)Zen 
or so inexpensive parts. Miiyi>e 
few that call for $250, but salaries 
like this don't stagger a V^ig musi 
cal captible of grossing $20,000 o 
over. That another company Is 
sticking in Phllly to the tune of 
$15,000 or less is the tlp-olf to II f 
money necessities. 

Noticed with the ensemble so- 
pranos and probably programed as 
Frances Donovan is Frances Oa- 
brlef, a personable Paciflc coast 
singer of some name and popularity. 
She gained quite some reputation In 
that section as '"Tho Mysterious 
Sopiano." Her unexplainable ap 
pearanca in the chorus of thIa mu 
sical is probably one of those things, 
more or less, 

,So with the Shubeila' theatre- 
party bureau, cut rates, agency 
sales and tiic otlier ShulM'rt forcing 
mediums "My Maryland" should 
leave town with the out-of-town 
rating of a run. The advanoe dope 
predicting a smash sure Is dopey. 



try, '"riic .M.,i,iui>, du s^.iint-Lao Is 
ordei eil to pi otnoie' .some heavy love- 
makini; to th,. wif,> of tlio Spanish 
Jlinister of W.ir. There's a tre:ity 
to be effected between France and 
■-^pain. and nil that is luddliig b.ick 
i]iatters is the signllure of the Spiin- 
l«h war head. He Is obdurate, the 
one person able to sway him on all 
matters being little wifey. So the 
French Amhas.s.ulor offices his hand - 
some aide to stress his atiiours with 
the Spanish Minister's b< iter half. 
Mary Nash plays the wif who must 
be courted und won over. There are 
.1 couple of anxious moments for 
Miss .Nash- one as she drapes her- 
self over Rathbone on a sofa and 
another when her very dignity 
hinged on a single bright button of 
her red pajamas. 

It is the torrid love interest in 
this play that must bring iu pull. 
The love stuff is there all right, for 
the ferns" were sitting on the edge 



e.iis « ,th 1 xcil.-meii! 



open- 



i\- luatii 

the .|,ow 
Th.te Is 



of ih 

Ing night. I'eihaps if tlio manage^ 
ment swiiche.I the g.^neral order t« 
cs .Mat one night wr.kly 
colli. I go on indetliiiiely. 
is the dirt element to be 
considered, hoH..ver. for "Th.. f..m. 
mati.l to U»»e" has more than plenty 

din ~ " *'"' 

The authors have not aotitlu to 
m.ike amends i,,r thiir transgres- 
sions even at tlu- end, as the voung 
swain for his valiant endeavors 
wins a coveted i.ost in IVru 

William A. Hrady, Jr, Dwight 
Ueere A\nnan and Joiin Tuerk have 
si.ig.Hl the pi.iy adequately If inex. 
p.'n.«lv( ly. Au.i-e ornate accessories 
K.utld hav.. h. Iped the impression 
While creating a better Spanish at- 
mosphere. The playing is lalrly 
eomi>etent.- Basil Rathbone and .Miss 
^ush giving most of the hUtrionlo 
(Continued on page 52) 



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GARDEN OF EDEN 

By ATB»T HOPWOOD 


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SPEAKEASY 

A Malodrsma ky BOWABD lUI«BT<OC« 
and tiEumiK ROWMKH 


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. with ARTHUR BYRON 

anil a DISTIVni ISIIKO C'A!IT 


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nv> I nui. ^^.,l|n^ps We<l. and Sat 

WINTIIROP AMK8' 
OII.HKRT * Hl'I.IJVAN Ovm To. 

THE MIKADO 






JANE COWL 

in 

"The Road to Rome" 

PlauhniiCD *^ • oe it way. Kvh. 
ridyilUUae g Mais. wed. a Sal. 


MAJESTICES: IJ,"'..'5 JK? IS 

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rijIBUUlIlj,,^ laun. and Sat.. J 30 
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UNTHAVE' 

A Play of Hell's Kitchen 

with 

mi.l.lAM H<>VI>. FKANK MOKtiAN 


GEORGE WHITE'S APOLLO 

THBATnK, W, UD ST. Mns. WBD. * SAT 

QEORQE WHITE Presents 

ED ^■''•po^j;'"* WYNN 

in "MANHATTAN MARY" 

A NBW MDSICAl, COMBDT 
with OEORQE WHITE 


THE SPIDER 

The Moat Noval PIsy in Years 

with WILLIAM COURTENAY 

WTTQTP UnV THIS.. W. 43 ST. Eva. I M 
AUOIV/ i>UA MATS. WID. AMD «AT . l.tt 



■4 



COMMAND TO LOVE 

0>me.1y tti fhr.^^ acts tiy Rudolph Txitiiar 
sn.l Kril^ ^Ir.t I \Mthl. ada4,tc.l by Hcnnan 
H<.rn»l..ni arj.l Brian Marl.'W. featuilnir 
Mary N««l>, Basil RallrtHine and VIoIrt 
Kembla OiM»p«r, and atased by iMtar l,on- 
esan. At tha I.onsacra tliaatra 0e|,t. 20. 
l>reaented by Wllilam A. Brady, Jr., Owlirht 
Deere Wlsisn ssd Jolm Tuerk. 

Don Psdro Ifssstsrra 'I'ttomas Louden 

nendi AatssMer to apaln 

Henry Stephenson 

Mat^e-Aiina Violet Kembli^ Coopf. 

A Ljackey. Walter CVoiIk.. n 

tiaaton, Ifarqula dtt flalst-Lse 

Baall llatlii')!!'' 

I Rniil,. ArdllM Antliony Vem>.> C.,..i.<.i 

■n Tnmae Ifartlnea Percy If. mui. 

M J r>u«*l«T-,T..^«.,*.. J. , Mary .N'a»h 

.Spanish War lll»ISMr 

PertHssnd Oottarhaik 
Prenrh ForeltD Minister. . .David Ola-storJ 



ly..n^;, lintorinc (..HCiilatory sntiJ.-kH 
iliiit rrverl'ira I. t<, the 'k w.-.lls. 
.\nd pajam.!.-.: i ll. .iimnK i k1 oni's, 
wnrn hy MHry N«f.h in it. hot- «t :rnc > 
Anil linc.M th.nt mil a spsde • spade, 
• veil if fiiiK>:<''<tinK >i trowel as they 
become plenty frsolc 

And sighs! Heavy, smorouft sl«hs. 
emitted by Basil Rathbone tm hr 
"steams up" two married women, 
not for leva 9t tha gala, but aC eeun- 



NEW AMSTERDAM 

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with Eddie Cantor 

Mutic S. Lyrics by IRVING BERLIN 



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HIT THE DECK 

with LOUISE GROODY 

Seata gellloc t Weeka Is Advasee 



Henry Miller's Mats. TfliRi. A Xal.. t JSit 
FUNNIEST FARCE IN VKARS 
TlM Amerloan Comedies 

MITCHELL 

I'S anHres VScee 



EMPIRE I 



ir A 4tth St. Bt. 

211. Mts. Wed. t sat., 1:20 
"FTflKtil^d with luUKhtor and fond 
m#'ni..rj. — AI<-xHn.l*T W'oollcott, Worl.l, 

"PICKWICK" 

with lOHH CUKBERLAHD 

BSd a liSiidoB eaat of 60 



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By Dmi Surntt tn4 Gt*rfl Akb«tt 

John GOLDEN J^'"^' 

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7AXDIXBUJ Z'^^XlJS u'i'- l^ 

Helen Ford MONTH 

In the I llerl) Diirrmil Mu>lii>l Comedy 

PEGGY-ANN 

With I.I I.IJ MeCONNBLI. 



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NANCY WELFORD 



OO^TARRED 



WITH 



JOE E. BROWN 



PACinC CX)AST PREMIERE 



''TWINKLE, 




Aodaimed by the Critics as the 
Outstanding Musical Hit in Years 



V NEVER BEFORE SUCH A RECEPTION 
SAN FRANCISCO VfrnjCGMED ViVm^^S^ ARMS^ 

THE VERDICT! 



A. F. CILLASPEY hTHE BULLETIN" 

Mm Wttfori hat MHT been seen to better advantage than in this 



musical. Her 9ork i* evm belter than <Aa< in 'Wo. N». NaneUe." 
Her voice appear* to Ime tmei mImm and her iam^i/ig U dboM 
crifktMi. 



CEORCE C. WARREN m ^THE CHRONICLET 

Nancy Welford l»as there to lend her Dresden china daintiness and 
charm to the fr^eo^mgfi, mtd how glad the qrottd wot loieeherl The 
applause m hit. *tdnm» tatki m minite, W Aot't a long time im 
the theatre, belkve me. 



EDITH BRISTOL in "THE CALL AND POST' 

The 9tmlh of the roumg recepAou gneu Nancy Wdfori hU night 
date* 6a* to her poptAaritf here m "No, No, AfawWe," and her 

dancing and songs are much the same in this production as in that. 
Her part is that of a picture star, surf tiled viA au£o Ufe, seeking a 
lemporofi oeSpie in a fiUfe Kama* hamkt—aud finding romance. 




MAX STERN in "THE NEWS" 

There is little Nancy Welford of (/le big baby-blue eses, the agile 
dandng hmmd futtiuit^ plm. 




EDWAL JONES in "THE EXAMINER" 

NatKS Welford, the "No, No, Nanette" girl, nhose dancing has 
bri^ent^ eonuderaUy, i* the c*-ttdr, emi diet all that a dtuntf mumeal 
comedjf heroine it expected to do. 





LURIE THEATRE, SAN FRANCISCO 



Management and Direction E. L. BARBOUR 

ELTINGE THEATRE BLDG., NEW YORK 



BOOKED SOLID FOR 1927-28 



▼ A R I E T Y 



"TWINEL TWINKLE" 

A SENSATKmAL HIT 



AT UM THEAm SAN FRANCISCO 



FIRST OFFERING UNDER NEW POUCY EXCEEDS 
MOST OPTIMISTIC DREAMS OF ITS SPONSORS 



WHEN Louis R. Lurie, sole lessee and operator of the Lurie Theatre in San Francisco, entered into negotiations with 
E. L. Barbour in New York recently to bring hit productions to the coast direct, cast and production intact, inunediately 
following the finishing of the season there, many San Francuco theatrical men voiced a doubt at to the wisdom of the project. 
It was freely predicted, in fact, that the plan would end in failure. * 

THE first of the offerings to be brought to the coast under the arrangement was "Twinkle, Twinkle," the musical 
comedy, starring Joe E. Brown and Nancy Welford, which played a 30-week engagement at the Liberty Theatre, New 
York ; 1 4 weeks in Boston, and 30 weeks in Chicago. "Twinkle, Twinkle" opened at the Lurie Theatre in San Francisco 
Monday evening, Sept. 19 — and it opened with a WOW. It has been doing capacity business ever since, and has thoroughly 
refuted the idea that the experiment of bringing shows clear accross the continent would be unsuccessful. 

THE tremendous success of-the experiment has made "Twinkle. Twinkle" the forerunner to many other attractions of a 
•inilar nature to be seen on ih^ Pacific Coast in the iMur Arture under the same arrangement. 

THE cast seen in support of the two stars indudes: Flo Lewis, who is featured as comedienne; Marie Wells. Regis 
Toomey, Sergei Arnold, Ben Sager Dean, Douglas Keaton and Thelma Hubbard. Frank- Bryw itMpii ihf numbers, 

and one of the big hits of the show is the Sweet Sextette, which he trained. 

♦ 

THE San Francisco critics were loud in their praise of "Twinkle, Twinkle." Here are a few brief excerpts from their 
laudatory reviews: 



. . After seeing the performance, il can be eanljf 
widmtood tfhv Broadi»a\j sponsored it for a y/ear. . . 
tt t>as Veil ttorth wailing for." 

A. F. CILLASPEY, 

SAN FRANCISCO "BULLETIN." 



" 'Tmnlfle, Tr»inkle' should be assured of a successful 
run here, lis humor is sound and fresh, and from the laugh- 
ter that filled the Lurie last night, it's just the kind of a shoTv 
and htti the' kind of comedy that Lurie audiences want." 

EDITH BRISTOL. 
SAN FRANCISCO "CALL." 



"Twinkle, Tifinkle" blerv the lid off last night at the Lurie 
Theatre "WiUi a whizf bang I boom! and scored a triumph." 

GEORGE C. WARREN. 
SAN FRANCISCO "CHRONICLE." 



"Yes, it's a muncal comedy that's on to slav." 

IDWAL JONES. 
SAN FRANCISCO "EXAMINER. 



"Not since No, No, Nanette' came has a music show so 
takeri with a first night audience as did this one." 

MAX STERN. 
SAN FRANCfSCO "NEWS." 



E. L. Bmhvtw and Lovu R. Lmrie Picked Veteran Showman tvr Thev E x ec uHv* t ^ ld f 

7* Ac Pmreonnml follows: 

General Manager, HEATH COBB Business Manager, JACK BREHANY 

Booking Repreaentative, RICHARD A. MITCHELL Press Representative, BART WHEELER 

Musical Director, EARL SCHWARTZ 



NEW YORK OFFICES: PACIFIC COAST HEADQUARTERS: 

Eltinge Theatre Bldg. Lurie Theatre, San Francisco 



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VARIETY 



L E G I T I M A T E 



WMMMM^, 



Command to Love 

(Continued from page 4D) 
tnom<-iil iim. ITmry Ht<'i)li('iisnn. 
Violet Kemble CooiT and Kenli- 
nand Ciottschalk have done better 
vork. The othen fit In the picture 
MIL 

*The Cdmmand to Ixive" ought to 
nm along for 10 weeka, but hardly 
■tore. SamueL 



the; mikado 

(Revival) 

Winllirnr> Amfs tevlval, »'iTh hiB P.llbert 
and i>ii>^ra ^ <<ii.i>uiiy. of that 

(anM)ii'4 p..tr'8 nmsl fiiiiK.!!.-! .v. irk. In two 
•cCb, us alwayn. A\'urd8 aiiU by W. S. 
Qllbert (with exception her* and there) 
ao4 music by Bir Arthur SuUtvan. SlaK>Kl 
by Mr. Amos: dances staced by MU-hlo 
Itow: orchestra conducted by 6et>P 
M.irsi her, and aettlfifffl and costumes by 
Ra>iuonil Sovey. At the Royale, opanlns 
s^pt. 1". 

The Mih.i.lo of Japan Jrthn Barclay 

Narki-r.H,, hl^ B.>n Wlilimn WtUtainl 

Ko-Ko. tlm »'xecutioniT Fred Wrirht 

Pooh-ltuii, Lord lligb KverylhtOK 

William C. Gordon 

Pltfl-Tush, a noble J. Uumblrd DuRey 

Tum-Yutii tx)ls Bennett 

Pittl-SiriK' S. SuiMRJibf'll Sterllnft 

Poep-l!, Lkitilna Hall 

Katl>h.i Vera Itosa 

The Mikado's Umbrella H«an;r 

Cteorge C. Lohrlan 

Thfv Mlkado'e Bword Bearer 

Tauln Lontclin 

Ohorua of Japanese nobles, coolies, soUool 
riris and attendants. 

In rcvivins "The Mikado," Win- 
throp Ames haa once inorf> cau.^rd 
llglitninfl to strilie In thn same 
place. What he did to "lolantho" 
k* haa done to "rrhe Ulkado"— both 
have teen reproducM, la dtatlnc- 
tlon to belnar rerlved. New busl- 
nesa throughout, alert, live direc- 
tion, and a close attention to all 
details makes thi.i a corking ihow 
(or tlie In.vman or for that peouliar 
typo of nut who knows hia Gilbert 
and Sullivan sldewaya and back- 
ward. 

That It is good for laymen was 
proven opening nieht when a bunch 
of sacrilegious mugs astounded the 
Moi worshipers by demanding en- 
eores where encores shouldn't be 
demanded; something which your 
erudite Q. and 8. flend wlU never 
do. No. He'll amlle In a wise way, 
and if it strike* him eepeeially well, 
he may chuckle, but his main time 
will be spent in comparing the 
present interpreters of the sacred 
works to other interpreters in the 
past. 

He will ruminate that DeWolf 
Hopper was a swell Ko-Ko; he'll 
argue th.at Sarah Edwards was the 
queen's meow as a Katisha and that 
kar ominous scowl and vivid niake- 
mp were perfect; of course the 
grnn'lo«!t Pooh-Rah that ever lived 



and that ever will live was (and Is) 
Ilerltert M'ateruu.^'. .a huge liulk of 
a man who.se cnmljination of diL-ni- 
liod iK^aritlj?, tlet.'p voice and un- 
uU<raldo scorn littcd the role so 
tn.'iiinlllconlly that lie seemed born 
to it. Then the real oldtiinera will 
recall when Munslield played Ko- 
Ko with a monocle. Tour young- 
ster will have an answer for that 
one— he'll say that William C. Oor- 
don Is playing Booh-Bah In Mr. 
Ames' current revlTal with that 
same singular optie. 

Your youngster, as a matter of 
fact, can pretty nearly mea.sure a 
guud "Mikado" I»y wliat Mr. Ames 
lia-s hrouKlit forth. Ills cast on the 
<)I»eiiins iiiglit was not letter per- 
fect ; their voices were strained and 
tired, the result of long, arduous 
rehearsals. But his cast is excel- 
leiitly trained and the new bits o( 
business which he has Introduced 
are run off smoothly. 

These new pieces of business may 
as well be detailed; certainly the 
rabid members of the brotherhood 
will want to know about them. 

First of all, Mr. Ame.s has made 
It apparent throughout that the 
nienii)ers of the chorus are not 
merely members of the chorus. Un- 
der liim they are allowed to express 
and to show a reaction to the lines 
as they ar* sung. Only in rare in- 
stattoen '4M* «. alnger directly ad- 
dress the audience. Host of the 
time they circulate among the 
choristers and sing to them, which 
I.«. if anybody should ask you, as 
tlie thinff shotlld be done. After 
Ko-Ko's sonir. '"I've pot a little list." 
he unrolls a lonp; Japanese .scroll 
and the choristers Inspect It; at 
each familiar name the.v crurpjle In 
what Is best described as high glee. 
This new bit Is likely to he picked 
up by the summer stocks, always on 
the lookout for anything auretlre. 
This is. 

So. for that matter, is a eaaopy 
carried over Katisha when she 
enters with the Mikado. As he 

parades about the stape singing his 
"I'm the Emperor of .Japan. Obedi- 
ence I Expect," Katisha follows, 
pulling aside the veils of her canopy 
only when It Is her turn to sing In 
retort. Funny bit, this. 
J "Inks," newspaper comedy, went 
into rehearsal this week. Charles 
!•. 'Wagner is producing. Cast in- 
cludes William Harrlgan, CThnrles 
RIchman, Dwight Prye, riara Blan- 
dlck. Gladys Feldman and others. 

Kqually good was the addition of 
another umbrella bearer. As the G. 
and S. mob know, t'.e Mikado Is 
generally supplied with a lean, 
lanky umbreDa hearer called Ne- 
Han. Here that gentleman is pres- 



ent, but behind htm is another um- 
' ijn ll.i I,, an r, this dignitary's duty 
I l.. ;"i; to lie umlirella bearer for the 
[ iiiiil)ri-lla bearer; In truth, she miKht 
bo the beginning of a vicious circle. 
I As the Mikado goes into his "My 
j Object All Sublime" number the 
uinbrelU bearers hoist their bumba- 
shoots in staccato movement to ac- 
cent the end of certain ptmgent 
lines. And as the Mikado begins 
sweeping around the stage the two 
umbrella bearers follow, the first 
with no dllliculty, as he Is a long- 
Icgsii d fellow, but the second In a 
short-legged girl, and her efforts at 
maintaining pace with her two long- 
legged competitors make tor a flock 
of lioke laughs. 

The Pooh-Bak tt William C. Gor- 
don is a thin Pooh-Bab-tor the rea- 
son that Mr. Gordon la a thin man. 
This Is unusuaL Most Pooh-Bahs 
are fellows with bay windows. This 
is missed In Gordon. His voice is 
excellent and he handles his song.s 
ivell, but his leanness is not any help 
teuvard maintaining the dignity de- 
mandeil of a Pooh-Bah. On the 
other hand, the Mikado is also a 
very tall man, John Barclay. The 
role is generally sung by short, stout 
fellows. 'With Barclay it is okeh. 
There is humor to his voice and 
dignity to his bearing: His tall 
Mikado goes. 

Katisha is a novelty here. 'Vera 
Ross plays the role. She Is padded 
for stoutness, which is traditiimal. 
but the vivid red cheeks and gro- 
tesque coiffure are missing; in their 
stead, to suggest the aged man- 
chaser, are excessively bushy eye- 
brows, only second to a feminine 
mustache as a disgust-raiser. She 
wears a gray bobbed wig. This 
makeup is disappointing. It leaves 
K.atisha a palUd looking creature. 
Miss Ross, flne contralto, handled 
her songs beautifully, but the make- 
up didn't register. 

WllUam Williems as the Nankl- 
Poo iMts corking. He is young, good 
looUnc la a thoroughly masculine 
way and po ss e sse d of those sturdy, 
shapely legs whiek ai« a necessity 
to every NanM-Pae. Turn-Tom was 
beautifully sung and played by 
Lois Bennett. S. Suissabell Sterling, 
known last year as Sibyl Sterling 
(who dug up that middle name?) 
did wonders to the comparatively 
small part of FIttl-Slngh. 

As PIsh-Tuah, J. Humbird Duftey 
was thoroughly good, getting a 
great round on his first solo, "Our 
Great Mikado, 'Virtuous Man." 
Duftey also shone to advantage in 
the trio "I Am So Proud." 
Now we come to the Ko-Ko. 
This comedy role was played by 
Fred Wright, an English comic and 



PUYS OUT OF TOWN 




THE WICKED AGE 

New Haven, Sept, 27. 
Ma* 'Wast got a reputation for 
herself last year tiirough "Sex" and 
the assistance of the tabloids. She 
is apparently trying to cash in on it 
this seaaoa with a flashy titles "The 



brother of Haldee Wright, the ac- 
tress. He played here before In 
"The Pink Lady." Joining the Ames 
company to replace Krnest Lawford 
in "Pirates of Penzance" on tour 
last season, he has been retained, 
and wisely. He Is a small man. His 
sense of humor Is unfailing; his 
thin yet carrying voice goes for 
more laughs, and his handling of all 
the song numbers was excellent. A 
good Ko-Ko, it should be said, and 
much better than any raeeat K«-Ko 
around these parts. 

In production the costumes are 
splendid and colorful. The side 
pieces and borders which have 
served for "lolanthe " and "Pirates" 
are retained, as this Is to be part of 
the repertoire. In the first act a 
sky blua drop la the backing; in 
front of that a Jap wall which rises 
in tiers as It progresses across the 
stage, plus a winding bridge. Act 
two is introduced by Tum-Tum 
singing her solos before a series of 
screens blocked In antique gold. 
These are removed for a full-stage 
flash upon the entrance of the 
Mikado. In this full-stage a .Tap 

tiouse figures on the left, a great 
ree with gnarled roots burrowing 
under the brick steps at the hack, 
and a conventional Jap gate at the 
right side. 

Noticeable about the makeups 
were the wigs, apparently made of 
some oilcloth substance which gave 
them a good surface upon which to 
take lights. They seem a departure 
and might be looked over with profit 
by Broadway. Ray Sovey Is cred- 
ited with all these good things. 

The Mikado" is at the Royale of 
the Chanlns at J3.50 top. A low 
scale, this, for a big musical with a 
full orchestra. Opening night was 
Jammed with standees and seat- 
holders. The show will have a good 
run and then It should tour out the 
season to good business. Mark It 
down as Mr. Ames' third lucky 
strike with Gilbert and Sullivan. 
When lie gets around to "The Gon- 
doliers" Tiext season hell add an- 
other corker to his list. 



'Wicked Age," a oomedy-drama writ- 
ten by herself and which opened at 
the Shubert, New Haven, last niKhl 

"The Wicked Age" as U looks here 
has all the chances against it. 
There's plenty of less in the aliow 
but the production Itself hasn't a 
gain to stand on. Anton Sell. ilia 
produced the piece and Kdwaid KKs- 
ner Is credited with staging the pro- 
duction. It Includes a cast of 60 
along with a sextet of local bathing 
beauties for atmosphere. 

Al>out all the first act contains Is 
a collegiate necking party; the sec- 
ond, a home town bathing contest, 
and the third, the actions of a tem- 
peramental winner. 

Mae West Is in all over the per- 
formance, first as the flap daughter 
of one of the town's prominent •tnen 
who stages a party in the i>arlor 
because .she isn't let out to a mad 
house. The old gent returns .and 
fires her out. She enters a bathing 
contest engineered by a couple of 
high pressure saiesmr-n to put ttie, 
town on the map, wins the prize 
and goes to New York, there to 
make thousands for the use of her 
name in such connections as "Drink 
Ilalre Carson Milk, It never goes 
dry.'* 

She Is in love, however, with some 
one whose exact status never be- 
comes evident and gives up her 
career to settle down at the final 

curtain. 

Throughout the performance tho 
audience gave the piece the rass. 

There are no names In the cast and 
no outstanding performance. 

"The 'Wicked Age" will be for- 
tunate If It holds out long enough t* 
reach New 'York. ffoicrtt. 



5 O'CLOCK GIRL 

Philadelphia, Sept. 27. 
P9)ilip Goodman presents Oaoar Hhaw and 
Mary Katon In a new musical comedy, with 
I'^rt Kelton, Lotlla John Ilartets and Shaw 
and LiCe. Book by Guy Bolton and Fred 
Thompson. Music and lyrloa by Be -t KaU 
mar aaS Barry Ruby. Scenes deaixiMi bf 
Nomiaa IM-Oaddea. Br,ok staiel by Joha 
Harwood. and dances by Jack Haskell. 
Opened at the Sbubert theatre Sept. 'X. 



Indications point to Philip Good- 
man possessing the biggest hit of 
his career In this new musical. Save 
for a particularly unoriginal and at 
times banal hook, the show appears 
to have a goodly amount of every- 
thing musical comedy fans want, 
and something left over besides. 

T.,acking two such comedians as 
"The Ramblers" had with Bobby 



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^•duMday, September 28, 1827 



■l^pik and Paul McCulIouKh, thin 
n#W Bhow (lopfl have h varu-ly th;it 
the other show laikod, a guri-i uu.s- 
sess of prudui'iiun ami a prtatiT 
number of taUnteil Biji'rl.iUics. It 
Is fast, luru'ful and hcauiifiil. and 
has a corking array of pr»icipala. 

There la a bUr improvement In the 
work of Mary Eaton, She haa more 
vitality anil pep than in "Kid Boots" 
or "Lm-ky," and is aided by having 
the personality and spiiit of Ogcar 
Shaw playing opp(»site her. In ad- 
dition Miss Katon's voUe l:i Im- 
proved, while her danelng is as 
graceful aa ever. 

She playa the role or a liuie ^.\^\ 
in a dry cleaner's shop. The win- 
ning of a beauty contest gives her a 
rhance as model for a fashionable 
niodiste. In the meantime she uhe 
heroine) has been in the hal)it of 
talking vn the phone at five o'clock 
every afternoon to a youn^; society 
nian who has fallen in love with her 
voice but doesn't know anything 
about her. 

Finally at his insistence and 
wearing one of the modiste's latest 
creations the girl goes to the young 
man's party. The inevitable pearl 
necklace Is lost, and she is suspeet- 
e<l, because she leaves In a hurry 
and while fhe lights are out. I^ater 
the young man finds out who s^e 
really is, but, with her innocence 
proven, everything Is okay.^ 

Oscar Shaw has not been situated 
to better advantage In a long time. 
He helps put across two or three 
very likely bits, dances a little,. 
aQd reglatmnla likable personality 
and: quiet comedy. He and Miss 
Eatotnnake a great team. 

The surprise of the show, how- 
ever, is Louis John Martels, late 
of "The Show Off," wTio iilays the 
role of the hero's butler. An engag- 
ing rascal who preti-nds, on the 
outside, to be something? of an aris- 
tocrat himself. iiartels plays his 
role with unction and excellent ef- 
fect. He is bound to be one of the 
high -lights of the show. Bartels' 
role is virtually pant comMy, al- 
though he has got oiia Uttla Mag 
iuid a brief dance. 

Pert Kelton does exceptionally 
well 'with her specialty in the last 
act, wherein she imitates Raquel 
Meller, plus a grotesque dance. Iler 
comedy, opposite Bartels, is also 
top-notch, and to her falls a num- 
ber of the show's choici-st wise- 
aracks. Shaw and Lee are worked 
smoothly into the production as low 
comedians, and also take bows as 
apecialists wl(h a patter song num- 
bar and one *t thair famous atlft- 
legged dancea. 'With Bartels sup- 
plying the more subdued humor and< 
Shaw and Lee, the slap-stick, the 
show Is nicely fixed with regard to 
laughs. Danny Dare, in a sup- 
porting male role, dances with ef- 
fectiveness, especially in his spe- 
cialty toward the end. At. t^ia ptrint 
In the show, there ara (oor iltaelalty 
numbers In a row. , 

Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby 
have supplied a cracking good score. 
This reviewer didn't find any one 
number quite as catchy as "All 
Alone Monday," buL on the other 
hand, the score Is of alilgher level 
of merit, and thera - aro actually 
tvi numbers that look aa if they 
could easily be worked into hits. 
*'Up in thft Clouds" seems the most 
likely eamlldate for the bands, but 
"Thinning of Tou," "Happy Go 
Lu<ky'" and "Who Did" are close 
behind. And "Following Father's 
Footsteps," aa raeltad by Shaw and 
Lee, has soma totpoato and aintM- 

Ing lyrics. 

The chorus eoNM ba batter aa re- 
gards looks, btR they dance well 



BEN HOLMES 

Featnred ia "0«y ^ree" 

NOW PLAYING 
Cumn Theatre, ten Fnuirinco 
DirecWea Hr. I. i. Shubert 



LEGITIMATE 



VARIETY 



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and sing acceptably. Haskell's Job 
in sta»;iiii,- the dances is workman- 
lliie. A mil.- w...k remains to be 
dune in this respect. 

Nornian-Hel lieddes h.is rather 
oxcrdonc suine of his sets in size 
and massive effects, particularly in 
that cnc W illi li is supposed to rep- 
resiiit tlie young hero's bachelor 
quarters. This resembles the Grand 
Central Terminal, A futuristic 
model is followed throughout. The 
costuming is satlsfylnir. One Mack 
and gold number, with a stunnini; 
background of a cabaret scene, is 
IKUticulaily striking. 

Show needs to be cut about S.l 
minutes, but outside of that and a 
little fixing of chorus dancinK. The 
5 o'clock Girr' should rate as a real 
hit. Waters. 



DRACULA 

New Haven, i^cpt. 20. 
The V.imi»lre play. I>rnm:ulZf<l Uy Ham- 
ilton U^ane and Juhn liiiltlt i .-^t.in from 
Bram Ktoker'a novel. "i>ruula.'- l'r('.^.M;t.'«l 
by Uoraco Llverlght at the Shul>oit Uiea- 
tre. New Haven, Sept. 18. Mmitea by Ira 
HaMa. Scenea by Joaeph I'hyKioc. 

Maid Djnnee WuMron 

Jonathan Marker Terence Nelll 

Dr. SowiirO Clarenoa Perwent 

<.'ount Dracula u«la Liisoal 

Abraham van Helalnf . . .Bdward v«« SkMB 

R. u. RenBald .....BarnrS^Jskea 

Attlendsat,. AKrat Mtli 

Lucy Harkar Doiothy At«|riaa 

"Dracula," the 'Vampire Play, has 
been running in England for three 
years, and as it 'opened here last 
night at the Shubert it may surpass 

its record across the pond. The play 
is unlike "The Bat" or "The Cat and 
Canary," in that it deals with the 
supernatural. The Dracula is, ac- 
cording lo the expl.'in.'ilion offered, a 
ghost which, to live, must draw the 
blood of livins humans, the victim 
"falling; under its spell, which CQn- 
tinues even after death. 

The i)I.iy opens in the library of 
the sanatorium of Dr. Seward, et 
Purley, 20 miles from London. A 
patient has died from loss of blood, 
although there (■ no trace of anemia 
or other illness except for two tiqy 
wounds In the neck. Two days 
after th0 death, the doctor's own 
daughter, Lucy, the wife of Jona- 
than Harker, Is stricken with the 
same malady. All the .specialists of 
England are unable to diaRiu^se the 
case, pnd the doctor calls in his 
friend Or. van Ilclsing of Holland. 

A mysterious Count I>i-;#ula oc- 
cupies the only other house in the 
vicinity and is a frequent \'isUor at 
the institution. His name leads vUn 
Helsing to investi.cate the folklore 
of Transylvani.'i, tlie count's native 
land, and he finds that the last of 
the Dracula family have been dead 
five hundred years. This brings out 
the legend that the ghost of the last 
Dracula is not dead but living, and 
in order to survive must have hu- 
man blood, and can travel about 
only at night, returning to Its sep- 
ulchre with daybreak. For the lat- 
ter reasf)n the ghost could not travel 
f;ir, hut with the Invention of the 
airpl.'me the ghost, brings his grave 
with him to P^ngl.and and preys 
ui>on women, children and imbeciles, 
a strong-minded person being able 
to resist him. 

The sacred Host is tlie only power 
capable of defeating the monster, 
although wolf biilt sometimes drives 
him off, the ghost at times taking 
the form of a wolf and at other 
times a bat. The doctor aucceeds In 
cornering the gboat, but the latter 
escapea and the doctor follows him 
to hia tomb and there plunges a 
chisel through the heart of the 
corpse, destroying the ghost as the 
body crumbles to dust. 

As the ghost Is destroyed all his 
victims are released from the spell 
and become normal human beings 
instead of lunatics and servants of 
the specter. 

There is no outstanding part In 
the cast, each being equally force- 
ful, the settings are above the aver- 
age and the lighting In keeping with 
the production. 

"Dracula" has all the po.ssibilitics 
of a smash with its superb acting 
and excellent staging. Boherti. 



HOUSE OF WOMEN 

-New tl:i\ . u. .*s, pt. ■_■ 1. 
A dramaiizatten by Lrf.uis itntrntlela of 
bin novel. "Tfca Orean liav Tree. " Pre. 
MenteU by Artbur Ho|iklna at the shutiert 
Theatre, New Haven. Sept 1«. I'r.'iluc- 
tlon deaisned by Itoltert dlmond Jonea; 
Btagea by .\rthur Ilopkins- 

Mattle ToUiver Heliert Il,i:incrr 

Julia Shane Nance it'.N'eil 

Irane Shan* Hales rrevman 

Uly Shan* .Klal* F»rKu~Hi 

Henry llaacora Walter .\u-i 

^irah Julia JacioMin 

Arthur Morveli Curtla Oookvey 



Ivouia Rromfield, novelist, has here 
dramatized one of hai books, "The 
Oreen Bay Tree," which Arthur 
Hopkins presents as "The House of 
Women " at the Sluiliert. Klsii> i-'< r- 
.i;uson and Nance O'.N'cii are live 
proniiiuiit names in the cast and 
coupled with Hoiikins au.l Ih-oni- 
lield niake .i great conibiua I ion. 

■■The House of Woiucn ■ tells the 
story ()f an tdd v idow. Julia .^bane. 
who lives in what is eoininonl\ 
known as the "big house'' of a mill 
town. Her husband once owned 
the mills, but since his death the 
factories have crept close to the 
mansion, making It a dingy old 
houae, yet the widow chooses to 
live there with her two daughters, 
Lily and Irene. 

The husband had been a tyran- 
nical man and always got what he 
wanted. He had married Mrs. 
Shane because he wanted her and 
he couldn't seduce lier. After the 
marriage he had made mistresses 
of the servants, beat his wife in 
front of the daughters and had 
finally dropped dead in one of the 
maid's chambers. 

Lily, the older daughter, has 
something of her father's wild char- 
acter, while Irene is almost fran- 
tical^ religious. Lily has as a 
suitor the governor of the state, and 
In order tp And out If she would 
love him after marriage la party to 
a trial marriage which results In 
her becoming a mother. She dis- 
covers that the governor disgusts 
her, and leaves for Taris, where a 
son is born. 

Meanwhile labor troubles arise at 
the mills, and a stfikc is on led 
by tho younf;er daughter and an 
or.itor, Arthur Morven. I.ily re- 
turns and falls In love with the 
young agitator, who permits the 
strike to fall through. The young 
sister walks out on the party tn 
lend a life of her own, the mother 
dying in a chair on the stage as the 
curtain faHs. 

The entire action of the play takes 
place inji drawing room of the mid- 
Victorian pehod. The characters 
are rather unconvincing at times, 
especially Lily when she refuses to 
marry the governor and prefers to 
have a child without a n:ime. 

Nance O'Xcll is the re;il high 
light In the production and her per- 
formance is without a flaw. Miss 
Ferguson in the rather dllfleult role 
of Lily does what she can to m.ike 
the part seem natural. 

"The House of 'Women" will go 
strong with the combined O'Neil, 
Ferguson and Bromlleld fans, which 
shouM inanra it for • moderate 



The Man-Eating Tiger 

Philadelphia, Sept. 27. 
Sam H. Harris presents a new 
farce by Ben Hecht and Rose Cay- 
lor. Staged by Albert Lewis. Opened 
Sept. 23 at the Walnut Street thea- 
tre. This play, billed aa a farce, 
was delayed three tloMa in raening 
here after iU Initial tfaraa parform- 
ancea In AUentown, Fa., which re- 
sulted In tta being ■wiOidrawn for 
repairs. 

Reports have It thit It was vir- 
tually rewritten since those per- 
formances, Ben Hecht locking him- 
self In his hotel room here to do the 
work. The word went around as a 
result that it would be a terrifically 
bad and uneven performance I-^iday. 
On the contrary. It was a remark- 
ably smooth one under the circum- 
stances as far as tne p'.ayerb werj 
concerned. 

"Man-Eatlng Tiger" belongs to the 



I .s.ime general .category a.-- Cohan's 
I inimoriul "Tavern." jilthjufch not as 
I aileptly or expertly dono. It is pure 
nonsense from start to f.ii'i.;)— bur- 
lesque, melodrama and nur'.y-burly 
farce, with char.»cicr.* c->;i>ing on 
I and off without rhyni - or re.i.^on, 
I eaeli intent on bis ,.i he ,.un a.ms 
lor bu.-.iiicss. In olh.r wo.. I- .t is 
! utter lunacy, hut delightful to tb..se 
1 Kilo like this sou of Step, leu l.cl- 

; cock;. in nut s;uti'. ^ 

The tirst-niul': .•ni licnce l,nii;hi d 
a lot. hut they didn't si. in p.itlicu- 
larly delighted over llie pl.iy. .list 
about one ni in ir. S) liken this kind 
of theatrical entertainment. The 
result is rather dubious for Harris' 
latest. 

The scene Is a lonely farmhouse 
near llaverstraw, N. v.. where a 
young bride-io I.e. dodtitu,- her 
llance and a next - mot i, mil: vvc.lding. 
hides with her inaid. II. ic. to... are 
an aiiti<)uarian scar, liiii!,' fi,r olher- 
ciuiliiry relics. i\v.. li,niu;.<s luna- 
tics, waii.l.niic UussiiM Kivcii to 
plajini; a KUitar and m.iUum- io\e. 
lady tii-'cr t.inier and .1 eoutile of 
others. The owner Of tho farm and 
lailier of the heroine's maid ia n 
mixture of canny business shrewd- 
ness and romnnticisra. and is given 
to quoting poetry at all times and 
in all pla ces. 

. 4t the- very start word--gaes 
around that a man-eating tiger has 
escaped from a neighboring circus, 
and the action is continuously punc- 
tuated with oft-stage gun-fire as the 
excited villagers seek to track down 
the beast, it is the terror inspired 
by this runaway menace that moti- 
vates, directly or. indirectly, a lot of 
the action. 

The authors have stooped to all 
kinds of well-known slapstick ef- 
fects. They have the heroine run- 
ning around for a part of the last 
act in plpk undies; employ several 
rather unusual vulgarities to secure 
their latighs. but none of these facts 
should be seriously considered. In a 
burle.stiue of this kind, the main 
thing is to keei) the si.irit main- 
tained :it a hi'^h lc\ . 1 atui to have 
the action fast and furicus. So far. 
Mr. Hecht and bis collaborator, 
have not succeeded entirely in this 
Inspect, and that is where "The 
Man Hating Tiger " falls short of 
"The Tavern."' 

The east is dei-idedly uneven, but 
Tom Powers, as the wandering and 
amorous minstrel who turns out to 
be the tiger trainer's husband. Is 
top-notch. 

Mice performances are contributed 
by Carlotta Irwin as the continu- 
ously frightened maid, by Hugh 
Cameron, who brings his musical 
comedy training over bodily to tlie 
r(de of the poetry-quoting farmer, 
by Kdward Itlgby, as the anti'iuar- 
ian and by I{<ibert Keith, a.s the 
surly and astounded fiance. Helen 
Klitt makes an entrancing heroine, 
but needs a little more nnim-atlon. 

The ' Tiger" ^f the title finally 
appears (played by the faithful 
George All), but Instead of being 
ferocious, he turns out to be a Iners 
kitten In tha atam handa of the 
lady-trainer. 

The chancea are unfortunately 
that "tho man-eating tiger" will 
enjoy a very limited success. 

It is indubitably a clever attempt 
In a line. of play-wrlting that h.is 
no large following, but even after 
whipped Into shape, it will only ap- 
peal to a sophisticated few. 

Watert. 



C. M. BERNSTEIN CRAZY? 

A cuntinisslon In lunacy to deter* 
mino the mental condition of 

Cii.ules M. It.-rnst.'in. lliliimore 
t dic--s g.>.Kls ' ni.inuf.icnii". r. who 
■ c.tused the dc. ith of four no n, in- 
' I'luding that of Itohert MetJroarty. 
1 st.iKO manager for "The Kuad to 
j t;.-lile." will pt.>hably be appointed 
; liy ,Indi;e (.'..melius K. Collins in 
jOciicrril t^essious. li.'rnstcin is un- 
d"r iiuli.^tnieni for imirder In the 
j first degree and w.is sent to lielle- 
vue. Hospital fi>r ol>servailon. He 
h is been returned to the Tombs and 
his counsel, Cleorge Z. Medalle, 
ni.ide a motion for the .ippointment 
of a commission. 

Ilernstein Sept. (!, wiiile in u law- 
yer's office at 19 West 44th street, 
began tiring two revolvers at tho 
other occupants. Two were fatally 
shot, wliib' a third man. lo avoid 
being struck. Junipa<l from the win- 
dow. He landed on McGroarty, who 
had stopped to speak to n friend 
on the street at the time. .MiCroarty 
dic.l as a result of his injuries, while 
the man who leaped from the win- 
dow also succumbed. 

According to Jlr. .\tMa1le, Bertl- 
steln has bei-n iiis.ane for several 
years and had delusi.ins that tho 
lawyers were trying to swindle him 
out of t&M In a real estate deal 



BOB MURBAT WITS BECK 

Bob Murray, former city editor 
of the New York "American," has 
been engaged as general press rep- 
resentative for Gene Buck's' pr;- 
ductlona. 



Mrs. Garvsy's Show 
Mrs. Marcus Qarvey, wife of the 
man who stirred up a lot of trouble 
with his proposed colonization of 
Africa, and Is now In the Atlanta 
penitentiary for maB frauds, has a 
new colored ahew called "Brown 
Sugar." 



Erlanger in Office 

A. L. Erlanger, under the doctor's 
care since Inst spring, has ratum<4 
to his office In the New Arasterdaak, 
reported again In charge of his a(« 

fairs. 

He did not appear at the opcnlnc 
of hia nvit C^^lMfWr'a tbaatra >!•»•. 

day. 



Playert in LmgUimatm 
Dirmitmrp 



PEGGY 



ROSS 



CHAMBERLIN and HINES 

PaaturstI Cowi»'.ll «i »oii»» ' 

"zicQPELo Fotxin or 'Upk'; 



DESIREE 

ELLINGEH 



PHONi 
ENDICOTT MtZ 



MARIE SAXfX^ 

"THE RAMBLERS" 
CAM.TH'EATRB 
OBTROiT, Mteli. 



SHIRLEY 
VERNON 

INOENUC PRIMA OOnAa 

"GOOD NEWS^ 
CHANIfft 4«th tTRBETi ft. V» 

DIraetion LOUIS 8H URR 

Ethel LoH^ Wrigjit * 

Prima Donna ' 
"DESERT SONG" 

CASINO THEATRE 
New York 



Managers, Producers and Profession At Large-'- ATTJ^J^JjQNl 



When in Need of Competent and 
Experienced Press Repreaenta- i 
tiv^ (Rati on Ub 

THE ACCOMPANYING "OUR CREED" 
IS THE'ROCK UPON WHICH T.P.R.O.A. 
IS SOLIDLY FOUNDED 



FRANCIS E. REID 

Secretary 

THEATRICAL 



OVR CREED 



FIRST: To brinir together In a prMfiMrionnl 
and fraternal relation all thoM theatncu pr«-nii 
reprenentativea — both men and women — who 
an* pligllile for meinbrrshlp. 

^4IC('0^1>: To foater • hich Hliindanl for the 
ronilurt of th« work of Ita mrmhrr<*. 

TIIIHO: To maintain thr atri<tri«l ftMrn and 
<io uphtvld only thtmr prurtlrra wlilrh mrr fnir 
and honorahle. 

FfJL'llTH: To mruri- antl ninint;tin an f'lui- 
r«lil>' i(.n tract, fair alike to enij<I"y'^ an'l ettt- 
,,!..> .-r. 

.KIl-TH: To enrcmrna^ H« mf>mlH-ra to mrrit 
thf> eHteem and ronfldrnrr nf baalnra* »««orlMtn 
by rrnderlnc faithful and ffHricnt aervlrr at 
all ttmrN. 

SIXTH: To urgf IXn niembfTs In K-'itn anil 
rf-' ;t in t h'- untvfiundcd rfa\"-< t f.f t h" m a ntl 
tho j.ublir- allko by a cMnnri.-ntmii- r-e-.irii fi.r 
ih*" f.n.lR In all advfnimnic aii'l r'-itiliiiK rna- 
ter:;i I 

SK\'KN'TH: To help eradiraie by rlouft ro- 
ntx rii t;'>n with whomaonvcr m^y be roncerned 
nny nntl all IrrpffVlarl Ilea and evlla wblch may 
i-o lirouKht to Its notice. 



LUW. kVERE T T PlDOCON 

President 



WE RESPECTFULLY DIRECT THE CON- 
SIDERATION OF THE THEATRICAL 
PROFESSION TO THESE PRINCIPLES 



NEW YORK OFFICES 

Knickerbocker Theatre Bldg. 

1430 BROADWAY 

Phonsi Wisconsin 2240 



<AMHPI M. WEU.ER 



Treaaurvr 



PRESS REPRESENTATIVES OF AMERICA 




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MACK STARK 



HAS THE EXTREME HONOR TO PRESENT 
TO THE THEATRICAL, MUSICAL AND AFFIUATED 

PROFESSIONS 




'iV'-i.*-:. 




who, a^fter six years of most pl«M«iit 

association with 
IRVING BERLIN, Inc. 
will inaugurate a new professioiMil service 

ON OCTOBER 1, 1927 



to be known as 



ii 

1 



ARTHUR JOHNSTON, Ine 



at 745 Seventh Ave. 

\ N. iL^eo^ 48lk St. 

NEW YORK, N. Y. 



MR. JOHNSTON WILL PERSONALLY SUPERVISE ALL MATTERS PERTAINING TO 

VOCAL HARMONY ARRANGEMENTS ORCHESTRATIONS SPECIAL MATERIAL 
PRODUCTION BOOKINGS PICTURE HOUSE, PHONOGRAPH and RADIO BOOKINGS 



ARTHUR JOHNSTON 

General Musical Director — Harris and Berlin Productions 
Miui<al Secretary to Mr. Irving Berlin 
AMiataai MjMical biMctor— Zie^eM F«IUm 

Mmical Director — Goodrich Radio Hour 
Victor, Cohuibia and Brunswick Recordings 



MACK STARK 

ASSOCIATE AND GENERAL MANAGER 



P. S. — ThmJu to Mr. irving Berlin tar Him ftut Ccurtmmea 



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LWednesday, September SS, Jtlt 



RADIO-MUSIC 



VARIETY 



LONG INSTANCE REVIEW 

(From Chicase to Mm Paeifie Caast) 

By W. B. McCLARON 



(Variaty'a Carraapandant 

Orand- Rapids, Sept. 23. 
A treat radio week. The great csi 
that broadcasting has ever known. 
Kadio deserves a hlg liand. On 
Wednesday I listened, of course, to 
the great New York program, and 
the last two numbers I tuned In >n 
KFIi tio* Ancelea. Tbat'a great 
atuO. Kettins a Mai» Ifatk to««d- 
Saat from tha ofMr lid* M the 
eeuntry. 

Then the chain was broken down 
and selectlona from the musical 
comedy "Fekln" eame on the air 
Irom a atrinsed trio. Mlihtjr MNitty 

music. ^ 

About the Fight 

Almost an hour after the flght was 
«ver Thursday nlBht picked up tb 
algnala of KWKH at Shreveport, 
tiBi., giving the light returns to the 
lone places of the south. 

And, as usual, the announcer wan 
lamlndinK bla listener^ that he had 
yMced Tiiimey to win the deolaton. 

There comes Uttle Jack Little 
from WCCO, Minneapolis, St. Paul. 
That boy Is the moat popular radio 
arUst as far aa tha middia tmlt is 
concerned. - . 

Bear Mm from more than M tta- 
tiena durlns the winter. 



The Caliiophone 

KTNT has a calUophonc. Never 
fully understood just what th.'it was 
but It makes okay mu.sic at that. 
Been told that KTNT has started a 
eafirteria. 



"On Wisconsin" 

The strains of "On Wisconsin" of 
the University of Wisconsin, That 



ROYSMECK 

with his 
8TAOB MODSL B A 1> 

<<SILVER BELL" BANJO 

FEATURB ACT 

n>AILT KSWS.** B9t IS. IHT 
NflWDort Kcws, Vm. 
"Uaf SiDMk hu oome bark more rapcrl* 
fncfxl and evMi men full of pep aod singer 
than bflToreb Roy hM tlw atuff, and wenl 
3Tcr llkt ena of Waltar JotaMon't faat «naa 
-and h0 la lotnc srar Inat that way now. 
T«t«r<lir'i arolauaa fram tha audlcnca 
prOTed thai—he Jiut doet hi$ atuff to per- 
rmion and brlnn auch aupUuM that he 
lui to come back a couple of tlmM— some- 
thlni that li unusual In a Newport News 
theatre— and ha dellrcri whm he comes 
back, VH).*' 

Orpheun, Tulaa, (Nda.. Bapt M 

anas §srs«% r>A..^ 

Itaw 4a-Pace niw. Cstaba nucB 



Bacon Banjo Co., Ine, 

anOTON, CONN; 



EVERY 

''Name'' Orchestra 

In Kealurilitt 

"BLUE BABY" 
"DOWN THE LANE' 
"DREAMY AMAZON" 
"I'M COMINO VIRGINIA" 
"I'LL ALWAYS RKM^- 
BER YOU" 

art thr»» In your tooica ^ 

^RpbbdA Music CoRroRAXioNn 



5 



Auk Amr Are Orrlietttrn I.rsd«r 

"In An Oriental Garden" 

Fox-Trot (alao for Hand) 

"One Night of Love In Spain" 

Walts 

"Wake Up With a Smile" 

Foi-Trot 

"Lingering Lipi" 

Voa-nret 
All apaeial Arranflementa 

JOHN E HAYES, lie 

Itte Breadway, New York 



REAL BOX OFnCE ATTRACTION 

The Great Sir Joseph Qinzbnrg 

K\ng of Railio 
.u.^ (lrmt«at Inlrrnstloul Mar 

.tow oiwn tin hlKh-t^An eniBlulutnlit — 
clutjf. aocl'ty conrtm. TauiWUli>. motton 
picture thmtm fcn*! miivkll rofnwly-.pr.Klyo. 
UaM. Kaftturlns Comic ftnd Gnnil Optfi* 



ftvvonil dlr^oQ intl mtntipfiicitt . 
•fMWHN»4TlM GrMt EufMC Htmrt 
InUnuUontl sun 
fw nmst Whlu'i New "Sesndsta" 

M*«N! M w. «a« at, a. t. 

nam M>t!«ia> i*m 



at Qrand Rapida, Mich.) 

must be siaiiun WHAD at Mil- 
waukee, l-'rod Allen at the orcaii. 
and huw. Jack Masey and Jack 
Martin are both there aa~ 
as well aa ever. 



Highbrow Stuff 

KMOX with some pretty highbrow 
music. Soleclion.s from "iiobln 
Hood" by a male quartet and then 
down to the Alhambra theatre for 
the htg finale 

WHO, See Moines, offering Pete 
Bamea alngine a pop. WOW, 
Omaha, laauing Gladys lleCoy, and 
not a bad radio a^rlOa. 

Harry'a Home Town 

Got a signal from WOS, Jelter- 
aon City, Ho., the atation that 
brought Harry Snodgrass, pianist, 
to Hght. Since (le left Imagine |oU 
of liBtenera iHwa left Tb* Ham- 
blera, band, DM sligrlaC Hit too 
good. 

KFQB'a De4iaalloii 

Down at Fort Worth, KFQB had 
a dedication program. A studio 
band, and not a bad one, fumlBhed 
tho music. WRPT, Terre Haute, 
Ind., banged through. Bet they're 
popular with Terre Haute folks. 
Doc Brinkley, out at his ImmM in 
Milford, Kan., and usinS :JL9iUI|' to 
tell bow to keep well. 



WBAP, Port Worth, 
grapevine fiddlera. 



the 



Some Good DX 

A new one Is coming throuKh. 
CJGX, Torkton, Sask. A thrill. Is 
playing rocorda but good ones. Will 
has* «» taOr IHC over wHh K—ney 
whan I MO hiaa thia .w^lS^ 



Announces Some Songe 

"CEST VOUS" (Say Voo) 
"DAWNING" 

IRVING BERLIN, Ina 



"WHITE WINGS" 

aNAPUiO^ BKRNaTBIN 



"BARBARA" 
"NORMANDY" 

T. a. HARMS 



Kr New WfMlag »rt ai w 

CON CONRAD mmd 



BBRT PROHMAIf 



Address 230 Riverside Drive 



NEW YORK 




A CHOP HOUSE 
OF EXCEPTIONAL MERIT 

1Se-8 WEST 4«TH STREET 
I Baal of Broadway — — 



After Chicago's Chemists 
Wk hnigu Booze 



Chleago Sept 17. 
' A national campaiKn u^alnst 
chemists who have made a business 
of testing boose for bootleggers. In 
some eases even furnishing them 
with certificates attesting their 
"di inkability," has been announced | 
by the Federal prohibition office at > 
Wavhlngton. The drive is aimed I 
particularly at Chicago, which, ar- | 
cording to the agents. Is doing the | 
peak business and testing for hun- { 
dreds of bootlegeers throughout the 
United States. Some of these lali- 
oratorles have openly advertised and 
aoBeltod bnslBeaa from the con- 
aniuefa. 

Interviewed by reporters, coro- 
ner's chemist. Dr. 'VMlliani D. Mc- 
Nally declared the order "a new 
and dangerous menace." 

"As a result of this order," he 
continued, "It is quite likely that 
this nation's death rate due to al- 
coholism will be on the Increase. 
During the last year or so the death 
rate from acute alcoholism has been 
on the downward trend b eoau a e ao 
many people have been having their 
liquor laboratory tested. 

"Now if the government prohibits 
that safeguard. It will be much 
easier for bootleggers to dispense 
poison llqnor. 

"The government could accom- 
plish more by educjiilng people 
away from drinMng rather than ex- 
pooo them to death by poison." 



Waiters PIbmI Guilty 
To Robbery From Girl 

Edward Kelly and Paul Jeffries, 
waiters, who chloroformed and 
robbed Cordle Harvey of Rhodell, 
W. Va., In a room in the Hotel 
Martinique two weeks ago, pleaded 
guilty to grand larceny In the sec- 
ond degree before Judge Cornelius 
F. Collins In General Sessions. They 
were remanded to the Tombs for 
sentence on Friday. They had been 
Indicted for robbery In the first 
degree. 

Miss Harvey, who was on a visit 
to this city and was stopping at the 
Martinique, met Jeffries at the 
Pennsylvania atation. He learned 
where she was stopping and with 
Kelly arranged to meet her. He 
then Invited Miss Harvey to visit a 
"friend and bla wife" In one of the 
hotel rooms. She consented. When 
she entered the room the door was 
locked and Kelly and Jeffries seized 
her. They chloroformed her and 
took Jewelry valued at %1.M0 from 
her. When recovering she was 
alone, and reported the theft to 
the hotel detectives. 

Later the two men were arrested 
on the description given tho po- 
lice by Miss Harvey and aha Iden- 
tified them aa h«r aaaa llsw ta. 



"Gene the Fighting Marine" 

ftong — r»pl<«. !• <•«"•• Kmrh 
Wnrdn anil Munio hy X'lttrrir t hrnrM* 

FRANK HARDING 

(Thr Old-Timer) 

Mniic Publiiher 
2SS Eaat Stnd Stroet. Now VoHi 



Waitresses After Hours 

Two eabaret owners pleaded 
guilty to violating the labor law In 
having employed women aa wait- 
resses In their p la eea attar U 
o'clock at Bight. Uaeh waa flned 

»25. 

According to Policeman John 
Meachan of the 7th Precinct, who 
made tho arreata. fovr women were 
waiting on tablea In the eabaret of 
John Polltis at 478 8th avenue In 
the early morning of May 13. I«Tt< r 
on tha same morning Meacban, 
with another oflleer, Tlslted the 
• abaret of George Koutakis at 272 
West 14th street and found the 
same condition existing. 

The Justices warned the owners 
I hat if they eontintied to rlolale the 
law their licenses would be re- 
voked. 



GEO. WAUSH BACK, nX 

George Walsh, of tho original 
Yacht Club Boys, Is back in Amer- 
ica, very 11) from Internal disorders. 
After taking cures abroad he was 
forced back for American medical 
treatment, despite a previous deci- 
sion not to return and meet larse 
accrued alfanony arreara duo hia 
wife. 

Meantime Billy Mann bas or- 
ganised a new quartet, at the Club 
Udo. 



7«ku MssN fttt; SylBff 

8aa fVaDeiaea, Sept. 27. 

John Moore, road house proprie- 
tor, near Fotaluma, waa found In 
hln resort dying from a bullet 
wound. Though Moore told polir*- 
he had shot hImseU, his «z-wlfe, 
her preaant hwband and one ether 
man are featas sulMed. 

Moorc'a pMM hM hoaa a faverlio 
rcilSffSTV]Mb . 



Happy to Wish 

ARTHUR JOHNSTON, Inc. 

Every Succen, 
Ymirs in Harmony 

IRVING AARONSON'S 
COMMANDERS 

OpmninM Roxy Thaatn, Oct. 8th 

To ASm^UB^ JOmSTQth 

May your hOaro ocfiolfM* ho aa 
ceaaful as they have been in the paat. 

McCarthy sisters 

''MmmhmUtm Miory 



To ARTHUR .lOHNSTON: 

Congratuieitions, Arthur! We uuieh 
you everything wo wieh ouraeivoa. 
Love, Your PuU, 

KELLER SISTEKS md LYNCH 



To ARlliMl alOHNSTON: 

May yeur new mramgmneni bring 
perfect harmony.' 

GIERSDORF SISIRS 

IRENE 
RAE 
ELVIRA 



AHur mm yaan •i 

ARTHUR alOHNSTON 

iM «r« IviAnMr fo r wm r d to many m stu plsass 

ARTHUR JOHNSTON, Inc. 

THREE BROX SISTERS 




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VARIETY 



MUSIC 



Wednesday, September 2S, 1927. 



BARS DISKS AS 
MUSIC STORE 
BALLYHOO 



Fordand, Ore., Enforcing 
OlfUbiance Sponsored by 
DoctOMi LawjrcfCy Ctii« ' 

PurllanJ. Oie., Sept. ST. 

(Tall phoiiu^niph records ot noted 
ariiHig be played by music stores 
to attmot liiislne.«»? 

This qu<»stion lias atlractfd con- 
sldt'nible atti-iUiuii fi-om all parts 
of the Pad lie Coast. The local 
police depart niont lias notlfled all 
pbonograiih and radio dealers that 
li la a viiilatioii of a city ordinance 
for any more to play its machines 
■o that the music can b« heard on 
the street 

Thi!. ordinance. likely tht only 
•ne of its l<ilid. was pa.ssed June 6, 
U17, but has not boon SitrimKly Pn- 
(orced. The influential vouchment 
of doeton, Uiwyin an* ethmrs wbo 
OMlared Unit Out eciiutfstent play- 
tns of wiMia WM flstrtmntat to 
their n«tT«i^ HWkfeatcA th« rMtttoo 
Uo'U. 

Ths eoKttnMT lock* Ilk* a flsht 
to the flntsh. At a moettac of all 
VUSlo dealers oC the cttjr tt WM 
««cM«d to hire legal t^MIt, M4 9«t 
up a finish battle. 



wiym sioix mm 

Portliuid. Ore.. Sept. 27. 

Kddie Peabodr is scheduled to go 
Into the Kroadwiqr theatre within 
two weeks, relierlnv George StoU 
there as leader. Peabody will also 
act as maxter of ceremonies. 

StoU, it is said, will be shifted 
l»jr Fanchon and Marco to a West 
Coast Theatres circuit house In Lios 
Aaceieet pertiapa the UUiton Dol- 
lar theatre. 



SPECHTAT^CAPfTOL 

Paul Bpecht and his orchestra 
will be the band nu<-leus at the 
Capitol, Now Tork, when it opens 
Its Jazz policy Oct. 8. Speeht will 
be behind Pat Rooney, Mai ion Bent 
and Pat Rooney III, as the opening 
attraction. 

The Capitol. M-O-M house, Is go- 
ing jazzique and Will be booked by 
Loew's (Louis K. Sidney). Hort 
Harris, who ramc on from Califor- 
nia with Jack Partington (Publis), 
is production manager. 
. Arthur Spissi hooked Speeht in 
for six months. 

Paul Si)<H'ht was forced out of 
Detroit musical activities lifcause of 
acute union regulations which the 
bandman now has Joseph N. Weher, 
president of the American Federa- 
tion of Musicians, investicnting. 

Spei ht wiii doul»Ie In Xew York 
from the Capitol Into the Twin 
Oaks restaurant whieb hps Tom 
Fuhrl back again with new flnan- 
cial backing. 



Trumpet Player Weds 
Minnie Clark's Daughter 

Verna Clark, daughter of Minnie 
Ciark, who controls the Buffalo 
night life Ihrout-'h the Silver Slipper 
roadhouHo and the cafe downtown 
bearing the same name, was mar- 
ried Sept. U to Ammlmm Bono, 
trumpet player ^th Paul White- 
man. 

The bride is worth a young for- 
tune in her own right. The mother 
prise flshters. 



HOSTESS OFF WAITER 

Helen Rath Fought M^ith Husband 
— Court's Advice 

Mrs. Helen Rath. S3, blonde 
hostess in the New World nite club 
on 14th street near Sth avenue, 
and residing at 1168 ITth street. Co- 
rona, Ij. I., and her husband, Joseph, 
waiter in the Baton hotel. 26tb 
street and 4th avenue^ were dis- 
charged in Jefferson Market Court 
by MiiRlstrate Edward Well. Both 
were arretted by Patrolman Dennis 
Donovan of the West lOth street 
station. 

In dismissing the pair the Ooart 
declared that there was a law to 
compel husbands to sui^Mrt their 
wives, but as yet there is no law to 
compel a wife to live with her 
husband. 

Donovan came across the host<3S 
and waiter in lively buttle ne;ir the 
Pennsylvania Terminal. A large 
crowd of Long Island commuters 
was gathered and expected to see 
a knockout. According to the blue- 
coat, Kath waited for his wife to 
leave her work. When reaching 
Sth avenue, Rath began to prevail 
upon her to resume her fireside. 
Rath told the cop that recently Mrs. 
Rath decided to Uve apart. 

The argument waxed warm, and 
it Is said they began to fight. The 
cop appeared and took both Into 
custody. In court Magistrate Weil 
advised Katb net te porsue . Mrs. 
Rath if the latter decided to quit. 



Roger Kahn's Farewell 

Roger Wolfe Kalin fareweiled 
Saturday nlckt at th»< Hotel Penn- 
sylvania With a formal blowout. 

George D. Lottmun, '})ks personal 
representative, is now free-lancing 
on publicity and Is handling Milt 
Gross for records and radio; Texas 
Gulnan's press work; also Ben 
Bernle and Ben Selvin, maestros, 
as well as continuing to personally 
represent Kahn, who is now devot- 
ins hlmeelf «B«latfvelr to eepipos- 
iny.- 



\ IRVING AARONSON 1 

And HIS COMMAMIMEIIS 

Exclanvely Victor 
tmi AinAMADEiRs nnuDMiR 



FROM DETROIT 



IJEAN GOLDKETTE 



Orchestras 

TICTOK BSOMM 

«oinia>s muioK »auM i 

SHseili dtjr. It. J. 



MAL HALLOT I 



AND HIS ORCHESTRA 
NOW BN TOtR 



ca/tKLSM mmtnrjiM. itwagtr, 

8AI.EM. MASS. 



DINTY MOORE'S 



WESTCHESTER DUKES 

Nm It CHSISTIE S 

RED LION INN 

On th4 Bcttia PiKt RMtf 
4S Mtanfet frcH Brvadwajr 

LARCHMONT. N. Y. 



BARNEY RAPP 



AMD HIS 

Pabn Baach Orchestra 



BArrS AKCADIA. Xew Bans. Ohsl 
BIh MAX MAmt 



IRVING ROSE 



And Hia 

HOTEL STAHXS obchestsa 
•T. L0UI9, MO. 

BrMMtcMtlsg KSD, St. iMis 



TOMMY CHRISTIAN 



Anil' Hli 6if^«stra 

Dir. Arthur Splzzi Agency, Inc. 
IBM) Broadwayii New York 



VINCENT LOPEZ I 



And HU ORCHESTRA 
Exclusive Brunswick Artist 
less BROADWAY 
NKW VOUK 



I GEORGE OLSEN 



AND HIS MUSIC 
EXCI,r8ITBI.T TICTOB 

D lwNil l eti Hft tt W il MOIMIH 



SAM ROBBINS 



AND HIS BALTIMOREANS 

The Bqit«Mi ««ilti«ir£Mi^ 

Direction 
WM. MORRIS— JACK CURTIS 
Independent V. II. O. 



B. A. ROLFE 



AND ms PALAH D-OB OBCHBSIBA 

WEAF ARTISTS 
Edison Records 

ROLFE ORCHESTRAS, Ino. 
1600 Broadway, New York City 



Fhone Feas. 3ASS 



CHARLEY STRAIGHT 



And HIS 

BBimBWlUK 0SCHS8IBA 
New^— Lineoln Tavern 
(Merlen Oreve) 
CHICAQO 



PAUL WHITEMXN 



And HIS OREATCR ORCHESTRA 
BIfeetWa WILIJAM MOBBU 



Pastor Paying Off With 
Home Mnsie Sundays 

St. Louis, Sept. 27. 
That music hath charms to soothe 
the savage Instincts in a church 
congregation has been proved here. 
It is the success a saxophone trio 
and a .'saxophone and cornet qusrtet 
have h.Td at the Tower Grove Park 
Presbyterian Church, In one of the 
most representatlTe districts In the 
city. 

The quartet Is eomposed of the 
Rev. B. Ij. Morris, who la a printer 
employed on the "Vally Record," the 
city's ofllclal leKal publication, his 

daughter and his two sons. The 
printer-preacher and his flock are 
attempting to lift a mortgage on the 
church. Factional dltferences broke 
out three years mgo. The wor- 
shippers were apUt Into two fac- 
tions over a minister. 

One of the factions put up a "Kor 
Sale" sign on the ehurch and along 
eaine Ike other set of loyalists and 
pledged themselTce and their per- 
sonal fortunes to carry on. 

Very recently Pastor-Printer Mor- 
ris appeared and agreed to accept 
only a nominal salary — If they'd let 
him "s.ay It with music" on Sun- 
days. They did. and he's doing It. 



MORE COAST SWITCHES 

San Francisco. Sept. 27. 
The wholesale and frequent 
swltchlnar of band leaders continues 
In the Weet eoast housea Hermie 
King, now at the Imperial, is the 
latest to be transferred. He replaces 
Eddie Peabody Oct. T at the Fifth 
Avenue, Seattle. Peabody moves 
to the Broadway, Portland, with the 
present incumbent of that rostrum 
coming down to San IVancIsco to 
Inherit King's baton at the ImperlaL 

oomuiBEBS WHS katoe 

With the arrival of the Bew He 
de France," bringing back Mayor 
James J. Walker, Irvine Aaronson 
and his Commanders were "shot" 
by Pox yesterday (Tuesday) for a 
MoTletone with Mayor Walker. 

The lolnt Walker-Aaronson film 
will be exhibited the opening week 
of Aaronaon'e Oommanders's roa M 
the Roxy, where he opens Oet t. 



lAT KAUnCAFS CLUB 

Upon his arrival from Europe S. 
Jay Kaufman Issued a statement 
that ho would open an exclusive 
night club with high hat restricted 
membership and the rest of the gold 
braid. 

Where and whoa not atated. 



JOmrSOM AT FERHSTLTAJriA 

Johnny John.inn and orchestra 
are at the Hotel Pennsylvania, 
openlnc Monday, succeeding Koger 
Wolfe Kahn. 

Johnson has been a class draw 
at the Po.'it I>ndgo, I-.Trchmont, 
N, T., road house, and all winter 
at the Club Mlrador the past few 



Romano Back In Albany 

Albany, N. T., Sept. 27. 

Phil Romano and his orr.icKira 
will open another winter se.ison at 
the Hotel Kenmore, Oct. S, 

The band was at the Castlllian 
Osrdens, t,, T., during the summer. 



Nite CU SeaM Sliiti 

NIte dlub season Is In full force. 
tAst night (Tuesday) Barney Gal- 
lant reinaugurated his Club Bar- 
ney, II ^est Id street. In Green- 
wich Village, with Kleaaor Kern and 
Hale ~("Peo Wee") Byers and bis 
Jazs dispensers as the mainstays. 
Kitty White Is a newcomer and 
rated a "Sad" by Banmr. 

Helen Morcan opened her Chateau 
Morgan (formerly Anatole) the 
same evening, with Jans and Wha- 
len and L>es Stevens' band assisting. 

Toni^t (Wadaeadajr) George 
Olsen retotrodneee his club to an 
Invited audience. Including the 
"QooA News" company, prior to the 
regular formal openloc Thursday. 

The Club Mlrador will have 
Ramon and Roslta as the dance 
features with the Revellers. Victor 
artists, the latter at t2,B00 a week, 
as the features when it opens. The 
Mlrador lost Its stellar dancers. 
Moss and Fontana, who open at the 
Lido, while the Yacht Club Boys 
switch from the Lido to the Troca- 
dero. Ramon and Roslta were 
abroad and returned yesterday 
(Tuesday). AlonK with them cnnie 
Oario and Irene, another Amvican 
dance team. 

Vincent Lopez opens his Caaa 
Lopez (old Plantation) 10 days 
earlier than expected, on Oct. 13. 
in view of the new nite club ac- 
tivity. 

The New Yorker (formerly Paul 
Whiteman'.s) hopped off Thursday 
with Frank Fay, Deno and Itochelle 
and an all-star dance band aa the 
features. 

Everglades also has a new show. 



AN. ORGANISTS FIND 
DQUIO) ABROAD 

Vaudeville agenU In New York 
doing business with foreign Interests 
and eapeclally some of the agencies 
in and armmS £«Bdoa are lining ub 
American ortanlste for prospeetivs 
engagements abroad. 

This Includes Australia, which 
within the past few years, has 
evinced an interest In American or. 
ganlsts. 

The American stylo of speclallz. 
Ing in pipe organlsU and spotlights 
and special versions of numbers 
may get a stronger hold on foreig^ 
audiences when more American 
organi virtuosos get time over there. 

Within the next year London will 
and more organ specialists from 
thto eooatnr Solas tone encase- 
ments there than In any pravioua 
years. 



Calif.'s Idrape Joke' 



Sacramento, Cal., Sept. 17. 
Since Mr. Volstead has clamped 
down the lid on alcoholic beverages, 
ths California grape acreage has 
climbed so rapidly that Is tt now 
exceeded only by the orange crop 
in value. 

For the current season California 
grape growers will ship more than 
SO.MM carloads of grapes, of which 

about 30,000 carloads, it is figured, 
will be used (or what is discreetly 
referred to as "Jutoo grapes." 

California' wlno grape crop has 
avera«ed |tS,WM,M« for the last 
five years, with the acreage more 
than double that of 1917. 



$20,000 Competition 
For Schubert Festival 

In connection with the iTiterna- 
tlonul ceiebj-ation of the 100th an- 
niversary of the death ot Fram 
Schubert, which musical festival 
will be centred in America, a t2o,- 
000 prize competition for oriRinai 
compositions is being sponsored by 
the Columbia Phonograph Co. 

The Schubert Centennial comes 
to America because of the good will 
created by the recent Beethoven 

Week. 

An international adrlsory body 
has been appointed with Otto H. 
Kahn as chairman. 

The prize contest is open to 211 
countries, divided Into 10 zones. 
In each zone a Jury of Ave musi- 
cians will select the beat works tor 
the final awards. 

Further data from the Schubert 
Centennial, 1819 Broadway, New 
Tork. 



DICK LOm BENEFIT 

A benellt performance for Dick 
Long was staged Sunday (Sept. 21) 
at the 44th Street by tl>e American 
Society of Composers, Authors and 
Puhli.shers. 

Lonfj is a song writer and a vet- 
eran in the music business who has 
undergone three major operations 
which left him ptactieally paralysed. 

Silvio Heln had charge ot the 
show. 



CABARET Biy^ 



NEW TOBX 



Chc« Helen Morg»a 

Helen Mnryan 
Jans & Whulea 
P A B Irwin 
I.«o Btevona Or 



Clafc 
EiMBor Kera 
KUtjr Whlf 
H»t« Bran* Oreh 

CM U6m 

Tncht Club 4 
Treror A Harrli 
Mervr Dftvla Orcll 

Gowil«'a lu 
L*on*rd narp«r R 
Allt* Rom Wi 

Clab Moatcrrr 
Jack Edwards' Rev 
Jack Carroll Or 

CMtnilaa OwdeM 

Al 9hayne 
Marcia Whit* 
Phil Romano 

CMtUllM ■•yid 
Be* JaekMft 
"Blttepy^ tun M 



Chatran Madrid 

Al B While 
Dnre^ I. tulip 
i Walkikl H'w'a'a 
I>a -e Bernle Bd 

Cotton Cluk 
H«a1r * McHuch R 



Bunnr Weldon Ra* 
Calvert Sliayne AM 

Rhuoa T^Uiyd 
Marx TitUfi 
Ruth Haniilion 
O 4 C Worth 
Qeorf;ie Tapo 
Oharlotte Ayef* 
Eleanor Terry 
Sylvanlans Oro 

FrivoUt/ 
N T O Rev 
UoUj Dohertr 
Ve* Carroll 
Hotay-Totajr 
Pet* WooUr/ 
Al Whit* 
Harrtott lfara*4 

Tom TImothr M 



Lft Ma* it JortM 
Jull* Wlati Bd 
BM*| AiW— i*r 
Larry VIry Oraa 



FMddl* Rich 
^UW O Wnpptm Chib 
Jar C Ftippen Rev 
Oaylor A Ros* Or 

Knirkerborkrr Orlll 
Mike l>andan Bd 



Mr A Mrs Murrar 
■mil ColMBan Bd 

MrAlpIn HotH 
Brnl* Gulden Orch 

M. T. PrmUtm 

Aunt Jinny 
CoI«r*d. R*» 
Happy Rhon* Bd 

rUMi D'Ot 
B A Bolt* B« 



roUiam HnUh laa 

Lob add Or 

P«aaaylTaala flotel 

Rover Wolfe Knhn 

r**t Lodir* 

Johnny Johnson Bd 

Haloa Boyai 

Tommy Lyman 
JacquoB Gr<*en Or 

Silver Kllppet 
Raby Kee er 



Eddie Edwardi 
Strand Rout 

(Jo.lfrey R"v 

<>16 Olaen FM 
The >ew \t>rkrr 

Frank Fay 
l>-no A H.'-^h-H" 
Tho New Yori>pra 
Waldorf-AatoHa 
Harold Leonard Or 
Waadmanatoa laa 
Dmeaa 81* 
MIk* Spoclale Bd 



cmCACK) 



HAL Bwaa 
L* P*vr*a 
Lrf>w*ll Qordom 
LeBt*r A Clark* 
R*ari Q*adr«i Bd 



Oeorr* McQueen 
Evelyn HotTmaa 
0«n* Oar* 
Silver Oallaa 
Alle«9 Windsor 
Cora Walah 
BUI ftrani C* 
Chec-Ptorra 
PUrraC Nuyt*a Rv 
Barl Hoffman'* Or 



MaloaoS^ A Or*y 
Jerry Blanchard 
BITI* Burtoa 
Mary Btoa* 
Ib*i Gambia 
Pat* d* Quart* Bd 



rraak UMl 
Mil* Chloo 



Oypay I/cnore 
Utcheron A H 
Al Bandler Bd 

DMiavUl* 
Mabi* Walzer 
Lincoln A Fedora 
Lowell Gordon 
UcQualdo Bia 
Billy Rolta 
Mildred Bolln* 
Betty Abbott 
Lonla Salamm* Bd 



Jaek Waldroa 
Colletta SI* 
Grace Johnnoa 
Pern Rofcera 

Jimmy Itay 
Kl^anor B.-ndeH 
Knrl--a Sc Thenjor*' 
Ralph Wllliama Ud 



Joa X«*wla 
Baka Kaaa 
JAM iaaalasa 

Jay Mllla 



Vivian We<«t 
r^catrire WOdda 
Sol Wagner Bd 

Jeffery Tavetm 

Del E»tefi 
IIi'Ii n Savaso 
Rpity Bane 
Vivltin Fellrtwa 
Hutb Swift Bd 



Harry 'Olyan 

Duboia A McCrthy 
F.ulu Swah 
Kdna Thayer 
Betty liConard 
Frank Quartell Bd 

Parwdy Clak 

Hamy llarvia 
Oorg* r»« Coata 
Marble Ryan 
Edna Thalrs 
All**B Tanaara 
Jul*a NovU Bd 



Laatar Altoa 
■ddl* Clifford 



Babe Krvno 
r*ele Davia 
i[t>I<«n Swan 
:i Sebana 
Carollaa La Ru* 
SeattI* Kfnc* Bd 

Ralabo Oardena 
I.*** Bvan* 
Brncatin* Cara 
Sam Haaaa Bd 

Tarmva Gardra 

Shannon Frolic 
r,>ileKe 4 
Olfve ONell 
Qua Edward'a Bl 

Talent Ino 

Delorl* Shermaa 
Salerna Broa 
ST a rt am W l l llHT n a I 
<'iay Orch 

Vanity Pair 

X'lerra Ilawatiani 
T.oulae Ploner 
Prank Sharmaa 
Jaas Oaddaa 
Vanity Pair Bd 



WASHIKOTOX 



CdM-Uoa 
Meyer Dav ta Oroh 
Better 'Ol* 

McWilliaina' Orch 

Chnatorler 
Paul ridelmaa 



Meyer Pavla Orch 
Le Panulla 

nick nimher 

Mey*r Davla Oroh 
MayAtnr«r 

SldriAy'a Orrh 



Mann^ Kln« 

Al Kamrm!! 
Meyer Davis Oroh 
Toll Honao 1%v*rn 

Robert Sticknoy 



Bo*rnst*la Orch 



Vltia Roma Orch 
WardaMHi Park 
Meyar Davis Orrh 



••plMBlMr «. IMT 

SOUIH AFRICA 

By H. HANSON 



FOREIGN 



VARIETY 



97 



Cap* Town, Aug. ZS. 
Buslnrsi In tha MitartalninTOt 
world rrveola aothlac of u «zeit- 

^le nature. 

Showmen are Interented In the at- 
tempt of Klnemas 8. A., Ltd., to ee- 
cure a foothold with the etrong op- 
position Bvl by the African Theatres, 
Ltd. Kineraas, Ltd., have placed 
wis In local news-aheeta for altea 
for ctawHNt M«nnd tha anborte 



George Robejr, with Marie Blanche 
Co., also the Bight Hippodrome 
Dancers, after a tour of South 
Africa, open at the Opara Houae 
Aug. 23 in "Bits and Plecea," under 
dlrfction of African Theatres, L,td. 



With straight vaud* and bio 
raudevllle progranta th* Tivoll ia 
doing fair buslneaa. Week of Aug. 
t: Full vaudeville, with Hetty King 
topping. O'Brien and Thorae, good; 
Carltons, clever; Bemt and Partner, 
graceful posing act: George Hift-U, 
clever; Rich and Galvin. line. Weeic 
Aug. 10: Vaudeville, with L)esl De- 
■Ideratl, Italian voeall.it. pleaaing; 
Alice Craven, Kood; lUiie and Re- 
nard pleased; Ijea Atheiias. clever; 
Hetty King, O'Brien and Thorne, 
Rich and Galvin. Weelt Aug. 17: 
Pierce and Boslyn (American), 
playing return and final vtaU, big; 
Two Stuarta and Deal Dealderatl. 
Feature film, "Lord Jim." 



Waldorf Tea Rooraa carries an or- 
chestra of nina plaoca, ilaliilnr 
largest tea room orebaatr* oi South 

Africa. 



Amusing: but far-atretched details 
All In a r.iblPd story from London 
to a local news-sliect of J. I.,. .Sai hs, 
who admits that since 1918 14 bank- 
ruptcy petitions had been Issued 
against him. 

Sachs statea he was born In Rus- 
sia of Jewish parents and came to 
South Africa when a boy of nine. 
He became a clrcua clown. He 
atarted theatrical manacanicnt at 
It? Saeha then glvea another ver- 
alon. At the age of nine he ran 
away and Joined a circus in tiouth 
Africa as office boy? And yet he 
en)|)h!itlcally states h« cannot read 
or write. Then he says he heard 
that an Italian fruit seller at the 
circus had died, and he aslied for 
the Job and got It. He then rose to 
ringmaster at 33 years, as general 
manager at 15, and then left, before 
the Boer war, with 116,000. 

Variety's correapondent waa ad- 
VMsa manacar and then business 
manager of Fillea' Clrcua In South 
Africa and ridicules Sachs' state- 
ment, who waa never ofllce boy, 
ringmaster or general manager. 

The ages given by Sachs for these 
positions is sufficient to prove that 
It would be Impossible to occupy 
such responsible posts. Salaries In 
those days were not so high that a 
clown, ringmaster or general man^ 
ager could hava three thooaand 
pounds to hia credit In tha bank, 
yarlaty'a correapondent atatea that 
John Pindar waa ringmaster of 
Iillea' Clrcua ft>r many years, and 
Prank E. Flllla was genei-al man- 
ager and director of his own show. 
Sachs obtained pprmission to sell 
peanuts and followed the show on 
tour, paying his own expenses. The 
story of bis life as a producer In 
l4)ndon ia anliaown to VMrtaty'a «or- 
raapondaat 



All einemaa around town and 
anhurba report business ia satisfac- 
tory. 



Mrs. Arthui- Bourchler (known on 
the stage as Kyrle Ballew) baa ar- 
rived to Join her huaband. She la 

here for a holiday. 

The Zionist section of the Jewish 
eommunlty has built a fine hall for 
'^mniunaj and social purposes. The 

iL*"*" * "eating capacity of 1,000. 

Tertable draaalng rooma. 

I. W. Schleslnger, head of African 
.Theatres, Ltd., and African Broad- 
easting Corp., has purchased a 10- 
,klli>wutt broadcasting plant, consld- 
,ered twenty times larger than any 

S,'^'" present Iii the country. 

The outfit wlU enable Cape Town 
Md Durban to gtt Jobanneaburg 
vTognuna night and dajr. 

Johannesburg 

Arthur Bourchier Co., paying a re- 
.JBm visit to His Majesty'a, under 
"Ircctlon African Theatrea, IM., 
•Japing "Interference" Md "The 
rake." Business good. 

M tha Braplre "Tip ToeaT la at- 

jractlng good houses. The princi- 
pals are: Diana Maxwell, MarJorU 
Pulton , J. H. Wakeflel d. Bdgar 
gj^mora: Eealla — mmtr. — Dwi 
Honker, Kanealjr Blatan, Ml liaon 
and Alya, 

Phyliu Nellson Terry and eom- 
J»ny sails from Knclaod Oct. T for 
.^South AfMean tour nader diMc- 
<*••> of AlHc»a Thaal raa, IM. 

^■r John Martin HamMf MMsaa V> 



Soutli Africa next year for AMean 
Tlieatraaii Ltd. 



NATAL 
Durban 

Klnemas (South Africa), Ltd., has 
secured control of the Royal Bio, 
catering to ladiana and colored peo- 
ple, with aaatlnr capacity of 1,(00. 



The Criterion Is getting good busi- 
ness with blo-vaudevllle bills. 
Week Auf. I: Ifaidia Scott, Taylor 
and Summere, Rita Bell (Ameri- 
can); pictures. Week Aug. 16: Com 
Dekker and Ely Pan, Ivy Coumee, 
George Laurie ani} Vera Kayne; 
pictiurea. 



Percy Hutchison and company 
opened at the Theatre Royal Aug. 
t with "The Ghoat Train," under di- 
rection African Xlieatraa, Ltd.. put- 
ting It over to* * ~ — 

Tear" followa 



AlutralU 



(ConUnuad bom pace »' 
finlah after a poor run of two weeks. 

Melbourna 

"Roae-Marle" leaves His Majes- 
ty'a this week to be followed by 
"Madame I'onipadour," W-T. 

"Cradle Snatchers'' doing capac- 
ity at King's for W-T. 

"Tip Toes" opened at the Royal 
last week and should stay for a 
payable period. W-T dlrectloa. 

"Sunny" Is still a bit at tha Prin 
cess for the Pullera. 

"The Sheik." atoge adaption trom 
the book, ia playing to nice busi- 
ness at the Palace under manage- 
ment of Philip lortton. 

"Outward Bound" will finish at 
the Athenaeum this weak and will 
be followed by a r«paat of "A Night 
in Honolulu." 

Tivoll presenting a revue this 
week with Olsen and Johnson fea- 
tured. C^t includes Elizabeth Mor- 
gan, Irene North, Big Four, Herbert 
Browne, Ed Warrington and ballet 
Vaudivillp pDition has Fink and 
Ayres, Arrhllles and Newman, 
Drown and Willa, Bay Vausbn. 

Prancea Alda wtH bada a aartoa 

of recitala at tiM Aaditoriam aaxt 

week. 

Peter Qawtho'rne, EAagllah Shake- 
spearean actor, giving a aerlea of 
matinee performancea of "Hamlet" 
at the Royal by arrangement with 

William son-Talt. 



"Ben-Hur" atlll acreening 
fully at the Capitol. 

Majeatic preaentlng "One Hour of 
Love" and "The FMrttBrnttare." 

Paramount haa "TVaw iTaik" and 
'Rich but Honeat." 



News from All Staiea 

Olsen and Johnaon are Imck in 
vaudeville on the TivoU circuit after 
a flyer In "Tip Toea." 'Williamaon- 
Tnit replaced the oomadiaaa With 
two English comica (or the Mel- 
bourne season. 

Sir Ben Fuller ia maldai: a Miort 
tour of New Zaalaad in tha iatar- 
esta of hia firm. 

since taking over "Sunny," Pul- 
lers are again going Into legit after 
stating they were through. When 
"Ladr Ba CkMd" finlahaa at tha 8t. 
Jamea, fljrdnay, the aama company 
will ata«a "Archie," a mnaieal that 
haa been IB the store'houaak 



A atock company ia playing 
"Able'a Irtah Roae" in the amalla of 
New South Walea under Puller 
management. Jack Trainer is the 
only member of the first company 
to be included. 



"Ruddlgore" will open at Her 
Majesty's, Sydney, this month for 
W.-T. Opera will l>e presented by 
the Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Com- 
pany now playing with marked auc- 
cesa throughout Australia. 



n Is likely that W.-T. wtti revive 
"The Merry Widow" this year with 
the foreign atar, Bappia da ▼vies, 
featured. 

Ralph Smira, former trombone 
player with Henry Santrey, Is re- 
ported forming an orchestra nt his 
own In Honolulu. After a tPUMon 
there he will eoms to AnstralU, 



Muriel Starr (American) bi play- 
ing "The Eternal Magdalene" in 
Adel.-Udc under her own manage- 
ment. Hiss Starr first aiipeared 
here in "Within tbe Lav" wtaay 
yaara ago. 



MevUle Bavel haa baaa 
,from London by WllUamaoa-Tait to 
aet aa moaioal flireotor for fhair 



"CON" MINGLES 



^Continued from paec 2) 
practicing for two years, and he 
had a check ready for every pratt 
fall he ever toolL 

•cala for Doublaa 
Thaae mugs grab from 2S amacks 
to a century a day for their work 
and they have a regular scale. 
Stepping off buildings, ao much; 
taking tha alai>a in a fight at so 
much a take, etc. Any fink who 
takes a rut for a fiop haa alwut as 
much chance with tham aa a horse- 
fly In Detroit. 

Thia Jamboraa waa atrictly atag 
but the dolla who double hava a 
club also. I'm going to get a load 
of that one of these nights. They 
claim It'a the payoff. Kvery one 
of tham fignraa tha broad they're 
doubling for would have to go back 
to work If they ever decided to quit. 

I got hep to a brand new angle 
on the puss-lifUng racket out here 
tha^^UL The thraa-atar special 
told marabout a croaker who spe- 
cialized in making you look like any 
star you picked out. The gag is to 
get the Job first and then have your 
mush crocheted to look like the star 
you're going to twin for. 

Ain't that the nuts? Imagine hav- 
ing your kisser duco'd Just so you 
can grab the cakes by taking 
chances for some aap who happena 
to click with the peasants. I won- 
der how they feel If anything hap- 
pens to the original. They're left 
playing solitaire with a pan that 
nobody wants. Maybe the same 
croaker can unravel them but 1 
have my dottbta. 

Long tlieto 
These eggs did plenty of panning. 
They were putting the sax In for 
all of the big league muggers and 
I couldn't blame them. Risking 
their necks every day and never a 
rumble trom the pi^ss or public. 
About on a par with posing for the 
lining of a black derby hat. A life- 
lime of long shots. The only close- 
ups they ever see cu-e a peck in the 
mirror. One guy who doubles for 
a great western star told me the 
star couldn't ride a hobby horse and 
h.ad been an interior decorator be- 
fore some director picked bim out 
to Jack up the ayatolie nmrmura of 
the molls with a yen for he men. 

In the old days, according to this 
puncher, they used to star re.il cow- 
boya, but It was always hard to 
find a guy wiw could ride and re- 
semble a collar ad at the same time. 
Now they beat that by getting a real 
horse Juggler for the riding shots 
and using the looker in all the close 
ups. By tbda method Jeaa Wiliard 
could double for Sid Terrts and 
make a sucker out of a pair of 
field glasses. 

It's too bad you don't look like 
anylK>dy but Bin Tin Tin lo be's 
all set At that if you were out 
here I think I eould fix for you to 
play the menace in one of tlia nawa 
weeklies. 
Hold evarytlting. 

Toor pal. 



LONDON 



Ritsy 



(Continued fMrn page.l) 

the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 
Joseph HedlU Patteraon, who have 
a fine country estate at Libertyville. 
Mr. Patter.scm Is one of the owners 
and publishers of the Chicago 
-Tribuae." "Liberty" and the Mew 
York "Daily News." Hia novel. "A 
Little Brother of the Rich," was 
widely read, and was srrci ned by 
Universal Pictures Corporation. 

It waa with tliat film company 
that his older daughter, EUnor Pat- 
terson, wife of Russell D. Codman, 
Jr., of Boston, signed a long-term 
contract last winter. Carl Laemmie 
Is training her in picture work, In 
preparation for ultimate stardom. 
Mr. Codman, who Is of a noted 
Massachusetts family, heartily ap- 
proves. As for James Bimi>.s<'n, Jr., 
who wooed and won the yuungor 
Patterson daughter, he Is 23, and his 
father la prealdent of Marshall 
Field and Company. 

Anyone who vaguely tmaglnea 

that Clarenco Mackay's younger 
daughter, Ellin, "lost caf^te" by mar- 
rying Irving Berlin, knows but little 
of the actual facts! Old John W. 
Uackay was a hardworking Irlsh- 
An^ierican who went to California 
with the roM-mah — a t Ht , — and 
Btruek It rich." He lived to see his 
wife, now a venerable and respc^^tej 
dowager, entertain magnHlcntly In 
IjOndin ani Paris, and he also saw 
his orily son received in Nc-w Ynr'K 
aoeiety by Aators and Vandcrbllts. 
Vhara ia aa Aoubt whatever but 



London, Sejit. IS. 
Sam Hr-rr.ey is to take over Collins 
Music li.tll, the oldest variety iiousc 
in l^jiidon, where he will esialili^h 
a repertory theatre for the develop- 
ment of iil.iycis to appear In W< st 
Knd prodiiciions, which he will 
sponsor Hcl< n Menken has lirouf-'ht 
over a new play which Sain Berney 
will produce w ith her In the leading 
role when "Seventh Heaven" con- 
cludes its run here. 

The fmnl st*-p in the dissvdution of 
the th-;itr,oaI prodtiriiic fiim of 
HeaiiiU-u (.\I,-c Ken an,i Uasil iJean) 
is now aiinoiiiucd in the ft>i-m of a 
Hlatt iiH-nt th.it ilie n.uiie of the cf-n- 
ecrn has now been changed to lie- 
andco. It will continue to operate 
from St. .Martin's theatre, where It 
will produce "The Silver Cord" 
Sept. IS In association with Daniel 
Mayer Co. 

Another et.tge romance is the en- 
gagement of Ivor Vintn<ir, diminu- 
tive comedian from ".Shake Your 
Feet." at the Hippodrome, to Doris 
Pentley of the same show, who w;ts 
originally In the "Co-Optimists." 



with Chariot h.ixing a five-year 

o|i'. u,n on hi.s soTv.Lck. Tile option 
was not taken up. 



The plays In which I.*on M. Lion 
will present Edith Evans at Wynd- 
ham's In the fall are "The Wlfe-ln- 
Law," which Is taken from the 
French. "Napoloon and Josephine," 
by Cnnal O'Rtodan, and a revival of 
"Typhoon." 

"The Woman lij the Case" is to be 
revived in l,ondiin, with Violet Van- 
bnigh and Annie Hughes in the 
cast. The play waa Last done at 
the Garrick ahout 13 years ago, 
when Ellis Jeffreys was starred. 

Pauline Frederick is h.aviiig a suc- 
cessful provinelHl tour with "Ma- 
dame X," which has been extended 
trom IS to 17 weeks. After a brief 
vacation she will bring a new play 
(o London. She has fallen a victim 
to the new greyhound racing erase 
and owna aome runnaia. I 

Eugene Taaya^vloltnlst, was mar- 
ried Aug. IS in Belgium to a pupil, 
Jeannette Dtncin, daughter of Dr. 
Herman Dincln, of Hrooklyn, N. Y. 
The hrlde is 25 and the groom 70. 
Ysaye's first wife dic-d in 1924. 



Now tliat Jack Buchanan Is In 
such demand In both England and 
America. It la Interesting to recall 
that when Chariot engaged Buchan- 
to succeed Jack Hulbert In 
"Bubbly" during the war, Phyllis 
Monkman refused to rehearse with 
him. aa she declared he was In- 
competent. Eventually t^he refused 
to play with anybody else. 

At that time he waa getting tM> 
weekly f or a ais waain' oentnnt 



Nicholas lUfnnen will r.aiipe.ir In 
his oriuliial part In "The F.in.ill.-s." 
owing to the retirement of Owen 
Naies tlirough ear trouble. Hi will 
only l>o able to stay a short time, 
hoHi v.r. as he Is due to ai'iicar in 
the new .Margaret Hnnnernian play, . 

' The Golden Calf." which ia eomtait: ' 

to the Globe. 



Sir Gei.tld du Mauricr and t;i.id>'8 
Cooper will co-star In the liint pro- 
duction of "Hia Heuaa la Owtifc'^ 
planned aa a British "auiHir" MmT" 



Tiie complete cast ot "Oh, K.'iy," 
which stars (Jcrlrudc I.awrcncc. in- 
cludes Joe Coyne, <'laude Hulbert, 
Harold French, the Dodge Twins, 
April Harmon, Percy Parsons, 
Charles Coutley, Hal Collins, Rita 
Mcl.,ean. Cecil Moula-Cole. Slala 
Nell has 

to assist William Bitter tt ' 

tlon. 



Phyllis Neilson-Terrr Is t^iidng 
a company to South Africa.ahurtly. 
Her repertoire Will Include "The 
Letter," "A Boot and Four Walla" 
and "Sweet Nell of Old Drury," 
which her parenta (Fred Terry and 
Julia Neilaon) have played success- 
fully for many yeara. Har Itua b aw fc 
Cecil King, will prodncOb > 

'iJiAy Luck," current at the new 
Carlton theatre, contains probably 
more American "annexations" than 
anything Albert do Courville ever 
perpetrated. You can walk in at 
any time during the show and hear 
American gags and bits of business, 
as, for Instance, the spoon bit from 
the Marx Brothers and many oC 
their wise cracks: coploUa extraeW 
from Iwing Berlin's last Music Bex 
revue and surh up-to-date gaga aa 
William ar>d Joe Mandell'a "mice." 



Ix.uls Tlolt replaces John KIrby in 
"Shake Your Feet." with the latter 
going, to "Oh, Kay!" al Bia Ma", 
jesty'a. 



After trying his hand at a vaoda 
sketch Horace Hodges, who made 
such a hit In "Llghtnln'," la to la- 
tum to legit in 'WfK^m WVm &it-' 
new comedy by DOaj^ i/SSF^imi'-, 
Harold SImpaon. 

Kate Cutler will co-atar in tlM 
production, which will be tried out 
at Portsmouth Oct. 10. 



Arthur Margetson has Joined "Tha 
repla fiin g A.,. II, 



■aiiaawa. 



that Clarence Mackay's social prog- 
ress waa tremendously aided by hia 
marriage with Katherine Duer, 
daughter of the late William A. 
Duer, and descended from l,ady 
Kilty Duer, of Colonial times. After 
the birth of three children, Mrs. 
Clarence Mackay aecurod a divorce, 
and then married tlie famous Bur- 
geon, Dr. Joseiili A. Ulake. He had 
been divorced by Katherine 
Ketchum, mother ot Ma taro aona. 
Although the Mackay children re- 
mained with their father, and Kath- 
arine, now Mrs. Kenneth (i'Brlen, 
and John fell in with Mr. Mackay's 
Ideaa, Ellin, now Mra. Berlin, main- 
tained an affection relatlonahip 
with her mother, and Mrs. Blake 
heaitily ajji.i-oved of Mr. lierlln. 

Tills summer the Berlins were en- 
tertained by many fashionable fam- 
ilies on Long Island, especially at 
smart Southampton, Including Mr. 
and Mrs. Thomas Markoe Itobert- 
son, Mr. and Mrs. David Dows, Mr. 
and Mra. Horatio Nelaon Slater. 
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Spencer Merria 
and Mrs. M.'ilcfilm Stevenson. 

Mr. and Mrs. Berlin were house- 
guests of the ultra-conaervallve 
Mrs. James U. K. Lawrence and 
her daughter, Eleanor, and at the 
wedding of Cornelia Livingston, 
daughter of Mr. and Mra. Goodhue 
Livingston, and Frederic Cromwell, 
son of the late Seymour la. Crom- 
well, jiTiddent of the New Y'ork 
Stock Ex<'liangc, Mrs. Berlin was 
matron of honor. 

Society people are delighted with 
Mr. nerliii. for he impresses them 
with his modesty and ciiiipllcity. 
Favorable commenta . have been 
he.ard. Incidentally, on his choice of 
attire, whi<'li in no way suggests 
tile general Idc.l of Flrfiadway. 

A devoted husb.md and fither, 
he Is a son-ln'law ot wliom the 
average father. In or out of society, 
might well be prouil! 



Nell Nelten, for 12 yeirs a.sslst- 
ant manager of the f;arden theatre, 
Diivenijort. la., Ii.ia ac.|uired the 
Tater ?-l.ke comi.any from A. II. 
lie. k and will devot<' hiniseif t,, ih.- 
manufacture .ind dl.slrll.ntinn o." 
this popul.ir riiid\^esl d*.lieacy. 



Paris Play* 



(Continued jdroro |«ge I) 

as the aunt, Davfir Ir-tii* -Wilis 
Christiana Dor is the mlatrcaa, 
Plsella tha husband and (Jiavay tht 
American eoualn. 

Una Baugeaia 
A sordid play Is this new offering 
by Lugne Poe at the Maison do 
I'Peuvre, the work of "Marc Devol- 
lins," pseudonym of the popular 
actor, Victor Franccn. Tho drama 
has to do witir a doctor's wife who 
resorts to evil company during her 
husband's ahnenre at the war. 

The doctor returns home incapaci- 
tated and hia wife continuea her 
amorous adventurea until she ia 
unmasked, whereupon the branded 
woman commits suicide by inject- 
ing poison Into her veins. Cast 
comprises Constant Remy. Ailala 
Dhurtal and Mile Renee Corclade, 
"L'Abbe at le Minlatra" 
An Interesting piece la "The 
Priest and tiic Minister," put on by 
Isola Brothers at the Theatre Sarah 
Bernhardt during rehearsals for a 
new production. It Is a melodrama 
dealing with the conflict of polltica 
and religion In France but Is strict- 
ly local In Its appeal. Played by 
Andre Dubnsc, J, Hilwerte and Mme. 
^Imone Dulac. Bdgar Bergman 
plays the priest. 

C'ett Jeune" 
Darzans opens the The.itre rtes 
Artn ^M~MM, gam with a wofk by 
Leon Ruth "It's Young," poorly 
written and poorly jdityed Its 
three acts concei n a hoy and f-'irl 
who Ima,i;ine themselves com- 
promised bocauae they have been 
playmatc.i. The boy Is taught the 
facts of III'' by on actress. The 
players l:„ston Dubosc, Andre 
l-'eucne. M-"-'1y Berry; Cin tre — Pr e. 
inoie, Sahmu l.andrey, Lucienne 
jllehcrt and Blanche iiars. "Destin" 
( Denlns ') done ss n cirtnin 
I raiser Is n fiasco. It l.s the « ork 
'.if J'aul Blanehart who pla; • It 
»;tlt his wife, Ytuiiiw Save. 



VARIETY 



OUTDOORS 



Wednesday, S^pbUahtt U, IMr j 



NEWS FROM THE DAIUES 



Thl( department eontain* rawrlttan thaatrleal nawi Itamt a* pub- 
llshad durins tha waak in tha daily papara of Naw York, Chieago 
and tha Paailie Ceaat. Variaty takaa na eradit for thaaa nawa itamai 



mw YORK 



Varlouo golf ball mnnufarturers 
have complained to the Federal 
Trade Commlssloa adalnst the 
practice of paying salaries and 
other fe«s to profesaional golfers 
tor playing exclustvely with baXla 
■uide by a particular companly. 

Included In these objected-to 
practices, all ol which will be made 
tha subject of trade conference to 
ba held ahortljr. la tha fumiahlns 
br aoma wanntaottiraw e( (uU 
Moeka of (olt ao e aaae riM , tha en- 
tlra retuma from tha aala of auch 
la IM retalnad hj tba profeaalonaL 

Conunlsalon hopaa tha conference 
will result In the discontinuance of 
these practices. They have not yet, 
however, Iwen listed as unfair. 



Answers to a questionnaire sent 
ta (00 people by H. K. Nixon of the 
Oatambia Ualvaraitjr Bohool of 
fcealniiaa ravaalad that radio listen - 
an are mada moat bunlUar with 
9ro4ncta advartlasd via radio In a«- 
aadhtlon with teaea music. Ten 
atandard advartlaloK prosiams were 
known to over llatonarsi Ave 
of them were jaia. The Happiness 
Boys were rated most jmpular, be- 
ing known to W4 of the tOO. Oth- 
ara included la the ten best known 
advertising entertainers are Capitol 
theatre, Atwater Kent, Lopez or- 
ehastra, Rozy, Braraa^ oroheatra, 
GUeqvot Mita«% qiilj&i* IMrer- 
•vwa orehsatim aad iriMiif>£MOrla 



feamedlata conaoUdatlon of Dou- 
' ~ f. Page ft Co. and the Oeorge 
, Oaran Co., large publishing nrms. 
Ms baan announced. Total capl- 
taUaattoB la aatUnated at batwaen 
•l,Ml,«M aad |t,MO,OM. 

Dale Stewart of the Smithsonian 
Institution, returned from an ex- 
ploration of NuniTak bland, off the 
aoaat, raporta American 
' Jaai muale la oaa of tha favorite 
aaraaamanta eC tha modem Eskimo. 

Tha Aasoolatad Praaa aatlmates it 
«aed 14S.000 mUaa eCJaaaad wires to 
oovur Uie Dnmpaay-Twuiir flcbt in 

Chicago. 

Evelyn Vail, It, of Brooklyn, end- 
ed her life by gas, clasping a pho- 
tograph of Rudolph Valentino. On 
her dresser was found a thick stack 
of maKaxines and clippings of the 
dead actor. 



the basis of a 1 100,000 alienation 
suit against a t'lorida woman. Mc- 
Bride has been arrested charged 
with abandoning his (MnUy, 

Benjamin Fechter, owner of the 
Knickerbocker Urill, was citared of 
charges by Louise Granville, 16- 
year-old cabaret dancer, that ha Is 
the (athar of bar unborn ohUd. 

Twenty-live radio manufacturers 
have announced their entire output 
of reoetvinc seta (or U2I haa been 
sold In advance. 



O. Maurice Hecksclier, son of the 
multi-millionaire philanthropist, was 
divorced by his wife in Paris. He 
alreadjr haa announced ha will 
marrjr I<uella Oear, actress. 



The United Scenic Artiste' baU 
at the Hotel Astor Saturday eve- 
ning netted that organiiatton 16,000 
for Ita relief fund. 



Miss Norma Rmatlwood. "Miss 
America" of 1926, hau announced 
tturough her attorney that she will 
sue Walker & £:dwln Meyers, theat- 
rical agente, for breach of contract. 
She aays they promised to lK>ok her 
Mr atsht weeks la vaudeville at 
)8Ti. 

Counterfeit tickets (or the na- 
tional air races at Spokane, Wash., 
defrauded the National Air Derby 
association of Spokane of 123,000 
and wiped out the profit the backers 
thought they had. Two men were 
arrested and warrants for 30 others 
sworn out. No City has yet made 
a pmM «• the air raoaa. 



cmcmo 



The home of John C. Schank, 
president of the Hawthorne race 
track, was bombed. Svhank refused 
to give the police any Information 
as to the possible causa of the 
bombing. 



X>retendinf to be the son of Her- 
b«rt ljiiMa,-aMtieit pleture official, 
a youav awh aectaad lloo worth of 
aiothlng on credit for himself and 
k young woman from a clothing 
aonoem. Detectives got after him, 
and he broke his leg in a leap from 
tha second floor of the New York 
AUiletlc clul>. When apprehended 
he claimed he was Bill Mallory, for- 
mer Yale football star, and later 
admitted his real name was V. Neely 
Mulloy. 

At a meeting of the board of 
estimate, the department of licenses 
requested additional funds in the 
al^'s ItZt budfst for (our enforcera 
Car Umtt Waucer'a cabaret etirfew 
hHr. Tba matter was'Vtelved pend- 
taV retiw* •< tha mayor. 

A partial report attrlbutea the 
death of 11 persons to the broad- 
casting of the Dempsey-Tunncy 
llgbt. Four of the radio listeners 
dropped dead at the end of the 
seventh round excitement, threb be- 
fore the end of the flght, and the 
other four when the decision was 
rendered. A New York eltlsen be- 
oama so nervous ha swallowed a 
toothplok, which «m astraoted at 
Beltovue. 

During trial o( her separation suit 
against Arthur D. Oeissler, presi- 
dent of the Now York Talking Ma- 
chine Company, Mrs. Carol Moore 
Oeissler stated she and her husband 
had been spending |(0,000 yearly for 
living expenses and that she Would 
be unable to get along on the $200 
monthly alimony suggested. 8he 
told how her hubby lost 142.000 in 
ana night at roulette^ and |10,00O 
aaothar night ht * amall poker 



JTuatloa Seegar haa decreed If 
Peaches Browning wante to con- 
tinue her alimony flght against 
Browning she will have tO pay at- 
torney's fees herself. 



Mrs. Llta Orey Chaplin, in Now 
Tork, admitted aba was Interested 
la » naw box frlaod, bi|t denied she 
U angageA 

Thomas McBrlde^ former vaude- 
ville actor, left his wife and son for 
a trip to Florida two years ngo. 
The wife, a daughter of McFntyie 
(Mointyre and Heath), dunned a 
UoBd wig and followed him to Palm 
Wtet alftlaig ah* saw la 



Acting on a tip that "the place 
was running wild," prohibition 
agente swooped down upon the 
Oriental ballroom of the Davla Ho- 
tel. They found no tMoa tt baose. 

Thomaa Chrlstensen. former po- 
licaaiaa, mat aerve a SS-year sen- 
tenea for mturder brought in by a 
Jury. Chrlstensen shot and killed 
Bolesaw Wawrznklewicz, owner of 
the Radio Inn In Niles, UL Judge 
Eller, who refused the plea for a 
new trial, ordered the policeman to 
Jail when he learned Chrlstensen 
has been operating a soft drink par 
lor while waiting for the motion for 
a new trial to come up. 



As a result of a riot at the llrst 
football game of the season, held at 
Lincoln and Wrightwood avenues, 
one man is in the hospital, two are 
under arreat and aaaraa «{ poUoe 
mas are atiMliic ' — 



Police raided the Lido Inn, 2227 
Prairie avenue, and arrested 22 
men, many of them "hoodlums" 
wanted for crimes. I'olice declare 
the "inn" was a veritatde "crime 
club," where gangsters congre- 
gated. 



Babe Payne, actress, has had 
Frank Scharnack, her neighbor, put 
under a $200 peace bond. Miss 
Payne alleges Scharnack chopped 
down a tree which fell Into the 
goldflsh pond on her ground, and 
that aba had bomriit tha. horns be 
caM 'eC''11|» - «MS|» tnM ;MMI' the 
pond. 

Twelve men are under arrest 
charged with having bogus Tunney- 
Dempsey fight tickets. Samuel Sog- 
lovitx of Cleveland was arrested at 
the Hotel Sherman when detectives 
said he attempted to sell four coun- 
terfeit tlcketa to plalnolothea men. 

John K. Douglass, race horse 
owner, was robbed of 12,500 cash 
and a ring valued at $2,000 by two 
men who forced him Into their car. 
Douglasa had made aeveral for- 
t una ta b e ta du ri ng th a da y a n d It 
Is thought the men had aaea him 
collect 



$145,000 Clears Barnes 

Loa Angelea, Bapt 2T. 

A1 O. Barnes has wiped his slate 
cii-.in with the U. S. Government 
over tlie litigation which arose from 
the latter'a dMiaad far additional 
income tax and Federal corporation 
tax. To clean his slate Barnes 
paid over $146,000, besides 7 per 
cent interest from Feb. 1. 

Bamea waa Indicted on aeveral 
charges of perjury and suborna- 
tion of perjury two years ago by the 
Government for failure to make out 
tax returns. Then a second suit 
was flledi MVktag to collect addi- 
tional tazea and' penalties, which 
brought Barnes' obligations, ac- 
cording to the Government, up to 
$208,000. The criminal case waa 
prepared for trial by tha Oovem- 
ment, and negotiations were opened 
by rtjirnes for adjustment of the 
civil Nult and disposition of the 
criminal suit. Barnes agreed to pay 
a total of Wtttti for tha elvU ac- 
tion and to plead guilty of the 
charge of sulrarnation ot perjury 
plus a fine of $5,000. 

Attorney General In Washington 
approved the offer and laat Wednes- 
day Bantes pleaded guUty. before 
U. S. District Court Judge James 
and paid the $5,000 fine. He also 
paid $30,000 on the civil acljlon and 
waa. granted imttt neat .i»Mk to 
make thi final payment. 



Dempsey won by a knockout, so 
eyen tboiWh ha bat on TlWW" be 
has paid a wager of 9UM; 



SAN FRANCISCO 



Herbert U RothchUd. wealthy at- 
torney and for many yeara a domi- 
nant figure in the picture world 
hereabouts, has separated from his 
wife. RothchUd admitted the break, 
but denied there would be a divorce. 
The couple were married in lOOi. 



Mrs. Bubbles Weston Conley, 
dancer in a roadhouse near Sacra- 
mento, drank poison in a suicide 
attempt when she failed to convince 
police that she and not her husband 
was galltr Pt theft of aa iMIa. Bos- 
pltal attendanta aajr aha win re- 
cover. 



Mrs. Anna Ross FadeS was 

granted a divorce from her hus- 
band, welterweight prise fliMar, on 

grounds of cruelty. 



Uda Waldrop, local organist, was 
made defendant in a suit for dam- 
ages Hied by Milton L. Wasserman 
of Santa Rosa. He alleges the mu- 
sician while driving his automobile 
craahed tnta the Waaaannaa ear 
near Petahmia and rulaod It. 

ProhlbltloB oBelala here announce 
that la the future second offenders 
of the prohibition lawa will be taken 
before the federal Inaiead of the 

civil courte. 



Advices from Seattle are that the 
Rev. Hollis B. White, 30-year-old 
evanpt'liKt and former aide to Aimee 
Seinple McPherson, had been sen- 
tenced to six months In Jail after 
being found guilty of contributlne 
to the delinquency of a 17-year-old 
school girl. At the same time the 
evangelist waa ousted aa a minister 
of the Presbyterian church. 



LOS ANGELES 



Cracksmed entering tha Sunset 
theatre, 1508 Weatara avenue, 
moved the safe to aaothar part of 

the building and knocked off tha 

combln.ation. Whether any money 
was taken was not known, aa the 
safe was clo.wd when found by John 

Rodri<iucz, Janitor. 



Pictures are boin^ used to teach 
safety to school children, i'ictures 
were taken of children crossing the 
streets without police Kuldance. then 
under police guard to show the safe 
procedure^ 



Three hundred drj-s raided various 
polnte In the Loop, before and after 
the light. In an attempt to stop 
the flow of liquor. W. J, Cahlll and 
U. R. Flttgerald were arrested In 
their room at the Bismarck Hotel 
by prohibition aBcnts. 



George A. Tnnia of Clooio, III.. Is 
living proof that anything onn hap- 
pen In Ckiero. Tuma Inslsta that 



Marjorle Stewart, film extra, was 
cleared of charges of stealing a 
white fur coat from Evelyn M. 
Cameron when the latter requested 
the court the case be dropped, aa 
the coat had been found. Attorney 
for Miss Stewart threatened to sue 
his client's accuser for damages, 
charging defamation of character. 



Clara Whipple Young, former 
Hollywood writer and scenarist, is 
back on the coast after an absence 
of two years. Mrs. Young was di- 
vorced in 1924 from Jomea Young, 
whesa flr a t wMe waa C tawi Ifl w b a ll 
Toung. 

Rochus OUese. Oermaa art di- 
rector now under contract to Ceoil 
B. DeUllIe, flled suit in Superior 
court for $100,000 against ths Fox 
Fiim corporation, asserting that 
credit due him for deelgning aete 
for "Sunrise." Fox film, had been 
given to another man. 



Mrs. Cudden Landla, wife of the 
film actor, was fined $20 by Munic- 
ipal Judge Dudley S. Valentine for 
speeding at 35 miles an hour with- 
out a license on Sunset boidevard 
July 23, 

Mrs. Constance Vivian Ztmmer- 
(Cofltinued oa page Hi 



STOLE FROM OLD CLOWl 

Lento •toem Reeevera Violin and 
Wateh— Waiter Held 



A charge of grand larcency was 
preferred against Walter Cleary, 
II, waiter. T( Weat lOtat atraet, was 
arraigned before Uaglatrata Mc- 
Quade in West Side Court and be 
waa held In $1,000 bail (or further 
examination. 

liOuU Bloom, Ml West 48th street, 
old time' circus clown, now retired, 
accused Cleary of stealing a violin 
valued at $1,000 and a watch from 
his room at 800 8th avenue when 
Cleary waa living there oa Au- 
gust 30. 

After the violin and watch had 
been missed Bloom notified Detec- 
tive Oeorge rergvsoa. West 47th 
street. Ba aald that Cleary had 
been vlaltlng him and he believed 
he had taken the property. Fer- 
guson located Cleary at his home 
and also found the violin and 

Ctoair hiiitted Blooin tad given 
him tha violin ahd #ateli, birt the 
old elreua auta denied It. 



CARNIVALS 

For darrenl week (Sept. M) when 
not otherwise. Indicated. 

Alabama Am. Co... WrightevUle, 

Ga. 

B. 4 B. Am. Co., Waverly, Va. 
Bernardi ICxpo., Idalio Falls, la. 
Bernardi Greater, llarrisburg, Pa. 
Bortx Midway, Mansfield, Mo. 
California Shows, lirattlebor- Vt. 
Corey Greater, Klizabeth, N. J. 
Craft's Greater, Riverside, C<-* 
Crounse United, CoblesklU, N. Y. 
Dixieland. Fayetteville, Ark. 
Dodson's World's Fair. Beaver 

Dam, Wis. 

H. N, Endy, McClure, Pa. 

Mad Cody Fleming, WUliamaport, 
Ind. 

Oear-'Vrada, Salllsaw, Okla. 

Oloth Greater, Bnfleld, N. C. 
Roy Gray, No, 1, Unden, Tex. 
Roy Gray. No. 2, Annona, Tez. 
Doc Hall, Santa Fe. N. M. 
BlU H. Haman, No. a, Labbock, 
Tex. 

Bill H. Hames, No. 2, Commerce, 
Tex. 

Al C. Hansen's Bells, Tenn, 
Ifenke's Attractions, Milwaukee, 
Wis. 

L. J. Heth, Laurel, Miss. 
Wra. Hotfner Am. Co., Oewitt, la. 
Isler Greater, Dodge City, Kan. 
Abner K. Kline, Salem. Ore. 
K. i. Lampt New Britain, Coaa. 
Capt. latBp, Sutton, W. Va. 

C. R. Leggette, Hope, Ark. 
Harry Lottrldge, Essex, Ont., Can. 
J. T. HcClellan, Wahoo, Neb. ' 

J. T. McClellan, No. 2, Slater, Mo. 
Glenn Miller, Asheboro, N. C. 
Miller Bros., Athens, Ala. 
Ralph R. Miller, No. 2, Risen, Ark. 
Miller's Midway, IlayvlUe, La, 
Mlllican United, Dallas. Ga. 
Morris & Castie, Oklahoma City, 
Okla. 

D. D. Murphy, Chattanooga, Tenn. 
C. W. Nelll, Camden, Ark. 
Oliver's Elxpo., Hickory, N. C. 
Oliver Am. Co., Qorin, Mo. 

Page & Wilson, Bristol, Va. 
Poole & Schenck, Palestine. Tex. 
Nat Relss, Williamson, W. Va. 
Rice Bros., Lawrenoeburg, Tenn. 
Rlee-Dorman, Oonsales, Tez. 
Rock City, Guntersville. Ala. 
Rubin & Cherry, Trenton, N. J. 
Snapp Bros., Milwaukee, Wis. 
Vla-Ken Am. Co., Bellefontaine, O. 

E. W. 'Weaver, Wddleboumek W. 
Va. 

J. C. Weer, North Judsmi, Ind. 
West's World's Wonder, livaoh- 
burg, Va. 
a & Winiama, Hlllaboro, Tea. 
C A. Wortham's, Tulaa. Okla. 

HonMhoe on Birdiday 

▲Uaata. Oa, Sept n. 
'While the chariot race was In 

progress at the John Robinson cir- 
cus last Monday a horseshoe flew 
from the fobt of one of the horses 
and struck two children. 

The children are Mary Jo Brown- 
leo, flve-year-old daughter of W. M. 
iBrownlee, high official of the Coca- 
-Cola company, and Edward Foster, 
nine-year-old aaki of A. B. Foatar. 
local head of the Cable Piano com- 
pany. 

The little Foster boy was nine 
years old the day of the circus and 
the paraata of tha children took 
them together under the big top tdr 
a birthday thrilL 



Negro With 101 Killed 
Davenport, la., Sept. IT. 

Kacfc. Anderson, 40, negro cook 
tent employee with the 101 Ranch 
show, fell beneath ths wheela of 
two circua trucks Monday night and 
he died two hours later. 

A nd e rson' s hark waa broken, tfoQ i 
lega (ractwed and hia right arm 
brokMk 



Maria Blanchard Diea 

Butte, Mont, Sept. IT. 
Maria Blanchard, 40, who retired 
from tha circus aa a bareback rider 
following aa accMea^ died h«a 



N. TMiwaida's Mayor 
Denei CwM Sl« 



J. P. McKensle, mayor of No, 
Tonawanda, N. Y., denies lie utterej 
the statement crediiod to him In 
Variety of Aug. 24, last, to the ef- 
fect that per cent, of the oar- 
nival people are thieves." 

The mayor entered Ms contra- 
diction In a letter to Variety. !„ 
Ite investigation of the mayor's de- 
nial. Variety ascertained the infor. 
matlon as printed was based upon 
the statemenU of the two showmen 
mentioned in the original story, te 
whom the mayor was credited with 
having uttered the remark upon 
their application (or a carnival I 
license to exhibit la North Toaa- j 
wanda. 1 

The showmen are reported to 
have said, "We're not thieves, you 
know'' to tha mayor, who turned ] 
down their application, and tha 4 
elty^ executive waa reported ta — i 
have made the reply quoted. I 

Each of the showmen concemaA 1 
when informed of Mayor MoEea* I 
zle'a denial stated that they wouM 
make affidavit the mayor made the 
exact remark quoted in Variety oa 
A'>if. 24. They added that an offlcar 
'ot the Bpillman Engineering Com* 
pany waa praaant aad |dpw 
the mayor. 




Plastera Rodeo Troupe 



Maaon City. Iowa, Sept. 27. 
A plaater was slammed on tha 

George V. Adams Rodeo Co. at Bay- 
aide Clear Lake Park by Mrs. Win- ' 
nie King, Mt. Pleaaant. who seeks { 
compensation damages for her hus- 
band's Injury when employed by the 
company and whose death subse- 
quently resulted. 

Mrs. King alleged that her hus- 
band. Jack King, was Injured whea 
thrown from a horse while with the 
rodeo at Mount Pleasant and died 
there July 21, 1926. The woman 
claims she flled an applicption with 
the Iowa Industrial (ininialgalaii aad 
adda that under thia act she Is en- 
titled to sutnclent compensation to 
cover medical bills totaling $100, 
burial expenses for $100 and weekly 
compensation at tha rata H tU $( 
week for 800 weeks. 

Her petition- waa filed in district 
court here and the Judge ordered 
an attachment against the rodeo 
company for tU.Mt> 

1»88Q^000 Admissions 

Toronto, Sept 27. 
Perhaps what wUI ba an aUothaa 
exposition gate waa recorded by the 

Canadian National Exhibition dur- 
ing Its two weeks of 1,880,000 ad- 
missions. Receipts about $500,000. . 

A couple of sna^rr aiidaa la dw 
art gallery helped ekpo gate racordg 
go smaiih. ^ 

Johnny J. Jones raked in about . 
$200,000 in the two weeks. 



Parks Staying Open 

Despite the closing notices having 
been up two weeks for many of the 
amusement parks in northern New 
Jersey, most are sticking it out and 
are reported doing business on 
weeki-ends. 

Park men figure a continuance at 
mild weather and hope to partly 
make up for the deHfllt sdffersd dur> 
Ing rainy August, 



BEKOEH PABK BANKAUPTCT 
Newark. Sept 87. 
Federal court has received a pe« 

titlon fron^ the Bergen Amusement 
Park Co. of Midland township for 
voluntary bankruptcy. The matter 
was referred to Oeorge R. Beaaiv 
referee. 

Assets are listed aa $82,669, and 
liabilities at |lN,Mt. Walter B. 
Smith is vice-president, and W. B. 
Hemlnway aecreUry -treasurer.. 



BODEO STBANDED 

Eagle Grove, la., Sept. 27, 
The Adams Rodeo and Roundup 
Co, which played hero two days, 
was attached by Sheriff Johnson In 
Interesu of creditors and the show 
is stranded hers. Several members 
have been tmable to get out of 
town. 



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ll<mui, bill miut be ACTIVE. Tha mioa'lir 
thia ad. 1 miut hava reUaMa paopta and csiaal 
handla an of the buatn«n mrteir. I h«'a 
but rQulppnd btUMiru, Uifi raniabaiUta'i Studio; 
noiro aa« tnt ymirwlf. Hart riv romiianitt OU' 
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^ilUaju OoUiar and Ua hoy. Bus- 
ter, are at Oipbeum'B Palace this 
week but they are not out In lights. 
Inrtead, the bulbs on the oaaopy 
read "Mtb Year of Orpbeum Vande- 
vUle." Whatever that naaBB, it 
anything no one carea. Swtf y tbe 
tact that the Orpheum ia two acore 
yeara of a«e la no Inoentlve for 
attendaneai. But mauMa Ukm Col- 
lier are. 

Maybe aged Orpbeum Is looking 
for sympatliy. And in that queet. 
it lE forKettIng how to treat the 
actor. Orphtum In In auch a stasr- 
nant, sleepy slate that it dofsti't 
know a good one when It gets It. 

There ia no question as to who 
Is moHi Important — Collier or the 
40(h Year. The Palaci was well 
filled Sunday, a'eondHlon It feaan't 
enjoyed in almost a year. And that 
Mth^ear M haa basB lights tor 

,mep*«, 

. when A wemaji broadeaets her 
M* inatsad of her beauty, che Is 
out of lock. 

, The father and son two-act play- 
ing Its first comlrined engagement 
Ib an occasion of sentiment. Col- 
H*t and Busier are as different as 
.can be. 90iit«)> w «Mt«r eem- 



grind policy was Instituted. Now 
the house has lost all the prestlce 
it aver had. It's an out and out 
ahowing houae. At least half the 
acts are try-outs, raw material, 
and for the moat part blah. 

TumbHns Clowna, two men, 
opened. Fair torn, but draggy. One 
of the boys Is a clever conturtion- 
ist, but be does so much It gets 
tiresome. Cut down the lime, in- 
sert mure <i>nutly, and the turn 
will be cap.ilile of opi ninpr almost 
any bill. Holdin and King, mixed 
tc.-vm, doing sonfrs anJ gai,-»., Ini^.''^■d. 
Tlie duo ai'e sadly hi iKred "f good 
material. There were only about 
five laughs In twelve minutes. 

Juc]^ JahJa and Co., two mun and 
a woman, 'were third. A skit with 
plenty of High tlt*ot»- A sheik has 
taken' a bIblMe to dinner, and after 
nntaUttg ha« discovered that he Is 
tt ahy of the amount of the check, 
which la $6.40. After plenty of gafi 
from the blonde, the situation la 
saved by the timely arrival of a 
friend. The sheik, as played by 
JaniS; is ok,-iy. The b'"iidB is a 
iooUtr and splendid foil 

Tllyou and Rogers, standard two- 
man turn. acoNd 'ttfoely. Tba' boys 



better surroundings. Tlie f'Tniiiiiu- 
quintet is versatile, but tliat set Is 
so good it makes them look bad. 
Somehow or other Ave lone girls, 
imless acrobats or jugglers, are 
lacking when unaccompanied by 
principals. 

Business Tery poor. Forgot to 
write down the name of picture, 
and the house later refused to give 
Info over the phone. It must have 
been pood. 



L. H. D.iUy, former seei.nii «s- 
sisi.int miuingor l^iblix's i'hi.'ago 
theiitre. Is now supervisor of tUeu- 
tres fur Balaban & Kaiz. 



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K<ldle Hanson, formerly at 

ConpresM. is now solo orpanist, ro- 
tatlnr with Milton c'lmrleM between 
the Uptown and Tivoli theatres. 



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All matter in CORRESPONDENCE refers to current waeh 
otIierMriaa indicated. 

Yhe cities uader Cerrssnewdefice 
follows and on pagaat 

ATLANTA 61 

ATLANTIC CITY ............ 62 

BALTIMORE 60 

BOSTON 61 

BRONX 62 

CHICAGO 59 

DALLAS 62 

DENVER 61 

HARTFORD «2 



NEWARK 60 

OAKLAND 62 

OMAHA 62 

ROCHESTER 62 

ST. JOHN 62 

SAN FRANCIBCO 61 

SEATTLE : 60 

SYRACUSE 62 

TOLEDO 82 

TORONTO SI 

WASMNQTON SI 

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edlan, while Buster Is strictly mo- 
tion pictures. It is a great team, a 
sentimental combination. 

Ebiceptlnfr the Colliers and the 
deuce act. G. and J. Domtonde, the 
balance oC this week's bill is a quick 
time rehash. It's the Harry Car- 
roll unit, with Ann Oreenway, Ken 
Murray, California Collegians, and 
some girls. Bame as the last time, 
therefore all right for tboe» who 
didn't aee It before but boring repe- 
rtltlOB lor ttMM Who did. After 

porter 'was atMadad Aleaa In his 

particular rew. 

One fault with the show 'waa the 
spotting of the Dormondea, bike 
act, second to permit six Carroll 
choristers to open. Combining of 
the two would have eliminated some 
of the slow start and slower follow- 
up> There Isn't a bike act In the 
country, with the poasible exoeptlon 
of Jackson, that rates a "big time" 
deuce spot anyway. . 

And what boslnees tbe Colliers 
didn't bring in would hardly keep 
a canary In drinking water. 

And BOW the Majestic has gone 
picture hou«6 The Uajestlc 
marquee says "Ilin Tin Tin in Jawls 
of - Steel," Instead of the former 
"Always eight blR a< ts— -worM's 
biggest bargain " One act hnn been 
cut from the bill and a fejiturc pic- 
ture has been substituted for it and 
the "aborts" they've been running. 
FV)r years the Majestic was Or- 
phewn'a ace two-a-day house. 
AiMi«t. tff« yearB •«» a fonrra-day 



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ONTARIO STREET, EAST OF MICHIGAN 
Little North of tha Tribune Tower 

225 ROOMS — 225 BATHS 

Onlv n P minute walk to any Loop theatre, 
(ivf-rlooklng the Lake and Chlcsgo's 
Greenwich Village. 

S^al Weekly and Monthly Rates 
: t* tin Profasaion 

POFULAR-PRICM) CAP! IN COWNBCTION 

JIMMY HART. ManAgar 
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combine comedy, gags and acro- 
batics. They wrote their own ticket. 

reek -In" t6j was Just another 
fla^ii act. A nmn acts as master of 
cerenionies, aiul sijlele while the 
changes are made. 'Tlie act is in 
three scenes, the first being a rag 
doll dance by three damsels before 
"toyland drop." Finish was a 
cabaret seehe. The little girl acro- 
batic dancer was tbe only really 
good ML Tha in.iater of c'eremonles 
dOMB't alng er hoof, only atories. 

Id ka takes bowa for tha act. 
That's cettiBg away with murder. 

Shapiro and O'Malley, niale duo, 
were next to closing. Shapiro does 
a "Hebe" impersonation while tbe 
Irishman doee straight. 8baplro Is 
funny, and is the turn. O'Malley 
has a high yoice which he uses to 
good effect. 'Wkaa M» not singing 
he pounds tha Ufa «M «t Va partner 
for laughs. 

IBIeven Musical Flapper*, girl 
baad, dosed. The afit doesn't mean 
much. The aolo dancer, a cute little 
trick, la the mir eaeose. She's 
clever. Tha band. In the e n as m ble 
playing, la typlaal at a 
orcheatn. irnat a, Jot- of 
quartet nnmlMr by the comotlst, 
doubling on fiddle, the fiddling 
leaderi-SK. the banjoist playing the 
harp, and one of the saxes, was a 
mess. It ia understood the act was 
rehearsed for three montha before 
openlnp^ 

Vau<le performance st.irted at 
12:20, no picture being siiown until 
after the first vaode show. You 
never know what to expect when 
gohng Into the Majeittic Business 
for a change, w»s fair. 



Business at Orpbeum Circuit's 
Belmont last Friday matinee looked 
like an inquaat. Dave Samson and 
his little seven-pleo* ofehestra were 
going good, but who ever heard df a 
seven - piece band lb a 6,900 • Beat 
house? The seven miusictans are 
spread out In a mnmmoth pit that 
was Originally built for 2o to 85 
pieces. Beautiful house, snappy 
ushers (Orpheum took over L.. & T.'fi 
ushers when they bought the hut^fie). 
and the house, instead of being run 
primarily to entertain, has become a 
'showing" house. 

Green, Page and Green — two men, 
one woman — opened live-act bill 
with baick nips, fllp-flopa land com- 
edy calisthenics. The men are 
fairly expert, with a good Mbtina. 
Good Enough to open the average 
vaude bill. Frish. Rector and 
Toolin, male trio, all singing, 
deuced. The empty houae had Its 
effect on the boys. They worked 
listlessly. One of the men is a 
"ringer" for President Coolldge. Ho 
should capitalize his looks, but 
maybe he doesn't "choose to run." 

Art and Leone Revue (C), scored 
about (0 par aant. A fonr'pioee 
Mrtnr t r c k s B tta, a " 



ducting, supplied the music, with 
.i.ssistanoe from the pit here and 
there. The woman is a fair tiddler, 
discounting her bowing, and the re- 
maining three members of the quar- 
tet — 'cello, another fiddler and 
piano — are okay. A mixed dancing 
team, very onllnary, supplied the 
hoofing necessary to a revue. 

Miller and -Muck, two-man slap- 
stick comedy turn, w.ts the tlrst 
real bit of come.ly. and what few 
people there were ui tin auJiiiici 
ate it up. Miller do. s u teinule im- 
person:iti.!n tlKit's ludi.rous. Thi 
duo are big-timers, and were en- 
tirely out of pLice on this bill. Jock 
GoMie Revue (7> closed. Th^ aoV* 
personnel comprlsea four formaNy 
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and v.'iude agents, the W. V. M. A.'s 
Am';ri< an show, hist half, exhibited 
very little, either tor agents or au- 
dience. • 

One act In particular h.id no le- 
gltim4ate reason for presi nre on thin 
bill. The turn, railed ' Uright Spot.s 
of ISXT." is nothing but a aeries of 
llfttd. aaiutty bla' kouta, not even 
clevorQr feuggestlve, and two or more 
song and dancea. The nance Dan 
McGrew bit la' praacnt, and bo arc 
the rest. 

'Will Karbee and Olrlle, novelty 
turn, provided a nice opc'ning. Kar- 
bee'a prlnelpal efforts are upside 

down on a trapeze, mildlj thrilIin^' 
and gtiod. <:irl'H d.melnp just pads 
and she looks ok.ty. Not a bad 
sliu'ter for any Inltrmedintc bill. 

Cuiney and PI* rce, two-man luu'- 
mony and piano, are better sult<d 
for cafes than deuce spots. It will 
always be the deuce in vaude, and 
not b»tter then the American. 
— MlU l U ' li and — Dradtu a dt es l s t ad. 
followed "Bright Spots." Mitchell, 
a fair romic and a very good 
dancer, has been seen with other 
parlnerK. Tho current combo Is 
cool »s any. Uradford being af 
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ARTHUR UNGAR in Charge 
loew's State Bldg., Snite 1221-22 
707 So. Broadway, Trinity 3711-3712 



LOS ANGELES 



Wednasdajr. SaptaolMr iM, IMr 



Priln|llinla,hav tti* fra* uaa «f Variaty** 
Loa • Awga l a a ' OWca Ur Infarmatian. Mall 
may b« addraaaad ear* Varlaty, Leaw'a Stat* 

Bldg., Suit* 1221-22, Loa Angalaa. It will b« 
held lubjact to call or fonwardad, or advar- 
tiaad in Variaty'a«Lettar Litt. 



Tho Oipheum layout last week 
looked greut on paper, ^ but sim- 
mered down considerably In the 
running. with three headlining 
"naroea" out ot total o( aeven acts 
on tka bin, Beatriea Ullia, hoMover, 
eloaed tha flrat kaU and No. f in 
numerical order ot tbe tafna. There 
waa little else to coma back for. 
The meat ot the bill waa apotted 
early and inadvertently. The "trey" 
spot had Sarah Padden in a one- 
acter by A. H. Clebler. called "Sou- 
venirs." Tills was Miss Padden's 
first appearance on the speal^ing 
atage in a year, the "movies" having 
occupied her time during the in- 
terim. With "Souvenirs" the char- 
acter actress tails to hit any dra- 
Siae hich spots through no tault 
ot har own, a%the skit is not prop- 
erly knitted. As a typical lower 
class Irish washlady ot 30 yeyrs ago 
Miss Padden runs the gamut ot 
emotions. 

"The Monologlst," by Bdwin 
Burke, was a lifesaver, following. 
The act is funny — very much so. 
With the supposed "monologlst" 
opening in "one" to go into his 
story, the "Jam" started. The guy 
working in the aisle •is great, but 
should put the soft pedal on his by- 
raOMitka.: Tha woman la the box 
falM<<aaatlr, with tha nanohman 
la tfea pit a darb, Tha croasflre 
■aca:by the man In the opposite box 
was a riot ot laughs. 

Despite the fact that Miss Lillie 
deemed it unnecessary to change 
any ot her muterial for her second 
week here, the oversight was felt. 
There Is no questioning Miss Llllie's 
artistic cleverness. The Kngllsh 
comedienne has the knack of pro- 
voking situations that never misses 
for comedy value, but at the same 
ttoa aha 4M aU this tha week before 
aad to practically the same audl- 
aaee. 

Dannie O'Neil and Charles Ver- 
mont (■burnt cork) brouglit 'em back 
from the lobbies for an Interlude 
of cross-fire gagglngs and songs. 
The material is rehashed, but the 
boys work haid ia ;Puttinc them 
across, and wind up witii a atrong 
exit. 

Ned Wnyburn's Buds of 1!I27 fol- 
lowed and dosed.. Sammy tiewis, 
accentric daaear and toed. Is feat- 
arad. with tlia fkoiniar-eetane ot 

Waybum sals. Of the latter Mar- 

cella Donovan, a song and dance 
miss with a sense of light comedy, 
scored while working with Lewis 
and alone. Outstanding in looks 
and a nifty high kicker was Althea 
Heinly. Floyd Carder and Patricia 
Pattl have the vocal end to them- 
selves, with the former not so forte. 
Herbe De Belle specialized with an 
acrobatic spin. finances Short 
clicked In on Oriental number, em- 
phaalsinK contortlonlatic ability. For 
a flnala flla time-honored black bot- 
tom waa ushered in, with the girls 
in line headed by Miss Donovan. 

Luster IJros., two men In athletic 
feats, in tlie opening spot, gave the 
show a fast start. Diero, piano ac- 
cordionist, held the ' pace in the 
"deuce" and almost stopped the 
show. 

Sunday nijiht held a good-sized 
house, sprinkled with a goodly num- 
ber of picture paopla. 

Forum, former independent pie- 
ture run house In the $1.65 class, is 
aow flying the colors ot Alexander 
Pantages In tha Tanda-piotara field. 




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COFFEE SHOP 

la tha Oaldea Vaat 

Carl— MULLER'S— Lai 

-TWO OLD TIMERS" 
Dlr»c( from Train or Thaatra 
Voa Ara Weleoaie 
724 So. Hill St. Lea Angelea 



In it.s pre-I'an days this house, on 
West IMco street, rated a "dub," 
with tlie neigiiljoihood folks Just un- 
able to see it, as fur as planking 
down that dollar and a halt for a 
screen flicker and a ntaudlln pro- 
logue aifalr that meaat nothing. 
Fantages stepped In with hla prop- 
osition several months ago, Just 
when the owners were ready to blow 
out, and It's understood Pan got In 
for a song and dance. 

The new location gives him an 
extra week in this town, taking into 
account the downtown hou.se, where 
business has been Kreat of late and 
where Moran and Mack shattered a 
tew records not Ions at;o. The 
trouble to be anticipated with the 
new spot. In an outlying zone, lies 
with the vicinity trade. The latter 
have, had the gyp put on 'em and 
have learned to steer clear ot that 
comer. It will take some time to 
educate them otherwise, but even- 
tually tt should be In the bag. The 
new policy, with a 50c top week 
days and an additional 15c on Satur- 
days and Sundays, should prove 
good bait. First run pictures tor the 
screen and five acts of vaude on the 
staRc Is another item in favor. The 
house holds around 1,700. 

The openin.£? bill was by no means 
satisfyiUK with the exception of Tom 
I^own and the Original Six Brown 
Bros., and neither was attendance. 
At the first show, 7 p, m., the house 
was three quarters empty and nicely 
sprinkled with kids. 

An eight-piece orchestra waa hid- 
den in the pit when the Three Oran- 
tos, male equilibrists, opened. Ordi- 
nary opener failing to Impress here. 
Mabel Haley and Joyce Slsteia. 
three gals ot the harmony singinK 
variety, came next and did little 
outside of the warbling. 

About 15 minutes of usual m. c. 
.sketch followed with "Honeymoon 
Limited," featuring Wiliiam Singer, 
comic. The material wasn't strong 
enough to hold up and little else 
helped. 

Tom Brown and band took what 
honors there was to be taken. They 
know Tom In this town, wither it's 
downtown, where he recently ap- 
peared, or up. Hla act la always 
good and a help to any bill. The 
screen offering waa "Paid to l/ove' 
(Fox). 



The Little Theatre, formerly the 
Potboilers, will put on "Fashions for 
Men," by Ferenc Molnar, as its next 
production, early in October. Re- 
hearsals on under direction ot Die 
M. Ness, with Stuart Holmes, Lena 
nasquette and Crauford Kent cast 
so tar, 

Hauptman's "Sunken Bell" will be 
presented by the I'asailena I'oni- 
munity Theatre beginning Oct. 26 



National Theatre Circuit open 
their new National Theatre 
Marysviiie this week. The house 
has a capacity ot 1.700. It is play 
Ing feature pictures and road shows, 
with ftiwjieta ot Bert Levey vaude 
villa oa Saturday and Sunday. 

The AJhambra, new Sacramento 
neighborhood house seating 1,800, 
opened this week with "The Fight- 
iaa Bagle." starring Rod La Rocque, 
a Da MlUe picture, with La Roc(|ue 
making a personal appearance. Thi 
is an independent house operated 
by I. Morris and George Peliter, the 
latter a banker. It is the only the- 
atre in (^aliforni.a that has Vita 
phone permanently. About 23 mo- 
tion picture stars attended the open 
ing. 



Frank Moore has started erection 
of a motion picture house seating 
400 in Lincoln, Cal., to be ready 
abaat Dae. l. The town haa a pop 
ulatlOB «f ->,iOO. 



Henry Duffy Is road ahowtng his 
stage production, Tlie*0li08t Train." 
through aorthera CalUoruia at a 
fS,tO top. 



"Loves of Carmen." Fox, opens at 
the Carthay Circle Oct. 7, following 
"Seventh Heaven." Latter Aim 
closes after a 22 weeks' run. 



The T & D Jr. Circuit, afllliatei 
with the West Coast 'riieatro.s, Inc.. 
are erecting two new houses. A Class 
A theatre seating 1,300 Is being built 



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in Chico, while in Orevllle a house 
seating 1,200, with an oOce building 
attacaad. la baiac caaatrnetad to be 
ready Dee. 1. 

Max 'Weiss and Boy Clair have 
installed a dramatic ilock company 
at the Plaza in Sacramento. They 
are making weekly changea ot bill, 
with "White Cargo" the current at- 
traction. Those In the company In- 
clude Carol Wines, Ivan Miller, Eva 
Shepard, Ray Cliltord. Norman Fu- 
sier. Rupert Drum Is the director. 



"The Great Necker," Taylor 
Holmes featured player, after 17 
weeks at the Belasco, closes Oct. 2, 
then goes to San Franclaoo. On Oct. 
3, In Its place, win coma "The Dev- 
il's Plum Tree," atarrias Ruth 
Chatterton. 



Cecil B. DeMllle was on the 
mayor's personal reception commit- 
tee to greet Col. Lindbergh on his 
arrival In Los Angeles. De Mille 
was picked for the committee on 
account of his having been a pioneer 
of commercial aviation In America. 
He founded and operated the first 
commercial airport In the United 
States in 1S20 at Los- Angeles. 

De Mille is a licensed pilot, but 
on account of hla large Insurance 
policies is no loocer pcnnlttad to 
fly. 



A revival of "Ten Nights in a 
Bar Room" will lie pre.wnted as 
the first production of the newly 
organised l>os Angelea Community 
Art Theatre, Oct. 1. 



New T<nver Theatre, seating 1,000. 
EiKhili and I'.roadway, straight pic- 
ture house, opsns Oct. 13. H. L. 
Gumbiner Is operator. 



Principals in "Joan of Arkansaw," 
opening Oct'. 6 at the Playhouae, In- 
clude Kathryn Crawford, Charles 
Gramllch. Cora Bird, John MerkyI, 
Flora B. RusaeU, James T. Kelly. B. 
P. 'Wade, the Newton Twins. Wil- 
liam T, Rogers and Gardiner Hart. 



C. F. Nagei and C. M. Fidler, ot 
Boston, are in Hollywood to make a 
series of technicolor pictures for 
Tiffany, They have completed three 
prdducttons in color mad* ka^Hader 
National Park. 



Hunt Stromberg, production exec- 
utive, in Qood Samaritan Hospital, 
Los Angeles, recuperating from ton- 
sintles operation. 



The Treasurers' Club ot Los 
Angelea haa poatponed Its first an- 
nual-benefit here from Oct. 8 until 
Oct. 29 at the Mayan theatre. Sid 
Grauman, director general of tiie 
midnight affair. Is In New York and 
will not he able to return in time for 
the event. The benefit will be held 
on Halloween eve and it will be 
called a Halloween festiv.al. 



One more link in the far-flung 
circuit ot West Coast Theatres cir- 
cuit was added Sept. 24 with the 
dedication by Xipvemor Toung ot 
California of the Alhambra, Sacra- 
mento. A local syndicate promoted 
the money to build the house which 
West Coaat wiU operate. It's Moor- 
ish in design, cost about a million. 
Is In the residential district, and will 
have a deluxe stage band. Fan- 
ciion and Marco policy. 



In mid-afternoon thieves broke 
into the room ot Bill Rose at the 
Rltz hotel and cleaned him, down 
to his tooth brush. His entire 
wardrobe, round-trip return ticket 
to Chicago and }1S5 in cash were 
taken. 

Mr. Rose (Conltcr and Rose) was 
doing his act at the Paatages the- 
atre when the thieves were busy at 
the Rltz. 



SEATTLE 

-By DAVEgTMPP 
Metrepolltan Boaia'a Band. 
Orpheum— " Cheating Cheaters " 

and v.aude. 

Fifth Avenue — "Hard Boiled Hag- 
gcrty." 

United Artists — "Annie Laurie." 
Pantaget — "Paid to Love" and 
vaude. 

Blue Mouse — "The. Desired Wo- 



Llbart/— "For the"L6ve ofTffllte. 
nbia— "Out All- Night. " 



Cclumb 



Red Corcoran has been engaged 
as master of c<-remonles and musi- 
cal dirv'ctor at P.elUngham for Fan- 
<-hon and Marco presentation, which 
have Just oi>eiied at tlie new MouAt 
Baker, 



Forrest H. <'umniings, director. 
Ileniy Duffy I'layers, Is here pre- 
paring fur a local opening soon. 
Sept 26 was set but postponed as 
tho changes at the old Itloore the- 
atre are taking more time. 



Ernie Rus.sell, organist, has Jiisl 
completed a two jeai-.-'' contr.n-t 
at tile l.ilierty iicre and lias Kon» 
to Los Angeles to be under man- 



BALTIMORE 

By BRAWBROOK 



Auditorium — "Queen High." 
Ford's — Thurston. 
Maryland — ^K.-A. vaude-plcturo. 
Hippodrome — K.-A. vaude-plc- 
ture. 

Garden— Vaudo-plcture. 
Stanley — "The Stolen Broda." 
Contiiryw "Hula." 
ValenciiB— "Magle Fkuaa." 

J. Everett. Wataoa, format aian- 
a^er. Parkway, haa gone to Cotam- 
bus, O., to maaaco the'aaw Iioaw 
house. 



Judge Coleman In IT. S. District 
Court here last week appointed a 

receiver for the Hutchison Film 
Corporation on the application ot 
Eldward C. Harrington, former Bal- 
timorean, who told the ludsa that 
the company owed him tM,(MO. 



Edwin A. Sherwood will manage 
"Sherry's," new supper club, to be 
opened In the new Stanley theatre 
buildtas 



The Cochran-Brooke production 
of "Seventh Heaven" (Auditorium) 
last week scored the biggest at- 
tendance for the one month tenancy 
of the playhouse. The regular sea- 
son was scheduled to open Monday 
witli ".Strike I'p the Band," but the 
ciu.sing ot that siiow in Philadelphia 
made the theatre dark. 



A blaze at Carlln's Amuaement 
Park destroyed thraa oo ne s asl ons in 
a la««a eaiMral baUtiw Nit'^k. 



Major-Oeneral Douglaa 
Arthur. Baltimore, has aoe^rtatf "ttia 
chairmanship of the ansarlnan 
Olympic Committee to succeed tha 
late William C. ProuL 



NEWARK, N. J. 

By C. R. AUSTIN 

Shubert — "Criss Cross." 

Brosd — "Denbigh." 

Proctei'*— 'VaudaTtUa aad *^e 
Chinese Fairot." 

Loew's State — 'Vaudeville and 
"Foreign Devils." 

Newark — ^Vaudeville and "Clancy's 
Kosher WeddlaSt" 

Mosquo— "ifatropeUa* tttd -vaMda' 
vlile. 

Branford— "American Beauty" and 
vaudeville. 

Fox Terminal — "What Price 
Glory" and Movietone (4th we4»k). 
Capitol — "Potemkin." 
Rialto — " Tbe Desised Wonutn ' 
and Vltaphone. . 

Miner's Empire— 'Voek-a-Poodie- 
Ekjo" (Columbia). 

Mutual Lyric— "Ha if 1 WH»d ( fcan- 
dals" (Mutual). 
_ . »»»fWSIms 




Louis Williams, new 

Fox Terminal, came heia troea the 

Star (Fox) New York. 



Freddy Slackman's Mandalay Or 
chestra is now playing Saturdays 
and Sundays at Dreamland Park. 



The Union, seating 1,000, Stuy 
vesant avenue. Union, opened last 
week. It Is the only theatre in the 
town ot Union (not to be contused 
with 1JaIea^tr>> Qaorga IfeOee 
is aiaaagsr; Joseph Stem builder. 



"Beau Oeste" played to fine bus! 
ness at the Mosque. An amusing 
slip occurred in the Loew organiza- 
tion in regard to tliis picture as 
Loew's State had announced .the 
flint tA * trailer up te tha tim*' 
tha MMqaa ads appeared " 



Tho Castle, Irvington, is still dark 
with no plans'for reopening. There 
is a rumor Irvington will build a 

moaieipai kottttas a* tha easti 

SltOk 

Marty Beck .IM* raturhed to the 
Branford, Cliai>il« Malaon, however 
still remalaa aa aiaattr ot cere- 
monies. 



The Lyric (burlesque) Is billing 
Itself now as the "Mutual-Lyric." 



Vii c -C hancellor Church has di- 
i ri i.nl the \'aiist*nrgli Amusement 
Co., operating the Rivoli, South 
Orange avenue, to show cause why 
a receiver should not be appointed 
for the company. The Criterion In- 
vestment Co. with a claim tor three 
months' rent and taxes amounting 
to tl.356 secured the order. They 
had leased the house to Louis 
Rosenthal, New York, who had 
Ipnsed it to th« VallttburgU Co. 



MINNEAPOLIS 

Metropolitan — Dark, 
Shubert— "Square Crooka" (Bain* 
bridge dramatic stock). 
Hennapin>Orphaum— 'Vauda and 

'The Gingham CUrf 

Pantages— 'Vaude and "I/>ves ot 
Carmen." 

Palace— "The Aviator" (McCulU 
Bridge musical comedy tab). 

Seventh Street — Vaudeville and 
"The Great Mall Ro'bbery." 

Qayety — "The Radio Girls" (stock 
burlesque). 

State— "Smile, Brother, Smile." 

Qarrick — "Beau Oeste" (2d week). 

Strand — "The Rough Riders." 

Lyric— "Moulders <tf Men." 

Oranif— "Camina 1^:l«dlp 
ing). 



"Tho Big Parade" Is announced 
to follow "Beau Geste" at the Gar- 
rlck. It will he the third of last 
year's big pictures to be seen here 
since the opening of the 1927-23. 



Phillips Carlln, WEAF studio di- 
rector and announcer. Is In Minne- 
apolis this week directing the 
broadcasting programs from the 
sixth annual Northwest nidio ahow 
at the municipal audltorlma. 



Ann Greenway was out ot the 
Hennepln-Orpheum bill tor several 
pertonaancea laft 'week oa account 
of Illness. 



The "Finkelsteln & Ruben Fani- 
ily," consisting of orciiestras, solo- 
ists and performers from the F. de 
R. theatres here, broadcasts over~ 
WCCO every Tuesday evening. 

The engagement of "The Mad- 
cap" In the Twin Cities permitted 
two sisters, Ijouise and Marcella 
Swanson, to hold a reunion. The 
former is "second woman" with the 
Balnbridge I'layers at the Sliuljoit, 
while Marcella is one of the princi- 
pals with the MItzi show. 

Chubby Driadala, burlesque sou- 
bratta, who retired from the atago 
several seasons ago when she mar- 
ried a Minneapolis non-profes- 
sional, is now one of the featured 
performers with the stock bur- 
lesqua at the Qayety. 

CHICAGO 

(Continued from page 59) 

dressed chorus men, two men, song- 
stress and dancer, and a biackCace 
comedian. The blackface was tiie 
turn. The' warbier was the next 
heaviest applause getter. Finale 
had the different people costumed as 
characters In some of the llghr ~ 
operettas. Two choruses by tha en- 
tire company UnaA tw^MW .Iha 
footlights, and flnnfar^ - '-' 

Feature irfcture was "For the 
LoTO ot Mike" (FN), with Ben 
Lyons. Show ran two hours, pic- 
ture and vaude splittins avaa> 



K. J. Smith, geaaral awaacar of 
Tiffany, is a c audas* irMter. 

Dave Liptoa, e( tha Publiz' pub* 
licity departmaat, to 'vacationing in 

Quebec. 



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SAN FRANCISCO 

Ilt'fore leaving^ licro fftllowin^ ilic 
collapse of "iCxposiirt-H," Will Mnt - 
rissey annouiMCd he would tlo ;i 
comedy calletl "The Kxtra Ciii," In 
afisoclation with Sam id. >larriH. tlii.^ 
^all. "The Extra Girl" Is by Tom 
McNamara. ■ 



"Twinkle Twinkle," featuring .Tec 
B. Brown and Nancy Weltord, goes 
to L.OS Angeles next week to follow 
"Oh, Kay," at the Mayan, the Janis 
musical coming to the I.urle. "The 
Great Necker" Is slated to fallow 
"Ob, Kay," into iMri^ .ud tben 
•Twiakto TwfaAW wm Mtariir- 



Marjorie Rambeau opens at the 
Columbia Oct. 3 in "Th« Vortex." 
This will be followed by "The Peli- 
can." Miss Rambeau' Is this week 
concluding a Inni; engagement at 
the Fulton, Oakland. 



Aboard the Dollar liner Profiitlent 
McKinloy, arriving from the Orient. 
Were three oranp-oiitanRs. «le..^tincti 
for Hollywood, where their owner 
will seek a picture ronneotioii. One 
of the monks' pet diversionw is the 
drinking of high-powered cocktails. 
The animals w OT T B S d U y Gnatave 
A. Dinkel, rubber fUaiiMt M BoMlt. 
Sumatra. 

Frank Whilbcrk, dean of Pacific 
•oast press apentx, has acquired an 
educated duck, presented by a 
friend who IlKiired that It would be 
a feature down in llnrlirip.-im.'. 
wiii'rc the 'WhitheckB have tli.'ir 
home. Dosi»ite tlie wired inelosure. 
however, AbaRail has been r;in.«in^^ 
her new owner niurli worry. It 
*;eenis Ahapail's pot diver.'^ion is to 
break loose and invade tli'^ front 
I»orehc8 of the ari.slucratio nei;?h- 
bors. A continuance of her pranks 
te bound te wtatt av ia tt roast duck 
4Unn«r at the tniftbeelc li'oine. 

Frances L. St. John, ushen tte In 
a San Jose plclure house, w ill m.irry 
Eddie IJanipler, San FrantMsco 
lit-htw'iKlit, because he earned n 
dccl.siun over Pete Myers, who hai! 
knocked him out in a former bout. 

Henry Duffy produ cstf "Pigs" at 
the Alcazar, Sept. W,~l j P WB8g a 
fcix weeks- run of "Tho' Alarm 
Clock." 

Rlvoll, long a lS-cent grind house, 
>*op*n«d Sept. 24 under a new pol- 



Eyebrowi Darkened 
Permanently i 

Eiebcowi ilmi.M b« dirlur Ihati ji.iir hair. 
(.>loura (lailitiji them. Otis kppllrauon fuf- 
O'-lmi until im hair ■rown UoalTRltd 
wat«r, ercamf, arrmlntloa: lunnlfft, rwr- 

maneiii. Older kUek n tttmrnt ta tl.u, 

pr^ttpai.l. 

C. Spin. M W«t Ma M., Nn York 



Aurora Arriaza 

SPANISH DANCING STUDIO 

1721 Broadway, New York 
To cloi« oat few reraainlnc copies 
of my 

■nenroo of self r^mTBrcTIo^• 

CABTAKKT PLATtNU 

— 



tte 



SCENERY 

and DRAPERIES 

Kwn.t arvric tmiio. csisaibw>. o 



Icy of presenlinK "unusual" pictures 
for extended runs. Opening attrac- 
tion was "Aftermath." Ocrman pro- 
diirtiun, made by Nattoikitf Fibns 
A-G, Berlin. 



Local showmen are taking an 
active part in the campaign of 
Mayer James Rplph (or ri^^^eoUon. 

"The Devil's Plum Tree," openInK 
Se])t. 14 at the Curr.in for tlircr 
weeks, with Uuth Chatterton 
starred, h.as been rewritten since 
the premiere, "(iay Pares" follows 
at the Outran, Oct. 3. 

Alexander theatre becomes a full 
week stand for feittlire pictures 
Sept. 29. Lindy's Bytapbony Artists, 
will appear on atafe; Alexander is 
a neighborhood lio«M in tbe Rlch- 
moaa AialMM. 

S.'in Franrj.'^fo tirand Opera Com- 
IKiny played to capacity during il^ 
Initial week at the t'ivic Auditorium. 
Final operas aM aebeftuM far this 
week. 



The Huckins hotel, 23-story struc- 
ture now in course uf erection, will 
have a spe cial k ennel with a veter- 

taeiMfiK' " — 

Rarry Stone and Mob* (Mrs. 
Stone), aatiatte act, are temporarily 
retired and 'fiaVe opened the Nlobe 
Smoke Shop here. 



Kenneth Mcfiaffey has arrived 
here to handle the advance press for 
'The Oreat Ne< k< r," which will fol- 
low "Twinkle-Twinkle" Into th.' 
Lurlo middle of October. 

Fannie P.rice will .lump direct 
from New \ork to Satt Fran-'iS' t- 
to open a new OrplK'iirn tour, ac- 
cording to a<lvifes receiv<'d here. 



ATLANTA 



By CRNIE ROGERS 

Loevu's — "After Midnight" (film) 
and Locw vaudc\ille. 

Metropolitan — "When a Man 
Loves" (film). 

Howard— "The Rough Riders" 
(film), and Publix stage unit, 
"Patches of .Joy." 

Capitol— "Out All Night" (film) 
and Ave acts Pantages vaudeville. 

Keith's GeMit— .•■4Uaa the I^one 
'Wolf (film), and ll're acU Keith 
vaudeville. 

'Vincent Lopez and his orchestra 
have broken all preced. nt in local 
vaudeville circles by holding over a 
second week at the Capitol. It Is 
stated Ixipez' ontlit was booked In 
KtraiKlit for two weeks with |8.00(l 
for the two. High wages for this 
section. 

There is no music in the Klalto 
theatre. The management propose<l 
to drop the orchestra and install u 
relay of three pipe organ players. 
The union Insisted on an cight-pieci 
house bond. 'When the management 
refused the band tbe union pulled 
the organists. 

Dlircrenrfs ij'mc n tin downlo'vn 
theatres and t!v lo.lion piclur..- 
operators have been arl.itrated. The 



VARIETY BUREAU 

WASHINGTON, D. C 

eiS The Argonns 

(1<29 Columbia Road) 
Telephons Columbia 4410 



By HAROIE MEAKIN 

Belasco (Shubcrt) — "Inten'eronce 
Kiilljert Miller); next, "Synthetic 
Sin" (Morosco). Both new. 

NationsI (Rapley) — "Springboard" 
with Madge Kennedy and Sidney 
ID.ukmer CWagner); next, "The 
Zoo ' ( Ullllngham). These new, too. 

Poll's (Bhubert— "Bonita" (Sbu- 
bert); next, Thuraton, WkI b HHi 

Earls ( Stanley •Cr«ndaU>—'Vaa<le, 

Keith's (K-A)— Vaude. 

Strand (Mutual)— "Tar and Tar- 

t. r" and pets. 

Gayety (Columbia)^-^nHMtac" BU- 

Ij VVaison. 



(tndefl- 



Columbia— '^ndenirartd" 

nite). 

Fox— Roxy presentation alid "Vaia 
to Love" (second week); nest, 
"What Price Glory." 

Little— "Variety" (origina l Te Tsl o il , 
in second week); next, "At tlie Ut 
tie tirey House." ^ 

Metropolitan — "Country Doctor" 
and tMlss) Lee Morse on slat;e; 
ni'\t. "Prince of Ileadw:ilters." 

Palace — "Road to Romance" and 
si.'i;;*' attractions; next, l-'iremen, 
.';.in My Child." 

Rialto— "Cat and the Canary " .'iiicl 
staKC attractk>n; next, "Shanghai 
Iioiind." 

Meyer ]>avls held the offlclal fall 
opening of La Paradis and Club 
ciianlecler last night (Tuesday). 
IJotii are housed In the same btiild- 
iiiK. -Mrs. Davis designed the new 
dcroiations of the Lc Par.-idis. Itr- 
cbestra Is now directed by Milton 
linvis. I'aul Fidclman Is bark bead- 
ing the Chantecler combination. 

Colden is to go in "Alles-Oev," 
working With the XtOtt JUsien... 

Manny King is now on the Davis 
p.iy roll, being featured at the Swa- 
ner dancing place in the Barle 
building. Al Kamons is again di- 
recting this orchestra, 

T. Arthur Smith, concert booker, 
has leased the President from the 
Columbia 'Wheel and has "The Bl.ick 
Hussar" set as the opening attrnr- 
titin with a specially lined up light 
opera company. 

P.iiace fijoow pets) has five .'kIs- 
thi.s uoi k in addition to the .S'avairo 
lilm. ' Hoad to Homanee " Melro- 
Iiolitan Is meeting opposition of the 
new I'ox by presenting (Missi lyce 
Morse plus "Prince of Headwititers." 



TORONTO 

By 6. A. 8. 

Royal Alexandra — "The Chocolntc 
Solier" (Am. Ugbt Opera Co.). 
Prineeea — "The Cradle Song." 
Empire — "New Brooms" (stock). 
Victoria— "The Little Spitfire" 

(Sloek). 

Gayety — Bozo Snyder. 
Pantages — "H.-ird Boiled Hag- 
gt rly," vaude. 

Loew's — "Road to Romance,' 

vaude. . . 

Uptown->Catt and Canaiyr stage 

show. 

Regent — "Seventh TTenven " 
Tivoli — "Swim, Oirl. .Swim" 
Massey Hall- -"IJestiny ' 
Canadian picture). 

St. Clair— "Harbed Wire." 
College — "Old San Francisco." 
R unnymede— "Ohaw/f 
Bieefw "12 Miles (D«t.* 



BOSTON 



(All- 



Knlght Brothers, Hlenhelm. Ont . 
have quit the picture game ami 
g^|d^t|Mir botlae to A. X. Oann, 



Tlie dc l.vion to I; ill off sti alchi 
two-a-d.-iv valid.. h:i« b. l|.ed b-git- 
Imate shows here. The ttiree grind 
houses jre ninnini; about level ac- 
cording to seatiii^< capacilv, with 
Loew's slightly out In front! 



Liilgl Romanclll, after sis' weeks 
in Kuropp, is back again at the King 
I'Mward Hold and Tivoli theatre. 

W'lc king of Canada's oldest hotrl. 
The Queens, Toronto, has st.'irti'd. 
Canadian Pacific Ralhv: «* will er«.ct 

the largest Imtel in Canada on tltls 
•iktt. Plan to book leading orelies- 

tras. 



DENVER 



Aladdin— "I learle." 

America — "Hack to Cod's 
try." 

Broadway 

Colorado * 
gerty. 



Mar\i;ind.' 
llani lioiied 



Hag- 



.Taik Donahue replaces Belle 
H.dcer. advertised headllner for cur- 
ir.ni \\'ik, at Keith's. First time 
I house has taken cognUanep of 
iswilili in bin by .annoiiniinij .M' 
ill.ik.r's ei.g.-.g'-nient was posli.oi 
I to later date In order to bring In 
I 'oiinhue during hla only available 

; u. .'k. 



Denham — "Knin" Csiock). 
Empress — "Haimted Spooks" 
(Bridge musical stoeli)^ pother" 
(screen). 
Orphsum — 'Vaude. 
Rialto— "After Midnight.'* . 
Victory— "Big P ar ad e" (M weak). 

Al Stovall and Imperial Orchestra 
(Denver boys) will be the baml 
aboard the S. S. President Orant 
when it sails for the Orient Oct. 15, 
returning Dee. 7. Orchestra played 
during summer at Crand Tjake, 
summer resort, and got job on liner 
after two years' effort on Stov.'ill'H 
part. Stc-tv,"!! direc ts liand and plays 
banio; Autiri-y Anclreson. pax nnci 
rciecls; IV J. (Penny) I*endergast. 
drums and banjo; J. SIdell, piano 
and guitar; Jerry Ec^hmidt; trumpet 
and baritone. 



By LEN LIBBEY 
At a niec-ting of the l:ill I'c.ster.s' 
t'nion held here plans were dia- 
cus.sed for a Theatrical Crafts' 
CcHincll of the unions engaged In 
tills Industry In lioston. The unions 
mentioned In the repodt were the 
Stage Mechanics, Musicians, Mov- 
ing Picture Mnchlne Operators and 
the Bill Posters' Union. 

Nancy Howe, formerly connected 
with a Canadian stock company, 
has joimd the statt of WNAC, 
Shepard Btorea broadcaatlnc 
tioa. • 



Ned Wayburn, whose production, 
'"riie Proruenaders," Is one of llie 
a.-ts on the Keith vaudeville house 
Ibis week. Invited the public to at- 
tend an open rehearsal of his act 
Tuesday morning. During tile re- 
tii arsal tlie girls conni^led srtlll, tlK! 
ilarii Ing act went througll 
liniberini; up ezercisos. 



Arllngttm theatre, which has had 
more or lesn of a checkered career 
of late years, will have four weeks 
of Sliakespearean plays, starting un 
Oc t. a. jTrits Lelber wUl be the 
prlnciaatxiB.^ll>« plays, under the 
dlrectUni W Oeorge Ford. 

John McCoruack will open his 
American tour in this city Sun day 
.afternoon, Oet. 9, at Syinideoiy 
llali. His tour takes him lo ilie 
Pacific Cuaat, where be will close 
next .May. 



R. n. MelTugh, 39, once a clown 
In the '"big topr'- tried 4o- «ommlt 
.suicide by turning on the gas In a 
cheap rooming house.- He was 
rushed to the general hospital nn- 
d j conscious, but finally pulled through 



Mary Kllzabilh Tfoung. dauKliler 
of -Nick 'i'ounir. dranj.-iiic- « .htor of 
Hearst's llostcul Aniciiiaii. w,is 
married .Saturday to Hamilton 
I'belps TMwaids of .Swanii-srott. 
Cc-reinony was pciformcd at 
tccn, where the Voiing tanilly liave 
lived for many years. 

Harry Mcstayer, In "Is He 
Guilty'/" at the Majestic, sustained 
a scalp woiiod and bruises about 
the body when he was the victim u( 
a taxlcab collision. After~trcatnient 
at the hospital he was able to go 
to hla hltel. 

The Brockton Fair opens on Oct. 

1 aricl runs for livf days and nfiiliis 




FOR MODERN 

SENSATIONAL 
STAGE 
DANCING 
Strttchlac anS 
Ltmborlns Bicrdaae 

Now at 
m-1M W. 4M St 
New York 




TKXAfBIGAt OirmTTEBS 

1U0 Breadwsy New York City 



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obeHluiwi wami ' tl 



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from 155 a we' k to $75. After argu- 
riient It was agreed that the opera- 
tors work for $65. 

'\'en;s ripiied op'-n two safes in | 
the odlce of tbe Alamo No. 2 the- ■ 
' ■.ire and made iway with IIT" In 

c.'U!>l>. 



— Ki yniour Btone, iormcijy of tb^ 
.\l-';-.M exchange here, was kill' d 
in an automobile accident whil 



Morrison, colored musl- 
I 1 .Morrison s Night Cluo 
in the negro divtri. l. .S. pt. 21, with 
a ten -piece hand under Morrlsoti'. 
ciii'M'iiim. ■ 




' liing 



through Indiana. 



;.n'v Milstein, long assodiicd 
n iiirn exchanges here, is man- 
Hie Salt LalM City exehanL-. 
-M-a-M. 



1 The Krtiest Ijoonii.s band c\ i. t.,i 
] rfC't'tWuK}, for^tlin lasi i»-w lA.-f; 
at r.lit.h OnrcbT..-; rmusement p.ii:. 
! will i.lay at the Arena, whli b 
' Ixiomi^ has t^iken O'.'t r from Jcbn It 
C^a^b. 



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VARIETY 



Wednesday, September 28, 1927 



ST. JOHN, N. B. 

By WILLIAM J. McNULTY 

Til.' Community. Willi a picture 
policy Dnly. has been opened ns a 
netshhoi liDod house in wM.it was 
rorini'ilv tlie town of CatUtim. 
N. H., iimv a part of St. .luiin. The 
scale Is 25 cents for two ninhtly 
performances and 15 cents after- 
noons. This house repl.iees the 
KmpresR, which was destroyed by 
Are. The Community Is one of the 
halls lir a newly recumtructed 
nunlclpal bttiMlac* 

The Queen Squara, pictures. St. 
John, N. U.. was reopened after 
belniT closed for a week. Efforts 
to cIo.MR this house by authorities 
have failed, as the local m.Tvor has 
stated the theatre Is the safest In 
town. A demand by the bulldlnt; 
Inspector that a numhor of seats he 
removed was refused by Fred Selby, 
•adiibltor. 

The Opera House In St. John, an 
«tf-and-on pletttrs house for two 

years, which has been dark since 

last spring, will be reopened Oct. 3 
by F. .1. Carroll, with a dramatic 
Stock company. A eroup which re- 
Oently closed a summer sto6k en- 
Sacement at the Bijou In Rancror. 
lie., win open Intact In St. John. 



TOLEDO 

By HALPH HeiNEN 

Empire — " Mildred Cozierre "- 
JM. n. A.). 

Keith's — Vaudeville-pictures. 

Rlyoll— Vaudeville-pictures. 

Panthaen— "Lile of Riley." 

^inaaaa— "The Way of All Flesh. • 

Vitttsmpla— "WlMH » ICtin Iioves" 
ICovletone - VltaphonC 

Lsew's Valentin* — "Bi* Varade" 
9d week. 

Palace — "Metropolis." 



I.,eonard CJrotte, the new ninn.Tper 
©f Loew's Valentine, surcceUa John 
lIoManus. who has .bean MUBMd 
■lanager of lioew'a In Twoiitd, 

Ruth Wales Melody Man. reor- 
itanlzed dance band, opemd the Sea- 
son at Vollmar's Park. 

The Rhythm CaTalters are playing 
M Indeflntto engaAemMt at Madl- 
•OB Gardens. 

Bohhy Savaffe. Mary Stanley 
PepTKy fircer and Dorothy Wolf? are 
featured at the newly reopened 
Oreen Mill Oard(m wUh Xmt Wat- 
ttman's oriohtMw. 



Harry ("Cas") Lewis has re- 
tained Kddle Davis and Kntertain- 
•rs at the Edgewater Inn. 

Ray Bradley and orch<stra have 
•iBned for a tone *nsag«mant at 
the Palmetto. 



BRONX, N. Y. C. 

A. Bloon, tormarly at the Bronx 
Plasa for Chulaa Ooldreyer, now 
■lanagint Barriif Wast Bnd 
theatre. 

Joe Davis haa succeeded M. ilald- 
Bts as manacer of ths Tremont. 

Mme. Malytna Lobe] has been en- 
kased by Nathan QoUlberE and Ja- 
cob Jacobs under a full-season con- 
toaet for their TiMMi ttoek nt the 
Prospect, 

IjOuIh theatre does not until 
•fter Jewish holidays. 



TAYIOR'SSPECIAL 

FaU Slic 

Frofeisional Wardrobe IinajK 
$50.00 

Uberai aMsaaMS sa year eU 
WMta iHa Msw Cataloase 

QUALITY, trSVICI 
Ua<«r Muamant tl*M MM 

TAYUIR'S 

1X7 mentmAtm, M B. ■saislili Bt. 
MBIT VOiMK OBWAOO 



HARTFORD, CONN. 

Capitol — "Metropo1is"-vaude, 
Strand— 'Til? Parade," "Drop 
Kiik." 

Majestic— "MaRic rianie." 

Palace — •■rnilerwmlil." 'I'ii enien. 
Save My Child." 

Princess — "ll.uM - Uoilod Hag- 
gerty. ■ 

State — "Beverly oC ( Jrauatark." 
Allyn— "The Blood Ship." 

Julius NtiRsnian Is now leader of 

the Strand orchestra. 



TLiz-tford now has a nisht club In 
f'luh ANVtrtliy Mills i-unnlnt? daily 
except Sunday. Worthy Hills, pro- 
prietor, bruailcasts twice each 
week. He has hooked for the next 
few weeks Kaye and lloche. 
"Honey" Post and Goodie Galloway. 



The Hartford Symphonic Orches- 
tra 'bpena its winter season shortly 
with Harry Chlseic, II, concert 
master. 



I^eonard Cline. playwright and 
author, sentenced to jail In Rock- 
vllle. Conn., for one ye.ir on a 
charge of manslaughter, will devote 
his time while In prison to writing 
five novels. 



A course in dramatics is being of- 
fered students at tha Hartford high 
schools. 



Julie Wlntz and orchestra are fea- 
tured at the Bond Hotel here. 



ROCHESTER, N. Y. 

By H. O. tANDKRSON 

Lyceum— "Old Ironsides.-* 

P i ec ad i 1 1 y — "The Woman on 

Trial." 

Regent— "Breakfast rit Sunrise." 
Eastman — "Hfii - 1 1 ur." 
Fay's — "What Happenod to 
Father"-vau(le. 
Temple — Vaude. 

Gayety — "Foolin' Around" (Co- 
lumMn). 

Corinthian— 'Trivolltlcs of 19iS ' 

(Mutual). 



The Lyceum held over "Old Iron- 
sides." and "The Cocoanuts" (Marx 
lirotliers) has been put off until 
next week. 



The Eastman has "Ben-Hur" at 
popular prices this week. The film 
played the I,>'ceum about a yejir ago 
as a road show. "The Blnr Parade" 
comes week Oct. 2. This tllm has 
played the Lyceum twice. 



The Piccadilly, redecorated, with 
a new stage setting and a second 
box offlce, celebrates Its llth anni- 
versary with two films, "The 
Woman on Trial" (Tola Negri) and 
"Alias the Deacon." while J. Gordon 
Baldwin and lIuKh Dodge will offer 
an orean and piano novelty. 



C. Sharpe Minor, organist-enter- 
tainer at the Lafayette theatre In 
Buffalo the past year, will be at the 
console In the new Rochester thea- 
tre, which opens late In October. 



Tha Lyric theatre safe 
enwkad last week with a KM 



was 
loss. 



ATLANTIC CITY 

By viNCE Mcknight 

Apollo— "Yes, Yes, Yvette." 
Stanley — "I-onesoitie Ijadies.* 
Virginia— Moon of Israel." 
Earl a — "Quicksands"- vaude. 
Colonial — ' I'rinco of HeaJwaiters. 
Strand— "The Missing Link." 
Capitol— "Tillie the Toller." 
City Square — "The Secret Studio." 
Savoy— "Desires of Itas." 



SYRACUSE, N. Y. 

By CHESTER B. BAHN 

Wieting— "Be Happy" (Columbia), 
last h.iir "Night Hawk." 

B. F. Keith's — Vaudeville and pii - 
tun^<. 

Temple — \'audcvlll6 and pit tures 

Savoy — "Red I'epper"; last hall 
"Sli|>pc^- I'avei.ients" (sto<-k hur- 
lesi|Ue).w 

Crescent — Pictures and vaude- 
ville (Ind.). 

Strand — "Cnmillo" and Vltaphone. 

Empire — "Twelve Miles Out." 

Eckel— "Swim, Qirl, Bwlm." 

Rivoli— "On Ze Boutovard" and 
"The Fighting Hombra." 

Syracuse — "The Midnisht Kiss" 
and "Whispering Wires." 

Regent— See You In Jail." 

Harvard "Si>eclul Delivery." 

Palace— "Too Many Crooks." 

Swan — "liough House Rosie." 



The Syracuse Symphony opens its 
third season, dliMtton Vladimir 
Shavttch, Oct 8 in Keith's theatre. 



Pep Bernard and Orchestra, Syra- 
cuse jazz band filling dance hall 
and night club engagements, la re- 
ceiving .1 vaudeville tryouL thlii 
week ut the Temple here. 

Date Curtis, who staces the stock 
burlesque at the Savoy, rehearses 
his troupe after the last night show, 
working from 11 p. m. until about 
3 a. m. The Savoy operates on e 
grind policy, opening at 1 and run- 
ning until 11 p. m. The bill is 
ch.anged twice weekly, two shows 
l>eing actually In preparation whll-^ 
a third Is being played. 

The United States Marine Band 
is booked hero for Oct t at the 
Armory. 

Removing one of the principal 
obstacles to a two weeks' New YorK 
State l'"air next year, the Syracuse 
Central Trades and Labor Assfembly 
has gone on record In favor of statr 
legisl.atlve a<-tion changing the pres- 
ent law which makes it Illegal for 
the fair to run on Labor Day. Th, 
local unionists, in return, ask that 
they be permitted to assume full 
charge of the fair's program for 
Labor Day. 



Binghamton's newest theatre, the 
Ca|)itol. owned by Frank Stente. and 
under lease to the Binghamton The- 
atre Co., headed by M. E3. Comer- 
ford of Scranton, opened Sept. 2l' 
with vaudeville and pictures. The 
house win be under the active man- 
agement of Ned Comblte and David 
Cohen, Binghamton, Tho Capitol 
changes bills twice weekly, playing 
live acta with films. Herbert Voges. 
Cleveland. O., is the organist. The 
house plans to Install Vltaphone. 



DALLAS 

By RUDOLPH DONAT 

Palace — "Shanghai Bound." 

Majestic — "I'atd to Love." 

Old Mill— l.<jsl at tho Front." 

Capitol — "The Lone l-:;igle." 

Pantages — "Naughty .Nanette. " 

Palace — Lou Forbes and orchestra 
with ".Montmartre," 

Majestic — Bngdon and Uorrisey 
unit show. 

Pawtaiaa— Bud Morgan and Co. 



Booking director Hob O'Donnell. 
of Interstate's Majestic here, found 
himself In deep water last week 
when his stage force walked as a 
result of disagrcnnent concerning 
salaries. Ite dratted the whole office 
force of tho headquarters and or- 
ganized what he railed tha "Inde- 
pendent Wonder Workers." 



Melklejohn & Dunn, dramatic 
stock promoters of Los Angeles, 
who have leased the Cirola here, 
Dallas' stock playhouse, annoimced 
Oct, 1 for their opening data. The 
company will be known aa the 
"Circle Players," at 76 cents. 
Blanchard McKee has assumed his 
duties as general manager. 

Ttie State Fair of Texas opens 
Oct 8 and will continue until Oct. 
23, 16 daya. It is Texas' greatest 
annual show event, and is visited 
by more than a million and half 
people from every part of the south- 
west Last season was poor as re- 
sult of the terriflo crop failures. 



OMAHA, NEB. 

By ARCHIE J. BALEY 

Brandeis— "If I Was Rich" (Clem- 
ent-Walsh t»layers). 

Riviera (Publix) — "Young Amer- 
ica" and "The Stolen Bride." 

World (Pantages) — "Mothm-" and 
va ude. 

Sun — "The Big Parade." 

Gayety— "Night Lite In Paris" 
(Mutual). 

Moon— Joo Marion Playera and 
pictures. 



Al Evans, head of Riviera stage 
shows, has signed a new contract 
with Fubllx. His first contract 

called for ten weeks. 



As a result of big 
Sun has held over "Th. 
another week. 



business the 
lii^. Parade" 



Vera Oodetl is the new organist 
at the Rialto (Publis). 8h« (or- 
tncrly played the Broadway, Council 

Bluffs, la. 



"What Price Glory" closed after 
two weeks at the Bckel Friday 
giving way to "Swim, Girl, Swim." 
Fox picture which had grossed $13,- 
000 the flrst week, drew 88,000 the 
second. It was tho first picture to 
be held of er for a second week in a 
local first-run house sine* "Way 
Down Etost" at the Strand. 



Larry F. Warrell Is now treasurer 
of tho Apollo. William Hammond 
has returned to the Garrlck box 
onice, PhiladelpiTia. Julius Free- 
man succeeds Warrell as assistant 
treasurer. 

The Steel Pier closed its season 
Sunday with t^o concerts by the 
United States Marine Band. 



The Garden IMcr will feature 
dancing four nights .a week. J-I'.litie 
McKnlght opened Saturday with his 
orchestra, coming from a summer 
engagement at Virginia Beach. 





STRICTLY UNION MADE 



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Hartmann, Oihkoih ft Mendel Tronki 

■ ALL MODELS— ALL SIZ ES ON HAND 

AT tmmAfVt KIDVCUI FUVU 

ALSO 1,000 USKO TRUNKS OP EVERY DESCRimON 

WM DO KBPAnilNa. WBITK FOR CATAIX>a. 

SAMUEL NATHANS, Inc. 

BM Seventh Avenue, between 40th and 41st Streets. New York Citv 

■ou Aammrn von e a m mtrnvani ran maui 



lyocal Rialto Is convinced that not 
only have times changed, hut col- 
lege students with them. In other 
years students at Syracuse Univer- 
sity have been a collective thorn In 
the flesh of local exhibitors, with 
the boya quite likely to take pos- 
8es.-!lon of a house it tho spirit so 
moved. Naturally it was » oostly 
business for the managers. 

This year the Harrisons, operating 
the Empire, tried an experiment. 
They invited the entire freshman 
class, and sophs to boot, to the the- 
atre Thursday, turning over the 
house to them for the evening 
screenings of "The Heart of Mary- 
land.*' The party was aa ortlnrely 
as a West Point drill. So Harrisons 
propose to make it an annual affair. 



Ithaca at present la witnessing a 
battle between rival professional 
dancing schools. Three are in the 
field this fall, and prlos cutting is 
tha order of ths dajr. 

Albert P. Kaufman, local Schine 
district manager, pulled a new <»nc 
here this week, when he sent New 
Year greetings to every Jewish 
family — over 3,000 — in Syracuse. 



LOS ANGELES 

(OoBttnnod from page 88) 

man was granted a divorce from 
Frederick Aloysius Zimmerman, 
drummer in an orchestra. Wife said 
her mate didn't speak to her for 

four months. 



In a raid on the Lighthouse Tav- 
ern, Twenty-thiixl street and liay- 
niond avenue, Signal Hill. W. E. 
Kobertson, prot)rietor: Rose Webb, 
cook, and Kddie Hrown, waiter, 
were taken Into custody. 



William R. Burke, 26 actor, C020 
Carlton Way, Hollywood, was ar- 
rested on a charge of liquor pos- 
session In violation of tho Wrtght 



I^eonard Keel, full-blooded Chick- 
asaw Indian, accused of murdering 
Reuben Brlce for the affections of 
Tootsle Simpson, cabaret entertain- 
er, was held for trial in superior 
court by Municipal Judge Balrd. 
Tlie flghh over the girl took place 
Si'pt. 4 on the front porch o( a pri- 
vate home. 



OAKLAND, CAL. 

By WOOD SOANES 

Marjorle Rambeau goes from here 
to the Columbia, San Francisco, di- 
rection of Ralph Plncus, for n. period 
starting October 3. The Fulton sea - 
son here starts October 2 with "The 
Last of Mrs. Cheynex»" featuring 
Ruth Rcnlck and OeOrge Barne.< 

Charles Carroll remains house 
manager at the American with Ward 
C'asady as assistant and Jack Qault 
press agent. The house Is now uart 
of the West roast Theatres chain. 
.\t the T. \>. Casady w.ts repl.-iced 
by l>oniiuic Isahella. He Is the sec- 
ond man to icavo the Orpheuin serv- 
ice for the West Coast. A few 
weeks ago I'hil I'hiUlps. press agent, 
changed to the T. & D. here. Horace 
lleidt, orchestra leader, American, 
was moved to the Campus in Ber- 
keley and replaced toy John Coletti 
Al Lyons remaina at tha T. * II. 



Box MIdgley, who sold tho Amer- 
Yfst C9**V to 



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Albano V V 
Anderaon Lucllla 
Ayer tiraca 

Balmaln Ray 
'Bamea Stuart 
Beban Oaorra « 
Baantnirton Chaa 
Bervhola Blla 
Bier Ruth 
Bonn Walter 
Booth Wade 
BrliCffs Iru 
BronMon P^rry 
Buckloy Jack 
Burnn Twins 

Chaataln M R 
CoUlna Barl JC 
CoBlaa Paul 
Cordon Don 
Crabla Gaorca 
Crentn Albert 
Culture Phyaical 

Dawn Joan 
Dell Delano 
Diven Krnpst 
Duniont Attolpha 

Vox JaniPfi 
Frohman Bert 

Gibney Uarloa 
Olbaon Hardy 
Olfford W O 
Gilbert Bert 
Grandy Gertla 

Harvey Mra 
Bamen Bfa 
Hayes Unt 
Heller & Uiley 
Herman Ijevrlm 
Hertz T.tlHan 
Higgins Mary 
Hocan & Stanley 
Howard Jewel 
HUBhaa R ft P 
Hunter Oaorva 

tveraen Fritat 

Jahn T..ota 
James Ulndya 

Kal.Ti Art 
Kaye Muriel 
Klijht tHiver 
Kinfc UoIUe 
Koaatner Joaaph 

l<amarcblna Ant 
lArry'a But Bok 
Isaytoa Marto 
LaRoy Dot 
Laatar 

Laatar H ft O 
Ltonff Tack Sam 



Charlaa Raymond, formerly man- 
ager of a Loew theatre, Boston, Id 
general manager of the new Milea 
Oriental, scheduled to open Sept. 
26 In Detroit. 



Bernlce Lewis, picture actress, 
nied wa^e claim for $85 against the 
Asfloclated Independent Producers, 
picture concern. She also claimed 
she paid $460 for stock on promise 
of ft part In a film. 

HuJnlph Sc'liildkr;ivit appeared In 
frdeial court to rcrcho hl.s Anal 
Aiiu'iican cltizonsliij) jiuperH. Srbild- 
kraut, natiw of Au.striii, maintained 
his citizenship in Vienna durin? his 
frequent tours of the United States. 
He cams to California about three 
years ago. 

AFrs. Miriam Lloyd Wright, re- 
cently divorced from Frank Lloyd 
Wright, Chicago architect. Is on 
tlie coa$t asplrlnj? to break Into 
pictures, it Is said. iShe was former- 
ly on the legit stage and is known 
to be a sculptress. 

Johnnie Drayer. luinhand of 
I'Uhel Drayer, known on the screen 
ns Ethel Hall, and who was drowned< 
In Merced river while working In a 
Fox picture, was awarded $1,242 in- 
Kurance when he contended he was 
partially dependent on his wife. The 
Industrial Insurance commission 
order ed the insurance company to 

pay: i--^ 



Mrs. J. Etliel Stary. nlilow of C. 
K. Stacy, who recently died from 
blowing a trombone In the Longr 
Beach municipal hank, was dven a 
death beneftt of fS.ISO by the city of 
iMng Beach.' Th* raUns WM by 
tho Htate Induttrtal AeeMmt ooai- 



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ICcBlsa Aubrey 
Ifmck * Earl 
Mack Neal . 
Mailer Jack 
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Millar rr.4 J 
Mill. Tom 
Morton Dorothy 
Munk Otto 

N.iacke Cha. T. 
Newman W II 
Norman Karyl 
Norton Lottl. 

Oat.nnan Jack 

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Padlarial •» 
Pappaa Tern 
Powara Ollle 
PnaiAr R 
Pymm FAB 

Randall Fred 
UPed & Iiucy 
Hhpa Mils 
Rlnaldo J 
Robbln. IXrIcht 
Robertson Ouy 
RoblnTOn Charll. 
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Roy Philip 

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Sheriff Enieat 
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8mRh Frank 
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DOROTHEA ANTEL 

226 W. 72d St., New Yori« City 

The Sunshine Shoppe 

OPERA LENGTH HOSIERY 
M.W Awertswt af If Kzclaslvs Da- 




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VARIETY 




HOTEL HUDSON 

ALL NtWLV DECORATED 
B 8 and Up Sina'* 
$12 and Up Double 
Hot and C«Id Water and 
Telephone In Each Koom 

102 WEST 44th STREET 
NEW YORK CITY 



HOTEL FULTON 

(In the Heart ut New Swk) 
$ g and Up SingTa 
914 and Up Doubla 
■bower Batba. Hot and Cold 
Water and Telepnone 
Bleiililii Vka la each room 
iM-2t8 WEST 4<th STREET 
NEW YORK CITY 
Phon«: lAckawanna 6M0-1 
Oppoaita N. V. A. 



THE DUPLEX 

HOUSEKEEPING FURNISHED 

APARTMENTS 
ISO Waat 43rd 8traat, Naw York 

I Tlit 



Three and foar rooms with bath. 
' eompleta kitchen. Modern In every 
purtleiilMr, will accommodaie four 
•r mora adnlta 

tM.M B» W»»ltl.T 



Coming to Waghingten, D. C? 

The LEE HOUSE 

FIFTEENTH AND L 
tCO Roome Each wtth TM * Rhewer 
Special Profaaaional Rataa 

Single, $17.50; Doubla, «25M 
Twin Beda, $28M 
Bob Blork, 



BDIS NEXT WEEK 

(Contllraed from page ST) 

Jack Clifford 



M half (.2)-l) 
i Camerons 
•arcent A Lewis 
Oaaar Dncaa 
Vartaaatia * O 
l«w Walek 

OINCINNATf, O. 
Keith (M) 
flwatn's Birds 
BwinR Eaton 
Bcmo's Midpete 
Bill Robinson 
Claade * Itarlan 
O'Deaalahawa 
•now * Colnmbn^ 
rtooley * Pales 
Diaz A Pnwers 
(3) 

Hftuntfd 
Wliitlntr * Burt 
Sliclly Heit Co 
Derrickson A B 
Homer Romalne 
Royal Oascoynes 
(Three to nil) 

ralare (t6) 
4 Wordens 
flullivan & Ijewia 
Bartcn A Ravin 
Raymond Boml Co 
Reed A LaVere 
•tepplns Alona 
Hunter A Perclval 
(Two ta mi) 



Id halt (»-» 
tTnaBoal t 
X Sheriff Co 
JAB Face 
Vareui Bis A Clton 
Facaaa 
^ CLKVKLAMD, O. 

Can BroB * Bettr 
Maa Qraaa 4 
fekallr Belt Bar 
Sack n CllSord 
' fiddlara vs Jaia 
(Oaa to ail) 
(» 

Hardeen 
Bennett Bros 
Naughton A Gold 
iSally Alli y 
Powell A Rinehart 
(One to fllll 

Palaee ««> 
Chevalier Bros 
^arle Marlowe 
Tieman's Tones 
White A Tlemer . 
Lew Cody 
Sheldon Haft A I. 

oounmis. o. 



id half (tt-l) 
Xaye A fiayre 
Varry Corwey 
May A LaTour 
Alicer A Pair 
ITwo lo mi) 
DATTOV, O. 

Keith 
2d half <!9-!) 
PiyinK Harwfila 
J B^nn.-;t V.Tun 
J^evnn A Bcllos 
Xeliy jackMii ro 
Harrison A Dak in 
Blonsom Heath Em 

1st half (3-S) 
Carr Bros A Betty 
Ewing Baton 
'I'-ne Greene 
Raymond Bond Co 
iTiro to dill 

2d half (C-9) 
Vo« A Waiters 

rnard 



Rridini A Be... 

J^aaajr A fva 



HOXOL. L^ORRAJNE CHICAGO 



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•INOLE ROOM WITH BATH. «£OIL t2M and W» PER G 
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TWIN BEDE, BATH. «2ftOO PER WEEK 
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HOTEL KILKEARY, PITTSBURGH 



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IRVINGTON HALL I HENRI CQURT 



*5S West Elst Street tit West MtK Btrsst 

M40 CIreto ' MM ItoagMf 

-WLDONA COURT — ^ 

*41>S4T West 4Sth Street. 3560 Lonsaera 
1-2-i-i-romn mArtmenta. Each apartment with ^vate'liettl. phone, 
kitchen, kitchenette, 
•IEjOO up WEEKLY—ffTMO UP MONTHLY 

The largest piaJntalner of housekeeping furnished apaitnients directly 
under Ulf •upenision of the owner. Located In the center of the 

theatiical ilistiict. All fireproof buildings,' 
Address all communications to 

CHARLES TENENBAUM 

Principal ofllce: Hildona Court, 341 Waat 4Sth Street, Naw York 

Apartments can be Been evenings. Offlce In each building. 



Phone: LONCACRE CMS 



OBO. P. MBKBIDBB, Prop. 

FURNISHED 



nntiiT' r>i?T>nniJ a furnished 

llllii Ijljirv 1 iliV apartments 



COMPI.BTK FOB BOC8EKEEPINO. 

325 West 43rd Street 

Priralo Bath. *-« Bae a is, Cataria* 
the ptal 

STEAM HKAT AMD BIJCCTBIO UOBV- 



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NEW YORK CITY 

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LOU HOLTZ'S 



241 WmM 43d Strmet, New York City 
raONE LACKAWANNA 7740 

Om and Three Rooms, Bath, Kitchea 
Completely Furnished 

In the Heart of Timet Square 

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754-756 EIGHTH AVENUE 



MrMly Profaaalaaal 



Mh and 47th Streets One Block West o< Broadiaty 

Three, Foar and Five Roosn Furnished Apartments, SS Up 

Phones: Chlrkerlnc tlSS-SlSl 



(TWO to All) 
DETROIT, MICH, 
HoUywood (to 

RIchy Craiff Jr 
Mmn llaru Onukl 
Burns & Foran 
Telaak A Dean 
(One to lili) 

Temple (S6) 
Murand A Girton 
Anderson Bros 
Frank Dixon Co 
Bddii; Nelson Co 
Count Berniviei Co 
Ullian Faulkner 
(3) 

Terry Corwey 
Jeroma A Oray 
LaBolla Pola 
Harry Fos Co 
(Two lo fln) 
Uptown 
id half (29-2) 
• Crackerjacks 
Sampsel A Leonb't 
Frank McOlynn 
Johnny Berkes 
Joe Fejer Orch 
E. UBERTV. FA. 
Sheridan Hq, 
Id half 129-2) 
Cardiff A Wales 
Jack Lee 
O'Brien C 
Nathan A Sully 
(One lo flili 
BAXTON, PA. 

State 
td half (29-2) 
Jim Lucas 
Merrills A Ruth 
Kniily Earle 
(Two to fill) 
BUZABKTH, M. t. 
dtp 
td halt (tl-1) 
▼aa Bona 
Marrap A Soash'ty 
Bavaa A Flint 
Qapaer A Byroa 
(Oaa ta All) 
BUnBAi X.T. 



The Kenilworth 

Virginia- Baaeh. Vs. 

Ocean Front 
Private Baths 
Call Bell Service 
All Rooma Running Water 



WInton Bresthers 
Marble Coates 
(Two to nil) 
OIX>VRSVl.E, PA. 
Glove 
!<1 half (29-2) 
Lane Kr Harper 
Watson A Wood 
SUnley A Blva 
Dayton A Raneo 
I.eaffue of Vamps 

C: BAPins, Mini. 

Ramona Park 

!d half (29-2) 
Ooaslps of *27 
OB'NF'U), MASS. 
Vietaria 

2d halt (it-» 
Wilton SlB 
Shick A D'ArnUa 
Green A Oala 
(Two to All) 
GRRF.NSB'IU], PA. 
Strand 

2d half (29-2) 
A A L Barlow 
Edwin Oeorsa 
Marahall A lArre 
Ina Laarla A Soott 
(One to SID 
HABRISB'RO. TA. 
New 

Id half (29-1) 
Pebeli A Vine 
Sido Kicks 
Allen A Lee 
(Two to nil) 
BABTFORD, CT. 
Capital 

td halt (i9-S) 
Jack Joyce 
Ann A Frank 
Watson A Cohan 
lifusieat Powellys 
llo'landers 
BOLYOKB, MAM. 



td half (29-2) 
Bobby Adams 
Joyner A Poater 
Klttiy Doner 
Norton A Haley 
Jeaij Costello Co 

JOBNSTOWN, PA. 
Majrstle 

2d half (:9-2) 
Davis & XTe<"uy 
O'Connor X.- Viiiiciin 
Ilajel A Klatofr 
Casey A "Warren 
C A L Fondnu 

KINGSTON, N. T. 
Klnsston 
2d haU (29-2) 
pap A Richards 
g^na Oaald 
Donahue A Olbson 
(Two to mi) 

UINC ASTER. PA. 
Colonial 
2d half (29-2) 
Ashley A Sharp 
(Others to fill) 
LAWB'MCE. MASS. 



SPECIAL RATES TO 
PROFESSION t 
Single Rooms, $12 weekly 
Double Rooms, $15 weekly 

Full Botel Serrlce 

NORMANDIE HOTEL 

SStb St. and Broadway, New Talk 



^ HOTEL ELK 1 



MaraU A BHaar 

(Three to All) 
MONTREAI„ CAW. 
MobUe 

Id half (29-2) 
Genaro Girls 
Delton A Finny 
McCall Kelior 
Moraan A Sheldon 
Lottie Mayer Qlrls 
Cedl Alexander 

r. X.T. 



td halt <t*-t> 
Brvel A Day 
Great Johnson 
Brown A Dement 
(Two to All) 
BBIE, PA. 
me (tS) 
Royal Oascoynes 
Combe A Nevins 
Fisher A Hurst 
Sally'a Alley 
(One to ail) 
(IK 
t Sailors 

Blossom Heath Bat 
LaytonAJiay 
Jnlla Dlka 
(One to nil) 
PAIBMONT, W. V. 
Tmirmoat 

td halt (tl-I) 
Stanton A Dolores 
Jack Falrbaaka 
Boyd A Klas 
VardI A f>Bnell 
Sharon Devrles 
OEBM'NT-WN, PA. 
Orpheum 

Id half (29-2) 
Jack Conway 
Our A Barl Masley 
Pletro 
Powera t 
(One to nil) 
OUBNS F'liS, N.V. 



2d half (21-1) 
BUI/ rait 



td halt (t«-» 

Jimmy Lyons 
(Others to fill) 
BOHNEIX, N. T. 
ShaUnrk 
Id half (29-1) 
TAR Romaine 
DcWiifred A B 
Edwards A l.iUyan 
(Two to nil) 
BOMT'OT^, W. Y. 
Otpheam 
td half (2>-» 
Stan Stanley 
cnafa Howard 
Bart A Clark 
Scarftold 
Gloria Devon 
INDIANAPOMS 
BeMh's (tS) 
Les Gellis 
Charlos Wilson 
Naa HalperiB 
Nauithton A Gold 
Sandy- i^wtr- - 
(Jl 

Count Bemaute 
Trahan A Wallace 
Jaclt Kednifin'l 
Murr.m.I A Wallaee 
.One l<» f^li) 

ITHACA. N. T. 

Strand 
td half 129-1) 
Marly liupree 

(Othara IS nui 



. Id half (I9-I) 
^Caiir A Wllaon 
"Viola May 

(Three to nil) 
I/XnSVILLK, KT. 
National 
Id half (292) 
Coamopoiitan 4 
Leilhton A my 
Haunted 

Martha Bryor Co 
(One to nil) 

1st half (>-S) 
Vox A Waltera 
Bodlnl A Bernard 
Chaney A Fox 
Jack Clifford 
(One to fill) 

Id half ((-» 
Carr Bros A Betty 
Ewlnff Eaton 
Gene Greene 
Raymond Bond Co 
(One to nil) 
liOWELL, MASS. 
Kelth'a 
td half (It-l) 
Ooo W Moors 
Billy Hallen 
Plolda A Pink 
< Baaaealres 
Marray A Irwia 
Oonlln A Glass 
MANCU'ST'R, N.H. 
Palace 
Id half 129-2) 
Lshr A Bell 
Ibacks Ent 
Tanarakis J.ips 
Buddy W.ltivr 
(One to 111!) 
McKF,H>ir'KT. PA 
llippotlronie 

Id h^. If (:'• :) 

Walln.e A- May 
LouiKc \\ ; ici; t 
."'hita ("o 
I,uea5' A I.H' an 
<One to ft 11 
MF.AI>«IM.K. PA 
Park 
td hair (2t-t) 



td half (If-I) 

Thos J Ryan 
Seymour A Howard 
Bea Sis A Carroll 
Paper Creations 
(One to nil) 
MASBV'US, TKNN. 



td half (29-2) 
Bbudlnl A Bernard 
Barker A Wynn 
Chaney A Fox 
Vox A Walters 
Bocaaay Tr ' 
XBWABX, V. t. 
Praetor's 

id half (2>-l) 
Fred LaReine Co 



Wm Sully Co 
Allea A Canfleld 
Wrifht Dancers 
N. BTH'LLF^ N.T. 
Proctor's 
id half (29-2) 
J A H Reyes 
O A M Moore 
Carney A Jnaa 
Dippy Dlers 
(One to ail) 
NEW HAVEN. CT, 



Mick Bnfford 
Noel Lester 
Maaon A Keeler 
(One to nil) 
PASSAIC, N. i. 
New Moatank 
2d half (29-2) 
Murray A Fain 
(Others lo nil)' 
PATEBSON. N. J. 
Becoat 
td halt (M-l) 
Martoa Sunablns 
JeroBko A Bvolya 
( OtheiS U Wl) 
PttTR ABBOT 
Majesllr 
id half (29-2) 
KImp Jesters 
Cynthia A caalra 
sidaap OtsM 
Ed Oeer 
(One to nil) 
PHII..4UHIJ>HIA 
Allecheny 
2d half (29-2) 
Cooper A Clifton 
(Others to ail) 
Broadway 
Id bsit (11-2) 
Norwood A Hall 
Hartini Tr 
JAM Ilarkina 
(Two to All) 



tes Wsat Md St.. Cw. Tth Ave. 



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WEEKLY, $10 
WITH BATH, $14 
DOUBLE, «3 EXTRA 
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MANSPIBLD HALL 

THE BEST VALUE 
IN TIMES SQUARE 



DOUBLE 
112.00 UP 



SINGLE 

$10.00 UP 

Our Boat Front Rooma, $16.00 
22> W. 9«k St, Mew Yect PHess ai70 Cirsis 



Hotel America 

149 W. 47th St., N. Y. C. 

rhone Bryant 0094 
Ijinte Room and Private Bath 



id half (ll-t) 
Roaera A Wynn 
Chlahoiro A Brecn 
Raffln'a Monkeys 
Mildred Force 
Rer. Cansini A T 
v. LONDON, CT. 
Balth's 
Id half (19-1) 
All Girl Show 
NIAGARA TAIA^ 
BeUetlew 
td half (19-2) 
Halter A Paul 
Larry Comer 
Jack Uedley 
Lloyd A Rivera t 
(One to nil) 
N. ADAMS, MASS. 



td half (11-1) 
M A A Clark 
Naida Morrslne 
(Three tr, nil) 
OTTAWA. ( AN. 
flniplre 
1,1 half i:: 2j 
Edith llejilnian 
Enes T-Vaieere 
Jend, rlifl A Reed 
Venet;:.Ti kltasQ 
Wil^ens A Wilkens 
Il.irry MaitinI 
rABK'Rsll'ts W.V 



Id halt <t»-l) 



td halt (ti-i) 
Paskmaa'a Mlaatr"! 
(Others to SU) 
Bade (tS) 

Pranela A Wally 
4 Pepper Shakers 
Tester Thouchls 
Hasootra 
Lane A I^ee 
Frank Wilbur 
(Three to nil) 
Oraad O. H. 
id half (29-2) 
Pasalnir Psrade 
(Others to nili 
Keith's (I«| 
Paaquali Bros 
Madeline Patrice 
Digetaneos 
Fral^son 
As We Were 
Moss A Frye 
Karyl Norman 
Eddie Lambert 
Frank Evers Co 
(3) 

Block A Sully 
Juliet 

Herntan Tlmherg 
Jack Ilodley :i 
(Others to fill) 

NIXOB 

Id half (J9-2) 
Franlt SIn'laIr 
Polly A In 
An,lrie Itev 
(Two I., (lilt 

Dtasls (t«) 

Behee A Robyatt 
Derl'-kson A Brotvn 
Tom llowarfl 
Wilbur tla^'k 
Alma Neliaon 
Trahan A Wallace 
Jack Jledmond 
'») 

While A TIerney 



Danny Duran Co 
Paul Reman Co 
(Three to All) 
Barria (tS) 

Kokin A Qallettl 
Worden Bros 

O'Dunne A Paye 
Sully A Maek 
O il A Jos' ithine 
Gloria Hewitt _ 

laVrSfLD, MASS. 
Palace 

Jd half (29-5) 
FItz A Murphys 
Jimmy Lyons 
(Three to nil) 
PLAINF'LD. N. f. 
Proctor's 

td half (ll-I) 
Gullfoyle A l<lnn 
Ruiz A Bonita 
Mark A Manua 
(Two to nil) 
PLATTSB'RG. N.T. 



td halt (it-t> 



Sehlctlaa Ca 

(Three to BID 
PORTLAND, ME. 
Keith's 

2d half (29-2) 
Bueh Bros 
Marvin A Davis 
Dance Voauee 
Stephens A Hull 
Morton Jewell Co 
Emmet O'Meara . 

1st half (3-S) 
Torella A Clark 
l4-lan,l A. St Clair 
Morxan A Sheldon 
MeKall A Keller 
(Two to nil) 

2d, half (6-«) 
Genaro Girls 
Kelso Bros Rev 
Oliver A Crannie 
(Thrie i„ nl, I 

PORTMOl Til 

l.eroy 
2d half <29-2l 
Ileilires A Pirates 

Sutuniprs 2 
Kast A l)unii(e 
Arlhur Jarr, t 
(One to nil ) 
rot (,IIKKKI'SIE 
Avon 

2.1 half CTi-:) 
Call IMeCuIloUKh 
Ksmon-l A Grant 
G bri.n A 
r A- f> Wa 
liillv Stiarpe 
LauKliiln ft We,t 
PRnVID'NCK. R. Ic 

Albe« (M> 
Ftnivltie. Of :? 

!'■) 

V»1 Ilarr n 
W.i>l,uin's Rev 



RICHMOND, VA. 
lorlc 

id half (I9-t) 
HIte A ReAow 
Lydell A Mason 
Marin HuKhes 

Graeella A Theo 
(One lu fill) 

ROrilKSTKR, N.T. 
ToMpla 
td half (21-i) 

Rssso 

lllun) A Wiiite 
3 Sailors 
Maliel WItheo 
l,ew llern c. 
Boh Anderson Co 
BAKATOtiA 'SP'GH 
Conxress 
Id half 129.2) 
Stroud A White 
BAG Carmen 
Chas Howard 
(Two lo All) 
aCBBinKTADY 



Id halt (lt-t> 
Herbert Pays Co 
Chapello Stlaetti 
In VaUnela 

(Two to All) 
8. HOBWAIJC, CT. 
Pahtro 

Id half (29-2) 
Bobhe Joiinson 
Small A Mays 
Elton Rich 
(Two to nil) 
BPaUMIFIBLO, O, 



A (t 



F..I1- 



Ueara U* (Two ta b,>> 



td halt (ti-2) 
Waybnrn'a Rltsls 
Hl'RACUSE, N. ¥. 
Keith's 

Id half ll'9 I) 
Clau.le IfeCarr 
John Vale 
Art Henry 
Echoes of Spain 
Mason A l>lx Dan 
Temple 

2d half (29-2) 
Keno Keys 3 
Iteed A l.uey 
lllSh fs Rev 

civo i„ nil) 
RP.AIIING, PA. 
Rajnh 

id half <29.2) 
Rives A Arnoiil 

RKU BANK, -V. ,1. 
rtilace 

2d half (2'J 2) 
II. .Miller 
< .h n Land . .( 
. 1 l,..,i to l.lll 
TOI.KIIO. O. 
Keith's 

r.i I.;. - I.- :i 
Lottie Ath< I vS 



'A Good Place to Liv^' 

345 WEST 55tfa 

2-3-4 Room9 

Fumiahed or UnfumUhed 
"JuHt » HUp tm ThMtraa** 



Ttggy IfcKochnl* 

Ro(C*T Inihoff 
Harry Fox 
BRRdcr I.nvftlle 
(One to niit 

lat hair 13-S) 
Sarirent I«rwl8 
4 Camcronn 
Waler A Zona 
Hunter ft Perclrll 
Kelly Jackaon Co 
Lea ailla 

td half «-9) 
Bildle Netaon 
Ryan 8ifl 
MuUer Sl Francll 
Taylor Whltli*y * H 
(Two to nil) 
TORONTO. CAN. 
Hlppodrom* (M> 
Hc-arnt Broa 
OUB Fowler 
Senna A I)«'an 
Freed Orrh 
(One to nil) 
(3) 

Pon Aiip'jkm 
Rom & Thome 
rsRguali llroB 
Oehan A (larrctaon 
(On« tu nil) 
VBBNTON. N. i. 
Capitol 
td half (2»-2) 
Joe I^nrr»-y 
LuKlal Kt'V 
Kaufinftn A- I.ililan 
(Two to nil) 
TROY, N. T. 

TtorUtr'm 
M half i29'2) 
tilbby Dancer* 
Francis Reading 
Hewitt A Hall 
Lea roe A I>aroao 
Baxter A Bray 
UNION CITY. S. i 
Capitol 
Id half (29-2) 
fharleR iJlnKl© 
Wallt-r H'altTB 
(Thr*^e to nilj 
VTICA, >. Y. 

Csatrty 
Id half i:'J-2) 
n..n<-y II-. vn 
Hillv ^--lii.r-.- 
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MarlnnfT'* T 
U way Whir! 
Lord A Wllla 
YcKthouKhtB 
(One to fill) 

KWth'a <t5) 
Jark Oonahae 
Harbrtte 

summem A Hunt 
WMUe Mauaa 

f^haw A Carton 
Hal Nclmaa 

Amac 

Billy CaMF 
(S) 

BeatHo« Llllt* 
Vtrcinta Bacon O* 
Alice Zeppelli 
Mayo A I>ynn 
Watkin'B Circus 
Franknon 
Herbert A Bolt I 
Frank Bvcra Co 
WATBUmis OKs 

Id hair fXf-t) 
n«rt Walton 
Prinreas Wahleth* 
Qilhert A May 
Hollywood Bound 
Derardo 2 
fVATKBTITN, PA. 
Atom 

ta half (It-S) 
O'Brien 81a 
(othm to AH) 

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2d half (20>l) 
Wilton A Webtr 
B'way Whirl 
Carr A Downlnf 
Frfd flantl«y 
Kate A Wiley 
WNBOCKfTT, R. I. 
IHJoa 
td hfilf (25-2) 
5 Jannt'^ys 
(Othord to nil) 
WOR< HT'B, MAM. 
I'aiare 
2d half <l'»-t) ' 
W * K For-l 
Saul Jtrilliant 
Kiibnrt KlniKT 
Mnr' o )k JfTOm* 
<')nv to nUi 
YOXKRRM, V. T. 
rroi*t«r'B 
2d hair U>-S) 
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II A J BruKn 
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YOI N«STOWN. O. 
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